Grey's Anatomy (TV Series)

She's Gone (2011)

Patrick Dempsey: Dr. Derek Shepherd

Quotes 

• Dr. Derek Shepherd : Yang, where's Meredith?

  Dr. Cristina Yang : I don't know. They fired her. Maybe she's putting anthrax in Karev's locker.

• Dr. Derek Shepherd : [to Meredith]  I still don't understand what you possibly could've been thinking.

  Dr. Meredith Grey : They fired me. Janet basically told me that they were gonna take Zola away. I mean, possibly send her back to Malawi. You and me... I just needed some time. I just needed to hold her and look at her and just think about how everything, everything got so screwed up. You should take Zola. Janet has a problem with me, not with you and we need to do everything that we can to make sure they don't take her away and if that means that you have custody of her and I don't... then, that's what we need to do.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : You're not fired. Richard's gonna take the fall for you.

  Dr. Meredith Grey : What? He can't do that. I'm not gonna let him do that.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Yes, you will. If you wanna keep this baby, you will let him protect you.

• Social Worker Janet : [to Derek]  A lot of questions came up today, about your relationship, your employment...

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Well, she got her job back. That was a misunderstanding.

  Social Worker Janet : She disappeared.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Well, that was a miscommunication.

  Social Worker Janet : And the part about you two living in separate houses, that's miscommunication, too? Look, I get it. It's not easy bringing a child into a relationship. You're allowed to have some bumps in the road, but this afternoon when it looked like you two had split up, your wife got fired, she lied to me and left with the baby. It set off some alarms. Now, I'm trying to dial them all back, but it's not that easy to do. Once a system has been set in motion, there's protocol that needs to be followed once the agency believes there's questions about Meredith...

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Janet, Meredith is the best mother a child could have. She loves Zola and she loves me and if she has any flaws, it's that she loves people so much she will do anything for them.

  Social Worker Janet : Derek, please. I hear you, but no matter what I say, Social Services still needs to re-evaulate the placement and when that happens, Zola can't be in your home. I'll give you a minute to say good-bye.

• Dr. Owen Hunt : [to Derek]  Everything all right?

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Uh, Meredith disappeared with Zola.

  Dr. Owen Hunt : What do you mean she disappeared?

  [Derek sighs] 

  Dr. Owen Hunt : She had a rough day. She probably just went out for a walk. Derek, there are a hundred possible explanations. Don't assume the worst.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Do you know why I do that? Because lately the level of insanity in my wife's behavior defies imagination.

  Dr. Owen Hunt : I know, but sometimes even with Cristina, sometimes they surprise us.