St. Elsewhere (1982–1988): Season 1, Episode 9 - Rain - full transcript

- YOU'RE DEMENTED.
- PREVIOUSLY ON ST. ELSEWHERE.

YOU BUILDING THAT
NEST FOR YOU AND JANE?

GOOD-BYE, MY
HIGH-FLYING BIRD. MY EAGLE.

GUNS AREN'T ALLOWED IN THE
HOSPITAL. WELL, TELL THAT TO PATIENTS.

I HAD A "GOMER" IN HERE YESTERDAY
WITH A SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN.

LESLIE STEVENSON WANTED
A CAREER, SO SHE PUT

EVERYTHING ON HOLD
UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.

I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN
TO ME. THEN DON'T YOU LET IT.

CAN YOU TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF, THE BABY AND RALPH?

- WE DESERVE A CHANCE.
- IT'S ROUGH OUT THERE, JANE.

DON'T WORRY. I WON'T SCREW UP.



- STOP!
- TONIGHT ON ST. ELSEWHERE.

YOU DOCTORS TODAY, YOU'RE
SPOILED, YOU'RE SELFISH.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE A
LAWYER OR AN ACCOUNTANT.

WHY WERE YOU QUACKING
AROUND MRS. PECHAR'S ROOM?

WHITE'S KID. SHE
ATE SOME MOTHBALLS.

I CAN REMEMBER WHEN MYRA COULDN'T
WAIT FOR ME TO GET HOME AT NIGHT.

AND NOW SHE CAN'T STAND
FOR ME TO TOUCH HER.

- YOU KNOW SOMETHING? YOU'RE A JERK.
- ACTUALLY, I'M LITHUANIAN.

NOW, LISTEN, HONEY.
WHEN YOU EMPTY A URINAL,

YOU'VE GOT TO BE SURE TO
RECORD THE EXACT VOLUME...

ON THE PATIENT'S
"I" AND "0" SHEET.

NOW MISS BARLOW IS GONNA
HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN.

I DON'T DO FLOORS,
AND I DON'T DO CEILINGS.

WERE YOUR CAR
WINDOWS OPEN? YEAH.



THE BACK SEAT LOOKS
LIKE NIAGARA FALLS. OH!

MRS. VALENTE IS
STABILIZED. POOR WOMAN.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HER? SOMEBODY
THREW HER OFF A TRANS-DYKE OVERPASS.

SHE SAYS WHOEVER DID IT'S
GONNA TRY AND FINISH THE JOB.

SO YOU KEEP AN EYE ON HER. LET
ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANY CHANGE.

RENAL HAS TRIED
EVERYTHING THERE IS TO TRY.

SO FOR THE LAST
FIVE OF HIS 45 YEARS,

MR. BRENNAN HAS BEEN ON THRICE
WEEKLY MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS...

BECAUSE OF END-STAGE
RENAL FAILURE,

SECONDARY TO A
PRESUMPTIVE DIAGNOSIS...

OF CHRONIC NEPHRITIS.

SO, YOU SEE, MEDICAL THERAPY
HAS FAILED COMPLETELY.

THAT'S WHERE WE MOVE IN. WE'VE
ALREADY INSERTED THE GORE-TEX GRAFT.

WHEN YOU INSERT THE
GRAFT, YOU'LL FEEL A THRILL...

BECAUSE OF THE
INCREASED FORCE...

FROM THE DIRECT
ARTERY-TO-VEIN INSERTION.

ROUNDS STARTED 15
MINUTES AGO, EHRLICH.

WERE YOU CATCHING UP
ON YOUR BEAUTY SLEEP?

NO, ACTUALLY, I
SPRAINED MY PINKY.

SPRAINED YOUR PINKY?

HOW? I WAS PLAYING
HANDBALL THIS MORNING.

I WANT TO SEE YOU IN MY OFFICE.
- 00.

MR. BRENNAN IS A PRIME
CANDIDATE FOR A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT.

FIRST, WE HAVE TO FIND ONE OF
HIS RELATIVES WITH A MATCHING...

WHAT'S UP?

I'M BEHIND ON MY
STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS.

THEY'RE THREATENING
TO TAKE ME TO COURT.

OH, COME ON.

THEY MUST SEND OUT 50,000
OF THESE AS A SCARE TACTIC.

IT WORKS.

BY THE TIME THEY ACTUALLY FIND
YOU, YOU'LL BE RETIRING TO SANTA FE.

THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED AN
INQUIRY ABOUT MY SALARY.

HOW BEHIND ARE YOU?

SEE YOU LATER, OKAY? OKAY.

DON'T WORRY.

I'M SORRY. THE DOCTORS HERE
DO NOT MAKE HOUSE CALLS.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO...

WELL, DON'T YOU HAVE
YOUR OWN INTERNIST?

LOOK, YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO HOLD, ALL RIGHT?

JACK, CAN YOU TAKE
THIS CALL? WHO IS IT?

SOME GUY. SAYS HE
HAS TO HAVE A DOCTOR.

HE'S BEEN TYING UP
THE LINE FOR 20 MINUTES.

HE SAYS IT'S AN
EMERGENCY. HELLO?

YES, I'M A DOCTOR.

WELL, COME DOWN TO THE HOSPITAL.

YEAH. NO PERSONAL
PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.

GUY WANTS A DOCTOR. HE
CALLED THE RIGHT PLACE.

NO, I CAN'T COME
TO YOUR APARTMENT.

I'LL SEND AN AMBULANCE. I WOULDN'T
GO UNLESS IT WAS JANE FONDA,

RALPH NADER OR MICHAEL
INTERNICOLA. WHAT?

WHO'S MICHAEL INTERNICOLA? MY
BEST FRIEND FROM GRADE SCHOOL.

I ASSURE YOU,
PARAMEDICS ARE QUALIFIED.

OKAY. OKAY.

YES, I PROMISE I'LL BE
THE ONE WHO COMES.

CAN YOU COVER FOR ME? I'M
GONNA MAKE A HOUSE CALL.

A HOUSE CALL? MORRISON, HOUSE CALLS
ARE OBSOLETE, LIKE ROTARY ENGINES.

NOT ONLY THAT, THEY'RE
IMPRACTICAL, THEY'RE TIME-CONSUMING.

- YOU'RE LIABLE
TO GET A PARKING TICKET.
- I'M ON MY WAY.

- ANYBODY GOT AN UMBRELLA?
- NO.

NO.

GOOD.

WHO? IT'S DR. MORRISON.

A MR. LUKOVIC CALLED
ME ABOUT AN EMERGENCY.

I'M LUKOVIC. TOOK YOU
LONG ENOUGH TO GET HERE.

THE STREETS ARE FLOODED.
YOU SAID YOU WERE DYING.

I'M DR. MORRISON.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

CLAUDIA LYNCH. SHE'S A MUTE.

EVERY TWO MINUTES,
SHE'S ON THE TOILET.

OPEN. AHH.

SHE'S DEHYDRATED.
WHAT'S MAKING HER SICK?

- I DON'T KNOW.
- YOU SAID YOU WERE A DOCTOR.

- ARE YOU A RELATIVE OF HERS?
- I LIVE ON THE NEXT BLOCK.

YOU SHOULD'VE BROUGHT
HER IN TO THE HOSPITAL.

WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT DOWN
THERE TO MAKE A PROPER DIAGNOSIS.

HAS SHE EVER HAD STOMACH
PROBLEMS BEFORE? NO.

- HAS SHE EVER HAD TROUBLE WITH
HER PANCREAS OR GALL BLADDER?
- NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

WHAT WAS SHE DOING JUST
BEFORE THE PAIN STARTED?

I DON'T KNOW. SHE WAS
LIKE THIS WHEN I GOT HERE.

WHAT'S THIS? EGGNOG.

HOMEMADE.

DOES SHE TAKE
MEDICATION FOR ANYTHING?

SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AS
HEALTHY AS AN ATHLETE.

- WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
- MIGHT BE FOOD POISONING.

ONE OF THESE IS FOR NAUSEA,
THE OTHER FOR DIARRHEA.

GET THEM FILLED AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING
WITH YOU TO GIVE HER NOW?

THERE ARE A MILLION DIFFERENT
DRUGS ON THE MARKET, MR. LUKOVIC.

MY BAG'S TOO SMALL
TO BRING ALL OF THEM.

DON'T GET OUT OF BED
UNLESS YOU HAVE TO.

DRINK A LOT OF WATER.

NO FOOD, NO MORE OF
THAT EGGNOG, OKAY?

HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

SHE'S SICK, YOU CAME.
WHAT'S THAT WORTH TO YOU?

WELL, TO BE PERFECTLY
HONEST, I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE NEVER MADE A HOUSE
CALL BEFORE. LET'S FORGET IT.

YOU'RE NOT DOING US ANY FAVORS
HERE. WE PAY FOR WHAT WE GET.

HERE'S 20. IS THAT
ENOUGH? YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

IF SHE ISN'T BETTER BY TONIGHT,
BRING HER IN TO ST. ELIGIUS.

- I THOUGHT YOU
WANTED TO BE A SURGEON.
- I DO, SIR. VERY MUCH.

IT TAKES A SPECIAL KIND OF
COMMITMENT, A UNIQUE DISCIPLINE.

ONE MIGHT SAY A HIGHER
ORDER OF SELF-SACRIFICE.

BECAUSE WHEN A PROPERLY TRAINED
SURGEON ENTERS THE PROFESSIONAL ARENA,

HE BECOMES AN INDISPENSABLE
PART OF AMERICAN HEALTH CARE.

I KNOW, AND I'M REALLY
SORRY I WAS LATE.

TARDINESS IS NOT THE ISSUE HERE.

THOUGH IF IT EVER HAPPENS AGAIN, I'LL SHIP
YOU BACK TO BERKELEY IN AN AVOCADO CRATE.

- YES, SIR.
- EHRLICH, WHAT'S
THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL...

THAT A SURGEON HAS
IN THE OPERATING ROOM?

UM...

- THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL?
- AFTER HIS MIND, OF COURSE.

AHA. WELL, UH... HANDS.

- HIS HANDS.
- HANDS. OF COURSE.

THERE ARE VERY FEW
CAREERS THAT DEPEND MORE...

ON THE USE OF YOUR
HANDS THAN OURS DOES.

A CONCERT PIANIST,
MAYBE. A SCULPTOR, SURE.

I SEE WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING. WHAT I'M SAYING IS...

THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE
MIDDLE OF AN OPERATION...

AND THE SCRUB NURSE SCREWS UP
OR THE RESIDENT BECOMES SQUEAMISH,

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HELP THAT
PATIENT THROUGH BECAUSE OF THESE.

I MEAN, YOU CAN STUDY FOR
YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS,

AND THEN BECAUSE OF
SOME STUPID LITTLE MISTAKE...

LIKE SLICING THE BREAD
WRONG OR PICKING UP A BOX...

OR GOING FOR A KILL IN A
HANDBALL GAME, AND IT'S OVER.

FINISHED. FOREVER.

NOW, I DIDN'T WASTE
ALL THIS TIME ON YOU...

JUST TO HAVE YOU THROW IT AWAY.

- DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?
- YES, SIR.

NOW, I'M GONNA GIVE
YOU A LITTLE MOTTO...

THAT THE HEAD OF SURGERY, DR. DAVID
DOMEDION, SAID TO ME IN MY RESIDENCY.

"WHEN YOU'RE GOING INTO
O.R., WASH YOUR HANDS.

WHEN YOU'RE COMING
OUT, WATCH YOUR HANDS."

GOT IT? YES, SIR. I'VE GOT IT.

NOW GET OUTTA HERE. I'VE
GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

HURRY UP. HURRY. HE'S HERE.

OH, RALPH! RALPH,
GET DOWN FROM THERE!

IT'S COLD. THE
WATER'S COMING IN.

IT'S OKAY.

NOW, RALPH, I WANT
YOU TO GET DOWN!

CALL DR. BEALE. TELL HIM
RALPH'S ON THE LOOSE AGAIN.

RALPH, GET DOWN!

JERRY FAUVELL WAS TELLING
ME ABOUT HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND.

HE DESCRIBED HER AS A CROSS
BETWEEN JUDY GARLAND AND LIZA MINNELLI.

IF YOU ASK ME, OLD JERRY DOESN'T
HAVE BOTH OF HIS CHOPSTICKS IN THE SUEY.

LOVE IS BLIND. LUST
HAS 20-20 VISION.

HEY! EASY ON THE
BUCKS, WINGDING.

LOOK AT THIS MESS.
MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES,

THREE ON THE LOUIE AND A 20%
UNDERLYING PNEUMOTHORAX.

THIS GUY WANTS TO BE OUTTA HERE BY
SATURDAY TO PLAY TENNIS WITH HIS BOSS.

WHAT DID DR. SCABRINI SAY? HE
GLANCED AT THE X-RAYS FOR TWO SECONDS.

"YOU OUGHTA LEARN TO
TRUST YOURSELF MORE, FYCUS."

"FYCUS." ARE YOU LOST,
MRS. LEVENSON? YEAH.

WILL YOU HOLD IT
FOR ME? ALL RIGHT.

EXCUSE ME. COULD YOU TAKE
CARE OF THIS WOMAN FOR ME?

YES, DOCTOR. THANK YOU.

GOD! EXCUSE ME.

NEXT STOP, FIRST FLOOR. STOMACHS,
SPLEENS, DESCENDING COLONS.

CATCH YOU LATER. BYE.

DID THE COPS EVER CATCH THE
GUYS THAT MUGGED YOU? NOPE.

AT LEAST YOU GOT YOUR
CREDIT CARDS BACK, HUH?

MY MASTERCHARGE WAS LAST
SEEN SUNNING ITSELF IN BERMUDA.

HOW MUCH DID THEY CHARGE ON
THE CARDS? SIX THOUSAND SO FAR.

I WISH I HAD THOSE CREEPS
IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW.

OH, YEAH? WHAT WOULD
YOU DO? TAKE A SNAPSHOT?

THAT'S THE WORST PART OF IT ALL. I
KNOW I SHOULD'VE DONE SOMETHING.

HEY, MAN, WHEN THEY GOT
YOU FROM BEHIND, THEY GOT YOU.

I KEEP THINKING, "I SHOULD'VE
DONE THIS. I COULD'VE DONE THAT."

IT'S LIKE EVERY TIME I COME IN HERE, I
WONDER IF IT'S GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN.

OKAY, YOUR LUNG IS
PARTIALLY COLLAPSED.

IF THE VOLUME DECREASES ANY MORE, WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO PUT A TUBE IN YOUR CHEST.

SO I THINK YOU'D BETTER
FORFEIT SATURDAY'S MATCH.

IF IT DOES, I'LL BE READY. NOBODY'S
GONNA CATCH ME OFF GUARD AGAIN.

NORAH, YOU WANNA
GIVE THIS GUY A RIDE?

MAKES YOU SO ANGRY.
YEAH, SURE IT DOES.

BUT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IF SOME HOOD
TAKES YOUR MONEY OR SOME OIL SHEIKH DOES?

I GET RIPPED OFF EVERY
TIME I GO IN THE SUPERMARKET.

WHAT, WITH MY WIFE, MY
KIDS, MY STUDENT LOANS.

DID YOU KNOW ONE OF THE MUGGERS
PUT HIS MUG ON MY DRIVER'S LICENSE,

AND HE'S FLASHING IT ALL OVER
GREATER BOSTON AS POSITIVE I.D.?

ALL RIGHT, WHO'S NEXT?

COME ON, JACK. THE
WAITING ROOM'S S.R.O.

MR. LUKOVIC...

LISTEN TO ME.

I CAN'T. I'M BUSY.

I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE
HERE I HAVE TO SEE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
THE BABY CAN'T BREATHE?

WHERE'S THE MOTHER?

UH-HUH. I GET IT, YEAH.

I GET OFF IN HALF AN
HOUR, MR. LUKOVIC.

UH, SURE, I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

SOONER IF POSSIBLE.

UH, 24 CLAREMONT, APARTMENT 7-C.

YEAH, I GOT IT.

THE GUY WITH A CONCUSSION
IS STARTING TO TALK CRAZY.

THE WOMAN YOU INTRUDED
UPON WAS MRS. PECHAR.

SHE'S MADE A FORMAL
COMPLAINT TO DR. WESTPHALL.

YOU KNOW, RALPH, HE MAY JUST FEEL
IT'S ABOUT TIME TO CLIP YOUR WINGS.

EVER SINCE JANE LEFT, I'LL
ADMIT I'VE BEEN A BIT DEPRESSED...

AND ACTING SOMEWHAT PECULIAR.

BUT NOW I'VE HAD THIS
EXTRAORDINARY REVELATION.

REVELATION? ABOUT WHAT?

I'VE DISCOVERED THE
ROOT OF MY PROBLEM.

I'VE BEEN STARING IN THE MIRROR
INSTEAD OF LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW.

I'VE BEEN TOO WRAPPED UP IN
THE SARAN OF MY OWN REALITY.

I'M GONNA FIND A WAY TO REACH
BEYOND THE NARROW VISION OF MY PSYCHE.

I WANT TO CROSS THE MIGHTY HEMISPHERE
AND BECOME AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT...

IN THE GREAT PAGEANT
OF HUMAN INTERCOURSE.

AS THE BEATLES SAID, "WE ALL
LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE."

ALL OF US.

ANY IDEAS AS TO HOW YOU'LL
ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOAL?

NO, NOT YET.

ONE MUST FIRST WORK
OUT A CLEAR PLAN,

ESTABLISH A PRIMARY FOCUS...

AND THEN APPLY A CAREFULLY
THOUGHT-OUT METHODOLOGY.

I RESPECT YOUR
OPINION GREATLY, HUGH,

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS,
FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW.

I'LL DO THAT, RALPH.

I WILL. MORE COFFEE?

UH, NO, THANKS.

THERE'S, UH... THERE'S STILL ONE THING
THAT I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND AS YET.

WHAT'S THAT?

WHY WERE YOU QUACKING
AROUND MRS. PECHAR'S ROOM?

IT WAS CLEARLY TIME TO HERALD
MY REVELATION TO THE WORLD.

HEY. WHAT IS THAT?

CHA XIU BAO FROM
KING WAH'S. MMM.

I ALWAYS KEEP ONE HANDY
IN CASE I NEED AN M.S.G. FIX.

WHERE YOU GOING ON
SUCH A DISMAL, DREARY DAY?

ANOTHER HOUSE CALL.

YOU'VE GOT A SEVERE G.S.C., MORRISON.
I LEFT MY ROSETTA STONE AT HOME.

WHAT'S A G.S.C.? G.S.C...
GOOD SAMARITAN COMPLEX.

YOU MADE THE MISTAKE OF READING THE
FINE PRINT ON YOUR HIPPOCRATIC OATH.

UH-HUH. LET ME TELL
YOU A LITTLE STORY, BOY-O.

A "TRUTH IS STRANGER
THAN FICTION." IS IT SHORT?

THESE TWO DOCTORS ARE ATTENDING A
PARTY AT A PLUSH PALM SPRINGS HOTEL.

DRS. KILDARE AND CASEY... WE'LL CALL
'EM... ARE SUMMONED TO THE NEXT ROOM.

A WOMAN HAS GONE
INTO CARDIAC ARREST.

I MEAN, SHE'S THROWING SIX P.V.C.'s
AND DROPPED A BEAT FOR 15 SECONDS.

CASEY AND KILDARE ARE
GETTING SET TO START C.P.R...

WHEN TWO PARAMEDICS RUSH IN.

THE FOUR OF THEM
CAN'T AGREE ON WHICH

PROCEDURE TO USE AND
START SLUGGING EACH OTHER.

A POLICEMAN SHOWS UP,
LOOKS OVER THE SITUATION

AND STARTS CLUBBING
KILDARE AND CASEY.

NEXT THING THEY KNOW, THEY'RE
BEING HAULED OFF TO THE SLAMMER...

WITH A DOBERMAN PINCHING
AT THEIR HEELS. UH-HUH.

BYE. I'M TELLING YOU, MORRISON,

YOU KEEP MAKING THESE HOUSE
CALLS, YOU OUGHTA GET A GUN.

I'M NOT GONNA KEEP
MAKING HOUSE CALLS. REALLY,

IT'S ALMOST AS DANGEROUS
OUT THERE AS IT IS IN HERE.

I'D GET A GUN IF I WERE YOU.
I DON'T NEED A GUN, WAYNE.

I'VE GOT THIS WINNING SMILE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU
THAT GIVE DOCTORS A GOOD NAME.

I SAID, "BILLY, DON'T BITE
THE HAND THAT BLEEDS YOU."

OH, NO! GIVE ME A HAND HERE,
EHRLICH, WOULD YOU, PLEASE?

UH-UH. WHAT?

I CAN'T. I DON'T
WANNA CUT MY HANDS.

CRAIG REALLY GOT ON ME ABOUT
TAKING CARE OF MY HANDS, AND I CAN'T.

NO. WHAT IF HE SEES ME?

- WHAT?
- I WANT A MALE DOCTOR.

THERE IS NOTHING A MALE
DOCTOR CAN DO THAT I CAN'T DO.

I GOT BLOOD IN MY SEMEN, LADY.

HOPE YOU'VE GOT AN ARK.

WHERE'S YOUR UMBRELLA?

I LEFT IT AT HOME.

RAIN DEPRESSES SOME PEOPLE.

IT INVIGORATES ME.

ANOTHER TWIRL OF
THE WATER CYCLE.

THE EARTH REPLENISHING ITSELF.

YOU'RE GONNA GET
SOAKING WET. I KNOW.

HERE. THIS SHOULD
BE OF SOME HELP.

THANK YOU.

HE DIDN'T SLEEP LAST NIGHT, WHAT WITH ALL
THE COUGHING, WHEEZING AND THROWING UP.

HE JUST KEEPS GETTING
WEAKER AND WEAKER.

- ANY IDEA WHAT IT IS?
- MY GUESS IS ASTHMA,

EITHER SET OFF BY AN ALLERGIC REACTION
OR AGGRAVATED BY A BRONCHIAL INFECTION.

THIS IS GONNA HELP YOU
BREATHE, OKAY? SO DON'T BE AFRAID.

GOOD BOY. GOOD FOR YOU.

DEPENDING ON HOW HE
REACTS TO THE ADRENALIN,

WE'LL KNOW IF HE HAS TO COME IN
FOR X-RAY, OXYGEN OR BLOOD TEST.

IS ANYONE ELSE IN HIS
FAMILY ALLERGIC TO ANYTHING?

NO.

HE'S GONNA BE OKAY.

HE'LL BE OKAY.

WHERE'D YOU LEARN TO SPEAK
ARABIC? FROM CUSTOMERS.

WE USED TO OWN A BUTCHER SHOP
ON THE CORNER OF EDWARD AND PARK.

THE ONLY WAY TO DO BUSINESS
WITH PEOPLE IS TO TALK TO THEM.

WHO'S "WE"? YOUR WIFE? MARJE.

OUR FIRST DAY, SHE MADE A RULE.

NO ONE WOULD EVER LEAVE
OUR SHOP EMPTY-HANDED

BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY.

WE'D KEEP A LIST AND GIVE IT TO THEM
AT THE END OF THE MONTH. NO RUSH.

AND I'D DELIVER THE MEAT
PERSONAL TO THE OLD ONES.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR
SHOP? WHAT HAPPENED?

A&P, STAR, PRICE CHOPPER.

I SOLD IT TWO
YEARS AGO IN SPRING.

AN EARLY RETIREMENT.
OH, I ENVY YOU.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
THE TIME TO DO NOTHING.

YOU WON'T WHEN YOU'VE GOT
IT. ESPECIALLY IF YOUR WIFE DIES.

I'VE GROWN RESTLESS.
IS THAT WHY YOU DO THIS?

THESE PEOPLE ARE MY FRIENDS,
DR. MORRISON. REALLY, THAT'S OKAY. I...

BELIEVE ME,

THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO
FOR YOUR FRIENDS, IF THEY'RE SICK,

IS TO BRING THEM
IN TO THE HOSPITAL.

I GOT MY NOSE BROKE
ONCE IN A FIGHT.

I TOOK A BUS TO THE EMERGENCY
ROOM. I SAT FOUR HOURS.

I COULD FEEL THE NOSE
HARDENING CROOKED ON MY FACE.

- THEY HAD TO BREAK IT AGAIN
TO FIX IT.
- THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES.

- NOBODY KNEW ME THERE. NOBODY CARED.
- I THINK WE'RE HOME FREE.

SHE SAYS, "THANK YOU
FOR SAVING MY SON'S LIFE."

- OH, I REALLY DIDN'T DO THAT.
- THANK YOU.

IT WOULD BE AN INSULT TO SAY SO.

OKAY, THE WINNER OF THE
DOOR PRIZE IS MR. MURRAY.

THE JIMMY CAGNEY SUITE.

IF I'M NOT OUT IN AN
HOUR, SEND IN PAT O'BRIAN.

WHAT BRINGS YOU TO THIS
HOUSE OF DARBY O'GILL?

WHAT? DARBY O'GILL
AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE,

AGE-OLD CELTIC LORE
BROUGHT TO YOU BY WALT DISNEY.

- NICE. MUST HURT LIKE HELL.
- NO, IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME.

HOW'D YOU GET IT? MY GIRL
FOUND ME IN BED WITH HER SISTER.

SERIOUSLY, WHAT HAPPENED?
I GOT PEOPLE TO SEE!

SO WILL YOU JUST HURRY UP
AND GET TO WORK, HUH, PAL?

OH, FISCUS?

THE GUY IN THERE... I
THINK HE'S IN THE GANG...

WITH THE GUYS THAT
HIT YOU OVER THE HEAD.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
CHECK OUT HIS COLORS.

OKAY, FIND SECURITY.

OKEYDOKEY. WHY DON'T WE
TAKE A WHACK AT YOUR WOUND?

IT'S A BEAUTY, BUT
IT'S ONLY SKIN-DEEP.

UH, COULD YOU LIE FACE DOWN
ON YOUR STOMACH, PLEASE?

WHY? WHAT FOR? FIRST, I'M
GONNA CLEAN THE WOUND,

AND THEN I'M GONNA STITCH IT.

THAT IS, IF A NURSE GETS
HERE WITH A SUTURE TRAY.

WELL, TELL HER TO HURRY
UP. JUST RELAX, MR. MURRAY.

YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE A WHILE. I'VE
GOT TO SOAK THE WOUND IN BETADINE,

AND THEN I'M GONNA GIVE
YOU SOME LOCAL ANESTHESIA.

NO. WAIT. YOU AIN'T
PUTTING ME TO SLEEP.

JUST YOUR BACK. IN ORDER
TO INFILTRATE THE SKIN...

AND REACH THE SUBCUTANEOUS
TISSUE AROUND THE AREA OF THE WOUND.

- WILL YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
- I WILL IF YOU WILL.

- YOU KNOW SOMETHING? YOU'RE A JERK.
- ACTUALLY, I'M LITHUANIAN.

I AIN'T GOT TIME TO WASTE WITH
YOU, PAL, SO YOU JUST HURRY UP!

ONE MUSTN'T RUSH THE
HEALING PROCESS, MR. MURRAY.

I'M LIABLE TO MAKE A MISTAKE AND
LEAVE YOU PERMANENTLY DISFIGURED.

I'M OUTTA HERE.
HOLD IT A SECOND.

GET OFF! YOU'RE
NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

- WHAT, ARE YOU CRACKED?
- TWO GUYS FROM YOUR GANG HIT ME
OVER THE HEAD WITH A BOTTLE.

OH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW
NOTHING ABOUT THAT.

JUST SHUT UP.

OKAY, NOW, REAL SLOW, JUST TAKE
THE KNIFE OUT AND PUT IT ON THE GURNEY.

OKAY.

YOU BE COOL THOUGH,
OKAY? YOU GOT ME.

STOP HIM!

- GET HIM!
- STOP HIM!

I'M GONNA DOCK YOU, FISCUS.
AND I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

I'M SO DAMN ANGRY RIGHT NOW THAT UNLESS
YOU COME UP WITH SOME GOOD ANSWERS,

AND DAMN FAST, I'M GONNA
SUSPEND YOU, AND I MEAN IT.

CATHY MARTIN GOT POPPED
THREE TIMES IN THE PARKING LOT.

WENDY ARMSTRONG NEARLY GOT STABBED
TO DEATH BY SOME DRUGGED-OUT LOONY.

HE CAME AT HER WITH A HYPODERMIC
NEEDLE HE HAD PULLED OFF A TRAY.

I KNOW. I KNOW.
IT'S TOUGH. TOUGH?

THE SECRET WORD IS "DANGEROUS." I'M
HERE TO SAVE LIVES, NOT TO GET KILLED.

DO YOU KNOW THAT A G.I. UNDER
ENEMY FIRE DURING WORLD WAR II...

HAD A BETTER CHANCE OF WALKING AWAY THAN
I DO, LIVING IN THIS BAKED-BEAN FACTORY?

THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT
THAT YOU CANNOT CARRY A GUN...

INTO THIS HOSPITAL
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO NEXT
TIME SOME CREEP TRIES TO MUG ME?

YOU WANT ME TO CARRY A
CARD SAYING I'M A BLEEDER?

YOU SAY YOU'RE
ANGRY. WELL, SO AM I!

WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND
HERE? AM I THE CRAZY ONE?

I'M IN THE E.R. FIGHTING
THE GOOD FIGHT,

AND THESE TWO PUNKS COME
IN AND BANG ME OVER THE HEAD.

I WAS TRYING TO SAVE
THEIR LIVES, FOR GOD SAKES.

THIS BOY IS NOT THE ONE WHO HIT YOU.
BECAUSE I DIDN'T GIVE HIM THE CHANCE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
MURRAY'S PROBABLY RIPPED OFF?

NOW, LISTEN TO ME.
HE WAS YOUR PATIENT.

HE WAS ENTITLED TO THE VERY BEST
MEDICAL CARE YOU COULD GIVE HIM.

FISCUS, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW TO LIVE,
BUT I CAN SURE AS HELL TELL YOU THIS.

IF I SEE YOU CARRYING THAT
GUN AROUND THIS HOSPITAL AGAIN,

YOU'RE NOT GONNA FINISH
YOUR RESIDENCY HERE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME? YES, SIR.

GET RID OF IT.

SO, WAS HE A GENUINE
COWBOY? OH, YEAH.

FROM LUBBOCK, TEXAS.
NEEDLESS TO SAY,

HE WAS VERY HAPPY WHEN I TOLD
HIM THAT HE WASN'T DAMAGED FOR LIFE.

AND HE SAID THAT FROM NOW ON, ALL
HE EVER WANTS IS A WOMAN DOCTOR.

OOH. YOU MUST'VE
HANDLED HIM VERY GENTLY.

HOT, HOT, HOT, HOT. CAREFUL.

DR. CRAIG GAVE ME THIS LECTURE
ABOUT BEING CAREFUL WITH MY HANDS.

HE WANTS ME TO STOP PLAYING
HANDBALL. I LOVE HANDBALL.

I'VE BEEN PLAYING HANDBALL
SINCE I WAS 10 YEARS OLD.

IT'S THE ONLY SPORT I
CAN REALLY CALL MY OWN.

DR. KAPLAN TOLD ME
THE OTHER DAY THAT IF I

WAS REALLY SERIOUS
ABOUT BECOMING A SURGEON,

I'D GIVE UP MY CARPENTRY WORK.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE INTO
CARPENTRY. YEAH. MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH.

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT KIND OF A DOCTOR WOULD
YOU BE IF YOU COULDN'T BE A SURGEON?

I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE A DOCTOR.

I'D GO BACK TO CALIFORNIA
AND GET MY M.B.A.

YOU'RE KIDDING. NO. I
WANT TO BE A SURGEON.

I JUST REALLY HATE
GIVING UP HANDBALL.

YOU COULD DO IT ON THE SLY. NOT
WITH CRAIG AROUND. HE'D KNOW.

SO EVERY TIME RALPH'S TRAY COMES
BACK, THE FOOD HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED?

NOT ONLY THAT, THE PLASTIC
SILVERWARE'S ALWAYS MISSING.

AND THE PAPER CUP AND THE
MILK CARTON AND THE PLACE MATS.

WHAT'S RALPH DOING
WITH ALL THAT GARBAGE?

HE'S EATING IT. OHH.

GIVE HER TO ME. SHE
SWALLOWED SOME MOTHBALLS.

COME ON. I'LL TAKE CARE OF HER.

WHITE'S KID. SHE
ATE SOME MOTHBALLS.

GET HER VITALS, GET 15 C.C.'s
SERUM OF IPECAC AND A TON OF FLUID.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
SHE ATE OR HOW LONG AGO.

DID YOU BRING THE BOX WITH
YOU? NO, I DIDN'T HAVE TIME.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND
OF MOTHBALLS THEY WERE?

I THINK THE BOX WAS
RED. NO, IT WAS GREEN.

I DON'T RE... OKAY, OKAY,
LISTEN TO ME, MYRA. LISTEN.

ANY OF YOUR NEIGHBORS HAVE
THE KEY? UH, MRS. KELK DOES.

FINE. I WANT YOU TO CALL HER.
LUTHER. YOU CALL HER, OKAY? UH-HUH.

LUTHER, GO WITH HER. SHE'S
GONNA CALL HER NEIGHBOR.

YOU GET THE TOXIN ON
THE SIDE OF THE BOX, OKAY?

LET'S SEE HERE. DID YOU
GET IT DOWN? NOT YET.

OKAY, LET ME HAVE THIS
HERE. COME ON, HONEY.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE THIS
IF YOU WANT IT TO STOP HURTING.

IT'S ON THE FLOOR IN THE
CLOSET. WHAT HAPPENED?

SHE GOT INTO SOME
MOTHBALLS. WHAT?

I WAS UPSTAIRS LYING
DOWN FOR A FEW MINUTES.

COME ON NOW. I KNOW.

GET A SET OF VITALS. GET
AN N.G. TUBE DOWN HER.

WE'RE FLUSHING WITH
IPECAC. START THE I.V.

WAIT. YOU STAY RIGHT THERE.
I SAID WE'RE GETTING A FLUSH.

I WANT AN N.G. TUBE.
WE DON'T NEED IT.

THERE COULD BE
NAPHTHALENE IN THOSE THINGS.

SHE'S GONNA THROW UP EITHER
WAY. I'VE ALREADY GONE THIS WAY,

SO JUST GO SIT DOWN
SOMEWHERE AND TAKE IT EASY.

THE NEIGHBOR FOUND THE
BOX, AND IT WAS PARAD...

DICHLOROBENZENE?
OKAY, FINE. RIGHT.

NOT NAPTHALENE.

HERE WE GO NOW.
ONE MORE BIG GULP.

THERE WE GO.

PETER? SHE'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

OH!

I'LL BE RIGHT OUT. TAKE YOUR
TIME, RALPH. TAKE YOUR TIME.

WHAT DID YOU WANT
TO SEE ME ABOUT, HUGH?

AH, I SEE YOU FOUND
MY COMPOST HEAP.

WHY ARE YOU SAVING ALL
THIS STUFF? LOOK AROUND.

YOU'D HAVE TO BE BLIND NOT
TO SEE THE MOUNDS OF GARBAGE.

THE PUBLIC GARDENS
LOOK LIKE A DUMP.

FOR YEARS, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT WHAT A MESS THE ECOLOGY IS.

BUT IF THEY REALLY TASTED
SOME TRASH, THEY'D SEE.

- SEE WHAT?
- WHEN I WAS SMALL,

THE AIR WAS CLEAN, AND WHEN IT
RAINED LIKE THIS, GREEN THINGS GREW.

NOW THE LEAVES ARE COVERED WITH A WHITE
COAT OF ACID, AND THE SOIL CAN'T BREATHE.

POLLUTION'S MAKING
US ALL SICK, HUGH.

IT'S NOT ONLY US. THE
FISH ARE FULL OF MERCURY.

YOU GO TO ANY POND,
THEY'LL TELL YOU.

- AND DYING. WE'RE DYING.
- RALPH, THIS HAS...

NO, NO, I'VE SEEN IT. I'VE
SEEN IT FROM THE SKY.

CITIES THE SIZE OF AN EYEBALL
STARING AT ME AND WINKING...

AND CRYING BIG DROPS OF TEARS.

RALPH, YOU GOTTA
STOP EATING GARBAGE.

DO YOU THINK IT'S BEST?

- ALL RIGHT THEN. I WILL.
- GOOD.

- I'LL GET SOMEONE
TO CLEAN THIS UP.
- NO, NO, NO. I'LL DO IT MYSELF.

DON'T BOTHER.

YOU KNOW HOW THE TURKEY
VULTURE DEALS WITH HER YOUNG?

SHE LEADS THEM WITH HER
BEAK TO THE EDGE OF THE NEST...

AND THEN, QUITE
LITERALLY, SHOVES THEM OFF.

THE STRONG ONES
FLY UP INTO THE SUN.

♪ OFF WE GO INTO THE
WILD BLUE YONDER ♪

♪ CLIMBING HIGH INTO THE SUN ♪♪

♪♪

OH, HI, JACK.

MEGAN'S GONNA BE OKAY. OH, GOOD.

SHE'S BEEN VOMITING, WHICH I GUESS
IS WHAT THEY WANTED TO HAPPEN.

PHIL SAYS I CAN TAKE HER
HOME IN A LITTLE WHILE.

SHE WAS HOME WITH A COLD,

AND I'D BEEN PICKING UP
AFTER HER AND TIMOTHY ALL DAY.

I GOT SO TIRED, JUST EXHAUSTED.

SO I SAT MEGAN DOWN WITH A
PUZZLE, AND I PUT TIMOTHY IN HIS CRIB,

AND I WENT UPSTAIRS TO
TAKE A NAP FOR 20 MINUTES.

JUST 20 MINUTES. THAT WAS ALL.

I KNOW.

WILL YOU TELL THAT TO PETER...

THAT I SAT HER
DOWN WITH A PUZZLE?

HE WON'T TALK TO ME.

OH, THIS KID'S A
CHAMP. OH, HONEY.

WE TALKED IT OVER IN THERE,
DIDN'T WE, MEGAN? YEAH.

NEXT TIME SHE GETS HUNGRY,
SHE'S GONNA EAT A HIPPOPOTAMUS.

THANKS, PHIL. I CAN'T
BELIEVE I LET THIS HAPPEN.

OH, LISTEN, KIDS ARE
ALWAYS EATING EVERYTHING.

SAFETY PINS, ERASERS. WHEN I
WAS EIGHT, I USED TO EAT PASTE.

- I KNOW, BUT STILL...
- DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

LISTEN, SHE'S GONNA BE FINE.

HER STOMACH MAY BE
SORE FOR A LITTLE WHILE,

BUT SHE'LL BE ABLE TO EAT ALL
HER DINNER, INCLUDING DESSERT.

COME ON, HONEY. LET'S
GO SEE YOUR BROTHER.

THANKS. OKAY.

HEY, WHERE HAVE YOU
BEEN THE LAST FIVE HOURS?

I TOOK A LONG,
THERAPEUTIC WALK. MMM.

MIND IF I TURN ON SOME LIGHTS?

OH, BOY.

HEARD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY.

TODAY IS NOT IMPORTANT.

SEPTEMBER 12, 1968. THAT'S
WHEN IT ALL STARTED. MM-HMM.

MY FIRST DAY OF HIGH
SCHOOL. BY LUNCHTIME,

I REALIZED THEY WERE GONNA
FORCE ME TO BE EDUCATED,

SO I ROLLED A BOWLING BALL DOWN
THE MAIN CLASSROOM CORRIDOR.

I WASN'T GONNA MAKE IT EASY
FOR THEM... WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU HAVING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN?

I WISH I WAS. A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
WOULD BE A BREEZE COMPARED TO THIS.

TO WHAT? THINKING ABOUT MY LIFE.

I'M BEGINNING TO THINK MAYBE I
GOT OFF THE BUS A FEW STOPS EARLY.

DO YOU KNOW I WAS THE ONLY
KID IN MY BOY SCOUT TROOP,

MAYBE THE WHOLE B.S.A., THAT
NEVER TRIED TO GET A MERIT BADGE?

I TOOK AN "F" IN CHAUCER RATHER
THAN APOLOGIZE TO MY PROFESSOR...

FOR SAYING HE DIDN'T SPEAK
MIDDLE ENGLISH VERY WELL.

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE I AM
HAVING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

YOU'RE JUST HAVING
A BAD DAY. THAT'S ALL.

NO, WHEN WESTPHALL
WAS CHEWING ME OUT,

IT WAS LIKE THE PRINCIPAL WAS
TAKING MY BOWLING BALL AWAY.

I DON'T LIKE AUTHORITY.

LIKE IT OR NOT, WESTPHALL IS
RIGHT. DOCTORS DON'T CARRY GUNS.

THAT'S EASY TO SAY. YOU'RE NOT
GOING INTO EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

DON'T GIVE ME THAT. I'VE BEEN
IN E.R. JUST AS LONG AS YOU HAVE.

I'VE BEEN KNOCKED AROUND DOWN
THERE. I DIDN'T GO OUT AND BUY A GUN.

PHIL, I'M GONNA SPEND
MY LIFE DOWN THERE.

I'VE ALWAYS ONLY WANTED TO
WORK IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

IT'S GOT EXCITEMENT.
YOU KNOW, VITALITY, CHAOS.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT
ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE HOSPITAL.

A GUY CAN BE A BANDIT DOWN
THERE AND STILL DO SOME GOOD.

WHAT AM I GONNA DO NOW?

I'M SCARED. I'M SCARED
TO GO BACK IN THERE.

LISTEN TO ME.

WE'RE ALL SCARED, WAYNE.
SCARED OF ONE THING OR ANOTHER.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I GO INTO A
RESTAURANT OR ANY ROOM ANYWHERE...

AND EVERY FACE I SEE IS WHITE.

THERE'S PEOPLE WHO
HATE ME RIGHT OFF THE BAT...

JUST FOR BEING BLACK,
WHO WOULD WANNA KILL ME.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO FOR SURE.

BUT I GOTTA BE PREPARED
FOR A WISECRACK...

OR A FISTFIGHT.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I DO?

I STAND IN THAT
DOORWAY, I SUCK IT IN,

AND I KEEP WALKING
RIGHT TO MY TABLE.

WANNA BUY A GUN?

MMM.

- THIS IS SO NICE.
- ENJOY IT.

I HAVE TO LEAVE FOR
THE HOSPITAL IN AN HOUR.

IT'S EITHER A WRONG
NUMBER OR THE HOSPITAL.

IN EITHER CASE, I
DON'T WANNA KNOW.

OH, NO. OH, YES.

AH.

HELLO? YEAH, JUST A MINUTE.

NO. AH. WHO IS IT? JACK.

I DON'T KNOW.

HELLO. MR. LUKOVIC.

NO, I CAN'T. I'M IN THE
MIDDLE OF MY DINNER.

MR. LUKOVIC, I CAN'T COME OVER EVERY
TIME ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS HAS A PROBLEM.

EITHER BRING HIM TO THE HOSPITAL
OR FIND YOURSELF A REGULAR G.P.

OKAY? I'M HANGING UP NOW.

BYE.

GOOD-BYE.

WELL?

WELL, YOUR FRIEND IS VERY OLD.

HIS HEART IS FAILING.

HE SHOULD BE IN THE
HOSPITAL SO WE CAN WATCH HIM.

YOU KNOW ABOUT
MEDICINE, DR. MORRISON,

BUT WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT
PEOPLE COULD FILL UP FENWAY PARK.

HE WANTS TO DIE IN THE SAME
BED HE'S SLEPT IN FOR 40 YEARS.

SIT DOWN. HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE.

IT'LL WARM YOU UP BEFORE
YOU GO INTO ALL THAT RAIN.

THERE'S A FELLOW TWO BLOCKS AROUND
THE CORNER NEEDS YOU TO LOOK IN ON HIM.

I CAN'T. I'M ON CALL TONIGHT.

IT'LL TAKE YOU A
MINUTE OR TWO, TOPS.

I CAN'T BE LATE. I'M COVERING
FOR ANOTHER DOCTOR.

THIS MAN'S IN A
WHEELCHAIR, PARALYZED.

MR. LUKOVIC,

I THINK IT'S A TERRIFIC THING THAT YOU'RE
SO CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS.

BUT I CAN'T MAKE ANY
MORE HOUSE CALLS FOR YOU.

THEY'RE DANGEROUS FOR THE
PATIENT AS WELL AS FOR THE DOCTOR.

IN THE TIME IT TAKES FOR ME TO GET
THROUGH TRAFFIC AND GET OVER HERE,

I COULD BE SEEING FIVE OR
SIX PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL.

USED TO BE, PEOPLE WENT TO THE
HOSPITAL BECAUSE THEY HAD TO.

NOW THEY GET A SLIVER IN THEIR BIG
TOE, AND THEY'RE LYING IN TRACTION.

DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT MAN IS IN
THERE? HE DROVE THE COAL WAGON.

HE'D COME TO YOUR HOME, OPEN THE CHUTE, AND
THE COAL WOULD FALL DOWN INTO THE CELLAR.

IT WAS FILTHY WORK, BUT EVERY
HOME WAS WARM IN THE WINTERTIME.

COAL WAGONS. BEFORE YOUR TIME.

THINGS USED TO BE DIFFERENT.

THE FISH MAN WOULD COME AROUND TO
EACH BLOCK WITH THAT DAY'S FRESHEST CATCH.

NO FROZEN FISH STICKS.
AND THE VEGETABLE MAN...

WITH THE BIG VOICE,
YELLING, "STRAWBERRIES!"

AND THE BREAD MAN,
THEY CAME TO YOUR HOME.

THEY WERE PEOPLE YOU KNEW,
PEOPLE YOU COULD RELY ON.

FORGET ABOUT FANCY
TESTS AND LITTLE GREEN PILLS.

GIVE YOUR PATIENTS A LITTLE
ATTENTION, SOME COMPASSION.

THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED.
WE DO THAT AT THE HOSPITAL.

ALL OVER THIS CITY THERE
ARE SHUT-INS, OLD PEOPLE,

SICK PEOPLE, PEOPLE
WHO LIVE ALONE.

THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY OR
INSURANCE OR UNIONS TO PROTECT THEM.

THEY DON'T HAVE CARS TO GET
AROUND. AND SOME OF THEM ARE AFRAID...

TO GO OUTSIDE, OF
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM.

AFRAID TO EVEN ADMIT
THAT THEY'RE SICK.

THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, DOCTOR.
WHO'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THEM?

I DON'T KNOW. BUT I CAN'T.

IN MY TIME, MEN BECAME DOCTORS
BECAUSE IT WAS A CALLING FROM GOD.

BUT, NO, YOU DOCTORS TODAY,

YOU'RE SPOILED, YOU'RE SELFISH.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE A
LAWYER OR AN ACCOUNTANT.

MR. LUKOVIC, I'VE GOT
TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL.

PLEASE, DON'T CALL ME AGAIN.

AH!

WHO WANTS TO
TRY IT? DR. EHRLICH?

NO, I CAN'T. OH, NO,
IT'S EASY. GO AHEAD.

NO, REALLY. MY
HAND. I CAN'T. OH.

SOMEBODY...

GOD!

THE VESSELS THROUGH THE
PERICARDIUM SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS.

DR. CRAIG, I WANNA BE A SURGEON. I'M
GONNA BE A SURGEON. THE BEST SURGEON.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME YOU'VE
TAKEN WITH ME, AND IF YOU WANNA STOP,

THAT'S FINE TOO, BUT I'M
GONNA KEEP PLAYING HANDBALL.

I'M GONNA BE MORE CAREFUL.
I'LL USE MORE COMMON SENSE,

BUT TOMORROW MORNING AT 6:30, I'M GONNA
BE OUT THERE ON THE COURT, SAME AS ALWAYS.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
AND I SURF TOO.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO, EHRLICH, APPLAUD?

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW, BECAUSE
AFTER WE HAD OUR TALK THIS MORNING,

I STARTED GOING A
LITTLE FLAKY, AND THAT'S

DEFINITELY NOT THE
DIRECTION I INTEND TO GO.

AND I'M SORRY TO HAVE
BOTHERED YOU, BUT I'M GLAD I DID.

GOOD NIGHT.

WHAT CAN I TELL YOU?
HE'S FROM CALIFORNIA.

SORRY I'M LATE,
PETER. NO PROBLEM.

IT'S BEEN REAL SLOW
IN HERE TONIGHT.

HOW'S MEGAN? SHE'S FINE.

SHE'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

LOOK, I KNOW IT'S
NONE OF MY BUSINESS...

YOU'RE RIGHT. IT ISN'T.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, PETER. IT
COULD'VE HAPPENED TO ANYONE.

I'VE BEEN CALLING HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE AFTERNOON EVERY DAY FOR A YEAR NOW,

AND I'VE BEEN WISHING THAT
MYRA WOULDN'T ANSWER THE PHONE.

I'VE BEEN WISHING SHE
WASN'T EVEN THERE.

I'VE BEEN WISHING THIS WHOLE
THING WAS JUST A DREAM, BUT IT'S NOT.

I MEAN, SHE DOES
ANSWER THE PHONE.

AND THE NEXT THING I
KNOW, WE GET TO ARGUING.

USUALLY ABOUT MONEY.
YESTERDAY, SHE WAS UPSET...

BECAUSE THERE WAS A SALE
ON SNEAKERS AT JORDAN MARSH,

AND I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
FOR MEGAN TO GET A PAIR.

LISTEN, MAN, I WANT MEGAN
TO HAVE SNEAKERS TOO.

I CAN REMEMBER WHEN MYRA COULDN'T
WAIT FOR ME TO GET HOME AT NIGHT.

AND NOW SHE CAN'T STAND
FOR ME TO TOUCH HER.

UH, JUST THE
SOUND OF MY VOICE...

WE HAVEN'T MADE LOVE SINCE
SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH TIMOTHY.

JACK, THERE'S A
CALL FOR YOU ON 51.

MR. LUKOVIC.

TELL HIM I'M NOT
HERE. ALL RIGHTY.

I GUESS I'D BETTER
BE GETTING ON HOME.

MEGAN ATE ALL HER SUPPER.

SHE WENT RIGHT TO SLEEP.

ALL THE EXCITEMENT, I GUESS.

YOU HUNGRY?

THERE'S MEAT LOAF
ON THE COUNTER.

DID YOU HEAR ME?

I SAID, THERE'S MEAT
LOAF! DID YOU HEAR ME?

PICK THAT UP. PICK
IT UP YOURSELF!

YOU DON'T GIVE ME
ANYTHING BUT TROUBLE.

YOU GIVE ME NOTHING
BUT TROUBLE AND PAIN.

OUR LITTLE GIRL... DON'T
EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT!

BECAUSE YOU'RE UPSTAIRS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON TAKING A NAP!

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT!
I WAS EXHAUSTED!

EXHAUSTED FROM WHAT? FROM YOU.

FROM BEING SADDLED WITH THE
LIFE OF TWO CHILDREN AND DEAD AIR.

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU
ARE! YOU ARE DEAD AIR!

SHUT UP! SHUT UP!
DEAD AIR! THAT'S...

I'M SORRY. OKAY.
LISTEN TO ME. LISTEN.

UH, I'M GONNA... I'M GONNA GET
OUTTA HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT.

NO, YOU'RE NOT, PETER.

THIS TIME, I'M LEAVING.

FOR ONCE, YOU STAY
AND YOU DEAL WITH IT.

MR. LUKOVIC?

HE STOPPED BREATHING.

- WE GIVE HIM
SOME INTRACARDIAC EPI?
- EPI.

COME ON, COME ON, COME
ON, COME ON, COME ON.

ONE MORE TIME. STAND CLEAR.

MR. LUKOVIC, YOUR
FRIEND'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU BASTARD! I
SAID HE'LL BE OKAY.

HE COULD'VE DIED
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T COME!

HE WENT THROUGH ALL THIS
PAIN JUST NOW BECAUSE OF YOU.

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T
COME WHEN I CALLED.

YOU SELFISH, LAZY...
THAT'S ENOUGH, ALL RIGHT?

I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.

WHEN AM I GONNA LEARN?

EVERY TIME I STICK MY NECK
OUT, I END UP REGRETTING IT.

DON'T YOU SEE, IF YOU HADN'T
BROUGHT HIM IN HERE, HE'D BE DEAD NOW?

SO DON'T GIVE ME THAT...

ABOUT HOW ROTTEN I AM
AND HOW THIS WORLD STINKS!

IT WAS DIFFERENT IN YOUR
TIME. I KNOW IT'S CHANGING.

IT'S CHANGING TOO FAST.

AND I KNOW IT'S TERRIFYING
FOR YOU. IT TERRIFIES ME TOO.

I'M GONNA BE A FATHER. I HAVE TO
BRING MY CHILDREN INTO THIS WORLD.

I DON'T WANNA BE LEFT
BEHIND ANY MORE THAN YOU DO.

BUT IT'S NOT MY FAULT, SO
DON'T LAY IT ON MY SHOULDERS.

OKAY.

I WON'T CALL YOU AGAIN.