NCIS (TV Series)

Stop the Bleeding (2015)

Jon Cryer: Dr. Cyril Taft

Quotes 

• [at the conclusion of Gibbs's surgery] 

  Navy Surgical Tech Ensign Joni Ryan : Okay, pressure's stabilizing... normal sinus... he's breathing on his own.

  [the surgical staff begin applauding] 

  Dr. Cyril Taft : No, no, no, thank you, thank you. Now let's close. I'm here all week, tip your waitresses!

  [leans down and whispers in Gibbs's ear] 

  Dr. Cyril Taft : Forget the bourbon, you tough son of a bitch. Make mine a 15-year-old single malt.

• Dr. Cyril Taft : I remember we were short on Lidocaine that day, but lucky for him, not cheap tequila.

  Mike Franks : All the sawbones in the world and you get Chuckles the Clown. I'll bet this guy's a hoot at parties.

• Anthony DiNozzo : Boss, can you hear me?

  Dr. Cyril Taft : Actually, that's my line. I think you're in my seat. Agent Gibbs, I am Doctor Taft. Welcome to the U.S.S. Daniel Webster's surgical ward, where the elite beat the desert heat, and cheat the occasional I.E.D.

• Anthony DiNozzo : [on Gibbs]  Doc, is he gonna be all right? How's it look?

  Dr. Cyril Taft : He's lucky he has friends who care. He's luckier that I care.

  [gently pushes Tony away] 

  Dr. Cyril Taft : Go, let us work.

• [while preparing for Gibbs's surgery, the monitors go off] 

  Navy Surgical Tech Ensign Joni Ryan : He's crashing.

  Dr. Cyril Taft : Ten cc's of epi. Let's put him under and crack him. Time to dance, Agent Gibbs...

  [a nurse fits on his mask] 

  Dr. Cyril Taft : Mind if I lead?