St. Elsewhere (TV Series)
Up on the Roof (1984)
Ellen Bry: Nurse Shirley Daniels
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Quotes
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Nurse Helen Rosenthal : Hi, Shirley. How are you? I haven't seen much of you lately.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : I've been busy.
Nurse Helen Rosenthal : You dating someone?
Nurse Shirley Daniels : No, why?
Nurse Helen Rosenthal : Well, I don't see you in the cafeteria. You know what? You and I should have lunch one of these days.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : Really? During the nurses strike I was persona non grata. Now you've decided all is forgiven?
Nurse Helen Rosenthal : Oh, Shirley come on.
[Helen comforts Shirley]
Nurse Helen Rosenthal : Don't you think it's time to let what happened go? Hmm?
Nurse Shirley Daniels : That's easy for you, isn't it, Helen? Forgetting the past, your commitment to others? You're one hell of a role model for the nursing staff.
Nurse Helen Rosenthal : [Shocked] So... I guess our lunch is off.
[Walks to the door]
Nurse Shirley Daniels : Drop dead.
[Helen leaves the women's locker room]
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Dr. Donald Westphall : Shirley..
[Shirley shoots the gun]
Nurse Shirley Daniels : [Distraught] I'm sorry Dr. Westphall. Just don't come near me.
Dr. Donald Westphall : Don't do this please.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : I'm sorry I caused you so much trouble. I know it was wrong for me to kill Peter.
Dr. Donald Westphall : Don't let that mistake take your life, too.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : Peter hurt a lot of people
[Morrison runs to approach Shirley. Shirley raises the gun]
Nurse Shirley Daniels : STOP! I want to talk to Jack.
[Jack gets closer to Shirley]
Nurse Shirley Daniels : That's close enough. Hi, Jack.
[sighs]
Nurse Shirley Daniels : You ever been up here before?
[Morrison nods his head no]
Nurse Shirley Daniels : Smell the ocean? And look. Look at this. You can see for miles. There's the Pru and the Hancock Tower, and across the Charles, there's Cambridge. God, this is so beautiful! Why didn't I ever come up here before? I'm glad Cathy's on the sixth floor. Have you seen her?
[Morrison nods yes]
Nurse Shirley Daniels : I think she's getting better.
Dr. Jack Morrison : Yeah.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : All that screaming and blood.
Dr. Jack Morrison : Blood? What blood?
Nurse Shirley Daniels : Come on, Jack, you know what I'm talking about, in the ER. Blue-lipped junkies, 13-year-old pregnant girls, legs mangled under motorcycles. I know how special life is. I save lives, and I only took one... so far. You were his friend, Jack! Why didn't you do something?
Dr. Jack Morrison : There was nothing I could do.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : You believed him! You believed Peter. Everything he did, you stuck with him, said he always got bad breaks. Well, that didn't give him the right! The world's full of bad breaks.
Dr. Jack Morrison : You're my friend, Shirley. And all that means is I'm willing to share your pain.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : You're willing to share this?
[Points gun at Morrison]
Dr. Donald Westphall : Shirley, don't, please!
Dr. Jack Morrison : What Peter did was wrong. What you did was wrong, too. And there's nothing that I can do about that. But I'm still here for you.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : You look tired.
Dr. Jack Morrison : Yeah, I am. I've been on call for 48 hours.
Nurse Shirley Daniels : The hospital will kill ya.
[Pointing the gun again. Boomer and Shirley hug]
