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S3 E4

St. Elsewhere · Season 3, Episode 4

Nurse Daniels and Nurse Papandrao in “Strikeout”

Nurse Daniels

What are you doing here?

Nurse Papandrao

There was an emergency in the OR. There was nobody available, so I...

Nurse Daniels

Isn't that scabbing? Or is the union finally admitting they're jeopardizing patients' lives?

Nurse Papandrao

Don't blame it on the union. That man's life was in danger because no doctor had the foresight to transfer him last week.

Nurse Daniels

Oh, come on, Lucy. That's bull. Emergencies happen all the time.

Nurse Papandrao

Look, I'm on strike, okay? But if somebody's dying, I'm not on strike. It's that simple.

Nurse Daniels

Congratulations, you got it all figured out. But maybe dying isn't the worst thing that could happen to someone.

Nurse Papandrao

Oh, boy. If you really believe that, you're in the wrong business.

Nurse Daniels

It's starting all over again, and none of you seem to care. You're outside, looking for the fringe benefits!

Nurse Papandrao

Are we talking about the same thing?

Nurse Daniels

Obviously not.

Nurse Papandrao

I think you've been working a little too hard, Shirley.

Nurse Daniels

Don't you have to get back on the line?

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