St. Elsewhere (1982–1988): Season 1, Episode 17 - Brothers - full transcript

TONIGHT ON ST. ELSEWHERE.

I ACTED LIKE A JERK. I'M SORRY.

- NOW YOU WANT ME TO GO
TO DINNER WITH YOU?
- TO MY WIFE. I'LL KEEP HER.

THIS CHEMOTHERAPY
STUFF'S FOR THE BIRDS.

IF I WANNA SPEND A NIGHT LIKE THAT, I'LL
HEAD OUT DRINKING WITH MY BROTHER WALT.

YOU ARE CLOSER TO ME
THAN ANYONE, ARTHUR.

YOU WANNA GO UP TO BANK PARK, INDULGE IN
A LITTLE HEAVY PETTING FOR THE LAST TIME?

DR. WESTPHALL, I WANT YOU
TO STOP THE CHEMOTHERAPY.

I WANT YOU TO LEAVE HIM ALONE. I
WANT YOU TO LET HIM DIE! MR. SHAEFER...

YEAH, BUT, JERRY,
YOU SAID YOU'D SEND

SOMEBODY OVER TO FIX
THIS THING TWO DAYS AGO.



LOOK, JERRY, THE PAPERWORK
IS STARTING TO PILE UP.

HUH? WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'VE
BEEN BUSY WITH A NEW ACCOUNT?

AUTO PARTS?

JERRY, THIS IS A HOSPITAL.

WE USE THIS MACHINE TO
STORE PATIENTS' RECORDS,

NOT TO KEEP INVENTORY OF
CARBURETORS AND EXHAUST PIPES.

YEAH, AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. [Chuckles]

YEAH, SOMEBODY WILL BE HERE.

IT'S TOO EARLY FOR THIS.

ARE WE STILL ON FOR
LUNCH? ARE YOU STILL BUYING?

OH, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY.
THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

YEAH, YEAH. NURSES'
STATION, SECOND FLOOR.

WHO? DR. WHITE.
YEAH, HE'S RIGHT HERE.



DR. WHITE. THANK YOU.

- YEAH, THIS IS WHITE.
- DID I WISH YOU
A HAPPY BIRTHDAY?

YEP. VERY EARLY THIS MORNING.

IT WAS WORTH GETTING UP
FOR, WASN'T IT? WELL, WHAT'S UP?

I'M CALLING TO SEE WHAT
YOU'RE DOING FOR LUNCH.

UH, JACK MORRISON'S
TAKING ME OUT. OH.

UH, WHAT ABOUT
TONIGHT? UH, I'M ALL YOURS.

CAN YOU BE HOME BY 8:00?

UH, YEAH. WHAT'D
YOU HAVE IN MIND?

THE BEST BIRTHDAY
PARTY YOU'VE EVER HAD.

YOU AND ME ALONE?
LOTS OF PARTY GAMES.

YOU WANT ME TO PICK
UP SOME WINE? OKAY.

OH, AND, PETER, ONE LAST
THING. YEAH, WHAT'S THAT?

IF I CATCH YOU LOOKING AT
ANOTHER WOMAN LIKE THAT AGAIN,

THIS COULD BE
YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY.

- SEE YOU TONIGHT.
- JILL, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

[Woman On P.A.] DR. EHRLICH.
DR. VICTOR EHRLICH.

DR. WESTPHALL. GOOD
MORNING, ANNIE. WHAT'S UP?

YOU SHOULD KNOW. YOUR
PATIENT, ARTHUR SHAEFER...

RENAL CELL CARCINOMA. YEAH.
HE HAD A PRETTY ROUGH NIGHT.

VOMITING, INTERMITTENT
HALLUCINATIONS, A LOT OF PAIN.

I ORDERED AN ADDITIONAL 10 MILLIGRAMS
OF MORPHINE EARLY THIS MORNING.

DID HE RESPOND? NOT
AS WELL AS I'D EXPECTED.

YEAH, WELL, HE'S A STAGE "D,"

AND HIS CONDITION'S
DETERIORATING SO RAPIDLY...

THAT THE INCREASED DOSES
HARDLY SEEM TO HELP AT ALL.

WHAT ABOUT BROMPTON'S? NO. NO.

NOT TILL IT'S
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

AND THAT MIGHT BE
SOONER THAN I'D HOPED.

THANKS FOR KEEPING
AN EYE ON HIM. SURE.

HELEN? YEAH?

WILL YOU GET ME ARTHUR
SHAEFER'S CHART, PLEASE?

HERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

- MR. SHAEFER, GOOD MORNING.
- HELLO, DR. WESTPHALL.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY? FINE.

GOOD. GOOD.

DR. CAVANERO TELLS ME YOU
HAD A PRETTY ROUGH NIGHT.

WHO? THE DOCTOR
WHO LOOKED IN ON YOU.

OH. I CAN'T REMEMBER
MUCH ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

I THREW UP A HELL
OF A LOT. I KNOW THAT.

THIS CHEMOTHERAPY
STUFF'S FOR THE BIRDS.

I MEAN, IF I WANT TO
SPEND A NIGHT LIKE THAT,

I'LL HEAD OUT DRINKIN'
WITH MY BROTHER WALT.

AT LEAST THEN I'D BE
HAVIN' A GOOD TIME.

WELL, HOPEFULLY, THE CHEMOTHERAPY
WILL ALLOW YOU TO LIVE LONGER.

WELL, MAYBE, BUT IT
HARDLY SEEMS WORTH IT.

MR. SHAEFER, HAVE YOU NOTICED
ANY CHANGES IN YOUR VISION...

OR HEARING SINCE WE
INCREASED YOUR PAIN MEDICATION?

ANY BLACKOUTS?
NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

HOW ABOUT DIZZINESS? I'M USED
TO THE ROOM SPINNIN' AROUND.

EXCUSE ME. WHAT?

JUST TRY TO RELAX A BIT.

NOW, I WANT YOU TO TAKE IN
A DEEP BREATH AND HOLD IT.

LET IT GO. [Exhales]

I STILL GOT THE KIDNEY
THING, HUH? TUMOR. YEAH.

BUT SINCE YOU HAVEN'T
DEVELOPED ANY NEW SYMPTOMS,

WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP AN
EYE ON THE SITUATION, ALL RIGHT?

WELL, WHATEVER YOU SAY.

WHAT A DAY TO BE OUT ON A BOAT.

I BET THE WATER'S LIKE GLASS.

MY BROTHER AND ME BEEN
LOBSTERMEN SINCE WE WAS KIDS.

GOT OUR OWN BOAT.

GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD.

OH, WHAT I WOULDN'T
GIVE TO GO WAY OUT TODAY.

NO LOBSTERIN', NO FISHIN'.

JUST SMELL THE AIR,
LISTEN TO THE QUIET.

YOU GET THIS REAL
PEACEFUL FEELING,

BUT YOU'RE EXCITED
AT THE SAME TIME.

YOU REALIZE HOW SMALL YOU ARE.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, COMPARED
TO THE WHOLE OCEAN.

WHAT A FACE. LIKE AN ANGEL.

WHO? SHIRLEY DANIELS,
LIGHT OF MY DREAMS.

THE WOMAN I'M SENTENCED TO
LOVE PURE AND CHASTE FROM AFAR.

PEANUT BUTTER
CRACKER? HIGH PROTEIN.

I WAS SUCH A JERK
AT CRAIG'S PARTY.

I'LL NEVER STOP KICKING
MYSELF FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

I MEAN, SHE REALLY
HELPED ME OUT OF A JAM.

IF YOU'RE STILL HUNG UP ON
DANIELS, ASK HER OUT AGAIN.

OH, YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN
HER. SHE LOOKED INCREDIBLE.

EHRLICH, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY
SAY ABOUT FALLING OFF A HORSE?

THE SAME THING GOES FOR A WOMAN.

OOH, I'D LOVE TO FIND OUT.

SO THEN GIVE IT A SHOT.
WHAT IF SHE BURNS ME?

[Sighs]

I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT. I KNOW THIS
GREAT LITTLE PLACE IN CAMBRIDGE...

WHERE YOU TWO CAN GO FOR
DINNER CALLED GRIMSLEY'S.

DANIELS'LL LOVE IT.
TRÈS ROMANTIQUE.

YOU CAN'T LOSE.

[Sighs]

I'M BACK IN THE
SADDLE AGAIN. [Laughs]

EVERYTHING OKAY AT MY PLACE?

JUST LIKE YOU LEFT IT.

ANY MAIL? JUNK.

YOU REMEMBER TO FEED WILLIE. HALF
A CAN MIXED IN WITH THE DRY STUFF,

LIKE I BEEN DOIN' EVERY DAY
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS PLACE.

AND YOU... LEFT HIM SOME...

NICE FRESH WATER
JUST LIKE YOU TOLD ME.

I'M JUST CHECKING. SINCE WHEN YOU
GOTTA CHECK ON YOUR OWN BROTHER?

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

SO WHAT'S THE STORY
WITH BENNY BRUNO?

HE STILL WANT OUR
BOAT ANOTHER WEEK?

OH, YEAH. YEAH, HE'S BEEN
DOIN' PRETTY GOOD TOO.

JUST HIM AND HIS KID.

I THOUGHT HIS KID WAS ALL HOT ABOUT
GETTIN' A RIDE WITH SOME UNION BOAT?

OH, I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS SO.

HEY, DON'T YOU GO
SELLIN' THAT BOAT ON ME.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN'
ABOUT? DEAD OR ALIVE,

THAT'S... THAT'S THE LAST THING I
WANT IS SOME CRACKERJACK SKIPPER...

RUNNIN' OUR BOAT FOR THE UNION.

DON'T BE A HORSE'S
ASS. OH, DON'T TELL ME.

YOU ALWAYS HAD A SOFT
SPOT FOR THE UNION.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT? PERFECT COMPANY MAN.

YOU'VE SEEN A CARD IN
MY WALLET, HAVE YOU?

I HARDLY EVEN SEEN YOUR WALLET,
'CAUSE I'M ALWAYS PAYIN' THE TAB.

LISTEN, THIS HAND AIN'T SLOW.
THIS HAND HAS DONE ITS SHARE.

YOU'RE TALKIN' OFF THE
TOP OF YOUR HEAD AS USUAL.

OH, YOU ARE LIVE BAIT, YOU ARE.

YOU ALWAYS LOVE TO
GET MY GOAT, DON'T YOU?

ME? WHO CALLED WHO
FROM PRINCE HENRY ISLAND?

AND WHO REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE
CHARGES? YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I WOULDN'T.

YOU RUN OUTTA BOOZE
WHILE PLAYIN' CARDS,

AND I'M SUPPOSED TO DRIVE A
HUNDRED MILES IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT...

SO YOU CAN GET EVEN
DRUNKER AND LOSE MORE MONEY.

OH, I LOST A PILE, DIDN'T I?

OH, YOU SURE DID, I TELL YOU.

YOU NEVER SEEN ME DRUNK.
YOU CAN'T SAY YOU HAVE.

NO. NO.

[Moans]

- YOU OKAY?
- YEAH. YEAH.

[Breathing Heavily]

SHIRLEY... SHIRLEY, I WAS
JUST COMING TO TALK TO YOU.

CAN IT WAIT TILL I GET BACK? I
HAVE TO GET THESE UPSTAIRS.

I'M OFF IN FIVE MINUTES.
LET'S TALK ON THE WAY UP.

OKAY.

TWO, PLEASE. OOP. SO, WHAT'S UP?

I WAS, UH... I WAS WONDERING IF YOU
WANTED TO GO OUT TO DINNER WITH ME TONIGHT.

DINNER? YEAH.

WITH YOU? TONIGHT? YEAH.

DIDN'T I JUST SAY THAT? AFTER WHAT
YOU DID TO ME THE LAST TIME WE WENT OUT?

AFTER YOU EMBARRASSED
ME, HUMILIATED ME...

IN FRONT OF THE
CHIEF OF SURGERY?

YOU'RE RIGHT. I WAS DRUNK. I
ACTED LIKE A JERK. I'M SORRY.

AND NOW YOU WANT ME
TO GO TO DINNER WITH YOU?

YEAH, BUT ONLY IF YOU
WANT TO. EXCUSE ME.

- SURE. WHY NOT?
- GREAT.

SHE'S A WONDERFUL GIRL.

[Woman On P.A.]
DR. MICHAELS, 1517.

ALL SET. HALLELUJAH.

YEAH. I'M WAITING TO SPEAK
TO KATHLEEN DELANEY.

SHE'S YOUR HEAD NURSE.

CERTAINLY, I'LL HOLD AGAIN.

IF THIS GIVES YOU ANY MORE TROUBLE,
CALL US AND WE'LL BE RIGHT OUT.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST WAIT AROUND
AND SAVE YOURSELF THE TRIP?

THANKS, STEVE.
ANYTHING FOR "ST. ELIJAS."

ELIGIUS. WHATEVER.

HI. KATHLEEN?
YEAH, THIS IS HELEN.

UH, LISTEN, WHILE I'M ON VACATION
NEXT WEEK, WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

DO NOT CHANGE MY
SCHEDULE IF POSSIBLE.

WELL, JUST TELL 'EM THAT'S
THE WAY ROSENTHAL WANTS IT.

OKAY. THANKS AGAIN. BYE-BYE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM SO WEAK.

HE FELL ASLEEP JUST AFTER
I GOT HIM BACK TO HIS ROOM.

HE'S ON SOME STRONG
MEDICATION, AND UNFORTUNATELY,

HIS LACK OF ENERGY IS
ONE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS.

I WANT TO ASK YOU,
HOW MUCH LONGER?

IT COULD BE A COUPLE OF
MONTHS, COULD BE SOONER.

WE DON'T KNOW.
HE'S IN A LOT OF PAIN.

I KNOW. WE'RE DOING OUR
BEST TO KEEP HIM COMFORTABLE.

YOUSE SAY THERE'S NO CHANCE
FOR ONE OF THESE, UH, RE...

REMISSIONS. REMISSIONS.

NO, IT'S NOT LIKELY. I WISH I
COULD DO SOMETHING FOR HIM.

JUST YOUR BEING HERE HAS
BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF HELP.

YOU KNOW, JUST BEFORE
HE WENT TO SLEEP,

HE MENTIONED HIS WIFE ELIZABETH.

SAYS SHE'S BE BRINGIN'
US SOME LUNCH.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
TO SAY TO THE GUY.

ELIZABETH'S BEEN
DEAD FOR SIX YEARS.

I'M GONNA TAKE A WALK. I'LL BE
BACK BY THE TIME HE WAKES UP.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I COULD'VE
LEFT HERE A HALF HOUR AGO.

I'M SORRY. THEY JUST RUSHED A LITTLE
GIRL IN FROM McNULTY ELEMENTARY.

ANYTHING SERIOUS? GOT HER
MILK MONEY STUCK IN HER NOSE.

COULDN'T GET IT OUT. GOOD THING
SHE WASN'T HAVING A HOT LUNCH.

[Laughs] IS SHE
OKAY? JUST SCARED.

YOU'VE GOT MY KEYS. OH, RIGHT.

HOW'D EVERYTHING GO WITH
DANIELS? WE'RE ON FOR TONIGHT.

I'M GONNA GO HOME
AND CATCH 20 WINKS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS
40 WINKS. NOT TODAY.

I'M BACK HERE AT 4:00. I
OWE METZGAR THREE HOURS.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA
HAVE A SET MADE FOR YOURSELF.

I DID. HERE THEY ARE.

WHERE ARE MINE?

I, UH, LOST THEM.
BUT THESE WORK...

IF YOU JUST WIGGLE
THIS ONE A LITTLE BIT.

I'LL HAVE ANOTHER SET MADE.
RIGHT. WELL, I'M OUTTA HERE.

UH, VICTOR, I HAD A
LITTLE PARTY LAST NIGHT,

AND THINGS KINDA
GOT OUT OF HAND.

HOW OUT OF HAND?
OH, DON'T WORRY.

IT WAS NOTHING THE
COPS COULDN'T HANDLE.

I'M KIDDING. I'M KIDDING. [Woman On P.A.]
DR. WESTPHALL. DR. DONALD WESTPHALL.

HE'S SO TENSE LATELY.

- EHRLICH?
- HELLO, MRS. GUSTAS.

JUST WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I, UH... I'M SORRY TO DISTURB
YOU. THE DOOR IS STUCK.

DIDN'T YOU MAKE ENOUGH
RACKET LAST NIGHT?

UM, I WASN'T EVEN HERE.

THE NOISE WAS COMING
FROM YOUR PLACE.

OH. A FRIEND WHO'S BEEN STAYING
WITH ME HAD A LITTLE GET-TOGETHER.

I HOPE IT DIDN'T KEEP
YOU AWAKE. [Scoffs]

I SLEPT BETTER WHEN MY HUSBAND
DRAGGED ME TO CELTICS GAMES.

- I'M REALLY SORRY, MRS. GUSTAS.
- OH, SAVE YOUR BOOTLICKING.

I DON'T NEED IT. YOU JUST BE
SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

IT WON'T. I PROMISE.
AND I'M REALLY SORRY.

IT'S JUST THIS ONE GUY.
HE'S A LITTLE ROWDY, AND...

[Door Slams] OKAY.

RIGHT.

YOU ANIMAL!

SO YOU WENT OUT FOR
FOOTBALL IN COLLEGE THEN, HUH?

YEAH. I GOT MY BELL RUNG A COUPLE
TIMES. FIGURED SOCCER WAS MORE MY SPORT.

VERY SMART MAN. YOU'RE A
VERY SMART MAN. NO, NO, NO.

NOT REALLY. NOT REALLY.

I TRIED OUT FOR GOALIE.
MY FIRST SCRIMMAGE,

I TRIED CATCHING A PENALTY
SHOT INSTEAD OF DEFLECTING IT.

I BROKE TWO FINGERS.

HI. WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE
COFFEE? YEAH, PLEASE. THANKS.

WHO'S THAT WITH
MYRA? I DON'T KNOW.

YOU PAY THE BILL. NO... PETER...

I'M NOT GONNA DO A THING.
I'M JUST GOIN' OVER TO SAY HI.

HELLO, MYRA. HI.

UH, TIM, THIS IS JACK MORRISON.
JACK, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

AND PETER WHITE, MY
HUSBAND. HOW DO YOU DO?

TIM POTTS. MM-HMM.
HOW DO YOU DO?

TIM AND I TAKE THE SAME ART
HISTORY CLASS TOGETHER. [Morrison] OH.

MY WIFE TOOK A RENAISSANCE
ART CLASS AT B.U. SHE ENJOYED IT.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS PROBABLY WITH
STEPHEN DONADIO. HE'S A GREAT TEACHER.

EXCEPT HE TOOK HIS SABBATICAL
TO ITALY AND DECIDED TO STAY.

I GUESS HE FOUND HIS ROOTS, HUH?

[All Chuckle]

I'M GONNA GO PAY THE CHECK.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU, TIM.

IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU
TOO. SEE YOU LATER, MYRA.

- SAY HI TO NINA.
- I WILL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU.

MEGAN MADE YOU A PRESENT
AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY.

IT'S PROBABLY DRY BY NOW. SHE USED
SO MUCH PAINT, YOU COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

SHE CAME HOME WITH IT
ALL OVER HER DRESS. [Laughs]

I'LL HAVE TO STOP BY
AND PICK IT UP. MM-HMM.

YOU LOOK GOOD. THANK YOU, PETER.

YOU DO.

WELL, I'D BETTER BE GOING. UH,
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU, TIM.

IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER. UH-HUH.

NURSE ROSENTHAL,
MAY I SPEAK WITH YOU?

YES, JILL. WHAT IS IT?
DR. HAMPTON'S GOING AROUND...

TELLING EVERYBODY THAT IF
THEY WANT PATIENTS TO DIE,

THEY SHOULD SEND THEM TO WARD 5.

DID YOU HEAR HIM SAY THAT?
NO, ANOTHER NURSE TOLD ME.

THEN THERE'S NOT MUCH I
CAN DO ABOUT IT, IS THERE?

A LOT OF NURSES HAVE HEARD
HIM, AND I'D LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT.

UH, JILL, A LOT OF US SAY
THINGS WHEN WE'RE NOT THINKING.

YEAH, EXACTLY. NOW, LOOK,
THIS PLACE IS HARDLY PERFECT.

UNLESS YOU LOSE THOSE
TEXTBOOK IMAGES OF YOURS,

YOU'RE GONNA FIND THAT A TOUGH
JOB IS GONNA GET A LOT TOUGHER.

HE'S MAKING ALL THE NURSES
ON WARD 5 SOUND INCOMPETENT.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD
BE TREATED LIKE THAT.

OKAY, I'LL SEE WHAT
I CAN DO. IN THE

MEANTIME, WHY DON'T
YOU TALK TO HIM YOURSELF?

MY BROTHER'S HURTIN' REAL
BAD! YOU GOTTA COME QUICK!

ALL RIGHT. WAIT A MINUTE.
GET DR. WESTPHALL.

TELL HIM TO GO TO
236 IMMEDIATELY.

COME ALONG. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL GO TOGETHER NOW. [Muttering]

TOUGH WAY TO GET A MERIT BADGE.

FISCUS. I THOUGHT YOU WENT HOME.

I DID. I'M BACK TO
COVER FOR METZGAR.

COULD I TALK WITH
YOU A MINUTE? SURE.

OVER HERE. OKAY.

YOU'RE ALL SET.

TRY AND KEEP YOUR WEIGHT
OFF THE LEG FOR A COUPLE DAYS.

DON'T FORGET TO ASK THE
NURSE FOR TRADING STAMPS.

TWO MORE VISITS, AND
YOU GET A PUP TENT.

WHAT'S UP?

WHEN I LET YOU MOVE IN WITH ME,
YOU SAID IT WAS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

MORE THAN A COUPLE DAYS WAS OKAY
BY ME, BECAUSE I FELT SORRY FOR YOU.

IF IT'S ABOUT THE MESS... LET
ME TELL YOU HOW IT'S GONNA BE.

WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE, YOU'RE
GONNA GO BACK TO MY PLACE,

YOU'RE GONNA CLEAN IT UP JUST
THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE YOU MOVED IN.

IMPOSSIBLE. I'M NOT KIDDING.
THEN YOU'RE GONNA GO...

AND APOLOGIZE TO MRS.
GUSTAS, BECAUSE UNTIL YOU DO,

IT'S NOT GONNA BE MUCH
FUN LIVING NEXT DOOR TO HER.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YEAH.

GOOD. THEN YOU'RE GONNA START
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE.

[Breathing Heavily]

LET'S MOVE HIM UP TO 15 MILLIGRAMS
OF MORPHINE, SUBCU, EVERY TWO HOURS.

KEEP HYDRATING WITH D5W.

WE MAY HAVE TO START
HIM ON BROMPTON'S.

MR. SHAEFER, I'VE INCREASED HIS DOSAGE.
THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PAIN.

BUT THE TUMOR IN HIS
KIDNEYS HAS STARTED TO BLEED.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? I'M HOPING
THE BLEEDING WILL STOP BY ITSELF.

IF IT DOESN'T, WE MAY HAVE TO
OPERATE. OPERATE? WHAT FOR?

YOU TOLD ME
YOURSELF... ALL RIGHT.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
HE'S GONNA LIVE. ALL RIGHT.

WHY WOULD YOU WANNA PUT HIM THROUGH ANY
MORE OF THAT STUFF? LISTEN TO ME, PLEASE.

IF THAT TUMOR CONTINUES TO
BLEED AND WE DON'T OPERATE,

YOUR BROTHER COULD
POSSIBLY BLEED TO DEATH.

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT
MAKE? HE'S DYING ANYWAY.

WHAT'S THE SENSE IN DRAGGIN' THIS
WHOLE THING OUT? YOU CAN'T THINK LIKE THAT.

WHY NOT? SOONER OR LATER, YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE HIM SO DOPED UP TO STOP THAT PAIN...

THAT HE'S NOT GONNA
KNOW HIS OWN NAME.

AND THEN WHAT? WHAT? WE JUST
STAND AROUND FEELIN' SORRY FOR HIM,

HOPING HE'S GONNA DIE QUICK?

DR. WESTPHALL, I
WANT YOU TO STOP THAT

CHEMOTHERAPY. I WANT
YOU TO LEAVE HIM ALONE.

MR. SHAEFER... I WANT
YOU TO LET HIM DIE.

LET HIM DIE, NOW.

[Water Running]

- WHAT'S NEW?
- SAME OLD HOSPITAL RIGMAROLE.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HANDLED
ANYTHING BUT ROUTINE CASES.

I'VE GOT A TOUGH ONE. I'D BE
GLAD TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.

OH? YEAH. THERE'S A BROTHER
OF A HYPERNEPHROMA PATIENT.

HE WANTS TO DISCONTINUE
ALL LIFE-SUPPORT PROCEDURES.

I TAKE IT THE
PATIENT'S TERMINAL.

YEAH. METASTASES TO HIS
LIVER, BRAIN AND BONES, AND, UH,

HE ALSO HAS A RECURRENT TUMOR IN
HIS RIGHT KIDNEY THAT STARTED TO BLEED.

YOU'VE BEEN PUMPING HIM WITH
MORPHINE TO CONTROL THE PAIN?

YEAH. AND NOW HIS MENTAL
STATUS IS STARTING TO SLIP.

HE'S HALLUCINATING,
TALKING GIBBERISH.

AND HIS BROTHER DOESN'T WANT
US TO OPERATE ON THE TUMOR.

HE WISHES TO
DISCONTINUE CHEMO? YEAH.

HE FEELS IF, UH...

WHY CONTINUE WITH THE TREATMENT
IF IT'S NOT PRODUCING RESULTS?

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I'M HAVING A HELL OF A TIME...

CONVINCING THIS FELLOW
WHERE WE DRAW THE LINE.

DOCTOR, DOCTOR. [Chuckles]

THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
GIVES WAY TO EMOTIONAL REALITY.

WELL, THE REALITY
IS THAT I'M A DOCTOR,

AND I'M SUPPOSED TO SAVE LIVES.

A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, I HAD MY
ATTORNEY DRAW UP A STATEMENT...

DECLARING THAT I COULDN'T BE
KEPT ALIVE BY ARTIFICIAL MEANS...

SHOULD IT COME TO THAT.

WHEN MY MALIGNANCY WAS DIAGNOSED,
THAT DOCUMENT TOOK ON NEW MEANING.

MY FAMILY TRIED TO GET ME TO TEAR IT UP,
TO HOLD OUT FOR SOME 11th HOUR MIRACLE.

THEY ALMOST CONVINCED ME.

MY APOLOGIES TO HIPPOCRATES,

BUT SOMETIMES THE BEST
CURE FOR ALL IS DEATH.

[Sighs]

HOW YOU DOIN'?

STUPID QUESTION.

HOW LONG WAS I OUT?
A COUPLE OF HOURS.

WE WERE TALKING.
YOU FELL ASLEEP.

YOU... YOU BEEN WAITIN'
THERE ALL THAT TIME?

OH, I FIGURED IT'D BE A WHILE.
I HOPPED OVER TO VITTI'S.

DID YOU HAVE ONE FOR ME? TWO.

AND A BEER CHASER.

I COULD SURE USE A SHOT
OF SOMETHIN' RIGHT NOW.

WELL, I COULDN'T
BRING YOU THE SHOT,

BUT I BROUGHT YOU THE CHASER.

HEY. [Mutters]

WHY, JUST WHAT THE
DOCTOR ORDERED.

HERE YOU GO. TRY A
LITTLE OF THAT. ATTABOY.

WHAT... WHAT ARE...

WHAT ARE THOSE
CRUMBS DOING THERE?

CRUMBS? WHAT CRUMBS?
THERE, ON THE WALL.

OH.

AW, GEE, HUH? I DON'T KNOW. YOU
WANT ME TO GET 'EM OFF FOR YOU?

HERE, LET ME BRU...
BRUSH 'EM OFF FOR YA.

HERE. HOW ABOUT
THAT? I GET IT? OKAY?

I MIGHT BETTER GET
SOME MORE SLEEP.

LOOKS LIKE WE WON'T MAKE
IT UP TO BUCKSPORT THIS YEAR.

I WAS LOOKIN' FORWARD
TO DOIN' SOME DUCK HUNTIN'.

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE...

THE NAME OF THAT POND UP THERE?

BRANCH POND.

WE ALWAYS BUILT THE
BEST DAMN DUCK BLINDS.

RIGHT UP THERE IN THE NORTHEAST
CORNER. YOU REMEMBER?

I'M DYIN', WALT.

A DOG SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO GO THROUGH THIS.

I WANT YOU TO
TALK TO THE DOCTOR.

I WANT YOU TO HELP ME, WALT.

I DON'T WANT TO
GO OUT LIKE THIS.

BRANCH POND.

I LOVE THAT PLACE.

[Knocking]

YES?

MR. SHAEFER, COME ON IN.

DR. WESTPHALL, I DON'T WANNA
TAKE UP A LOT OF YOUR TIME.

NO, YOU'RE NOT. NOT
AT ALL. COME ON IN.

MY BROTHER SHOULDN'T
HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THAT.

MR. SHAEFER... WALT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID.

NOW, I CAN DISCONTINUE
THE, UH... THE I.V. TREATMENT,

THE CHEMOTHERAPY,
BUT IT ISN'T POSSIBLE,

BOTH FROM A LEGAL
OR ETHICAL STANDPOINT,

FOR ME TO DO ANYTHING TO
HASTEN YOUR BROTHER'S DEATH.

WHAT IF I SIGN SOMETHING?
WHAT IF ARTIE SIGNS SOMETHING?

IT JUST CAN'T BE DONE.

NOW, THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES.

WE COULD TRANSFER HIM
TO THE EQUINOX HOSPICE.

WHAT'S THAT?

WELL, IT'S, UH... IT'S A CENTER.

IT'S DESIGNED ESPECIALLY
FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL.

AND BESIDES MEDICAL TREATMENT,

YOUR BROTHER AND
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY...

WOULD ALSO BE GIVEN
EMOTIONAL, OR SPIRITUAL SUPPORT.

UM, IT'S...

IT'S A KIND OF A
WAY STATION THAT...

EASES A PERSON INTO
HIS OWN NATURAL DEATH.

THANKS A LOT, DOCTOR.
I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, DOCTOR, WHEN
ARTIE AND I WERE IN OUR PRIME,

WE USED TO GO
LOBSTERIN' SIX DAYS A WEEK,

10, 12 HOURS A DAY.

SOMETIMES WE'D BRING
BACK HUNDREDS AT A TIME.

NOT THE LITTLE ONES. I'M TALKIN'
ABOUT THE GRANDDADDIES, THE BIG ONES.

WE WERE REALLY SOMETHIN'.

THEN THOSE BIG COMPANIES
WITH THEIR UNIONS COME IN.

THEY TRIED TO DRIVE US OUT,
AND WE FOUGHT BACK LIKE HELL.

WE KEPT OUR SELF-RESPECT.

AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL WE'VE GOT
TODAY... OUR BOAT AND OUR SELF-RESPECT.

HELEN.

HIDING OUT TILL IT'S
TIME TO GO HOME?

I'M GLAD YOU STOPPED
IN. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

I'VE HAD A COMPLAINT FROM ONE OF MY
NURSES ABOUT A STORY YOU'VE BEEN SPREADING.

SOMETHING ABOUT, UM, BRIEF LIFE
EXPECTANCY FOR THE PATIENTS ON WARD 5.

IF YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT NURSE ROBERTS...

STATEMENTS LIKE
THAT ARE UNNECESSARY.

THEY DAMAGE REPUTATIONS
AND ARE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL.

WITH ALL THE MALPRACTICE
SUITS AROUND THESE DAYS,

I'D HAVE THOUGHT YOU'D HAVE BEEN MORE
CAREFUL ABOUT DAMNING SOMEBODY ELSE'S WORK.

LOOK, HELEN... MAY
I SUGGEST, DOCTOR,

THAT IN THE FUTURE, YOU CHANNEL YOUR
DISCONTENT IN MORE APPROPRIATE DIRECTIONS.

IF YOU DO HAVE A COMPLAINT AGAINST
ANY MEMBER OF MY NURSING STAFF,

WOULD YOU PLEASE COME TO ME AND
NOT BROADCAST IT TO THE ENTIRE HOSPITAL?

ARE YOU OKAY?

HEY.

UM, LISTEN, DONALD. I
SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU THIS SOONER.

I, UH... I WENT TO MY
GYNECOLOGIST LAST WEEK.

I HAD TO HAVE A NEEDLE BIOPSY.

AND IT WAS POSITIVE. I'VE
DECIDED TO HAVE A MASTECTOMY.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I'VE
TOLD. I'M NOT GOING ON VACATION.

I'LL BE GOING TO PORTER
GENERAL. SOME VACATION.

WHO'S, UM... WHO'S
DOING THE SURGERY?

BRIAN BURKHART.
WELL, HE'S THE BEST.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T
TELL YOU SOONER.

LOOK, HELEN, I'M NOT GONNA OFFER YOU
ANY... PLATITUDES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BUT YOU KNOW I'M
HERE IF YOU NEED ME.

ANYTHING I CAN DO. THANKS.

YOU KNOW, DONALD,

WHENEVER I USED TO WORK WITH
WOMEN WHO HAD BREAST CANCER,

I ALWAYS USED TO SAY TO THEM,

"I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL."

I WAS WRONG. ALL RIGHT.

I DIDN'T. OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

[Sobbing]

[Knocking]

HI, SHIRL. HI, FISCUS.

COME ON IN. EHRLICH
JUST CALLED AND SAID...

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE A GRACIOUS
HOST TILL HE GETS HOME.

YOU CAN TRY. SORRY
ABOUT THE MESS.

I DID A LITTLE ENTERTAINING
LAST NIGHT. THAT'S OKAY.

IT LOOKS, UM, LIVED IN.

NICE CHOICE OF WORDS.
CAN I GET YOU A DRINK?

HOW ABOUT SOME
WINE? WHITE OR RED?

WHITE'S FINE. OKAY.

BOY, FISCUS, FLEMING
DISCOVERED PENICILLIN...

WITH LESS MOLD THAN
YOU'VE GOT IN THAT SINK.

THIS USED TO BE FLEMING'S
APARTMENT. [Chuckling]

THIS PLACE IS REALLY STARTING
TO TAKE ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN.

THANKS. I GUESS ME AND EHRLICH
SORT OF GOT THE SAME TASTE.

BET YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL
WHAT'S HIS STUFF AND WHAT'S MINE.

I BET YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL WHAT'S
HIS STUFF AND WHAT'S YOURS.

WHOA. AND I THOUGHT YOU ONLY
LOOKED GOOD IN STARCHED WHITE.

YOU LOOK WAY TOO GOOD FOR
EHRLICH. WELL, THANKS, FISCUS.

SO, WHAT'S ON TAP
FOR YOU TONIGHT?

GOT A HOT DATE? NO.

NO DATE? WAYNE FISCUS,
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?

AU CONTRAIRE. IT'S
JUST THAT I'VE DECIDED...

NOT TO WASTE MY TIME WITH
MERE MORTALS. [Phone Ringing]

FROM NOW ON, IT'S JUST
ME AND LEONARD NIMOY.

IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT WOMAN.

HELLO? EHRLICH, WHERE ARE YOU?

THIS WOMAN IS AN ANIMAL. I
CAN'T KEEP HER AT BAY ALL NIGHT.

METZGAR NEVER
SHOWED, HUH? [Sighs]

YEAH.

RIGHT.

ME?

OKAY. WHATEVER YOU SAY.

YEAH. I'LL SEE YA. HE
WANTS TO TALK WITH YOU.

HI, VICTOR. WHAT'S UP?

OH, GEE, I'M SORRY.

WELL, SURE, IF
IT'S OKAY WITH HIM.

MM-HMM. THEN I GUESS
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

REALLY, IT'S OKAY. NO PROBLEM.

REALLY. DON'T
WORK TOO HARD. BYE.

YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME,
ASSUMING THAT YOU ACCEPT...

DR. EHRLICH'S KIND INVITATION
FOR ME TO GO IN HIS STEAD.

- WITH PLEASURE.
- GIVE ME A SECOND
TO GET CHANGED.

- BASIC BLACK AND PEARLS OKAY?
- NOTHING TOO LOW CUT.

ALL RIGHT.

OH.

[Clears Throat]

PETER, YOU STARTLED
ME. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I JUST CAME BY TO PICK
UP MEGAN'S PRESENT.

WHAT'S IN THE BAG? OH, NOTHING.

JUST A BOTTLE OF WINE FOR
THE LONELY BIRTHDAY BOY.

YOUR PRESENT'S IN MEGAN'S ROOM.
LET ME GET IT. I WANTED TO SEE HER.

NO, PLEASE DON'T. I
JUST GOT HER DOWN.

AND THE WAY'S SHE BEHAVING TODAY, I
DON'T NEED HER UP AND RUNNING AROUND.

OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU NEED'S
A LITTLE MORE OLD DAD AROUND HERE.

THERE NEVER WAS ANY
DAD WHEN YOU WERE HERE.

YEAH, BUT ALL THAT CAN
CHANGE. IT'LL BE DIFFERENT NOW.

I MISS YOU, MYRA. I DO.

I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME.

WHEN I SAW YOU IN THAT
RESTAURANT TODAY WITH THAT GUY...

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
WE WERE TOGETHER? PETER,

I THINK YOU'D BETTER GO NOW.

PETER, I DON'T THINK
THAT WE... SHUT UP.

PLEASE DON'T. I DON'T WANT TO.

WHO ARE YOU KIDDING?
PLEASE DON'T, PETER.

NOW, COME ON. PETER...

[Moans]

I'M GONNA MAKE THIS EASY FOR YOU.
WE'LL BOTH HAVE THE FIDDLE-NECK SOUP,

WE'LL SHARE AN ORDER OF MUSSELS, AND
FOR THE MAIN COURSE, BROILED SNAPPER.

AND MAKE THAT SNAPPY.

AND NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE
ME... LITTLE BOY'S ROOM?

ALL-NIGHT TELLER. GONNA NEED THE MAJOR
LOAN TO GET US OUT OF WASHING DISHES.

DON'T BE SILLY. COME
ON. WE'LL SPLIT THIS ONE.

AFTER ALL, WHY SHOULD YOU HAVE TO
SUFFER BECAUSE EHRLICH CAN'T KEEP A DATE?

WHO'S SUFFERING? I'M
HAVING A GREAT TIME. ME TOO.

YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF REMIND ME OF
MY HIGH SCHOOL BOYFRIEND, ANDY CUSACK.

GREAT. YOU THINK I HAVE THE EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF A 16-YEAR-OLD.

OH, NO. ANDY WAS TERRIFIC. HE
USED TO THROW THE BEST PARTIES.

HIS FATHER WAS A FUNERAL
DIRECTOR WHO WORKED

OUT OF THIS BIG OLD
HOUSE THEY LIVED IN.

SO, OF COURSE, WHENEVER
A PARTY GOT ROWDY,

HALF THE PEOPLE ENDED UP
IN THE CASKET DISPLAY ROOM.

OF COURSE. SOMEONE
NEW WAS ALWAYS SET UP...

IN THIS GAME CALLED
CASKET ROULETTE.

I THINK I PLAYED THAT
ONCE WITH CATHY MARTIN.

WHAT THE INNOCENT
VICTIM DIDN'T KNOW...

WAS THAT ANDY WAS HIDING
IN ONE OF THE COFFINS,

WAITING TO SCARE THE HELL
OUT OF WHOEVER OPENED IT.

- SOUNDS LIKE A FUN GUY.
- ONE NIGHT,

THIS POOR FRESHMAN WAS
STEERED TO ANDY'S COFFIN,

AND WHEN SHE OPENED THE
TOP AND ANDY SPRANG UP...

- DON'T TELL ME. CARDIAC ARREST.
- ADRENALIN RUSH.

NO ONE CAUGHT UP WITH
HER FOR THREE BLOCKS.

- WHAT DID SHE SAY WHEN
THEY FINALLY STOPPED HER?
- WELL, AFTER I QUIT SCREAMING,

I SAID, "TAKE ME
HOME. I WET MY PANTS."

YOU? ME.

[Gagging]

HE'S CHOKING.
SOMEBODY, PLEASE...

I'M GONNA HEIMLICH
HIM. [Gagging Continues]

COME ON! PLEASE!

COME ON! COME ON! PLEASE...

[Coughing] OKAY? JUST
RELAX. DON'T TRY TO TALK.

- BREATHE DEEPLY. LEAN BACK AND RELAX.
- OH, MY GOD!

YOU OKAY? YOU
SURE? YEAH. I'M FINE.

- YOU SAVED HIS LIFE.
- PIECE A STEAK.

MAKE SURE YOU SEE YOUR
PHYSICIAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, OKAY?

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WHO SAID GOING OUT FOR
DINNER WASN'T EXCITING?

GOOD WORK, DOCTOR. I KNOW.

YOUNG MAN, IT WOULD
BE MY PLEASURE...

TO TREAT YOU AND YOUR
LOVELY WIFE TO DINNER.

- YOU GOT A DEAL.
- SPLENDID.

I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A TOAST.

TO MY WIFE. I
THINK I'LL KEEP HER.

HOW YOU DOING? ALMOST DONE.

I DON'T MEAN THE IRONING.

LAST CUP. YOU WANT IT? NO.

IRA, MAKE SURE THE
STOVE'S OFF. MM-HMM.

BOY, I REALLY GOT IN OVER MY HEAD
MAKING DINNER TONIGHT, DIDN'T I?

I WANTED IT TO BE SPECIAL. BUT WHATEVER
MADE ME THINK I COULD MAKE A SOUFFLÉ?

I THOUGHT IT TASTED
MORE LIKE A PIZZA.

DID YOU GO TO THE BANK ON YOUR WAY
HOME? I HAD TO GET THINGS FOR DINNER,

SO BY THE TIME I'D GONE TO THE
MARKET, THE BANK WAS CLOSED.

I NEEDED YOU TO GO TO
THE BANK, NOT MAKE DINNER.

WELL, I THOUGHT I'D
GIVE YOU THE NIGHT OFF.

I'VE BEEN MAKING DINNER EVERY
NIGHT SINCE WE'VE BEEN MARRIED.

WHY SHOULD I STOP
NOW? I'M SORRY.

YOU KNOW, IRA, YOUR ACCOMMODATING
BEHAVIOR IS REALLY GETTING TO ME.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME
TO DO? STOP PRETENDING.

I DIDN'T THINK I WAS
DOING THAT. YOU ARE.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL TRY
NOT TO. STOP IT, IRA.

STOP BEING SO DAMN PATRONIZING!

THE ONE THING I DON'T
NEED RIGHT NOW IS YOUR PITY!

I THOUGHT I WAS
BEING SYMPATHETIC.

YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M FEELING.

YOU DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

NOBODY'S GONNA CUT INTO YOU.

THEY'RE GONNA CUT OFF MY BREAST TOMORROW!
HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND?

LEVEL WITH ME. TELL
ME WHAT YOU'RE FEELING.

ALL RIGHT. IF YOU'RE SO
ANXIOUS TO BE SYMPATHETIC.

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF A DOCTOR TOLD
YOU YOU HAD JUST A SPOT OF CANCER...

JUST A COUPLE OF CELLS GONE BERSERK IN
YOUR TESTICLES, AND YOU HAD TO LOSE ONE?

NOT YOUR LIFE, JUST YOUR
MANHOOD, YOUR SEXUALITY.

GO AHEAD, HELEN. INDULGE YOURSELF A
LITTLE MORE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, IRA? IS
THAT A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO HOME?

HEY, YOU WANT TO
GO UP TO BANK PARK,

INDULGE IN A LITTLE HEAVY
PETTING FOR THE LAST TIME?

THAT'S NOT FUNNY. I'M TRYING
TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE SUPPORT!

OKAY, THAT'S BETTER.
IRA... AW, THE HELL WITH IT!

[Door Slams] [Sobs]

MOM, JEFFREY WON'T GET OFF
THE LINE, AND I GOTTA MAKE A CALL.

MOM? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. YEAH, I'M OKAY, HONEY.

[Sniffling] I'M JUST BEING A
BIG BABY IS WHAT I'M DOING.

TELL JEFFREY I SAID
TO GET OFF THE PHONE.

- MOM?
- MM-HMM?

- WHICH ONE IS IT?
- IT'S THIS ONE, DARLING.

- AND THEY'RE GONNA CUT IT OFF?
- YES.

- WELL, WHERE'S THE LUMP?
- IT'S RIGHT HERE, HONEY.

COME HERE. I WANT
YOU TO FEEL IT.

COME ON. DON'T BE
FRIGHTENED, SWEETIE.

COME HERE.

THERE. CAN YOU FEEL IT?

THAT'S WHY THEY'VE
GOT TO DO THIS.

YOU MAKE SURE EVERYBODY
BEHAVES WHILE I'M GONE, OKAY?

YEAH. I WILL.

TELL JEFFREY I SAID
TO GET OFF THE PHONE.

[Lock Clicking]
[Daniels Laughing]

[Fiscus] SHH. QUIET.
OKAY. [Laughing]

WE DON'T WANNA
WAKE EHRLICH. RIGHT.

HE NEEDS HIS BEAUTY
SLEEP. HERE, WALK THIS WAY.

WHAT WAY? THIS WAY.

WHAT WAY?
[Laughing] [Ehrlich] HUH?

[Clattering] WHAT'S THAT?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? TRYING
TO IMPRESS YOUR DATE?

SORRY. HI, VICTOR.

SHIRLEY, I'M SORRY ABOUT
TONIGHT. IT'S OKAY. I UNDERSTAND.

MMM. SO DID YOU GUYS
HAVE A GOOD TIME?

IT WAS GREAT. YEAH.

WHERE'D YOU GO? GRIMSLEY'S.

GRIMSLEY'S? HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?

NO. OH, IT'S MARVELOUS.
VERY ROMANTIC.

THE FOOD WAS FABULOUS, AND WAYNE
PICKED OUT A GREAT BOTTLE OF WINE.

JUST A HINT OF
IMPERTINENCE. YEAH.

THEN WE WENT DANCING.
WE REALLY HAD FUN.

AND I ALSO LEARNED
SOMETHING TONIGHT. ME TOO.

UNDERNEATH THIS GLIB,
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY EXTERIOR...

BEATS THE HEART OF A
WARM, SENSITIVE PERSON.

THERE'S A WAYNE FISCUS
IN THERE NOBODY KNOWS.

SOME OF US ARE A LITTLE
SLOWER THAN OTHERS.

MMM. [Clears Throat]

LISTEN, EHRLICH, THIS WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE YOUR DATE,

SO, UH, WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE SHIRLEY HOME?

NO, I'VE HAD A HARD
DAY. I'M NO FUN. COME ON.

I'LL INVITE YOU UP FOR A
NIGHTCAP. I DON'T KNOW.

GO AHEAD. BESIDES, WE GOT THE
LIMO FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

LIMO? WHAT, ARE YOU CRAZY?

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO COVER FOR
ME, NOT BLOW ME OUT OF THE WATER.

NO, VICTOR. IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. SEE, THERE
WAS THIS OLD GUY AT THE RESTAURANT...

I'LL EXPLAIN ON
THE WAY. COME ON.

I'LL GET MY COAT.

GOOD NIGHT, WAYNE. I
HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME.

ME TOO, SHIRL.

GOOD NIGHT. THIS HAS
BEEN QUITE AN EVENING.

IT REALLY WAS. WHAT, ARE
YOU NUTS? GIVE ME MY COAT!

THAT'S MY SCARF.
LET'S GO, DOCTOR.

DON'T FORGET TO TELL
HIM ABOUT THE FREE DINNER.

[Sighs]

HOW ARE YOU FEELING
TODAY, ARTHUR?

WALTER.

AW, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
DAY OUTSIDE.

I COULDN'T SLEEP SO GOOD
LAST NIGHT. I'M KINDA GLAD TOO,

BECAUSE I WAS AWAKE
FOR THE SUNRISE.

OH, YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN IT.

IT STARTED OUT PURPLE, THEN
TURNED PINK, THEN ORANGE.

AND WHEN THE SUN
ROSE OUT OF THE WATER,

IT GLOWED SO STRONG
IT HURT MY EYES.

NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY EITHER.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S
SOMETHING ABOUT...

A REAL COLD AIR...

AND A BRIGHT SUN THAT
MAKES YOU FEEL STRONG.

EVERYTHING IS SO
CRISP AND CLEAR.

YOUR BODY TINGLES, AND
YOU... YOU FEEL KINDA DRUNK.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
WHAT YOU SAID TO ME YESTERDAY.

HERE.

LOOK WHAT I BROUGHT.

YOU REMEMBER THIS?

YOU REMEMBER WHEN
YOU GAVE IT TO ME?

MY 21st BIRTHDAY.

OH, BOY. I...

WISH WE HAD A DIME FOR EVERY
DUCK WE GOT WITH THIS BEAUTY.

YOU ARE CLOSER TO ME...

THAN ANYONE, ARTHUR.

EVEN MY WIFE.

YOU AND I'VE BEEN EACH OTHER'S
BEST FRIENDS ALL OUR LIVES.

EVEN THOSE BAD TIMES WERE GOOD.

I LOVE YOU, MY BROTHER.

[Sobs]

[Rifle Fires]

[No Audible Dialogue]

[Woman On P.A.] NURSE FERNANDEZ
TO NURSES' STATION, 2 EAST.

NURSE FERNANDEZ TO
NURSES' STATION, 2 EAST.

MIND IF I JOIN
YOU? NO. SIT DOWN.

PANCAKES, HUH? HAD
TO STOKE THE FURNACE.

YEAH, I GO MILK AND TOAST. NO WAY
THEY CAN SCREW THAT UP TOO MUCH.

NO, I GUESS NOT. LISTEN,
VICTOR, ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

HEY, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT, MAN. IT'S OKAY.

NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. I WASN'T
TRYING TO STAB YOU IN THE BACK.

I MEAN, WE JUST HAPPENED
TO HIT IT OFF. HIT IT OFF?

THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
ALL SHE DID WAS TALK ABOUT,

"WAYNE DID THIS, WAYNE DID
THAT." IT'S WEIRD FOR ME TOO.

I MEAN, I WORKED WITH THIS
WOMAN FOR ALMOST A YEAR,

AND I NEVER KNEW WHAT SHE
WAS LIKE. SO NOW YOU KNOW.

SO, UH, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA ASK
HER OUT AGAIN? DON'T BE A TWERP.

I'M NOT GONNA HORN IN ON YOUR
ACTION. I CAN WET MY WHISTLE ELSEWHERE.

SHE DID KIND OF LIKE
ME, HUH? YES, FISCUS.

A LOT. YES, FISCUS.

A WHOLE LOT. DO YOU MIND?

LOOK, WHAT CAN I DO TO
MAKE IT UP TO YOU? FORGET IT.

NO, REALLY. I FEEL BAD.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

YOU WANT ME TO CLEAN YOUR
APARTMENT EVERY DAY FOR A MONTH?

WASH YOUR CLOTHES?
ANSWER YOUR MAIL? COME ON.

I SUPPOSE THERE IS
ONE THING YOU COULD DO.

GREAT. WHAT? MOVE.

HI. HOW YOU DOIN'? HI.

NOW, DON'T WORRY. EVERYTHING'S
GOING TO BE FINE. OKAY.

I'LL SEE YOU IN A
LITTLE WHILE. MM-HMM.

PREP HER, PLEASE.
I'VE GOT TO SCRUB.

WHEN I PLACE THE MASK OVER
YOUR FACE, BREATHE NORMALLY...

AND COUNT BACKWARDS FROM 100.

A HUNDRED,

99,

98...

[Mews]