[s9e6] Second: Opinion

Every time the lawyers talk about "damages" and "fault," they use words that sound like clinical diagnoses. But how do you quantify the loss of a part of yourself? They look at me and see a survivor who needs a settlement. I look in the mirror and see a woman who had to trade a piece of her body just to keep her life—and I’m still not sure if it was a fair deal.

Here is a creative piece—a reflective internal monologue from —capturing the emotional weight of that specific episode: The Phantom Limb of Guilt [S9E6] Second Opinion

The floor of Seattle Grace-Mercy West used to feel like solid ground. Now, it feels like a tightrope. Every time the lawyers talk about "damages" and

Cristina is back, walking the halls like a ghost who finally decided to haunt her old house. She doesn't want to talk about the crash. I don't want to talk about the crash. But the lawyers are everywhere, scribbling notes, turning our nightmares into line items on a legal brief. I look in the mirror and see a

The doctors meet with lawyers to discuss the legal strategy for the plane crash, realizing that to win, they must find the hospital at fault.