In Friday's Elizabeth might have made a decision she'll regret. to Portia about Finn relapsing after . In her admission to Portia about after being initially hesitant, she tried to justified Finn's actions.
She placed blame on his grief in addition to Finn. She also claimed Finn needed something to hold on to and he grabbed the wrong thing. During their locker room discussion, Portia felt "wrong" about having the conversation.
As if sensing Portia's dilemma, she told her, "Don't make me regret confiding in you." Afterwards, Elizabeth apologized to Portia in the lobby for dumping all that on her. Portia reassured Elizabeth that she was glad that Elizabeth trusted her as a friend with this information.
Elizabeth tried to alleviate the situation by saying everything will go back to normal and that Finn had a "moment of weakness." Portia added that she felt Finn wouldn't put his patients at risk as well. Portia did not look entirely convinced and Elizabeth asked her to keep Finn's drinking a secret.
Portia then comforted Elizabeth by telling her that she knows how important Finn's sobriety is to him and that she believes it was a one-time slip. Elizabeth thanked her for saying what she needed to hear. Elizabeth left after that and the camera panned to Portia's conflicted face.
Fans were divided by Elizabeth telling Portia especially since Portia is co-chief of staff at the hospital. Some fans were glad Elizabeth told while others thought she was "terrible" and should have kept he.
