S11 E7 White Guy, Dark Hair
[as Sam is preparing Louise's body for the morgue] Sam, you don’t need to do this.
I shouldn't have done it.
The contusions were severe. She could have died anyway.
I shouldn't have done it, Luka.
You did what you did to help the patient, Sam.
[Sam doesn't respond to him]
When I deflated that balloon, Louise was still so traumatized. He kept asking her these questions and the only thing that she could remember was: "White guy, dark hair." I did what I did for "white guy, dark hair."
[about a Playboy magazine] Where'd he get it? [long pause] You subscribe?
Have you ever done this before?
No one gets in trouble for acting in the best interests of their patient.
Yeah, tell that to Dr. Corday.
Why did you abandon that kid?!
Screw your gig! Medicine isn't a day job!
This coming from someone who was making hot dogs three months ago.
I was off at 7, Abby was off at 7, but we were still there taking care of our patients.
Know what? We would never leave the hospital if we stuck around tucking in every patient.
I'm not talking about every patient. I'm talking about one kid. He trusted you with the most important decision of his life, and you left.
You should go. I don't want you here.
You've been through a hell of a lot this last year. You need a break. Put him in a home for a month so you can catch your breath.
We fight to save lives every day. You know, we literally bust our asses to give people a few more hours of living. You're a doctor, you can't just cross that line like it's nothing. Quality of life is the only measure that matters.
My proud father is lying in his own feces. He can't eat without vomiting, can't sleep. He knows what he's asking for and he knows he can get that from me.
If you weren't a physician, you couldn't do this.
Why haven't you done it up till now? If he's been asking so much? Because you know deep, down inside it would haunt you for the rest of your life. Why haven't you done it yet?
Maybe I don't have the courage.
My father's a doctor. He knows what he's asking. Without the G-tube and IV, he would've died weeks ago.
Oh, so now lifesaving technology is bad?
If someone doesn't want it...
How do you know he doesn't? He's not even in his right mind.
After he sleeps, he's lucid. Each time, every day, he begs me to help him. Removing the support's not enough. It would take him days to die of dehydration and he'd be in misery.
Put him in a nursing home.
So he can be somebody else's problem? Who doesn't know or love him?
He won't even know that he's there.
Oh, so it's Chinese to euthanize your elders?
It's Chinese to respect them.
M Dr. McPherson
Where's Lockhart?
M Dr. McPherson
I didn't authorize dialysis for Sanders and you started it without my approval! I wanna speak to your Attending. [looks to see Carter off to the side]
Your patient was drowning; he needed emergency dialysis. You're an Attending on-call, I covered your ass.
M Dr. McPherson
You can't just deceive Attendings when you don't agree with them!
Well, if you report me for working the system, I'll report you for abandoning your patient.
Jing-Mei, I am sorry about your dad. I really am, but I keep cutting you breaks.
I know, and I appreciate it. This'll be the last time.
Oh, man. There is no way I can get anyone to cover tonight. It's impossible.
I hate to be hardcore, but I can't.
I have a baby and a guy who's been watching him 24/7. And I just worked a 14-hour shift. No, I can't.
Well, maybe Carter can handle it. He's got Abby and Morris.
We're inundated with homeless from the city roundup.
We're already understaffed. Jing-Mei, please. You have to understand.
I'm sorry, Susan. I quit.
[walks away]
Chen just quit. Where's Carter?
The hospital. Where's Carter?
Trauma 2, I think. Quit for good? Is she alright?
She's burnt out. We're screwed.
C CJ
[while pointing a gun at Abby] Scared of big black men, huh?
No. I'm scared of big black guns.
I need to talk to you later about your patient satisfaction scores.
Yep, otherwise known as the four letter word beginning with a "c".
[to Ray] When people come to the hospital, they want to see a doctor, not a rock star.
He's too young to go, and he shouldn't even be listening to that kind of music anyways.
I didn't know you already said no.
Luka, I'm trying to teach him the value of a dollar and you go and give him everything that he wants.
For a concert ticket for a ten year old. NO. That's ridiculous.
I just don't think you should be worried about money so much.
Look, I appreciate your generosity, but I am not going to let you start paying for everything.
But you don't have to pay exactly half the rent and half the bills every month, that's ridiculous.
You know I've been taking care of me and Alex for 10 years on my own, I think I can handle it.
You know, this isn't about money at all. You're worried about losing your independence or something and about my role in Alex's life. What, are you worried you're losing control or something?
You know what, you always do this.
This! Telling me what I'm really mad about.
Most of the time, you don't know what you're really mad about.
[Sam walks to the door]
Sam, this isn't our stop.
If we don't get our patient-satisfaction scores up, we can't start pursuing HMO contracts.
Abby's the only one with a decent score.
Even Pratt's been on the low end.
I think Pratt's okay with the patients. It's the other doctors he has a problem with.
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