St. Elsewhere (1982–1988): Season 2, Episode 22 - Hello, Goodbye - full transcript

Morning, Dr Westphall.

Morning, Luther.

I wouldn't go under that ladder
if I were you, bad luck.

Yeah.

Morning.

Hello. When are the city engineers
going to finish this inspection?

Today.

Good.

They've been under foot for a week.

We have to be re-inspected
if we want to get re-accredited,

besides, the older a building gets,
more attention has to be paid



to ensure its eccentricities
don't turn into liabilities.

Not going up?

I've got to cash a cheque,

this afternoon we interview
the last medical students.

Let's hope we still have a hospital
for them to do their residency in.

Thank you.

Wonderful way to start a day.

Oh, for crying out loud, no coffee?

I had enough, I couldn't shower or
shave this morning.

You can do that at the hospital.

A man should be able to
shower in his own home.

I mean,
I make well over six figures a year.

So do I.

I'm going to try to turn the water
back on, keep your fingers crossed.



I, uh,
got a call last night from Stephen.

I can believe that clod makes six
figures, he moves like a tortoise.

He wants to come home.

That's too bad.

I told him he could.

You what?

It's time you two made peace.

Helen, I don't want to
talk about it.

Well, just because you don't doesn't
mean that we're not going to.

For the last six months,
I've bit the bullet

while the two of you waged cold war.

I'll say this once and that's it,

the day I caught him using drugs is
the day he stopped being my son.

Period.

Well, he didn't stop being my son.

He says he wants to be a doctor,

and he uses that knowledge for some
warped sense of pleasure?

If a resident under my supervision
did that,

he would be out on his ear,

now, why should I
treat Stephen any differently?

That's your problem, Mark.

You brow beat those poor
kids down at that hospital for what?

To serve some overblown
ideology about medicine?

What I do down there is important.

You're not any better than
the rest of us.

Stephen's plane
lands at Logan at 2.15.

We're having dinner together
here for Mother's Day.

Hey, you're all set!

Fine, I'll be on call,

I just don't want him
around when I get home.

And that goes for you too.

I told you before,
I'm not going to do it.

But I already sold the raffle
tickets and I already have a winner

for the dream date with
the doctor of your choice.

You should have asked me
before you started this scam.

Well, if I'd have asked you,
would you have said yes?

No!

You know, Luther, I don't get it,

why are you always trying
to take advantage of people?

I'm not taking advantage,

you've got to remember, I'm short,
I'm black, and I'm in a dead end job.

Does this mean maybe?

As soon as we stop your heart
from leaking

you won't have any more
strange pains in your chest.

Mommy and daddy told me last night

how you're going to replace the
mitral valve

so the
cerebral defect can be closed.

Hey, that's right.

They also said you're
an excellent surgeon.

That's right too!

She's wonderful.

We always try to be as honest
with our kids as we can,

we feel it's better
for them to face reality.

Yeah, like when they
told me about Santa Clause,

or where my
little brother came from.

Well, now I'm going to make sure
everything goes right, Barbara,

you have nothing to worry about.

Dr Craig.

Barbara understands
the delicacy of the procedure.

Are you scared?
It's all right to be scared.

No, I'm hungry.

We have to keep your tummy empty.

I know.

Better get back to it.

Oh, me too.

See you in post-op, honey.

And I'll see you in OR.

Dr Craig?

Yes, Barbara?

Can you hold my hand?

Just for a second.

For as long as you want.

Luther?

Hey.

See you in a few weeks.

OK, take care of little Pete for me.

All right.

Hey, let me help you with that.

Are you kidding?

TANNOY: Dr Helen Rowe,
paediatrics...

Oh, sir, nice to meet you, sir.

How's the wife?

Who's wife?

Oh, Westphall's.

Westphall's wife is dead.

You're kidding.

I didn't even know she was sick.

It's been ten years, Elliot.

Oh, then I guess I shouldn't send
flowers, oh, and thanks for the tip,

I would have faux pas-ed myself all
over the conference room,

probably blown my chances

of becoming a first year resident
this fall.

How do I look?

Let me straighten your tie,

there's not much
I can do with the rest of you.

I really hate interviews,
my hands always get clammy.

I mean, what if he asks a question
I don't know the answer to?

And most important,
do you think he'll like me?

Elliot, in the six months since you
started your externship in the ER,

there's one thing I can say about
you,

if they're judging on
originality, you're a shoe in.

Oh, good.

We have a critical patient here.

Put her in to cubicle three.

She was hit by a truck.
Dragged 15 feet, no ID.

How long has she been unconscious?

She's been in
and out for the last 15 minutes.

I want four units, cross max CBC,
lights and gasses.

Also, give me an EKG monitor,
CBP tray,

and a portable C-spine x ray, stat!

And for heaven's sake, get a doctor!

Hey, Helen, how're you feeling?

Better and better, you?

So, so.

How are the wedding plans coming?

They're not, Joan and I have
decided to call things off.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Don't be,
it's the right move for both of us.

You know, that's something
I was never smart enough to do.

What?

Call off a wedding, maybe if I had,
I'd only been married once,

well, or twice, well...

You'll float through this with
flying colours, Barbara.

Dr Craig's an excellent surgeon,

but even if I do make it
through the operation,

I'm going to be laid up in bed
for three months getting better.

Three months in bed?
That sounds like a dream come true!

My dad's hiring a special tutor,

but I won't be able to go outside
and play with my friends.

Yeah, tough break,
but with a little imagination,

those days will chug along right by.

I doubt it.

Oh, no, sure they will,
you can make up some stories,

and you can pretend you're talking
to your imaginary friends,

and you can even pretend like you're
Sleeping Beauty waiting for a prince.

I'm not allowed to watch MTV,

and Mom says Sleeping Beauty
is a put down on women.

Hm, how about a pet to keep
you company?

I'm not old enough
to take care of one.

It's not hard,
all you have to do is feed them,

and you have to clean
up their mistakes.

Hey, you know, all my pigeons need is
the Sunday paper and a little love.

I like you, Luther.

Hey, suppose you could have any
animal in the world,

what would it be?

I don't know.

A cat.

A cat, oh, OK, what, a brown
one, a black one, a stripey one?

A Cheshire cat.

OK, Barbara, I'll make you a deal,

if you behave yourself during this
operation,

I'll bring you a pure bred
Cheshire cat.

OK!

OK, let me take these.

Now, good luck.

Good luck to you too!

What the hell is a Cheshire cat?

What do you say?

Want to eat where everybody
knows your name?

Let's go.

They even look like doctors.

Why do you want to
be in internal medicine?

Frankly, sir,
I've got a great bedside manner.

Oh!

Nice to meet you.

Thank you.

Well, I thought I'd seen them all,
but this guy takes the cake.

Arrogant, self-centred.

I'll get the next applicant.

Mr Axelrod.

So sorry to hear about your wife,
sir.

I'm Dr Auschlander.

Oh, you're the one with
the bum liver.

Dr Westphall, have a seat.

In this hemisphere.

You're attending Harvard
medical school?

Yes, sir, I love medicine.

I sleep, drink, and eat medicine.

And you've been an extern in our ER.

Yes, sir,
whenever I get a free moment.

I'm surprised our paths haven't
crossed before.

Dr Fiscus and Dr Erhlich have both
given you glowing recommendations.

Really?

Dr Victor Erhlich?

A couple of quick,
personal questions.

Married, children?

No and no,
you might say I'm work to my married,

I mean, married to my work.

Any hobbies?

I love animals,
my father was a veterinarian.

What are your reasons for wanting
to go into internal medicine?

Frankly, sir, because I have a great
bedside manner.

I'm a PP.

People person.

Ah.

Why do you want to do your residency
here at St Eligus?

My parents asked me the same
question, "Elliot," they said,

"you have the opportunity of a life
time and you're going to blow it."

But I figure, if I make it through
here, I'll be a wonderful doctor.

Because, you know, this place makes
you rely on your wits and guts...

..and your heart.

Thank you, Mr Axelrod,
nice to meet you.

That's it?

Unless you have something more
you want to add?

No.

Did I say that I loved animals?

Yes.

I did.

Bye.

Specimen dish.

I'm ready to begin valve
replacement.

Porcine valve.

Prepare 6-0 prolene with
colour coded sutures.

I'll ask you to steady the valve.

Retractor?

I'll need a frasier tip.

How's she doing, Kochar?

She's stable.

Make sure you don't mix up
those sutures.

6-0 prolene.

Barbara's such a sweet kid,
I wonder where it comes from.

What's that supposed to mean?

Well, I've always found the
Meldrin's to be a little hard nosed

for my taste, Ray especially.

A real pain in the buns, huh?

Ray Meldrin is a first class
opthamologist,

I'm sure his professional behaviour
has been a great influence

on his daughter's character.

Maybe if these kids paid
a little more attention

to their parents their lives
wouldn't be in such a mess.

Not too much pressure on the valve.

I obeyed my father,
look how I turned out.

Sure, he never told me he loved me,
so what?

I know he did.

Dr Craig, her temperature has risen
to 36.5 degrees.

Hypothermia?

Malignant hypothermia,
is she on halothane?

Yes, 40% halothane.

Damn it.

She's having an allergic response
to the anaesthesia, turn it off.

Give me 100% oxygen.

Nurse, get her on ice, stat.

Nurse Burnbaum,
one amp sodium bi carb.

More cardioplegia.

Looks dark.

Latest gasses?

Temperature's 37 degrees.

PH 7.29, ECO2 45, bi carb 60.

If we don't bring her
temperature down we'll lose her.

I just talked with Carrie Larson,
the city's chief engineer.

This is all confidential, of course,

because the official
report won't be released

till the Mayor's
read it later today.

It's much worse than any of us
suspected.

Are you saying this building is
structurally unsafe?

Parts of it, yes.

Which parts?

Oddly enough,
the main wing is in good shape,

but their findings on the new
wing are pretty bleak.

They recommend closing down
the first floor immediately.

The first floor, that's
the emergency room, for Pete's sake.

But surely they're aware that in this
particular community,

the ER must be kept
available to the public.

These guys are engineers,
not sociologists.

Stress wise, it's either
the first floor or the third,

and since surgery is St Eligus'
major source of income,

we can't afford to shut it down.

Are you all right?

My body's telling me that
I must stop putting off

this latest chemotherapy cycle.

Can I get you something?

It's over, believe me.

What's the next step, Joan?

Uh, shut down
the ER as soon as possible,

wait for the Mayor to read
the report.

Hopefully, he'll want to move
quickly

to get the council to come up with
the funds

to make structural repairs.

And if, politically, he decides
it's not worth the trouble?

Dr Westphall,
I'll be down at City Hall

fighting to get the bucks we need.

The city finances are a lot
like critical patients,

you never know how things
will turn out.

We have faith in you, Joan.

Thanks.

Gasses?

PH 7.23, ECO2 40, bi carb 18.

What's her temperature?

37.2.

It doesn't look good.

Concentrate on your job, Kochar,

stop making snap judgments about
something you know nothing about.

This child will live
because I told her she will.

Nurse Meade,
turn down the temperature.

Dr Stark, lift up on the sutures,

while I slide it down in place.

Suction.

Is there tension on her?

Perfect.

Good, haemostat?

Temperature's 36.9 degrees.

Good, good. Keep me posted.

Valve is in place, start tying.

Colour and gasses look good.

She's going to be fine.

Keep your eyes on what you're doing,
make those knots square.

We've got a long way to
go before we're finished.

# Makes me feel so fine...#

Hey, short stuff,
I've been looking for you.

Oh, not now,
Warren, I'm on a mission.

I won the raffle, remember,

a date with a doctor of your choice?
Where's Cavanero?

Uh, Big W,
there's a slight hitch, OK,

if you read the fine
print on your ticket,

you'll see that there's alternate
prizes that can be awarded.

Mm-hmm, hold his.

OK.

I'm going to mop the floor with you.

Cash.

How much?

All of it.

Uh-huh, fork it up.

You see, I can't you,
know Dr Meldrin and Dr Meldrin?

Well, their daughter's real
depressed.

With those two as parents,
who can blame her?

Well, I promised I'd buy her
a Cheshire cat.

Oh, I like pussy cats, I mean the way
the fur feels on your fingers

and the way they purr
when you stroke them.

The way they scream
when you tie their tails together.

I'm only kidding.

Well, do you know where
I can buy one?

888 Balson Street, apartment C,
just knock three times

and tell them you're Nadel Smith's
nephew or something.

Warren, I am Nadel Smith's nephew.

Perfect, I hope you find the cat.

Thanks.

Yeah, cos if you don't pay me back,
the CCU will be CC seeing you.

# Sexual healing, so good... #

Some day, you'll get smarter than
I am, come to Harvard.

Excuse me, excuse me!

Hey, I'm going to steal your baby.

What?

I'm sorry,
I just had to get your attention.

Will you sign this for me, please?

What is this?

What does it look like?
It's a petition.

About nuclear freeze, read it.

Hi.

You're a real charmer,
do you know that?

"Yes, of course, I know that."
Oh, he's cute.

Well, I've never been really
politically active.

Me neither.

I'm an anthropology major,

how much further away from current
events can you get?

What I meant was,
I don't know enough

about both sides
of the issue to make a choice.

Both sides?

What's your name?

Jack.

Listen, Jack, you see little,
what's your name?

Pete.

You see little Pete here?

If we don't do something to stop
nuclear proliferation,

he's not going to live to
see his own funeral.

My name is Clancy Williams,
will you sign?

No, I'd rather not.

Hey, talk to your father.

Is your wife around? Maybe I can
just talk to her about this.

I'm not married.

Well, no wonder you're
not into politics,

divorcee with a child
who still wears his wedding ring,

your life is a mess.

Yes, it is.

Jack, tonight at 8.30, Helen Calicut
is debating some NATO general

over at Sanders theatre,
why don't you come with me?

You could learn something.

Thanks, but no.

It's only through ignorance
that men surrender their freedom.

Who said that?

I did,
it's in this paper I'm writing.

All right, all right, I'll sign it.

Oh, great.

Hey, we finally got through to him.
Here.

Great, thanks.

OK.

Here.

What's this?

That's my phone number,

if you decide you want to spend
the night away from singles bars

talking about how much alimony your
wife's bleeding out of you, call me.

I'm going to be home, working
on my paper before the debate,

if you'd like, we could
get something to eat too. Bye.

Bye, little bloomer.

Excuse me, lady, hi.

I think we're going to have a solid
bunch

of first year residents
coming in this fall.

I'm going to be out for an hour or
so, I have a dentist's appointment

and I promised Lizzie
we'd go buy that dress for her prom.

Oh, prom.

Yeah.

Do me a favour, call Joan, find out
if she talked to the mayor, will you?

Boston General will take any
emergency patients

until we re-open the ER.

Even the indigenes?
I wonder why.

It's a sign of, I don't know,
medical fraternity, concern.

See you later.

Hello, Daniel.

Hi.

CRASHING

Oh!

Oh!

Easy.

How much further?

I'm almost there.

Go.

Right, easy, let her down.

Here you go.

He's alive.
Toss down the harness.

Great job, Mark.

TANNOY: Dr Mark Craig, 4423,
Dr Mark Craig...

Craig.

Put her on.

Ellen, this better be important.

You called to let me
know you're leaving for the airport?

Everything I said this morning goes.

Absolutely not,
I don't want to see him.

You can forget baloney.

It's real simple, Jack,
all you do is put in a dime

and push in the seven
digits of your choice.

Shirley, you're a girl.

Thanks for noticing.

When a guy calls you up...

I'm grateful.

Why all the questions, Jack,
you meet someone?

Yeah, a little while ago,
she gave me her number.

Oh, it sounds pretty kinky so far.

I shouldn't call her.

Well, why did you keep the number if
you don't want to give her a call?

I'll do it later.

Jack, placing a phone call isn't
committing adultery.

That's not it.

So what are you feeling
guilty about?

The truth?

I'm socially inept.

Oh, come on.

Always have been,
ever since high school.

When Nina and I would go for dinner,
she'd have to order the wine.

Ah, I'm too old for this.

Jack, what have you got to lose?

Look, there must be something
about this girl

that has finally
gotten you out of your shell,

so, pick up the phone
and give her a call.

Here, this one's on me, OK,

but make it fast,
we're closing up in an hour.

Yeah, hello, uh...

is Clancy there?

Hi, any changes?

No, still very weak,
that's the end of his second unit.

I knew that eventually this was
going to happen.

We've been trying like crazy
to find his wife.

I just reached Catherine
in New York with their daughters,

she's on her way back.

And she says we're not to worry.

Damn that elevator.

I don't know, Catherine thinks
he was lucky

to have collapsed where
he did, and she's probably right.

He could have been on top of
a stairwell or driving his car.

Anyway, she is confident he's
going to make it.

What do you think?

An old man with a diseased liver.

Stress that puts on the organs
in an already fragile system.

I don't know.

I do know he was in pain all day
and I ignored it.

I should have forced him
to go over and see Chegley

and get an examination.

He doesn't seem very peaceful
lying there, does he?

He looks kind of angry.

I'm going to stay with him
a while, thanks, Helen.

Who is it?

Luther Hawkins.

You from the health department?

Kind of.

Go away.

I'm Nadel Smith's nephew.

What do you want?

A Cheshire cat.

It's worth 20 bucks.

Hurry.

I don't want any of the children
to get out.

Everybody says a Cheshire
cat doesn't exist,

but if anyone's seen one, it's you.

Oh.

Oh, Jezebel.

Sit down.

Oh.

Don't mind Pippa,
she won't hurt you.

I'm trying to find the cat for a
little girl I know.

Many have lost the will to live
because the answer has evaded them.

A Cheshire cat is a good beginning.

CLOCK CHIMES

Oh, dejeuner!

This cat?

Pippa.

Yeah, well, his or her
claws are digging in my leg.

She smells the birds on you.

I know you think I'm crazy,
I don't mind, care for a bite?

No, thank you.

Kitties, kitties!

I love to watch them eat.

Because I know that
if it weren't for me, they'd starve.

So many cats abandoned and killed.

Aren't their lives
as precious as ours?

God put them here for a purpose,

5,000 years ago they lost it,
but they'll find it again.

Want bowl of milk?

OK, I should be going now.

What about your Cheshire cat?

What?

I know where you can find one.

Yeah, the place looks the same.

Oh, I was thinking maybe on Thursday

that I'll go up to Peterborough
and visit Grandma.

D'you think it would be all right
if I borrowed the car?

Here, have some celery.

Celery?

No?

No.

OK, you've asked how the family is,
however friends are,

everybody but your dad
and the gardener.

How is the gardener?

Listen, Stephen, I'm not going to
spend one more day as a go-between,

this breach between the two of you
has hurt your dad very much.

Good.

You don't mean that.

Listen, Mom, I had a drug problem,
I admit that.

But my father, my dear father gave
me no help,

no support, and no sympathy.

In fact, he took a bad situation,
and he made it worse.

But I showed him, I shook it.

So, maybe his methods worked?

Why are you defending him?

Stephen, nobody knows better than
I how difficult your father can be.

I don't know why you put up with it.

Because underneath the veneer is
a very warm and caring human being.

OK, so, why do I have to be
the one who takes the first step?

I can't figure out which one of you
two is the more pigheaded.

You want me to straighten it out?

OK.

I'll straighten it out, my way.

Where are you going?

To the hospital.

Just because he's my father does not
mean that I have to love him.

Life is short, Stephen,
there will come a time and him

and it will be too late.

Drive carefully.

So then he said I've got the
valve, have you got the murmur.

No?

I don't get it, I'm sorry.

It's OK, it's dumb,
no-one else gets it.

Good.

Do you want desert?

Um, no, I'd rather wait and get some
cannoli in the Northland

after the debate.

How long have you been with
the freeze movement?

Since last October.

I heard Carl Sagan
speak about nuclear winter

and if it happens,
you can forget the parka, you know.

That's not the only thing
I'm involved in though,

I think I'm a believer
in the future.

I march for peace, I run for hunger
and I walk for my health.

Where do you find the time?

When it comes to living your life,
you kind of have to find the time.

You remind me of my wife.

I'll always be...

Just like your wife?

Yeah.

Freud would have a field
day with you.

Clancy...

..I'm not divorced.

Uh, I'm on a date with
a married man?

No, no, no, my wife died.

I'm sorry.

Why didn't you tell me?

Because I didn't want you to
feel sorry for me.

OK.

Can I feel sorry for Pete?

This is my first...

..my first date.

Mmm-hmm.

I thought I was ready for this.

I don't know, I'm going to skip
the debate, I'll get the cheque.

Um...

No, it's OK.

We've got a pregnant woman here,

looks like she's
heading for cardiac arrest.

What's going on here?
We need some help.

We're closed, you're going to have
to take her to Boston General.

Why in the hell didn't anybody let us
know about these things?

I can understand you're having lunch
here, but dinner too.

Well, my son's on an outing,

and I think my daughter
Lizzie's mad at me.

Besides the new DRG rating just
came in from Medi-care

so I thought I'd
best have a look at them.

Do you want something? Coffee?

No, thanks, but go ahead.

So, how did things go at City Hall?

About 20 minutes ago the city
council met in emergency session

and voted to give St Eligus
the necessary funds for repairs.

Wonderful.

We should have the ER open
in a few weeks at the latest.

That's the first piece of good
news I've had all day.

Thanks, Joan, I know you had
a lot to do with that.

In a way, yeah.

The Mayor exchanged the council's
approval for a sacrificial lamb.

You see, the council was angry,

they wanted to know who
let things slip this far downhill.

I took the heat.

I've been fired.

That's not fair.

Fair has nothing to do with it.

Ever since I was appointed,
I've been frustrated,

so many things
I wanted to do to help.

Instead, I found myself overwhelmed
by events I couldn't control.

I was beginning to wonder if I was
being effective in my job at all.

Joan, I know I haven't been the
easiest person in the world

to get along with.

I could call the Mayor.

No, it's too late.

But thanks, Dr Westphall.

Donald.

So, what are you going to do now?

Well, I haven't had a whole
lot of time to think about it.

Maybe I'll run for City Council.

Good.

Would you vote for me?

You bet.

See you around, Donald.

Only a minute, Luther.

Spoke with Dr Craig,
he said you came through just fine.

Oh, you know what, I had a little
trouble finding a Cheshire cat.

That's OK, I didn't
really expect you to find one.

Oh, I got it.

It's just I didn't know what
a Cheshire cat was

so I went and read
Alice in Wonderland.

Well, I skimmed it,
you see, I saw the Disney version,

so I figured it couldn't be
too different.

But there's no such thing.

Yeah, so you can imagine
my surprise...

..when I ran across this one.

Here he is.

Hold him.

That's not a real Cheshire cat.

Sure it is.

Make it disappear, bit by bit.

OK.

First the body.

Then the head,

leaving nothing but a smile.

It's still here.

Where?

Right here, see?

Well, you say
it's there, and I say it's not,

now, who's to say who's right?

Now, you just came through a very
serious, technical operation.

But that operation could not
have taken place

unless someone imagined it
was possible.

It's the people who dream about what
life should be

that make the changes.

Get it?

No.

But I'll make you a deal,

I'll hold on to this stupid stuffed
animal for a week,

if it disappears, I'll keep it.

Deal.

You're not serious about taking
the elevator, are you?

You're right.

Can you believe this weather?

Yeah, how about it?

You know, if April showers bring May
flowers, what do May showers bring?

June brides.

Ha!

Hey, you wouldn't mind giving me a
lift over to Mulligan's, would you?

No, where's your car?

It's still in the dealers' window.

I'm going to meet a bunch of third
year residents over there,

do you want to join us for dinner?

Yeah, thanks.

Good, cos
the last man in has to pay.

That's clever.

Hey, Shirley.

Hi, guys. Thank God this day is over.

I'm sure the ER won't be
closed for long,

Fiscus will think the whole place
fell apart just cos he was away.

Here's an idea, Annie and I are
going over to Mulligan's

to get a bite to eat,
would you like to join us?

Hey, terrific.

Good, last man in pays.

Oh, great,
there goes this month's salary.

Have you seen Dr Craig?

Yeah, he's just down the hall.

Wait a minute.

I just want to tell you...

..that I do love you.

Oh, hey, hey, hey, look at this.

You've got a card from Grandpa
and Granny.

Yeah, who's that?

Ooh, money, you struck it rich.

Granny says she wants me
to buy you something special.

Well, what do you say?

We go shopping tomorrow,
you and me, the big boys?

You know what I'd like to get you?

I'd like to get you one of those
rocking horses

we saw at Mr Big Toy Land.

You think you can handle that?

Hi, there.

Hello, there.

Good night, Pete.

Good night.

Donald?

Helen told me you were awake.

Feel like talking?

Not a very pleasant sight, is it?

You know, there's a side of me
that just can't get used to seeing

someone I'm close to...

Die.

During my father's last,
long illness I shuttled between here

and Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrows
to see him.

At least you
got along with your father.

I remember I visited him
one night at just about this time.

And he looked up at me
and he said, "war's over."

"The war is over."

And this was in '72, so I assumed
he was talking about Vietnam,

but then he mumbled
something about President Wilson.

He looked up at me again,

"the war is over, Dad."

He thought I was his father.

He'd become a child again.

I've had this recurring dream that
I was a young boy again,

entering a candy
store on Grand Street.

I sit down at the counter,
order an egg cream.

Then the kid next to me says, "hey,
buddy, hand me a straw, will you?"

I turned.

It's my father.

The same age as I was.

It always leaves me wondering,

if we hadn't been the same family,

just two kids playing ball
together...

..would we have gotten
along any better?

I doubt it.

Death ends a life,
but it doesn't end a relationship.

Don't die, Daniel.

I have no intention of dying.

Hi, Dr Westphall.

Oh, it's a little slippery through
here, so watch your step.

OK, thanks.

Ooh, Dr Westphall, I know you've got
people after you all the time

I just want to ask you a question,

I've been hearing all kinds of
rumours.

Are they going
to close this place down?

I'll tell you something, Luther,

if you'd have asked me that this
morning, I'd have said yes.

But now I have the feeling that no
matter what they throw at us,

we're going to survive,
at least for another year.

Good night.

Good night, Dr Westphall.