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May
12, 2006 Transcript Ric: Sam's in surgery? Jason: Yeah. Ric: Well, then Alexis is too late. Jason: Too late for what? [Monitor beeps] Alexis: You need to stop now. Elizabeth: You can't be in here. Alexis: This is a court injunction forbidding you to operate on my daughter. Patrick: Jason Morgan signed off on the procedure. Epiphany: You need to leave this room now! Alexis: Jason Morgan is not the next of kin. Patrick: And neither are you. Alexis: Yes, I am. I'm her mother. And as her mother, I'm the only one with the legal authority to make this decision, and I say this operation stops now. Patrick: You're wasting time your daughter doesn't have. Without this surgery, Sam will die. Alexis: The operation itself could kill her. Patrick: You're overreacting to my father's scare tactics. Alexis: And I'm concerned that you're trying to prove something to your father and you're risking my daughter's life instead. Epiphany: I'll get security. Alexis: The law's on my side. Patrick: Terrific. Turn it off. Jason: What -- no, you have to operate! Patrick: The O.R.'s been contaminated. We're done here. Jason: So -- then what happens? Patrick: Get her to lift the injunction, or your fiancee dies. Elizabeth: Ric, where's Alexis? Ric: She's with Sam. Elizabeth: Ok, well, you need to talk to her and get her to sign off on that operation. Ric: Why? Every piece of information she has says that the surgery will kill Sam. Elizabeth: I'm not going to deny it's risky, but it's something -- Ric: Look, Noah Drake said that we should wait, that the medication was Sam's best chance. Elizabeth: The medication has a very slim chance of working. In my opinion, Patrick is the best chance Sam has. Ric: All right Elizabeth, don't take this the wrong way. You want Sam to live for Jason, I want her to live for Alexis, but we're not Sam's family. And in the end it's just -- it's not our call. Patrick: You like messing with my patients' lives? Noah: If you're referring to Sam McCall, I gave her mother a second opinion. Patrick: You played on Alexis' fear and got her to block Sam's surgery. Noah: Yeah, and I probably saved her life, and I definitely saved your career. Patrick: Oh, so this is you trying to protect me? You're so convinced I'll fail like you did, you're willing to risk Sam's life. Well, I'm not. Epiphany: Try not to kill my patient while I'm gone. Alexis: I know you believe that surgery was the answer. Jason: I don't want to do this now. Alexis: I don't doubt for one minute that you want what's best for Sam, and I know how difficult it is for you to wait. I know that you always want to take action. But, Jason, there was nothing that you could do, and I know that you felt you needed to get Patrick to do something -- Jason: No, I don't want Sam to die. Alexis: She -- nobody wants Sam to die. She's strong, her body is resilient. All I'm asking is that we just give the medication -- Jason: She needs the surgery, Alexis. Alexis: I want her to live as much as you do, Jason, but in my heart, I don't believe that the operation at this particular time is -- Jason: Well, you know what? That is your opinion. That's not your call. Alexis: It's all we have is opinions here. Nobody knows what'll work, which is why it makes sense just to give the medication a chance to work, and then you can do the surgery if it doesn't work after that. Jason: Just believe what you want. Believe what you want. Alexis: Oh, god, please, I hope I'm doing the right thing. Ok. I'm here. I'm waiting for you, Sam. Noah: Look -- look, I know you're god's gift to surgery, but this time you're wrong, possibly dead wrong. Sam's best chance is for us just to wait. Patrick: I don't agree. Noah: Of course you don't. If she pulls through, you don't get to play god. What's it going to take for you to stop thinking about yourself? Patrick: I'm thinking about saving a life, and you're making that impossible. Noah: You're only doing this because your last patient died, and you think you have something to prove to somebody. If it's me, don't bother, ok? I'm not -- I'm not impressed. You could end up killing a patient and doing some serious damage to your career. Patrick: Oh. So you don't want me to operate because your protecting me? Or maybe you just don't think I'm good enough. Noah: Look, I don't care who the surgeon is. If Sam were to be cut into today, she'd bleed to death right in front of your eyes. Patrick: Not if I were cutting. [Noah sighs] Noah: See, I didn't consult with her mother to protect you. I did it to protect Sam from your arrogance! Now, if you're upset about that, I apologize, but leave Sam McCall alone. [Jason sighs] Jason: He seems pretty sure. Patrick: So am I. Get Alexis to drop the injunction. Jason: She's not going to drop it. I will pay whatever you want to make the surgery happen for Sam. Patrick: You mean that? I don't want your money. Elizabeth? You still think the surgery can save Sam? Elizabeth: Of course. I'm the one who called you. Patrick: Well, how would you feel about doing it with the injunction? You'll be breaking the law, jeopardizing your career. Elizabeth: I took an oath to save lives. I just can't stand by and watch a patient die just because Alexis knows how to manipulate the system. Patrick: So is that a yes? Elizabeth: Yes. Alexis: I hope to god I'm making the right decision. Ric: Well, you've got to choose for her because she can't. You got to follow your instincts. Alexis: My instincts tell me that Patrick is well-intended but that he has an agenda. Ric: You might say the same thing about you. Alexis: Hmm. Ric: Hmm. You felt so guilty about giving up your baby all those years ago, then thinking that she was dead. How many times did you tell me it was all your fault, and that if you hadn't given her up in the first place, she'd still be alive today? All of a sudden you have a chance to make that happen now. Alexis: Or be responsible for her death. Alexis: What are you doing? Epiphany: We're here for the patient. Alexis: You're not taking my daughter anywhere. Epiphany: I'm a nurse. I work here, you don't. So that means I don't take my orders from you or him or anyone but doctors. So until you flash a sheepskin that says you're qualified as a physician to make medical decisions for my patient, you will get out of my way, and you will let us take that poor young woman for her C.T. scan. Alexis: A cat scan? Epiphany: It lets us monitor her. If you have a problem, take it up with the chief of staff. Because I can't afford to be sued if my patient dies while I'm standing here explaining procedure to you two. Understand? Alexis: Yes, ma'am. Jason: What's going on? [Alexis sighs] Ric: They're taking Sam for a C.T. scan. Alexis: I'm going to go with her. Alexis: How long is this going to take? Epiphany: As long as it takes. We'll let you know. [Alexis sighs] Alexis: Did you see the way Jason looked at me? He's thinking I've been her mother for 24 hours and now I'm calling all the shots. Ric: What do you think? Alexis: I think he's right. I mean, this is unbelievable, but what choice do I have really? Because, technically, I am the only person that can legally make decisions for her right now when she can't. And I don't know what to do. I'm waiting for one person with authority to give me some answers, one person in a white coat to tell me what to do. Ric: Never seems to work out that way. The hard choices are almost always the ones that you have to make for yourself. Don't second-guess yourself, all right? You're a mother. Part of the job description is that you make the decisions for your child that are best when nobody else does, just like you do with Molly and with Kristina. Alexis: And what if I make the wrong one? What if I want her to live so badly that I've lost track of all my instincts? What if I make a choice that kills her? Elizabeth: Sam is on her way to the O.R. Jason: I just want to thank you foeverything. I know what it could cost you, and no matter what happens, I want you to know that I'm not going to let you take the blame. Elizabeth: I made a choice, not out of friendship or loyalty, but because I because I believe Patrick is Sam's very best chance. [Jason sighs] Elizabeth: Jason, if I were in Sam's shoes, I can only pray that Lucky would love me with the same amount of strength that you love Sam. And this is what I would want. But if you're unsure, it's not too late to change your mind. Jason: No, no, no, I have to do everything I can to save Sam. You know, it's what she would want, even if she knew she could die. Alexis gasps] Ric: What? What? Alexis: Kristina has a recital. I totally forgot. I can't go. Ric: All right -- Alexis: I have to stay here. Ric: I will take care of Kristina. Believe me, 5-year-olds tap-dancing is my idea of a fun night. Alexis: You're a kind and wonderful husband. Ric: Yeah, yeah. Alexis: The tap shoes are in the left part of the closet, and she wants the blue tutu, and please take pictures and don't let her have any sugar. Ric: . She's going to be all ght. I'll call you later. Alexis: Is everything all right in here? Epiphany: I'll tell you when it's ok to come in here. WoMan: Is that my sister? Alexis: Where the hell is my daughter? Patrick: Before I scrub in, are you packing? Jason: Why? Patrick: Well, there's an expression -- "no one held a gun to my head." And when Alexis puts me in jail for this, I'd like to say you did. Jason: Ok. If you don't operate, I will shoot you. How's that? Patrick: Perfect. We're on the same page. [Music plays] [Jason sighs] Jason: You would be laughing if you knew how many rules we broke to do this. Jason: Just come back to me and I'll -- I'll tell you all about it. I will talk your head off. Singer: Do I need to be invisible Jason: I promise. Singer: To just survive? Elizabeth: Jason -- Singer: Try so hard to quiet my life with expensive dreams before they take me up and leave me wandering baby, it's just you and me Jason: I love you, Sam. Singer: Just so you know I wouldn't give it up, no Patrick: Let's do it. Scalpel, please. As soon as I get in, we have to work fast. I don't want to ask for anything twice. Is everybody clear? How's her pressure? Elizabeth: She's holding. Oh, god. Patrick: I need suction. Get ready for a cell saver. Sponge. Clamp. Alexis: You bastard. You went ahead and did it anyway? Jason: You're too late. Alexis: You get your hands off me. Jason: It's already started. It's almost done. Elizabeth: Tell me it's not as bad as it looks. Patrick: We need to hurry, people. When the D.A. Puts us on trial, it'll help our case immensely if our patient is alive. Alexis: If Sam dies, I will personally see to it that you are put away for murder.
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