[opening voice-over] According to this man's family, he was not a smoker, but the truth is he smoked two packs a day, in his car for twenty years, while his wife and children slept. Sometimes, the patient's shame is the elephant in the room. They try to hide it from us, but you can't hide from a surgeon because the body doesn't lie. The truth is right here for everyone to see and it doesn't need to say a single word.
“The Me Nobody Knows” · Season 12, Episode 6
In this episode: Meredith Grey (4), Richard Webber (2), Arizona Robbins (1)
I'm saying I know what it's like when it feels like everything's coming apart, and you need something to pull it together. I just... I know.
We need to talk.
What's wrong?
I thought you were stepping up, putting Blake on your service, but what I saw in that O.R wasn't teaching.
She crapped out on a basic surgical principle.
You were hazing her.
If she cracks under the pressure of an emergent surgery, she does not belong in this program.
Blake was at the top of her class at Dillard. Her references were impeccable. I checked them myself.
You checked? So you knew where she was from? You checked her case record? Her losses? Did you know that she--
She was an excellent candidate. You were the only reason not to hire her.
And you didn't find that reason enough? (walks away)
I didn't want Blake here. I fought it.
Then why did you hire her?
Because I've been accused of coddling you, and I didn't want to do that. I didn't think you'd want me to. That was one reason. I didn't want you here, either. When you were accepted to this program, I didn't know how I was gonna look at you every day... and be reminded of the best and worst times of my life. And you walked in, the spitting image of your mother. Talented, smart... here-- Every day. And I decided that wasn't fair to you. I decided to put aside my personal feelings to--
Rise above.
And I'm glad I did that. Every day.
He would have said the same thing. Derek-- He probably would have even liked her.
[closing voice-over] They say shame controls every aspect of human behavior. It's about who we believe we are. But in the end, you can't hide, and the body doesn't lie. The truth is right there for the world to see. Our shame can choke us. Kill us. Can rot us from the inside, if we decide to let it. Don't let that happen to you.
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