Tony Gates quotes from E.R.

Luka

Gates, I'm worried about you.

Gates

Don't worry about me. I'm all right.

Luka

No, I'm worried about your ability to do this job and it's too bad because you're good, but you... you lie and you think nothing of it.

Gates

You can't send me home!

You shoulda thought about that before, cowboy.

Gates

I helped the guy without sedation-

You went against my orders!

Gates

Oh come on, Morris-

And you're supposed to be a soldier-

Gates

[angry]) I am a soldier! A real one!

Coulda fooled me.

Gates

You're acting like I killed the guy-

I am sick and tired of you not taking orders! In the time that you got here, you have placed a subclavian line without supervision, you tapped a V.P. shunt without even calling neurosurgery, you overrode an Attending to give Digibind to a guy who was already brain-dead!

Gates

[sarcastically] What, you keepin' score?

[counting on his fingers] Transposed numbers, falsified charts, you're slow as hell with documentation-

Gates

You know what, you sound like my old girlfriend-

And still you act like you're God's gift to medicine! Like, like you're too good to seek advice or need help. [Gates smirks] You're arrogant and dangerous, and I've had enough. We all have. Go home.

Gates

Where's Kovac?

This is my call, not his.

Gates

Okay. [walks off]

Pratt

What was that all about?

I sent him home

Pratt

[shrugs] I tried that, once.

Gates

What's your damage, Ray?

Ray

[drunk] My damage is that you walked into our E.R. like you owned the place. I don't appreciate that, and nobody else does.

Gates

[smirks] Ray, I realize that you don't like me, but sooner or later you're gonna have to get used to living with me- 'cause I ain't going nowhere.

Ray

You wanna leave a mess wherever you go? That's up to you. But there are two things I will not let you screw around with. That is patient's lives, and-

Gates

And what, Ray?

Ray

[pause, referring to Neela] And her.

Gates

Hey, I care about her, you selfish little piss-head! [Pratt and Morris move forward and try to break them up]

Ray

I bet you almost had yourself convinced about that. But, see, the problem is- is that- you're the only one that buys it!

Pratt

Come on, Ray, let's go sober up-

Gates

Wait, wait, wait. Let me just say, Ray- that thing you guys had in the past? It's over. Finished, done! [Neela appears]

Neela

Tony- [they both look at her, then back at each other]

Ray

You don't know how to take care of her. [swallows the rest of his drink]

Neela

Ray, please-

Gates

[picks up his drinks] Well, Ray- at least I'm trying. [starts to walk away, Morris looks relieved]

Ray

That's right, that's right- like you took care of Meg, huh?

Gates

So, that's it- we're done?

Neela

Yeah.

Gates

Because Ray couldn't get over you?

Neela

No- because- you can stand there, as if you're listening to what I'm saying, and still believe that none of this is your fault.

Frank

Gates, your patient stopped breathing.

Gates

Nah, he's just holding his breath. He does it for attention.

Frank

Well, he's been holding his breath for ten minutes.

You know, when I touch you like this, we are exchanging matter on a subatomic particle level.

Gates

Right, well, I don't know where your atoms have been, so it's best if you just keep them to yourself.

Gates

Hey! What are you doing out here?

I figured you'd be home soon, and we could go get something to eat.

Gates

Ok, what do you want?

Chinese?

Gates

Chinese it is.

Can we go to the movies after?

Gates

No, after we have Chinese food, I'm gonna take you back to Wisconsin.

What?! [Gates nods, pause] You changed your mind, didn't you? You don't want custody of me.

Gates

Yes, I do.

Come on, Tony-

Gates

Sarah, sometimes... sometimes, you have to do things you don't want to... so that you can get what you really want in the end.

What's that supposed to mean?

Gates

Well, I'm trying to make it so that we live together forever- but if you keep running away from your grandparents, that's not gonna happen. You gotta work with me here.

I guess we should probably call them.

Gates

[nods] I already did. [pause, smiles] Chinese?

[smiles] Yeah.

Neela

Are you ever gonna tell me why you call me that?

Gates

May Day? Well, she was my favorite Bond girl. Grace Jones in A View To A Kill. Started off as a bad guy, then she saved the whole world. Hey, you're lucky. Could have been Pussy Galore.

Moretti's looking for you.

Gates

I'm taking this guy to ICU.

He's in the break room.

Gates

Well he's gonna have to wait.

He said it's important.

Gates

What the hell does he want?

Don't shoot the messenger! Jeez...

Julia

You don't like ballet?

Gates

Not about haunted girls in the woods. I like sugar plum fairies. It's Christmassy.

Julia

I don't like sleeping over this early in a relationship.

Gates

Wow. All right, well, just leave the money on the dresser on your way out.

Oh, you should know, Steffie's a vegan, Kiki has a soy allergy, and Mary Claire is lactose intolerant.

Gates

What's left to eat, air?

Neela

If I can't operate, you're dead!

Wuss!

You hack!

Harold

Beeyotch!

Gates

Who are you yelling at, Harold?

Harold

I don't really know.

Gates

Talk to the patient!

Oh, um, okay... so how did you become a bioterrorist?

Abby

Well, I guess I let the cat out of the bag, huh? [pause] This kinda group thing, I was kinda hoping to avoid. But, um, Luka's picking me up, and since you're all here- I just wanna say it's been a great decade.

Excuse me? What the hell?

She's leaving, Archie.

When?!

Gates

Now, you idiot.

What? You are- you are? [Abby nods, the others giggle, Morris walks up to her and hugs her] You never said anything!

Abby

[bemused] I just, I- kinda thought you got the idea.

I didn't! [looks to the others, then hugs her again] I didn't!

Abby

Well, I- you know, Archie, it's amazing that you've managed to make my last moment here about you. I love that.

I love you too! [everyone laughs]

Abby

Okay... [Morris finally lets go of her] I'm gonna miss you guys. We'll be thinking about you... so long.

Chuny

Bye, Abby. [Abby smiles, nods and walks out to the bay entrance, where Luka is waiting for her]