Episode 13, Season 6
Title: Post Hoc

Written by: Lynne E. Litt, Kathy McCormick
Directed by: Jill Hennesy
Original Air Date: April 18, 2007

Description:   

Jordan is at home recovering from her surgery.  The morgue staff takes turns ‘babysitting’ her.  Meanwhile the morgue is shorthanded because they’re caring for Jordan.  Kate, Nigel and Garret deal with a relentless detective.  All hell breaks loose when Bug disappears.  After some moments of panic they learn the Department of Homeland Security has Bug. 

Guest Stars:

Susan Gibney (Renee Walcott), Erik Palladino (Homeland Security Agent), Lawrence Pressman (Judge),

Boris Kodjoe (Detective Elliot Chandler), Brooke Smith (Kate Switzer)

Random Facts:

- Jordan was reading the book Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs in the beginning of the episode.

- This was the first episode of Crossing Jordan that Jill Hennessy directed.

- The episode was originally titled Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc.

- Post hoc ergo propter hoc, Latin for after this, therefore because of this, is a logical fallacy which assumes or asserts that if one event happens after another, then the first must be the cause of the second. It is often shortened to simply post hoc. Some philosophy books translate the Latin to simply: "If after, then therefore, because".   The fallacy lies in coming to a conclusion based only on the order of events, which is not an accurate indicator. That is to say, it is not always true that the first event caused the second event. (Wikipedia)

Goofs:

- Small inconsistency: The opening scene shows Jordan at one point with her eye half open at another point it is completely open.

Music:

Piano and I by, Alicia Keys

Quotes:

(Jordan slams her hand into mirror, Garret comes running)
Garret: What happened?
Bug (ghost): Welcome home.
Jordan: Bug.
Garret: What about a bug?
Kate (ghost): Get it together girl.
Jordan: Go away.
Garret: I’m not going until you tell me what’s going on.
Bug (ghost): Tell him you hallucinating.
Kate (ghost): As if she’d ever admit a weakness.
Jordan: I’m fine.  It’s really nothing.
Nigel (ghost): Liar, liar pants on fire.
Kate (ghost): You are such a child.
Garret: Did you lose your balance. The doctor said that might happen for a few days.
Kate (ghost): Tell him you saw a fly on the mirror.
Jordan: Why are you helping me?
Garret: Why wouldn’t I?
Jordan: Yeah…I saw a fly on the mirror.  I killed it.
Garret: Yes you did.  I’m going to go get my bag.
Kate (ghost): He bought it.

Elliot: You remind me of my mother.
Nigel: Really?  You’re mum’s snarky and impossible?
Kate: and you remind me of my cousin Richard.  Thinks his only function in life is to look pretty.

Kate: And here’s one now.  Dr. Vijay.  He’ll take your case.
Bug: You don’t tell me what to do.
Elliot: What she’s not in charge?
Nigel: In her dreams.
Kate: Finish the Baxter report now.
Nigel: Yes sir.  Right away.

Garret: She’s had her meds.  Foods in the fridge.  Takeout menus on the table.  Nigel will be here at 11 to relieve you.
Woody: That’s it?
Jordan: Yeah.  And call 911 if I have another seizure. 
Woody: What?
Jordan: You remember.  You know eyeballs rolling back in my head.  Limbs flailing.
Garret: She’s yanking your chain.

Garret (to Jordan as he’s leaving): And I want you to behave.
Jordan: Yeah, Love you too.

Kate: Hey.  So the Baxter Report.  Done and on my desk?
Nigel: No.
Garret: He’ll do it later.  He has to get to Jordan’s.  Go ahead.
Kate: No.  No!  You have to go back to work.  I need that report.
Nigel: You may have notice the chain of command concept eludes her.
Kate: Get Jordan a home care nurse/
Garret: No.
Kate: you know she’s out of the woods.   She’d probably appreciate the peace and quiet.
Garret: So would I.  Get going.  Woody’s waiting.
Kate: So I’m the only one who works around here.
(Garret slams office door in Kate’s face).

Nigel: I’ve had just about enough of La Switzer as I can take for one day.

Elliot: Assume Mr. P here was killed at home by his wife.
Kate: Are you basing that on something or have you had a string of bad relationships yourself?

Nigel: (yelling after Garret) If he comes here who stays with Jordan?
Kate: No way.  I am not a nanny.
Garret: There’s no one else who can go.
Kate: Why don’t you just hire a nurse?
Garret: Okay, let me rephrase that.  There’s nobody else I trust.

(Woody opens door, sees Kate)
Woody: You’ve got to be kidding me.
Kate: Exactly what I said.  Are you going to let me in?

Elliot: (to wife) Hey no touching.
Wife: I just want to open his eyes.
Garret: Why?
Wife: So he can see me do this.
(She stabs the body).
Garret: Hey.  You can’t do that.
Wife: Why?  You’re going to do that anyway.  I’m helping.

(Jordan wakes up and hallucinates Garret scrubbing kitchen with stuffed animal)
Jordan: What are you doing?
Kate: Oh.  I’m making myself useful.  And I being presumptuous?
Jordan: No.

Nigel: It’s Charles the First.
(Look from Renee)
Nigel: He didn’t like Parliament so he ruled by royal proclamation.
Renee: And the star chamber.
Nigel: Secret trials, no indictments, no juries, no witnesses, no right to appeal.  Sound familiar.

Garret: What a minute.  Who’s with Jordan?  I’ve lost track.
Nigel: (a strained look) Kate.
Garret: That can’t be good.  See if Woody’s free to relieve her.

Kate: Okay what happened in there?
Jordan: I slipped.
Kate: You were cowering and you looked terrified.
Jordan:  No I’m fine.  I’m wet.
Kate: Jordan? What is it.
Jordan: I think I’m having hallucinations.
Kate: For how long?
Jordan: A couple days.
Kate: Why didn’t you say anything?
Jordan: I was afraid.  I don’t want anyone to know the surgery didn’t work.

Kate: You’re unbelievably stubborn. You know you have to tell Garret.  If you don’t I will.

Kate: We’ll just adjust the dosage and see if it works.
Jordan: And what if it doesn’t help?
Kate: And people call me negative.

Jordan: You don’t even really like me.
Kate: Why would you think that?
Jordan: What’s going on? (Pause) Kate.  It’s worst not telling me.
(Woody walks in.)
Woody: Hey.
Jordan: Did you find him?
(Woody gives Kate a look)
Kate: Don’t start.  She’s not an idiot and she’s not a child.
Woody: (to Kate) I am relieving you.  Thanks a bunch.
Kate: (to Jordan) Hey.  I had a nice time.
(Look from Woody between the two)
Jordan: Kate.  Thank you.

Garret: We understand.  We’re with you as long as you don’t turn into the KGB.
HS Guy: I wish we could tell you how many attacks we’ve prevented since 911.
Renee: I wish you could tell me how many innocent people you’ve swept up into your bet.

Garret (to Jordan): Don’t get paranoid on me please.

Kate: Nigel are you processing a fly in the mass spectrometer?
Nigel: Yes.
Kate: Could you finish whatever you’re doing with it?  I need the machine.
Garret: Take care of it would you.
Kate: You want me to autopsy a fly?
Garret: If you wouldn’t mind.

Garret: Here’s a thought.  Why don’t you go after them.
HS Guy: That’s exactly what we’re doing.
>Renee: We have a 230 year history of due process.  It’s enshrined in the constitution.
HS Guy: Which provides for the suspension of Habeas in the times of crisis.
Renee: It doesn’t say we can control indiscriminately through peoples lives until we find something we don’t like.  It doesn’t say that we can snatch people off the street and hold them until they prove that they’re not dangerous.
Garret: Alright…I’m all for identifying terrorist before they can strike.  Giving intelligence the tools they need to get the job done.  But you in return have to get it right.  I am personally vouching for Dr. Vijay.  You’ve got the wrong guy.  I’m not going to le this go.

Woody: Hey I fond the identity thief.  The guy with the new knee.  Works pretty good too.
Garret: Did you give him to the feds. 
Woody: Handed him over to Renee Walcott.  The district attorney is all over it.
 

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