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[last lines]

Dr. John Carter:
[at the hospital's rooftop] Hi.

Lucy Knight:
Thought you went home.

Dr. John Carter:
No - we're on in an hour. It's better not to sleep unless you can get at least three.

Lucy Knight:
I wouldn't sleep anyway.

Dr. John Carter:
The crit's up three points, but the renal failure may be permanent. That's if she wakes up.

Lucy Knight:
[Upset] I thought we were saving her.

Dr. John Carter:
No... we were giving her her only chance...

Lucy Knight:
That's not good enough!

Dr. John Carter:
It has to be.

Lucy Knight:
No, it doesn't.

Dr. John Carter:
Some patients get to you more than others, I know. But when you do everything that you can, sometimes even more than you thought you could, you've got to walk away knowing you fought the good fight. You fought the good fight, Lucy. [pauses] Tomorrow you'll fight another one.