Elementary (TV Series)
Hounded (2016)
Jordan Gelber: Dr. Eugene Hawes
Quotes
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[Sherlock Holmes confronts medical examiner Dr. Eugene Hawes over his unresolved trauma suffered from a bombing at the morgue two months earlier that killed a close friend and nearly killed Hawes]
Sherlock Holmes : See, there was this woman, once upon a time, right? And to me, uh, to me, she was THE woman, you know? And she died. Well,
[chuckles]
Sherlock Holmes : I thought she did. And I lost myself. Yeah, the pain was, um... it was very intense, so I began to self-medicate, and then my work began to suffer, and I-I made these small mistakes. Small errors at first, and then, much larger ones. And eventually, my own ineptitude was so apparent that... I couldn't deny it. And my self-esteem shattered. And then I just, I fell into this spiral of... self-pity, addiction and-and despair. I... I don't know whether you're an addict or not. I-I don't think you are. But you're not well.
Dr. Eugene Hawes : I'm hurting. But I'll manage. I am managing.
Sherlock Holmes : You just... you're standing on a precipice, and I cannot watch you tumble over it, mate. I refuse to. All right?