Grey's Anatomy (TV Series)
Helplessly Hoping (2021)
Chris Carmack: Dr. Atticus Lincoln
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Dr. Amelia Shepherd : [Leaving voicemail] Maggie, I don't know if you are asleep or if you are ignoring me or the world entirely, but call.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : Still nothing?
Dr. Amelia Shepherd : Uh, she could be passed out on the floor from COVID, and no one would know. Or -- Or she could be hit by a car on the I-94 on the way to Wyoming.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : [Confused] What's in Wyoming?
Dr. Amelia Shepherd : I don't know. But one sister's on a vent and the other one is missing, and the last time a sibling was missing, he was dying on the side of the road, so...
Zola : [Interrupting] Is my mommy gonna die?
Dr. Amelia Shepherd : Uh...
[Looks at Link for help]
Zola : It's okay. You can tell me.
Dr. Amelia Shepherd : Come on, Zo. Let's go inside.
[Looks at Link and sighs before going inside]
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Dr. Amelia Shepherd : [sighs] I made Zola a grilled cheese. She's watching a movie with the other two.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : Did you actually say anything?
Dr. Amelia Shepherd : Ellis interrupted us before we got too far. Which feels like divine intervention because I have no idea what I would say. I mean, I can't lie because... Lying. And Zola's so smart she'd just see right through it.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : So you're just gonna keep making grilled cheeses?
Dr. Amelia Shepherd : Are you just gonna walk for two hours every time Scout needs to sleep?
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : You want to see what happens when I stop?
Dr. Amelia Shepherd : I'm sorry. I need Maggie. Maggie is thoughtful and levelheaded, and I know I have to tell Zola the truth, but I need help knowing how to tell her the truth. She's not picking up. I have to go get her.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : W-What? No, you haven't slept. You can't stand still. You're not driving.
Dr. Amelia Shepherd : You haven't slept either.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : Okay, deep breaths.
[Inhales deeply]
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : We'll figure this out. Um, I-I'll just call somebody that can find Maggie.
Dr. Amelia Shepherd : Who?
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : I don't know.
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Dr. Jackson Avery : You want to sit, or...
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : Oh, the second I stop, Scout starts wailing like a human ambulance.
Dr. Jackson Avery : As you were.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : And Scout needs me to keep moving. Zola, Bailey, Ellis -- They need us to keep on moving, playing songs and eating. They eat so much. So I just keep going to the grocery store and buying food that Amelia keeps pretending she knows how to cook, and what if Meredith doesn't survive this, you know what it's gonna do to my life?
Dr. Jackson Avery : Yeah, you just said that out loud. Don't worry about it, we're all scared. No one's judging you.
Dr. Winston Ndugu : I'm a little bit judging, but that's 'cause I've only known you seven minutes.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : I'm on my knees every night praying that she survives this, and I'm not an on-my-knees-praying kind of guy.
Dr. Jackson Avery : I get it.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : I'm not praying for myself.
Dr. Jackson Avery : You're human, Link. Give yourself a break, alright? You're exhausted. Meredith is -- she's family to me. I mean, Meredith is family. I can think of a million reasons I don't want her to... die. Some of them are about her, some are about me, some are about the world at large. Point is, you're allowed to have your reasons. They don't all have to be selfless.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : I just... I mean those kids already lost their dad. I don't want them to have to grow up without a mom, too. And all we can do is just...
Dr. Winston Ndugu : Keep moving.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : Yeah.
Dr. Winston Ndugu : I mean, literally keep moving, 'cause human ambulance.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : [Chuckles] Yeah. You know, you're pretty good at this. The whole "keep somebody calm you've only known seven minutes" thing.
Dr. Winston Ndugu : Well, to be fair, it's been more like eight minutes now.
Dr. Jackson Avery : It's true.
Dr. Atticus Lincoln : And, Jackson, thank you for getting Maggie over here. I-I-I'm sorry if that was awkward. You were the only one picking up.
Dr. Jackson Avery : No, it's fine.
Dr. Winston Ndugu : Why would it be awkward?
Dr. Jackson Avery : Uh, just...
[Drinks beer]
Dr. Winston Ndugu : Yeah. Okay, you're, uh -- you're her ex, aren't you?
Dr. Jackson Avery : [Finishes beer] Mm. Another round?