- Betty Anderson: It's your decision.
- [responding to Dr. Rossi's terminating her employment for stealing Stella Chernak's personnel file]
- Michael Rossi: Resign, Betty... I'm giving you more than the traffic usually allows. Because I wanted to be your friend ever since you came to this hospital... . There's no way in the world I can condone what you've done.
- Betty Anderson: [silently nods head a few times; pauses; catches her breath] Well, chalk one up for Stella Chernak.
- Michael Rossi: [forcibly] Betty.
- Betty Anderson: [rises from chair, turns away from Michael and walks towards door; somber background music begins] You have my resignation, Doctor
- [said in a matter-of-fact tone]
- Betty Anderson: . Simple really. All I have to do is say the word, pick up my things; say a fond farewell to the coffee pot, slap the cigarette machine on the back and take off.
- [pause]
- Betty Anderson: I'll be out of here in
- Michael Rossi: Betty, wait
- [rises from desk chair]
- Michael Rossi: . If there was, uh... I'm sorry. I
- [pause]
- Michael Rossi: am sorry.
- Betty Anderson: [at door, turns back to face him with tears forming; catches breath] Goodbye
- [whimpered two octaves higher, choking up]
- Betty Anderson: .