- Dr. Max Goodwin: Hey.
- Ignatius Frome: Hi. I need to--I need some more time.
- Dr. Max Goodwin: Uh, I need you to listen.
- Ignatius Frome: It never fails to amaze me how stigmatized mental health is in this country.
- Dr. Max Goodwin: Yeah, couldn't agree more...
- Ignatius Frome: It's unbelievable! You know, at New Amsterdam, we have dozens of doctors with a variety of mental health care issues, and, and, and because this hospital's policy is one of understanding and respect, they manage their condition without it ever affecting their work.
- Dr. Max Goodwin: Yeah, which is exactly why...
- Ignatius Frome: Right? Seems simple. But no, everywhere else in the world, it's some flaw, it's some deficiency, it's a detriment, it's their fault somehow. No wonder these people are hiding it from their employers! You-you know, which compounds their shame, increases the public's mistrust, and-and contributes to inadequate medical intervention. It's so simple! I'm, I'm tired of it, Max. I want to bring mental health care out into the open! No more shame, no hiding.
- [exhales sharply]
- Ignatius Frome: I'm sorry. What do you need?
- Dr. Max Goodwin: We need to... hide your patient.