An anxious surgical scene opens with intern Danny pressed to stitch a palm laceration on patient Mr. Zimmer while a senior warns he wouldn't dare and threatens consequences if he fails. Danny assesses—clean edges, no tendon sheath—and selects a modified Kessler repair with double-needle placement followed by a continuous peripheral suture. He completes the Kessler and peripheral sutures quickly; the team is surprised and Mr. Zimmer is told to avoid heavy lifting and start rehab for three months. Praise follows, but a relative shouts, "Who let you stitch my grandpa?", leaving authority disputed.