Elizabeth Corday quotes from E.R.

Mark

I'm gonna steal some supplies. Don't tell anybody.

Elizabeth

Well, I love stealing, let me help.

Elizabeth

[to an anorexic patient] I'm sorry. I was only trying to save you.

I don't want your help.

Elizabeth

A friend of mine died today, fighting for his life. Go ahead, kill yourself. You don't give a damn? Neither do I. Fine! Discharge her.

Elizabeth

Why was a critical patient like this discharged from the ER?

Abby

She wasn't critical at the time. Her vitals were stable. I thought it was PID.

Elizabeth

You didn't appreciate the mass on exam?

Abby

No, I didn't.

Elizabeth

Who was supervising? You, Dr. Malucci? Didn't you appreciate anything?

Dave

Uh, no, I-I didn't.

Elizabeth

What were you wearing, oven mitts?

Abby

Actually, Dr. Malucci never had a chance to examine the patient.

Elizabeth

I think you two need a moment alone to get your stories straight.

Abby

He didn't examine her because I never called him in.

Elizabeth

Have you recently and unexpectedly graduated from medical school, Miss Lockhart?

Abby

I thought my experience in ob-gyn qualified me. Obviously, I was wrong.

Elizabeth

So you signed a discharge order for a patient you never saw who was examined and treated only by a medical student? This woman could have died and you're years away from having the necessary experience to make these decisions.

Abby

I know.

Elizabeth

Oh, good! I'd like a moment alone to speak with Dr. Malucci.

Dave

Can I- can I say something? I, uh...

Elizabeth

I think your cause would better be served by keeping your mouth shut. When residents arrive here... we size you up. We have great hopes for you, we want you to succeed but gradually over time and through interaction... [inhaling deeply] we form opinions. Do you want to know the staff's opinion of you? You're lazy, sloppy, and your careless attitude towards your responsibilities as a physician endangers patients lives, as witnessed today. In other words, none of us thinks you're much of a doctor.

Benton

Are you allergic to any plants?

Elizabeth

I don't think so.

Benton

You have a garden?

Elizabeth

I went camping.

Romano

Tell me you know what poison ivy looks like.

Elizabeth

Poison ivy... is that in Wisconsin?

Romano

Oh boy.

Mark

Did you catch her?

Elizabeth

Oh yes I caught her, but once she starts writing she can't stop. Heaven forbid, I should have jabbed that pen into her carotid artery.

Mark

Hmm, I think they double the fine once you draw blood.

Elizabeth

You need a building with guest parking.

Mark

Take my spot.

Elizabeth

I don't want your spot! Damn.

Mark

What?

Elizabeth

No milk.

Mark

[Offers his cereal bowl] Want some of mine? [Elizabeth gives him a look]

Elizabeth

A grown man, you put an empty milk carton back into the refrigerator.

Mark

It's not empty. [She dumps the remaining drop into the sink] Now it's empty.

Elizabeth

Not that it chills anything cooler than room temperature anyways.

Elizabeth

That's it, then! I'm not staying here anymore!

Mark

Here we go.

Elizabeth

Every faucet leaks, your toilet actually rocks!

Mark

I kinda like that.

Elizabeth

And there are creatures scurrying about in the walls. Do you know what scurries about in walls, Mark?

Mark

...Bunnies?

Elizabeth

[looking at a house Mark found] Oh... oh Mark. Oh, it's beautiful!

Mark

See, I have some taste.

Elizabeth

Can you afford it?

Mark

I've been living cheap. Besides, I'm going to have a roommate.

Elizabeth

That's awfully presumptuous of you.

Mark

Well, I can take out an ad.

Elizabeth

You will not! I love it!

Mark

You should check out the refrigerator, it's nice and cold.

Elizabeth

Look at this deck.

Mark

I knew you would love that.

Elizabeth

When can we move in?

Mark

When can you pack? It has an ice maker.

Elizabeth

These floors are gorgeous.

Mark

You should check it out.

Elizabeth

What?

Mark

The ice maker.

Elizabeth

It's lovely.

Mark

You have to open it. It has a special ice feature.

Elizabeth

What, does the ice come in different shaped cubes or something? [She opens the freezer and closes it] Oh my god, Mark. [she opens it again and there sits a ring]

Mark

I'm a little nervous, so let me say it. Elizabeth, I love you. I was hoping you would give me the joy and honor of being your husband.

Elizabeth

Oh...

Mark

Is that a yes?

Elizabeth

Yes.

Elizabeth

He needs a chest tube.

Dave

Mother? May I? Chest tube? [he smiles a big smile]

Elizabeth

Step in.

Elizabeth

Mark, I have something to tell you. It's not going to be easy.

Mark

Go ahead.

Corday

Well, I know it's not exactly the best time, but, what the hell. I'm pregnant! Chen did an ultrasound. [long pause] What you thinking?

Mark

I think it's wonderful.

Elizabeth

I love you

Mark

I love you, too.

Elizabeth

I lied. I lied! The fact is I rushed. I rushed through, and didn't inspect the entire surgical field. That man will never walk again because I wanted to get out early for the weekend. And I couldn't even claim responsibility. I sat there, and I swore to God, and I lied to save myself.

Mark

God owes us one...I think you're allowed to be selfish for a while. [he moves his chair closer to hers] I didn't run into a street sign...I had a biopsy...Those headaches weren't from hockey.

Mark

I can't believe they call it a tumor board.

Elizabeth

Why? They discuss tumors.

Mark

No, but you'd think they could come up with something a little more aesthetic.

Elizabeth

Like what?

Mark

I don't know. Er, "You're Completely Boned" board.

Elizabeth

I heard they used to call it the "Poor Bastard" board, but too many people were showing up.

Mark

Someone told me that they tried the "Take Me Out Back and Shoot Me Now" board for a while.

Elizabeth

What, didn't stick?

Mark

No, surprisingly.

Elizabeth

Why not?

Mark

Too many letters, I guess.

Elizabeth

Mmm, pity.

Mark

Elizabeth? [pauses] Will we have this baby either way?

Elizabeth

What?

Mark

If that man comes out, and tells me we won't beat it, will we still have the baby?

Elizabeth

Of course.

Mark

It's weird, you know...how I've sent a couple of thousand people to the OR and...

Elizabeth

And?

Mark

And never been there myself.

Elizabeth

You lost your cap.

Mark

I decided to wear my scar with pride.

Elizabeth

It adds character.

Mark

Scared a little kid. He called me "Humpty Dumpty".

Elizabeth

I took a little time off to recoup some energy, but now I'm fine!

Romano

Well, then that would explain the baby monitor I see strapped to your belly. Or are you just glad to see me?

Romano

[To a very pregnant Elizabeth] Are you sure you can still reach the table?

Elizabeth

At least I can see the table...