Richard:O'Malley? George:Yeah? Richard:You're touching me. George:Yeah. Richard:No.Carmen(He brushes off the nurse)I want you to listen to me very carefully.As long as I'm in here,I don't know what's happening out there.With my doctors.My patients.My hospital.You aremy eyes today,myears.I want you to be a sponge. George:A sponge? Richard:You repost any and everything happening in this hospital to me. George:I'm an investigative sponge. Richard:I'm not fooling around,O'Malley.There's too much been happening lately under my radar.It stops today. (George is in the hallway"sponging."Derek walks by and runs into Burke) Derek:Burke you gave Grey to Addison.Are you sure about that? Burke:That's not you call,Shepherd.And for the record,I'm always sure.Did you need me for something？Because as the new chief.I'm⑦ Derek:Interimchief. Burke:"Chief"nonetheless. Derek:Everattempta standstill surgery? (Derek,Cristina and Burke are talking toJoe Derek:It's the location of the aneurysm that makes it tricky. Burke:Your body temperature would be lowered cool enough to protect it from any damage and stop the heart. Derek:Which stops blood flow to the brain which reduces the risk of rupture.I'l have 45 minutes to clip the aneurysm
Richard: O'Malley? George: Yeah? Richard: You're touching me. George: Yeah. Richard: No. Carmen�(He brushes off the nurse) I want you to listen to me very carefully. As long as I'm in here, I don't know what's happening out there. With my doctors. My patients. My hospital. You are my eyes today, my ears. I want you to be a sponge. George: A sponge? Richard: You repost any and everything happening in this hospital to me. George: I'm an investigative sponge. Richard: I'm not fooling around, O'Malley. There's too much been happening lately under my radar. It stops today. (George is in the hallway "sponging." Derek walks by and runs into Burke) Derek: Burke you gave Grey to Addison. Are you sure about that? Burke: That's not you call, Shepherd. And for the record, I'm always sure. Did you need me for something? Because as the new chief, I'm� Derek: Interim chief. Burke: "Chief" nonetheless. Derek: Ever attempt a standstill surgery? (Derek, Cristina and Burke are talking to Joe) Derek: It's the location of the aneurysm that makes it tricky. Burke: Your body temperature would be lowered cool enough to protect it from any damage and stop the heart. Derek: Which stops blood flow to the brain which reduces the risk of rupture. I'll have 45 minutes to clip the aneurysm
Burke:Beforel stepin and getthe heart startedagain. Joe:You wanna freezemy body,drain my blood,and stop my heart? Derek:And bring you back. Joe:In under 45 minutes? Derek:Right. Joe:If you go over,is it free? Derek:No. Burke:Dr,Yang,you can go and handle the pre-op labs now Cristina:Ok Joe:How much?How much does something like this cost? (George is looking on) Derek:I don't think you should worry about that right now. Joe:Hey,look,you guys say that you can kill me and bring me back,I believe you.You're doctors but I own a bar.I don't got any insurance so I'm not that concerned about the surgery so mush as what I'm gonna do when I survive it.I need anumber.Ten grand?Twenty?Thirty? Derek:It's a couple hundred at least. Burke:Atleast. (lzzie and Alex are sittingon a gurney in the hallway fixing their charts) Alex:Who's Halloran? Izzie:Patient in 4115.Red hair?Wife knits all the time?He had the colectomy? Alex:Ah,colon dude.That's right.Who's Monterroso? Izzie:4238.Mom with the really cute kids.She spiked a post-op fever last night.You spent two hours monitoring her. Alex:Hernia chick.That's right
Burke: Before I step in and get the heart started again. Joe: You wanna freeze my body, drain my blood, and stop my heart? Derek: And bring you back. Joe: In under 45 minutes? Derek: Right. Joe: If you go over, is it free? Derek: No. Burke: Dr, Yang, you can go and handle the pre-op labs now. Cristina: Ok. Joe: How much? How much does something like this cost? (George is looking on) Derek: I don't think you should worry about that right now. Joe: Hey, look, you guys say that you can kill me and bring me back, I believe you. You're doctors, but I own a bar. I don't got any insurance so I'm not that concerned about the surgery so mush as what I'm gonna do when I survive it. I need a number. Ten grand? Twenty? Thirty? Derek: It's a couple hundred at least. Burke: At least. (Izzie and Alex are sitting on a gurney in the hallway fixing their charts) Alex: Who's Halloran? Izzie: Patient in 4115. Red hair? Wife knits all the time? He had the colectomy? Alex: Ah, colon dude. That's right. Who's Monterroso? Izzie: 4238. Mom with the really cute kids. She spiked a post-op fever last night. You spent two hours monitoring her. Alex: Hernia chick. That's right
Izzie:You have been treating these people for the last week.How can you not know their names? Alex:Surgery is the only specialty where we don't waste time getting to know the patients. They're slabs of meat,we're butchers. Izzie:They're human beings.You do know whata human is,don't you Evil Spawn? Alex:I'm not evil.Unless evil turns you on. Izzie:Do you ever wake up in the morning,realize nobody likes you,and,I don't know,care? Alex:Oh.I think somebody likes me (lzzierolls her eyes) (Cristina enters the stairwell where Burke is) Cristina:Hey.(Burke does not respond)What,you don't speak now you're chief?Burke! Burke:What do you want? Cristina:What? Burke:What do you want?You don't want to go out to dinner.You don't want to meet me in the on-call room,and you sure as hell don't want to talk to me.I could pretend I know,but hey,I don't even have your home phone number.So tell me,what do you want? Cristina:Don't yell at me.(Burke walks away)Wait.Hey,we'rehaving a conversation here Burke:Well,what do you want? Cristina:I don't know! (He grabs her and kisses her passionately) Burke:Figure it out. (Burke leaves Cristina standing there speechless.The camera pans up to where George had been standing,watching the whole encounter) (Seattle scenes) (Richard's room)
Izzie: You have been treating these people for the last week. How can you not know their names? Alex: Surgery is the only specialty where we don't waste time getting to know the patients. They're slabs of meat, we're butchers. Izzie: They're human beings. You do know what a human is, don't you Evil Spawn? Alex: I'm not evil. Unless evil turns you on. Izzie: Do you ever wake up in the morning, realize nobody likes you, and, I don't know, care? Alex: Oh. I think somebody likes me. (Izzie rolls her eyes) (Cristina enters the stairwell where Burke is) Cristina: Hey. (Burke does not respond) What, you don't speak now you're chief? Burke! Burke: What do you want? Cristina: What? Burke: What do you want? You don't want to go out to dinner. You don't want to meet me in the on-call room, and you sure as hell don't want to talk to me. I could pretend I know, but hey, I don't even have your home phone number. So tell me, what do you want? Cristina: Don't yell at me. (Burke walks away) Wait. Hey, we're having a conversation here. Burke: Well, what do you want? Cristina: I don't know! (He grabs her and kisses her passionately) Burke: Figure it out. (Burke leaves Cristina standing there speechless. The camera pans up to where George had been standing, watching the whole encounter) (Seattle scenes) (Richard's room)
Richard:What's the report? George:No report.It'svery quiet today,sir. Richard:There's no news,gossip,surgeries I should know about?Now come on,what's the buzz, O'Malley? George:You know,not in the halls,not in the R,not in the stairwells.Especially nothing happening in the,you know they're just stairwells. (Alex sits down next to Joe's bed) Alex:They told me you were in a nightgown,but IthoughtI'come and see it for myself.Very nice,huh. Joe:HeardO'Malley laid you out cold.Nice eye. (Nurse comes in and leaves a gift) Joe:Whoa,who sent that? Nurse:We all pitched in.The whole floor Joe:Well,please,tell the wholefloor a big thank you. Nurse:Yeah,I will.(Leaves) Joe:Alex,you gotta get me out of here,man.Get me transferred to County Hospital,or something Alex:Oh,you don't want to go to County.Here,they can kill you and bring you back,but at County,they just know how to kill you.No joke. oe:Ican't afford this place,man.I'm gonna lose the bar (Man walks by) Man:Hey,Joe,how you doing? Joe:Hey,Scooter. (Alex is picking food from Joe's gift basket)
Richard: What's the report? George: No report. It's very quiet today, sir. Richard: There's no news, gossip, surgeries I should know about? Now come on, what's the buzz, O'Malley? George: You know, not in the halls, not in the OR, not in the stairwells. Especially nothing happening in the, you know�they're just stairwells. (Alex sits down next to Joe's bed) Alex: They told me you were in a nightgown, but I thought I'd come and see it for myself. Very nice, huh. Joe: Heard O'Malley laid you out cold. Nice eye. (Nurse comes in and leaves a gift) Joe: Whoa, who sent that? Nurse: We all pitched in. The whole floor. Joe: Well, please, tell the whole floor a big thank you. Nurse: Yeah, I will. (Leaves) Joe: Alex, you gotta get me out of here, man. Get me transferred to County Hospital, or something. Alex: Oh, you don't want to go to County. Here, they can kill you and bring you back, but at County, they just know how to kill you. No joke. Joe: I can't afford this place, man. I'm gonna lose the bar. (Man walks by) Man: Hey, Joe, how you doing? Joe: Hey, Scooter. (Alex is picking food from Joe's gift basket)
Joe:Ok,that's mine. Alex:Well first start things first,we're gonna start by saving your life,man. Joe:The bar is my life.You know that.You've been at last call with me,practically every night since you moved here.I'm gonna have to shut it down or sell it. Alex:You can't do that.Place is an institution. Joe:You know,I've owned the bar across the street for 14 years,and I've never been inside this hospital till now. Alex:Look,'pay my tab,right.That's gotta be good for something.How much is it? Joe:Closeto agrand. Alex:How about I pay,like,60?That's good.And I'll pay you back later. (George has been watching from afar) Joe:Hey,champ! (Meredith is getting onJulie) Julie:What does it taketo go after another woman's husband? Meredith:Excuse me? three weeks into my pregnancy.By the way,that gelis really cold Meredith:I'm sorry.I'm sorry about your husband. Julie:Are you sorry about Dr.Montgomery-Shepherd's husband? Meredith:Im going to be checking a few things today. Julie:I bet she asked to work with you.It's what I would have done Meredith:I'm gonna go check on your labs (Cristina enters Joe's room and goes directly to the bathroom and pukes) Joe:Heva,sunshine
Joe: Ok, that's mine. Alex: Well first start things first, we're gonna start by saving your life, man. Joe: The bar is my life. You know that. You've been at last call with me, practically every night since you moved here. I'm gonna have to shut it down or sell it. Alex: You can't do that. Place is an institution. Joe: You know, I've owned the bar across the street for 14 years, and I've never been inside this hospital till now. Alex: Look, I'll pay my tab, right. That's gotta be good for something. How much is it? Joe: Close to a grand. Alex: How about I pay, like, 60? That's good. And I'll pay you back later. (George has been watching from afar) Joe: Hey, champ! (Meredith is getting ready to do an ultrasound on Julie) Julie: What does it take to go after another woman's husband? Meredith: Excuse me? Julie: It happened to me. Jeff moved in with a long-legged miniskirt who answer his phones, three weeks into my pregnancy. By the way, that gel is really cold. Meredith: I'm sorry. I'm sorry about your husband. Julie: Are you sorry about Dr. Montgomery-Shepherd's husband? Meredith: I'm going to be checking a few things today. Julie: I bet she asked to work with you. It's what I would have done. Meredith: I'm gonna go check on your labs. (Cristina enters Joe's room and goes directly to the bathroom and pukes) Joe: Heya, sunshine