Episode 12, Season 6
Title: Sleeping Beauty

Written by: Rob Fresco
Directed by: Bethany Rooney
Original Air Date: April 11, 2007

Description:    (full description)

The day has arrive--Jordan's surgery.  Everyone tries to keep their spirits up as they go about doing their job.  As the day wears on into the night and complications arise emotions start to show.  Woody, Bug, Nigel, and Kate work together on a case involving the killing of a witness and the police officer protecting him.  Garret spends the day at the hospital while Jordan is in surgery.

Guest Stars:

Susan Gibney (Renee Walcott), Rachel Nicks (Tracy), Philip Casnoff (--), Megan Gallagher (Rachel), Austen Parros (Jasper Keene (JJ Keene)), Karim Prince (Arif Cuttahey), John Prosky (Beau Wallace), Emy Coligado (Emy), Chancellor Miller (Tyler), Brooke Smith (Dr. Kate Switzer)

Random Facts:

- The title 'Sleeping Beauty' is in reference to the classic fairy tale published in 1697 by French author Charles Perrault (La Belle au Bois Dormant).  Walt Disney took the classic tale and created it into a film in 1959.

- Nigel makes a comment to Woody asking him if he was watching that new 'super hero' show.  He was referring to NBC's new hit drama Heroes.

- This is an article on the 'Realness' of Jordan's situation. 

In the NBC drama, "Crossing Jordan," the main character undergoes surgery for a brain tumor. And if you happen to need the same surgery, Boston is the place to be. It's home to the only center in the country that specializes in the procedure.

On the drama, "Crossing Jordan," medical examiner Jordan Cavanaugh is understandably nervous as she is about to have surgery for a benign brain tumor -- a meningioma.

The show takes place in Boston, and neurosurgeon Peter Black says Boston is also where the only center for meningiomas is located at Brigham & Women's Hospital.

"We've been able to build an interest in these tumors into a very substantial group that tries to look at the treatment, education and research into meningiomas," Dr. Black said.

Jordan experienced many symptoms common to a meningioma such as seizures, vision problems and severe headaches. Dr. Black says no one is sure of the exact cause of this type of tumor.

"We know women get them more than men. We know that previous radiation, for example, childhood radiation... we know there's something about hormones that we don't quite understand about it," Dr. Black said.

Dr. Black says many people do well after surgery, but there is always a fear of death or of becoming incapacitated after surgery, which is something Jordan is dealing with.

Goofs:

- In Faith, Jordan says she scheduled the surgery for Thursday.  In this episode the surgery takes place on Monday.  Now granted many things could have caused the actual surgery date to change, but for continuity sake they should have kept the date as Thursday.

Music:

You'll Remember by, Patty Griffin

Quotes:

Kate:  Hey, been waiting long?
Woody:  I just got here, traffic was a bitch!
Kate:  Yeah, the Big Dig.  The gift that keeps on giving.

Woody:  It must feel weird around the morgue . . . Jordan leave yet?
Kate:  Not yet, and if we’re quick about this you can still get back in time to see her.
Woody:  That’s ok.  I figured we’d be busy so I just sent something.
Kate:  How thoughtful.

Garret:  Hey.
Jordan:  Time to go huh?
Garret:  It is.
Jordan:  Some enterprising grad student should do a study on how people spend their last few hours before major surgery. Garret:  I’m sure someone has.
Jordan:  Some people stay home and alphabetise the pantry.  Me I go to work and alphabetise the tissue states.
Garret:  Leave it alone, I’ll finish up.
Jordan:  Almost done, already at W.  (Looks at Garret)  You’re right, it’s time to go.
Garret:  Yeah.
Jordan:  Hey, let’s just slip out quietly huh?  No hugs, no flowers.
Garret:  You got something against flowers?
Jordan:  It’s what you bring when someone dies.
Garret:  It’s just you and me.
Jordan:  Yeah.

Emy:  Oh, here she comes.
Nigel:  (gets her attention)  Jordan! 
(Jordan enters the room to see it filled with people, balloons, party poppers, etc)
Jordan:  Oh . . . ok . . . wow!
Bug:  Ah . . . look . . . we . . . eh . . . we just wanted you to know that . . .
Jordan:  Yeah thanks.
Nigel:  You’ll be fine, it’s not rocket science, it’s just brain surgery.
Jordan:  (looking uncomfortable)  See ya!
Garret:  Look I swear I had no idea.
Jordan:  Al least no-one brought flowers. (Elevator opens to reveal a flower delivery guy)
Guy:  Know where I’d find a Jordan Cavanaugh?
Jordan:  Sorry . . . out sick!

Kate:  Hey, any word on Jordan yet?
Bug:  It’s early, probably still be in pre op.
Woody:  Did she get my flowers?
Bug:  Yeah . . . she liked them. 

Jordan:  Listen, just so you know, I was filling out the admission form . . . I put your name on line twenty nine.
Garret:  What’s line twenty nine?
Jordan:  Legal guardian.
Garret:  How about your dad?
Jordan:  We haven’t spoken in years.
Garret:  Now might be a good time to call him you know.
Jordan:  Are you kidding?  The last thing I need is him stalking the halls and badgering the nurses.  But you and I both know there’s a pretty good chance I won’t come out of this the same person.
Garret:  That’s not going to happen.
Jordan:  If something goes south on the table today, I don’t want to spend the next ten years drooling in front of a TV.
Garret:  Jordan, that’s not going to happen.
Jordan:  Unless it does!  Promise me, if I’m unable to end it, you’ll end it for me.
Garret:  (Nods his head)

Woody:  Tell me you are kidding J.J., please tell me you are kidding!  You were in church with your mama?
J.J.:  She likes to go early, so I take her when I can.
Renee:  Such a good boy.  Takes his mother to church whilst people are gunning down the state’s witness.

Nigel:  It’s not like it’s smooth sailing once she’s out of surgery you know.
Bug:  Right . . . recovery.
Nigel:  Yeah, post operative depression can be a steep mountain to climb.  I was reading an article recently extolling the benefits of pets for post op patients.
Bug:  No!
Nigel:  Animal companionship can really lift the spirits.
Bug:  We are not getting her a pet, Nigel.
Nigel:  Maybe just a little kitty?
Bug:  No kitties, no doggies, no monkeys.  This is Jordan Cavanaugh we’re talking about.  She can’t keep a plant alive.

Jordan:  You don’t have to hang around the whole time.
Garret:  I’ll keep that in mind.
Jordan:  Yeah, it’s gonna be six to seven hours, why don’t you go to the morgue, do some work.
Garret:  It’s fine, I’ll catch up on my magazines.
Jordan:  Hey Garret, if I don’t make it I wanna be buried in St Anne’s.
Garret:  Would you stop it!
Jordan:  Why didn’t I write this down?  I should have written it down.  Say it . . . St Anne’s.
Garret:  I got it, St Anne’s . . . St Anne’s.
Jordan:  And try to find me a spot near my mom, ok?

Bug:  Damn, you’re quick!
Kate:  So many bodies, so little time.

Woody:  What are the headlines?
Bug:  Nothing yet, we thought we’d call the hospital in about half an hour.
Woody:  Right . . . and the autopsies?
Kate:  Seaver caught three in the chest, two in the head, from different guns.  As for the officer you’d have to ask Bug . . . oh that’s right, he isn’t finished yet.
Woody:  But you are?
Kate:  Yep.
Woody:   Good!  I need for you to take a fresh look at the Daryl Bellamy case from the three months ago.
Kate:  And I need a weekend in the Cote d’Azur with Alain de’coste in the kitchen.
Woody:  What does she mean by that?
Bug:  She means it’s not going to happen.

Bug:  New equipment come in?
Nigel:  Not exactly.  It’s for tropical fish.
Bug:  Right, and we need tropical fish in a morgue because?
Nigel:  It’s for Jordan, for her hospital room.  See we fill it and we have it at her bedside when she wakes.  They’re the perfect companions for recuperation.
Bug:  Didn’t we just have the no pets discussion?
Nigel:  Think about it Bug.  An under water paradise teaming with ethological...
Bug:  Let me spell it out for you!  When flora and fauna are in Jordan’s presence, they tend to die.  (Pause)  Why are you doing this?
Nigel:  Because I have to do something. 

Woody:  Who else knows about this?
Kate:  Well I called the DA.
Woody:  Why did you do that?
Kate:  Woody, she witnessed a murder.
Woody:  So did her father, her dead father!  Just stick her on the slab too why don’t ya?

Kate:  (Looking at the fish tank)  How do you plan on getting this to the hospital now that it’s filled with water?
Bug:  How’s Jordan?
Nigel:  She’s doing.
Kate:  You drove all the way back from the hospital to tell us she’s fine?
Bug:  Nige?
Nigel:  There’s been some bleeding, but they’re getting it under control.  Just gonna take a little longer than expected.
Bug:  I’m going with you.
Nigel:  I guess I’ll leave the fish ‘til later.
Bug:  I’ll drive.
Kate:  You guys go.  I’ll take care of things here.

Nurse:  (After seeing Garret in an unrestricted area watching the operation)  Sir, you’re not allowed back here.
Garret:  I’m sorry, please.
Nurse:  I’m going to have to ask you to leave.
Garret:  I understand.  I just...I’m a doctor.  This is where I need to be.
Nurse:  Alright.
Garret:  Thank you.

Woody:  How is she?
Nigel:  Oh you remembered?
Woody:  I was planning on stopping by the hospital last night.
Nigel:  Yeah, what did you get a flat tyre?  Something more captivating on the tele, perhaps that new show about the super heroes?
Woody:  Protecting a witness, not to mention trying to put away a pair of murderers.
Nigel:  Dr Macy hasn’t slept in two days, Bug’s still there, I’ve just left.  Jordan’s fighting for her life!

Kate:  The only thing even resembling evidence  . . . the fingerprints on Colite’s car, but they’re smudged beyond recognition.
Woody:  But what if they weren’t?
Kate:  But they are.
Woody:  What if they weren’t?

Nigel:  Thank God!  How is she?
Bug:  She hasn’t opened her eyes (looks at the fish bowl)  Where’s the rest of them?
Nigel:  Oh I decided to go with just one.  Didn’t want to overwhelm Sleeping Beauty.  I’ve named him Evander.
Bug:  What like Holyfield, the fighter?
Nigel:  Yeah!  Exactly.   

Bug:  What did Dr Sanchez say?
Garret:  Well the vitals look good; pressure’s returning; brain swelling’s always a concern; but with the Mannitol, she should be ok.
Nigel:  And . . .
Garret:  A segment of the meningioma was entwined with her carotid artery.  There was no way to remove it.
Bug:  Is there an alternative procedure?
Garret:  No, it’s something she’s gonna have to live with.  It may be a problem tomorrow or the next day . . . maybe never.  We’ll know more when she wakes up.
Nigel:  And when’s that gonna be?
Garret:  He didn’t know.
Bug:  The anaesthetic should have worn off by now.
Garret:  Yeah.
Nigel:  I’m sorry, I don’t understand.  If the anaesthetic’s worn off, why hasn’t she woken up?
Garret:  He didn’t know that either.

Renee:  Full confessions, testifying against Keane, and finger prints to boot.  Almost too good to be true.
Woody:  Sometime the stunners just line right up.
Renee:  As I recall, we turned that crime scene inside out looking for finger prints and came up empty.
Woody:  Paris Hilton . . . Bobby Brown!  It’s amazing what you can find on the internet these days.  There’s no law that says cops can’t lie to suspects.  And that, my friend, is the bedrock of the criminal justice system.

 

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