def median_fill(adf):
        """ Looks at each row, and chooses the median. Honours
        the Trump override/failsafe logic. """
        ordpt = adf.values[0]
        if not pd.isnull(ordpt):
            return ordpt

        fdmn = adf.iloc[1:-1].median()
        if not pd.isnull(fdmn):
            return fdmn

        flspt = adf.values[-1]
        if not pd.isnull(flspt):
            return flspt

        return nan