INT. CHILDREN?S CENTER ? ROOM
Katalina is a young girl in her early teens who sits by herself in a chair staring straight ahead. Ripley stands at the doorway.
������������������������ RIPLEY
��������� Knock, knock, Kat.
������������������������ KATALINA
��������� Oh, hi Dr. Buffet.
������������������������ RIPLEY
��������� Hi Katalina.
Ripley enters the room and pulls a chair next to Katalina.
������������������������ KATALINA
��������� You haven?t been around much.
������������������������ RIPLEY
I know. I just transferred to SeattleGraceHospital, so I?m not going to be around as much now. Just on Wednesdays.
�������������� KATALINA
Oh, that?s right. I?d forgotten about that.
�������������� RIPLEY
Candace mentioned you seem kind of down?
�������������� KATALINA
I had a doctor?s appointment last week.
�������������� RIPLEY
For your headaches?
�������������� KATALINA
Yeah.
�������������� RIPLEY
Did they find something?
�������������� KATALINA
They said that there?s an aneurism in my head. And that it needs to be operated on. Soon.
�������������� RIPLEY
What are you doing here?
�������������� KATALINA
My parents don?t have the money for the operation.
�������������� RIPLEY
What about insurance?
�������������� KATALINA
��������� It doesn?t cover this kind of thing.
������������������������ RIPLEY
Why don?t you let me make some phone calls and we?ll see what we can do.
�������������� KATALINA
Thanks Dr. Buffet.
�������������� RIPLEY
There?s no promises, but we?ll see.
Ripley gently pats Katalina?s leg in a comforting way and smiles as reassuringly as she can.
INT.HOSPITAL OR
Addison and Meredith are separating the two babies. Several nurses are monitoring machines that are set up to read the babies? vitals.
������������������������ ADDISON
��������� You?ve been pretty scarce today, Grey.
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� Just avoiding certain people.
������������������������ ADDISON
��������� Would my husband be one of those people?
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� Just people in general today.
������������������������ ADDISON
��������� How is Dr. Stevens doing?
������������������������ MEREDITH
She?s doing all right.
�������������� ADDISON
She was a good doctor. Especially in my specialty.
�������������� MEREDITH
Can I ask you a question?
�������������� ADDISON
You just did Dr. Grey.
�������������� MEREDITH
Why did you make Izzy stay with that baby all night when you knew that it was going to die?
�������������� ADDISON
It was a lesson that I needed to learn when Dr. Webber was my mentor. She became too close, too involved in treating her patients. It?s a hard lesson to learn, but it needed to be done.
�������������� MEREDITH
Was it worth it?
�������������� ADDISON
Yes. This is a teaching hospital, Dr. Grey. We can?t be all buddy buddy here all the time. Not that she actually learned the lesson? But I did try.
�������������� MEREDITH
I?m just saying that it was hard on Izzy, that?s all.
�������������� ADDISON
Plus, Izzy is your friend.
�������������� MEREDITH
Right.
One of the babies begins to flat line. Addison turns to look at the monitor to find out which one is flatlining.
������������������������ ADDISON
It?s too much stress. The baby can?t take the sress of the surgery.
Addison begins throwing out commands and stops what she?s doing to try to keep both babies alive.
INT.HOSPITAL ? HALLWAY
Miranda makes notes on some charts. Richard walks up to her.
��������� �������������� RICHARD
Dr. Bailey. I was just informed by the cleaning staff that a pair of black panties was found in an exam room.
Christina is about to round the corner when she stops to eavesdrop of Richard and Bailey.
������������������������ BAILEY
Do I look like Victoria to you?
�������������� RICHARD
What are you talking about? Whose are they?
�������������� BAILEY
That?s a secret that I don?t know. It was probably some high school kids gettin? busy in an exam room. This hospital is full of beds, you know.
�������������� RICHARD
No, the chaperones kept a close eye to make sure the kids went to the bathroom and back, nowhere else.
Bailey stops working on charts and looks at Richard.
�������������� BAILEY
People are getting busy in this hospital all the time. Do you remember the syphilis outbreak? Do I really need to remind you about that? We had to do a condom demonstration. For doctors. (Pauses.) Does it really matter who gets busy and where?
�������������� RICHARD
It does when they?re doing it in one of my exam rooms.
�������������� BAILEY
But linen closets and the on call room are all right?
�������������� RICHARD
Linen closets, who?s using the linen closets?
�������������� BAILEY
Everyone. It was just a question. Who doesn?t use the linen closets is probably a better question.
Christina backs up, then walks down the hallway in the opposite direction towards the elevator. She pushes the button several times, trying to make it go faster. The elevator doors open and she enters, George is already in the elevator.
������������������������ CHRISTINA
��������� Have you seen Meredith?
Christina enters the elevator.
������������������������ GEORGE
She was scrubbing in on Dr. Montgomery-Sheppard?s surgery.
�������������� CHRISTINA
Has she gotten out yet?
Christina pushes a button.
������������������������ GEORGE
��������� I?m not Meredith?s keeper.
������������������������ CHRISTINA
The chief has a pair of panties. They might be Meredith?s. Can you tell her if you see her?
�������������� GEORGE
What is the chief doing with a pair of Meredith?s underwear?
�������������� CHRISTINA
Like I?d know. Maybe he has some weird fetish with Greys.
�������������� GEORGE
That?s disgusting.
The doors open to reveal Callie waiting for the elevator. George barely looks at her and pushes past.
������������������������ CALLIE
��������� Hello to you, too, O?malley.
������������������������ GEORGE
��������� Oh, hi Callie.
������������������������ CALLIE
So, I was thinking you could come over tonight.
�������������� GEORGE
I don?t know Callie. Izzy needs us right now.
�������������� CALLIE
Oh, right. Izzy.
�������������� GEORGE
Why don?t you come over to our place? Maybe watch a movie or something?
�������������� CALLIE (disappointed)
Yeah. That would be fine.
EXT. BENCHES OUTSIDE OF HOSPITAL
Meredith sits and eats her lunch at a table outside the hospital. Christina sees her, hurries over and sits down next to Meredith.
������������������������ CHRISTINA
��������� Hey, I?ve been looking for you everywhere.
������������������������ MEREDITH
I?m avoiding Derek. He cornered me in the elevator. Then we started making out. Making out with Derek is bad.
�������������� CHRISTINA
Yeah, well. You?ve got bigger problems to worry about. Someone found black underwear in an exam room and gave them to the chief. He?s totally rampaging about them right now.
�������������� MEREDITH
Crap. I forgot about those.
�������������� CHRISTINA
Seriously? Those are your panties?
�������������� MEREDITH
I couldn?t find them on prom night after Derek and I had sex.
�������������� CHRISTINA
And it just totally slipped your mind that you weren?t wearing any panties?
�������������� MEREDITH
Yeah kinda. The whole Denny thing happened. Okay, I completely forgot with everything else that?s been happening!
�������������� CHRISTINA
You?re screwed.
�������������� MEREDITH
I?m screwed.
Meredith sighs. She gets up and throws what?s left of her lunch away.
EXT. CHILDREN?S CENTER
Ripley has her cell phone pressed up against her ear.
���� ������������������� RIPLEY
Hi, Dr. Sheppard? I?m glad I reached you. This is Dr. Buffet and I was wondering if you could do me a favor. (pause) There?s this girl in the children?s hospital three hours away and she needs surgery.
Ripley paces for a moment, worried that Derek might say no.
������������������������ RIPLEY
(pause) Is there any way that the hospital could use it as a write off or something? (pause) Her parents? insurance won?t cover it and they don?t make enough money to pay for it. (pause) There?s an aneurysm on her brain. (pause)Thank you, Dr. Sheppard. I owe you one.
Ripley snaps her phone shut and walks inside the Children?s center smiling.
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