Emergency! (1972–1979): Season 2, Episode 16 - Syndrome - full transcript

[Clanking ]

[ Gage] Hey, Roy, hand
me that three-quarter, will ya?

Roy?

[Gargling]

[Gargling]

Sounds like the percussion
section of a rock group. Look.

Can't a guy gargle around
here without being hassled?

[ Huffs ] Gargle? Is that
what you were doin'?

Huh. With salt yet. What do you
expect me to use? Mayonnaise?

Hey, that'd be kind of different.
My mother used to make me gargle...

with vinegar and soybean
oil when I had a sore throat.



- Who said I had a sore throat?
- What are you getting so defensive about?

- I mean, if you don't have a sore throat,
what are you gargling for?
- I like to gargle, okay?

Look, Roy, if you got a
problem, let me have a look.

Oh, no. Now, don't start doin' that
paramedic number on me, all right?

There's nothing to see.
Go out, work on the squad,

finish the squad. I'll come
out and join you in a minute.

I'm finished. Now, come
on. Let me have a look.

Just let me look down
your throat. Come on.

I told you there's
nothing to see.

Can't a guy gargle around
this place for no reason?

Nobody gargles for no
reason, right? That's right.

He's hiding somethin' and
somethin' serious. That's right.

[ Alarm Blaring ] [ Dispatcher On
P.A] Squad 57, possible heart case.

Mammoth Studios, 3100
Korbel Canyon Boulevard.



3100 Korbel Canyon Boulevard.

Nearest cross street Hollywood
Freeway. Time out 1410.

[Kelly] Squad 51, 10-4. KMG-365.

I'll get the door.

[Siren Blaring ]

[Siren Blaring ]

[ Officer On Speaker] Follow me.

[ Officer On Speaker]
Park to the left.

What took you so long?
Where's the patient?

Inside. Follow me. Hurry.

In here. You fellas doctors?

We're paramedics. You wanna get
out of the way, please? “Para” what?

Boris, I thought I told you to get
me a doctor. I couldn't locate one.

This is the best I
could do fast. The best

you could do is a “para”
something or other?

We'll have a doctor on the phone.
Now, just stay out of the way, please.

What? You gotta use a remote control
now? For my star, that's not good enough.

Well, right now, that's
all he's got goin' for him.

- Cy.
- [ Grunts, Groans ] Oh, my chest.

Wh—Where am I?

Easy, mister. Don't try to talk.

- How'd this happen?
- Suppose you tell me,
medicine man.

- Were you here when he passed out?
- I've been with him
since the company broke for lunch.

- Now, will you do something
and stop asking questions?
- Cy.

We were just finishing lunch,
having coffee, you know,

when Ray felt some pain
around his nose and his eyes.

And then his chest
started to hurt.

And now he doesn't
know where he is. Yeah.

Ray got all confused,
disoriented, you know?

- That's about the whole story.
- Is there any history of heart trouble,
anything else you might know of?

He's got a history of nothing. Will
you get to it and stop asking questions?

- EKGs ready.
- All right.

- How old is he?
- What's that got to do with it?

- Look, I haven't got time
to tell you. How old is he?
- Around 46.

Rampart Base, this is Rescue 51.
Rampart Base, this is Rescue 51.

- 51, this is Rampart. Go ahead.
- Rampart, we have a male patient,
Caucasian, approximate age 46.

He's suffering from pains in the chest.
He's got sinus pressure, mental confusion.

The vitals seem normal. Blood
pressure is 120 over 70. Pulse rate is 80.

- 51, can you send me a strip?
- Stand by, Rampart.

Lead two.

All right, Rampart.
This will be lead two.

[ Whirring ]

51, the EKG. appears
normal. Start an I. V.

With D5W and transport
as soon as possible.

10-4, Rampart.

- Well— Well, what's wrong with him?
- We don't know that yet.

You're shooting a needle into
him, and you don't know yet?

- It's just a precaution.
- Precaution against what?

Against the possibility that
he may need medication

later, and we won't be
able to get it into him.

Here. Hold this please.

Look, I'll go to the hospital with
him. You keep things rolling here.

Cy, I'm a director, not a magician. That's
our star stretched out there, remember?

Yeah, well, laying
there, he's no good to

either one of us. Now,
you shoot around him.

Okay. You wanna move
out of the way here?

Okay. Let's bring it in.

[Siren Blaring ]

You two can sure make things
happen around here. What do you mean?

I mean, we have a lobby full of newsmen
and Raymond Boyd fans out there.

Word spreads fast.

I just heard. How
is he? No change.

[ Chuckles ] Looks like one of
those fans is on the hospital staff, Doc.

There you go again.
She shows a little sincere

professional concern, you
make something out of it.

Just an experienced
observation. That's all. I'll bet.

Speaking of observation,
have you had your

throat looked at? You
should let me look at it.

[ Brackett] Oh, Dix, have X-ray
set up for a skull series, will ya?

Yeah. Right away.

Vitals normal. E.K.G.
looks good. It's got me, Kel.

Exactly my diagnosis.
Let's get those tests started.

[Groaning]

Where am I? Rampart
Emergency Hospital.

Easy now. You're in no
condition to be getting up.

What am I doing here? We haven't
quite got that figured out exactly.

How do you feel now?
Oh. Weak. Numb all over.

What about your head?

I wish it weren't there.

It's splitting. Uh-huh?

Does that tell you
something? No, not really.

We're gonna run a few tests after you've
had some rest. we'll know more then.

You'll give it to me straight, right,
Doc? There isn't any other way.

Then let's get on with it.

Cy's probably in his office
having kittens right now.

No. Your producer's in
my office having kittens.

Put him in Observation 2.

Oh, great healers. Look
who's back from the wars.

Hey, Boot! Come here, boy!

Yeah. How are ya?
Huh? How ya doin'?

Well, what was the diagnosis?
Well, according to the

captain, the vet said he had
a tick buried behind his ear.

Oh, yeah? Huh. You hurt, boy?

Doesn't seem any worse for the
wear. He's an amazing hound dog.

It took some tricky
surgery. Yeah?

Yeah. About 36 bucks'
worth. Uh-oh. Gaff time.

- How badly are we damaged?
- Well, let's see.

Three shifts, six men a
shift. That's a total of eighteen.

And 18 into 36 is...

- Two.
- Two bucks apiece, yeah.

Well, it's well worth it for Boot.
Right, boy. Huh? [ Boot Whimpering ]

- Happy to chip in.
- Yeah. Just don't ask us
to chip in on your bill.

- My bill?
- You do have insurance, don't you?

Oh, back on that kick again.

- You don't?
- I do have medical insurance,
and I don't need it.

Listen to the man, Chet.
Sounds like a case of the frights.

Scared to death. Why don't the both
of you go out and play on the freeway?

Uh, Gage— two bucks.

[Groans ] Like I said,
it's worth it. Yeah.

[ I Radio Chatter ]

I was going over these
equipment lists. Did you guys

ever find a replacement
for that leaky oxygen valve?

Yeah, yeah. The day before yesterday
I sent the old one back to S &T.

- Are you all right?
- Yeah. Yeah. Sure.

- Sure I am. Why?
- It just looked to me as if you were having
a hard time swallowing that pop. Were you?

Oh—[Clears Throat ]
It's the carbonation.

- You sure?
- Yeah. Yeah, I'm sure.

You know, DeSoto, if you
nip that kind of thing in the bud,

you save yourself a lot of sick days
off, and you save me a lot of paperwork.

I'm not kidding now. If
something's really wrong

with you, I want you
to take care of yourself.

[ Dispatcher On P.A. ]
Engine 15, return to quarters.

Listen. I got a production schedule
that's tighter than Kelsey's pocketbook.

Now, look, Doc. I don't
expect you to understand.

I mean, you're only a doctor.

Look, let me put it
in perspective for you.

Raymond Boyd is a very
famous, highly paid actor...

who has made my show one of
the top-point grabbers in the industry.

But what he makes is
peanuts compared to the quarter

of a million I pour into
that show every week...

just to get it on the tube.

Now what that all boils
down to is a very expensive

production company laying
around a sound stage...

while he's laying
around a hospital.

And if he lays around too long,
there isn't gonna be any show.

Raymond Boyd is
gonna be out of a job, and

I’m gonna be in the
soup line at the mission.

And I'd guess the worst part
is you in the soup line, right?

- Oh, wrong. I've been in that line before.
- Then why all the drums and cymbals,
Mr. Kliner?

"Cause I hate to see a good show
go down the sewer for no reason.

- He's a sick man.
- Sick! Sick!

It's all relative.
I'm a sick man too.

Listen, you could write a medical
best seller about my stomach.

Look, Doc, you said
yourself he's up, awake. He's

feelin' better, and nothin'
seems to be wrong with him.

- So who knows. Maybe it's indigestion.
- I think we can safely rule that out.

Okay, okay. So
it's not indigestion.

The fact remains, you still
don't know what's wrong

with him, so maybe it's
only temporary, right?

That's possible, but we won't
know till we see the test results.

But it's possible you
won't know even then, huh?

I'll admit there are a few areas we
doctors don't have answers for yet.

Look, here's what I've been
leading up to— What's it gonna hurt...

to let him go back to work until
you get the results of the tests?

Maybe nothing. Then
again, maybe a lot.

Well, I say let's
take the chance.

That's a pretty casual
attitude, Mr. Kliner.

I’m afraid I can't take that
chance. Well, he's my star!

And he's my patient.
That comes first.

- That's your final word?
- For now it is.

Well, prepare
yourself to be replaced.

Be sure you have the
authority, Mr. Kliner.

Listen, I'm a
businessman, Dr. Brackett.

It's in his contract. You got until
tomorrow to finish those tests.

[ Door Closes ]

Let me have the
blood lab, please.

Dixie. Is it really you?

It's been a long time, Ray.

Morning. How was your
days off? Fine. Fine. Yours?

What you got in your mouth?
Nothin'. Just some candy.

Candy? Okay.
They're cough drops.

Roy, you know, this thing is
gettin' out of hand, you know that?

All right. I just have a tickle in
my throat. That's all. Just a tickle.

All right. Let me have a
look. Take my word for it.

Okay. Have it your way. Maybe
the captain'll see it different.

Okay, Dr. Kildare. Go
ahead and do your thing.

But I'm telling you, you're not gonna
see anything. Mm-hmm. Open your mouth.

Open your mouth.
Open your mouth.

Ahh. Ahh.

Say “Ahh.” Ahh.

Ahh. Open. Ahh.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

So? What's your diagnosis?
That you see a real doctor.

Uh-huh. In other
words, you didn't see

anything, mostly because
there's nothin' to see.

Just the opposite. You have what we call
in the trades tonsillitis, my dear boy.

What do you mean “Ha”?

Either you take a trip to the funny farm,
or maybe you take a refresher course.

It just so happens I had my
tonsils out when I was five years old.

[ Dispatcher] Utility
1, call Station 38.

Ahh.

[Alarm Blaring ]

[ Dispatcher ] Engine 51,
Squad 51, children trapped

on the gas storage tanks,
La Palma and Dexter.

La Palma and
Dexter. Time out 0810.

[Stanley] Station
51, 10-4. KMG-365.

[Sirens Blaring ]

[ Sirens Continue Blaring ]

[ Sirens Cut Out]

You fellas sure did a heap of
travelin' to get here so quick.

Did you put in the
call, sir? You betcha. I

spent my last 10-cent
piece callin” you fellas.

It's them kids up there. I do
believe they're downright stuck.

Yeah. Well, safety belts and
lines. That's all you can carry, I think.

Stoker, have Dispatch
notify the gas company.

You figurin' on gettin' them to raise
that tank back up there? That's a thought.

That's about all it is. The kids
rode it up there about two hours ago.

I told "em to keep off
there, but you know how kids

are nowadays. They
don't pay no attention to ya.

You mean to say that when that tank went
up there, those kids were on top of it?

Yes, sir. Fool kids didn't have sense
enough to wait till it started back down.

They just clung on to that big
gizmo like a couple of monkeys.

Maybe the gas company knows
away to get that tank up there.

- If not, we're gonna have
to pack 'em down, Cap.
- I wouldn't get my hopes up.

That tank ain't gonna go nowhere
but down until 2:00 tomorrow.

- They say it's fully automatic.
- Maybe the gas company knows a way,
right, Cap?

We'll still give it a
try. You fellas do what

you want to, but you're
wasting your time.

[Man On P.A.] Engine
147, this is Squad 39.

The old man acts like he
knows what he's talking about.

Yeah. Maybe he does. Yeah.
I'd like to think maybe he doesn't.

Hey, Cap. Dispatch said the gas company
rep said there's nothing they could do,

and the tank won't go up
again until tomorrow afternoon.

- 1400, right?
- Yeah. How did you know that?

- I got an expert advising me.
- [ Dispatcher On PA. I Squad 31,
no answer on the callback number.

Whoo. Them fellas sure got a lot of
guts to move around up there like that.

[ Wind Whistling ]

Hey, Kelly, hook up. They're gonna
need a line to get down from there,

so go up on top and throw
one down to them, all right?

[Kelly] Right away, Cap.

Well, that was fast. Yes, sir.

- How you guys doin'?
- Not so good, mister. I'm scared.

More than that. He has
to go to the bathroom.

All right. We'll be there
in a minute. Hold on.

You can say that again.

You fellas make a pretty
good livin' doin' this, huh?

- There's food on our tables,
if that's what you mean.
- I'd have made a proud fireman.

I guess the big thing is
security, huh? What I'm sayin' is,

knowin' your job's
gonna be there tomorrow.

Ain't no way they can
chuck you firemen off no junk

pile and make you work
with some automatic gizmo.

[ Dispatcher On Radio]
Battalion 7, Engine 95,

Engine 41 are drawing
on Main and El Segundo.

Guess we're in trouble, huh? Well,
I'll tell ya. Let me put it to ya this way.

Firemen don't get ya in
trouble, Jimmy, do ya?

By the looks of things, looks
like you got yourself into trouble.

If you can get us down, I
swear I'll never do it again.

That sounds like a bargain.

We're gonna get you
down in a minute, but you're

gonna have to do
everything we tell you, okay?

It's that old man's fault.
He called you, didn't he?

You can thank your
lucky stars he did call us.

We could've got down
when that tank came back up.

According to that old man, that
won't be until tomorrow afternoon.

- You still wanna wait?
- Well, maybe I'd better go with ya.

My mom, she might
get worried about me.

- You're a very understanding young fella.
- Yeah.

Hey, Roy, I'll throw
you the line from here.

All right. Now, you
kids listen to us.

We're gonna attach these lines
around ya, and it'll attach you to us.

We're gonna take these hooks, and we're
gonna put 'em through this long line here.

You're gonna have to put
your arms around our neck,

and then we're gonna
rappel down with ya, okay?

We'll go down
real slow, all right?

Sounds simple enough.

All right. Stand up.

Grab on to my neck.

You ready? Yeah.

Okay.

That's the dangdest
rig I ever did see.

Boy, this is really scary.

Yeah. Well, you just hold on to
me on the way down. we'll be okay.

Okay. Hold on to my shoulder.

[ I Radio Chatter ]

[ Dispatcher On Radio]
Engine 18, see the man

at First and— regarding
the hazardous situation.

There you are.
Thanks a lot, mister.

You can save your thanks for
that man over there. He helped us.

Thanks a lot, mister.

Thanks ain't enough, boys. Huh?

I spent my last 10-cent piece
calling these firemen for you boys.

Least you can do is
cough up my 10-cent piece.

And stay off them gizmos.

Smart alecks.

How's our star
performer this morning?

Wondering why he hasn't seen his favorite
nurse since the day he came in here.

Well, I've been pretty busy.

Come on, Dix. You've
been avoiding me. Why?

- Like I said— I've been busy.
- You know I've been fighting off
my producer so I could stay here longer.

And all the time I thought you
were here having some tests made.

That's part of it.

- You've been avoiding me, Dix. Why?
- Why talk about it?

About what? Us?

Yeah, Ray. About us.

It's over—along, long time over.

That's not the impression I
got the day I came in here.

You were kinda
happy to see me. I was.

And I was concerned
about your health.

And maybe thinking
about San Francisco, 1960?

Remember that little
beer garden and...

how we used to sit for hours at that little
table in the back, not saying a word?

Yeah.

We didn't have to
speak. It was like...

- Like what, Dixie?
- It's not important.

It is important. Just seeing
you again has made it important.

I've had a lot of
time to think in here,

realize how stupid
and selfish I was.

- [ Door Opening ]
- [ Ray] Dixie.

Dix?

You work with computers, Dick? I’m
a teleprocessing operator part-time.

And I'm doing graduate
work at UCLA full-time.

Under a lot of pressure,
I guess. Doctor, you

gotta tell me what's
wrong with me. I must know.

Is it an ulcer... or cancer?

- Dick, there's nothing wrong with you.
- Yeah, but I'm bleeding.

I can feel blood running
down through my body.

You've had both
upper and lower G.I.'s,

every kind of test they have
at UCLA Medical Center.

I've checked your blood.
It's absolutely normal.

- Your problem is strictly psychosomatic.
- You mean I’m losing my mind.

No, but like a lot of
college men who are under

pressure, your mind
starts affecting your body.

Some people hyperventilate.

We had a young fellow in here last night
who thought he was having a heart attack.

And he wasn't? No.

Heartbeat like a plow horse.

Now, you may be on your way to an
ulcer if you don't get hold of yourself.

Somehow you've gotta find a way to relieve
the pressure... or see a psychiatrist.

I hate college.

I'm workin' on my doctorate
at UCLA in chemistry,

and I hate chemistry.

I also hate computers. As a
matter of fact, I hate my whole life!

- Then why are you
digging yourself an early grave?
- I don't know.

Family pressure, I
guess. You know,

get an education, be
successful, get rich.

- But what do you want?
- I don't know. I don't know.

Well, find out, throw the
rest in the waste basket,

or you're gonna come unglued.

Yeah.

Would you like some company?
They say misery loves it.

That bad, huh? No. Just
a little confused, that's all.

I was just talking to him.

Pretty strong
memories, huh? A few.

How is he, Kel? I have a hunch
everything's gonna be all right.

- A hunch?
- So far all his tests indicate
he's the epitome of health.

- Well, then, what's wrong with him?
- Well, I had this one wild idea.

Do you know what he had
for lunch day before yesterday?

- Chinese food.
- And that gives you a clue?

Well, I-I admit
it's pretty unusual,

but there have been reported
cases of symptoms like those.

- Caused by what?
- An excessive amount
of monosodium glutamate.

It can produce symptoms
like his in some people.

Ray had a very large bow/ of wonton
soup, which happened to be loaded with it.

- Then he's gonna be okay, huh?
- I think so.

But, uh,

I didn't come here
to discuss the patient.

- Yeah. I know.
- Wanna talk?

There really isn't
much to say, Kel.

Seeing Ray just jolted
a 12-year-old memory of

two people who went
together like scotch and milk.

Well, now, some people
find that a pleasing mixture.

Oh, very pleasing,
but not compatible.

It's no one's fault really. Ray had
the beginnings of his acting career,

and me, well, I was just
hooked on being a nurse.

- That simple, huh?
- That simple.

Want some more coffee? Yeah.

[Woman on P.A. ] Dr. Adler wanted in
Surgery. Dr. Adler wanted in Surgery.

Ah. Here we go. Hey,
Doc, you got a second?

Sure. What's up? Well, uh, Roy and I have
a bet here, and I'd like you to settle it.

I just want you to know right
now he's out of his mind as usual.

So don't keep me in the
dark. But I’m right this time.

See, I say he's got tonsillitis.
And I say it's impossible.

I had "em cut out when I
was five years old. Uh-huh.

Well, there's one way to
resolve it. Have a seat, Roy.

All right.

[ Whistling ]

[Woman on P.A.] Dr. Baker, report to
Surgery. Dr. Baker, report to Surgery.

Excuse me, John. Hmm? Oh.

All right. Say “Ahh.” Ahh.

Ahh. [ DeSoto, Gage] Ahh.

Uh-huh. Ahh.

See that? Ahh-hah.

Ahh? [Instrument Clanks ]

[Woman on P.A. ] Dr. Cantor,
go to the Emergency

entrance. Dr. Cantor, go
to the Emergency entrance.

Take these for a couple days,
then come back to see me.

What are these for? Tonsillitis.

You're kiddin'. They grew back.

The biggest I've seen in years.

Squad 51 available. [
Dispatcher On Radio] Squad 51.

Look, it's been known to happen,
Roy. Lots of people grow new ones.

Okay. You win.

You're not afraid now,
are ya? Afraid of what?

Well, you do know that they're
gonna have to come out again?

Course I'm not afraid.
I won't even feel it.

It's only minor surgery,
you know. I know.

Well, maybe it’ll all clear up, and
it won't even be necessary. Nope.

You don't think so, huh? Nope.

- ([Radio Beeping
] - I Dispatcher

() Squad 51, injury
at the college.

1060 Barnham. 1060 Barnham.

Cross street 10th.
Time out 1740.

Squad 51, 10-4.

[Siren Blaring ]

[Gage] Will you look at this?

Where do we start?
Let's start with her.

[Woman] My girls are first. Come on. Your
girls have never been first at anything.

[Woman #2] Just
shut up, Janie. None of

this would've happened
if it wasn't for you.

[Girl] You tell her about it, Gloria!
[Woman] You just stay out of this, huh?

[Gage] What I'm tryin'
to do is— [ Girls Arguing ]

Now, look, we've got
enough problems the way it is.

- Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
- [Yelping ]
- Oh, yeah.

This arm's broken, I
think. Johnny? Broken?

Did you hear that, Gloria?

Now, wait a minute. Give me
that. Hey, give me— All right.

Now, give me that.
Get out of the way!

- That stupid cow broke my arm.
- Now, watch— watch the stick now.

Hold still.

Girls— Come on. Don't interfere.

Give me— [Grunting ]

All right now, girls.
All right. Now, hold on.

- Hey, what about me?
- I'll be there in a minute. Now, hang on.

Hold still. [Woman]
You just wait.

All right. What's
wrong with ya? My rear.

- And my ankle.
- All right. I'll see what I can do
about your... ankle.

- No guts, huh?
- [ Women Shouting ]

[Grunts]

You do this sort of thing all
the time? What sort of thing?

Fighting. It's a good sport. The
cows on the other team just play dirty.

I don't know about playin'
dirty, but they sure play rough.

What's the matter? It bother you to see a
bunch of females tearin' each other apart?

I just think it's all kind of
unnecessary. That's all.

- Tell them that.
- Why don't you tell "em that?

We did. It just got a little
out of hand. That's all.

From the looks of this ankle,

I think you're gonna be out of
commission for at least a month.

Hey, that'll put me out for
the whole season. [Groans ]

Did you ever think
of trying chess?

[ Chattering ]

Everybody fixed up,
fireman? Hey, fellas.

- Sort of.
- What is this? An hour ago, you two
were ready to tear one another to pieces.

Well, listen, what do you expect?
We gonna hold a grudge forever?

- Trouble is you fellas don't understand.
- Yeah. I guess not.

Right. We were just,
um, a little overmotivated.

That's all. Overmotivated, huh?

Sure. It's, uh, just
a healthy outlet...

for aggression caused by the
pressures of contemporary reality.

That's all. See ya
later, fellas. Bye.

[ Chattering ]

You know, we've been here for a little
over an hour, and I still don't believe it.

That's your problem,
Johnny. No contact with reality.

After handling that covey of
girl combatants the other day,

I wouldn't care if they
outlawed sports completely.

At least until you take
care of Roy, right, Doc?

Just name the day, Roy.
You're in good enough

shape to have those
tonsils taken out now.

You know, I feel a lot better. Good time
to sharpen the old scalpel, right, Doc?

Right, Johnny. You're sure
anxious to get the blade to me, friend.

[ Beeping]

[ Alarm Blaring ]

[ Alarm Continues Blaring
] Oh, this sounds big.

- [ Dispatcher] Squad 51, Engine 51,
Engine 37, Engine 16— - [Sirens Blaring ]

Truck 82, Truck
127, Battalion 14.

Structure fire,
Olive View Hospital.

Olive View Hospital,
grid 2-Baker-4.

Timeout 1310.

That's the hospital that was wiped
out by the earthquake last year.

Squad 51 responding
from Rampart Emergency.

Did you get the good
news? Yeah. Did I ever.

I'm as healthy as a horse.
Well, that's what we like to see.

When do I check out? Well,
according to Dr. Brackett,

when Mr. Kliner picks you up.

Ah, that's great.

I’m gonna miss you, Dix.
Sure you won't reconsider?

No, Ray.

I think the shock's worn
off. I'm back to normal now.

I know where I'm
at, what I want.

- I envy you.
- Why?

I wish I knew where I
was at and what I want.

[Siren Blaring ]

Engine 127, lay a
two and a half from the

hydrant at the access
road to the north side.

Truck 68, ventilate the roof.

Roy, you and John take an inch
and a half in through the loading dock.

Fine.

[ I Radio Chatter ]

You gotta get 'em out
of there. They're trapped.

What are you talking about?
They were on the second

floor when the fire
started. They didn't get out.

- How many and where?
- There's four of "em. I don't know
where they had the...

Had what? Come on.
What? Uh, the gasoline.

We were trying to burn
the place down. Engine

51, move your lines
into the second floor.

We apparently
have people trapped.

What the devil did you do that
for? For kicks, man. For kicks.

What difference does it make? The
place was abandoned since the earthquake.

We're doing everyone
a favor. You stick

around, mister. Police
will wanna talk to you.

[Sighs]

[ Dispatcher On Radio]
Squad 3, what is your status?

Squad 3, what is your status?

[ I Radio Chatter ]

[ Coughing]

Hey, Roy! Cap!

[Coughing ]

[Coughing ]

[Coughing ]

[ Dispatcher] 10-4, Engine 17.

Negative, Battalion 8.

[Coughing ]

[ I Radio Chatter ]

[Coughing ]

[Coughing ]

We could only find two of "em.
We're gonna have to go back.

No, don't. I mean,
there's no need.

- What are you talkin' about?
- Well, the other two, they were headed
down to the basement when the fire started.

Chief, 68 says there was a
cave-in down there 15 minutes ago.

As shaky as this place
is, there'll probably

be a dozen more
cave-ins before we're done.

Where were they going
down there? Do you know?

The kitchen. I'm pretty sure.

It's all yours, Captain. I'll get
some help to you, but make it fast.

That smoke's backin' up
from the upper floors. Sir.

We're just gonna have to dig. we'll
start by moving this thing out of the way.

Let me get over
on the other side.

[ Object Sliding ]

[ Gage Sighs ] Thanks.

[Gage] This is gonna take a while. [
DeSoto ] We're running out of time.

[Kelly] There's about six
feet of free space down there.

Hey, if I dig long enough, I think
'l be able to tunnel under every—

Watch out. Watch this. Chet?

You all right?

Can you hear me? Can you
hear me? [ Kelly, Distant ] Yeah.

Are you hurt?
Yeah. I think it's my

shoulder. It's broken.
It really hurts a lot.

All right. Don't move around.
Stay put. I'm not going anywhere.

Captain, can you bring
a Porta Power up here?

I'll contact Rampart. We're probably
gonna need some morphine. All right, Roy.

Do you believe it? They were
doin' it for society, or so they said.

Sounds kind of sick to me. Yeah.

- Heard anything from the guys?
- They're still digging.

- Found the two kids yet?
- Not yet.

That's tough.

Kel. Cy Kliner
would like to see you.

[Instrument Clanks ]

Okay. Get him to the cast
room as soon as you can.

I think that shot's
starting to wear off. Okay.

Doctor, I really can't thank you
enough. You've done a miracle.

Hey, I'm sorry for all those things I
said. Mr. Kliner, I hate to tell you this.

I didn't do anything but run a few
tests. The condition cleared up by itself.

Don't you believe it.
Ray is like a new man.

To tell you the truth, he wasn't
coming across like he should,

but now he'll start acting
like an actor should.

I can feel it.

Well, thanks for everything,
Doc. At least it was a good rest.

That's something we could
all use once in a while. Yeah.

Hey, maybe I'll check in one of these
days and give my stomach a break, huh?

Hey, come on. There's
work to be done.

[Woman on P.A. ] Dr. Brackett,
Dr. Kelly Brackett, wanted in C.C.U, stat.

For all of us. Excuse me, gentlemen.
Incidentally, Doc, you know...

They finally sprung ya, huh?
Truthfully, I hate to leave here.

That makes you crazy. Well,
I guess we're all a little crazy.

Yeah, but we get over it,
don't we, Ray? See you around.

Dix, have you heard
anything from the guys? Dix?

Oh, yeah? Have you heard
anything from the guys?

Well, not for a couple
of hours, but they

left their radio open.
You want me to check?

Would you? Sure.

Rampart Base to Rescue 51.

Go ahead, Rampart. Rescue 51.

I have a fireman here who would
like to know how things are going.

Pretty slow. No luck
yet. How's he doing?

Coming along fine,
51. Well, you tell him

that's because we gave
him the best of care.

10-4, 51,

Any luck? No.

Doesn't look good. Hey,
I've got something here.

Come on.

Well, you look great.
What's with the necktie?

Well, I had to go to
court on those firebugs

that put the torch to
the hospital last week.

I know a couple of patients who are
sure gonna be interested in the results.

Mm. Yeah. Well, I
thought I'd kill two birds

with one visit. I got
Roy some ice cream.

By the way, how
are they? Terrific.

Uh-huh? I think.

Where?

Okay.

[Kelly] Anyway, I bet you never saw
anything like this in your life before.

I mean, we pull up to
this place, and it is a

mess. Smoke, flames,
people screamin' and yellin'

I mean, Roy, I've been on a
lot of fires, right, but this one...

Oh, hi, John. I'm just
telling Roy here about when

I was at 8's a couple of
years ago— West Hollywood.

Anyway, I pull a line— a two-and-a-half
inch line— in the front door.

I'm shocked, appalled,
appealed. Anyway, I look around.

What is it? These
girls are half-naked. I

mean, the place is
wall-to-wall with chicks.

They don't have enough
on between 'em to

fill a mailbox. Know
what I’m talkin” about?

Anyway, I get this line, right,
and I walk up a ladder with it

This chick starts giving me the number,
right? “Kelly,” she starts yellin' “Kelly.”

I'm tryin' to put a fire out. See ya,
Johnny. I'm tryin' to put a fire out.

I got a lot of responsibility. I'm with
8's at this time. We had a lot of fires.

The chick starts
yelling— No, thanks, Roy.

Anyway, the chick
starts yellin, “Kelly! Kelly!

Not that fire! The
fire is in my eyes!”

I don't know exactly what
she means by this. So

I get down after the
fire, and she says, “Look.”

/said, “Sweetheart”— I
mean, this chick was well

endowed, you know? Well
endowed. I said, “Sweetheart”...