Guilty until proven innocent
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The pain is all in his head.
When John was in rehab, he heard the words so often they became a mantra, one that echoed in his mind from the moment he woke up to the moment he fell asleep. Slowly but surely, the nonexistence of pain became an internalised truth.
Except now he's sitting on a bench outside of the ER, curled into himself because he hurts, and for once, he can't be convinced that the pain exists only in his head. Something is wrong.
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Shortly after Carter arrives back to work from rehab, he starts to feel unwell. He knows he hasn't been using, but does everyone else?
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- Part 1 of Guilty until proven innocent
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Something Mark never quite gets used to is how quickly patients can deteriorate. Just when you think you've pulled them from rock bottom, that alarm blares, and things get worse than you ever thought possible. It's jarring at the best of times.
It's even worse when it's your own fault.
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After being mistakenly treated for a relapse, Carter's illness is discovered, and the team fights to save his life as he deteriorates.
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- Part 2 of Guilty until proven innocent
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“Be careful with him.”
“Mind the wires.”
“Gently, people.”
When it comes to Carter, Peter is fussy at the best of times- but as Mark watches the surgeon supervise his patient’s transfer back from CT, something tells him there's a deeper motivation just simmering behind his furrowed brow. The scan was not uneventful.
Peter Benton is angry.
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As Carter fights for his life, the news of his illness spreads, and Benton throws himself headfirst into his treatment.
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- Part 3 of Guilty until proven innocent
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“Carter? Open your eyes, man. Time to wake up.”
For a moment, he wonders whether he's back in rehab, enduring the relentless interference of the staff there. With every sensation that returns, though, this notion slips away. The mattress beneath him is certainly not comfortable, but it's a far cry from the sheet-less rigidity of his bed in rehab. He's warm, too, covered in blankets fresh from the dryer. The pain in his back feels like a distant memory.
And the voice that he hears belongs to Peter Benton
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John wakes up, and discovers the truth.
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- Part 4 of Guilty until proven innocent
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Having worked in the ER for years now, few things shock Mark anymore. But hearing that one of the most promising young doctors he's ever seen is ready to leave because of Mark’s own, flawed actions? It leaves an acidic burn in the back of his throat and a gaping pit in his stomach.
And he knows he has to fix this.
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John gets what he needs.
Part 5 (Final).
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- Part 5 of Guilty until proven innocent