Medical Center.
Adam was at a loss between laughter and tears over House's situation when—
Cristina and Chief Resident Kelly came looking for him.
"Adam, talk her out of it."
Chief Resident Kelly held Cristina back. "Don't let her act on impulse."
"What happened?"
Adam asked in surprise.
"She wants to report Dr. Campbell."
Chief Resident Kelly gave a wry smile.
"That stubborn old fossil who clings to her scalpel and refuses to retire completely botched a surgery."
Cristina sneered. "Shouldn't we tell the Chief and have him assign the patient a new attending surgeon?"
"What surgery did she botch?"
Adam looked at Kelly.
"A cholecystectomy."
Chief Resident Kelly smiled bitterly. "Dr. Campbell performed a non-laparoscopic cholecystectomy."
"It should have been a simple procedure, and the patient should have recovered quickly."
Cristina complained, "But that old fossil refused to learn new techniques and used that primitive cholecystectomy with such a huge incision.
The patient still hasn't recovered because of it, and even broke their leg in a fall."
"Cristina!"
Adam frowned and barked, "No matter what, Dr. Campbell is one of the hospital's senior figures.
She was at this hospital forty years ago. She was its first female surgeon.
Legendary Grey and the Chief of Surgery both studied under her.
Have you forgotten how Dr. Grey described Dr. Campbell in her diary when she was learning from her?"
"...Her surgical skills were exceptional."
The mockery on Cristina's face faded under Adam's gaze, and she could only say, "But that was in the past..."
"So are you talking to your future self?"
Adam looked at her. "You mock her to motivate yourself. In the future, you'll repeat only her glory and never her flaws.
Future you, don't ever become addicted to the feeling of being the lead surgeon after you've achieved