St. Elsewhere (1982–1988): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot - full transcript

DR. SAMUELS, REPORT
TO EMERGENCY.

DR. SAMUELS, REPORT
TO EMERGENCY.

♪♪

SANDY MALIN IN 330? SHE'S GOING TO
BE UP MOST OF THE NIGHT WITH NAUSEA.

LIMIT HER TO ICE CHIPS AND
COMPAZINE, 10 MILLIGRAMS, I.M.

I'LL BE CHECKING IN
ON HER AGAIN TONIGHT.

IF SHE'S UNDER ANY KIND OF
DISTRESS, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE
YOU'RE SWEET ON THAT GIRL.

JUST RESPONDING TO
THE CALL OF DUTY. MM-HMM.

JACK, MR. GENTRY, THE OLD GUY IN
C.C.U... MAKE SURE YOU CHECK ON HIM.

I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED. HE'S HAD
TWO RUNS OF BACK-TO-BACK P.V.C.'s.



OKAY. WHEN? OH, IN
ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M LONG GONE
IN CASE THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS.

BOY, SUNDAYS.

FEELS LIKE THE END OF THE
WEEK IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

HOW'D YOU DO IT, ANNIE?
FIRST YEAR'S THE WORST.

I FEEL LIKE I HIT THE WALL, I
STILL GOT 24 HOURS TO GO.

YOU GET NO SYMPATHY FROM ME,
PAL. WE'VE ALL BEEN THROUGH IT.

THERE'S ALWAYS
ANOTHER ONE, ISN'T THERE?

GOOD NIGHT,
DR. CAVANERO. FAT CHANCE.

HOW DO I LOOK? UH...

LIKE A SOLDIER
WHOSE TOUR IS OVER.

DON'T GET TOO JEALOUS. MY AUNT CHARISSE
IS IN FROM FORESTVILLE, CALIFORNIA.

OH. WINE COUNTRY? WHAT
CAN I SAY? SHE'S INTO GRAPES.

SHE WANTS TO TAKE ME OUT FOR AN EVENING
ON THE TOWN... ANYTHING I WANT TO DO.



ALL I WANT TO DO IS SLEEP. HOW DO
YOU ASK YOUR AUNT TO SLEEP WITH YOU?

YOU GONNA MAKE GRAND
ROUNDS TOMORROW MORNING?

I'M GONNA TRY. YOU BETTER
DO BETTER THAN THAT.

WESTPHALL WAS REALLY BURNED WHEN YOU MISSED
IT LAST WEEK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME.

THERE WAS
SOMETHING... OH, RIGHT.

JACOBSON SAID YOU SHOULD CHECK WHITE'S
PATIENT'S BLOOD GLUCOSE AT 2:00 A.M.

WHERE'S WHITE? HE TOLD
JACOBSON THAT YOU'D COVER FOR HIM.

HE DID, HUH?

THAT'S WHAT JACOBSON SAID.

ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR
YOU OUT IN THE FREE WORLD?

DROP IN ON MY WIFE.

TELL HER I'M ALIVE, BEING
HELD CAPTIVE AT ST. ELIGIUS.

YOU GOT IT.

I TOLD THE NURSE TO
CALL ME IF YOU NEED ME.

I'LL BE HERE ALL NIGHT.
MY MOUTH IS SO DRY.

I KNOW.

I'M SORRY.

I'M AFRAID TO GIVE YOU ANY MORE WATER
UNTIL I KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU.

I'VE SCHEDULED A LIVER SCAN
FOR TOMORROW MORNING.

AND THAT WILL FINALLY TELL
YOU WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

'CAUSE I CAN'T TAKE ANY
MORE OF THIS THROWING UP.

I KNOW.

I HOPE TOMORROW
WE'LL KNOW FOR SURE.

SO, YOU HANG IN THERE.

DR. MORRISON, PLEASE HURRY.

HE STOPPED BREATHING.
IT'S OKAY. OKAY, OKAY.

I WAS JUST TAKING HIM TO
A ROOM CHANGE. IT'S OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. MOVE THE CHAIR.

GET HIS HEAD.

NO PULSE. GO TO THE DESK,
CALL A TRIPLE CODE BLUE.

ONE-1,000, TWO-1,000,
THREE-1,000, FOUR-1,000, FIVE-1,000.

ONE-1,000, TWO-1,000,
THREE-1,000, FOUR-1,000, FIVE-1,000.

ONE-1,000, TWO-1,000, THREE-1,000,
FOUR-1,000. GIVE ME THE AMBU BAG.

FIVE-1,000. OKAY.

ONE-1,000, TWO-1,000,
THREE-1,000, FOUR-1,000, FIVE-1,000.

WILL YOU TAKE THIS OVER?
CODE BLUE. CODE BLUE.

THREE-1,000,
FOUR-1,000, FIVE-1,000.

ONE-1,000, TWO-1,000,
THREE-1,000, FOUR-1,000.

NO WAY. HE'S DEAD.

- ONE-1,000, TWO-1,000.
- KEEP IT GOING.

GIVE HIM A LITTLE MORE TIME.

FORTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD
WHITE, OBESE FEMALE,

FOUR-DAY HISTORY OF
RIGHT UPPER-QUADRANT PAIN.

NO HISTORY OF CHOLELITHIASIS
OR PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE.

HAS THE PAIN CHANGED
WITH TIME OR POSITION?

NO. ON PHYSICAL EXAMINATION,
TEMPERATURE WAS 39.5 DEGREES CENTIGRADE,

BLOOD PRESSURE 130 OVER
80, NO JAUNDICE PRESENT.

IS THE ABDOMEN DISTENDED? NO.

THERE'S A PLUS-TWO OVER FOUR
TENDERNESS IN THE RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT.

THE LIVER IS 10
CENTIMETERS IN BREADTH, TWO

CENTIMETERS BELOW
THE RIGHT COSTAL MARGIN.

THERE IS A PALPABLE MASS JUST BELOW THE
LIVER EDGE, WITH A POSITIVE MURPHY SIGN.

DR. EHRLICH, WHAT
IS A MURPHY SIGN?

A MURPHY SIGN IS A PALPABLE MASS
FOUND BELOW THE LIVER MARGIN...

THAT IS TENDER
ON DEEP PALPATION.

GO AHEAD, DR. CHANDLER.
URINALYSIS IS NEGATIVE.

ABDOMINAL SERIES SHOWS NO OBSTRUCTION,
STONES OR FREE AIR UNDER THE DIAPHRAGM.

THERE IS A MILD ILEUS.

NICE OF YOU TO JOIN
US, DR. MORRISON.

HAS THE PATIENT EVER HAD A
SIMILAR EPISODE? UH, NO, SIR.

DOES THE PATIENT HAVE
ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION?

WESTPHALL STARTED GRAND
ROUNDS 20 MINUTES AGO.

I KNOW, FISCUS. I
KNOW. WHAT HAPPENED?

THE GUY IN 4W HADN'T
GONE TO THE BATHROOM.

4W? THAT YOUR PATIENT?
NO. PETER WHITE'S.

ULTRASOUND AND O.C.G. ARE CONSISTENT
WITH CHOLELITHIASIS. DR. MORRISON.

SANDY MALIN IS A
15-YEAR-OLD WHITE FEMALE...

WITH A HISTORY OF
TRAVEL TO SOUTH AMERICA.

WHILE IN SOUTH AMERICA, THE PATIENT
WENT TO A LOCAL MEDICAL DOCTOR THERE,

WHO TREATED THE SUPPOSED CASE OF
MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE WITH KAOPECTATE,

TO WHICH THE PATIENT RESPONDED.

SIX WEEKS LATER, AFTER ARRIVING HOME
AND TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THIS ADMISSION,

THE PATIENT AGAIN BEGAN TO HAVE
FEVERS, CHILLS, SWEATS, NAUSEA...

AND HAS BEEN VOMITING
ALL FOODSTUFFS AND FLUIDS.

SHE HAS HAD 12 LOOSE
BLOODY STOOLS A DAY.

SHE HAS LOST 15 POUNDS
IN THE LAST 20 DAYS.

GIVE ME A DIFFERENTIAL
DIAGNOSIS BASED ON HISTORY.

BECAUSE THE PROCESS
HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR

SEVERAL WEEKS, DYSENTERY
IS A LIKELY DIAGNOSIS.

I'VE ORDERED A LIVER SCAN TO RULE
OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ABSCESS.

I GOTTA... I'M SORRY.

DR. ROWE, WOULD YOU
PRESENT YOUR CASE, PLEASE?

THIS IS A CASE OF A
69-YEAR-OLD WHITE MALE...

WITH A SEVEN-DAY HISTORY OF
INCREASING LEFT LOWER-QUADRANT PAIN.

THE PATIENT HAS NO
HISTORY OF TENESMUS.

THE PATIENT'S WEIGHT HAS BEEN STABLE AND
APPETITE ADEQUATE UNTIL THE ACUTE EPISODE.

THERE'S NO HISTORY
OF CANCER. UH-HUH.

THANKS. WHAT MORE WOULD YOU
WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY?

HAS THE PATIENT HAD A
BARIUM ENEMA IN THE PAST?

WAS THERE ANY ACTUAL
BLOOD IN THE STOOL?

THE STOOL IS HEME
POSITIVE. EXCUSE ME.

THE PATIENT HAS NEVER HAD A
COLITIS DIAGNOSIS OR A SIMILAR EPISODE.

EHRLICH. GOOD MORNING.

WHY ARE YOU CLAPPING?
DR. SAMUELS HAS V.D.

WORD IS HE'S INFECTED
HALF THE STAFF, WENDY.

DON'T LOOK AT ME. I NEVER WENT OUT
WITH HIM. THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY.

BLOOD PRESSURE IS
110 OVER 70 IN A LYING

POSITION AND 100 OVER
80 IN A SITTING POSITION.

HEART RATE IS 106 AND REGULAR.

WHAT'S WITH THE NEW CLOCKS?

ONE OF DR. CRAIG'S OPEN-HEART PATIENTS
DONATED THEM IN EVERLASTING GRATITUDE.

DR. CRAIG! NAPOLEON
HAD NOTHING ON THAT GUY.

EVERY TIME I JUST THINK OF
HIM, I GET MY PALMS SWEATY.

NOBODY'S FORCING YOU
TO GO INTO SURGERY.

YOU WANT TO BREAK
MY MOTHER'S HEART?

VERY GOOD. DR. MARTIN, WHAT WERE THE
RESULTS ON THE AUTOPSY ON MR. SHUTTLEWORTH?

HE HAD CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER
AND ATHEROSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE.

WHAT WAS THE MAJOR CAUSE
OF DEATH? WHO IS THAT?

CATHY MARTIN, PATHOLOGY.
SHE CERTAINLY DRESSES THE PART.

DR. WADE? WHAT DOES A SHIFT TO
THE LEFT MEAN IN A WHITE BLOOD COUNT?

IT INDICATES AN ACUTE INFECTION.

DR. MARTIN. WAYNE FISCUS,
EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

APPARENTLY, WE HAVE A
MUTUAL FRIEND. OH, REALLY?

UH, MR. SHUTTLEWORTH'S LIVER.

I ADMITTED IT, ALONG WITH THE
REST OF MR. SHUTTLEWORTH.

AND WHITE BLOOD
COUNT, Q12 HOURS.

VERY GOOD.

EXCUSE ME. ONE FINAL NOTE.

RAMON IN THE LAUNDRY
ROOM HAS ASKED ME TO TALK

TO YOU PEOPLE ABOUT
INK-STAINED BEDSHEETS.

I REALIZE THAT PAPER ISN'T
ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO US...

AND IT'S A LONG-STANDING
TRADITION IN THIS HOSPITAL...

TO WRITE OUR PATIENT'S VITAL SIGNS
AND OUR SCUT LISTS ON THE BEDSHEETS,

BUT IT'S DRIVING RAMON CRAZY.

I SUGGEST YOU USE WATER-SOLUBLE INK IF
YOU CAN'T BREAK YOURSELVES OF THIS HABIT.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

DR. ARMSTRONG, DR. CHANDLER, I
WANT TO SEE YOU IN MY OFFICE AT 9:30.

♪ DO-DO-DO, DA-DA-DA-DA ♪

♪ IS ALL I WANT TO SAY TO YOU ♪

♪ DO-DO-DO, DA-DA-DA-DA ♪

♪ THE INNOCENCE WILL
PULL ME THROUGH ♪

♪ DO-DO-DO, DA-DA-DA-DA ♪

♪ IS ALL I WANT TO SAY TO YOU ♪♪

GET WITH IT, ARTHUR. HE'S
WAITING FOR HIS BATH IN 318.

THE MENDOZA KID... YOU KNOW, THE
ONE WITH THE CUTE DIMPLE IN HIS CHIN?

TRIED TO HANG HIMSELF ON HIS
TRACTION AGAIN. A REAL PHI BETA KAPPA.

FIRST YOU SKIN IT, THEN SLICE
IT, THEN FLOUR, EGG WHITES...

HIT HIM IN THE LEFT CHEEK. THE RIGHT
ONE'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE SWISS CHEESE.

UM, GIVE ME THE CHART ON OUR
HEPATITIS CASE. WHO IS THAT?

I TELL HER TO GIVE HIM TWO
MILLIGRAMS OF MORPHINE SULFATE.

SHE HITS HIM WITH 10
RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SON.

CHRONIC ACTIVE
HEPATITIS DOWN THE HALL...

WHAT'S HIS NAME? HOW
THE HELL SHOULD I KNOW?

SO I SAY TO THE SON...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WE'VE GOT A
PROBLEM? IT'S NOTHING SERIOUS.

UH, HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

FINE. NO, UH, BURNING SENSATION?

WHAT? ANY DISCHARGE?

BYE-BYE. SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

UH, NURSE, MRS. SZENVARI, 302...
SHE GET HER 4:00 A.M. KEFLEX?

YOU WROTE IT,
WE GAVE IT. JANICE.

DR. PRILECK, 18-23.

DR. PRILECK, 1-8-2-3.

YOU...

I WANT THAT INDIAN GAS PASSER, V.J.
KOCHAR, OUT OF MY OPERATING ROOM!

GOOD MORNING, MARK.
I LOVE THE NEW CLOCKS.

WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE? WHO?

YOU'D THINK THERE WAS A GLUT OF
THIRD WORLD ANESTHESIOLOGISTS.

THERE IS NOT A GLUT OF THIRD
WORLD ANESTHESIOLOGISTS.

THERE'S A GLUT OF THIRD WORLD
SICK PEOPLE. BILLIONS OF THEM.

YOU CAN'T OPERATE WITHOUT PUTTING PEOPLE TO
SLEEP. DIDN'T YOU SEE GONE WITH THE WIND?

DONALD, I AM SERIOUS!

MY GERMAN SHEPHERD SPEAKS
BETTER ENGLISH THAN HE DOES!

AND DON'T GIVE ME ANY
OF THAT RACIST STUFF.

DID YOU EVER TRY EATING WITH
ONE OF THEM? I'VE GOT ROUNDS.

FOUR HOURS IN THE
O.R. WITH HIS BREATH.

DISGUSTING!

NAUSEATING.

THAT STUPID FOOD.
DONALD, YOU REA...

HEY!

GOOD MORNING.

TETRACYCLINE FOUR
TIMES A DAY TILL IT'S GONE.

FIVE DAYS, YOU'LL BE OVER
IT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL,
BUT IT'S NOT BRAIN CANCER.

LOOK, YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.

JANICE!

DONNA, CAN I TALK
TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

YOU KNOW, YOU
LOOK AS BAD AS I FEEL.

I'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY.

I DIDN'T GET ANY
SLEEP LAST NIGHT.

YOU'VE BEEN UP
ALL NIGHT? UH-HUH.

YOU'VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT, AND
I LET YOU HOOK ME UP TO THIS?

I LOOKED IN ON YOU LAST NIGHT.

I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER
WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING.

THIS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL.
MM-MMM. IT'S JUST LIKE AN X-RAY.

I'M THINKING ABOUT DOING A REPORT ON
YOU MEDICAL GUYS WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE.

- WHAT KIND OF REPORT?
- AN EXPOSÉ, NOW THAT I SEE HOW
THINGS REALLY WORK AROUND HERE.

ARE YOU TAKING A COURSE IN CYNICISM AT
THAT FANCY FINISHING SCHOOL OF YOURS?

IT'S NOT A FINISHING
SCHOOL. IT'S A PREP SCHOOL.

OH, I SEE. A PREP SCHOOL.

WHERE THEY TAKE YOU ON TEEN
TOURS IN SOUTH AMERICA. THAT'S RIGHT.

THEY SHOULD HAVE TAUGHT YOU
NOT TO BUY FROM A STREET VENDOR.

HOW DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT SOUTH AMERICA?

I'VE BEEN THERE,
AND I DIDN'T GET SICK.

SMILE FOR THE CAMERA.

WHAT WERE SPENCER'S
NUMBERS LAST NIGHT?

136, 5.1, 101 25.

DONALD. DR. AUSCHLANDER.
ELEVATOR NOT WORKING?

TRYING TO KEEP IN SHAPE.

I HEARD DR. AUSCHLANDER'S
GOT CANCER. YEAH. LIVER.

HOW LONG'S HE GOT? HE'S
THE LIVER SPECIALIST, NOT ME.

PRETTY IRONIC ISN'T IT,
DR. WESTPHALL? WHAT'S THAT?

DR. AUSCHLANDER'S ONE
OF THE TOP LIVER MEN IN

THE WORLD AND HE GETS
HIT WITH LIVER CANCER.

IT'S A SHAME. I THINK WE
CAN SAVE THE EULOGIES.

KNOWING DANIEL AUSCHLANDER,
HE'LL PROBABLY OUTLIVE ALL OF US.

DR. CAVANERO.

WHAT IS IT, LUTHER? I'VE
BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

YOU BETTER TALK TO THAT PATIENT
OF YOURS... THAT ANIMAL HENRY SMITH.

LOOK, LUTHER, I KNOW HE GAVE
YOU A HARD TIME LAST WEEK...

HARD TIME? THE NEXT TIME HE COMES
AT ME WITH THAT WILD LOOK IN HIS EYES...

PATIENT OR NO PATIENT...
I'M GONNA SHOOT HIM.

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR IT?

I JUST SPENT THE LAST 20 MINUTES IN
PHYSICAL THERAPY, WAITIN' FOR HIM.

HE DIDN'T SHOW UP
THIS MORNING? NO.

THE NEXT TIME HE HAS AN APPOINTMENT,
HE BETTER BE THERE OR ELSE.

I MEAN, MY TIME AIN'T CHEAP.

IN FACT, IF IT WAS UP TO ME, HENRY
SMITH WOULD NOT BE IN A HOSPITAL!

HE'D BE IN A PRISON!
THE MAN'S AN ANIMAL.

EXCUSE ME. DO YOU
KNOW WHERE MR. SMITH IS?

AIN'T NOBODY BEEN IN
THAT BED SINCE I BEEN HERE.

DR. CUPPERMAN, REPORT TO X-RAY.

DR. CUPPERMAN, REPORT TO X-RAY.

MY PATIENT, HENRY SMITH... HE'S
NOT IN HIS ROOM, AND I'VE BEEN...

WHO?

ANEMIA, THROMBOPHLEBITIS,
CELLULITIS, 6'6", DRUG ABUSER, WHITE GUY.

YOU CAN'T MISS HIM.
WHERE IS HE? 324.

HE'S NOT THERE. MAYBE
HE'S IN THE BATHROOM.

- FOR THE PAST 12 HOURS?
- MAYBE HE WALKED OUT.

I DOUBT IT. HIS CLOTHES
ARE STILL IN THE ROOM.

- WHERE DOES HE LIVE? I'LL GIVE A CALL.
- ROXBURY STATE.

- THE MENTAL HOSPITAL?
- YOU GOT IT. FIND HIM.

HEY, ROBIN! JASMINE!

IT WAS A TOUGH CALL. THE
GUY WAS IN ATRIAL FLUTTER.

150 A MINUTE. - 40 OVER ZILCH.

THE GUY WAS, UH,
HEMODYNAMICALLY COMPROMISED.

SO WHAT'D YOU DO? FREDDIE BUFFALO
COMES CHARGING THROUGH THE WARD.

FREDDIE WHO? YOU KNOW,
TWO PINK EYES, BLUE TONGUE.

FREDDIE SAYS, "GIVE ME A DEFIBRILLATOR.
WE HAVE A VERY SICK MAN HERE."

HE TAKES THE PADDLES, PUTS IT ON THE
GUY'S CHEST, HITS HIM AT A CRITICAL POINT.

HIGHLY COMPROMISED VENTRICLE.

HE HIT HIM AT A POINT
IN THE CYCLE WHEN HE

SHOULDN'T 'CAUSE HE DIDN'T
PUSH THE SYNC BUTTON.

FREDDIE DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT. THE GUY
GOES INTO V-FIB, SO HE ZAPS HIM FIVE TIMES.

BY THE FIFTH TIME, THE
GUY GOES INTO ASYSTOLE.

I SAY, "OKAY, CALL THE
ARREST. CALL THE TRIPLE."

I TELL THE NURSE TO
RING IT UP. SHE LOVES

IT... LIFE OR DEATH, GOING
FOR ALL THE BANANAS.

HE DIE? NAH, WE
BROUGHT HIM BACK.

- ANY TRIPLES LAST NIGHT?
- ONE.

- DID HE MAKE IT?
- NOPE. WHITE!

WHAT'S THE BLOOD BRAIN
DIFFUSION POTENTIAL FOR FLUOTHANE?

SORRY?

FORGET IT.

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON? JACOBSON
SAID YOU TOLD HER I'D COVER FOR YOU.

I COULDN'T GET AHOLD
OF YOU. WHAT COULD I DO?

DON'T GIVE ME THAT! I HAVEN'T
BEEN HOME IN THREE DAYS.

I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN THE PAST 36
HOURS. I KNOW. OKAY? I KNOW.

LOOK, MY KID WAS SICK. WHAT WAS
I SUPPOSED TO DO? I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

HOW'S YOUR KID?
HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

OH, MAN.

THANKS.

AH, DR. CAVANERO.
LOOKING A BIT WEATHERED.

A LITTLE TOO MUCH HANKY-PANKY
IN THE ON CALL ROOM?

- DROP DEAD.
- OKAY.

GIVE HER A BREAK. SHE
LOST A PATIENT TODAY.

- AH. THE BEAT GOES ON.
- NOT DEAD, MISSING.

THAT GUY THAT WAS IN EVERY MENTAL
INSTITUTION ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD?

- THAT'S THE ONE.
- WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING
HE'S DANGEROUS.

DOES EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT THIS?

NO. ONLY THE STAFF, THE
PATIENTS, THE IMMEDIATE FAMILIES.

MY GUESS IS THAT HE'S PROBABLY
RUNNING ONE OF THE DEPARTMENTS BY NOW.

CHECK GYNECOLOGY. THAT'S
WHERE I'D GO AFTER BEING LOCKED UP.

- DOES THIS PSYCHOTIC
HAVE A NAME?
- HENRY SMITH.

WAIT A MINUTE. HENRY SMITH?
I JUST LEFT HIM IN RADIOLOGY.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS PLACE.

SORRY TO DISTURB
YOU FROM YOUR WORK.

HENRY SMITH. I'D LIKE
TO SEE HIM. HENRY.

THAT'S NOT HENRY SMITH.

TELL IT TO HIS MOTHER.

WELL, SANDY, WE GOT THE
RESULTS OF YOUR LIVER SCAN.

THERE'S AN ABSCESS
ON YOUR LIVER.

AN ABSCESS. THAT
SOUNDS TERRIBLE.

WELL, IT'S ONE OF THOSE WORDS
THAT CAN SOUND WORSE THAN IT IS.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO NOW?

I'D LIKE TO GET A BIOPSY.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?

SORTA.

OKAY.

I NEED TO GET SOME
TISSUE FROM YOUR LIVER.

ONCE WE EXAMINE THAT TISSUE, WE'LL
KNOW HOW TO TREAT YOUR ABSCESS.

DO YOU FOLLOW ME?

THIS BIOPSY... WILL IT HURT?

NO. PROMISE.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WEAR
BIKINIS, SO I DON'T WANT ANY BIOPSY SCARS.

NO SCARS. IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
ONE SHOT FROM A NEEDLE.

SO WHEN ARE YOU GONNA DO IT?

WELL, WE'VE GOT TO GET YOUR
PARENTS' PERMISSION FIRST.

OH, GREAT. WELL,
WE'RE ALL IN FOR A TREAT.

NOW MOTHER WILL DEFINITELY
COME UP TO BOSTON.

YOU'RE SMILING NOW, BUT
WAIT... SHE'S GONNA FLIP OUT.

IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THE SCHOOL
HAD TO TELL HER I'M IN THE HOSPITAL.

SHE THINKS I'VE GOT
THE FLU OR SOMETHING,

BUT THIS BIOPSY STUFF'S
GONNA SCARE THE PANTS OFF HER.

WELL, NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S
GOING ON, WE'LL HAVE YOU EXPLAIN IT TO HER.

A LOT OF GOOD THAT WILL DO. CAN'T YOU
JUST ASK THE SCHOOL FOR MY PERMISSION?

NO. SORRY. WE GOTTA
TELL YOUR MOTHER.

IT'S GONNA BE A TOLL
CALL. WE LIVE IN MARYLAND.

WELL, DON'T WORRY.
WE'LL BILL HER.

I GAINED THREE POUNDS!
THAT'S GOOD, MRS. SUSSMAN.

ALL MY LIFE I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT.

EXCUSE ME, NURSE DANIELS.

COULD I TALK TO YOU
FOR A MINUTE? SURE.

IN, UH, PRIVATE.

OH. YOU CAN GO BACK TO
YOUR ROOM NOW, MRS. SUSSMAN.

UH... SO... UH, WH-WHY
DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

SO...

UM...

HOW ARE YOU? H-HOW DO
YOU FEEL? GOOD, BEN. AND YOU?

OH, UH, GOOD. GREAT.

GOOD.

ACTUALLY, UH, NOT SO GOOD.

I'VE GOT, UM, GONORRHEA.

OH. THAT'S TOO BAD.

YEAH. IT'S DUMB.

THE THING IS, SHIRLEY,

IF I'VE GOT THE... YOU
KNOW, THIS PROBLEM,

IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT YOU, UH,
ALSO LIKELY H-HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

- OH?
- YEAH.

OH, I SEE.

SHIRLEY, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW
TERRIBLE THIS MAKES ME FEEL.

I MEAN, LIKE SUCH A LOWLIFE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU
HOW HUMILIATING...

AND DEGRADING...

- BEN, WE JUST WENT
TO THE MOVIES.
- I MEAN, YOU...

- WHAT?
- YOU FELL ASLEEP HALFWAY
THROUGH THE PICTURE.

REALLY?

OH!

REALLY? OH, I CAN'T TELL YOU
HOW GOOD THAT MAKES ME FEEL.

I THINK.

UH, RIGHT.

UH, LISTEN.

UM, WHEN THIS, UH, CLEARS UP,

CAN I CALL YOU?

WE'LL SEE. WHEN IT CLEARS UP.

RIGHT.

SHRIMP. EVERYTHING
LOOKS LIKE SHRIMP.

NOW, WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS?

I TOLD YOU SIX TIMES ALREADY.

MY DADDY WAS A SHRIMPER
IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI.

H... H... "HYDROGENATED
PALM KERNEL.

"THIAMINE MONONITRATE.

SHRIMP.

"CORNSTARCH.

AR... ARTIFICIAL
FLAVORINGS. LECITHIN."

HEY, YOU WANT TO HOLD
IT RIGHT THERE, PAL? OKAY?

I'LL BE OUT OF HERE
IN TWO MINUTES.

LOUIE CAME HERE TO TUNE
THE PIANO. HE NEVER LEFT.

"REDUCED IRON, RIBOFLAVIN,

ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE
SHORTENING, LARD."

SHRIMP. DR. CAVANERO?

NOT NOW, LOUIE.
DR. BEALE. ANNIE?

HAVE YOU SEEN HENRY SMITH? WHO?

THE MISSING LINK. NO. I HAVEN'T
SEEN HIM. CHECK PHYSICAL THERAPY.

I DID. IS THERE A PROBLEM?

I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T
SEEM TO LOCATE HIM.

HE'D HAVE TO BE CRAZY TO COME
UP HERE. IS HE ON ANY MEDICATION?

ONLY WHAT HE BRINGS IN HIMSELF.
IF I SEE HIM, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

SHRIMP.

YOU AUTHORIZED SURGERY
FOR SANDY MALIN? YES, I DID.

SHE'S MY PATIENT. I DON'T APPRECIATE
YOU SUPERSEDING MY AUTHORITY.

JUST WAIT A MINUTE! WHAT?

I WAS CALLED IN FOR A
SURGICAL CONSULT. SHE'S

GOT AN ABSCESS, AND
IT SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT.

NO, IT SHOULDN'T. NOW, YOU
WAIT A MINUTE, MORRISON!

WE GOT PROBLEMS?

DR. MORRISON SEEMS TO HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH THE WAY I PRACTICE MEDICINE.

I DON'T WANT TO DISAGREE
WITH A FIRST-YEAR RESIDENT.

SURGEONS... ALL THEY WANT
TO DO IS CUT. HOLD IT, HOLD IT.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

MY PATIENT, SANDY MALIN... I REVIEWED
HER THIS MORNING AT GRAND ROUNDS.

SHE CAME IN TWO DAYS AGO. SHE WAS
VOMITING. SHE COULDN'T HOLD ANY FOOD DOWN.

I TOOK HER CASE HISTORY. SHE'D
BEEN IN SOUTH AMERICA THIS SUMMER.

I MADE A DIAGNOSIS OF DYSENTERY,
RAN A LIVER SCAN. IT SHOWED AN ABSCESS.

AND NOW I SEE SHE'S DOWN ON THE
BOARD FOR SURGERY TOMORROW MORNING.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION, DOCTOR, IT IS
ROUTINE TO SURGICALLY REMOVE AN ABSCESS.

YEAH? FOR YOUR
INFORMATION, IF YOU CUT

THROUGH THE ABSCESSED
WALL, AND IT'S AMOEBIC,

THE PARASITES COULD SPREAD,
AND SHE COULD CONCEIVABLY DIE.

DID YOU ORDER A LIVER BIOPSY?

YES. I CALLED HER PARENTS
AND GOT THEIR PERMISSION.

DR. ROBINSON CALLED 'EM BACK
AND GOT THEIR PERMISSION TO CUT.

IS SANDY ON THE
BOARD FOR SURGERY?

HALPERN'S GOT HER IN
FOR FIRST THING TOMORROW.

ANYBODY BOTHER TO TELL SANDY SHE'S SUPPOSED
TO BE OPERATED ON TOMORROW MORNING,

OR WERE YOU JUST GONNA
WALK IN AND WHEEL HER OUT?

- ALL RIGHT, JACK.
- NO, IT'S WRONG,
AND I DON'T LIKE IT!

I'M NOT PREPARED TO SEE SOME PRIMA DONNA
SURGEON COME IN... NOW, WAIT A MINUTE!

THAT'S ENOUGH!
THAT'S ENOUGH! STOP IT!

I THINK WE CAN WAIT TILL WE GET
THE RESULTS FROM THE LIVER BIOPSY.

I DON'T SEE THE POINT.
I'D APPRECIATE IT.

PUT IT THAT WAY, OKAY.

THANK YOU. JACK.

YOU WERE LATE AGAIN
FOR GRAND ROUNDS.

SORRY. I GOT HUNG
UP WITH A PATIENT.

ANOTHER PATIENT? YEAH.

FIRST-YEAR RESIDENTS CAN'T
AFFORD TO MISS GRAND ROUNDS, JACK.

AND THEY CAN'T COVER FOR
EVERYONE, NOT EVEN THEIR FRIENDS.

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S THE BIGGEST THING TO
HIT THE FASHION INDUSTRY SINCE HOT PANTS.

WE NEED 300 MORE BLUE SCRUBS.

WELL, MARTY, IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM THAT
YOU CAN GET $28 APIECE FOR THEM RETAIL.

THIRTY-FIVE MIDTOWN? I TOLD YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT ABOUT GREEN?

GOOD. ALL RIGHT. HE CAN
GET US 200 GREEN. THREE.

NO, WE NEED MORE. WE NEED 300.

WELL, I CAN'T WORRY ABOUT
BOSTON GENERAL, MARTY.

THEY CAN BUY THEIR SCRUBS AT
FILENE'S. THEY CAN AFFORD BLUE.

ALL RIGHT. 300 GREEN TOMORROW
MORNING EARLY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, RAMON. YOU'RE
GONNA GET YOUR SCRUBS. THANKS.

HI. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? LISTEN,
WE GOT A REAL PROBLEM ON THE FLOOR.

HALF OF WARD 5 IS PANIC-STRICKEN
OVER THIS HENRY SMITH GUY.

WHO'S HENRY SMITH?
DR. CAVANERO'S PATIENT.

HE'S BEEN MISSING SINCE
LAST NIGHT. MISSING?

- THAT'S RIGHT. MISSING.
- WHAT'S HE LOOK LIKE?

WELL, FROM WHAT I HEAR, HE'S, LIKE,
7'2", 380 AND MEAN. HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?

IF I HAD, I'D
REMEMBER, WOULDN'T I?

- OKAY. TELL DR. CAVANERO
I WANT TO SEE HER.
- OKAY.

OPEN? CLOSED? DON'T MATTER.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING
SO HAPPY ABOUT?

I'VE BEEN VINDICATED.

I GOT THE RESULTS
OF YOUR LIVER BIOPSY...

AMOEBAS ONE, BACTERIA NOTHING.

MEANING? MEANING THAT YOU'RE
NOT GONNA BE CAPTURED BY SURGERY.

I GET TO KEEP
TREATING YOU MYSELF.

I'M GONNA GET YOU STARTED
ON SOME MEDICATION.

METRONIDAZOLE, IN
CASE YOU'RE INTERESTED.

YOU SHOULD BE FEELING BETTER IN A FEW
DAYS AND OUT OF HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

GREAT. RIGHT.

WERE YOU REALLY IN SOUTH
AMERICA, DR. MORRISON?

ACTUALLY, IT WAS MEXICO.

I WAS IN MEDICAL SCHOOL
THERE FOR TWO YEARS.

WHY'D YOU GO THERE? I HAD
LOUSY GRADES IN COLLEGE.

DID YOU SPEAK
SPANISH? NOT A WORD.

I HAD TO BUY TWO
SETS OF TEXTBOOKS.

AFTER TWO YEARS, I CAME
BACK, FINISHED UP HERE.

SO DO YOU LIKE BEING A
DOCTOR? I DON'T KNOW YET.

TALK TO ME WHEN I'M AWAKE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET YOU
STARTED ON YOUR MEDICATION.

GET YOU BETTER
AND OUT OF MY HAIR.

- BY THE WAY, YOUR MOTHER'S
COMING HERE TODAY.
- GREAT.

UH, DR. MORRISON?

YOU DID SAY YOU'RE
MARRIED, DIDN'T YOU?

COME ON. YOU'RE ONLY 15
YEARS OLD, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

AND JUST HOW LONG HAS
THIS MR. SMITH BEEN MISSING?

SINCE LAST NIGHT.

UH-HUH. I IMAGINE YOU TOLD
THE CHARGE NURSE, WHO, IN TURN,

PASSED THIS INFORMATION
ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. YES.

WHO, IN TURN... I GUESS SO.

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT EVERYONE IN THE
HOSPITAL KNEW THAT THIS MAN WAS MISSING...

EXCEPT SECURITY.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY REASON
TO GET HYSTERICAL.

- YOU WEREN'T THINKING, CAVANERO.
- I THOUGHT I COULD HANDLE IT.

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE, ANNIE?

DR. WESTPHALL,
THERE'S NO TROUBLE.

COME ON. A PATIENT IS MISSING,
AND YOU DON'T NOTIFY SECURITY?

YOUR JOB IS TO TREAT HIM,
YOU KNOW, NOT TO FIND HIM.

NOW, WHAT THE
HELL'S GOING ON HERE?

DID YOU SEE THE WHITE SHEET
ON HENRY SMITH? NO, I DIDN'T.

THE MAN HASN'T HAD
A GOOD DAY IN HIS LIFE.

NO HOME, NO FAMILY,
NOTHING. A NOBODY.

THE KIND OF TRASH YOU SEE WASHED
UP ON THE STREETS EVERY DAY,

BUT YOU NEVER STOP TO LOOK BECAUSE
IT MAKES YOU TOO UNCOMFORTABLE.

HENRY SMITH IS MY PATIENT.
HE'S MY RESPONSIBILITY.

DR. CAVANERO, WE ARE ALL AWARE
OF YOUR SKILLS AS A PHYSICIAN,

AND THEY'RE CONSIDERABLE.

BUT NONE OF US IS EXPECTED TO
HANDLE EVERYTHING, NOT EVEN A WOMAN.

- ANYTHING ELSE, DR. WESTPHALL?
- MM-HMM. CALL SECURITY NOW.

YOU GOT X-RAYS?
C-SPINE, CHEST, ABDOMEN.

YES. SHE'S IN SINUS TACH.

GIVE ME A THORACOTOMY
TRAY. CHEST TUBE, 28 FRENCH.

I'LL GET STAT LIGHTS FOUR UNITS.

CALL ORTHO FOR HER
LEG. GIVE THORACIC A CALL.

TELL THEM WE'VE GOT A PNEUMOTHORAX
HERE, POSSIBLY SECONDARY TO FRAGMENTS.

SHE'S GOT A PUNCTURE WOUND
TO HER GUT. CALL SURGERY.

TELL THEM TO BUMP THE BOARD
AND GET US A SEAT. AND MOVE IT!

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO
THIS WOMAN? SHE'S A TRAIN WRECK.

TERRORIST SET OFF
A BOMB IN A BANK.

SHE'S THE LUCKY
ONE. TWO PEOPLE DIED.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TERRORIST?

WEINSTEIN'S WORKING ON HIM IN 4.

YES?

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME,
DR. WESTPHALL? COME ON IN, JACK.

THIS IS MRS. MALIN, SANDY'S
MOTHER. JACK MORRISON.

WELL, HI. YOU'VE GOT
A TERRIFIC DAUGHTER.

SHE THINKS THE WORLD OF YOU TOO.

I'VE JUST BEEN EXPLAINING TO MRS.
MALIN WHAT'S WRONG WITH SANDY.

THIS REALLY HAS
BEEN QUITE A SHOCK.

NOT ONLY WAS I UNAWARE
THAT SANDY WAS IN THE HOSPITAL,

WHICH, KNOWING SANDY,
SHOULDN'T SURPRISE ME,

BUT SHE GOT BACK FROM SOUTH
AMERICA OVER SIX WEEKS AGO,

AND SHE'S BEEN
PERFECTLY FINE EVER SINCE.

WELL, THESE PARASITES CAN LIE DORMANT
FOR A WHILE BEFORE BECOMING ACTIVE.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
TREAT THE PROBLEM NOW,

AND SANDY SHOULD BE
OUT WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO.

UH, JACK, MRS. MALIN WANTS TO MOVE
SANDY TO BOSTON GENERAL TOMORROW.

WHY?

WELL, OUR DOCTOR
IN MARYLAND TOLD US...

THAT BOSTON GENERAL IS A
NEWER, MORE MODERN HOSPITAL.

MRS. MALIN, HER CARE WON'T
BE ANY BETTER THERE THAN HERE.

I PROMISE YOU THAT.
DR. MORRISON, PLEASE.

I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE
FOR SANDY. YOU HAVE MANY PATIENTS.

I HAVE ONLY ONE DAUGHTER,
AND I MUST DO WHAT I THINK IS BEST.

WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR DAUGHTER...

THERE'S NO PROBLEM, MRS. MALIN.
WE'LL HAVE SANDY MOVED TOMORROW.

THANK YOU. BYE.

BYE. THANK YOU. BYE.

WHY DID YOU LET HER DO THAT?

BECAUSE I'M NOT SANDY'S PARENT.

BUT THERE WAS NO REASON
FOR IT. IT'S NOT PERSONAL, JACK.

YEAH, IT'S PERSONAL.
SHE'S MY PATIENT.

I'VE ADMITTED HER, DIAGNOSED HER,
STAYED UP NIGHTS TAKING CARE OF HER.

IT'S PERSONAL TO
ME. I CARE ABOUT HER.

THEN I SUGGEST YOU
TALK TO HER AND MAKE THE

TRANSITION AS EASY
AS POSSIBLE, ALL RIGHT?

HELLO THERE.

HOW YOU DOING, DR. MARTIN?

FINE, DR. FISCUS. WAYNE.

CATHY. CATHY.

HOW ARE YOU?

I'M BEAT.

A LITTLE AFTERNOON SNACK?
WHAT YA GOT IN THERE?

VEGGIES. YOU ON A DIET?

NO. OH.

IS THE CAFETERIA CLOSED?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

WOULD YOU LIKE A
RADISH? NO, THANK YOU.

I DON'T HAVE MUCH
OF AN APPETITE.

BESIDES, I DON'T LIKE
ANYTHING THAT GROWS IN DIRT.

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

JOHN P. GAZENGTH.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CORONER.

REALLY?

SO, YOU'RE INTO PATHOLOGY.

HOW ARE THINGS GOING DOWN THERE?

PRETTY QUIET, I BET. RIGHT.

IT SURE ISN'T QUIET IN THE EMERGENCY
ROOM. WE JUST HAD A BOMB VICTIM IN THERE.

SAY, ARE YOU FREE
FOR DINNER TONIGHT?

I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN
GET A GOOD HEAD OF LETTUCE.

THANKS, BUT I'M ON CALL TONIGHT.

OH.

MAYBE I CAN DROP
BY A LITTLE LATER.

OKAY.

GREAT.

SEE YA.

- GOT A BLEEDER HERE.
- HEMOSTAT. ♪♪

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. GOT THAT? YEAH.

SUTURE? ♪ IN THE DAY WE
SWEAT IT OUT ON THE STREETS ♪

CUT. ♪ OF A RUNAWAY
AMERICAN DREAM ♪

♪ AT NIGHT WE RIDE THROUGH
MANSIONS OF GLORY ♪ GOOD. GOOD.

BLOOD'S LOOKING A LITTLE DARK HERE, V.J.
YOU WANNA HIT HER WITH A LITTLE MORE O2?

♪ SPRUNG FROM CAGES OUT ON
HIGHWAY 9 ♪ GOOD-LOOKING WOMAN.

♪ CHROME-WHEELED
FUEL-INJECTED ♪ SHE'S MARRIED.

♪ AND STEPPIN'
OUT OVER THE LINE ♪

WHAT'S HER NAME?
McALLISTER, KATHERINE.

MY GRANDMOTHER COULD
HAVE BEEN IN THAT BANK.

I HOPE THE CREEP WHOEVER
DID THIS ROTS IN HELL.

NOW, NOW, LUCY.
DON'T GO HUMAN ON ME.

♪ 'CAUSE TRAMPS LIKE US
BABY, WE WERE BORN TO RUN ♪

ALL RIGHT. EHRLICH.

YOU WENT OUT WITH
DENISE, RIGHT? YEAH.

I GOTTA TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT.

CUT.

CUT!

HIS CLOTHES ARE IN 324, BUT
HE WAS NEVER ACTUALLY IN 324?

I DON'T BELIEVE IT! WHAT?

PATIENT HAS
VANISHED. DISAPPEARED.

BEAMED RIGHT OUT
OF THE HOSPITAL. WHO?

- SOME GUY.
- HENRY SMITH.

BIG GUY, 6'6"? YEAH.

YEAH, I KNOW WHERE
YOU CAN FIND HIM.

WHEN DID HE DIE?

LAST NIGHT. HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO A
ROOM CHANGE WHEN HE TRIPLED IN THE HALL.

WHO WAS ON CALL? ME. I WAS
COVERING FOR PETER WHITE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN... WHO
FILLED OUT THE DEATH CERTIFICATE?

I DID. WELL, WHERE IS IT?

I FORGOT TO TURN IT IN.
YOU FORGOT TO TURN IT IN?

YOU FORGOT TO TURN IT IN?

THIS ISN'T AN
ORDINARY HIT AND RUN.

THIS ISN'T A BACK ALLEY KNIFE
WOUND. THIS IS KISMET. KISMET?

MARK HAS BEEN SHARING HIS THOUGHTS ON HOW
BEST TO DEAL WITH THE TERRORIST SITUATION.

THE PRESS IS SALIVATING.

MARK HAS CALLED A PRESS CONFERENCE
FOR TOMORROW MORNING, 7:30.

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO
DO A THING LIKE THAT? WHY?

BECAUSE THAT
SLUG IS A HEADLINER,

AND GOD KNOWS WE
CAN USE THE PUBLICITY.

I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT
THAT SLUG WAS A PATIENT OF OURS, MARK,

NOT SOME IN-HOUSE CELEBRITY.

NO? WELL, TELL ME, WAS THE VERMIN
THAT SHOT THAT JUDGE LAST MONTH...

WAS HE JUST A PATIENT? COME ON!

BOSTON GENERAL MADE CERTAIN...

THAT EVERYBODY AND HIS MOTHER KNEW
THEY WERE TREATING THAT LITTLE SCUM.

YOU COULDN'T FLIP A CHANNEL
WITHOUT SEEING MOUSY JIMMY O'TOOLE.

WHO'S JIMMY O'TOOLE?

THE HOSPITAL SPOKESMAN!
WHERE HAS HE BEEN?

WHY DON'T WE HIRE AN ADVERTISING
AGENCY AND DO A WHOLE CAMPAIGN?

YOU KNOW, DONALD?

YOU CAN BE A VERY
NEGATIVE-THINKING PERSON.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
PEOPLE CALL THIS PLACE?

NOT ST. ELIGIUS. ST. ELSEWHERE.

A DUMPING GROUND, A PLACE YOU
WOULDN'T WANT TO SEND YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW.

NOW SOMEBODY AROUND HERE IS TRYING
TO GARNER A LITTLE GOODWILL PUBLICITY...

AND POSSIBLY RAISE A FEW
BUCKS FOR THIS RATHOLE,

AND ALL I'M GETTING IS PROBLEMS.

NOW, MARK... NO, NO. I MEAN IT!

I MEAN, WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT HERE IS INITIATIVE.

THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE,
BUT I SECURED THE NEW CLOCKS.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THEY ALL READ THE SAME TIME...

EVERY SINGLE MINUTE
OF EVERY SINGLE DAY!

AND WHAT ABOUT THE
POTHOLES IN THE PARKING LOT?

WHERE'S THE MONEY
COMING FOR THAT?

IF MY GOING ON CAMERA CAN
GET THE JOB DONE, I SAY LET'S DO IT.

MARK'S BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO
OFFER HIS SERVICE AS A SPOKESMAN.

NOW, I, UH... I DON'T WANT TO
RAIN ON ANYBODY ELSE'S PARADE.

- NO PROBLEM.
- YOU WILL, OF COURSE,
ALSO BE THERE.

SURE. GOOD. GREAT.

BY THE WAY, DONALD, UH,
WHAT'LL YOU BE WEARING?

- OH, SOMETHING SIMPLE.
- RIGHT.

I HAVE A NAVY BLUE TIE,
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

THAT'D BE PERFECT.
I APPRECIATE IT.

MY PLEASURE. I'LL BE GOING RED.

SO YOU'RE BLOWING
OUT OF THIS JOINT, HUH?

MY MOTHER. I KNEW
SHE'D CAUSE TROUBLE.

GOD, THE PROBLEMS.
THERE ALWAYS ARE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I WANT,
WHAT I THINK. IT'S ALWAYS BEST FOR ME.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I TOLD
HER... I'M NOT LEAVING.

IF SHE WANTS ME OUT, SHE
CAN CALL AN AMBULANCE,

PUT ME IN A STRAITJACKET,
DRAG ME OUT...

BECAUSE THAT'S THE
ONLY WAY I'M LEAVING.

LOOK, SANDY.

WE'RE FRIENDS, RIGHT?

SO LET'S TALK STRAIGHT
TO EACH OTHER.

YOUR MOTHER DIDN'T COME UP
HERE TO GIVE YOU A HARD TIME.

SHE DIDN'T.

SHE CAME UP HERE BECAUSE SHE
LOVES YOU AND CARES ABOUT YOU.

SHE THINKS, LIKE
A LOT OF PEOPLE,

THAT NEWER AND BIGGER IS BETTER.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT BETTER,

BUT BOSTON GENERAL'S
CERTAINLY NEWER AND BIGGER.

YOU SAY THAT BECAUSE
MY MOM WANTS YOU TO.

NO, I SAY IT 'CAUSE
IT'S THE TRUTH.

I THOUGHT YOU LIKED ME.

I DO.

WHETHER YOU LEAVE
TODAY OR A WEEK FROM NOW,

I'VE DONE ALL I CAN DO FOR YOU.

SO, YOU'RE TELLING ME TO LEAVE?

MM-HMM.

OKAY. THEN I WILL.

YOU'RE NOT LEAVING
TILL TOMORROW.

I'LL STOP IN AND SEE
YOU BEFORE I LEAVE.

GET BACK IN BED.

UH, NINA MORRISON, PLEASE.

NO, I KNOW. I KNOW.
SHE'S A STRINGER.

SHE LEFT A MESSAGE TO
CALL HER AT THE CITY DESK.

I DON'T KNOW. THE
MESSAGE JUST SAID... UH...

NINA MORRISON.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK. JUST TELL HER
THAT JACK, HER HUSBAND, CALLED...

AND I'M ON AGAIN TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

GARY AND I WERE GOING
TOGETHER FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.

I WAS REALLY CRAZY ABOUT HIM.

LUCKY STIFF.

HE WAS INTO PATHOLOGY,

AND SINCE I WAS INTO GARY,
NATURALLY I GOT INTO PATHOLOGY.

NATURALLY. I'LL TELL
YOU ONE THING THOUGH.

I'M NOT GOING OUT WITH
PEOPLE I WORK WITH ANYMORE.

I GUESS IT KIND OF MAKES IT HARD
TO CARRY ON A CONVERSATION.

I MEAN WITH PATHOLOGISTS.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
VERY SWEET, WAYNE.

AND YOU HAVE REALLY NICE EYES.

THANKS. THEY'RE LITHUANIAN.

YOU KNOW, THIS SOUNDS WEIRD,

BUT I HAVEN'T KISSED A
MAN SINCE GARY DIED...

EXCEPT FOR HIS
FATHER AT THE FUNERAL.

I'D REALLY LIKE YOU TO KISS ME.

WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I THINK THAT
WOULD BE ALL RIGHT.

WAIT. NOT HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

WAYNE.

YOU'RE A SICK MAN,
FISCUS. VERY SICK.

LISTEN, ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED, WHAT I DID...

I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE.

I HAD NO RIGHT. I LOST IT.

I'VE BEEN WORKING TOO HARD.

TELL ME ABOUT IT. WHAT?

I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU.

I'VE HAD IT WITH THE
PATIENTS, WITH THE STAFF.

I'VE HAD IT.

I HAVE NO PRIVACY.

EVERYBODY MAKES
DEMANDS... THE NURSES,

PATIENTS, PATIENT'S FAMILY.

ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT.

THAT PATIENT'S GOT A LITTLE NAUSEA,
A LITTLE CONSTIPATION... HE WANTS ME.

HE EXPECTS ME.

WELL, FINE. ANYBODY CAN
HANDLE THAT 12 HOURS A DAY.

BUT YOU START RACKING IT UP,

DAY AFTER DAY...

YOU'RE ON EVERY THIRD OR
FOURTH DAY FOR 36 HOURS.

AND I GO TO SLEEP IN
MY ROOM AND I LIE DOWN.

AND I'M IN MY DREAM.

AND SOMEBODY BEEPS
ME FOR MR. JONES...

WHO I NEVER SAW IN MY LIFE.

AND HE WANTS SOMETHING FOR NAUSEA,
OR HIS PAIN ISN'T QUITE IN CONTROL...

OR WHATEVER IT IS!

IT STARTS WEARING ON YOU!

IT'S, LIKE... LEAVE ME ALONE!

WHY CAN'T I HAVE MY PRIVACY?

WHY CAN'T I EAT
MY MEAL IN PEACE?

WHY MUST I ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE?

CONSTANTLY!

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHO MY WIFE IS ANYMORE!

I NEVER SEE HER.

SHE'S SLEEPING WHEN
I COME HOME AT NIGHT,

I SAY GOOD-BYE IN THE MORNING.

YOU VIOLATE MY TERRITORY.

YOU VIOLATE MY EARS.

YOU VIOLATE MY PRIVACY.

STILL HERE, DR. WESTPHALL?
HERE TODAY, HERE TOMORROW.

THEY GOT A CARD GAME GOING IN THE
SECOND FLOOR LOUNGE, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

NO, THANKS. I HAVE
TO SEE THE KIDS.

YOU SHOULD GET A WIFE,
DR. WESTPHALL. I HAD ONE.

ONE DIES, YOU SHOULD
GET ANOTHER ONE.

GOOD NIGHT, ERMA. GOOD NIGHT.

PLEASE COME TO
X-RAY, MISS VOCKER.

GOOD NIGHT.