Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001): Season 7, Episode 4 - Murder at Midterm - full transcript

NOW THAT YOU'RE ALL
THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS

SOONER OR LATER, ALL OF YOU,
AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER

ARE GOING TO BE DOING TIME
IN EMERGENCY

AND THAT IS A PRETTY
INTIMIDATING EXPERIENCE

BELIEVE ME.

SO I WANT EACH ONE OF YOU

TO BE SO CONFIDENT
IN YOUR ABILITIES

THAT NO MATTER
WHAT KIND OF CHAOS

IS GOING ON ALL AROUND YOU...

MM... EXCUSE ME.

YOU'RE ABLE TO IDENTIFY



YOUR PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS
LIKE THAT.

YOU ALL RIGHT, DR. SLOAN?

I THINK MAYBE
I SHOULDN'T HAVE EATEN

IN THE STUDENT CAFETERIA TODAY.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE
PULLING DOUBLE SHIFTS.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE
SURVIVING ON COFFEE

AND VENDING MACHINE CUISINE...

I DON'T EXACTLY...

GET ME AN O2 CANISTER
AND A MASK.

I NEED AN IV SETUP

AND FIND DR. TRAVIS
IS AROUND.

ANY PAIN IN YOUR LEFT ARM
OR UPPER CHEST?

NO.

WHAT ABOUT
YOUR BACK?



NO, JUST ABDOMINAL.

DOES THAT HURT?

NAUSEA?

IT'S HIS APPENDIX.

IT COULD BE
AN AORTIC ANEURISM.

THE PAIN WOULD
RADIATE TO THE BACK.

ABDOMINAL PAIN

INDICATES APPENDICITIS
AND IF THE PAIN MOVES

TO HIS RIGHT SIDE, A
RUPTURE COULD BE IMMINENT

BUT NOT IN THIS CASE

BECAUSE DR. SLOAN
IS FAKING IT.

NUTS. WHAT GAVE ME AWAY?

HEART RATE NORMAL.

NO DIAPHORESIS

AND GIVEAWAY...
SKIN COLOR TOO PINK.

I KNEW IT.

I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT
A WAY TO GET PALE.

YOU FAKED US OUT?

YEAH, I DID, ALEX.

I ALMOST HAD
A HEART ATTACK.

WELL, I'M SORRY,
I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT

HOW YOU GUYS WOULD REACT
IN AN EMERGENCY.

I HAVE TO COMPLIMENT YOU.

YOU DID REAL GOOD.

THANK YOU.

ALL OF YOU.

WELL, I DON'T WANT
TO BE AROUND

WHEN DR. WESLEY
FINDS OUT ABOUT THIS.

ARE YOU KIDDING?
SHE HIGHLY APPROVES

OF MY TEACHING TECHNIQUES.

THIS IS NOT THE MONTESSORI
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

IT'S A BONA FIDE
MEDICAL SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF
THOSE PLACES WITH

DIGNITY AND SOLEMNITY.

DIGNITY AND SOLEMNITY?

YOU CANNOT TEACH
YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WAY TODAY.

IT'S STODGY.

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE STODGY.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
CHARLIE CHAPLIN EITHER.

ALL OF THE GREAT TEACHERS
OF HISTORY WERE MISUNDERSTOOD.

GALILEO, SOCRATES...

THE NUTTY PROFESSOR.

JUST DO ME A FAVOR, WILL YOU?

WHEN THE BOARD COMES
TO AUDIT YOUR CLASSROOM, YOU...

YOU GOT IT.

STODGY. I'LL BE STODGY.

YOU'RE IMPOSSIBLE.

DR. MADISON WESLEY?

MM-HMM?

LAPD. WE'RE GOING

TO HAVE TO ASK YOU
TO COME ALONG WITH US.

I HAVE A WARRANT
FOR YOUR ARREST.

WHAT?

ARREST? WHAT'S THE CHARGE?

SALE OF NARCOTICS.

WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WHAT DO I MEAN?

I CAN ALWAYS TELL
WHEN SOMETHING'S WRONG.

YOU GET THAT CREASE
BETWEEN YOUR EYEBROWS.

WELL, THERE IS
SOMETHING WRONG.

THERE ARE TWO POLICEMEN
SEARCHING DR. WESLEY'S OFFICE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
A HIGHLY RESPECTED PHYSICIAN

FREQUENTLY PUBLISHED
IN SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

AND SHE'S THE DEAN
OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL.

IT'S ABSURD THAT THEY THINK
SHE'S INVOLVED

IN A DRUG SCAM.

AT LEAST SHE'S
OUT ON BAIL.

SHE NEVER SHOULD

HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
IN THE FIRST PLACE

AND YOU KNOW IT.

ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT DR. WESLEY?

WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?

SHE WAS ARRESTED FOR SELLING

HER PRESCRIPTION PADS.

DO YOU THINK SHE DID?

NO.

I HEARD
THE POLICE TOOK

A HANDWRITING
SAMPLE FROM HER.

DON'T YOU HAVE

SOMETHING TO DO?

YES, I HAVE TO GIVE
ROOM 302 HER MEDS.

AND SO THE RUMOR MILL
GRINDS ON.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
HAS 24 HOURS

TO RANSACK MY OFFICE

AND HOSPITAL SECURITY
GIVES ME 30 MINUTES

TO PACK UP AND MOVE OUT.

WELL, I'M SURE THEY
DON'T MEAN 30 MINUTES.

IT'S A FIGURE OF SPEECH.

NO, THEY WERE VERY CLEAR.

I'VE GOT 3O
MINUTES TO GET

EVERYTHING TOGETHER
AND BE OUT OF HERE.

THEY MUST HAVE
A GOOD REASON.

THEY DON'T
NEED A REASON.

I'VE BEEN FALSELY
ACCUSED AND ARRESTED

AND THE BOARD WON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME

UNTIL THIS WHOLE
THING IS CLEARED UP.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE
TO LISTEN TO THEIR LAWYERS.

THEY SHOULD FORGET
THEIR LAWYERS

AND LISTEN TO ME, OR YOU,
IF YOU COULD TALK TO THEM.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I JUST CAME FROM THERE.

CAME FROM WHERE?

THE BOARDROOM.

THIS WAS
TOO PRECIPITOUS.

I WENT UP
AND TALKED TO THEM.

YOU WENT TO THE BOARD
BEFORE YOU TALKED TO ME?

WHY SHOULD I TALK
TO YOU FIRST?

I MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO SAY.

I KNOW YOU'RE INNOCENT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

YOU DIDN'T ASK.

WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO.

I DON'T NEED ANYONE
TO APOLOGIZE FOR ME.

I WAS NOT APOLOGIZING.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD
HAVE AT LEAST CHECKED

WITH ME OR MY LAWYER

OR SOMEBODY.

WAIT A MINUTE. CALM DOWN.

DON'T TELL ME
TO CALM DOWN.

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

IT'S TAKEN ME 20 YEARS
TO BECOME A DEAN.

THEY'VE GOT LETTERS
OF RECOMMENDATION

FROM JOHNS HOPKINS.

THEY'VE SEEN MY AWARDS

AND THEY JUST WON'T GIVE ME
THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

WE'LL STRAIGHTEN THIS OUT.

YOU'LL SEE, IT'LL BE FINE.

QUINN!

HOLLY!

HEY.

UH... HAVE YOU
GOT A MINUTE?

UH, UH, I'M JUST RUNNING
LATE FOR... STUDY GROUP.

I GOT THE NOTES.

OKAY. IT CAN WAIT.

YOU'RE SURE?

OF COURSE.

YEAH?

OKAY, I'LL
SEE YOU LATER.

OKAY.

I LIKE THE ONE
WITH THE PLATINUM.

REMINDS ME OF MY MOM'S.

I LOVE THAT
YOU'RE SENTIMENTAL.

DON'T YOU LOVE THAT
ABOUT JENNY?

I LOVE EVERYTHING
ABOUT JENNY.

YOU ARE MARRYING INTO AN
EXQUISITELY DARLING FAMILY.

THEY SAY SOME GREAT
THINGS ABOUT YOU, TOO.

Man:
YOUR PRESCRIPTION PASS.

IT'S CHRISTMAS
UNDER LITTLE JIMMY'S TREE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

IF YOU CAN HOOK ME UP
WITH TWICE AS MUCH NEXT TIME

I CAN EXPAND
ALL THE WAY INTO POMONA.

SORRY, JIMMY. LAST BATCH.

COME ON, WE GOT SUCH A...

WE GOT SUCH A GOOD
PARTNERSHIP GOING ON HERE.

YEAH, OUR SUPPLIER
GOT ARRESTED TODAY.

BUMMER.

YOU THINK YOU CAN HOOK UP
WITH SOMEONE ELSE?

I DON'T WANT TO.

OH. SO YOU GOT YOURSELF
A NEW BOYFRIEND NOW.

ALL OF A SUDDEN
EVERYTHING'S
DIFFERENT, HMM?

EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT.

YOU KNOW, I PICKED UP SOME
LASAGNE AND A BOX OF WINE.

I HAVE TO GO.

COME ON, JUST STAY WITH ME
FOR ONE LITTLE GLASS

OF VIN DE CARRE.

GOOD-BYE, JIMMY.

C'EST LA VIE.

'82 LEOVILLE LAS CASES.

BEFORE I MET YOU

I DIDN'T KNOW A LEOVILLE
FROM A COUPE DE VILLE.

MM. IT'S WONDERFUL.

YOU'RE WONDERFUL.

UH... I HATE TO
BRING UP BUSINESS

BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD GET
THAT OUT OF THE WAY.

YEAH.

IF IT SMELLS LIKE CARP

IT'S BECAUSE HE KEEPS
HIS CASH IN A TACKLE BOX

IN HIS TRAILER
ON THE BEACH.

WHOA-HO-HO-HO-HO.

I DON'T CARE WHAT
IT SMELLS LIKE.

IT ALL SPENDS THE SAME.

WHERE WERE WE?

QUINN.

MMM...

WE HAVE TO TALK.

I'M PREGNANT.

I KNOW.

IT'S A BIT OF A SURPRISE.

YEAH, THAT'S, UH,
THAT'S ONE WORD FOR IT.

YOU'RE UPSET.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM.

I KNEW IT WAS TOO MUCH
TO HOPE THAT...

THAT YOU COULD
BE HAPPY ABOUT THIS.

HOLLY

I'M A THIRD-YEAR
MEDICAL STUDENT.

I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY
TO RAISE A FAMILY.

BUT I CAN WORK UP UNTIL
THE LAST MONTH, PROBABLY

AND I GET GREAT BENEFITS
AT THE HOSPITAL.

ARE YOU SURE
THAT YOU WANT THIS BABY?

I EVEN TOLD JIM THAT...

I DON'T WANT ANYTHING MORE TO DO
WITH THE PRESCRIPTION SCAM.

WE CAN'T TAKE ANY RISKS
WITH THE BABY ON THE WAY.

BESIDES, IF ANYTHING EVER
CAME OUT ABOUT THIS

IT WOULD DESTROY
YOUR MEDICAL CAREER.

YEAH.

YOU'VE REALLY THOUGHT THIS
THROUGH, HAVEN'T YOU?

I LOVE YOU, QUINN.

I LOVE YOU, TOO

BUT... LET'S JUST HOLD OFF

ON ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
UNTIL AFTER MIDTERMS. OKAY?

OKAY.

OH, QUINN, I'M SO HAPPY.

I'VE NEVER FELT

SO LOVED AND SO SAFE
IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

Man:
OH, MAN.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL
SEE YOU LATER.

OKAY, YEAH, GOOD LUCK.

HEY, QUINN!

DR. TRAVIS.

HEY, I HEAR
THAT MIDTERMS

AREN'T THE
ONLY THING

KEEPING YOU UP
LATE AT NIGHT.

I'M NOT SURE
WHAT YOU MEAN.

WELL, I JUST HEARD

FROM A VERY
RELIABLE SOURCE

THAT YOU'RE TRADING IN
YOUR FRATERNITY RING

FOR A WEDDING RING.

OH, YEAH.

YOU NERVOUS?

NO.

GOOD. YOU
SHOULDN'T BE.

I MEAN, JENNIFER
IS A GREAT GIRL.

YES, SHE IS.

THANK YOU.

DELIVERY GUY! HEY...

MMM.

I AM ABOUT
TO INTRODUCE YOU

TO A BEER THAT IS GOING
TO CHANGE YOUR NOTION

OF CHINESE TAKEOUT FOREVER.

NO. I REALLY SHOULDN'T.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

THE BABY.

OH-HO...

NO. HE'S GOING TO HAVE

TO GET HIS OWN.

COME ON, ONE BEER.

IT'S NOT GOING
TO KILL YOU.

UH...

A TOAST... TO... US.

TO OUR FUTURE.

AND... SWEET AND SOUR SOUP!

YOU SPOIL ME.

YOU BETTER GET USED TO IT.

ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE SOME?

YES.

OH... MAN, DON'T EVEN TELL ME.

I GOT... ALEX'S NOTES
FOR HIS STUDY GROUP IN MY BAG.

YOU CAN DROP THEM OFF

AFTER DINNER.

THE SOUP WILL GET COLD.

UH...

THE MIDTERMS,
THEY START TOMORROW

AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE...

ALEX IS WAITING
FOR THESE.

I'VE GOT TO GO.

QUINN...

JUST...

START WITHOUT ME...
I'M GOING TO BE, LIKE

TEN MINUTES. PROMISE.

OKAY.

SOUP, FORTUNE COOKIE...

SO, YOU MUST LIKE
SWEET AND SOUR, SIR.

THIS IS THIRD CONTAINER
YOU BUY TONIGHT.

THANKS.

SEE YOU SOON.

YOUNG MAN,
HOLD THE ELEVATOR.

HOLD IT, HOLD IT.

OH, THE CAB DRIVER
PHONED FROM THE LOBBY.

HE WAS SUPPOSED
TO COME UP AND GET ME.

PEOPLE ARE SO RUDE
THESE DAYS.

I GO.

WHOO!

NICE PLAY.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GO, JULIE.

LET'S GO.

OUT!

OH, COME ON,
THAT WAS IN!

COME ON!
THAT WAS IN!

IT WAS OUT.

NO, IT WASN'T.

YOU WANT TO WIN THIS GAME?

NOT BAD ENOUGH
TO CHEAT, NO.

CHEAT?

IT'S ALL A MATTER
OF PERSPECTIVE, MAN.

LIKE MOST THINGS IN LIFE.

Jennifer:
QUINN!

WHAT'S UP, JEN?

HEY...

IF YOU TWO DON'T
GET CHANGED RIGHT NOW

YOU'RE GOING TO MISS
YOUR OWN ENGAGEMENT PARTY.

OOH-OOH...

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

DR. SLOAN.

JENNY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED
IT FOR THE WORLD.

'COURSE, I'M FOUR DOORS
DOWN THE BEACH.

IS STEVE GOING
TO MAKE IT?

HE HAD TO WORK

BUT HE SAID HE'D DROP
BY WHEN HE GOT OFF.

GREAT.

HI, JEN.

HEY.

SORRY I'M LATE.

I HAD TO GO HOME
AND CHANGE.

HEY, DR. SLOAN.

HI, ALEX. FOOD'S OVER THERE.

GOOD.

I CANNOT BELIEVE
IT... JENNY WARNER

ALL GROWN UP
AND GETTING MARRIED.

WELL, IT'S
ALL YOUR FAULT.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU
HADN'T INVITED ME

TO YOUR ANNUAL BARBECUE
FOR THE NEW MEDICAL STUDENTS

I NEVER WOULD HAVE MET QUINN.

THAT'S RIGHT... I HOPE
YOU'RE STILL THANKING ME

FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.

OH, SHE WILL.

I WILL.

SO WILL I.

OH, LOOK AT THAT

GORGEOUS RING.

MARK, THERE YOU ARE.

HI, DONALD.

AND NO HORS D'OEUVRES.

WELL, COME ON,
I'LL FIX YOU UP.

IF YOU'LL, UH,
EXCUSE US OLD FOLKS.

DADDY.

CERTAINLY.

THERE'S, UH, SOMETHING
I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

INTERESTING TEXTURE.

AWFUL, ISN'T IT?

BAD.

I LOVE THIS PLACE.

WHEN I WAS A KID
GROWING UP

ON THE NORTHWEST
SIDE OF CHICAGO

I SWORE ONE DAY
I'D HAVE A HOUSE
BY THE OCEAN...

SO MY KIDS COULD
SWIM EVERY DAY

IF THEY WANTED TO.

YOU COME OUT HERE TO TELL ME
ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD, DON?

NO. I DIDN'T.

I KNOW YOU'RE
GOING TO THINK

I'M ACTING LIKE AN
OVERPROTECTIVE FATHER

BUT THERE'S...

THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT BOY...

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T TRUST HIM.

QUINN?

SO I HIRED SOMEONE

TO CHECK ON HIS BACKGROUND.

NOW, DON'T START LECTURING ME

ABOUT TRUSTING MY
DAUGHTER'S JUDGMENT.

I'M NOT GOING TO LECTURE YOU
ABOUT ANYTHING.

TURNS OUT THE FAMILY
WAS VERY WEALTHY.
WAS.

NOW... QUINN'S JUST
BARELY GETTING BY

ON LOANS AND
PART-TIME WORK.

WELL, A LOT OF MEDICAL STUDENTS
GET BY ON LOANS

AND PART-TIME WORK.

BUT THEY DON'T PRETEND
THEY'RE RICH.

Jennifer:
DR. SLOAN?

THERE'S A PHONE CALL FOR YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

YES, OF COURSE.

I'LL BE THERE RIGHT AWAY.

I'M SORRY.

THERE'S A PROBLEM
AT THE HOSPITAL...

ONE OF THE HOSPITAL STAFF.

I HAVE TO GO.

I'LL SEE YOU OUT.

GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE.

HAVING A GOOD TIME?

YEAH.

ARE YOU?

I'VE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER
IN MY LIFE.

SHE HAD
THURSDAY OFF.

FRIDAY, SHE DIDN'T REPORT
TO WORK OR ANSWER HER PHONE

SO TODAY ONE
OF THE OTHER NURSES

CAME BY TO SEE
IF SHE WAS SICK.

SHE DIDN'T LEAVE
A SUICIDE NOTE.

LOOKS LIKE
AN APPARENT
OVERDOSE.

HER PRESCRIPTION
BOTTLE'S EMPTY.

PENTOBARBITAL.

PRETTY TOUGH BARBITURATE.

LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FOOD
FOR ONE PERSON.

DID YOU GET
A RECEIPT?

NO, BUT IT LOOKS
LIKE THERE WAS
ONE, THOUGH.

DAMN.

YOU GET A PICTURE OF THIS?

OF COURSE.

THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE
YOU SHOULD SEE, THOUGH.

DIDN'T TAKE MUCH INVESTIGATING
TO FIND OUT THAT DR. WESLEY

HAS SOME FINANCIAL
PROBLEMS.

NOTHING SUBSTANTIAL

BUT SHE WAS ON A
YEAR'S SABBATICAL

WHEN SHE TOOK
THIS JOB.

THAT, PLUS THE COST OF
MOVING FROM BACK EAST.

WELL, I MEAN,
NOT ENOUGH

TO MAKE HER DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD
TALK TO HER.

MY LAWYER SAYS THAT
WORST CASE SCENARIO

HE CAN PLEA-BARGAIN ME
DOWN TO A PROBATION

BUT I DON'T WANT
TO PLEA-BARGAIN THIS.

I'LL LOSE MY LICENSE
AND BESIDES THAT...

YOU'RE INNOCENT.

MADISON,
IS THERE ANYBODY

WHO COULD HAVE
GOTTEN THEIR HANDS

ON THOSE PRESCRIPTION PADS?

I DON'T THINK SO.

ANYBODY WHO WOULD HAVE
SOME ACCESS TO YOUR OFFICE?

WELL, THE CLEANING CREW

BUT I KEEP THE SCRIPS
LOCKED UP

IN THE RIGHT-HAND
DRAWER OF MY DESK

AND I'M THE ONLY ONE
THAT'S GOT THE KEYS.

WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT?

DID YOU KNOW A NURSE
NAMED HOLLY HARRIS?

NO.

SHE WORKED
FOR THE HOSPITAL.

ALONG WITH ABOUT
289 OTHERS

MOST OF WHOM
I HAVEN'T MET
JUST YET.

SHE WAS FOUND
DEAD TODAY.

APPARENT OVERDOSE
OF PENTOBARBITAL.

OH, I'M SORRY.

YOUR NAME WAS
ON THE PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE.

THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.

I'M GOING TO GO TO JAIL FOR
SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T DO.

IS THERE ANY WAY

HOLLY COULD HAVE HAD
ACCESS TO YOUR OFFICE?

I DON'T KNOW.

MARK, I'M SORRY.

I NEED TO GO HOME.

OF COURSE. I'LL TAKE YOU.

NOTHING UNUSUAL HERE.

HOLLY'S HOSPITAL I.D...

CANDY BAR...

ROMANCE NOVEL.

WHISPER THAT YOU LOVE ME.

LOVE YOU.

SAMPLE BOTTLE
OF CIMETIDINE.

HMM.

OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS ANTACID.

MY DAD'S A DOCTOR.

THIS IS KIND OF STRANGE.

THIS WAS IN THE PAGES
OF HER NOTEBOOK.

PATIENT'S
MEDICAL HISTORY?

A FORMER PATIENT.

DONATED HIS BODY
TO THE MEDICAL SCHOOL.

NOW, WHY WOULD
SHE HAVE THAT?

HANG ON.

YEAH, HI.
DR. GLYNN, PLEASE?

GLYNN TEACHES
ANATOMY.

HI, DR. GLYNN?

YEAH, THIS IS
DR. JESSE TRAVIS.

HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD. THANKS.

YOU KNOW,
I WAS WONDERING...

COULD YOU
DO ME A FAVOR?

I WANTED TO FIND OUT
WHICH STUDENT

WAS ASSIGNED CADAVER #872.

THANKS. EACH STUDENT
IS ASSIGNED A CADAVER

TO STUDY AND DIAGNOSE

AND HAVING THAT PATIENT'S
MEDICAL CHART WOULD BE LIKE

GETTING THE ANSWERS TO A TEST
BEFORE YOU TAKE IT.

HI.

OKAY, THANKS.

QUINN MONTGOMERY.

Amanda:
DRUG OVERDOSE WAS ACCELERATED

DUE TO THE CONSUMPTION
OF ALCOHOL.

THE CHINESE ALE.

MM-HMM. I'D PUT
THE TIME OF DEATH

BETWEEN 2:00
AND 3:00 P.M.
ON THURSDAY

BUT THERE'S
SOMETHING ELSE.

SHE WAS IN THE
FIRST TRIMESTER
OF A PREGNANCY.

UNMARRIED
AND PREGNANT.

GREAT COMBINATION
FOR DEPRESSION.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT,
BUT TAKE A LOOK.

IT'S WHAT
YOU DON'T SEE.

THERE SHOULD
BE GELATIN

IN HER STOMACH
CONTENTS.

PENTOBARBITAL COMES
IN GELATIN CAPSULES.

IF SHE INGESTED
THEM WHOLE...

THERE SHOULD
HAVE BEEN GELATIN.

BUT IF SOMEONE
PULLED THEM APART

AND MIXED THE CONTENTS IN
WITH HER FOOD OR DRINK...

THAT WOULD
BE MURDER

AND WHO WOULD HAVE MOTIVE
TO KILL HER?

SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T WANT
THE WORLD TO KNOW

SHE WAS PREGNANT.

I BETTER GO
FIND MY DAD.

HERE YOU GO.

SIT DOWN, QUINN.

THANKS FOR
INVITING ME OUT.

I LOVE THE OCEAN.

REMINDS ME OF MY PARENTS'
PLACE IN SOUTH BEACH.

YOUR PARENTS LIVE
IN MIAMI?

YEAH.

UH, STILL...
EVEN AFTER THE, UH, BANKRUPTCY?

WELL, THEY LIVE
IN A SMALL APARTMENT NOW

BUT, YEAH.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

SOMEBODY TOLD ME.

JENNIFER'S FATHER.

SHE MUST'VE TOLD HIM
AFTER YOU TOLD HER.

ACTUALLY, I...
DON'T THINK I DID TELL JENNIFER.

OH?

WHY NOT?

WELL, I GUESS
I DIDN'T THINK IT SHOULD MATTER

ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

WELL, OF COURSE, IT WOULDN'T...

UNLESS YOU'RE TRYING
TO HIDE SOMETHING FROM HER.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO HIDE,
DR. SLOAN.

OH, QUINN, I MEANT TO TELL YOU...
YOU KNOW THAT, UH, YOUNG WOMAN

WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND
IN HER APARTMENT...

UH, HOLLY HARRIS...

DID YOU KNOW HER?

"HOLLY HARRIS"...

SHE DIED?

HOW?

OH, HARD TO SAY FOR SURE.

DRUG OVERDOSE, MAYBE.

SH...

SHE WAS A... FRIEND OF MINE.

SHE LIKED THE... YOUNG DOCTORS

THE STUDENT DOCTORS...

SORT OF A GROUPIE.

I SEE.

GOSH, I'M SO EMBARRASSED
TO TELL YOU THIS...

I...

I LET MYSELF...
BE SEDUCED BY HER.

OH?

I'D BEEN
DRINKING AND...

SHE WAS VERY... INSISTENT...

YOU KNOW HOW SOME
WOMEN CAN BE.

I'VE HEARD.

ANYWAY...

WHEN IT WAS... OVER,
I TRIED TO TELL HER

THAT THERE WAS NOTHING
BETWEEN US...

I WAS IN LOVE WITH JENNIFER...
WE WERE GOING TO GET MARRIED...

BUT SHE JUST WOULDN'T
LEAVE ME ALONE.

SHE EVEN STOLE
A PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY

TO HELP ME PASS
MY BEGINNING
DIAGNOSTIC CLASS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
SHE THOUGHT I'D NEED IT.

I MEAN... I REFUSED, OBVIOUSLY.

SHE WAS MAKING, UH,
TROUBLE FOR YOU?

FOR A LITTLE WHILE...

BUT... ABOUT A WEEK AGO,
SHE TOLD ME THAT, UH...

SHE'D MET THIS GUY...

UM... JIMMY... SOMETHING...
AND SHE REALLY LIKED HIM.

MUST'VE BEEN A RELIEF TO YOU.

IT WAS, BELIEVE ME.

ARE YOU GOING TO TELL...
JENNIFER?

OH, I DON'T THINK
IT'S MY BUSINESS

TO TELL JENNIFER ABOUT HOLLY...
OR ABOUT
YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

IT WAS A MISTAKE...

ONE THAT I DEEPLY REGRET,
BUT... IT WAS JUST ONE NIGHT.

ANYWAY, I... BETTER GET GOING.

THANKS FOR THE BEER.

YOU KNOW, QUINN,
IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS

BUT, UH... IF YOUR PARENTS
HAVE NO MONEY

HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO BUY

SUCH AN EXPENSIVE
ENGAGEMENT RING

FOR JENNIFER?

THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY...

ON TIME.

ANYWAY... BETTER GO.

OKAY, THANKS FOR COMING.

YEAH, I'LL SEE
YOU IN CLASS.

SEE YOU THERE.

OH, UH, QUINN...

DID YOU KNOW
HOLLY WAS PREGNANT?

SHE WAS PREGNANT?

MM-HMM.

YOU THINK
THAT THE BABY WAS MINE?

WE'LL FIND OUT.

OH... GOD, HOLLY...

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

YOU KNOW WHAT THE
BOARD CAN DO TO YOU IF THEY
FOUND OUT

THAT YOU ASKED DR.
WESLEY TO MEET YOU AT THE
HOSPITAL...

SHE'S BEING RAILROADED.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

LOOK, THE POLICE
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE

TO ELIMINATE HER
AS A SUSPECT

BASED ON HER
HANDWRITING SAMPLE.

DO YOU THINK HANDWRITING
IS AN EXACT SCIENCE?

NO.

MARK THINKS SHE'S INNOCENT
AND THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME

AND IF HE WANTS TO HELP HER,
I THINK WE SHOULD SUPPORT THAT.

OKAY, SO DO I.

WHY ARE WE ARGUING
ABOUT THIS?

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'LL
DO DR. WESLEY ANY GOOD

IF THE BOARD DECIDES
TO SUSPEND YOU, TOO.

I'M NOT WORRIED
ABOUT MY STANDING
WITH THE BOARD.

I THINK
THAT YOU UNDERESTIMATE

THE PETTINESS OF BUREAUCRATS.

ME?

I DON'T THINK SO.

MADISON, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING.

HEY, YOU SAID
YOU MIGHT KNOW

WHO STOLE MY
PRESCRIPTION PADS.

MAYBE.

CHARLES...

CHARLES REGIS, OUR
OFFICE SUPPLIES CLERK.

I ALREADY HAVE A FULL DAY,
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND...

IT'LL BE BRIEF.

CHARLES KEEPS
A COMPLETE RECORD

OF EVERY ORDER
THAT COMES THROUGH SUPPLIES.

IN TRIPLICATE.

SO, I ASKED HIM
TO PULL YOUR REQUISITION FORM.

WAIT A MINUTE...
WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE

I ORDERED THREE
PADS, NOT FOUR.

Regis:
THAT YOUR SIGNATURE?

YES.

Regis:
FOUR PADS REQUISITIONED...

FOUR PADS SENT.

THREE RECEIVED.

WHO PICKS UP THE ORDERS?

I DON'T KNOW.

NURSES, ORDERLIES,
OFFICE STAFF...

WHOEVER'S AVAILABLE.

HAS QUINN MONTGOMERY
EVER DELIVERED PACKAGES TO YOU?

YES, A FEW TIMES.

I'M CALLING MARK
RIGHT NOW.

AMANDA... THANK YOU.

OF COURSE,
STOMACH ENZYMES CONTINUE

TO DIGEST,
EVEN AFTER THE BODY'S DECEASED

BUT IN HER CASE...

THE DIGESTION PROCESS WAS
UNUSUALLY ACCELERATED.

IT'S LIKE HER BODY
WAS LEFT HERE

AND HER STOMACH WAS LEFT
IN A TROPICAL JUNGLE.

HMM...

QUINN!

THERE YOU ARE.

HEY, I JUST SAW
THE MIDTERM GRADES.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YEAH... YEAH, YEAH.

UH... IT'S A RELIEF
TO SEE THEM POSTED.

RELIEVED? YOU COULDN'T
HAVE BEEN WORRIED.

YOU'RE THE TOP STUDENT
IN YOUR CLASS.

WELL, YOU KNOW,
I MEAN...

WITH EVERYTHING
THAT'S BEEN GOING ON

YOU... NEVER KNOW.

YEAH.

OH, HEY, UH... DR. SLOAN

WANTED YOU TO MEET
HIM AT THIS ADDRESS.

OH, QUINN, YOU CAME.

THANK YOU.

DR... TRAVIS SAID

YOU NEEDED MY HELP
WITH SOMETHING?

YES, THERE'S SOME THINGS

ABOUT HOLLY'S DEATH
THAT DON'T QUITE ADD UP.

I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD
SEE SOMETHING I MISSED.

LIKE... WHAT?

WELL, I'VE
BEEN GOING OVER

THE TIME OF DEATH...
DECOMPOSITION.

SOMETHING DOESN'T WORK.

LOOK AT THIS.

THE LAST DATE ON THIS
CALENDAR IS THURSDAY.

NOW, THAT'S PROBABLY
THE DAY SHE DIED.

YEAH... MAKES SENSE.

SO... YOU DIDN'T SEE
HER THAT DAY, DID YOU?

NO, I COULDN'T HAVE SEEN HER
THAT DAY.

I HAD MIDTERMS, REMEMBER?

OH, THAT'S RIGHT...
MIDTERMS.

THE REASON I ASKED WAS
SHE SEEMS TO HAVE ORDERED

CHINESE TAKE-OUT FOR TWO.

"TWO"?

MMM...

HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?

TWO FORTUNE COOKIES.

WELL, THAT DOESN'T
PROVE ANYTHING.

I MEAN, THEY COULD'VE THROWN
AN EXTRA ONE IN THE BAG.

YEAH, YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE.

WE DIDN'T FIND THE RECEIPT
ANYWAY.

WELL, YOU KNOW,
HOLLY PROBABLY LEFT THAT

AT THE RESTAURANT.

NO, NO, IT WAS,
UH, STAPLED

RIGHT TO THE SACK.

THERE'S A LITTLE PIECE
OF IT LEFT.

WHOEVER KILLED HOLLY
RIPPED THAT OFF

AND GOT RID OF IT SOMEWHERE.

YOU COLD?

NO.

SO, ANYWAY, I'M THINKING
THAT WHOEVER KILLED HOLLY

EMPTIED SEVERAL CAPSULES
OF THAT PENTOBARBITAL

INTO HER SWEET-AND-SOUR SOUP.

YOU FOUND A... BARBITURATE
IN HER SOUP?

OH, NO.

THE KILLER WAS MUCH TOO SMART
FOR THAT.

YOU SURE YOU WOULDN'T LIKE
A JACKET OR SOMETHING?

NO, I'M-I'M FINE.

WELL, I MEAN,
IT'S COLD IN HERE.

DR. SLOAN...
I HAVE THINGS TO DO.

I'M SORRY, WHERE WAS I?

OH, YEAH, I THINK
PROBABLY THE ALCOHOL
SPEEDED UP THE DELIVERY

OF THAT BARBITURATE
INTO HER SYSTEM.

SO SHE CAME OVER HERE
AND COLLAPSED RIGHT HERE.

NOW THE KILLER PICKED HER UP
BY HER SHOULDERS

AND PUT HER HERE
ON THE SOFA.

HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY
KNOW THAT?

CARPET.

WHEN I ARRIVED ON THE SCENE,
I NOTICED THERE WAS

A PATTERN ON THE CARPET
RIGHT HERE.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

YEAH, YOU CAN'T SEE IT
TOO WELL

WITHOUT SOME SUNLIGHT
ON IT.

THERE.

NOW... RIGHT THERE.

NOW, THAT IS SOMETHING THE
KILLER COULD NOT HAVE KNOWN

THAT NIGHT.

SO, HE PUT HER ON THE SOFA.

THEN HE PRESSED HER FINGERS
AGAINST THE PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE

TO LEAVE PRINTS,
AND LEFT IT

OUT ON THAT TABLE IN PLAIN SIGHT
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A SUICIDE.

IF YOU'VE FIGURED
ALL THIS OUT ALREADY

WHY DID YOU ASK ME
TO COME OVER HERE?

BECAUSE SOMETHING DOESN'T FIT.

THE CONTENTS
OF HOLLY'S STOMACH DECOMPOSED

AT AN ACCELERATED RATE

COMPARED TO THE REST
OF HER BODY.

WELL, SHE COULD'VE BEEN
ON MEDICATION.

HOLLY HAD A NERVOUS STOMACH.

YEAH, THAT COULD BE...

BUT MAYBE IT WAS
THE TEMPERATURE.

LOOK AT THIS THERMOSTAT
OVER HERE.

NOW, SEE THERE,
IT WAS SET

TO COME ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
60 DEGREES.

THEN SATURDAY MORNING, EARLY

IT'S SET TO GO
BACK TO NORMAL, 74.

DON'T SEE
THE RELEVANCE.

WELL, JUST MAYBE,
THE CONTENTS OF HOLLY'S STOMACH

DID NOT DECOMPOSE
AT AN ACCELERATED RATE.

INSTEAD, THE REST
OF HER BODY TISSUE

WAS SLOWED DOWN
BY THE TEMPERATURE.

SHE WAS REFRIGERATED.

OH, THAT'S PROBABLY
THE NEIGHBOR LADY.

SHE SAID SHE SAW
A MAN VISITING HOLLY

THE NIGHT
BEFORE SHE DIED.

DAD, THIS IS MRS. GREEN
FROM DOWN THE HALL.

MRS. GREEN, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR COMING.

WOULD YOU GIVE ME
JUST A MOMENT?

OF COURSE.

UH, QUINN, I HAVE
TO GET A DESCRIPTION

OF THE MAN SHE SAW.

DO YOU WANT
TO WAIT IN HERE?

NO, I-I'D RATHER WAIT
IN THE CAR.

MRS. GREEN, I WAS A
FRIEND OF HOLLY'S.

UH...

THANKS SO MUCH FOR
TRYING TO HELP.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

WHERE IS HE?

JENNIFER, HI!

I'M LOOKING FOR DR. SLOAN.

WHAT DID HE TELL MY DAD?

ABOUT WHAT?

JUST TELL HIM I DON'T CARE
WHAT HE THINKS OF QUINN.

IT'S MY BUSINESS
AND NOT HIS.

YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU SHOULD
PROBABLY TELL HIM YOURSELF.

WHY DON'T I, UH,
PAGE HIM FOR YOU?

SOME DAYS SHE'S LUCID.

OTHER DAYS SHE
CAN'T REMEMBER

WHAT ORDINARY
OBJECTS ARE...

LIKE A SPOON,
FOR EXAMPLE.

Quinn:
SOUNDS LIKE
ALZHEIMER'S.

QUINN.

HEY, I'LL CATCH
YOU LATER.

JENNY!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

HI.

I CAME TO TELL YOU
THE WEDDING'S OFF.

I WANT TO ELOPE INSTEAD.

REALLY?

PUNKIN, ARE
YOU SURE?

AND SOON, BEFORE MY FATHER
CAN DEMAND A PRENUP

OR PULL SOME OTHER STUPID STUNT
TO RUIN MY LIFE.

WHATEVER YOU WANT.

ROBBERY-HOMICIDE. WALKER.

YEAH.

JUST A MINUTE.

LIEUTENANT, ONE OF
THE PHARMACIES YOU ALERTED

IN ON THE LINE.

THEY'VE GOT A GUY
WITH A STOLEN SCRIP.

WHERE?

VALUE RIGHT,
SANTA MONICA AND THIRD.

I'LL TAKE IT.

TRY TO HOLD HIM. LIEUTENANT
SLOAN WILL BE THERE IN TEN
MINUTES.

TRY AND GET A DESCRIPTION
FOR ME. CALL ME.

YOU GOT IT.

Randy:
Okay, five-nine, five-ten.

170 pounds, blue eyes,
brown hair and a T-shirt.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, I GOT HIM.

THANKS.

POLICE! FREEZE!

WHERE YOU OFF TO
IN SUCH A HURRY?

I DIDN'T DO NOTHING, MAN.

WHAT'S IN THE BAG?

THAT'S NOT FOR ME...
I'M JUST A DELIVERY GUY.

ME, TOO.

LET'S GO.

NO, REALLY, MAN!

YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU
POINT ME

IN THE DIRECTION
OF THE RIGHT GUY?

JIMMY HORN?

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?

DON'T YOU KNOW RUNNING
FROM THE COPS

MAKES YOU LOOK GUILTY?

COME ON.

Steve:
YOU KNOW, JIMMY, MOST PEOPLE
THAT DISPENSE PRESCRIPTIONS

HAVE AN "M.D."
AFTER THEIR NAME.

REALLY?

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

SO IF YOU DO HAVE A MEDICAL
DEGREE IN YOUR BACK POCKET

NOW MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME
TO GET IT OUT.

THAT WAY, I'D ONLY HAVE
TO CHARGE YOU WITH FORGERY

AND FALSE DOCUMENTS.

OH, MUST BE SLOW
IN ROBBERY-HOMICIDE.

THEY GOT THE DICKS COMING
AFTER THE SMALL BUSINESSMAN.

YOU IN THE BUSINESS
OF MURDER, JIMMY?

OH, GIVE ME A BREAK.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU:

LIFE WITHOUT THE
POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE.

FOR A COUPLE OF STOLEN SCRIPS?

FOR THE MURDER OF HOLLY HARRIS.

OH, PLEASE.

COME ON, JIMMY,
WE'VE GOT HER PRINTS

ALL OVER YOUR PLACE.

OF COURSE YOU DO, 'CAUSE
SHE WAS OVER ALL THE TIME...

YOU KNOW, UNTIL, UH...

JUST UNTIL LATELY.

WHAT'D SHE TRY AND DO...

BREAK UP YOUR LUCRATIVE
LITTLE PARTNERSHIP?

IT'S HOLLY.

YOU HAVE AN ALIBI FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE 20th?

DR. SLOAN?

YEAH, ALEX.

I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD TALK
TO YOU ABOUT ONE OF MY PATIENTS.

SURE.

WELL, ALL OF HER SYMPTOMS
SEEM TO BE POINTING TO DEMENTIA.

DEMENTIA, HUH?

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT
I CAN'T PUT MY FINGER ON.

I'D BE HAPPY TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT IT.

SAY YOU MEET ME IN, UH,
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES?

SURE.

DOCTORS' LOUNGE?

I'LL BE THERE.

OH, QUINN, COULD
I HAVE A MOMENT?

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT
BE INTERESTED TO HEAR

THAT THE POLICE HAVE
ARRESTED HOLLY'S MURDERER.

WHO WAS IT?

SOME LOCAL DRUG DEALER
NAME OF, UH, JIMMY HORN.

JIMMY?

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE GUY
THAT SHE WAS DATING.

GUESS SO.

OH... SO HE MUST
HAVE CONVINCED HER

TO STEAL DR. WESLEY'S
PRESCRIPTION PADS.

THAT MUST HAVE
BEEN IT, YEAH.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
THAT OF HOLLY.

I GUESS YOU JUST
NEVER KNOW, DO YOU?

WELL, SOMETIMES YOU DO.

THEN, OTHER TIMES
YOU CAN BE MISTAKEN...

JUST LIKE I WAS WITH YOU.

WE BOTH KNOW THAT
I CONSIDERED YOU
A SUSPECT THERE

FOR A WHILE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, DR. SLOAN.

I CAN SEE HOW YOU WOULD
HAVE MADE THAT MISTAKE.

DON'T GIVE IT
ANOTHER THOUGHT.

THANK YOU.

SO, IT'S ALL LOCKED UP?

WELL, ALMOST.

"ALMOST"?

WELL, EVEN THOUGH HE HAD MOTIVE
AND HE HAD OPPORTUNITY

THE POLICE CAN'T FIND ANY
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER

TO TIE HIM TO HER PLACE.

WELL, THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

PROSECUTES CIRCUMSTANTIAL
EVIDENCE CASES ALL THE TIME.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

OH, THEY DON'T HAVE TO

BUT IT'S ALWAYS VERY,
VERY RISKY WITHOUT THE...

THE SMOKING GUN,
SO TO SPEAK.

YEAH.

YEAH, I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.

THIS GUY'S VERY
CLEVER, THOUGH.

THE POLICE HAVE BEEN
UNABLE TO UNCOVER

ONE SHRED OF
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

TYING HIM TO THAT MURDER.

PRETTY GOOD.

WELL, EXCUSE ME.

I'VE GOT AN APPOINTMENT
WITH ALEX.

HEY, HON.

WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M ALL PACKED.

I JUST GOT ONE LITTLE ERRAND
TO RUN.

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED
YOUR MIND?

NO! OF COURSE NOT.

I'll see you in, like,
half an hour.

I LOVE YOU.

Steve:
I'LL TAKE THAT.

SO YOU SET ME UP?

NO, YOU DID THIS
TO YOURSELF.

READ HIM HIS RIGHTS

AND TAKE HIM
DOWNTOWN.

YOU JUST COULDN'T LET IT GO,
COULD YOU?

HE WAS SO... BRIGHT.

BEST IN HIS CLASS.

NOT YET.

HAVE SOME PATIENCE.

I'M SO SORRY YOU HAD TO
GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS.

I WOULDN'T WISH IT
ON MY WORST ENEMY.

EVERYBODY! I WOULD LIKE
TO PROPOSE A TOAST

TO THE BEST DEAN
WE'VE EVER HAD...

AND TO THE ONLY DEAN
WHO WAS EVER ARRESTED

FOR DEALING DRUGS!

TO DR. WESLEY.

HEAR, HEAR.

OH, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

YOU KNOW, UH,
I HAVE TO ADMIT

THERE WAS THIS VOICE
IN MY HEAD

THAT WAS TELLING ME
THAT IT WAS ALL OVER...

I WAS GOING TO GO
TO JAIL...

AND THEN THERE WAS THIS
OTHER VOICE THAT SAID

"EVERYTHING'S GOING
TO BE OKAY.

DON'T GIVE UP HOPE."

AND THAT VOICE IS YOURS.

SHE'S FOREVER IN MY DEBT.

Jesse:
ALL RIGHT, FOOD IS READY!

GRAB YOUR BUN.

Steve:
TWO DOGS, RIGHT HERE.

AND A CHEESEBURGER.

CHEESEBURGER.

LET'S GO, DAD.