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I Want To Believe is the fifth Orthopedics level in Trauma Team.

Opening[]

Hank and Claire are shopping at the mall when Claire vanishes from Hank's side, and he hears a gunshot. We see several people, including Claire, shot and bleeding on the ground. While Hank begs Claire to fight for life, the shooter appears, threatening another woman. Hank confronts him, asking why he would do this. He reveals that he's dying of bone cancer, and shoots at Hank, but only wounds him. Frightened, he jumps over the railing. Now in critical condition, he begs for his life as well, and Hank vows to save him.

Operation[]

Begin by incising the patient's back. We see a tumor inside the spine, which will need to be trimmed out with the laser. Once it is gone, the next step is to drill out the damaged vertebral body. Inside is another, different tumor. Once you've cut it out, it will be revealed to be a soft tumor, which will rip if too much force is applied. It must be pulled off slowly with the forceps. There will be more two soft tumors; treat them the same way. Once these are done, apply synthetic bone over the vertebral body and close him up.

Ending[]

Hank explains to an angry Gabriel that he saved his patient to help him appreciate the good things in life. Gabriel then hands him a chart telling him Maria resuscitated his patient.

Notes[]

Trauma Team
Characters
Resurgam First Care CR-S01Gabriel CunninghamHank FreebirdMaria TorresTomoe TachibanaRONIEsha PatelDarnell SellersEmma Wilson
Patients Jacob TillmanSamuel TrumbullShelly BrooksYoshikage TachibanaClaire BluntNicole SummersAlyssa BreslinJoshua Cunningham
Others Naomi KimishimaDavid WayneAlbert SartreHoldenNavelRosalia RosselliniSandra LiebermanTheodore GacyHanzou Kanadamaru
Forensics Witnesses Liam RichardsonDennis TaylorJames MortonVictor PadriniStella AbbotHiro MizunoAlice CageThomas CageVeronica CageKirsten LangleyJoseph ParkerAlma ParkerAbagail ParkerCaroline BowenSean BowenMichael LangAidan PosnerMelissa FerrellCharles ElkinsStephen EldredJohn Doe
For minor characters, see: Minor Characters
Chapters
Prologue Sleeping in Bloom
Surgery The Masked Prisoner (Prologue)Frozen in TimeUninvited GuestHistory of FearWaking From TerrorBlade of ResolveWaking HeartGo in Peace, Sinner
First Response Spitfire (Prologue)Foul MoodMaximum AnnoyanceMournful HeroHesitant SpiritDesperate RescueTogether in Spirit
Orthopedics Captain Eagle (Prologue)The Big GuyTime for TroubleLove in the GroundBroken HeartI Want To BelieveOnly a Hero
Endoscopy Chieftain's Daughter (Prologue)Insecure SmilesMoment of ZenMarionette's LamentThe Healing WarriorResolutionUnknown Future
Diagnosis Overcast (Prologue)Signs of AnguishBlazing DarknessMoving HeartThe Simplest TruthGoing Away
Forensics Unexpected Reunion (Prologue)Locked-Room MysteryWandering GirlBehind the LiesCrime of PassionSeeking AtonementJourney's End
Finale Patient ZeroSo Begins DeathProud OneStolen MemoriesSpreading InfectionChloe's ChangeDemons & DeathMissing GirlFriendsCarpet of Blue DeathDespairTime for RejoicingTwisted RosaliaThe Seventh Doctor