Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Pitt season 1, episode 13!The Pitt showrunners R. Scott Gemmill and Joe Sachs have explained why episode 13 was the perfect moment for Robby’s breakdown during his difficult shift. At the end of The Pitt episode 13, Robby (Noah Wyle) is forced to show Jake (Taj Speights) the body of his deceased girlfriend, Leah (Sloan Mannino), who was killed during the shooting at PittFest. As the young man asks the senior attending why he couldn’t save her, he starts to cry, listing off everyone who died that day before forcing Jake out of the room and breaking down in the makeshift morgue.
