St. Elsewhere (1982–1988): Season 1, Episode 20 - Craig in Love - full transcript

Craig continues to be mesmerized by an attractive visiting doctor. Chandler gets stressed out over an impending wrongful death lawsuit. Morrison unsuccessfully tries to get through to White. A sick Samuels is comforted by Cavanero.

PREVIOUSLY ON ST. ELSEWHERE.

- OUT OF THE WAY! WE GOT A FULL ARREST!
- CALL A CODE, SOMEBODY!

DR. CHANDLER.

I WANT TO THANK
YOU... FOR TRYING.

- WE'RE FLATTERED YOU'VE COME
ALL THE WAY FROM HUNGARY.
- VERY PROUD TO MEET YOU.

FAMILY SEEMED SO REASONABLE
WHEN WE TALKED TO THEM.

WHEN PEOPLE ARE ABOUT TO SUE YOU,
THEY DON'T TELEGRAPH THEIR PUNCHES.

IT'S GOT MY NAME ON IT. IT'S JUST
VALIUM. I'M UNDER A LOT OF STRESS.

[Pager Beeping]

TONIGHT ON ST. ELSEWHERE.

WE'VE BEEN GOING OVER
THE RUNNEGER CASE.



I MUST SAY, THIS IS... THIS IS
THE CLASSIC OLD "SQUEEZE" SUIT.

THE RUNNEGER FAMILY WANTS A LAWSUIT? FAR
AS THIS DOCTOR'S CONCERNED, THEY GOT ONE!

WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS LIE AND
THROW IT RIGHT BACK IN THEIR FACES!

FIRST OF THE SEASON.
THEY'RE LOVELY.

YOU CAN TELL, CAN'T YOU? YEP.

IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.

YOU LIKE SEEING ME
LIKE THIS, DON'T YOU?

YOU IDIOT! YOU HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT
ANYTHING GOING ON AROUND YOU, DO YOU?

YOU'RE BLIND! YOU'RE
SELFISH! YOU'RE...

CAN YOU BELIEVE I'M
ACTUALLY NERVOUS?

I'M NEVER NERVOUS.
THINK OF COWS.

WHY COWS? BECAUSE.

THEY'RE VERY DULL. THEY'LL
RELAX YOU COMPLETELY.

[Laughing] WHERE DID YOU
HEAR THAT? MY GRANDFATHER.



HE WAS A DRAYMAN. DO YOU
WANT TO SIT DOWN FRONT?

WHERE I WON'T MISS A WORD.

NOW I'M NERVOUS AGAIN. [Laughs]

HELLO.

DR. CHANDLER.

I'M HEADING OVER TO THE
STATE HOUSE RIGHT NOW.

BUT WE'RE STILL ON
FOR 11:30, RIGHT? UH, YES.

GOOD. SOUNDS FINE.

WHAT ABOUT MRS.
FIRESTONE? WHO'S THAT?

I TOLD YOU ALL ABOUT HER, PHIL. MY
NODULAR THYROID LADY... GLADYS THE GLAND.

UM, CAN SHE WAIT? IT'LL
TAKE 10 MINUTES, OKAY?

I DON'T HAVE TIME, VICTOR.

GIVE ME A BREAK. COME ON.
IT'S... WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

IT'S NO BIG DEAL. IT'S, UM...

I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME, OKAY?

[Woman On P.A.] DR. OLIVIA
HERNANDEZ. 1519.

HI, PHIL.

DON'T SAY HELLO. OUR FRIEND IS A
LITTLE UPSET ABOUT THE LAWSUIT.

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
RUNNEGER WAS OLD. HE WAS SICK.

HE COULD'VE DROPPED
DEAD ANYWHERE.

[Crowd Speaking
Various Languages]

[Chattering]

[Over Microphone]
UH, GOOD MORNING.

[Man] GOOD MORNING.

IN MY COUNTRY, SICK PEOPLE MAKE
THE PILGRIMAGE TO THE RIVER GANGES.

IN BOSTON, THEY
CRAWL TO ST. ELIGIUS.

[Feedback Hums, Stops]

AND ONE REASON IS
OUR SPEAKER TODAY.

PLEASE WELCOME OUR
CHIEF OF SURGERY...

DR. MARK CRAIG.

IT'S, UH... [Feedback
Hums, Stops]

IT'S A SMALL ROOM, AND I
HAVE A VOICE THAT CARRIES.

THANK YOU, DR. KOCHAR, FOR
THAT WIDE-RANGING INTRODUCTION.

TODAY, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT
PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA...

A CONDITION COMMON NOT
ONLY AMONG HEART PATIENTS,

BUT AMONG UNAFFLICTED
PEOPLE AS WELL.

- UH.
- YEAH.

[Speaking Foreign Language]

- WHAT?
- OH.

DR. PRADESH SAYS
THAT, IN CALCUTTA,

HIS P.A.T. PATIENTS
HAVE NEARLY DOUBLED.

INTERESTING.

CALCUTTA?

WHAT WAS THE BANANA
CROP LIKE THIS YEAR?

[Foreign Language]

THE HARVEST FAILED.

I THINK YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE.

THE LACK OF BANANAS
AS A DIETARY STAPLE...

MAY MEAN A SUDDEN, SEVERE POTASSIUM
DEFICIENCY IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

[Crowd Murmuring]

AMAZING, ISN'T IT?

UH, NOT MY DIAGNOSIS.
I MEAN THE HEART.

AMAZING HOW MUCH CAN
GO WRONG... AND DOES.

AND WE HAVE TO
TRY TO EXPLAIN IT.

BUT WE'RE HUMAN,
FALLIBLE. WE MAKE MISTAKES.

SO WE TALK ABOUT THE
SINUSES OF VALSALVA,

BUNDLE OF HIS, PURKINJE
FIBERS, TETRALOGY OF FALLOT.

NO WONDER THE PATIENT
GOES AWAY IMPRESSED.

[Crowd Chuckles]

DR. ANYA. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

ARE YOU SAYING THAT,
DESPITE ALL OUR KNOWLEDGE,

THERE IS STILL A LOT WE HAVE
TO LEARN ABOUT THE HEART?

I'M SAYING THAT WE MUST NEVER
TAKE THE HEART FOR GRANTED.

IT WILL SURPRISE YOU
EACH AND EVERY TIME.

THANK YOU, DR. CRAIG.

SO, THE ABNORMAL Q.R.S. COMPLEX.

[Sneezes] BLESS YOU.

UH, THANK YOU. LISTEN, DO
YOU HAVE ANOTHER TISSUE?

HOW ABOUT THIS?

IT'S BETTER THAN
MY SLEEVE, ISN'T IT?

[Sneezes] EXCUSE ME.

ANNIE. GOOD MORNING.

SO, YOU MADE IT. DID
YOU GET YOUR CAR FIXED?

NO, NOT YET. IT'S
STILL IN THE SHOP.

HOW'D YOU GET HERE?
IT WAS A TOSS-UP.

BETWEEN TAKING
THE "T" AND WALKING?

NO. BETWEEN STAYING IN
BED AND COMING TO WORK.

I GUESS I PICKED UP A... A COLD.

PROBABLY RIGHT HERE AT
THE HOSPITAL. HERE I GO AGAIN.

COVER YOUR MOUTH. [Sneezes]

TAKE SOME
ACETAMINOPHEN. YEAH, I WILL.

LISTEN, I'LL SEE YOU IN THE CAFETERIA
FOR LUNCH. AND DRINK LOTS OF WATER.

EXCUSE ME. DOES MY
HEAD FEEL HOT TO YOU?

[Moans]

THREE MORE DAYS IN AMERICA.
ALAS. THEN BACK TO DEBRECEN?

NO. I'M PRESENTLY
LIVING IN BUDAPEST.

ALMOST 11:30, VERA. AREN'T YOU ASSISTING
DR. THORPE ON THAT TRIPLE BYPASS?

THIS MAN RUNS ME OFF MY FEET.

SO NICE TO HAVE SEEN
YOU ALL. OUR PLEASURE.

SO... SO, WHERE
ARE YOU GOING NOW?

GRAND ROUNDS AND THEN
DEPARTMENTAL CHIEFS' MEETING.

I SOMETIMES WONDER, MARK...
DO YOU EVER SLOW DOWN?

ME? YOU'RE THE ONE WITH
THE VERY HIGH METABOLIC RATE.

WELL, THAT'S IN MY BLOODLINES.

ENJOY THE OPERATION. OH,
THAT SOUNDS SO GRUESOME.

SEE YOU IN MY OFFICE AT 3:00.

HELEN. HOW ARE YOU DOING? GREAT.
YOU'RE SOUNDING VERY CHIPPER TODAY.

HOW'S IT GOING? FINE.

I MEANT THE THERAPY
SESSIONS AT THE BREAST CLINIC.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN
VERY HELPFUL, MARK.

THERE IS COMFORT IN NUMBERS. FINDING
OUT YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY WOMAN...

WHO'S HAD TO FACE HAVING A
MASTECTOMY HAS BEEN VERY GOOD FOR ME.

OH, I'M GLAD TO
HEAR THAT. THANKS.

BY THE WAY, WORD IS YOU
WOWED THE FOREIGN PHYSICIANS.

I'VE BEEN HEARING NOTHING
BUT "CRAIG," "CRAIG," "CRAIG."

NO, NO, NO. THEY'RE
VERY BRIGHT PEOPLE.

NICE TIE, EHRLICH.

[Woman On P.A.] SECURITY TO E.R.

SECURITY TO E.R.

IS HE FEELING ALL RIGHT?

COME ON. COME... OW. OH.

OW. JACK.

WHAT? HEY, PETER.

THIS STUFF IS MURDER.
DO ME A FAVOR, WILL YOU?

WHAT? CALL MY WIFE.

AND? AND SEE IF ANYBODY
ELSE ANSWERS THE PHONE.

TIM POTTS OR ANYBODY.
PETER, CAN'T YOU GIVE IT A REST?

SHE'S MY WIFE. YEAH, BUT SHE
DOESN'T SPY ON YOU AND JILL ROBERTS.

MYRA'S GOT NO RIGHT TO DO THIS, NOT
WITH MEGAN AND TIMOTHY IN THE HOUSE.

NOTHING IS GONNA
HAPPEN TO YOUR KIDS.

WHY DON'T YOU LET MYRA
LIVE HER OWN LIFE? NO!

I CAN'T HELP IT.

I GO TO BED AT NIGHT
AND I LIE AWAKE...

JUST THINKING ABOUT THEM IN
BED, MAYBE KEEPING MEGAN AWAKE.

OR MAYBE HE PUT HER TO BED AND
TOLD HER A STORY OR SOMETHIN'.

NO, PETER. FOR
CRYIN' OUT LOUD...

JACK. DR. PINNING'S
ON THE PHONE FOR YOU.

WHAT DOES HE WANT? I DON'T
KNOW. HE SAYS IT'S URGENT.

OKAY. I'LL... LET'S TALK LATER.

ALL RIGHT. AT LUNCH? JACK.

OKAY. 1:00. IS THAT GOOD
FOR YOU? GOOD. YEAH.

[Woman On P.A.] INHALATION
THERAPY TO N.I.C.U.

INHALATION THERAPY TO N.I.C.U.

[Knocking] THAT'S
THE WRONG FILE.

CAN I HAVE THE RIGHT
FILE? RIGHT OVER HERE.

SORRY I'M LATE. NOT TO WORRY.

PLENTY OF PAPERWORK, AS YOU
CAN SEE. HAVE A SEAT, DR. CHANDLER.

[Man Exclaims]

DR. CHANDLER, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET
CRANDALL, LANGDON... FROM MY OFFICE.

WE'VE BEEN GOING OVER THE
RUNNEGER CASE, OF COURSE.

I MUST SAY, THIS IS THE... THIS IS
THE CLASSIC OLD "SQUEEZE" SUIT.

SQUEEZE SUIT? THE FAMILY'S
LAWYER WILL TRY HIS DAMNEDEST...

TO SQUEEZE A CASE OUT
OF THE MOST TRIVIAL FACTS.

IF THEY DON'T HAVE A CASE,
WHY ARE THEY BOTHERING TO SUE?

CHANDLER, HUSBANDS
AND WIVES GO TO COURT...

OVER WHO GETS THE DOG
AND THE PORCH FURNITURE.

AND 3.2 MILLION
AIN'T CHUMP CHANGE.

$3.2 MILLION?

YEAH, WELL, I WOULDN'T
LOSE ANY SLEEP OVER IT YET.

BECAUSE I THINK ST. ELIGIUS
WILL COME OUT ON TOP.

YOU DO? YES, BECAUSE,
WAY DOWN DEEP,

PEOPLE ON A JURY WANT
TO TRUST A DOCTOR.

AND WHEN YOU TAKE THAT STAND...

A NICE YOUNG PHYSICIAN,
BLACK, YALE GRADUATE...

YOU'RE GONNA LOOK
GOOD, DR. CHANDLER.

AND THAT'S ALL IN OUR FAVOR.

BUT THE RUNNEGERS COULD PUT
ANOTHER DOCTOR ON THE STAND AGAINST ME?

SURE, SURE. BUT VERY FEW WILL
TESTIFY AGAINST A COLLEAGUE,

BECAUSE, SOMEDAY, THE
TABLES MIGHT BE TURNED ON THEM.

SO, IF I'M A CONVINCING
WITNESS... WE'LL DO ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL DO ALL RIGHT, AND YOU
MIGHT EVEN COME OUT OF THIS A HERO.

THAT'S GREAT.

- WHAT IF WE LOSE?
- THEN THE STATE BOARD
REVIEWS YOUR COMPETENCY...

AND YOUR CAREER'S SHOT TO HELL.

THERE ARE A THOUSAND IFS.

BUT WITH THREE MILLION
PLUS ON THE CRAPS TABLE,

WE HAD DAMN WELL BETTER WIN.

[People Chattering]

[Fiscus] YOU KNOW WHAT
THEY FOUND? A FISH BONE.

[Laughing] THE GUY SUED AND WON.

HOW DID HE GET A
FISH BONE IN HIS FOOT?

I DON'T KNOW. GOT
ROOM FOR ONE MORE?

MMM. SURE.

FISCUS IS REGALING US WITH
MALPRACTICE HORROR STORIES.

AND THEY'RE ALL TRUE. YEAH.

HOW COME, IN ALL THESE
STORIES, THE HOSPITAL NEVER WINS?

THOSE ARE THE DULL ONES.
HERE'S ONE FOR YOU, SHIRLEY.

THERE'S THIS 14-YEAR-OLD
GIRL... ALCOHOLIC.

SHE'S FARMED OUT TO
THE STATE HOSPITAL.

THIS PATIENT THERE... A MALE
NYMPHO... UM, "SCRUTINIZED" HER.

HER PARENTS SUED THE HOSPITAL FOR
NOT EXERCISING PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

[Laughing] WHY IS
THAT ONE FOR ME?

LISTEN, BE GRATEFUL. YOU
MISSED THE GORY ONES.

[Shirley] REMEMBER OLD
DR. GOLDSTONE'S MALPRACTICE SUIT?

LEFT HIS FORCEPS IN
MRS. SCHMIDT'S PATELLA.

- THE O.R. WAS IN STITCHES
FOR A WEEK.
- YEAH.

LAST YEAR AT BOSTON GENERAL, THEY HAD
SEVEN PATIENTS ALL ON THE SAME FLOOR...

DIE ALL AT THE SAME NIGHT.

GOOD FRIDAY. YEAH, RIGHT.

AND ALL THE CATHOLIC ORDERLIES
THOUGHT THERE WAS GONNA BE...

A MASS RESURRECTION ON
EASTER SUNDAY. [Laughing]

SEE, PHIL? YOU'RE IN
ILLUSTRIOUS COMPANY. HEY!

LOOK, UM, I DON'T WANNA
HEAR ANY MORE OF THIS, OKAY?

I MEAN, ESPECIALLY
FROM YOU, DANIELS.

PHIL. PHIL, COME BACK.

I GOTTA GO TALK TO HENDRICKS.

WHO? IT'S THE LAWYER.

[Sneezes] OH.

BEN, I DON'T WANT
TO FEEL YOUR HEAD.

COME ON. NOBODY'S
GONNA MISTAKE IT...

AS A SPONTANEOUS
GESTURE OF AFFECTION.

PLEASE. FEEL MY HEAD.

PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

OH.

I'M BURNING UP,
RIGHT? A LITTLE WARM.

A LITTLE? I'M ON FIRE.

CALL YOUR MOTHER, BEN.

I'M SURE SHE HAS LOADS OF
MEDICINES, CURES, SPELLS. [Sneezing]

THE ACETAMINOPHEN
DIDN'T HELP? I DIDN'T TAKE IT.

I CAN'T... I CAN'T,
UH, SWALLOW PILLS.

WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN YOU
WERE A KID... LIVE IN AN INCUBATOR?

A GERM-FREE ADOLESCENCE?

DON'T MAKE FUN. COME
ON. I'M A SICK MAN. AW.

BESIDES, MY... MY
MOTHER USED TO, UH,

MASH UP MY PILLS IN MY JELL-O
OR MY CHOCOLATE PUDDING.

[Coughing]

LOOK, I THINK YOU SHOULD
GET RID OF THIS TRAY,

GO HOME AND STAY IN BED.

AND WAIT FOR YOU, RIGHT?

YOU MAY BE THE PATIENT,
BUT I AM NOT THE CURE.

LIQUIDS AND REST.

YOU'RE RIGHT, ANNIE. THANK YOU.

- FOR THE FREE ADVICE?
- NO. FOR COVERING FOR ME
THIS AFTERNOON.

- "WHO INVENTED
THE SALK VACCINE?"
- DR. JONAS SALK.

NO. MAE WEST. JACK,
YOU'RE WINNING.

WELL, THERE YOU ARE. I,
UH, SORT OF GAVE UP ON YOU.

I HAD TO MAKE A PHONE
CALL. WHY DON'T WE GO SIT...

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
GAME. PETER AND I NEED TO TALK.

THAT'S OKAY. I'LL
JUST SIT RIGHT THERE.

IT'S YOUR TURN TOO. COME ON.

[Sighs]

[Clears Throat] OH,
BOY. "ENTERTAINMENT."

ENTERTAINMENT. OH, GOOD.

[Chortles, Clears Throat]

"RECITE THE LAST LINE FROM
THE 1933 FILM, KING KONG."

OH, I KNOW THAT ONE. FINE. THEN
KEEP IT TO YOURSELF, JACQUELINE.

VICTOR, THIS IS NOT THE
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

SOMETHING ABOUT, UH, BEAUTY.

"SOMETHING ABOUT BEAUTY."
IS THAT YOUR ANSWER? OH!

NICE MOVE, PETER. VICTOR
WILL SAY YOU PLANNED IT.

DON'T WORRY. I REMEMBER
WHERE EVERYTHING WAS.

UM, THAT'S MY MILK, PETER.

MY THROAT'S DRY.
I TOOK AN ASPIRIN.

WHOA, WHOA. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

PETER? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

EXCUSE ME.

ORANGE ASPIRIN.
THAT'S A NEW ONE.

HE FINISHES MY MILK, AND THEN
HE COMPLETELY TRASHES MY BOARD.

I'M NOT SAYING A
WORD. WHAT A MESS.

NOW THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
THE LAST LINE IN KING KONG.

[Anya] YOU LOOK
ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD.

SO HANDSOME.

AH. LOOK AT THIS. [Laughs]

- AND HERE.
- ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.

OH, YOU LOOK SO
GOOD IN A UNIFORM.

WHO'S THIS? OH,
THAT'S JUST... FAMILY.

OH! WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

OH, YEAH. I'D JUST FALLEN
INTO THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER.

SWIMMING? NO. UH, CREW
TEAM. I WAS THE COXIE.

YOU KNOW. STROKE.

STROKE! STROKE!
AND... OOP. [Laughing]

AFTER THAT RACE,
I TOOK UP BOXING.

NOT A VERY PRETTY RIVER, IS IT?

NOW, THE DANUBE...
[Speaking Hungarian]

WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN... DIRTY? [Laughs] NO.

THAT'S "BEAUTIFUL."

"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL."
WELL, THAT'S YOU TOO.

[Softly] FLATTERER.

I'LL BET YOU COULD WHIP
UP A SUPERB RIGO JANCSI.

[Laughing] RIGO JANCSI?

LOTS OF SEMI-SWEET
CHOCOLATE. I USE BITTER-SWEET.

I HAVE AN IDEA. WHY DON'T YOU
LET ME BUY YOU DINNER TONIGHT?

OH, WHAT'S TODAY?
OH, FRIDAY. I'M...

OH. THEY'RE DRIVING ME TO
WORCESTER... ANOTHER LECTURE TONIGHT.

OH. WORCESTER. HOW
ABOUT TOMORROW NIGHT?

I COULD PICK YOU UP. WE
COULD DINE RIGHT AT YOUR HOTEL.

- THAT WOULD BE NICE.
- [Knocking]

- WHAT DO YOU WANT, EHRLICH?
- OH, I'M SORRY. HI, DR. ANYA.

- I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE OCCUPIED.
- THAT'S ALL RIGHT. COME IN.

- NO, NO. I'LL COME BACK LATER.
- I WON'T BE HERE LATER. TALK.

UM, WELL, I HEARD DR. ANSPAUGH'S
GONNA BE PERFORMING...

A PULMONARY ATRESIA ON THURSDAY,

AND I WAS HOPING I COULD
GET A CRACK AT ASSISTING HIM.

- SURE, EHRLICH. NO PROBLEM.
- THANK YOU. THANKS.

- WHAT ARE THOSE?
- OH.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A PICTURE
OF DR. CRAIG SOAKING WET?

UM, NO.

[Laughing] LOOK.

GO AHEAD.

LOOK.

DID YOU EVER READ THE
CODE OF HAMMURABI?

NO. CAN'T SAY I HAVE. SHOULD I?

WELL, IF A DOCTOR TREATED AN
ABSCESSED EYE WITH A LANCET...

AND THE EYE WAS LOST,

THE DOCTOR'S HANDS WERE
LOPPED OFF IMMEDIATELY.

LUCKY FOR YOU, THAT
WAS 3,700 YEARS AGO.

BUT I THOUGHT YOU SAID
THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CASE.

WELL, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S THE AFFIDAVIT FROM THE
RUNNEGERS' FAMILY LAWYER.

[Bell Dings] THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

YEAH, I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE IT.

"INSUFFICIENT PRECAUTIONS." "DELAY
IN OPERATING." "WRONGFUL DEATH."

THIS IS A JOKE. NO. THIS
IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT.

LAST YEAR IN THE U.S. ALONE, 1,200
PEOPLE DIED IN HOSPITAL ELEVATORS.

WELL, WHY ARE YOU
TELLING ME ALL THIS?

WELL, SO YOU DON'T PANIC.

THIS FAMILY IS
CLUTCHING AT STRAWS.

THE LAST THING THEY
WANT TO DO IS SEE A JURY.

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT THIS IS ALL A
BIG ACT BEFORE THEY ASK FOR A SETTLEMENT,

THAT THEY COULD REALLY
CARE LESS ABOUT A TRIAL?

BINGO.

WELL, I SURE AS HELL CARE.

I'VE BEEN TAKING A LOT OF
GUFF AROUND HERE LATELY.

POOR OLD PHIL. SO SMOOTH,
SO COOL, SO CONTAINED.

SO SMOOTH WITH THE PATIENTS.

OOPS. KILLED A GUY, HUH, PHIL?

YEAH, SLOPPY JOB.

[Exhales] WELL, I'M NOT
GONNA LET IT SLIDE.

I'M NOT GONNA LET
IT SLIDE. I'M RIGHT.

AND FOR ONCE, THIS
CRAZY HOSPITAL IS RIGHT.

THEY WANT A LAWSUIT? THE
RUNNEGER FAMILY WANTS A LAWSUIT?

FINE. AS FAR AS THIS DOCTOR'S
CONCERNED, THEY GOT ONE.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS LIE AND
THROW IT RIGHT BACK IN THEIR FACES!

YOU KNOW WHAT A
JURY IS, DR. CHANDLER?

TWELVE PEOPLE CHOSEN TO
SAY WHO HAS THE BETTER LAWYER.

I'M DAMN GOOD.

BUT I COULDN'T DO MUCH
WITHOUT A DAMN GOOD DEFENDANT.

WHAT... WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT I MEAN IS THIS. WE MAY NOT
SEE A JURY FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

SO DON'T WASTE ALL THAT
PASSION YELLING AT ME.

SAVE IT FOR THEM, HMM?

I'M SEEING DR. WESTPHALL, THEN
HEADING HOME, IF YOU NEED ME.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?

[Sighs]

I'VE BEEN HUNTIN' AROUND
FOR YOU. WELL, YOU FOUND ME.

TAG... I'M IT.

THAT WAS QUITE A
SHOW IN THE CAFETERIA.

I BROKE A GLASS. BIG DEAL.
LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS.

LOOK AT THAT. I WOULDN'T LET YOU WITHIN
10 FEET OF A PATIENT, LET ALONE A SCALPEL.

LET GO OF ME. YOU'RE REALLY
ENJOYING THIS, AREN'T YOU?

STUMBLING AROUND, GOIN'
UP AND DOWN ON THOSE PILLS.

WHY DON'T YOU STOP
LECTURING ME? PETER, FACE IT.

YOU'RE VERY, VERY SICK.
DON'T YOU SAY THAT TO ME.

YOU'RE IN TROUBLE. YOU BETTER
SNAP OUT OF IT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

SHUT UP. SHUT UP!
YOU HEAR ME? SHUT UP!

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME. YOU
LIKE SEEING ME LIKE THIS, DON'T YOU?

GEEZ! YOU IDIOT! YOU HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT
ANYTHING GOING ON AROUND YOU, DO YOU?

YOU'RE BLIND! YOU'RE
SELFISH! YOU'RE...

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

NOW, LOOK, FELLAS, I DON'T
GIVE A DAMN WHO STARTED THIS.

- IT'S PERSONAL.
- [Knocking]

DONALD. BE WITH YOU
IN A SECOND, MARK.

I WANT YOU BOTH TO KNOW I
THINK THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR...

IS ABSOLUTELY UNPROFESSIONAL,
LET ALONE STUPID.

YOU TWO WANNA BEAT EACH
OTHER'S BRAINS OUT, THAT'S

FINE WITH ME. BUT YOU'RE
NOT GONNA DO IT HERE.

CLEAN UP AND GO HOME.
BETTER YET, CLEAN UP AT HOME.

WHAT HAPPENED TO
THEM? I WISH I KNEW.

YOU LOOK BEAT, DONALD.
YEAH, I AM A LITTLE.

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY. OH, THIS IS
GONNA BE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.

YOU AND ELLEN HAVE
SOMETHING SPECIAL PLANNED?

WELL, NO. ACTUALLY, ELLEN IS VISITING HER
MOTHER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE... PETERBOROUGH.

AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I'M GOING TO BE SHOWING
DR. ANYA AROUND BOSTON.

YOU KNOW WHAT SHE TOLD
ME? THE DAMNEDEST THING.

IN HER PART OF HUNGARY, THEY
HAVE THIS SPECIAL FESTIVAL BREAD.

I MEAN, IT TAKES MONTHS
OF FERMENTING AND BAKING.

AND THEN THEY
PRESERVE IT WITH SPICES...

SO THEY CAN USE IT AT
COUNTRY DANCES AND WEDDINGS.

ISN'T THAT A MARVELOUS TRADITION?
I'D LOVE TO TRY THAT BREAD.

I'LL BET YOU IT IS
OUT OF THIS WORLD.

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HEARD ANYONE
CARRY ON LIKE THAT ABOUT BREAD.

YOU CAN TELL, CAN'T YOU? YEP.

DON'T GET ME WRONG,
DONALD. I... I LOVE ELLEN.

MY GOD. THIRTY YEARS.

IT'S A VERY SOLID
MARRIAGE. I KNOW.

YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY.

WHEN YOU'RE 20, YOU
FIGURE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.

I COULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT,
MAKE A MILLION BUCKS,

FALL HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE.

THEN YOU'RE 30, AND YOU
TRY TO NARROW YOUR SCOPE...

AND GET SETTLED.

FORTY.

BUT WHEN YOU TURN
50, YOU FIGURE IT'S...

I JUST... THOUGHT IT
WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

NOT TO ME. [Chuckles]

IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.

WELL, JUST BE
CAREFUL, MY FRIEND.

OH, THAT'S MY SALIENT TRAIT.

BESIDES, VERA'S FLYING
BACK TO BUDAPEST ON MONDAY.

I DON'T THINK
ANYTHING'LL HAPPEN.

WELL, I DON'T
KNOW. MAYBE IT WILL.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? IT
WON'T IF YOU DON'T WANT IT TO.

I GOTTA GET GOIN'.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

HEY.

THANKS FOR THE HEART
CONFERENCE. SEE YOU, PAL.

♪♪ [Background:
Pop] [Chattering]

OKAY. NO, IT'S FINE.

MAN, I NEEDED THAT WALK.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES
I FEEL LIKE I'VE SPENT...

MY ENTIRE ADULT
LIFE INSIDE ST. ELIGIUS.

I KNOW. DAY AFTER DAY...
THE SAME CARDBOARD COFFEE,

THE SAME ENDLESS
WALLS CLOSING IN.

WELL, WHY DO WE
DO IT? WE'RE NUTS.

WE'RE NUTS. [Both Laughing]

WAS YOUR FATHER A DOCTOR?

NO. HE'S A BUSINESSMAN.

REAL "UP BY THE
BOOTSTRAPS" TYPE, YOU KNOW?

MY OLDER BROTHER, RUSS...
HE WANTED TO BE A DOCTOR.

WHERE'S HIS PRACTICE?

HE DIED... KILLED IN
VIETNAM. OH, I'M SORRY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. I WAS
ONLY 15 AT THE TIME.

[Laughs] MY OLD MAN... HE HAD HIS HEART
SET ON HIS ELDEST SON BEING A DOCTOR.

AND THERE I WAS.
BANG... ELDEST SON.

DAD PROMISED TO PUT ME
THROUGH MEDICAL SCHOOL.

I SWITCHED FROM HISTORY TO
BIOCHEMISTRY AT YALE. HERE I AM.

HOW ABOUT ANOTHER? NO.
NO, I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.

GOT A DATE. HUH?

DOES THAT COME AS SUCH A
SHOCK? I DIDN'T MEAN THAT AT ALL.

I JUST MEANT THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, I
NEVER ASSOCIATED YOU WITH ANYONE.

I ALWAYS THINK OF YOU AS
PHILLIP CHANDLER. PERIOD.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO
COME AND MEET HER? NOW?

YEAH, SURE. WE'RE GOIN' DOWN TO
THE RIVOLI. ALL-NIGHT FELLINI FESTIVAL.

COME ON. JOIN US. BOY. THAT
SOUNDS, UM... THAT SOUNDS LONG, PHIL.

NO. I REALLY... I HAVE MY HEART SET ON
SLEEPING IN A BED TONIGHT, NOT A CHAIR.

THE ONLY FELLINI
I'VE EVER SEEN IS 8 1/2.

MARCELLO MASTROIANNI
WITH HIS WHIP IN THE HAREM.

ALL THE VOLUPTUOUS WOMEN.
WAIT. THAT'S SOUNDING KIND OF GOOD.

NO. NO, I CAN'T. REALLY. WELL,
YOU SEEING ANYONE THIS WEEKEND?

JUST GLADYS FIRESTONE. WHO?

MY THYROID PATIENT. REMEMBER?

OH. OH, YEAH. UM, LOOK, I'LL
LOOK IN ON HER TOMORROW, OKAY?

GOOD. THANKS. I PROMISE.

DON'T DRINK TOO MUCH. OKAY.

COULD I GET ANOTHER, PLEASE?

[Westphall] AH. GOOD
NEWS, GENTLEMEN.

BETTER BE GOOD TO GET US
HERE ON A SATURDAY MORNING.

THE RUNNEGER FAMILY HAS
OFFERED TO SETTLE OUT OF COURT.

I'M NOT SURPRISED.
RUNNEGER WAS OVER 70.

THEY COULD HARDLY MAKE
OUT A CASE FOR LOSS OF INCOME.

EXACTLY. AND NOW WE HAVE TO LOOK
AT THE PROS AND CONS OF SETTLING...

IN LIEU OF A TRIAL.

I DON'T KNOW. SETTLEMENTS HAVE
ALWAYS STRUCK ME AS BEING MORALLY GRAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

THEY'RE HALF-HEARTED
ADMISSIONS OF GUILT.

BELIEVE ME, I KNOW A LOT OF
DOCTORS WHO ARE CONVINCED...

THAT SETTLEMENTS SIMPLY
ENCOURAGE MORE LAWSUITS.

LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COIN. IF WE GO TO TRIAL AND LOSE,

ST. ELIGIUS WILL HAVE
SEVERE INSURANCE PROBLEMS.

SO, WHAT'S IT GOING TO
BE... OUT OF COURT OR IN?

NOT SO FAST. THIS IS SOMETHING THE HOSPITAL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS GOT TO DECIDE.

I'LL TRY TO SET UP A MEETING EARLY IN
THE WEEK. THE SOONER I KNOW, THE BETTER.

I'M BOOKED FOR THE
CARIBBEAN ON WEDNESDAY.

AND IF WE GO TO TRIAL,
I'LL HAVE TO POSTPONE.

FIAT JUSTITIA.

GOOD DAY.

WELL, NOW I KNOW
WHERE HE GOT HIS TAN.

[Knocking] [Anya] COME IN.

♪♪ [Background: Classical]

VERA? I'M IN HERE.

I'LL WAIT IN THE HALL.
DON'T BE SILLY. SIT.

I'VE NEVER KNOWN A WOMAN
TO BE READY FOR A DATE ON TIME.

IS THAT SO? HOW
MANY HAVE YOU KNOWN?

OH, NOT... NOT THAT, UH...

THAT'S A LONG WAY
FROM A WHITE LAB COAT.

IT'S JUST A ROBE.

THIS IS HOW EAST EUROPEAN
DOCTORS LOOK LIKE...

UNDERNEATH THOSE
DAUNTING EXTERIORS.

I NEVER FOUND YOU DAUNTING.

DON'T TRY TO FOOL ME.

YOU WERE EXPECTING TO SEE A
WOMAN THAT WAS BUILT LIKE A TANK.

OH, WELL, UH, CONSIDERABLY
LESS... ROUNDISH.

[Both Chuckling]

OH.

YOU LOOK VERY DASHING.

HERE. FIRST OF THE SEASON.

PIPACS. WHAT?

POPPIES. OH, YEAH.

OH. THEY'RE LOVELY.

OH, AND, UH...

AHA. MORE SURPRISES. [Laughs]

OH, MY.

OH, MY.

PALINKA. HUNGARIAN BRANDY. AH!

OH. GLASSES. UH,
TRY THE BATHROOM.

DID YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A BATHTUB
FULL OF HOT WATER IN THERE?

YES, I KNOW. I HAVEN'T
TAKEN MY BATH YET.

THERE WE GO.

A TOAST.

HOW ABOUT, UH,

TO THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND HUNGARY?

WHAT ARE WE, DIPLOMATS?

NO.

TO US.

TO LIFE.

ARE WE LATE? NO PROBLEM.

I'LL JUST CALL DOWN AND
TELL THEM TO HOLD THE TABLE.

I'LL DO IT. ALL RIGHT.

DINING ROOM, PLEASE.

YES, UM, DR. CRAIG HAS A
TABLE RESERVED FOR TWO AT 6:30.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WE'D LIKE TO MAKE
IT A LITTLE LATER.

OH. YES.

9:00 WOULD BE FINE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MORE BRANDY.

♪♪ [Background:
Blues] NO, NO. NO.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE, UH,
FEVER BLISTER... A COLD SORE.

YES, I'M NICE AND
WARM. [Sneezes]

[Knocking] IT'S OPEN.

WELL, I HAVE TO GET
UP EVERY SO OFTEN...

BECAUSE OF, UH, YOU KNOW,
ALL THESE FLUIDS AND THINGS.

LISTEN, WHY DON'T I
CALL YOU TOMORROW?

THAT IS, IF I CAN MANAGE TO
MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT.

[Coughing]

YES, I KNOW I'VE LOST
MY SENSE OF HUMOR...

AS WELL AS MY HEALTH.

NO, NOT TO WORRY.

UH, YES. YES.

NO. MOM?

GOOD NIGHT. [Sneezes]

[Laughing] WHY?
WHY DID I CALL HER?

THIS PLACE IS DISGUSTING.

YOU MUST BE THE ANGEL
OF MERCY. YEAH, I MUST BE.

IF I WERE HUMAN, I'D
TURN AROUND AND LEAVE.

YOU MAKE $80,000 A YEAR, BEN.

YOU... THIS PLACE LOOKS
LIKE YOU RENT BY THE HOUR.

WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT FOR
ME? IT SMELLS WONDERFUL.

HOT FROM THE
DELI... CHICKEN SOUP.

JEWISH PENICILLIN. MY MOTHER
WOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOU.

[Sniffs]

- WHAT IS THAT?
- LIQUID ASPIRIN.

THAT'LL MAKE THE CHOCOLATE
PUDDING TASTE AWFUL.

YOU SHOULD BE IN BED.

I KNOW, BUT I COULDN'T
MAKE IT UP THE STAIRS.

AH! FIRST.

ANNIE, COME ON. I DON'T NEED
YOU TO TAKE MY TEMPERATURE.

BEN, DON'T BE A
BABY. I'M NOT A BABY.

I... I'M A GROWN
MAN WITH A FEVER,

AND MY SINUSES ARE POUNDING AND MY
TEETH ARE CHATTERING BY THEMSELVES,

AND I WANT MY SOUP.

YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO WAIT.

NOW SHUT UP. OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

[Ellen] MARK?

IS THAT YOU?

OH, HI. I THOUGHT
YOU'D NEVER GET HOME.

MUST HAVE BEEN A WILD
NIGHT AT THE HOSPITAL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I LIVE HERE. WELL, WHAT I
MEANT WAS, UH, YOU'RE HERE.

OH, YEAH. MOM'S MUCH
BETTER, SO I CAME HOME.

OH, BY THE WAY, STEVEN
CALLED TO FIND OUT HOW SHE WAS,

AND HE SAID TO TELL YOU THAT
HE'S HEARD FROM ST. ELIGIUS...

ABOUT HIS OBSERVERSHIP.

HE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

WHY DO YOU ASK?

YOU HAVE THE SAME LOOK YOU HAD
AFTER THE DOWLINGS' CHRISTMAS PARTY.

MAYBE I DON'T FEEL TOO WELL.

[Yawns] DID YOU HAVE
DINNER? YES. AT THE RITZ.

OH. ALL DRESSED
UP AND EVERYTHING.

WHO WAS SHE?

I HAD DINNER WITH DR. ANYA.

AH. OFFICIAL WINING AND DINING.

WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR IS HE?

A HEART SURGEON FROM HUNGARY.

IS HE A BRIGHT ONE? VERY.

HUNGARY, HUH?

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, MARK? WE
REALLY OUGHT TO GO THERE SOMETIME.

LARYSA AND REGIS WENT
THERE LAST SUMMER,

AND SHE HAS NEVER
STOPPED RAVING ABOUT IT.

WOULD YOU MIND GETTING
THE LIGHT, PLEASE?

SHE SAYS THAT SOME OF THOSE
LITTLE VILLAGES ARE JUST GORGEOUS...

AND THE FOOD'S GOOD TOO.

ELLEN, I'VE SAID BEFORE,

I REFUSE TO SPEND GOOD AMERICAN
DOLLARS IN A COMMUNIST COUNTRY.

YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO BE SATISFIED
WITH SWITZERLAND, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

[Chattering On Police Radio]

YOU ALL RIGHT, SIR?
YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT.

LET ME SEE YOUR LICENSE
AND REGISTRATION, PLEASE.

IT'S NOT MY FAULT. THE TREE
WALKED OUT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

LICENSE AND
REGISTRATION, PLEASE.

WHERE'S YOUR REGISTRATION? IT'S
IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, I GUESS.

WOULD YOU GET IT FOR ME, PLEASE?

IT'S REGISTERED IN THE
NAME OF JILL ROBERTS.

WHO'S JILL ROBERTS? IT'S
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

STEP OUT OF THE
CAR FOR ME, PLEASE.

WHY DON'T YOU
JUST GIVE ME A PUSH?

ALL I GOTTA DO IS GET BACK
TO BOSTON. THERE'S NO RUSH.

MYRA'S WAITIN'
FOR ME! IT'S OKAY.

WHAT TIME DO YOU THINK IT IS,
MR. WHITE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS!

I'M A DOCTOR. I JUST
GOT OFF WORK, ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I KNOW. WHY DON'T YOU COME
WITH ME TO THE PATROL CAR, PLEASE.

JUST COME WITH ME.

MR. WHITE, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
IN ANY CONDITION TO DRIVE.

I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A RIDE
OVER TO A LOCAL POLICE STATION.

COME ON.

[Desk Sergeant] ALL RIGHTY,
WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE NOW?

YOU WANT TO FILL OUT THIS FORM?

JUST FILL OUT THE FORM. DON'T
TALK BACK. [Chatter Continues]

HOW WAS YOUR CELL? JUST
ME AND TWO OTHER GUYS.

THEY WERE BLASTED OUT OF
THEIR MINDS OR HIGH ON SOMETHING.

BLOOD ALL OVER THE
PLACE. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU FIT RIGHT IN.

I BAILED YOU OUT. THANKS.

I THOUGHT YOU NEVER
WANTED TO SEE ME AGAIN.

[Laughing] I DIDN'T HAVE
ANYBODY ELSE TO CALL.

WHAT ABOUT JILL? NO.

NO, SHE'D BE PRETTY
UPSET ABOUT HER CAR.

THE SERGEANT SAID THEY
FOUND SOME RITALIN ON YOU.

I HAD A PRESCRIPTION.
GEEZ, PETER!

[Sighs] THAT'S STUFF'S
THE NEXT THING TO SPEED.

WHAT ABOUT MYRA? DID YOU
CALL HER? YEAH, I CALLED MYRA.

I WOKE HER UP AND
TOLD HER YOU WERE HERE.

DID SHE SAY ANYTHING?

WHAT'D YOU EXPECT HER TO SAY?

I'M BUSHED. LET'S GET
ON BACK TO BOSTON.

YOU OWE ME A HUNDRED DOLLARS
FOR THE BAIL... AND A NEW RIGHT EYE.

I'LL PAY YOU BACK AS
SOON AS I CAN, ALL RIGHT?

LOOK, PETER.

I'M NOT SAYIN' I'M GLAD
YOU CRACKED UP A CAR.

BUT MAYBE IT SHOOK YOU UP.

YOU NEED TO GET HELP, PETER.

LOOK, JACK, I APPRECIATE YOUR
COMING DOWN HERE AND BAILING ME OUT.

AND, HONEST TO GOD,
I'M SORRY I HIT YOU.

BUT I'LL MAKE IT
ON MY OWN, OKAY?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
WAY OUT HERE ANYWAY?

THIS IS THE MIDDLE OF NO PLACE.

I WANTED TO WATCH THE SUNRISE.

[Fiscus] THE RED
SOX WON LAST NIGHT.

[Chuckles] WHO CARES?
I HATE THE RED SOX.

IS THERE ANY MORE CANNOLI?

OH, I THINK I ATE THE LAST ONE.
IT'S TOO FATTENING ANYWAY.

YOU'RE NOT FAT, SHIRLEY.
YOU'RE JUST... DON'T SAY IT.

TELL ME THAT THIS IS NOT THE
SUNDAY BRUNCH OF YOUR DREAMS.

THIS IS NOT THE SUNDAY
BRUNCH OF MY DREAMS.

OH, COME ON. YOU
LOVE ITALIAN PASTRY...

AND PASTRAMI AND
BAGELS AND LOX...

YEAH, BUT NOT ALL TOGETHER.
IT COULD'VE BEEN WORSE.

- I COULD'VE JAMMED IT ALL
IN MY FOOD PROCESSOR.
- ENOUGH.

I DON'T GET IT. IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL SPRING MORNING.

THE BIRDS ARE CHIRPING,
WE'RE OFF THE CLOCK,

AND YOU'VE BEEN ACTING
LIKE LADY MACBETH.

IT'S NO FUN READING ABOUT
YOURSELF IN THE MORNING PAPER.

"FAMILY SUES ST. ELIGIUS.
CITE WRONGFUL DEATH."

YOU'RE JUST UPSET BECAUSE THEY
SPELLED YOUR NAME WRONG. I AM NOT.

YES, YOU ARE, "SHRILEY."
WAYNE, LAY OFF. I'M SERIOUS.

I KNOW YOU ARE, BECAUSE WHENEVER
YOU'RE SERIOUS YOU CALL ME WAYNE.

LISTEN UP, SHRILEY... SHIRLEY.

WHATEVER. JUST DON'T
TAKE OUT YOUR ANGER ON ME.

I'M NOT. [Sighs] BALONEY.

EVER SINCE THIS NEWS BROKE,
YOU'VE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO BE WITH.

LOOK, I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
WRONG IN THAT ELEVATOR.

I KNOW THAT, AND SO
DOES EVERYONE ELSE.

- NOT CHANDLER. HE'S TREATING ME LIKE DIRT.
- WELL, THEN TELL HIM.

OKAY, I WILL. OKAY.

AND LET'S MAKE A PACT.

FROM NOW ON, WE KEEP OUR PRIVATE
LIVES SEPARATE FROM THE HOSPITAL.

DEAL. OKAY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?

YOU THINK THE RED SOX
ARE GONNA WIN TODAY?

[Laughing]

[Shrieks] YOU...

[Knocking] YEAH?

COME ON IN.

WHAT'S UP?

PETER WHITE HAD A, UH, CAR
ACCIDENT SATURDAY NIGHT.

HE WAS DRIVING OUT NEAR
LEOMINSTER, AND HE SIDESWIPED A TREE.

- IS HE OKAY?
- WELL, HE WASN'T HURT,
BUT IT WAS A CLOSE SHAVE.

APPARENTLY, HE MISSED
AN ONCOMING CAR BY A HAIR.

DR. WESTPHALL, I MAY
BE OUT OF LINE HERE,

BUT PETER COULD'VE KILLED
HIMSELF THIS WEEKEND.

I MEAN, HE'S SO STRUNG OUT ABOUT
HIS WIFE SEEING SOMEONE ELSE,

POPPING ALL THOSE PILLS.

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK
HE'S ON THE EDGE OF A...

WOULD YOU TALK TO HIM? I MEAN,

YOU CAN PROBABLY DO
A LOT MORE THAN I CAN.

I'M TOO CLOSE TO HIM. JACK,
I'M NOT A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR.

I'M SORRY IF THAT SOUNDS
BRUTAL, BUT YOU AND

I BOTH KNOW THAT PETER
WHITE NEEDS MORE...

THAN A NICE LITTLE
FATHERLY CHAT.

THE FELLA NEEDS
PROFESSIONAL HELP.

- YOU'LL NEVER GET HIM
TO GO SEE A PSYCHIATRIST.
- IT WON'T BE HIS CHOICE.

[Chattering]

PHIL. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

LISTEN, THE RUNNEGER
CASE IS GOING TO TRIAL.

THAT'S VERY NICE. NICE?
THIS IS OUR CHANCE...

I'M GLAD YOU'RE
EXCITED, BUT YOU'VE BEEN

WALKING AROUND WITH A
CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU THINK EVERYBODY
ELSE THINKS YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING WRONG.

BUT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
WRONG. WELL, NEITHER DID I.

SO STOP MAKING
ME FEEL LIKE I DID.

WELL, AT LEAST NOW WE'RE
GONNA GET OUR DAY IN COURT.

I DON'T NEED A DAY IN COURT.

WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY YOU'VE
PUT US ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE FENCE.

YOU WEREN'T THE ONLY
ONE IN THAT ELEVATOR.

I WAS WORKING AS HARD AS YOU
TRYING TO KEEP THAT OLD MAN ALIVE,

BUT YOU'VE COMPLETELY
IGNORED THAT.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I KNOW.

I APOLOGIZE.

THANK YOU.

OUT OF CURIOSITY, MARK,

WHY DID YOU ASK THE DRIVER TO COME AROUND
THE SIDE RATHER THAN MEET ME IN FRONT?

SO I COULD DO THIS.

THINK I WANT A HUNDRED
ORDERLIES AND NURSES...

AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN
ST. ELIGIUS STARING AT US?

YOUR PULSE IS GOING LIKE MAD.

[Sniffling] EXCITEMENT
STIMULATES THE ADRENALINE.

ANY STUDENT KNOWS THAT.

I CAN FEEL YOUR HEART BEATING.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
BEING PAID FOR, DOCTOR.

[Horn Honks]

HE'S HERE. YEAH.

TELL HIM TO AVOID THE
SOUTHEAST EXPRESSWAY.

[Riffling Paper Money]

TRAFFIC'S MURDER
THIS TIME OF DAY.

NO EXPRESSWAY.

MY TREAT. NO,
PLEASE. YOU'VE DONE...

PLEASE.

IN DEBRECEN, WE GO HALVES.

VERY ANCIENT CUSTOM.

AH. LIKE THE BREAD.

EVEN MORE ANCIENT.

[Sniffling]

WELL... I'LL REMEMBER
OUR DINNER,

THE POPPIES,

YOU.

AND YOU.

REMEMBER WHAT I SAID
ABOUT THE DANUBE?

[Speaks Hungarian]
"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL."

YES.

[Speaking Hungarian]

THIS WEEK REALLY WAS.

SO, UH, HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

OH, FINE. IT WAS JUST A
24-HOUR VIRUS, I GUESS.

CURED WITH A LITTLE
CHICKEN SOUP AND T.L.C.

"TENDER LOVING CAVANERO."

YEAH. I HAVEN'T SEEN HER.

NO. SHE'S HOME SICK.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE?

THAT GIRL JUST NEVER
HAD ANY RESISTANCE.

HELEN. YEAH?

CAN YOU GET ME THE CARDIAC CATH
RESULTS ON THE NEW MITRAL STENOSIS CASE?

UH, MR. AMENDOLA.

YEAH, THAT'S THE NAME.

MORNING, DR. CRAIG.

DID DR. ANYA GET OFF ALL RIGHT?

EHRLICH, DON'T YOU
EVER LOOK IN THE MIRROR?

UH, WHY? THAT'S THE SAME
TIE THAT YOU HAD ON FRIDAY.

NOW, SOMEWHERE IN YOUR CLOSET
FULL OF STUPID FLOWERED SHIRTS,

ANOTHER TIE MUST BE LURKING.

DID I SAY ANYTHING?
WHAT DID I SAY?

HELLO, DR. CRAIG. PICK THAT UP.

THIS IS A HOSPITAL,
NOT A PIGSTY.

[Mews]