You Can’t Give Up

SCENE 7 

8:08 A.M.

[Inside the hospital conference room, Father Ybarra addresses other people.]

YBARRA: 

I think we can resolve then, in good conscience, and without objection, 

to relocate the patient to a facility suited for and humane to his condition.

[The door opens and Scully enters.]

YBARRA: 

As you and I discussed, Dr. Scully, I was just informing the staff and doctors of the hospital's decision on Christian Fearon.

SCULLY: 

I'm sorry, what decision?

YBARRA: 

To relocate the patient to a hospice who will manage his palliative care.

SCULLY: 

That was a discussion, not a decision.

YBARRA: 

Well, it's been discussed here at length with no objection from your colleagues.

SCULLY: 

I have an objection.

YBARRA: 

You have, Dr. Scully, a patient with an untreatable condition. 

And that's very sad and unfortunate, nobody disagrees with that.

SCULLY: 

But he's my patient.

YBARRA: 

And unless you've come here today with a cure for Sandhoff disease, we all ask that you let the boy go in peace.

[Scully doesn't respond.]

YBARRA: 

Thank you. Now I'd like to wrap up so we can get on to the day's good work. 

We have the final matter of a patient in intensive care, Dr. Willer's patient, I believe. 

Admitted after suffering myocardial infarction during surgery...

[Scully slowly sits down.]

SCULLY: 

There is a treatment.

YBARRA: 

The matter is resolved, Dr. Scully.

SCULLY: 

No, it's not. 

The disease can be treated with intrathecal stem cell therapy.

WOMAN: 

You're not serious? Don't put the boy through hell.

SCULLY: 

Would you do it if it were your son?

YBARRA: 

It's not her son, and he's not yours.

SCULLY: 

And it's not a decision for hospital administration, it's his doctor's. 

If you would like to challenge that you can take the matter up with a higher authority.

[Scully gets to her feet and walks towards the door.]

YBARRA: 

I have taken it up with the highest authority, Dr. Scully. 

As should you.

[She stares at him, then walks out. ]