Left alone, Tami starts in on Eric with a quickness, and like any scene between the two of them, it's the best thing in the world. Eric's like, "Don't whisper-yell at me, don't whisper-yell at me please," and she's like, "You brought Buddy Garrity into my office? First of all. And now you're suggesting that Santiago -- that poor child -- is going to live with Buddy Garrity? We're not selling puppies, here." Eric agrees, but dismisses her appeals to his sanity and Social Services by pointing out that Santiago has spent most of his young life falling through a series of cracks, so how great is the protocol she's so excited about? Tami sees through this, though, and calls him out for trying to sell her on what is admittedly a pretty terrifyingly ill-advised idea, just to get the kid on the team. Eric gets very offended about this, and quickly changes thrust to how, in the system, they won't be able to take care of him or make sure he's okay, whereas with Buddy -- who is constantly showing up so they'll feed him, tie his shoes, or otherwise help him with his life anyway -- they'll always know where Santiago is and whether he has lived through another day. It's persuasive.