Quincy M.E. (1976–1983): Season 2, Episode 7 - Has Anybody Here Seen Quincy? - full transcript
Quincy disappears at the worst time: a "corpse" delivered to the morgue isn't as dead as the hospital believes. Monahan needs help with a diamond smuggling case, and a young boy with ...
Wait!
Something wrong?
Yes.
Something wrong
with my procedure?
Nothing wrong
with the procedure.
Something wrong with the girl.
What is it?
Not dead.
We got a live one!
Whoo-hoo! We got a live one!
General hospital in two minutes,
or this girl dies.
Can you do it?
Right on.
Hang on to it, Doctor.
What?
Whatever you got.
Gentlemen, you
are about to enter
the fascinating
sphere of police work:
the world of forensic medicine.
Walker.
Flight 561 from Rome, Italy.
He's all yours.
Wish he'd taken a later flight.
Anyone else taking a
special interest in Mr. Walker?
Just that guy from the
morgue who claimed his body.
Hmm.
Got a quarter?
The shipment arrived.
Good. Has it been picked up?
As expected. On the
way to the morgue.
Talk to you later.
What do we do next?
We don't do anything.
Cheap crook.
Just as well.
Probably poison you anyway.
What a job, huh?
Who else is up at this hour?
You know, this
may seem silly, Sam,
but, uh, I keep expecting
that thing to move.
It rarely happens.
Why do we have to use this car?
You know a better
way of smuggling
something into a morgue?
I've never had
that problem before.
You know, Quincy's some hustler.
[laughs]
He must've sold swampland
workin' his way
through medical school.
He comes up with
all these bright ideas,
but we got to do the
work, and at this hour.
The hour was my idea.
If our chief coroner,
Dr. Hiro, knew
what we were up to in
one of his cars... Wow.
Ah, take it easy.
That guy's busy solving
cases from all over the country.
He doesn't have time
to worry about one
little car or your job.
There's a story about Dr. Hire
and a maintenance man
who once exchanged
a 100-watt light bulb
for a 300-watt
in the biopsy lab.
But by 10:00 in the morning,
there was a memo on it.
By 11:00, a new light bulb,
and by 12:00, a new
maintenance man.
You believe that?
So the story goes.
Ah, Dr. Hiro's everywhere.
[tires screeching]
I'll get the gurney.
You wait here.
Don't worry, I
wasn't goin' in there.
[exclaims]
Sorry, no offense.
[scoffs]
(Danny) Uh-oh.
Oh.
Good morning. Exquisite day.
My very words.
[phone ringing]
Danny!
Oh, of all the luck.
What'd he say?
"Good morning."
How did he say it?
Like that, "Good morning."
Then, "Oh, exquisite day."
What'd you say?
Nothing. Everything went blank.
I'm finished. He knows.
Oh, relax, he's a
doctor, not a clairvoyant.
Oh, but, Danny,
the man's a genius,
a walking computer.
He's solved more
foolproof homicides
than any man in the world.
Well, this ain't homicide.
Oh, yes, it is.
He'll kill me when he
finds out what we're doing.
This is as far as I go.
One step inside this place,
and I start seeing my
name on headstones.
You're not gonna leave me now.
I got a lot of things to do.
I've got to get the booze,
the pretzels, the
steamers, the saki.
Sake, not saki.
Okay. And I also got to get
the fortune cookies
from Milwaukee.
Fortune cookies?
That's Chinese, not Japanese.
Oh, keep it a secret.
It's close enough.
Sam.
Good morning, Dr. Astin.
Sam, uh, would you mind?
Are my eyes playing tricks on me
or did I just see
you arrive to work
in the, uh, coroner's wagon?
Dr. Astin, I can
explain the whole thing.
You see, I was going
to borrow Quincy's car...
You don't mean those four wheels
we laughingly call his car?
Well, it broke
down this morning,
and I had to pick something up.
Sam, the coroner's wagon
is an official city vehicle
to be used only for
official city business.
Now what if Dr. Hiro had
seen you arriving in it?
What would he think?
I don't know.
Well, I know what he'd think.
Now, listen, this morning, uh...
I can't stand it. What
have you got there?
Uh, you really don't want to
know the answer to that question.
Try me.
It's a dragon.
A dragon?
Right.
You have a dragon
on that gurney?
Yes. You see, it's for the...
It's for the, uh...
You're right, I
don't want to know.
It's too early. Uh, where was I?
Uh, there's a new
technician arriving today.
And I want you to, uh,
give her the usual
indoctrination tour
so that she can, uh,
appreciate the big picture here.
I'll see that she
gets the big picture.
Nice talking to you, Dr. Astin.
A dragon?
[sighs]
Well.
Tell the District
Attorney in Boston
we have a
breakthrough in his case
using thin-layer chromatography.
We'll have official
results by morning.
(Dr. Hiro) This procedure
has not been used
in Boston before.
But it has been
used in Philadelphia...
Uh, Dr. Hero?
Hiro, yes?
Uh, I-I'm the driver
from the mayor's office.
G-gonna take you
over to the luncheon.
Oh. That is very thoughtful.
I... I hear it's being
given in your honor.
Uh, it is a responsibility
I will accept with reluctance.
I will not be going just yet.
However, if you wish to
join me for some coffee...
Oh... oh, no sweat.
Uh, I-I'll grab a cup of coffee
d-down at the corner.
C-Coffee at the
corner's o-outstanding.
Uh, I-I'll be outside
when you're ready.
Yes, thank you.
Excuse me.
Oh, It. Monahan.
Doctor.
Good morning. Good morning.
It is always a pleasure
to greet you here.
Oh, thank you.
Would you like to join
me for some breakfast?
[speaking Japanese]
Oh, uh, well, no, thanks.
No, I got up early this morning.
I don't think my stomach
could take that kind of food.
You don't like ham and eggs?
Oh.
Well, I'll get
right to the point.
I hate to bother
you, Dr. Hiro, but, uh,
ordinarily, I'd handle
this through Dr. Astin.
But it's a matter of
very delicate security.
Oh. Please be seated.
Thank you.
Uh, a body came in this morning.
That seems appropriate.
No, from overseas.
We have a particular
interest in the deceased.
Uh, you wish a post?
Well, no, uh,
uh, not if it's not necessary.
We hate to disturb anything.
What are we looking
for, Lieutenant?
Homicide?
Contraband.
Oh.
I had hoped such drug smuggling
would have stopped
after the Vietnam War.
Yeah, well, this
isn't narcotics.
It's gems, uncut.
I've got over 1,000
hours in this case.
And I just don't want to
get it screwed up, you know.
I mean... Drop the ball?
Yeah, drop the ball.
Security is very important.
And there's an
awful lot of money.
So, I would appreciate it
if you would take the time
to sort of supervise the search.
I will make sure
that you are provided
with the best
possible assistance.
Oh, thank you. I can't
ask for more than that.
Thank you, Dr. Hero.
My pleasure.
Incidentally, not
"Hero," "Hiro."
Hiro. Yes.
Thanks again.
[phone ringing]
Dr. Astin speaking.
Quincy, where are you?
At the marina?
What are you doing there?
You know, you're
supposed to be here.
Your car fixed?
Listen, while you're there,
why don't you try
putting a sale on it?
Now how long are you gonna be?
The workload today
is... Quincy? Quincy?
Well, the mechanic
must have arrived,
saw that car, and fled.
Or else the phone
booth blew over.
Most unfortunate in either case.
Dr. Hiro.
Uh, good morning.
Good morning.
What a wonderful surprise.
Uh, I don't see you in my,
uh, department too often.
Special circumstances.
I would like to have the staff
assembled in the lab room.
Uh-huh.
Thank you.
Oh.
Mr. Fujiyama.
Hi, I'm Sally Frier,
the new technician.
You're the one that Dr. Astin
asked me to give the tour to,
so you'd get the big picture.
Mmm-hmm. And it's Sam.
Sam.
Who have we got here?
Uh, Harriet... Harriet
Crawford. She just came in
from General a
couple of minutes ago.
Well, put her in there.
Three? Okay.
Easy.
It's always hard at first.
Just remember, we're
here to help the living.
Come on.
We have received a gentleman
from Italy this morning.
A Mr. Walker.
Our friends in the
police department
are most anxious to discover
what else Mr. Walker has brought
into this country with him.
I will need an assistant.
A very good assistant.
Well, if it's that important,
I guess I could, uh, clear
the decks and help you myself.
Uh, let me see.
I, uh, do have a meeting
with the budget committee
about those continual cutbacks.
I guess I could clear that.
Then there's the
luncheon at the hospital.
I guess I could clear that.
Your decks sound too full.
Too valuable a man
to take away from
such important duties.
Well, it's my job.
Uh, yes.
Oh, would you do me the
honor of assisting me today?
I'd be more than
delighted, Dr. Hiro.
[speaking Japanese]
[speaking Japanese]
Uh, thank you.
Uh, please, everyone,
continue with your work.
Good choice, Doctor.
Sam is a dedicated,
forthright, hard worker.
Also coloring very nice.
Okay, start the tape.
Doctor.
Uh, you may proceed, gentlemen.
All right, what we have here
is the body of a rather
well-developed young woman.
What did she die of?
Barbiturate poisoning.
An overdose of sleeping pills.
The box on the sheet for
occupation says "actress."
Dr. Hiro, the body that It.
Monahan is interested in
is in the next room.
Wait!
Something wrong?
Yes.
Something wrong
with my procedure?
Nothing wrong
with the procedure.
Something wrong with the girl.
What is it?
Not dead.
We got a live one!
Whoo-hoo! We got a live one!
Oh, say, fellow,
can you tell me
where Dr. Hiro is?
Oh, young lady, can you, uh...
Sir?
5% dextrose and saline.
Now we'll have to do a
cutdown over her vein.
She's in vascular collapse.
She's responding.
We should monitor
the blood pressure.
You will notice
slight deficiency
in life support systems
immediately available
in the morgue.
Pulse is growing weaker.
(Astin) It's stabilizing.
Dr. Hiro.
Must get her back to
General Hospital immediately.
Sam.
I'll call the paramedics.
No time for that.
Tell driver to bring
vehicle to front entrance.
Yes, sir.
Dr. Hiro, this is important.
It will have to wait.
Careful.
What the hell was
that oxygen mask
doin' on that lady?
Bringing her back
to life, we hope.
You ready to go?
Will be slight delay.
Are you a good driver?
Oh, that's what I do.
Good. Get behind this wheel.
Behind the wheel of this?
General hospital in two minutes,
or this girl dies.
Can you do it?
Right on.
[siren wailing]
Did we get her here in time?
It is questionable.
I'll wait out here.
You're from the morgue?
Yes. Dr. Hiro.
The Dr. Hero?
Not "Hero," "Hiro."
We pumped her stomach,
gave her 1 cc of adrenalin.
The rest is in your hands.
Thank you, Doctor.
[woman chattering on PA system]
I am sorry, I am sorry,
I can't allow you
in the ICU ward.
I want to be with him.
I have a right to
be with my child!
Take it easy, honey.
We'll be here, right
here, very close.
Get those into the lab.
How can those things be harmful?
They're only toys.
I keep all medicines out
of the reach of my child.
There's a waiting
room right down there.
We'll keep you informed.
(woman on PA system) Dr. Miller,
report to ICU, please.
Dr. Miller, please
report to ICU.
Dr. Hiro. This is too
much to hope for.
I'm Dr. Jamison.
We just brought a child
in from Valley Emergency.
They can't figure out
what's wrong with him.
He's critical.
They thought at first
he might have some
kind of gastroenteritis.
You've written a
book on toxicology.
Would you examine him?
I would be grateful
for opportunity to help.
[cardiogram beeping]
(nurse) No change, Doctor.
Thank you.
He is a baby.
(Jamison) Has your
department had anything else
like this in the past 24 hours?
No.
[sighs]
I'm afraid we're
going to lose him.
It does sound like
ingestion of toxic substance.
Let me show you
what we have so far.
Gas chromatography
of the fatty tissues?
Negative. Along with every
other test we've conducted.
These are some of the items
we collected in the house
which he might've
eaten or drank.
This can is leaking
fluorocarbons.
You wanna hear? Mmm-hmm.
Very astute observation.
Unfortunately,
it does not match the symptoms.
We have over 20 items here
which could poison a child.
Everything from
aspirin to insecticides.
Solanum. Very pretty.
Also very deadly.
We've ruled that out,
along with everything else.
We've brought in Dr. Miller
and Dr. Stepowski to consult.
Zero!
We've come up with nothing.
How do you neutralize a toxin
when you don't know what it is?
I'm afraid we have
not had anything
that could be of any help.
We're just clutching at straws.
Dr. Hiro not used to being
considered straw man.
[chuckling] I'm sorry.
I didn't mean that.
Observation not badly meant.
I will try to help.
Perhaps, uh, colleagues
in Orange County
might have had similar cases.
I would like to
speak with parents.
Let's go.
[phone ringing]
Jack, Charlene. I'd
like to introduce you
to Dr. Hiro. He's with
the coroner's office.
The coroner's office.
I am not here in that capacity.
Dr. Hiro is one of the
country's foremost toxicologists.
He'd like to ask
you a few questions.
Is Timmy improving?
No.
That's crazy!
Doctors are supposed
to know something.
A child who was happy, healthy,
running around
yesterday, he is lying there.
Why doesn't somebody
do something?
Jack, that won't help.
There are hundreds
of common substances
which can be
considered poisonous.
Dr. Jamison is
trying to identify
the particular one
your child has taken.
I understand
your son was at
home all day yesterday.
By any chance could
he have wandered away?
No.
Did anyone come to
the door selling anything
for the garden, uh, house,
any cleaning products?
No. No. I was home all day.
Only the gardener
comes on Tuesday.
Does he park his truck
anywhere a child can reach?
If he let Timmy get
his hands on anything...
We will check
out all possibilities.
What are his chances?
(woman on PA
system) Dr. Lambert,
please report to radiology,
Dr. Lambert, please
report to radiology,
[siren wailing]
[man whistling]
Danny, what are you doing here?
I got it. Now what
do I do with it?
You're early.
The commissary doesn't
close till after 7:00.
I got a business to run.
You told me to get
the stuff, I got the stuff.
Now, tell me where to stash it
until we can get
in the commissary.
All right. But
not this entrance.
Use the parking lot entrance.
I ain't got time, Sam.
Besides, I got a
load of stuff in here.
Okay, I'll get a gurney.
Thank you.
(Dr. Hiro) Will you wait?
You're cuttin' it awful close.
Only be a slight delay.
Exquisite day.
I'll need you, Sam.
Yes, sir.
Sam, you get Orange
County Morgue on the phone.
Ask about the boy.
See if they've experienced
similar symptoms
to the ones I have described.
Yes, sir.
Dr. Hiro.
I asked for a post
at 7:30 this morning,
I'm still waiting.
How's the girl?
Could go either way.
Doctor, I appreciate
the girl's problems.
But I have some
awful tough criminals
waiting to take delivery
on one diamond-studded corpse.
Apologies, Lieutenant.
Life takes
precedence over death.
We will examine your
problem momentarily.
If you will excuse me.
Sam.
But you are certain
no such death such
as I have described?
Thank you.
I've set up the Walker autopsy.
It. Monahan is
anxious to get on with it.
Would you like me to handle it?
Uh, no.
You're worried?
The boy in the
hospital is very sick.
Would break your
heart to see him.
[phone ringing]
Dr. Astin speaking.
Quincy, Quincy,
now just calm down.
Now, where are you?
The battery?
I thought you said
it was the alternator.
I see.
But no deaths resulting
from those kind of symptoms?
Thank you, Doctor. I
appreciate your time.
[Sally screaming]
Sally, what is it?
There-There's
something in there.
Something?
It had scales and
big bulging eyes.
Come on.
I'm sorry. I don't
feel very well.
Lie down for a few minutes.
You'll feel better.
I'll be fine.
Of course you will.
What did I see in there?
I'll explain it to you later.
Now, stay here and
rest awhile, hmm?
Sam, I don't want
to seem inquisitive,
but what did she see in there?
It's part of a surprise
birthday party for Dr. Hiro.
Oh.
He knows nothing about
it, so keep a low profile.
If it gets much lower, I'm
gonna be on suspension.
Now, I need that autopsy done.
It's coming, Lieutenant.
Good.
Remember, patience is a virtue.
And I thought Quincy was bad.
What's going on?
Where is that body?
Uh, it's... it's still
at the city morgue.
They haven't released it yet.
They haven't released it yet?
Uh, somehow it
got all tangled up
in... in red tape or something.
The... the funeral home
can't get a straight answer.
You better tell them
to get on the horn and find one.
If that old man
doesn't go out of there,
I want to know
why he's being kept.
I'll find out.
Excuse me, sir. I'm
looking for Dr. Quincy.
Uh, he's not here yet.
I brought him a loaner.
I'm supposed to pick up his car.
[groaning]
Hey, wait, wait,
wait. Wait, hey, wait.
Here are the keys.
Hey, I told you,
he's not here yet.
That's all right.
I'll take a cab
back. No problem.
[chuckling]
Uh, now take it easy.
Passin' out is a lot
harder than you think.
Are you okay?
I feel sort of sick
at my stomach.
I know. That's because
you sat up too fast.
Did I fall asleep?
Yeah, well, that
was good for you.
You had a rough day.
But you'll feel fine tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
Uh, don't make
any hasty decisions.
You think anybody will mind
if I take the rest
of the day off?
Now, you just don't
worry about that.
I'll take care of that.
You're very nice.
That comes from
being a grandfather.
Are you sure you're okay?
I'm fine.
You're really very attractive.
Uh, yeah, well, you'll
feel better tomorrow.
Interesting autopsy.
Was that my autopsy?
Yes.
Oh, what's the answer?
I hope you weren't messy.
I mean, I don't want the judge
accusing us of entrapment.
Very neat, were we not, Sam?
The neatest.
Good.
Performed autopsy without
laying hands on body.
Without layin' hands on body?
How the hell are
you going to find out
where the stuff is stashed?
Show him, Sam.
(Monahan) These
are nice exposures.
But do you mind telling
me what I'm seein'?
Oh. Nice old man,
hit by bus, dead.
Very big bus.
Uh, gold fillings.
Uh, wedding band on
left hand. Nothing else.
What do you mean, nothing else?
There's got to be something.
There's no chance...
Lieutenant, if something
is supposed to have come
into this country
with Mr. Walker
besides Mr. Walker,
it is in the box.
Box?
You mean casket?
Precisely.
You're probably right.
Listen, we can't move
this thing out of here.
You've got to give me space
where my boys
can go to work on it.
I see no difficulty.
Do you mind if I use your phone
to call the lab boys?
I extend every courtesy.
It's getting late, Doctor.
A moment.
Got a moment?
Dr. Jamison, please.
Thank you. Dr. Jamison speaking.
(Dr. Hiro) Dr. Him.
Do you have any
news for me, Doctor?
I'm afraid not. No
such deaths reported.
How is the child?
I'm afraid we're
losing him, Doctor.
There must be
something I can do.
The answer must be in the house.
Would you kindly ask Mrs. Taylor
to meet me at her
home? It is vital.
Do it right away.
Ready to go? Yes.
Good. I'll jump on the freeway,
we'll take the 6th
street off-ramp.
If we really barrel
we should make it just in time.
Right idea. Wrong direction.
Must first go to Beverly Hills.
Beverly Hills?
Oh, wow, would you
look at that place?
That's class.
Do we go around to
the delivery entrance?
Coroner's wagon
mostly make pickups.
Very few deliveries.
[speaking Japanese]
[speaking Japanese]
I'm Dr. Hiro.
Little boy Timmy is very sick.
Are you using pesticides?
Uh, Mr. Taylor's orders
because all of his plants
are being destroyed.
Perhaps a child with them.
I will need some samples,
and the name of manufacturer.
If you're saying I let Timmy
get near any of my stuff...
I know you cannot be a watchdog.
Beautiful garden needs
poison to stay beautiful.
I will appreciate all
the help you can give.
[speaks Japanese]
I won't be long.
Is he for real?
You better believe it, brother.
I appreciate your coming
home in these circumstances.
I didn't want to leave my child.
I understand completely.
But it is imperative
that I look around in your home.
I can't imagine what
you expect to find.
I don't leave poisons
out for my son to swallow.
An opportunity to
observe the usual,
sometimes points to the unusual.
[sighs]
Yes, yes, of course.
Lovely home.
Huh.
It's empty now.
May I see your son's room?
Yes, of course. This way.
Excuse me.
(Charlene) He
couldn't get up there.
Children are quite ingenious
when curiosity is aroused.
[sighs]
I'm sorry there's such a mess.
When Timmy got sick,
I... I just didn't clean up.
No, that's good.
Cigarette butts
near a child's toy.
Must return to the
hospital immediately.
I-I'll take you.
Remember the first
ride to the hospital?
(Hudson) That'd be
hard to forget, Doctor.
Faster this time.
Another life at stake?
Very much so.
Let's get there!
Sure beats the hell
out of driving the
mayor to flower shows.
[siren wailing]
There's got to be something
you can do, Doctor.
All of our tests have
turned out negative.
We just don't know
what it could be.
Answer is simple once
the poison was found.
What is it, Doctor?
Your child is suffering
from nicotine poisoning.
Nicotine?
(Dr. Hiro) Yes.
That's impossible.
No, Jack.
You leave cigarette
butts in ashtray.
Child chew some.
Pure nicotine is
very fast poison.
A few drop can kill
an adult in minutes.
Nicotine slowly ingested
into the system from tobacco
will eventually kill anybody.
Especially a child.
Ah.
Are we in time?
Well, now that we know
what it is, we can try.
There is no way to clean it out.
It depends on how much
the child has ingested.
Is Timmy going
to make it, Doctor?
The fact that he is still alive
is the best hope we have.
[sighs]
Perhaps, a time for
prayer. Come, Doctor.
Excuse me.
[sighing]
We may have killed him.
No!
Yes.
Yes.
He couldn't find out
any more than I did.
There's somethin'
going on at that morgue.
It's taking too
long to get him out.
It could be just a
foul-up, you know.
Paperwork. Whatever.
The city screws up everything.
I can't trust $22 million
to a city screw-up.
Come on, we don't
have any choice.
We can't go near that stuff
until they release that body.
Why can't we?
You're thinkin' about
us goin' in there?
There's not many places
I wouldn't go into
for $22 million.
I've got one piece of
good news for you, Doctor.
That girl you brought
in to us survived.
She's gonna make it.
An actress. Was
it a part she lost?
Uh, an audition
she could not face?
Wh-What could've
been so important
that she could do such
a terrible thing to herself?
She's asleep right now,
but when she wakes up,
she's gonna want to see you.
After all, a girl is entitled
to know her
accidental foster father.
Let me know about
the boy's condition.
I hope I won't have to.
[knocking on door]
Good afternoon, Harriet.
You don't know me. I'm Dr. Hiro.
How are you feeling?
Why did you wake me up?
Who gave you the right?
I'm trained to save lives.
Sometimes people are glad.
Sometimes people are sad.
How does the rest of
that speech go, Doctor?
Something about
how precious life is?
I think I know that part.
Do your friends
know where you are?
I don't have any friends.
They come into this world alone,
they go out alone.
If you're really
honest about it,
you're alone all
the way through it.
Do you give people
chance to care about you?
If you really want
to do me a favor,
get me out of here.
It is no great
achievement to die.
Greater achievement to live.
That's right. We're
gonna take it apart.
Every nut, every
bolt, every piece.
Now, those
diamonds are in there,
and we're going to find them.
[ringing]
Dr. Hiro.
Doctor, I understand
you're the head man there.
And I can't seem
to get any answers.
Can I talk to you?
Of course.
I'm calling about a...
Do you call them patients?
About Harriet Crawford.
I understand she came to you
this morning from
General Hospital.
That is right.
She doesn't have any
legal family that we know of.
A few of us, her friends,
we're wondering about
how we'd go about making
some kind of
arrangement for services.
Sounds like there are
quite a few of you there.
Yes. The shock of what happened
just brought everybody together.
We want to do something for her,
I-if it's possible.
There may be more you
can do than you think.
How's that?
I understand she was
very lonely person.
No friends, nothing
much to live for.
You talked to the wrong person.
She had a lot of friends.
I think that she would
appreciate knowing about that.
Look, Dr. Hiro, if you'll
just give us the name
of the funeral home
she's been sent to, we'll...
You won't find her
in a funeral home.
Here's the exit to
the south parking lot.
There's another
entrance here at the back.
Up here is the laboratory,
the autopsy room, and
the refrigerated room.
Now, the casket
will be somewhere
in this complex here.
There's a maintenance
kitchen entrance here
away from the main entrance.
We go down this corridor,
down the back elevator,
through the commissary,
and out through the kitchen.
After 7:00, it should
be clear sailing.
There's only
janitors on duty then.
Straighten up this thing.
All right.
Excuse me, please.
Sam, hey, come here.
I want you to meet Godzilla.
Here, take this
from me, will you?
Okay, Sam.
You got everything
under control?
Everything is beautiful, Sam.
All you got to do is make sure
that you bring Dr. Hiro
here on time, okay?
He'll be here.
♪ J'[singing]
I love this dragon.
I, uh, just got a call from
Dr. Jamison at the hospital.
Looks like the Taylor
child's going to pull through.
He thought you
might like to see him.
I would. Thank you.
(woman on PA
system) Dr. Stevenson,
report to surgery, please.
Dr. Stevenson, please,
report to surgery.
It's good to see
you again, Doctor.
I want to see for myself.
[gurgling]
We wanted a chance to thank you
for... for everything you did.
You have Dr. Jamison to
thank for your son's recovery.
[chuckling]
We both feel very guilty.
[babbling]
No need to blame yourself.
Ha!
We poisoned our son.
He is going to live.
Yeah.
I got you.
Yeah.
I didn't think you'd
be coming back here.
I just left two parents
who almost lost their son today.
Their grief made
me think of you.
Don't worry, Doctor.
Nobody's crying over me.
But you.
I had these plans, you know?
They meant a lot to me.
You dedicate
your life to something,
you think it's right
for you and you just
watch things fall apart.
It must be difficult,
always presenting
yourself to others.
On the stage, in the
studios, interviews.
It's wonderful.
It's wonderful to hear them say:
"Thank you very
much. We'll call you."
Then you don't hear...
Sooner or later you realize
you're being passed over
for more than just a part.
Defeat is the soil from
which victory blooms.
Who said that?
Most illustrious poet. Me.
It has saved me
through many failures.
I have one for you.
Success knows no strangers.
Defeat knows no friends.
But you have friends.
You don't understand how it is.
I'm sorry.
I don't mean to blame
you for my problems.
I understand.
It is easy to philosophize
with other people's lives.
I have always found that
when one turns within,
there is an answer.
[knocking on door]
Hey.
Oh, no! Oh, you guys!
How's the lady?
[laughing]
[all chattering]
[all laughing]
[all chattering]
You seem happy.
Life goes on sometimes.
You seem miserable.
I was so sure.
I was sure we were
on the right track.
Do you realize how
many man-hours
we got tied up in this casket?
You tore it apart?
And put it back together again.
Nut by nut, bolt by bolt.
There was nothing,
nothing, Doctor.
[sighing] Well,
we were wrong. Simple, isn't it?
And hard to accept.
Yeah? Well, that's better.
He'll be glad to hear it.
You let me know
the minute they call.
We got nothing to worry about.
What?
Mortuary. Just got the word.
The body will be
released in the morning.
Why are they
waiting until morning?
Come on. They're
just closin' up the place.
No, doesn't feel
right. It's a stall.
Something's goin' on.
There's no way they
could've found the diamonds.
If they did, they
wouldn't release the body.
Of course they would
release the body.
They're after a lot more
than those diamonds.
I spent 18 months
puttin' this caper together.
I'm not gonna sit
around and wait
for the cops to deliver
that corpse to us.
Well, Doctor,
thank you for all your
help and cooperation.
I guess it wasn't my
day, or yours either.
I feel I have won more
than I have lost today.
Well, I'm glad somebody has.
I just wish I could've
done more for you.
Oh, look, you tried.
I must say, a most
baffling puzzle.
We x-rayed the body.
We took the casket apart
and put it together again.
We looked for a false
bottom, false sides
in the handle,
in the pillow, the lining...
However, there is
one thing we did not do.
I don't believe it.
Doctor, you're a genius.
Oh, thank you.
Circulation
returning in shoulder
would be ample reward.
Oh.
You know, they must have cast it
with the stones right inside.
No wonder they haven't
been able to find anything
at the front end
of the pipeline.
What is your wish?
We'll ship it out of here
tomorrow as planned.
We'll be watching
who picks it up.
Uh, Lieutenant?
Yeah?
What are you and your men
planning to do this evening?
Haven't thought about it.
Then let me invite you to
be a most welcome guest
at my surprise birthday party.
Surprise?
It's gotta be around
here somewhere.
Let's try this one.
There it is.
[people chattering]
I think Dr. Hiro is coming.
Hi, Dr. Astin.
Hello.
Uh, where's Quincy?
His car broke down again.
Let's get ready.
Hey, come on, everybody,
come on, shh, get set.
Put it down here.
I hear footsteps.
It is black as pitch in there.
It's closed. It's
supposed to be. Let's go.
(all) Surprise!
[all cheering]
And it is surprise, surprise!
[people murmuring]
Happy birthday, Dr. Hiro.
N'[music playing]
[laughing]
Some party, Dr. Hero.
It is not "Hero." "Hiro."
I think I had it
right the first time.
You got a lot more
style than the mayor.
Think I'll stick around.
I will be delighted.
Hang loose.
Right on.
Something wrong?
Yes.
Something wrong
with my procedure?
Nothing wrong
with the procedure.
Something wrong with the girl.
What is it?
Not dead.
We got a live one!
Whoo-hoo! We got a live one!
General hospital in two minutes,
or this girl dies.
Can you do it?
Right on.
Hang on to it, Doctor.
What?
Whatever you got.
Gentlemen, you
are about to enter
the fascinating
sphere of police work:
the world of forensic medicine.
Walker.
Flight 561 from Rome, Italy.
He's all yours.
Wish he'd taken a later flight.
Anyone else taking a
special interest in Mr. Walker?
Just that guy from the
morgue who claimed his body.
Hmm.
Got a quarter?
The shipment arrived.
Good. Has it been picked up?
As expected. On the
way to the morgue.
Talk to you later.
What do we do next?
We don't do anything.
Cheap crook.
Just as well.
Probably poison you anyway.
What a job, huh?
Who else is up at this hour?
You know, this
may seem silly, Sam,
but, uh, I keep expecting
that thing to move.
It rarely happens.
Why do we have to use this car?
You know a better
way of smuggling
something into a morgue?
I've never had
that problem before.
You know, Quincy's some hustler.
[laughs]
He must've sold swampland
workin' his way
through medical school.
He comes up with
all these bright ideas,
but we got to do the
work, and at this hour.
The hour was my idea.
If our chief coroner,
Dr. Hiro, knew
what we were up to in
one of his cars... Wow.
Ah, take it easy.
That guy's busy solving
cases from all over the country.
He doesn't have time
to worry about one
little car or your job.
There's a story about Dr. Hire
and a maintenance man
who once exchanged
a 100-watt light bulb
for a 300-watt
in the biopsy lab.
But by 10:00 in the morning,
there was a memo on it.
By 11:00, a new light bulb,
and by 12:00, a new
maintenance man.
You believe that?
So the story goes.
Ah, Dr. Hiro's everywhere.
[tires screeching]
I'll get the gurney.
You wait here.
Don't worry, I
wasn't goin' in there.
[exclaims]
Sorry, no offense.
[scoffs]
(Danny) Uh-oh.
Oh.
Good morning. Exquisite day.
My very words.
[phone ringing]
Danny!
Oh, of all the luck.
What'd he say?
"Good morning."
How did he say it?
Like that, "Good morning."
Then, "Oh, exquisite day."
What'd you say?
Nothing. Everything went blank.
I'm finished. He knows.
Oh, relax, he's a
doctor, not a clairvoyant.
Oh, but, Danny,
the man's a genius,
a walking computer.
He's solved more
foolproof homicides
than any man in the world.
Well, this ain't homicide.
Oh, yes, it is.
He'll kill me when he
finds out what we're doing.
This is as far as I go.
One step inside this place,
and I start seeing my
name on headstones.
You're not gonna leave me now.
I got a lot of things to do.
I've got to get the booze,
the pretzels, the
steamers, the saki.
Sake, not saki.
Okay. And I also got to get
the fortune cookies
from Milwaukee.
Fortune cookies?
That's Chinese, not Japanese.
Oh, keep it a secret.
It's close enough.
Sam.
Good morning, Dr. Astin.
Sam, uh, would you mind?
Are my eyes playing tricks on me
or did I just see
you arrive to work
in the, uh, coroner's wagon?
Dr. Astin, I can
explain the whole thing.
You see, I was going
to borrow Quincy's car...
You don't mean those four wheels
we laughingly call his car?
Well, it broke
down this morning,
and I had to pick something up.
Sam, the coroner's wagon
is an official city vehicle
to be used only for
official city business.
Now what if Dr. Hiro had
seen you arriving in it?
What would he think?
I don't know.
Well, I know what he'd think.
Now, listen, this morning, uh...
I can't stand it. What
have you got there?
Uh, you really don't want to
know the answer to that question.
Try me.
It's a dragon.
A dragon?
Right.
You have a dragon
on that gurney?
Yes. You see, it's for the...
It's for the, uh...
You're right, I
don't want to know.
It's too early. Uh, where was I?
Uh, there's a new
technician arriving today.
And I want you to, uh,
give her the usual
indoctrination tour
so that she can, uh,
appreciate the big picture here.
I'll see that she
gets the big picture.
Nice talking to you, Dr. Astin.
A dragon?
[sighs]
Well.
Tell the District
Attorney in Boston
we have a
breakthrough in his case
using thin-layer chromatography.
We'll have official
results by morning.
(Dr. Hiro) This procedure
has not been used
in Boston before.
But it has been
used in Philadelphia...
Uh, Dr. Hero?
Hiro, yes?
Uh, I-I'm the driver
from the mayor's office.
G-gonna take you
over to the luncheon.
Oh. That is very thoughtful.
I... I hear it's being
given in your honor.
Uh, it is a responsibility
I will accept with reluctance.
I will not be going just yet.
However, if you wish to
join me for some coffee...
Oh... oh, no sweat.
Uh, I-I'll grab a cup of coffee
d-down at the corner.
C-Coffee at the
corner's o-outstanding.
Uh, I-I'll be outside
when you're ready.
Yes, thank you.
Excuse me.
Oh, It. Monahan.
Doctor.
Good morning. Good morning.
It is always a pleasure
to greet you here.
Oh, thank you.
Would you like to join
me for some breakfast?
[speaking Japanese]
Oh, uh, well, no, thanks.
No, I got up early this morning.
I don't think my stomach
could take that kind of food.
You don't like ham and eggs?
Oh.
Well, I'll get
right to the point.
I hate to bother
you, Dr. Hiro, but, uh,
ordinarily, I'd handle
this through Dr. Astin.
But it's a matter of
very delicate security.
Oh. Please be seated.
Thank you.
Uh, a body came in this morning.
That seems appropriate.
No, from overseas.
We have a particular
interest in the deceased.
Uh, you wish a post?
Well, no, uh,
uh, not if it's not necessary.
We hate to disturb anything.
What are we looking
for, Lieutenant?
Homicide?
Contraband.
Oh.
I had hoped such drug smuggling
would have stopped
after the Vietnam War.
Yeah, well, this
isn't narcotics.
It's gems, uncut.
I've got over 1,000
hours in this case.
And I just don't want to
get it screwed up, you know.
I mean... Drop the ball?
Yeah, drop the ball.
Security is very important.
And there's an
awful lot of money.
So, I would appreciate it
if you would take the time
to sort of supervise the search.
I will make sure
that you are provided
with the best
possible assistance.
Oh, thank you. I can't
ask for more than that.
Thank you, Dr. Hero.
My pleasure.
Incidentally, not
"Hero," "Hiro."
Hiro. Yes.
Thanks again.
[phone ringing]
Dr. Astin speaking.
Quincy, where are you?
At the marina?
What are you doing there?
You know, you're
supposed to be here.
Your car fixed?
Listen, while you're there,
why don't you try
putting a sale on it?
Now how long are you gonna be?
The workload today
is... Quincy? Quincy?
Well, the mechanic
must have arrived,
saw that car, and fled.
Or else the phone
booth blew over.
Most unfortunate in either case.
Dr. Hiro.
Uh, good morning.
Good morning.
What a wonderful surprise.
Uh, I don't see you in my,
uh, department too often.
Special circumstances.
I would like to have the staff
assembled in the lab room.
Uh-huh.
Thank you.
Oh.
Mr. Fujiyama.
Hi, I'm Sally Frier,
the new technician.
You're the one that Dr. Astin
asked me to give the tour to,
so you'd get the big picture.
Mmm-hmm. And it's Sam.
Sam.
Who have we got here?
Uh, Harriet... Harriet
Crawford. She just came in
from General a
couple of minutes ago.
Well, put her in there.
Three? Okay.
Easy.
It's always hard at first.
Just remember, we're
here to help the living.
Come on.
We have received a gentleman
from Italy this morning.
A Mr. Walker.
Our friends in the
police department
are most anxious to discover
what else Mr. Walker has brought
into this country with him.
I will need an assistant.
A very good assistant.
Well, if it's that important,
I guess I could, uh, clear
the decks and help you myself.
Uh, let me see.
I, uh, do have a meeting
with the budget committee
about those continual cutbacks.
I guess I could clear that.
Then there's the
luncheon at the hospital.
I guess I could clear that.
Your decks sound too full.
Too valuable a man
to take away from
such important duties.
Well, it's my job.
Uh, yes.
Oh, would you do me the
honor of assisting me today?
I'd be more than
delighted, Dr. Hiro.
[speaking Japanese]
[speaking Japanese]
Uh, thank you.
Uh, please, everyone,
continue with your work.
Good choice, Doctor.
Sam is a dedicated,
forthright, hard worker.
Also coloring very nice.
Okay, start the tape.
Doctor.
Uh, you may proceed, gentlemen.
All right, what we have here
is the body of a rather
well-developed young woman.
What did she die of?
Barbiturate poisoning.
An overdose of sleeping pills.
The box on the sheet for
occupation says "actress."
Dr. Hiro, the body that It.
Monahan is interested in
is in the next room.
Wait!
Something wrong?
Yes.
Something wrong
with my procedure?
Nothing wrong
with the procedure.
Something wrong with the girl.
What is it?
Not dead.
We got a live one!
Whoo-hoo! We got a live one!
Oh, say, fellow,
can you tell me
where Dr. Hiro is?
Oh, young lady, can you, uh...
Sir?
5% dextrose and saline.
Now we'll have to do a
cutdown over her vein.
She's in vascular collapse.
She's responding.
We should monitor
the blood pressure.
You will notice
slight deficiency
in life support systems
immediately available
in the morgue.
Pulse is growing weaker.
(Astin) It's stabilizing.
Dr. Hiro.
Must get her back to
General Hospital immediately.
Sam.
I'll call the paramedics.
No time for that.
Tell driver to bring
vehicle to front entrance.
Yes, sir.
Dr. Hiro, this is important.
It will have to wait.
Careful.
What the hell was
that oxygen mask
doin' on that lady?
Bringing her back
to life, we hope.
You ready to go?
Will be slight delay.
Are you a good driver?
Oh, that's what I do.
Good. Get behind this wheel.
Behind the wheel of this?
General hospital in two minutes,
or this girl dies.
Can you do it?
Right on.
[siren wailing]
Did we get her here in time?
It is questionable.
I'll wait out here.
You're from the morgue?
Yes. Dr. Hiro.
The Dr. Hero?
Not "Hero," "Hiro."
We pumped her stomach,
gave her 1 cc of adrenalin.
The rest is in your hands.
Thank you, Doctor.
[woman chattering on PA system]
I am sorry, I am sorry,
I can't allow you
in the ICU ward.
I want to be with him.
I have a right to
be with my child!
Take it easy, honey.
We'll be here, right
here, very close.
Get those into the lab.
How can those things be harmful?
They're only toys.
I keep all medicines out
of the reach of my child.
There's a waiting
room right down there.
We'll keep you informed.
(woman on PA system) Dr. Miller,
report to ICU, please.
Dr. Miller, please
report to ICU.
Dr. Hiro. This is too
much to hope for.
I'm Dr. Jamison.
We just brought a child
in from Valley Emergency.
They can't figure out
what's wrong with him.
He's critical.
They thought at first
he might have some
kind of gastroenteritis.
You've written a
book on toxicology.
Would you examine him?
I would be grateful
for opportunity to help.
[cardiogram beeping]
(nurse) No change, Doctor.
Thank you.
He is a baby.
(Jamison) Has your
department had anything else
like this in the past 24 hours?
No.
[sighs]
I'm afraid we're
going to lose him.
It does sound like
ingestion of toxic substance.
Let me show you
what we have so far.
Gas chromatography
of the fatty tissues?
Negative. Along with every
other test we've conducted.
These are some of the items
we collected in the house
which he might've
eaten or drank.
This can is leaking
fluorocarbons.
You wanna hear? Mmm-hmm.
Very astute observation.
Unfortunately,
it does not match the symptoms.
We have over 20 items here
which could poison a child.
Everything from
aspirin to insecticides.
Solanum. Very pretty.
Also very deadly.
We've ruled that out,
along with everything else.
We've brought in Dr. Miller
and Dr. Stepowski to consult.
Zero!
We've come up with nothing.
How do you neutralize a toxin
when you don't know what it is?
I'm afraid we have
not had anything
that could be of any help.
We're just clutching at straws.
Dr. Hiro not used to being
considered straw man.
[chuckling] I'm sorry.
I didn't mean that.
Observation not badly meant.
I will try to help.
Perhaps, uh, colleagues
in Orange County
might have had similar cases.
I would like to
speak with parents.
Let's go.
[phone ringing]
Jack, Charlene. I'd
like to introduce you
to Dr. Hiro. He's with
the coroner's office.
The coroner's office.
I am not here in that capacity.
Dr. Hiro is one of the
country's foremost toxicologists.
He'd like to ask
you a few questions.
Is Timmy improving?
No.
That's crazy!
Doctors are supposed
to know something.
A child who was happy, healthy,
running around
yesterday, he is lying there.
Why doesn't somebody
do something?
Jack, that won't help.
There are hundreds
of common substances
which can be
considered poisonous.
Dr. Jamison is
trying to identify
the particular one
your child has taken.
I understand
your son was at
home all day yesterday.
By any chance could
he have wandered away?
No.
Did anyone come to
the door selling anything
for the garden, uh, house,
any cleaning products?
No. No. I was home all day.
Only the gardener
comes on Tuesday.
Does he park his truck
anywhere a child can reach?
If he let Timmy get
his hands on anything...
We will check
out all possibilities.
What are his chances?
(woman on PA
system) Dr. Lambert,
please report to radiology,
Dr. Lambert, please
report to radiology,
[siren wailing]
[man whistling]
Danny, what are you doing here?
I got it. Now what
do I do with it?
You're early.
The commissary doesn't
close till after 7:00.
I got a business to run.
You told me to get
the stuff, I got the stuff.
Now, tell me where to stash it
until we can get
in the commissary.
All right. But
not this entrance.
Use the parking lot entrance.
I ain't got time, Sam.
Besides, I got a
load of stuff in here.
Okay, I'll get a gurney.
Thank you.
(Dr. Hiro) Will you wait?
You're cuttin' it awful close.
Only be a slight delay.
Exquisite day.
I'll need you, Sam.
Yes, sir.
Sam, you get Orange
County Morgue on the phone.
Ask about the boy.
See if they've experienced
similar symptoms
to the ones I have described.
Yes, sir.
Dr. Hiro.
I asked for a post
at 7:30 this morning,
I'm still waiting.
How's the girl?
Could go either way.
Doctor, I appreciate
the girl's problems.
But I have some
awful tough criminals
waiting to take delivery
on one diamond-studded corpse.
Apologies, Lieutenant.
Life takes
precedence over death.
We will examine your
problem momentarily.
If you will excuse me.
Sam.
But you are certain
no such death such
as I have described?
Thank you.
I've set up the Walker autopsy.
It. Monahan is
anxious to get on with it.
Would you like me to handle it?
Uh, no.
You're worried?
The boy in the
hospital is very sick.
Would break your
heart to see him.
[phone ringing]
Dr. Astin speaking.
Quincy, Quincy,
now just calm down.
Now, where are you?
The battery?
I thought you said
it was the alternator.
I see.
But no deaths resulting
from those kind of symptoms?
Thank you, Doctor. I
appreciate your time.
[Sally screaming]
Sally, what is it?
There-There's
something in there.
Something?
It had scales and
big bulging eyes.
Come on.
I'm sorry. I don't
feel very well.
Lie down for a few minutes.
You'll feel better.
I'll be fine.
Of course you will.
What did I see in there?
I'll explain it to you later.
Now, stay here and
rest awhile, hmm?
Sam, I don't want
to seem inquisitive,
but what did she see in there?
It's part of a surprise
birthday party for Dr. Hiro.
Oh.
He knows nothing about
it, so keep a low profile.
If it gets much lower, I'm
gonna be on suspension.
Now, I need that autopsy done.
It's coming, Lieutenant.
Good.
Remember, patience is a virtue.
And I thought Quincy was bad.
What's going on?
Where is that body?
Uh, it's... it's still
at the city morgue.
They haven't released it yet.
They haven't released it yet?
Uh, somehow it
got all tangled up
in... in red tape or something.
The... the funeral home
can't get a straight answer.
You better tell them
to get on the horn and find one.
If that old man
doesn't go out of there,
I want to know
why he's being kept.
I'll find out.
Excuse me, sir. I'm
looking for Dr. Quincy.
Uh, he's not here yet.
I brought him a loaner.
I'm supposed to pick up his car.
[groaning]
Hey, wait, wait,
wait. Wait, hey, wait.
Here are the keys.
Hey, I told you,
he's not here yet.
That's all right.
I'll take a cab
back. No problem.
[chuckling]
Uh, now take it easy.
Passin' out is a lot
harder than you think.
Are you okay?
I feel sort of sick
at my stomach.
I know. That's because
you sat up too fast.
Did I fall asleep?
Yeah, well, that
was good for you.
You had a rough day.
But you'll feel fine tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
Uh, don't make
any hasty decisions.
You think anybody will mind
if I take the rest
of the day off?
Now, you just don't
worry about that.
I'll take care of that.
You're very nice.
That comes from
being a grandfather.
Are you sure you're okay?
I'm fine.
You're really very attractive.
Uh, yeah, well, you'll
feel better tomorrow.
Interesting autopsy.
Was that my autopsy?
Yes.
Oh, what's the answer?
I hope you weren't messy.
I mean, I don't want the judge
accusing us of entrapment.
Very neat, were we not, Sam?
The neatest.
Good.
Performed autopsy without
laying hands on body.
Without layin' hands on body?
How the hell are
you going to find out
where the stuff is stashed?
Show him, Sam.
(Monahan) These
are nice exposures.
But do you mind telling
me what I'm seein'?
Oh. Nice old man,
hit by bus, dead.
Very big bus.
Uh, gold fillings.
Uh, wedding band on
left hand. Nothing else.
What do you mean, nothing else?
There's got to be something.
There's no chance...
Lieutenant, if something
is supposed to have come
into this country
with Mr. Walker
besides Mr. Walker,
it is in the box.
Box?
You mean casket?
Precisely.
You're probably right.
Listen, we can't move
this thing out of here.
You've got to give me space
where my boys
can go to work on it.
I see no difficulty.
Do you mind if I use your phone
to call the lab boys?
I extend every courtesy.
It's getting late, Doctor.
A moment.
Got a moment?
Dr. Jamison, please.
Thank you. Dr. Jamison speaking.
(Dr. Hiro) Dr. Him.
Do you have any
news for me, Doctor?
I'm afraid not. No
such deaths reported.
How is the child?
I'm afraid we're
losing him, Doctor.
There must be
something I can do.
The answer must be in the house.
Would you kindly ask Mrs. Taylor
to meet me at her
home? It is vital.
Do it right away.
Ready to go? Yes.
Good. I'll jump on the freeway,
we'll take the 6th
street off-ramp.
If we really barrel
we should make it just in time.
Right idea. Wrong direction.
Must first go to Beverly Hills.
Beverly Hills?
Oh, wow, would you
look at that place?
That's class.
Do we go around to
the delivery entrance?
Coroner's wagon
mostly make pickups.
Very few deliveries.
[speaking Japanese]
[speaking Japanese]
I'm Dr. Hiro.
Little boy Timmy is very sick.
Are you using pesticides?
Uh, Mr. Taylor's orders
because all of his plants
are being destroyed.
Perhaps a child with them.
I will need some samples,
and the name of manufacturer.
If you're saying I let Timmy
get near any of my stuff...
I know you cannot be a watchdog.
Beautiful garden needs
poison to stay beautiful.
I will appreciate all
the help you can give.
[speaks Japanese]
I won't be long.
Is he for real?
You better believe it, brother.
I appreciate your coming
home in these circumstances.
I didn't want to leave my child.
I understand completely.
But it is imperative
that I look around in your home.
I can't imagine what
you expect to find.
I don't leave poisons
out for my son to swallow.
An opportunity to
observe the usual,
sometimes points to the unusual.
[sighs]
Yes, yes, of course.
Lovely home.
Huh.
It's empty now.
May I see your son's room?
Yes, of course. This way.
Excuse me.
(Charlene) He
couldn't get up there.
Children are quite ingenious
when curiosity is aroused.
[sighs]
I'm sorry there's such a mess.
When Timmy got sick,
I... I just didn't clean up.
No, that's good.
Cigarette butts
near a child's toy.
Must return to the
hospital immediately.
I-I'll take you.
Remember the first
ride to the hospital?
(Hudson) That'd be
hard to forget, Doctor.
Faster this time.
Another life at stake?
Very much so.
Let's get there!
Sure beats the hell
out of driving the
mayor to flower shows.
[siren wailing]
There's got to be something
you can do, Doctor.
All of our tests have
turned out negative.
We just don't know
what it could be.
Answer is simple once
the poison was found.
What is it, Doctor?
Your child is suffering
from nicotine poisoning.
Nicotine?
(Dr. Hiro) Yes.
That's impossible.
No, Jack.
You leave cigarette
butts in ashtray.
Child chew some.
Pure nicotine is
very fast poison.
A few drop can kill
an adult in minutes.
Nicotine slowly ingested
into the system from tobacco
will eventually kill anybody.
Especially a child.
Ah.
Are we in time?
Well, now that we know
what it is, we can try.
There is no way to clean it out.
It depends on how much
the child has ingested.
Is Timmy going
to make it, Doctor?
The fact that he is still alive
is the best hope we have.
[sighs]
Perhaps, a time for
prayer. Come, Doctor.
Excuse me.
[sighing]
We may have killed him.
No!
Yes.
Yes.
He couldn't find out
any more than I did.
There's somethin'
going on at that morgue.
It's taking too
long to get him out.
It could be just a
foul-up, you know.
Paperwork. Whatever.
The city screws up everything.
I can't trust $22 million
to a city screw-up.
Come on, we don't
have any choice.
We can't go near that stuff
until they release that body.
Why can't we?
You're thinkin' about
us goin' in there?
There's not many places
I wouldn't go into
for $22 million.
I've got one piece of
good news for you, Doctor.
That girl you brought
in to us survived.
She's gonna make it.
An actress. Was
it a part she lost?
Uh, an audition
she could not face?
Wh-What could've
been so important
that she could do such
a terrible thing to herself?
She's asleep right now,
but when she wakes up,
she's gonna want to see you.
After all, a girl is entitled
to know her
accidental foster father.
Let me know about
the boy's condition.
I hope I won't have to.
[knocking on door]
Good afternoon, Harriet.
You don't know me. I'm Dr. Hiro.
How are you feeling?
Why did you wake me up?
Who gave you the right?
I'm trained to save lives.
Sometimes people are glad.
Sometimes people are sad.
How does the rest of
that speech go, Doctor?
Something about
how precious life is?
I think I know that part.
Do your friends
know where you are?
I don't have any friends.
They come into this world alone,
they go out alone.
If you're really
honest about it,
you're alone all
the way through it.
Do you give people
chance to care about you?
If you really want
to do me a favor,
get me out of here.
It is no great
achievement to die.
Greater achievement to live.
That's right. We're
gonna take it apart.
Every nut, every
bolt, every piece.
Now, those
diamonds are in there,
and we're going to find them.
[ringing]
Dr. Hiro.
Doctor, I understand
you're the head man there.
And I can't seem
to get any answers.
Can I talk to you?
Of course.
I'm calling about a...
Do you call them patients?
About Harriet Crawford.
I understand she came to you
this morning from
General Hospital.
That is right.
She doesn't have any
legal family that we know of.
A few of us, her friends,
we're wondering about
how we'd go about making
some kind of
arrangement for services.
Sounds like there are
quite a few of you there.
Yes. The shock of what happened
just brought everybody together.
We want to do something for her,
I-if it's possible.
There may be more you
can do than you think.
How's that?
I understand she was
very lonely person.
No friends, nothing
much to live for.
You talked to the wrong person.
She had a lot of friends.
I think that she would
appreciate knowing about that.
Look, Dr. Hiro, if you'll
just give us the name
of the funeral home
she's been sent to, we'll...
You won't find her
in a funeral home.
Here's the exit to
the south parking lot.
There's another
entrance here at the back.
Up here is the laboratory,
the autopsy room, and
the refrigerated room.
Now, the casket
will be somewhere
in this complex here.
There's a maintenance
kitchen entrance here
away from the main entrance.
We go down this corridor,
down the back elevator,
through the commissary,
and out through the kitchen.
After 7:00, it should
be clear sailing.
There's only
janitors on duty then.
Straighten up this thing.
All right.
Excuse me, please.
Sam, hey, come here.
I want you to meet Godzilla.
Here, take this
from me, will you?
Okay, Sam.
You got everything
under control?
Everything is beautiful, Sam.
All you got to do is make sure
that you bring Dr. Hiro
here on time, okay?
He'll be here.
♪ J'[singing]
I love this dragon.
I, uh, just got a call from
Dr. Jamison at the hospital.
Looks like the Taylor
child's going to pull through.
He thought you
might like to see him.
I would. Thank you.
(woman on PA
system) Dr. Stevenson,
report to surgery, please.
Dr. Stevenson, please,
report to surgery.
It's good to see
you again, Doctor.
I want to see for myself.
[gurgling]
We wanted a chance to thank you
for... for everything you did.
You have Dr. Jamison to
thank for your son's recovery.
[chuckling]
We both feel very guilty.
[babbling]
No need to blame yourself.
Ha!
We poisoned our son.
He is going to live.
Yeah.
I got you.
Yeah.
I didn't think you'd
be coming back here.
I just left two parents
who almost lost their son today.
Their grief made
me think of you.
Don't worry, Doctor.
Nobody's crying over me.
But you.
I had these plans, you know?
They meant a lot to me.
You dedicate
your life to something,
you think it's right
for you and you just
watch things fall apart.
It must be difficult,
always presenting
yourself to others.
On the stage, in the
studios, interviews.
It's wonderful.
It's wonderful to hear them say:
"Thank you very
much. We'll call you."
Then you don't hear...
Sooner or later you realize
you're being passed over
for more than just a part.
Defeat is the soil from
which victory blooms.
Who said that?
Most illustrious poet. Me.
It has saved me
through many failures.
I have one for you.
Success knows no strangers.
Defeat knows no friends.
But you have friends.
You don't understand how it is.
I'm sorry.
I don't mean to blame
you for my problems.
I understand.
It is easy to philosophize
with other people's lives.
I have always found that
when one turns within,
there is an answer.
[knocking on door]
Hey.
Oh, no! Oh, you guys!
How's the lady?
[laughing]
[all chattering]
[all laughing]
[all chattering]
You seem happy.
Life goes on sometimes.
You seem miserable.
I was so sure.
I was sure we were
on the right track.
Do you realize how
many man-hours
we got tied up in this casket?
You tore it apart?
And put it back together again.
Nut by nut, bolt by bolt.
There was nothing,
nothing, Doctor.
[sighing] Well,
we were wrong. Simple, isn't it?
And hard to accept.
Yeah? Well, that's better.
He'll be glad to hear it.
You let me know
the minute they call.
We got nothing to worry about.
What?
Mortuary. Just got the word.
The body will be
released in the morning.
Why are they
waiting until morning?
Come on. They're
just closin' up the place.
No, doesn't feel
right. It's a stall.
Something's goin' on.
There's no way they
could've found the diamonds.
If they did, they
wouldn't release the body.
Of course they would
release the body.
They're after a lot more
than those diamonds.
I spent 18 months
puttin' this caper together.
I'm not gonna sit
around and wait
for the cops to deliver
that corpse to us.
Well, Doctor,
thank you for all your
help and cooperation.
I guess it wasn't my
day, or yours either.
I feel I have won more
than I have lost today.
Well, I'm glad somebody has.
I just wish I could've
done more for you.
Oh, look, you tried.
I must say, a most
baffling puzzle.
We x-rayed the body.
We took the casket apart
and put it together again.
We looked for a false
bottom, false sides
in the handle,
in the pillow, the lining...
However, there is
one thing we did not do.
I don't believe it.
Doctor, you're a genius.
Oh, thank you.
Circulation
returning in shoulder
would be ample reward.
Oh.
You know, they must have cast it
with the stones right inside.
No wonder they haven't
been able to find anything
at the front end
of the pipeline.
What is your wish?
We'll ship it out of here
tomorrow as planned.
We'll be watching
who picks it up.
Uh, Lieutenant?
Yeah?
What are you and your men
planning to do this evening?
Haven't thought about it.
Then let me invite you to
be a most welcome guest
at my surprise birthday party.
Surprise?
It's gotta be around
here somewhere.
Let's try this one.
There it is.
[people chattering]
I think Dr. Hiro is coming.
Hi, Dr. Astin.
Hello.
Uh, where's Quincy?
His car broke down again.
Let's get ready.
Hey, come on, everybody,
come on, shh, get set.
Put it down here.
I hear footsteps.
It is black as pitch in there.
It's closed. It's
supposed to be. Let's go.
(all) Surprise!
[all cheering]
And it is surprise, surprise!
[people murmuring]
Happy birthday, Dr. Hiro.
N'[music playing]
[laughing]
Some party, Dr. Hero.
It is not "Hero." "Hiro."
I think I had it
right the first time.
You got a lot more
style than the mayor.
Think I'll stick around.
I will be delighted.
Hang loose.
Right on.