Brilliant Minds

Previously on "Brilliant Minds"...

-Earth to Oliver... We're the same person.

Do you remember when you first arrived

and you were seeing things that weren't there?

It is my job to keep you safe

and direct your course of treatment, motivated by...

Your patients' deep pockets.

Hudson Oaks isn't the problem. You are.

I want a life with you.

I just... I don't think you know who you want it with.

Beau thinks I still have feelings for you.

- Well, what do you think? - I'm figuring it out.

I've been thinking about what you said about Hudson Oaks,

and I've settled on what I want to focus on

for my grant project.

I want to investigate Amelia Fredrick.

If someone is exploiting that system,

it could be really dangerous for those patients.

Then let's put a stop to it.

Somebody help me!

You'll never break me, heathen.

-Aye. Then I shall break you free.

Sir John! It's you.

'Tis I, milady.

Raaah!

You sent him head over heels.

I have a tendency to do that.

-Finn? Oh, my God!

Finn! Okay. God!

Tell us a story.

Since the focus of my grant

is on the impact

of patient-centered leadership

in psychiatric care,

I have decided to use those resources

to investigate potential corruption at Hudson Oaks...

focus being on its director, Dr. Amelia Fredrick.

Now, there are conflicting reports on exactly

how Amelia got her start,

but here's what we know for sure.

Beginning in 2017,

Amelia rose through the corporate ranks

at Riverdale Healthcare, a chain of psychiatric hospitals,

until she was named director at Hudson Oaks,

one of their premier facilities.

Since her appointment,

inpatient care... and therefore revenue... has soared.

But why is that?

I have spent every free minute of the last few weeks

looking into this

and found online posts from former Hudson Oaks patients

sharing their experiences.

One woman describes going in to have her meds adjusted

and ended up being held for seven days.

Another went for therapy and was held for six days.

And let's not forget Regan, who was in and out for years

because she was misdiagnosed as schizophrenic.

Yes, I believe Amelia Fredrick is holding patients

to milk their insurance.

Very good work, Dr. Dang.

-I agree. It is a very good start.

But online forums aren't enough.

We need someone who can go on record

with facts they can back up.

Dr. Adler treated me fairly

while I was at Hudson Oaks.

Maybe he's worth contacting.

Dr. Dang, you reach out to Adler,

and I will check in on my patient Hector.

Great.

We send our most emotionally fragile patients to Hudson Oaks.

I drove my best friend there when he was in crisis.

So if they are taking advantage of vulnerable patients,

I will take them down.

Carol. Chills.

Any particular reason why you won't go on record against them?

I mean, I don't have enough concrete evidence.

Yeah, I should run.

I've got to go beg the chief to buy

a transcranial magnetic stimulation machine.

You and the chief seemed pretty cozy at your dinner party.

You know him and Beau are on a break, right?

What's taking you so long?

When are you gonna make your move?

Oh, God.

Wolf. Hey, we were just talking about you.

-Um, we? Oh. Dr. Pedrosa.

It's so good to see you.

Um, to what do we owe this pleasure?

This complex case landed on my desk.

I could use a neurologist.

The patient has an aversion to doctors,

and seeing you're the doctor that everyone seems to love...

Patients, I mean.

- Oh. - I thought, who better?

Okay.

17-year-old presenting with unexplained seizures

after a remote spinal tumor resection

that left him paraplegic postoperatively.

Seizures can be especially dangerous

in the setting of paraplegia.

No orthopedic injuries, respiratory complications.

Is there any neuroimaging?

That's the problem.

Kid refuses to do a scan.

Dr. Adler, hi.

This is Dr. Dana Dang at Bronx General.

I would love to connect with you

to discuss your work at Hudson Oaks.

If you could give me a call back,

I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks. Bye. - Hey, stranger.

- Hi. - Hi.

It's nice to meet you.

I'm Dana, your girlfriend.

It's... Kathy, right?

Between your research and my night shifts, it has been a lot.

But at least we have this weekend.

Mm.

My cousin Kara's wedding.

My parents are dying to meet you.

Right.

Plus, you know I would never pass up

a road trip to Poughkeepsie.

I'll come by your place around 4:00 on Friday

before traffic gets bad?

I'll have my bags packed and ready at the door.

Bye.

Hey.

Oh, my God, I totally forgot about Katie's cousin's wedding.

- That's this weekend? - Yeah.

-Wow. Meeting the family. That's big.

Mm.

-Never mind, then. We can talk later.

-Never mind what? Hey. What's up?

I just wanted to know if you had any leads on my birth mom,

but you have enough on your plate.

-Shut up. I'm never too busy for you.

I haven't found anything yet. But you know what?

What if you ask Charlie?

His P.I. managed to find Wolf's dad's apartment,

Maybe he could find your birth mom too.

-Hey there. I'm Dr. Wolf. I'm the head of neurology.

Hi.

Uh, are you more comfortable in your chair than in the bed?

Uh, he's okay. Thanks.

Uh, Finn had spinal surgery a couple of years ago.

There were complications,

and he lost the use of both of his legs.

Since then, we haven't been the biggest fans of hospitals.

-Oh. That is understandable.

Uh, would it be okay if I conduct a brief neuro exam?

Could you hold your arms up like this for me and make fists?

And now press against me.

Very good. Very strong.

That's a great necklace. Is that hematite?

You know, in ancient Rome

it was known as the "warrior stone."

Soldiers used to rub ground hematite

on their bodies, believing...

That it'd make them invincible.

Yeah, I know. It's a part of this fantasy story I write.

Oh. You're a writer and an artist.

-It's nothing. Just stuff I post online.

Oh, that's not nothing.

Hey, Finn, I know that you're hesitant to get an MRI,

but it would really help us figure out

what caused that seizure.

How about I make a deal with you?

You give me five minutes in the MRI,

and I will give you some of my ground hematite.

Finn, just try and stay calm, okay?

It's only gonna take a few minutes.

Sorry. I'm trying.

He's got to hold still.

We're never gonna get an image like this.

-Keep it running. I'm going in.

Hey, Finn, it's Dr. Wolf.

Can you tell me more about that story you're writing?

Uh, it's a series.

A mix of sci-fi, fantasy, and romance,

about Sir John Hart,

a fearless knight sworn to protect the realm

and the heart of the woman he loves...

Lady Lovegood.

We're getting clearer images.

No more motion artifact.

You're doing great, Finn.

Left hemisphere.

Posterior temporal lobe.

I do not like the look of that mass.

Unfortunately, we found a mass.

-I-It's happening again? Well, is it cancer?

The imaging doesn't look malignant,

but we won't know until we remove it.

And we'll run further tests

and track down your old records to determine

if this new mass is related to your previous tumor.

It may not be.

- But I need surgery again. - Yes.