Scorpion, Season 2

Walter O'Brien:
There's nothing that we really can't explain.

Paige Dineen:
What about death?

[pause]

Walter O'Brien:
It is the breakdown of biological functions that support life.

Paige Dineen:
See, you throw science at things that should be emotional.

Walter O'Brien:
We process the world differently from most people. It's all it is. And truthfully, I know exactly what's going on with Megan.

Paige Dineen:
There is a process to life that ends in unknown.

Walter O'Brien:
[pushes intercom button] Toby?

Toby Curtis:
What?

Walter O'Brien:
Can you explain Megan's condition as it stands?

Toby Curtis:
She has a bacterial infection in her lungs. Pneumonia.

Walter O'Brien:
Why's that?

Toby Curtis:
She has scarred, damaged lungs.

Walter O'Brien:
Why?

Toby Curtis:
She's inhaled small amounts of food and saliva that over time have damaged her lungs.

Walter O'Brien:
Mmm hmm. Why is that happening?

Toby Curtis:
Um, she can't swallow very well because of the MS.

Walter O'Brien:
Explain.

Toby Curtis:
The MS damaged some nerves in her brain, probably her medula.

Walter O'Brien:
How come?

Toby Curtis:
Her own immune system attacked the myelin sheaths around the nerves.

Walter O'Brien:
Thank you, Toby. [turns off intercom] You see, we know everything we need to know

Paige Dineen:
[turns on intercom] Toby, why is her own body attacking her nerves?

Toby Curtis:
You know, we don't know.