The ambulance bay doors burst open. “Thirty-two-year-old male, EOD technician, blast injury to the left hand. Device detonated prematurely during disposal. He’s hemodynamically stable but missing two digits.”
“Grey, you don’t have to take this one,” Bailey said quietly, appearing at her elbow. bomb episode grey's anatomy
“Was,” Leo said, his voice dry. “Until my disposal robot glitched. Had to go manual. Manual lost.” The ambulance bay doors burst open
In the scrub room, she caught her reflection. For a moment, she saw the terrified intern from 2006, hands shaking over a live mortar. Then she blinked, and the reflection was just a tired chief with silver-streaked hair. He’s hemodynamically stable but missing two digits
As she examined the mangled remains of his hand, Meredith felt the ghost of a soldier she never knew standing behind her. Dylan Young. She’d googled him once, years ago. Found a photo. He had kind eyes. Eyes that had seen too many wires and too few tomorrows.
Leo, sedated but aware, murmured, “You’re not scared of explosions, are you, Doc?”
But Dylan Young, the bomb squad leader with the haunted eyes, had made the call. Get them out. I’ll stay.