- Dr. Ethan Choi: [on why he volunteers at the zoo] A few hours ago, I lost a kid who was shot. Another one. So much of my work - stabbings, shootings; it's dark, man. Worst of human nature. But animals... not to say they don't kill each other, but they don't do it out of malice. They're innocent. They're light.
- Robyn Charles: Did you know there are less than 2,000 pandas left in the whole world?
- Dr. Connor Rhodes: Somebody mentioned that.
- Dr. Natalie Manning: Aren't you taking off?
- Dr. Will Halstead: Nah. Pulling another shift. Malpractice premiums are due.
- Dr. Natalie Manning: Ah. Maybe it'll be an easy night.
- Dr. Will Halstead: Don't jinx it.
- Dr. Daniel Charles: So, after reading the material I gave you, you told me that you suspected...
- Dr. Isidore Latham: That I'm on the autism spectrum. That I have Asperger's.
- Dr. Daniel Charles: Right. So, how'd you feel if I told you that I thought that your diagnosis could very well be correct?
- Dr. Isidore Latham: Relieved, actually. My whole life, I've never understood why people treated me the way they did. I felt there had to be something wrong with me.
- Dr. Daniel Charles: Not wrong. I mean, it's jut different wiring. That's all.
- Dr. Isidore Latham: Is there anything we can do to change that wiring?
- Dr. Daniel Charles: Well, our wiring is pretty much our wiring, but there's a whole bevy of strategies out there. I mean, medications, social skills training, to help you recognize body language. There's also a new therapy called TMS, but I'd probably recommend you going the traditional routes first.
- Dr. Isidore Latham: TMS?
- Dr. Daniel Charles: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. It's so far FDA approved only for depression, but there is anecdotal evidence that it can benefit people with spectrum disorders. I only mention it because we have a machine here at the hospital.
- Dr. Sarah Reese: I spoke to my mom today. Told her I was a psych resident.
- Dr. Daniel Charles: Oh, just now you're telling her?
- Dr. Sarah Reese: Well, yeah. I knew how she'd react. And I was right. She... laughed. She said I was the last person she could ever imagine being a psychiatrist.
- Dr. Daniel Charles: Wow. Real vote of confidence there.
- Dr. Connor Rhodes: So this was your idea?
- Sharon Goodwin: Dr. Choi volunteers at the zoo.
- Dr. Ethan Choi: Normally we wouldn't bring an animal in here, but we couldn't diagnose without a CT.
- Dr. Connor Rhodes: Well, that's fine, but I'm not a veterinarian.
- Dr. Ethan Choi: She needs a cardiothoracic surgeon.
- Sharon Goodwin: You've done this procedure many times.
- Dr. Connor Rhodes: Oh, yeah, I have. On human beings.
- Dr. Ethan Choi: Same plumbing, just bigger. Crack her chest and plug the hole.
- Dr. Connor Rhodes: Are we sure that we're all comfortable spending our time and the hospital's resources to save an animal?
- Sharon Goodwin: Dr. Rhodes, zoos rent pandas from the Chinese government for a million dollars a year. Why? Because people love pandas. So if we save this one, it's a public relations coup for this hospital. One which will lead to much needed donations to save human lives. And... and there's an issue beyond that. I've learned that there are less than 2,000 pandas left in the world.
- Dr. Ethan Choi: Connor, we should do whatever we can to keep her alive.