Grey's Anatomy (TV Series)

How to Save a Life (2015)

Patrick Dempsey: Dr. Derek Shepherd

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• Dr. Derek Shepherd : [thinking to himself]  My head. Look at my head.

  Paul : Sedation, please. You need to calm down, buddy.

  Dr. Penelope Blake : He's a surgeon. He's a surgeon and he just saved everyone from the car accident that just came through.

  Paul : Doctor, we're gonna sedate you now so we can secure your airway. You're gonna be fine.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : [thinking to himself]  No. I'm not. You need to wait.

  Dr. Penelope Blake : [as Derek tries to grab her arm]  It's okay. We've got you. It's all gonna be okay.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : [thinking to himself]  This isn't right. You should have taken me to get a head C.T.

  Dr. Penelope Blake : His pressure's holding. Maybe we should get the scan.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : [thinking to himself]  Yes, listen to her.

  Paul : Too risky. He could bottom out in the scanner. We need to open him up. Find the source of the bleeding.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : [thinking to himself]  No, you don't. You have the time.

  Paul : We have to work fast, people.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : [thinking to himself]  I'm stable. Guys, I'm stable. Take me to get the head C.T.

  Paul : Let's set up for an ex lap. Coming through.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : [thinking to himself]  I'm going to die because these people aren't properly trained.

• Dr. Derek Shepherd : It's a beautiful day to save lives.

  Winnie : What... what does that mean?

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Oh, it's just a thing I say.

• Alana : I'm not supposed to be here. I'm a mathlete. I take five A.P classes. I'm first chair on cello. I have a perfect attendance record. I haven't missed one day, not one day of school. I'm boring.

  [chuckles] 

  Alana : Charlie Abbot's prom king.

  [crying] 

  Alana : He's in remedial math. He's never even heard of A.P. He's dumb and popular and totally gorgeous. And this morning, he says, 'Do you want to go for a ride?' To me. So, the earth is shifting on its axis or something crazy because no way. Charlie Abbot is not supposed to kiss me.

  [groans, holds her stomach] 

  Alana : Mm, so something is wrong. Some wormhole to another universe has opened. I don't know, but now I am on a road because the car I was in just flew through the air and I just ran from a giant fireball and Charlie Abbot's brain is broken and my stomach is killing me. So I am obviously not supposed to be here. So, can someone please wake me up or wave your magic wand or click your heels three times or whatever so I can go home?

  [Derek stands in front of her] 

  Alana : Please. Please. What? What is it?

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Just look at my eyes.

  Alana : What's wrong?

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Look at my face. Look at my eyes, okay?

  Alana : I'm scared.

• Winnie : Derek?

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : [thinking to himself]  Winnie, you shouldn't be in here.

  Winnie : [feels Derek's wrist]  You're not dead.

  [voice breaking] 

  Winnie : I know you're not dead. Know how I know? 'Cause I can feel your pulse, which means your heart is beating. Your heart is beating, which means you're not dead, okay? Hey. Eyes on me. You stay not dead, okay? It's a beautiful day to save lives, right? So you stay not dead.

• Alana : What's wrong with me? Is it my stomach? Is it bleeding?

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : It's okay.

  Alana : Am I dying?

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : No, no, no.

  Alana : I want to know.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : You have a little cut in your tummy. It's gonna be okay. It's no big deal. I can take care of it.

  Winnie : How?

  Alana : How are you gonna fix it?

  [Derek doesn't say anything] 

  Alana : You don't know. Oh, my god, I'm gonna die out here.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Can you stop saying that? It's insulting. I don't let people die. I'm very good at my job, even next to the roadside, okay? I'm thinking. I'm thinking.

• Dr. Derek Shepherd : I'm gonna go get your mom. Winnie, you think you can go down there and keep those two company?

  Winnie : The people who hit our car? No, thanks. I'm good to wait here.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : [holding the first aid kit]  There's bandages in here. They could use them.

  Winnie : My mom's gonna be in a lot of pain and you don't want me to see it.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : No... Yes.

  Winnie : I can deal with seeing stuff. My dad died right in front of me. We were fishing on the lake, and he had a heart attack on the boat and died. Do you fish?

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : No one's gonna die, Winnie.

  Winnie : You aren't God, so... you don't know. I'll go wait with them.

• Dr. Cohn : [When the neurosurgeon arrives to operate on Derek]  What the hell have you people screwed up now?

  Dr. Penelope Blake : Us? You're on call for trauma. What took you so long?

  Dr. Cohn : Who the hell are you?

  Dr. Penelope Blake : Your response time was supposed to be 20 minutes.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : [thinking to himself]  It wouldn't have made a difference.

  Dr. Cohn : If you guys had ordered a head C.T, you would have called me sooner. What am I supposed to do about that?

  Paul : We needed to control...

  Dr. Penelope Blake : He was bleeding into his belly.

  Dr. Cohn : He was stable. You had the time. Now I gotta work like hell to save this man, thanks to you.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : [thinking to himself]  There's no point.

  Dr. Penelope Blake : You were supposed to be here in 20 minutes. Not an hour and a half. We had a chance. He had a freaking chance.

  Dr. Cohn : Get out of my O.R.

  Dr. Penelope Blake : What?

  Dr. Cohn : You heard me. Unless you're gonna be cutting into this man's head, you can get out. Now. Now!

  [Penny leaves] 

  Dr. Cohn : I'm gonna scrub in. Someone pull in a craniotomy tray. We've already wasted enough time.

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : [thinking to himself]  It's too late. You're too late.

• Dr. Derek Shepherd : Hey, you Winnie? Is anything hurt like your neck or...?

  [Winnie shakes her head] 

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Is that why you can't talk?

  Winnie : I think I'm dead. Am I dead?

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Let me feel your wrist.

  [Winnie extends her arm to Derek] 

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : Well, you're not dead. I can feel a pulse in your wrist. You know what that means?

  Winnie : What?

  Dr. Derek Shepherd : It means that your heart's still beating. And you can't be dead if your heart's still beating. You see, I'm a doctor and I'm telling you if you ever want to know you're dead, feel your pulse.

  Winnie : I can feel it. I'm not dead.