The Closer2005

[as Dr. Parr explains his circumstance, Brenda's keenly aware how his wording can apply to herself as well]

Dr. Stephen Parr:
The system should work as designed but sometimes we have mistakes, awful mistakes, so last night, after observing Miss Lee's asymptomatic responses to the chemo, I went back to my office and looked at my own files from last year.

Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson:
What did you find?

Dr. Stephen Parr:
What I thought I'd find, a period during which many patients seemed not to properly absorb the chemo. When, instead of improving, people died. I felt errors may have been made, but I was afraid that if I brought attention to the problem, that...

Sgt. David Gabriel:
You'd be sued.

Dr. Stephen Parr:
Yes, I'd be sued. I... I deal with life and death on a daily basis. I can be taken to court where, even if I win, I lose. My liability insurance goes up. I have to explain myself over and over to medical boards, my peers... If I ever find myself in circumstances where I can't properly clear my name, nothing is the same after that.