Fighting for Her Job on NBC's Brilliant Minds

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Dr. Pierce (Tamberla Perry) faces tough scrutiny at Bronx General as she defends her career after accusations of unethical conduct with a patient. Watch all-new episodes of Brilliant Minds on NBC and stream next day on Peacock.

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00:00So it's your assertion that you did nothing wrong.

00:02You discontinued treatment of the patient

00:04as soon as you discovered the inappropriate relationship.

00:18No.

00:20I continued to treat her for a short time after I knew.

00:25As psychiatrists, we're taught to maintain

00:32a healthy emotional distance from our clients,

00:35but it's not always realistic.

00:38Not when you've given a widow a reason

00:40to get up in the morning after her husband died.

00:43Not when you've guided a family through the hell of alcoholism

00:47and watched them make it to the other side.

00:50Not when you've treated a young girl with anorexia for years

00:53and rejoice with her family

00:55when she no longer wants to restrict.

00:58I care deeply about my patients.

01:03I see myself in them.

01:06And they deserve a doctor who will fight for them

01:09the way I fight for the people in my own life.

01:12I am committed to my patients.

01:15And I have always done the best I can,

01:18even when circumstances get complicated.

01:20If you fire me, you lose an employee.

01:24They?

01:26They lose a hell of a lot more.

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