Give me that pepper spray. Hey! Give it to me. Do you want me to have you arrested?
PTPrincess Taffeta
I told him not to touch me or my personal possessions.
Dr. Malucci was only trying to help you. You seriously injured him.
PTPrincess Taffeta
Yeah, well, I hope I taught him some manners.
Have you been in this ER before?
PTPrincess Taffeta
I've been in a lot of ERs. And to be honest, this one's substandard.
Oh, well, you'd feel more comfortable in jail.
PTPrincess Taffeta
You know they used to drown redheaded babies in the old days cause they thought they were evil.
And they used to burn crazy people who they thought were witches.
Something happened to me, in that ICU. And I realized- I don't wanna die. And more than that, I don't want my little girl to watch me die. I can't do that to you, not ever. That's what I wanted to tell you today. I'm gonna handle my life- and I want you to get on with yours.
Okay. '['turns away, Maggie follows her]
You can't put your life on hold anymore!
What do you mean? You won't even go play softball with your boyfriend!
[exasperated] Stop sitting things out, Abby!
Yes, you do! You can't use me as the reason for not doing the things you want to do in life- go to medical school!
Well, that's not so easy-
[angrily] I was pregnant! [silence, as Maggie stares at her in shock]
What happened? [sits down] I had an abortion. [pause] Some people aren't meant to be mothers. [Maggie sits next to her and leans close]
Abby. I was a lot younger than you are now, when I had my first manic episode. I've watched you since you were a little girl- you're not bipolar.
[holding back tears] No- but my kids could be.
But they might not be! They could be anything, and you would just love them, that's all! [pause] You never even told Richard, did you?
No. I- I think that was the beginning of the end for us. We just stopped talking about everything. [pause] I just- was too scared- I couldn't- I couldn't risk it. I just- I didn't want to-
Or have to end up taking care of another me? [Abby nods, starts crying quietly] Oh, honey- oh, sweetie- sweetie, sweetie, sweetie. [Maggie hugs her tightly, Abby sobs into her shoulder] That's all there is, is risk. You just have to take a chance, and leap into life! Otherwise, sweetheart, you're gonna miss out on all the great things. Abby- you deserve all the great things. Do you hear me?
It's not right, Kim. You know why they're firing you. You have to fight it; you have to fight this.
LDr. Legaspi
I'm supposed to fight. You're hiding, but I'm supposed to fight? Well, I'm sorry, but I don't want to fight. I just want to move on. So should you.
You had better choose your battles very carefully. You are the Chief of Emergency Medicine, not the County's lesbian advocate.
That's where you are wrong, Robert, because I am both. I am the Chief of Emergency Medicine and I am a lesbian. And if you pursue this matter any further I will take it to the County Board of Supervisors, the ACLU, the press, and anyone else who will listen. So, I suggest you choose your battles very carefully.
[Mark's house is being searched by the police for Elizabeth's safety, as a rampant shooter is on the loose]
[to someone on the phone] I need you to page Dr. Corday. [it's unclear what the person on the phone said, but it annoys Romano] I DON'T-- I KNOW THAT. Page her!
