Eli: You're on backup for the midday news.
Scott: I thought I was on camera three.
Eli: There is no camera three anymore, at least not for the news.
Greenlee: Excuse me.
Scott: What?
Greenlee: Eli, could I borrow Scott for a minute?
Scott: Not now. But Liza said --
Eli: You got a problem, you talk to Liza when she comes in. I got a show to prep.

Scott: What is it, Greenlee?
Greenlee: There's nobody in Liza's office. Just give me five minutes. I wouldn't ask if it weren't important.
Scott: All right, five. All right.
Tad: Wait. Where do you think you're going?
Greenlee: We'll be right back.
Tad: No, you won't. No, you're not going anywhere. Everybody in the studio knows Erica Kane is doing today's show as a special favor to me. So I want all hands on deck, and that includes you, all right?
Greenlee: Tad, we won't be long. I really need to talk to Scott.
Tad: No, what you really need to do is help me put the edge back in "The Cutting Edge," because I'm going to stuff it down our new partner's throat, Mr. Duffy. After that, you want to talk to Scott, you can be my guest. In the meantime, everybody's going to give 105%, ok? In your case, that means taking care of Erica Kane like she's the Queen of England. Anything she wants, she gets. And call it a hunch, but I'm pretty sure it's not boxed doughnuts and powdered orange juice. Eli? Heel. Please tell me that this is some kind of joke.
Eli: Don't look at me. Didn't you get the memo that went around today?
Tad: I guess not.
Eli: The new cost-cutting measures that go into effect as of today?

Woman: Hey.
Erica: Hello.
Woman: What a pleasure to meet you.

Tad: Fine, look, obviously we don't have time for this now, ok, so we're going to go to battle stations. Scott, take my corporate card, ok? Drive over the Zipanni's and get a big basket of whatever's hot out of the oven this some morning and fresh-squeezed orange juice. Greenlee, you get rid of this stuff before Erica sees it and takes it personally.
Greenlee: Ok.
Tad: You -- memo or no memo, this kind of stuff is not going to happen on my watch, you understand? Where's Liza?
Eli: I don't know. She's not here yet.
Tad: I suggest you get her on the phone and get her here, ok? Just tell her talent's in the middle of a major meltdown.
Eli: All right.

Tad: Erica? Hi, honey. How are you?
Erica: Hi, Tad.
Tad: Good to see you. I'm shocked because you're early.
Erica: Well, yes, because I decided that I would let your makeup and hair people touch me up.
Tad: What for? You're gorgeous.
Erica: Thank you. I got a great night's sleep and I decided that this is going to be a fabulous show.
Tad: Oh, me, too, darling. Me, too.

Amanda: Mommy, I can't find my sneakers. Are you ok? Is something wrong?

Hayley: Excuse me, nurse. Is he conscious yet?
Nurse: No. Sorry. I have to get to the lab right away.
Trevor: Tink? Hey.
Hayley: Hey.
Trevor: How's Ryan?
Hayley: He's still out of it. The only thing anybody will tell me is that he's stable.
Trevor: From what I understand, Gillian's critical?
Hayley: Yeah, Jake said that at one point, he wasn't even sure if she was going to pull through or not.
Trevor: You've been here all night? You gotten any sleep? What do you say I take you home?
Hayley: No, no, really, I don't want to go anywhere until I find out how this happened. What was Ryan doing in the car with Gillian in the first place, and why did she lose control of the car?
Trevor: She didn't.
Hayley: What do you mean?
Trevor: That's not how it happened.

Brooke: So how is Gillian?
Edmund: She's in surgery. And she's been in for hours and nobody's said anything to me, told me anything.
Brooke: Do they know what happened? I mean, was there another car involved or --
Edmund: Not that I know of.
Brooke: Is Gillian a good driver?
Edmund: She was the best. I -- I don't understand. She was taught to drive when she was 10 from Dimitri at Vadzel. I mean, she never even had a speeding ticket, much less an accident.

Gillian's voice: And you. You've known all along that Adam was Colby's father.
David: I guess you really are more than just a pretty face, Gillian.
Gillian: Do you have any idea what this is going to do to Jake?
David: Oh, that's just the beginning. Let's not forget Adam's devoted wife. What do you think Liza's going to do when she finds out that Adam's been switching his sperm with Jake's?
Gillian: I have to warn -- I have to warn Jake.
Adam: Gillian --

Brooke: Could her brakes have failed?
Edmund: I don't know, Brooke. I mean, I just had the car serviced. I just had it checked.
Brooke: Well, something must have made her lose control.
Edmund: Maybe they got into a fight in the car, she and Ryan. Maybe they got distracted.
Brooke: Yeah, I know. I mean, you said that they had a very volatile relationship, so, you know, maybe.
Edmund: Yeah, well, when either of them wakes up, I'm going to find out who's responsible.
Alex: Hi.
Edmund: How's Gillian?

David: Where's Brian Webber? Is he closing?
Alex: I'm sorry. I have to talk to Edmund right now.
Edmund: How's Gillian? Is she awake? Can I see her?
Alex: No, not yet. She's just gone into recovery.
Edmund: Ok. And the internal injuries?
Alex: Under control. You did know that she was thrown from the car?
Edmund: No, I didn't.
Alex: There were indications of a head injury.
David: What about her heart? When was her last EKG?
Alex: We're not sure. We're checking her records now.
Edmund: Uh, there was an explosion at holidays. She was in the hospital. That was a year ago.
Alex: Actually, we're more concerned with her crit right now.
Brooke: What is that?
Alex: She's lost a lot of blood. She's already had six units.
David: What's her rhythm?
Alex: She's having multifocal PVC'S. We're hoping that they will subside once we up the volume. We've crossed her for another four units, so --
David: But the arrhythmia could indicate that her mitral valve is damaged.
Alex: Yes, we're aware of that. I'm sorry. Did you ask David to consult on this?
Edmund: No.
Alex: Well, could you just give us one second, please? It took six hours of surgery to stabilize her, so we're going to let her rest in recovery for a while. This is my beeper number. Should you need me, I'm on-call.
Edmund: Thanks.
Alex: You're welcome.

David: Alex?
Alex: What?
David: You can't do a wait-and-see -- not with this one.
Alex: I think we know what we're doing, David. Can you just give it a rest, please?

Brooke: Listen, do you want me to drive over to Wildwind and pick up Eugenia?
Edmund: No.
Brooke: She does know?
Edmund: No, I haven't had the -- I haven't had the heart. She's been very frail since Dimitri died.
Brooke: So listen, when we have some good news, then we'll call her, ok?
Edmund: Yeah.
Brooke: Ok.
Edmund: If there is any, yeah. This family can't handle another loss.
Brooke: Come on.

Trevor: What do you say we hit the cafeteria? You're running on empty.
Hayley: No, I had something out of the machine. How do you know that Gillian didn't lose control of the car?
Trevor: Because I talked to the cops at the scene of the accident and, according to the skid marks, it looks like she was avoiding something before she hit the pole.
Hayley: What, you think like a deer or something?
Trevor: Yeah, there's a lot of them up there. Maybe a trick-or-treater that ran out in the middle of the road. Who knows?
Hayley: I hope this isn't a bad sign, him being unconscious this long and all.
Trevor: He hasn't been unconscious --
Hayley: If he had just met me at BJ.'S, you know --
Trevor: Tink --
Hayley: If he had only been there --
Trevor: Tink --
Hayley: Then I really screwed up with Mateo again.
Trevor: How?
Hayley: When I heard that Ryan was in the hospital, I assumed it was because Mateo had gone after him. You know how fired-up Mateo has been lately.
Trevor: Yeah?
Hayley: So when I get here, the first person I see is Mateo.
Trevor: Uh-huh?
Hayley: And I just -- I just laid into him. You know, I really tore his head off. And then they told me that it was an accident, and I couldn't find Mateo to apologize.
Trevor: Hey, you're going to get your chance to apologize. It's ok. Isn't there a prayer you're supposed to say now about things you can change and things you can't, huh?
Hayley: I really should -- I really need to go to a meeting. I just -- I don't want to leave Ryan like this.
Trevor: Well, you can go. He's going to be ok.
Hayley: What about Gillian? She might not be ok. What is fair about any of this?
Trevor: Nothing.
Hayley: You know, they've been through so much already. Neither one of them deserve this.
Trevor: It's not your call, is it? Tink, you keep this up, you could slip, you know?
Hayley: Ok. I just wish that that thing wasn't in the road -- whatever it was, you know.

Janet: I'm fine. I just got a little spooked, that's all. I -- I went out to get the paper, and I found this.
Amanda: How did my witch costume get on the porch when I left it at the boathouse?
Janet: Uh, I don't know. Someone must have found it and dropped it off here after we went to bed.
Amanda: How did they know where I lived or that it was mine?
Janet: Maybe they knew you from before and they saw you leaving the boathouse with the boys.
Amanda: But what if it was a stranger and he followed us home? That's creepy.
Janet: That's not very likely. Sweetheart, finish your oatmeal. The bus will be here soon.
Amanda: Next Halloween, I'm going to be an angel. I've had it with this witch stuff. Or maybe I'll just stay home and hand out candy.
Janet: That doesn't sound like much fun. If you're going to borrow my jewelry, you really should ask permission. I mean, you could've lost this out in the woods.
Amanda: What jewelry?
Janet: This.
Amanda: Where did that come from?
Janet: I found it folded inside the costume
. Amanda: Mommy, I never saw this before.
Janet: Amanda.
Amanda: Mommy, I would've asked you if I wanted to borrow it. Are you sure it's yours?
Janet: Well, of course. I just never wear it. I keep it in the bottom of my jewelry box.
Amanda: This is getting too weird.
Janet: I'm sure there's an explanation, honey. Don't worry. Go finish your breakfast.

Tad: You are so wonderful. I cannot thank you enough for being willing to do today's show. I mean, it's amazing. We've got it in the papers, on the radio, the internet is buzzing, and we're running promos every hour, on the hour, just like we agreed -- "Erica Kane, back on top, better than ever."
Erica: Thank you. That's really perfect because I plan to promote my new line of veil cosmetics and enchantment's tie-in with the Glamorama. Does Opal know?
Tad: Yeah, yeah, I talked to Mama first thing this morning. She's got the phone's covered.
Erica: Oh, well, that is really good because my press department is just working overtime.
Tad: Yeah.
Erica: Ok. Where's my tea?
Tad: Your tea?
Erica: Yes, Val said that he faxed over a whole list of things that I'll be needing. Didn't you get it?
Tad: No. No, but -- no, I'm sure someone did. You know, we've got tea in the greenroom, if you want.
Erica: Oh, no, it's not just regular tea, Tad. It's Gen Mai Cha, and --
Tad: Gen my what?
Erica: Gen Mai Cha. It's green tea with brown rice. Anyway, I also asked to have a makeup artist touch me up and a hairdresser touch me up before I begin and in the breaks. Are they in my dressing room?
Tad: You -- you better let me go check on that, ok? Do me a favor. Would you just have a seat for just a second? I'll be just one minute, I promise.
Erica: Sure.

Tad: Eli? Where's all the stuff that Erica requested? She something about a fax?
Eli: Well, yeah, it's on my desk. But I told you, there have been cutbacks.
Tad: And I told you not for Erica Kane.
Eli: Tad, personnel just told me about a hiring freeze that went into effect as of midnight last night. Ms. Kane's going to have to do her own hair and makeup.
Tad: No, she's not. Where's Liza? I told you to get her on the phone.
Eli: I don't know where she is. She's not home. Nobody seems to know where she is.
Tad: Want to save your job? You get her on the phone and you drag her here and you make damn sure -- damn sure -- that somebody gets every single thing on that list, ok? This is really important. We've put a lot of time and money into pushing this interview. If she bails for any reason now, we're going to get nothing back but a lot of dead air and pink slips, so just do it.
Eli: Ok. All right.

Tad: Oh, honey, I'm sorry. There's been a bit of a mix-up. You see, you being who you are, security intercepted the delivery. They didn't know what it was. So we're working on it right now.
Erica: Uh -- all right.
Tad: Where was I? Oh, yeah, and then -- then I was hoping we could talk about the surgery.
Erica: Oh, my goodness. Dr. Fascinella.
Tad: Who? Erica: He was my plastic surgeon and he actually helped develop the line of Veil cosmetics with me. you should have him on your show.
Tad: He's in Brazil.
Erica: So? You could fly him up here.
Tad: Honey, the show's today. That's kind of short notice.
Erica: Oh, right. Yes, he's booked months in advance.
Tad: Anyway, at the risk of overstepping my bounds, I was kind of thinking maybe we could focus less on the cosmetics and focus more on you. I mean, you know, if that's all right. This is -- this is your first interview after an amazing recovery. We don't want this to come off like an infomercial, do we?
Erica: No, no, of course not.
Tad: Do you realize how anxious your fans are to hear about every step you made along the way of your -- your -- how should I put it?
Erica: My emotional journey?
Tad: Absolutely. Exactly. Erica, your story is so amazing, this interview practically writes itself. I mean, think about it -- one of the world's foremost beauties, disfigured in a senseless accident, facing a future of public exile behind a veil or a mask, rises like the phoenix out of the ashes, stronger, more determined, and even more beautiful because the victory is the battle won on the inside. This is about courage, it's about hope, and the audience gets to relive the whole thing with you, from near-death to the d the bandages come off, from tragedy to triumph. That is, of course, unless, you know, you're uncomfortable with this kind of thing.
Erica: No, not at all. You can ask me anything.
Tad: You're sure? Nothing's off-limits?
Erica: No, nothing.
Tad: Thank you. You're fabulous.
Erica: Ok. Anyhow, I really -- I really need to have that tea, and I need to get touched-up.
Tad: I understand. Listen, I want you to be comfortable, so I want you to use my dressing room, ok?
Era: Ok, thank you.
Tad: Just make yourself at home and I'll send in the troops.
Erica: Where are the troops, Tad? This place looks like a ghost town.
Tad: Cutbacks. Erica?
Erica: Yeah?
Tad: Thanks.
Erica: Ok.

Tad: What's going on? Where's the food I sent you out for?
Scott: Your credit card's been canceled.
Tad: What?
Scott: Look, I would've sprung for it myself, but I forgot my wallet this morning.
Tad: What the hell's going on here? Where's Li-- have you seen Eli?
Scott: Haven't seen him.
Tad: All right, fine, you go find Liza. No, better yet, go to her office. Call every single number on that rolodex if you have to. Just find her.
Eli: Number one, Liza must've turned off her cell phone.
Tad: Did you try her car phone?
Eli: Yeah, no answer. And number two, did you give the order for the affiliates to air a rerun of last month's show on that new diet?
Tad: Why would I do that when I'm killing myself trying to line up a celebrity guest?
Eli: Then it must have come from our new partner.
Tad: Oh. Oh, baby, this guy is good. He is really good.
Eli: What?
Tad: Welcome to the mutiny. First thing I want you to do is I want you to get on the horn to all the affiliates. You call them back. You tell them it's some kind of practical joke, that some hacker g into our computer system.
Eli: But I thought only Liza had the authority to counter--
Tad: Liza's not here. I am, ok? I'm taking over. I'm going to teach Mr. Duffy a little lesson about messing with my show. Go.

Scott: Yes, is Liza Chandler there, please? No. No, no message. Thank you. Hello, yes, I'm trying to track down Liza Chandler. Is she -- no, huh? Ok. No, thank you very much.
Greenlee: Scott, you can't keep running away from me.
Scott: I'm trying to do something for Tad, all right? Hi, Dad. Scott here. Listen, Liza's not there by any chance, is she? No. What about Marian? Has she heard from her? Well, could you ask her? It's very important. We're having a little crisis down here at the station and I really got to get a hold of her. Yes, I'll hold.
What is it?
Greenlee: That was a horrible thing to do last night, dumping me at BJ'S so you could take off with Becca.
Scott: Didn't Ryan tell you what happened?
Greenlee: Something about some missing kids.
Scott: Kids Becca was babysitting. They disappeared. She was really scared.
Greenlee: Oh, so you thought you had to tag along on the search? You and I had a date. You promised to take me to that party.
Scott: I know, but Becca -- Becca was really freaked out.
Dad. Yeah. No, huh? Ok. If she comes in, can you have her call the office as soon as possible? Yeah, thank you.
Greenlee: It wasn't a crisis. The kids turned up safe, didn't they?
Scott: Yeah, but at the time -- well, Becca didn't know what had happened.
Greenlee: Oh, so you felt that you had to hold her hand. I didn't think the helpless female routine worked with you.
Scott: It's not like that. Becca wasn't coming on to me.
Greenlee: Oh, that's right. She's made it clear she's not interested. I mean, you gave it your best shot, ok? You tried to convince yourself that you could live this simple life with a country girl who makes potions and cooks up a mean pot of grits. But that's not who you are.
Scott: I'm not some snob who's more interested in where someone prepped or where she made her debut.
Greenlee: I know that. But I know who you are. I mean, we're a lot alike. We had a terrific thing going. I mean, we both love filmmaking. The sex was phenomenal. The no-strings thing was doable. We can have that again. All you have to do is --

[telephone rings]

Scott: Hello, Liza Chandler's office. Scott Chandler speaking. Becca?
Becca: I'm really sorry to bother you, but Jake asked me to track you down.
Scott: No problem.
Becca: He had to go back into recovery and he didn't want to leave a message on your machine.
Scott: Why? What's wrong?
Becca: Gillian and Ryan were in a car accident.
Scott: When?
Becca: Last night.
Scott: So that's why he didn't get back to the house. How bad is it?
Becca: Well, he's got a collapsed lung and he's unconscious.
Scott: Where -- where are they? Becca: I'm at Pine Valley Hospital. Gillian's critical. She's been in surgery all night.
Scott: I'm on my way.
Greenlee: What happened?
Scott: Ryan and Gillian have been in a car accident. I got to get to the hospital.
Greenlee: Well, wait. I'll go with you.
Tad: No, you won't. Listen, the only place you got to go is out to get Erica's geisha tea -- whatever the hell it is.
Greenlee: Gen Mai Cha?
Tad: Yeah, that's it. Just go to accounting, get it out of petty cash. Go find it and get back here as soon as you can -- and I mean fast or don't come back at all.

Trevor: Excuse me, nurse. Would it be ok if my niece sat in there with Mr. Lavery? I know he's out in a coma and everything, but it's good for people in a coma, right? I mean, it helps the healing process?
Nurse: Mr. Lavery isn't in a coma.
Trevor: Oh, good. So it couldn't do any harm. I mean, it might even help him wake up sooner, right? Thanks.
Hayley: Thank you. Thank you.
Trevor: It's all yours, kid.
Hayley: Ok.

Hayley: Ryan? Hi. It's me. I'm so sorry. I wish you would wake up and tell me how this happened.
Hayley: Ryan? Ryan? It's me. Can you see me?
Ryan: Where --
Hayley: You're -- you're in the hospital. You were in an accident. Do you remember anything? Can you hear me?
Ryan: Gillian --
Hayley: Shh. No, no, no. You have a punctured lung. You know, I'm going to -- I'm going to get the nurse. I'm going to get the nurse and tell her that you're awake, ok?
Ryan?
Ryan?
Ryan?
Hayley: I -- I wanted to meet you at BJ'S tonight so that I could tell you how sorry I am. Because you were right about Mateo. You kept telling me not to let him run my life, and I accused you of doing that when all you were doing was looking out for me so I wouldn't get hurt again. And in turn I end up hurting you. I always make you feel like Mateo is in the room with us every time we touch. And then you call me on it and I -- and I tear your head off. And I know that you were just trying to keep us both honest. And I would really just like for you to wake up now. Please.

Edmund: How many more do I lose? First Maria, then Dimitri.
Brooke: You're not going to lose Gillian. No.
Edmund: You know, she was just coming into her own. Alex. Any improvement?
Alex: Her heart is still arrhythmic, so I've called a friend of mine in to consult.
Edmund: A friend?
Alex: Annette Kamarck. She's a thoracic surgeon. She's excellent.
David: Who happens to live in Montreal. It's going to take hours for her to get here and be brought up to speed.
Alex: I've already done that by phone.
Edmund: Ok. Well, then why don't I send my private jet. It'll make things faster.
Alex: Great. Thank you. I was hoping you would say that.
Edmund: Ok. I'll call the pilot.
Brooke: I'll go with you.
Edmund: Ok.

David: Alex, this is a bad call. The more you wait, the more you put Gillian at risk.
Alex: She's lost too much blood to undergo another surgery so soon. The anesthesiologist agrees with me, and so does Dr. Webber.
David: Who happens to be the most conservative surgeon on staff. Alex: Well, that may well be. Arguing with me isn't going to make me change my mind. I'm sorry, David, but under these circumstances, what I say goes.

Tad: Erica? Um, listen, about the hair and makeup people --
Erica: Don't tell me they're busy with another guest.
Tad: No, honey, there is no other guest. You're it. It's just that they're not here yet.
Erica: What?
Tad: We were kind of hoping that Liza could shed some light on the situation, but we can't locate her. So I was -- I was hoping that, you know, because you're here and you look gorgeous that we could just kind of skip the touch-up and go with the interview, anyway?
Erica: Ok. All right, I suppose we could. Look, the only thing is these lights really need to be fixed. They need to be adjusted. There's something really off here.
Tad: There's something wrong?
Erica: Yes, there's definitely something wrong. They need to be adjusted. All these overhead lights? They could ruin even, you know, the best skin.
Tad: All right, I tell you what -- anything you want. You just stay put, ok?
Erica: Ok.

Greenlee: Ms. Kane? Remember me? Greenlee Smythe.
Erica: Oh, yes. Hi, Greenlee.
Greenlee: I have your Gen Mai Cha.
Erica: Oh, thank you.
Greenlee: Sorry I'm late. Eli told me to have it here first thing, but I kind of got off to a bad start this morning, so it kind of slipped my mind. Shall I?
Erica: Yes, please. Thank you.
Greenlee: You're more than welcome.
Greenlee: How is it?
Erica: It's perfect.
Greenlee: Oh, good.

Tad: Uh, Erica, a thousand forgive-me's. Please do excuse.
You are a very attractive woman. How did you do that?
Greenlee: It's my grandmother's tea basket she got in Japan. She loves tea, too. I had the chauffeur pack it up and bring it over. All I had to do was add water.
Tad: Brava. Well done. Now if only you knew something about lighting.
Greenlee: Lighting what?
Tad: Never mind.

Greenlee: My grandfather's absolutely thrilled you're going to be on "The Cutting Edge."
Erica: I bet he is because he is on the board of Enchantment.
Greenlee: Yes, and he thinks it'll be wonderful publicity for your new line.
Erica: Oh, good. They fixed the lights. Ah. Well, I'm so glad he agrees. Be sure to say hi to him for me. Tell him I can't wait to see him at the next board meeting. This quarter was the best ever.
Greenlee: Well, I'll be sure to tell him. He already owns a ton of Enchantment stock.
Erica: I know he does.

Eli: The lighting adjustment's done. I think everything will be ok now.
Tad: Good. Do me favor -- call places before anything goes wrong, ok?
Eli: Ok.
Tad: Well, that smells like good Gen Mai Cha.

Janet: Have a great day at school. Here's your lunch.
Amanda: Tomorrow can I get hot lunch? They're serving pizza bagels and ice cream for dessert.
Janet: Sure you can. Now, hurry up. Look, here comes the bus.

[Bus approaches]

Amanda: Bye, Mommy.
Janet: Bye, sweetheart. Love you.
Janet: Bye.

Tad: You get in touch with the affiliates?
Eli: Yeah, I sent out a bulletin telling them to ignore the notice and stand by for the feed. Are we ready with Ms. Kane?
Tad: Yeah, she's fine now that she's got her tea. Hear any word from Liza?
Eli: Nope.
Tad: Ok, we'll just go without her. All right, everybody, stand by. We're going to go to tape. I feel really good about this.

Greenlee: Can I help you?
Leslie: No, thanks.
Greenlee: Excuse me, but this is a closed set.
Leslie: Oh, don't worry. I won't bother anyone -- much.
Tad: Uh, excuse me. Ms. Coulson, this is a closed set. We don't allow visitors.
Leslie: Sorry, but I plan to watch this taping.
Tad: Um, just give me a second.
Who the hell do you think you are? Just because you represent Mr. Duffield does not give you special privileges.
Leslie: It doesn't?
Tad: No, it doesn't. So either you leave voluntarily or I'll have security throw you out.
Leslie: Try it.

[Ryan groans]

Ryan: There was -- there was a crash.
Hayley: Ryan --
Ryan: A crash.
Hayley: It's ok. I'm here. I'm here, Ryan. Ryan? Can you hear me?

[Ryan mumbles]

Becca: Thank you very much. The nurse says Ryan's vital signs are improving.
Scott: Which room did you say?
Becca: Oh, it's right in here.

David: Alex, you're fighting me on this because of a personal grudge. Do you honestly want to cost a young woman her life?
Alex: No. That's your forte.
Edmund: Alex, my pilot's already on the way to Montreal.
Alex: Oh, great. Thanks.
Edmund: Now, call your friend the surgeon, tell her to meet him at terminal D. Here's his name. He'll have a sign.
Alex: Right on it.

David: Edmund, I need to have a word with you.
Brooke: I need to go. That meeting's going to get started.
Edmund: All right. Thanks for pinch-hitting, ok?
Brooke: Anytime, all right? All right. Keep me posted.
Edmund: Will do. What's on your mind, Hayward?
David: You're Gillian's closest relative.
Edmund: No, that would be Eugenia.
David: Ok, fine. Eugenia's not here. Then it's up to you to override Alex's decision. Look, Gillian needs immediate surgery to repair the mitral valve.
Edmund: No, but Alex said --
David: Alex doesn't know what she's talking about. Alex is not a cardiologist. She's not a cardiovascular surgeon. Now, I have performed this procedure a hundred times, Edmund. I know exactly what needs to be done. Now, give me permission to perform this. Let me save your cousin's life.

[Car door closes]

[Trevor hums]

Janet: Hey, sweetheart.
Trevor: Going through your box of baubles there?
Janet: Yeah, I was going to get rid of some old stuff.
Trevor: Why don't you save it for Amanda?
Janet: Oh. The things I'm going to get rid of are worthless. Just some stuff that Wilma gave me. So, how are Gillian and Ryan?
Trevor: Ryan's going to be ok. Gillian's still a little bit iffy.
Janet: Poor Edmund. The ground must not feel very solid under his feet.
Trevor: No. It's tough. You go swimming through life, you never know when something bad's going to pull you under. Always happens when you least expect it.

[Trevor hums]

Tad: How dare you come in here now and start throwing your weight around before a taping. Liza Colby-Chandler is the majority stockholder at WRCW. She's got controlling interest.
Leslie: I don't think so.
Tad: What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Leslie: It means that Liza Chandler no longer runs this station.
Tad: What?
Leslie: Oh, and another thing -- "The Cutting Edge" is hereby canceled, effective immediately.

Scott: Well, I guess there's not much more we can do here.
Becca: No, I -- I guess not, except for maybe say a prayer or two or three.
Scott: I'd like to stay close by. Do you want to go get a coffee in the cafeteria?
Becca: No. No, I don't think so. Thank you, though. Thanks. I really should -- I should get back to work. Bye.

Hayley: Come on, Ryan. Open those baby blues and flash me that beautiful smile.

Edmund: Alex didn't indicate that the crisis was immediate.
David: I'm telling you, by postponing the surgery, Alex is taking unnecessary risks.
Edmund: She says the opposite.
David: She's wrong. Every minute she waits mitigates Gillian's chances, taxes her heart. She could go back into arrest.
Edmund: David, listen, these two are fond of each other. I know that Alex wouldn't do anything to risk Gillian's life, plus the doctors agree with her.
David: They're taking the conservative stance, Edmund. It happens all the time.
Edmund: Why? She is stabilized.
David: All right, I'm going to give you the bottom line here. Gillian can hold on with meds for a couple of hours. We need to get in there to repair that valve. Come on, Edmund. Fill out the consent forms. I can have OR. Prepped for Gillian within minutes.
Alex: Oh, I don't think so.