Third Watch (1999–2005): Season 3, Episode 11 - Old Dogs, New Tricks - full transcript
Carlos has a life-changing experience in the hospital after he falls down the fire pole. Tatiana leaves her mother-in-law alone in the house for a moment, with disastrous results.
Whoa, you guys are doing
a-a... an episode on the 5-5?
He's paralyzed?
Was he moving when you got him? No.
I want to see the tape from the accident.
Where's Dad?
You know, I saw him the other night
sitting across from me
at Smokey's strip joint.
The onions are going to be mush.
Oh, Doc, he shot me.
Tatiana?
I can take care of her. No.
This is your own mother.
She needs special care.
Remind me why we have this
big secret going. I don't get it.
This is my private life.
I wouldn't care if Sully knew.
Did you tell him? No, I'm just saying
I wouldn't care, so what's the big deal?
"Sometimes, events
conspire to change your life."
A teacher told me that once.
I think it was seventh grade.
I don't know about the conspiring part.
Seems to me a lot of it's just fate or luck
or, for most people...
a lack of luck.
So, this right here is our engine.
Now, when we get to a fire
we attach the truck here to the hydrant
with this hose, right up here.
And then that fills up
the engine with water.
Can I see your ax?
My ax?
My dad says all firemen have axes.
Yeah, we do, but I'm going to talk
about the engine right now, okay?
Can you turn the siren on?
We'll get to the siren in a minute.
How fast does the truck go?
It goes pretty fast.
A thousand miles an hour?
Nothing goes a thousand
miles an hour, dummy.
A space shuttle does, dummy.
No one is a dummy.
That's a hate word.
Let the fireman show us his equipment.
Yeah, well, um, once,
uh, the hose is charged
we pull it out from the back of the truck.
And then we use our
hose for putting out the fire.
Hey, Mr. Fireman, can we slide on the pole?
Yeah!
Uh, you know what? Sorry, guys.
That fire pole's not a toy.
You could get hurt.
Awww...!
You want to see my ax?
Yes!
Yeah!
Sorry about that.
Oh, no, don't worry about it.
For a child, that pole's
pretty hard to ignore.
But whatever the
reason, it's definitely true
that your life can change
pretty much in the blink of an eye.
And let me tell you, when it happened to me
I never saw it coming.
Ooh.
Ooh.
Whoa.
Call 9-1-1!
I thought I was dead...
and that my own personal hell
consisted of evil little midgets
with sticky fingers,
missing teeth and pigtails.
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Man, I can't believe that was five miles.
Oh, well, that was actually... 5.2.
Really? Mm-hmm.
It's getting easier all the time.
Ah.
Hey, Mrs. O'Keefe, how was she?
She fell asleep a while ago.
Thank you for sitting with her.
She really likes the romance novels.
Yeah?
Thanks again, Mrs. O'Keefe.
Oh, my feet hurt.
Hi, Mom.
Oh...
Oh, we don't have no more milk!
Yeah, I'll get some during
the shift and drop it by, okay?
Yeah, okay, but number one fat.
Oh, no, number two fat.
Number one fat.
Come on, hurry up. Take a shower
or you're going to be that
late bird that don't get worms.
Let me up, damn it!
Who's the joke on?
Me or Nieto?
Neither. He fell pretty hard, hit his head.
I'm fine!
He's got a hematoma
on the right parietal region
with a two-inch laceration.
GCS is 15, LOC approximately three minutes.
I never lost consciousness. Come on!
You called Jimmy "Charlene"
and said you didn't want
to go to school today.
What happened?
20-foot fall. He's got a lump
a scalp lac, and a big mouth.
His BP's 160 over 110.
Pulse is 90, resps 20.
I'm just a little upset.
No other visible signs of injury
but he hit the floor pretty hard.
He was out for a good three minutes.
I was not.
Why is he strapped down? Well, he
hasn't been the most
cooperative of patients.
Listen, Dr. Thomas
I'm fine, really.
If you let me up, I can show you.
I promise, I won't go anywhere.
Can I trust him?
No. No. No.
God.
Sit down. Calm down.
I'm sorry, you know how I feel
about taking the medics at their word.
Call radiology for a CT
scan, head and neck.
Good luck.
Nice.
You want sutures or staples?
What hurts less?
And a suture kit.
You have pain anywhere else?
Aren't you listening to me?
I don't even have pain there!
Doc, just so you know...
This is always his cheery disposition.
It's not just the injury talking.
How about here?
No.
Here?
I said no!
All right, take a breath.
How about there?
Aren't you listening? No!
Either of you know what the
hell he was doing on that pole?
No, but I wish I had some photos.
Walsh said he heard him screaming
for someone to call 9-1-1.
You're kidding?
It's not funny, guys.
Oh, come on, Doc, it is too funny.
"Call 9-1-1!"
Listen, I'm serious...
all right?
I mean, besides this
mountain of paperwork I have
because of an injury on duty,
we're already short out there.
Come on, he's not hurt that bad.
Hey, you want to bet that I'm
going to be here for a while?
They're going to keep him.
Concussion? Yeah.
Looks like I got the rest of the day off.
Well, that's the first
time I ever considered
you lucky for working with Carlos.
Hold it, hold it. Slow
down, slow down, okay?
You know, I'm going to be here
until they decide what to do with him.
So, why don't you two go out in Adam
and I'll call you
when I know more.
Me and Alex?
Yeah. Is there a problem?
No, not with me.
No, no. Sounds fine.
All right, then call
yourselves back in service.
I'll let dispatch know the new lineup.
Well, go to work.
O-O-Okay.
I know exactly how much money
is in my pockets: $18.
Two fives and eight singles.
So don't even think about it.
Keep your dirty hands off me.
Hey, Sully?
Yeah? I got something going
at Arthur and one-oh-one.
This nickel/dime dealer up there
keeps slipping away from me.
Do me a favor. Steer
clear of there tonight, okay.
If I got to do your job all shift, Bosco
that drug dealer's going to
be the least of your worries.
Drug dealers are my job, Sully.
We have a Narcotics unit, Bosco.
Your job is answering radio calls.
Well, excuse me for
wanting to do real police work.
What?
What?
Are you losing weight?
Yeah, I guess, a little.
I can definitely tell. Yeah?
Definitely. Thanks.
Actually, I feel
a lot better, too, and I
actually have to think
about getting some new clothes.
Smaller clothes.
What? Are you dieting?
Well, it's the Tatiana effect.
She's feeding me better food.
Vegetables, fish, chicken.
And we take these power walks
sometimes twice a day.
Can you believe this, Davis?
Before you ladies turn the discussion
to Deal-A-Meals and Thighmasters
do you mind letting me go to work?
Huh?
You keep it up, Sully.
Yeah, I will. Thanks, Faith.
Uh-huh.
Don't.
Taking power walks, huh?
Davis, in the car.
You know, now that you mention it
your ass is looking a little tighter.
Davis?
More toned, a little firmer.
In the car! Sexy!
Oh!
Oh, did you want to drive?
Well, I can, if you want.
No, no, it's okay, I'll drive.
Well, do you want me to drive?
No, I just... I don't want to
be a wheel hog or anything.
You know what? You drive.
Okay.
So, how are you, you know, uh... feeling?
What do you mean?
In general.
You know, feeling in general...
I'm fine.
How about you?
Me?
In general, I mean.
Good. I'm, I'm good.
Good, good.
Adam 55-3, take an assault victim
Kennedy's Dew Drop Inn, 1-6-2-4, 1-0-7
between one and two.
Oh, sorry.
I just usually...
You know, go ahead.
No, you... you can take it.
Adam 55-3, are you there?
Ten-four Central, 1624, 107th.
Well, the scan looks good,
but I want to keep him overnight.
Oh... like hell.
Hey, three minutes of unconsciousness
is something you want to keep an eye on.
No. Hey, if you sign yourself out AMA
the city isn't going to pay
for any of this hospital bill.
What?
Policy.
Where am I supposed
to get that kind of money?
Come on, hey, hey. Don't be a baby.
It's one night. Just try to enjoy yourself.
I'll send them in to bring you a room.
Is that true?
Maybe.
Where did he fall off again?
The fire pole. Two floors of it.
Does that happen a lot?
Naw, he's... kind of special that way.
So, Carlos is all yours
for the next 24 hours.
Not mine.
I'm sending his ass to
five on the first transport up.
I got a little surprise for him.
He thinks really highly of you.
Got to use your phone,
call the house, get a ride.
Are you still mooching free
phone calls from Mercy Hospital?
Man, you never change.
What the hell are you doing here?
I went by the house to visit you.
They told me where you were.
Damn, it's good to see you, man.
Oh, man, let me get a look at you.
You know what? I was wrong.
You did change.
You got really, really old.
Hey, if I'm old, you're old, man.
They admitted me.
Can you believe that?
Admitted me to the
hospital... stupid city policies.
This was becoming the worst day of my life
until... Nurse Tammy Sizemore.
Welcome to Five West.
Thank you.
Concussion? Some stitches?
Yeah, I got hurt down at the firehouse.
Headache?
A little bit now, but
nothing I can't handle.
What was your name again?
"Tammy." Right.
Tammy...
I'm Carlos Nieto, FDNY.
Hey! Small world.
I brought that guy in here yesterday.
Found him under the GW.
Yeah. We know.
Huh. I'm telling you, I'm,
like, one good line away
from nirvana with that one.
She's really starting to feel it.
You could tell, right?
Nurse!
Hey, keep it down, man.
Nurse!
Hey, I got a killer headache here.
Get me out of this bed!
Tammy!
Nurse!
Tammy! Nurse!
This was not going to work.
Oh, thank God, I can't be in this room.
What's the problem?
The problem?
Is he irritating you?
Listen to him.
He's an alcoholic going through D.T.
We can't keep him sedated
because basically
he's been sedating himself for 15 years.
Listen to him.
We have been, ever since
you brought him into the hospital.
What is this, some kind of punishment?
He was hurt, he was bleeding.
What was I supposed to do
leave him under the bridge?
It's funny how life works
out sometimes, isn't it?
How things just sort of come full circle.
The truth is, I wanted
to leave him under there
but my goody-two-shoes partner
this liberal, puss-headed chick
she's like, "But he's bleeding..."
I think you two
are going to become great friends.
I'm going to kill you, you bitch!
Ah, he's up.
Okay, wait.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hey, hey, skinny twerp
help me out of these damn restraints.
Uh, it's, um, it's against policy, no.
When I do
I'm going to kill you, too!
I'm going to kill you!
I'm going to kill you!
Are you guys working together now?
Long story.
But a really funny one.
Yeah?
Where's the customer?
He's in here.
Right by the pool table.
So your roommate's not coming home tonight.
He's not?
Roommate?
You live with Carlos?
Carlos Nieto?
That's pretty much the
universal reaction, right there.
Yeah, looks like he's
spending the night at Mercy.
What, he's in the hospital?
He fell at the firehouse.
He got a pretty good concussion.
Concussion?
When do we get to the... funny part?
Well, he fell trying to
slide down the fire pole.
Oh, all right, that's kind of funny.
Dan here had his arm cut open on a piece
of broken beer bottle.
Can't believe I let one break.
I must be getting old.
I hate it when the great ones
start to fall apart.
Cal "the Ironman" Ripken,
now "Dan the Drunk."
You two are fine.
Dan, let me take a look at your arm.
No, no, let's make a deal.
How about I show you
mine if you show me yours?
Hey.
Watch your mouth.
What's the matter with you?
Ty.
Just trying to have a little fun over here.
We can handle this.
How about this for a deal?
You don't show us that cut
we go back to the ambulance
and we'll let you sit
here and bleed to death.
Does that work for you?
Yeah, fine. Let's go.
Whoa... I-I like sass.
There's a word no one's
heard since Eisenhower.
See?
Behaving yourself isn't all that bad.
Come on...
Make a deal, pinhead.
What is your jones for this guy?
I jacked him up four
times while you were gone.
I could never find his stash.
Yeah, well, no one seems
interested in his wares today.
Can you just give it some time?
Time?
You've been up there forever.
Don't you ever have to pee?
Shh!
I knew it!
I knew I'd find his stash.
I wouldn't want you
looking for me for anything.
Ever.
It's hard to believe this place
hasn't changed more in two years.
Has it been two years already?
Yeah, two last October.
Damn.
You look pretty good, healthy.
Yeah, getting regular sleep.
Human hours.
You should try it sometime.
Maybe I will, sooner than you think.
So, I want to take you out to eat.
I'd love to Jerry, but I'm working.
Oh, they admitted Nieto, right?
I already spoke to Johnson.
You got nobody to ride with anyhow.
I got a lot of paperwork on
this injured on duty report.
You're not going to
disappoint me now, are you?
Things are different now.
I'm, I'm supervisor.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Dinner, Doc... me and you.
I'm buying.
You're buying? Sure.
All right, all right.
I, uh, I got to see you
come off that wallet of yours.
Ho-ho-ho.
Okay?
A five-star place, all right?
None of them cheap diners
that you usually take me to.
Remember me?
Yeah, Officer Boscorelli.
What's up?
A new friend?
Ah, you're my new friend.
We're going to be
spending some time together.
Oh, man, I'm sort of busy today
you know what I'm saying?
Can I help you?
No, thanks. I got it covered.
Well, how many times are
you going to go through the car?
Just once more.
Ooh, how many miles you get
on a gallon of that stuff?
I'd say, what?
Five to ten? Huh?
All right, we'll meet you at Mercy, Sul.
Why?
Yeah, why?
We got all the information we need.
Why not? The guy's a drunk.
He was already acting nasty in there.
He wasn't that bad.
Well... maybe it'll get worse, right?
Yeah, and we're just
a couple of girls, right?
I didn't say that.
You didn't have to.
Look, we're fine.
This is our job.
But thank you.
What?
What?
Are you sweet on her?
Shut up, man.
That is the first paramedic
I've ever seen you want to follow around.
I don't want to follow her around, Sully.
I'm just trying to... Trying to?
Shut up.
I'm going to kill you!
I'd learned that the human lungs
have a phenomenal capacity for strength
when one is really, really angry.
Or really, really crazy.
I'd also learned that there's nothing worse
than being stuck in a room with a guy
screaming at the top of his lungs.
Nothing worse.
And then I learned I was wrong.
A grown man sobbing is worse.
Much worse.
There comes a time in every man's life
where you really can't
shut the world out anymore.
And that's all there is to it.
Can you see it? What do you think?
You have to take action,
do something decisive.
And if that doesn't work,
you have to go to plan "B."
I screwed my whole life up.
Look, everybody drinks...
I drink... it's no big deal.
I've been drunk since 1987.
You coming?
You dropping off the milk, right? Yeah.
You need my help?
You know it wouldn't hurt you
to get off your lazy ass
and get a little exercise
every once in a while.
Oh... you mean besides
handball, basketball, running...
weightlifting...
I'll be right back.
I'll be right here Mr. Fitness.
And give a kiss to your ladies for me.
Yeah!
Shh... It's okay.
Mom?
Tatiana?
Oh, John!
I'm sorry! What happened?
I just go to the store for milk and...
Oh, my God!
We've got to take her to the hospital.
Come on, Mom. Come on.
You left her here alone?!
She was sleeping, and we need milk.
I told you I was going to get the milk!
Davis, start the car.
We're taking my mother to the hospital.
Come on, Mom. No...
She was trying to cook some...
Get out of the way! Okay.
You should never have left her here alone.
Okay, I get my purse.
No, you stay here.
No, John, I come, too!
Tatiana, stay here!
No, I want to come!
Oh, John...
You need some help here?
This is my mother; she's been burned.
Just that arm. Can you help us?
It's a gas stove. It's just her forearm.
Please, help her.
Mom, it's okay.
Put her down.
She... has Alzheimer's.
She... she can't, uh...
Give them some room, Sul.
Her name is Irene.
Let them work, let them work.
Mom, I'm right... I'll be right...
I'm right here.
Yo, I swear that car isn't mine.
He swears.
You can't just say that
that stuff belongs to me.
It-it wasn't in my possession.
Wait till my partner here
gets finished with the report
you'll be so guilty, even
you won't like yourself.
Oh, that's sweet.
Well, you're the best at it.
Isn't he a smooth talker?
You're going to lie?
Lie?
Lie?
Now, that is a very
offensive characterization.
You are screwed here, man.
Dealing drugs within a
block of a grammar school?
Completely screwed.
Unless, uh...
Unless, uh...?
Well, I mean... you getting popped
probably hasn't made
it all over the street yet.
Oh, no. No, no, no way.
All right. Forget about it.
We've got enough on you to
put you away for a long time.
I'm satisfied.
Are you satisfied?
Yeah, I'm all tingly with satisfaction.
Probably got a sheet, no?
Priors?
Narcotic priors and you're
carrying around delivery weight?
Whew!
Hmm.
Now... that dope could
be just inventoried as
you know, found in an
abandoned car on the street
if we had someone else to lock up today.
Someone bigger.
Us coming here will
be our little secret, huh?
Kathy doesn't need to know.
Oh, come on. She's always knew.
She could smell it on you.
Yeah? And what did I teach you?
Deny, deny, deny.
Yes, sir.
So, what's up with you?
You know, same old thing.
Nope. Something's wrong.
What, did you become a mind reader, too?
Come on. Who you talking to?
Everything's fine, Jerry.
You said, "I might be trying
regular hours sooner than I think."
I did?
Back at Mercy.
You're a lifer, kid; you always were.
If you're thinking of pulling
the pin, something happened.
Nothing happened.
It's me, Doc.
If you can't talk to me...
I know.
Uh...
There was this...
this traffic accident...
Pretty big one... police chase gone bad.
Had this... camera crew following us
from that television show, Trauma Response.
Are you serious?
Yeah. They were following us around
all day, getting in the way.
I'm surprised you put up with that.
It came from downtown, you know?
Everyone's worried about
morale more these days
than they used to be.
You know, they got this...
They're doing this... "Best
Paramedic in the City" thing
and I ended up being one of the finalists.
Huh, lucky for you I left.
Hey, you come back to work
I'll be the first one to vote for you.
Nah, I'd say they got the right guy.
Anyway...
we're at this accident scene
there's... got to be six
or seven trauma cases.
I've got Kim with me; no one else.
Carlos shows up later on with Alex Taylor.
We're in triage mode
throwing tags, worst goes first.
I'm running back and forth.
Kim's got this kid, he's like, 20.
He's having trouble breathing.
She can't get him tubed
because he's got a C-collar on
and she can't get his head back far enough.
He was going under?
Well... he... he was definitely having
trouble breathing, so, we...
we hit him with VERSED
to relax him some, but... it
wasn't working right away.
So... I told her to take the collar off.
And she wouldn't, so I took over.
I popped it open, I slid the tube in
and I closed it right back up.
We found out later at
Mercy that the kid was pa...
He was paralyzed. Quadriplegic.
He probably already was
when you opened the collar.
I watched the tape.
That television crew's tape?
The kid was moving.
He was moving his arm.
You know, he's getting better.
The doctor said the cord
was probably just bruised
but, they... they're not sure...
if all his functions will come back.
Well, so what?
The kid was choking to death
and you made a tough call.
I mean, the result was bad
but you did it to save his life, right?
That, um...
That television crew was
getting more and more interested
in Carlos as the day went on and...
I was starting to get...
a little embarrassed, you know.
Big Paramedic of The Year
and I can't even keep
these guys interested in me.
You did it to show off?
Right before I opened that collar...
The very last thing I did
was look at that cameraman.
Why would I do that, Jerry?
This guy better show up.
Yeah, he'll be here.
He always comes when I need product.
You told him to bring some?
You heard me.
Yeah, I heard you.
This guy a player?
Well, he's my connection,
that's all I know.
I mean, he's higher up on the chain than me
but he ain't no cartel boss
you know what I'm saying?
Is he prompt?
Well, we are drug dealers...
ma'am.
There he is.
That's a pretty crappy car.
I'll tell him you said so.
This turned out to be a pretty good day.
Yeah, you shouldn't say something like that
till it's over.
Let me see your hands!
Let me see your damn hands!
I'm not asking again!
Now open the door!
Get out!
Slowly turn around!
Mikey?
He was so critical.
Always critical of me.
On my 18th birthday
he sat me down to drink with him.
After all the things he told me I sucked at
I finally found something I was good at.
He could drink, and so could I.
He was proud of me
for the first time in my life.
It's his fault.
You know what I got for
my 18th birthday present?
The door.
Seriously.
On my birthday: "Happy B-Day, Carlos.
Here's a paper bag for your stuff."
See, I spent my whole life in foster care.
Guess what?
When I turned 18, the
government's money stopped.
So did the family.
Most of them were in it for the cash.
It's not fair.
Guess I should go out and get hooked
on some sort of substance, huh?
Look, I'm no psychiatrist
but all I'm saying is
if I'm going to go and screw myself up
it'll at least be because I want to.
I mean, you can't really
say you can't help it.
You can help it.
Drink if you want to drink.
I'm just saying, do it because you like it.
It isn't going to help
you forget a damn thing.
You're going to just end up
with all the same memories
and the hangover.
I don't really like it.
Then don't do it.
Do something you like.
Yeah.
I'll give that a shot.
And as usual, I opened up
the lines of communication.
I spend my whole life... giving.
That's the problem I've always had
in starting a dialogue with somebody
is that they expect you
to listen while they talk.
It's not attractive to the opposite sex.
You know what I mean?
It's, uh, it's not like I
didn't meet anybody
I couldn't get close to
it's just the, the people...
And talk... and talk... and talk.
All I'm saying is
I don't believe you have that in you.
Pride? Oh, come on, Jerry.
Everyone has that in them.
Yeah, well, yours is more
hidden than anyone else's.
Oh, good for me.
It's easy to convince
yourself you felt things
that you didn't feel at the time.
You should stay away
from the hospital and that kid.
Let whatever's going to happen happen.
Don't call attention to yourself.
That's what Kim said.
Sounds like she got smarter since I left.
All right?
Yeah.
What is wrong with you, man?!
Bosco, Bosco calm down.
Okay, look, man.
Some guy just wanted me
to run something over here for him...
Hey, you better shut up, Charlie, huh?
You just wait, huh?
Wait for what?
What? You going to
beef him to somebody? Huh?
Maybe have him whacked for rolling over?
Whacked? Mo, come on, man, this is me.
You're running dope, Michael!
In my precinct, Michael!
Look, first of all
I didn't know this was your precinct. Okay?
And secondly, I'm not running dope.
I told you, this guy just wanted me
to drop something off for him.
What guy?
What?
What guy wanted you to drop something off?
Come on, man. Don't make me do that.
All right, so what?
Someone can ask you to-to
drop off drugs and that's cool?
But I can't ask you who?
Mo, look you know that
can really jam me up.
You want jamming?
Bosco.
Do you want jamming up?
You're under arrest.
Turn around.
What?
Turn around.
Come on, man.
Turn around, now, Michael
or I'll make you turn around.
I'm really good at it.
I'm not going to ask you again, Michael.
Turn around right now.
It was a mistake.
She should have never left that home.
She's going to be all right, Sul.
Mr. Sullivan? Yeah?
She's resting now.
Is she going to be all right?
Should we, uh, step away?
No. Anything you want to say to me
you can say in front of him.
Well, it's a very serious injury.
It's going to require quite a bit of care.
Aside from the initial problems,
there's going to be infection
and then maybe grafts,
although at her advanced age
it's probably not a great
idea to get into surgery.
A specialist can tell you more about that.
My God.
She's comfortable now.
There would have been more pain
associated with the injury
if not for her diabetes.
Diabetes?
Yeah, it's fairly advanced.
Her extremities are mostly numb due to it.
Now, this is a delicate subject,
but I think it might be best
if your mother were put into some sort
of nursing facility, Mr. Sullivan.
We have several in the area
that provide excellent care.
Oh, I know where a real good one is.
Can I see her, please?
Of course; this way.
Mind if I peel off?
No, it's cool. I got it.
Hey.
What are you doing here?
Sully's mom burned herself on the stove.
Oh, is she all right?
I don't know. It's pretty bad.
She's resting now.
How's Sully doing?
He's, uh, upset.
How about you?
How'd it go with you and Kim today?
Well...
you know, I never thought
we'd get along like we did.
It was a little awkward at first.
But, uh, then it was like
we each knew what the other
was doing before she did it.
Yeah?
Yeah. I think it was because
we were both trained by Doc.
Kind of made it easy.
Good. Maybe you can hook
up with her instead of Carlos.
Yeah, that would be good.
I didn't mind having a little girl talk.
Girl talk?
I thought you didn't like the "G" word.
"Girl"?
I don't mind being called a girl.
I just don't like when assumptions
are made because I am one.
Oh, I made assumptions?
Yes. Oh...
You thought I needed to be protected
and I don't need to be protected.
Come on, Al, the guy was talking about
showing you his stuff.
What was I supposed to do?
Listen, I think it's very sweet
that you're worried about me.
Mmm.
But I got to be out there without you.
So, what, you don't want
me to be defenseless, do you?
Sort of, yeah.
All right.
Well, the next time there's a chance for me
to call you to the rescue, I will.
You promise? I promise.
All right. See you tonight?
What, you kidding?
Carlos is out of the house...
We're going to tear the place up.
Yeah, see, I'm supposed to be the man
when it comes to that, right?
Mm-hmm. And I always let you think you are.
Oh...
You better watch it.
Will you at least talk to me?
No.
I don't want you to be sorry.
Sorry?
He had 100 rocks on him, Faith.
It's one of the best callers I ever made.
He's your brother.
Yeah, I know who he is.
I got one in custody, boss.
Look, I want you to think about this
before you turn him in.
It's my job.
No, answering radio calls is our job.
Maybe you should ride with Sullivan.
What are you going to tell your mother?
I don't know. Maybe I'll tell her
it's time we stopped pretending
he isn't a piece of trash.
Well, there are better ways.
Yeah? Well, that's the way
it presented itself today.
You're going to be all right, Mikey.
Not a bad day, huh?
Yeah. Seemed kind of smooth, didn't it?
Kind of right.
Yeah, kind of right.
Yeah.
Except the lifting of that big guy part.
Oh, lifting definitely sucked.
Yeah.
So, you seeing Davis?
What?
Oh, I don't know, I just kind of got a vibe
off the two of you.
You know, I've worked
with Carlos, he lives with Ty
and he never had a clue.
So you are?
Well, I don't know
exactly what you'd call it
but it's, uh, definitely more than friends.
You go, girl.
He's hot.
Yeah, he is, isn't he?
Yeah, he is definitely hot.
They admitted her.
Oh!
I'm so sorry.
I just left for two minutes, you know...
She may have to have
surgery to close the wound.
They won't know for a couple days.
I thought that, you
know, she would be fine...
Probably have to see a specialist.
When this is all over with
she's going back to the nursing home.
I'm so sorry.
I should have never let her
leave there in the first place.
I never, never meant that
she was going to get hurt.
I know.
I know.
Honey, no.
Come here.
I know.
Oh...
It's okay.
I know.
I know.
I had definitely learned some things.
One of the things I learned
was how impossible it
is to sleep in a hospital.
They wake you up every 20 minutes
for one damn thing or another.
Roger, my roommate
was a little quieter
now, but he still talked
more than any human being I've ever met.
Well, I guess he had years
of stupor to make up for.
Remember I said you never see it coming?
The thing that changes your life?
I had no idea what was on my horizon
when I walked down
that hallway toward a kid
with a walker who I'd just seen
talking to someone I used to know.
Hey. Is that guy's name Jerry?
Uh, yeah. Jerry Mankowitz.
No kidding?
I used to work with him.
Oh, yeah? Yeah.
He got shot.
I guess he's fully recovered.
I guess.
Where do you know him from?
I don't really.
He just works for my
personal injury attorney.
I think he's some type of investigator.
Really?
Yeah.
And then it happened.
What are you two doing out of bed?
I'm having trouble sleeping.
How about if I tuck you in?
Excuse me?
I'm sure I can find a
way to help you sleep.
Yeah. Sounds... sounds good to me.
And there it is.
If I hadn't fallen off the fire pole
if I hadn't gotten a concussion
if I didn't have a roommate
who never shut up
if I hadn't gone down the
hall to ask some kid in a walker
about Jerry Mankowitz, I would
not have been standing there
30 seconds after Tammy
Sizemore found out her fiancé
was sleeping with her best friend.
And I never would have had
life-changing sex in room 503
of Our Lady of Mercy Hospital that night.
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He's paralyzed?
Was he moving when you got him? No.
I want to see the tape from the accident.
Where's Dad?
You know, I saw him the other night
sitting across from me
at Smokey's strip joint.
The onions are going to be mush.
Oh, Doc, he shot me.
Tatiana?
I can take care of her. No.
This is your own mother.
She needs special care.
Remind me why we have this
big secret going. I don't get it.
This is my private life.
I wouldn't care if Sully knew.
Did you tell him? No, I'm just saying
I wouldn't care, so what's the big deal?
"Sometimes, events
conspire to change your life."
A teacher told me that once.
I think it was seventh grade.
I don't know about the conspiring part.
Seems to me a lot of it's just fate or luck
or, for most people...
a lack of luck.
So, this right here is our engine.
Now, when we get to a fire
we attach the truck here to the hydrant
with this hose, right up here.
And then that fills up
the engine with water.
Can I see your ax?
My ax?
My dad says all firemen have axes.
Yeah, we do, but I'm going to talk
about the engine right now, okay?
Can you turn the siren on?
We'll get to the siren in a minute.
How fast does the truck go?
It goes pretty fast.
A thousand miles an hour?
Nothing goes a thousand
miles an hour, dummy.
A space shuttle does, dummy.
No one is a dummy.
That's a hate word.
Let the fireman show us his equipment.
Yeah, well, um, once,
uh, the hose is charged
we pull it out from the back of the truck.
And then we use our
hose for putting out the fire.
Hey, Mr. Fireman, can we slide on the pole?
Yeah!
Uh, you know what? Sorry, guys.
That fire pole's not a toy.
You could get hurt.
Awww...!
You want to see my ax?
Yes!
Yeah!
Sorry about that.
Oh, no, don't worry about it.
For a child, that pole's
pretty hard to ignore.
But whatever the
reason, it's definitely true
that your life can change
pretty much in the blink of an eye.
And let me tell you, when it happened to me
I never saw it coming.
Ooh.
Ooh.
Whoa.
Call 9-1-1!
I thought I was dead...
and that my own personal hell
consisted of evil little midgets
with sticky fingers,
missing teeth and pigtails.
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Man, I can't believe that was five miles.
Oh, well, that was actually... 5.2.
Really? Mm-hmm.
It's getting easier all the time.
Ah.
Hey, Mrs. O'Keefe, how was she?
She fell asleep a while ago.
Thank you for sitting with her.
She really likes the romance novels.
Yeah?
Thanks again, Mrs. O'Keefe.
Oh, my feet hurt.
Hi, Mom.
Oh...
Oh, we don't have no more milk!
Yeah, I'll get some during
the shift and drop it by, okay?
Yeah, okay, but number one fat.
Oh, no, number two fat.
Number one fat.
Come on, hurry up. Take a shower
or you're going to be that
late bird that don't get worms.
Let me up, damn it!
Who's the joke on?
Me or Nieto?
Neither. He fell pretty hard, hit his head.
I'm fine!
He's got a hematoma
on the right parietal region
with a two-inch laceration.
GCS is 15, LOC approximately three minutes.
I never lost consciousness. Come on!
You called Jimmy "Charlene"
and said you didn't want
to go to school today.
What happened?
20-foot fall. He's got a lump
a scalp lac, and a big mouth.
His BP's 160 over 110.
Pulse is 90, resps 20.
I'm just a little upset.
No other visible signs of injury
but he hit the floor pretty hard.
He was out for a good three minutes.
I was not.
Why is he strapped down? Well, he
hasn't been the most
cooperative of patients.
Listen, Dr. Thomas
I'm fine, really.
If you let me up, I can show you.
I promise, I won't go anywhere.
Can I trust him?
No. No. No.
God.
Sit down. Calm down.
I'm sorry, you know how I feel
about taking the medics at their word.
Call radiology for a CT
scan, head and neck.
Good luck.
Nice.
You want sutures or staples?
What hurts less?
And a suture kit.
You have pain anywhere else?
Aren't you listening to me?
I don't even have pain there!
Doc, just so you know...
This is always his cheery disposition.
It's not just the injury talking.
How about here?
No.
Here?
I said no!
All right, take a breath.
How about there?
Aren't you listening? No!
Either of you know what the
hell he was doing on that pole?
No, but I wish I had some photos.
Walsh said he heard him screaming
for someone to call 9-1-1.
You're kidding?
It's not funny, guys.
Oh, come on, Doc, it is too funny.
"Call 9-1-1!"
Listen, I'm serious...
all right?
I mean, besides this
mountain of paperwork I have
because of an injury on duty,
we're already short out there.
Come on, he's not hurt that bad.
Hey, you want to bet that I'm
going to be here for a while?
They're going to keep him.
Concussion? Yeah.
Looks like I got the rest of the day off.
Well, that's the first
time I ever considered
you lucky for working with Carlos.
Hold it, hold it. Slow
down, slow down, okay?
You know, I'm going to be here
until they decide what to do with him.
So, why don't you two go out in Adam
and I'll call you
when I know more.
Me and Alex?
Yeah. Is there a problem?
No, not with me.
No, no. Sounds fine.
All right, then call
yourselves back in service.
I'll let dispatch know the new lineup.
Well, go to work.
O-O-Okay.
I know exactly how much money
is in my pockets: $18.
Two fives and eight singles.
So don't even think about it.
Keep your dirty hands off me.
Hey, Sully?
Yeah? I got something going
at Arthur and one-oh-one.
This nickel/dime dealer up there
keeps slipping away from me.
Do me a favor. Steer
clear of there tonight, okay.
If I got to do your job all shift, Bosco
that drug dealer's going to
be the least of your worries.
Drug dealers are my job, Sully.
We have a Narcotics unit, Bosco.
Your job is answering radio calls.
Well, excuse me for
wanting to do real police work.
What?
What?
Are you losing weight?
Yeah, I guess, a little.
I can definitely tell. Yeah?
Definitely. Thanks.
Actually, I feel
a lot better, too, and I
actually have to think
about getting some new clothes.
Smaller clothes.
What? Are you dieting?
Well, it's the Tatiana effect.
She's feeding me better food.
Vegetables, fish, chicken.
And we take these power walks
sometimes twice a day.
Can you believe this, Davis?
Before you ladies turn the discussion
to Deal-A-Meals and Thighmasters
do you mind letting me go to work?
Huh?
You keep it up, Sully.
Yeah, I will. Thanks, Faith.
Uh-huh.
Don't.
Taking power walks, huh?
Davis, in the car.
You know, now that you mention it
your ass is looking a little tighter.
Davis?
More toned, a little firmer.
In the car! Sexy!
Oh!
Oh, did you want to drive?
Well, I can, if you want.
No, no, it's okay, I'll drive.
Well, do you want me to drive?
No, I just... I don't want to
be a wheel hog or anything.
You know what? You drive.
Okay.
So, how are you, you know, uh... feeling?
What do you mean?
In general.
You know, feeling in general...
I'm fine.
How about you?
Me?
In general, I mean.
Good. I'm, I'm good.
Good, good.
Adam 55-3, take an assault victim
Kennedy's Dew Drop Inn, 1-6-2-4, 1-0-7
between one and two.
Oh, sorry.
I just usually...
You know, go ahead.
No, you... you can take it.
Adam 55-3, are you there?
Ten-four Central, 1624, 107th.
Well, the scan looks good,
but I want to keep him overnight.
Oh... like hell.
Hey, three minutes of unconsciousness
is something you want to keep an eye on.
No. Hey, if you sign yourself out AMA
the city isn't going to pay
for any of this hospital bill.
What?
Policy.
Where am I supposed
to get that kind of money?
Come on, hey, hey. Don't be a baby.
It's one night. Just try to enjoy yourself.
I'll send them in to bring you a room.
Is that true?
Maybe.
Where did he fall off again?
The fire pole. Two floors of it.
Does that happen a lot?
Naw, he's... kind of special that way.
So, Carlos is all yours
for the next 24 hours.
Not mine.
I'm sending his ass to
five on the first transport up.
I got a little surprise for him.
He thinks really highly of you.
Got to use your phone,
call the house, get a ride.
Are you still mooching free
phone calls from Mercy Hospital?
Man, you never change.
What the hell are you doing here?
I went by the house to visit you.
They told me where you were.
Damn, it's good to see you, man.
Oh, man, let me get a look at you.
You know what? I was wrong.
You did change.
You got really, really old.
Hey, if I'm old, you're old, man.
They admitted me.
Can you believe that?
Admitted me to the
hospital... stupid city policies.
This was becoming the worst day of my life
until... Nurse Tammy Sizemore.
Welcome to Five West.
Thank you.
Concussion? Some stitches?
Yeah, I got hurt down at the firehouse.
Headache?
A little bit now, but
nothing I can't handle.
What was your name again?
"Tammy." Right.
Tammy...
I'm Carlos Nieto, FDNY.
Hey! Small world.
I brought that guy in here yesterday.
Found him under the GW.
Yeah. We know.
Huh. I'm telling you, I'm,
like, one good line away
from nirvana with that one.
She's really starting to feel it.
You could tell, right?
Nurse!
Hey, keep it down, man.
Nurse!
Hey, I got a killer headache here.
Get me out of this bed!
Tammy!
Nurse!
Tammy! Nurse!
This was not going to work.
Oh, thank God, I can't be in this room.
What's the problem?
The problem?
Is he irritating you?
Listen to him.
He's an alcoholic going through D.T.
We can't keep him sedated
because basically
he's been sedating himself for 15 years.
Listen to him.
We have been, ever since
you brought him into the hospital.
What is this, some kind of punishment?
He was hurt, he was bleeding.
What was I supposed to do
leave him under the bridge?
It's funny how life works
out sometimes, isn't it?
How things just sort of come full circle.
The truth is, I wanted
to leave him under there
but my goody-two-shoes partner
this liberal, puss-headed chick
she's like, "But he's bleeding..."
I think you two
are going to become great friends.
I'm going to kill you, you bitch!
Ah, he's up.
Okay, wait.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hey, hey, skinny twerp
help me out of these damn restraints.
Uh, it's, um, it's against policy, no.
When I do
I'm going to kill you, too!
I'm going to kill you!
I'm going to kill you!
Are you guys working together now?
Long story.
But a really funny one.
Yeah?
Where's the customer?
He's in here.
Right by the pool table.
So your roommate's not coming home tonight.
He's not?
Roommate?
You live with Carlos?
Carlos Nieto?
That's pretty much the
universal reaction, right there.
Yeah, looks like he's
spending the night at Mercy.
What, he's in the hospital?
He fell at the firehouse.
He got a pretty good concussion.
Concussion?
When do we get to the... funny part?
Well, he fell trying to
slide down the fire pole.
Oh, all right, that's kind of funny.
Dan here had his arm cut open on a piece
of broken beer bottle.
Can't believe I let one break.
I must be getting old.
I hate it when the great ones
start to fall apart.
Cal "the Ironman" Ripken,
now "Dan the Drunk."
You two are fine.
Dan, let me take a look at your arm.
No, no, let's make a deal.
How about I show you
mine if you show me yours?
Hey.
Watch your mouth.
What's the matter with you?
Ty.
Just trying to have a little fun over here.
We can handle this.
How about this for a deal?
You don't show us that cut
we go back to the ambulance
and we'll let you sit
here and bleed to death.
Does that work for you?
Yeah, fine. Let's go.
Whoa... I-I like sass.
There's a word no one's
heard since Eisenhower.
See?
Behaving yourself isn't all that bad.
Come on...
Make a deal, pinhead.
What is your jones for this guy?
I jacked him up four
times while you were gone.
I could never find his stash.
Yeah, well, no one seems
interested in his wares today.
Can you just give it some time?
Time?
You've been up there forever.
Don't you ever have to pee?
Shh!
I knew it!
I knew I'd find his stash.
I wouldn't want you
looking for me for anything.
Ever.
It's hard to believe this place
hasn't changed more in two years.
Has it been two years already?
Yeah, two last October.
Damn.
You look pretty good, healthy.
Yeah, getting regular sleep.
Human hours.
You should try it sometime.
Maybe I will, sooner than you think.
So, I want to take you out to eat.
I'd love to Jerry, but I'm working.
Oh, they admitted Nieto, right?
I already spoke to Johnson.
You got nobody to ride with anyhow.
I got a lot of paperwork on
this injured on duty report.
You're not going to
disappoint me now, are you?
Things are different now.
I'm, I'm supervisor.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Dinner, Doc... me and you.
I'm buying.
You're buying? Sure.
All right, all right.
I, uh, I got to see you
come off that wallet of yours.
Ho-ho-ho.
Okay?
A five-star place, all right?
None of them cheap diners
that you usually take me to.
Remember me?
Yeah, Officer Boscorelli.
What's up?
A new friend?
Ah, you're my new friend.
We're going to be
spending some time together.
Oh, man, I'm sort of busy today
you know what I'm saying?
Can I help you?
No, thanks. I got it covered.
Well, how many times are
you going to go through the car?
Just once more.
Ooh, how many miles you get
on a gallon of that stuff?
I'd say, what?
Five to ten? Huh?
All right, we'll meet you at Mercy, Sul.
Why?
Yeah, why?
We got all the information we need.
Why not? The guy's a drunk.
He was already acting nasty in there.
He wasn't that bad.
Well... maybe it'll get worse, right?
Yeah, and we're just
a couple of girls, right?
I didn't say that.
You didn't have to.
Look, we're fine.
This is our job.
But thank you.
What?
What?
Are you sweet on her?
Shut up, man.
That is the first paramedic
I've ever seen you want to follow around.
I don't want to follow her around, Sully.
I'm just trying to... Trying to?
Shut up.
I'm going to kill you!
I'd learned that the human lungs
have a phenomenal capacity for strength
when one is really, really angry.
Or really, really crazy.
I'd also learned that there's nothing worse
than being stuck in a room with a guy
screaming at the top of his lungs.
Nothing worse.
And then I learned I was wrong.
A grown man sobbing is worse.
Much worse.
There comes a time in every man's life
where you really can't
shut the world out anymore.
And that's all there is to it.
Can you see it? What do you think?
You have to take action,
do something decisive.
And if that doesn't work,
you have to go to plan "B."
I screwed my whole life up.
Look, everybody drinks...
I drink... it's no big deal.
I've been drunk since 1987.
You coming?
You dropping off the milk, right? Yeah.
You need my help?
You know it wouldn't hurt you
to get off your lazy ass
and get a little exercise
every once in a while.
Oh... you mean besides
handball, basketball, running...
weightlifting...
I'll be right back.
I'll be right here Mr. Fitness.
And give a kiss to your ladies for me.
Yeah!
Shh... It's okay.
Mom?
Tatiana?
Oh, John!
I'm sorry! What happened?
I just go to the store for milk and...
Oh, my God!
We've got to take her to the hospital.
Come on, Mom. Come on.
You left her here alone?!
She was sleeping, and we need milk.
I told you I was going to get the milk!
Davis, start the car.
We're taking my mother to the hospital.
Come on, Mom. No...
She was trying to cook some...
Get out of the way! Okay.
You should never have left her here alone.
Okay, I get my purse.
No, you stay here.
No, John, I come, too!
Tatiana, stay here!
No, I want to come!
Oh, John...
You need some help here?
This is my mother; she's been burned.
Just that arm. Can you help us?
It's a gas stove. It's just her forearm.
Please, help her.
Mom, it's okay.
Put her down.
She... has Alzheimer's.
She... she can't, uh...
Give them some room, Sul.
Her name is Irene.
Let them work, let them work.
Mom, I'm right... I'll be right...
I'm right here.
Yo, I swear that car isn't mine.
He swears.
You can't just say that
that stuff belongs to me.
It-it wasn't in my possession.
Wait till my partner here
gets finished with the report
you'll be so guilty, even
you won't like yourself.
Oh, that's sweet.
Well, you're the best at it.
Isn't he a smooth talker?
You're going to lie?
Lie?
Lie?
Now, that is a very
offensive characterization.
You are screwed here, man.
Dealing drugs within a
block of a grammar school?
Completely screwed.
Unless, uh...
Unless, uh...?
Well, I mean... you getting popped
probably hasn't made
it all over the street yet.
Oh, no. No, no, no way.
All right. Forget about it.
We've got enough on you to
put you away for a long time.
I'm satisfied.
Are you satisfied?
Yeah, I'm all tingly with satisfaction.
Probably got a sheet, no?
Priors?
Narcotic priors and you're
carrying around delivery weight?
Whew!
Hmm.
Now... that dope could
be just inventoried as
you know, found in an
abandoned car on the street
if we had someone else to lock up today.
Someone bigger.
Us coming here will
be our little secret, huh?
Kathy doesn't need to know.
Oh, come on. She's always knew.
She could smell it on you.
Yeah? And what did I teach you?
Deny, deny, deny.
Yes, sir.
So, what's up with you?
You know, same old thing.
Nope. Something's wrong.
What, did you become a mind reader, too?
Come on. Who you talking to?
Everything's fine, Jerry.
You said, "I might be trying
regular hours sooner than I think."
I did?
Back at Mercy.
You're a lifer, kid; you always were.
If you're thinking of pulling
the pin, something happened.
Nothing happened.
It's me, Doc.
If you can't talk to me...
I know.
Uh...
There was this...
this traffic accident...
Pretty big one... police chase gone bad.
Had this... camera crew following us
from that television show, Trauma Response.
Are you serious?
Yeah. They were following us around
all day, getting in the way.
I'm surprised you put up with that.
It came from downtown, you know?
Everyone's worried about
morale more these days
than they used to be.
You know, they got this...
They're doing this... "Best
Paramedic in the City" thing
and I ended up being one of the finalists.
Huh, lucky for you I left.
Hey, you come back to work
I'll be the first one to vote for you.
Nah, I'd say they got the right guy.
Anyway...
we're at this accident scene
there's... got to be six
or seven trauma cases.
I've got Kim with me; no one else.
Carlos shows up later on with Alex Taylor.
We're in triage mode
throwing tags, worst goes first.
I'm running back and forth.
Kim's got this kid, he's like, 20.
He's having trouble breathing.
She can't get him tubed
because he's got a C-collar on
and she can't get his head back far enough.
He was going under?
Well... he... he was definitely having
trouble breathing, so, we...
we hit him with VERSED
to relax him some, but... it
wasn't working right away.
So... I told her to take the collar off.
And she wouldn't, so I took over.
I popped it open, I slid the tube in
and I closed it right back up.
We found out later at
Mercy that the kid was pa...
He was paralyzed. Quadriplegic.
He probably already was
when you opened the collar.
I watched the tape.
That television crew's tape?
The kid was moving.
He was moving his arm.
You know, he's getting better.
The doctor said the cord
was probably just bruised
but, they... they're not sure...
if all his functions will come back.
Well, so what?
The kid was choking to death
and you made a tough call.
I mean, the result was bad
but you did it to save his life, right?
That, um...
That television crew was
getting more and more interested
in Carlos as the day went on and...
I was starting to get...
a little embarrassed, you know.
Big Paramedic of The Year
and I can't even keep
these guys interested in me.
You did it to show off?
Right before I opened that collar...
The very last thing I did
was look at that cameraman.
Why would I do that, Jerry?
This guy better show up.
Yeah, he'll be here.
He always comes when I need product.
You told him to bring some?
You heard me.
Yeah, I heard you.
This guy a player?
Well, he's my connection,
that's all I know.
I mean, he's higher up on the chain than me
but he ain't no cartel boss
you know what I'm saying?
Is he prompt?
Well, we are drug dealers...
ma'am.
There he is.
That's a pretty crappy car.
I'll tell him you said so.
This turned out to be a pretty good day.
Yeah, you shouldn't say something like that
till it's over.
Let me see your hands!
Let me see your damn hands!
I'm not asking again!
Now open the door!
Get out!
Slowly turn around!
Mikey?
He was so critical.
Always critical of me.
On my 18th birthday
he sat me down to drink with him.
After all the things he told me I sucked at
I finally found something I was good at.
He could drink, and so could I.
He was proud of me
for the first time in my life.
It's his fault.
You know what I got for
my 18th birthday present?
The door.
Seriously.
On my birthday: "Happy B-Day, Carlos.
Here's a paper bag for your stuff."
See, I spent my whole life in foster care.
Guess what?
When I turned 18, the
government's money stopped.
So did the family.
Most of them were in it for the cash.
It's not fair.
Guess I should go out and get hooked
on some sort of substance, huh?
Look, I'm no psychiatrist
but all I'm saying is
if I'm going to go and screw myself up
it'll at least be because I want to.
I mean, you can't really
say you can't help it.
You can help it.
Drink if you want to drink.
I'm just saying, do it because you like it.
It isn't going to help
you forget a damn thing.
You're going to just end up
with all the same memories
and the hangover.
I don't really like it.
Then don't do it.
Do something you like.
Yeah.
I'll give that a shot.
And as usual, I opened up
the lines of communication.
I spend my whole life... giving.
That's the problem I've always had
in starting a dialogue with somebody
is that they expect you
to listen while they talk.
It's not attractive to the opposite sex.
You know what I mean?
It's, uh, it's not like I
didn't meet anybody
I couldn't get close to
it's just the, the people...
And talk... and talk... and talk.
All I'm saying is
I don't believe you have that in you.
Pride? Oh, come on, Jerry.
Everyone has that in them.
Yeah, well, yours is more
hidden than anyone else's.
Oh, good for me.
It's easy to convince
yourself you felt things
that you didn't feel at the time.
You should stay away
from the hospital and that kid.
Let whatever's going to happen happen.
Don't call attention to yourself.
That's what Kim said.
Sounds like she got smarter since I left.
All right?
Yeah.
What is wrong with you, man?!
Bosco, Bosco calm down.
Okay, look, man.
Some guy just wanted me
to run something over here for him...
Hey, you better shut up, Charlie, huh?
You just wait, huh?
Wait for what?
What? You going to
beef him to somebody? Huh?
Maybe have him whacked for rolling over?
Whacked? Mo, come on, man, this is me.
You're running dope, Michael!
In my precinct, Michael!
Look, first of all
I didn't know this was your precinct. Okay?
And secondly, I'm not running dope.
I told you, this guy just wanted me
to drop something off for him.
What guy?
What?
What guy wanted you to drop something off?
Come on, man. Don't make me do that.
All right, so what?
Someone can ask you to-to
drop off drugs and that's cool?
But I can't ask you who?
Mo, look you know that
can really jam me up.
You want jamming?
Bosco.
Do you want jamming up?
You're under arrest.
Turn around.
What?
Turn around.
Come on, man.
Turn around, now, Michael
or I'll make you turn around.
I'm really good at it.
I'm not going to ask you again, Michael.
Turn around right now.
It was a mistake.
She should have never left that home.
She's going to be all right, Sul.
Mr. Sullivan? Yeah?
She's resting now.
Is she going to be all right?
Should we, uh, step away?
No. Anything you want to say to me
you can say in front of him.
Well, it's a very serious injury.
It's going to require quite a bit of care.
Aside from the initial problems,
there's going to be infection
and then maybe grafts,
although at her advanced age
it's probably not a great
idea to get into surgery.
A specialist can tell you more about that.
My God.
She's comfortable now.
There would have been more pain
associated with the injury
if not for her diabetes.
Diabetes?
Yeah, it's fairly advanced.
Her extremities are mostly numb due to it.
Now, this is a delicate subject,
but I think it might be best
if your mother were put into some sort
of nursing facility, Mr. Sullivan.
We have several in the area
that provide excellent care.
Oh, I know where a real good one is.
Can I see her, please?
Of course; this way.
Mind if I peel off?
No, it's cool. I got it.
Hey.
What are you doing here?
Sully's mom burned herself on the stove.
Oh, is she all right?
I don't know. It's pretty bad.
She's resting now.
How's Sully doing?
He's, uh, upset.
How about you?
How'd it go with you and Kim today?
Well...
you know, I never thought
we'd get along like we did.
It was a little awkward at first.
But, uh, then it was like
we each knew what the other
was doing before she did it.
Yeah?
Yeah. I think it was because
we were both trained by Doc.
Kind of made it easy.
Good. Maybe you can hook
up with her instead of Carlos.
Yeah, that would be good.
I didn't mind having a little girl talk.
Girl talk?
I thought you didn't like the "G" word.
"Girl"?
I don't mind being called a girl.
I just don't like when assumptions
are made because I am one.
Oh, I made assumptions?
Yes. Oh...
You thought I needed to be protected
and I don't need to be protected.
Come on, Al, the guy was talking about
showing you his stuff.
What was I supposed to do?
Listen, I think it's very sweet
that you're worried about me.
Mmm.
But I got to be out there without you.
So, what, you don't want
me to be defenseless, do you?
Sort of, yeah.
All right.
Well, the next time there's a chance for me
to call you to the rescue, I will.
You promise? I promise.
All right. See you tonight?
What, you kidding?
Carlos is out of the house...
We're going to tear the place up.
Yeah, see, I'm supposed to be the man
when it comes to that, right?
Mm-hmm. And I always let you think you are.
Oh...
You better watch it.
Will you at least talk to me?
No.
I don't want you to be sorry.
Sorry?
He had 100 rocks on him, Faith.
It's one of the best callers I ever made.
He's your brother.
Yeah, I know who he is.
I got one in custody, boss.
Look, I want you to think about this
before you turn him in.
It's my job.
No, answering radio calls is our job.
Maybe you should ride with Sullivan.
What are you going to tell your mother?
I don't know. Maybe I'll tell her
it's time we stopped pretending
he isn't a piece of trash.
Well, there are better ways.
Yeah? Well, that's the way
it presented itself today.
You're going to be all right, Mikey.
Not a bad day, huh?
Yeah. Seemed kind of smooth, didn't it?
Kind of right.
Yeah, kind of right.
Yeah.
Except the lifting of that big guy part.
Oh, lifting definitely sucked.
Yeah.
So, you seeing Davis?
What?
Oh, I don't know, I just kind of got a vibe
off the two of you.
You know, I've worked
with Carlos, he lives with Ty
and he never had a clue.
So you are?
Well, I don't know
exactly what you'd call it
but it's, uh, definitely more than friends.
You go, girl.
He's hot.
Yeah, he is, isn't he?
Yeah, he is definitely hot.
They admitted her.
Oh!
I'm so sorry.
I just left for two minutes, you know...
She may have to have
surgery to close the wound.
They won't know for a couple days.
I thought that, you
know, she would be fine...
Probably have to see a specialist.
When this is all over with
she's going back to the nursing home.
I'm so sorry.
I should have never let her
leave there in the first place.
I never, never meant that
she was going to get hurt.
I know.
I know.
Honey, no.
Come here.
I know.
Oh...
It's okay.
I know.
I know.
I had definitely learned some things.
One of the things I learned
was how impossible it
is to sleep in a hospital.
They wake you up every 20 minutes
for one damn thing or another.
Roger, my roommate
was a little quieter
now, but he still talked
more than any human being I've ever met.
Well, I guess he had years
of stupor to make up for.
Remember I said you never see it coming?
The thing that changes your life?
I had no idea what was on my horizon
when I walked down
that hallway toward a kid
with a walker who I'd just seen
talking to someone I used to know.
Hey. Is that guy's name Jerry?
Uh, yeah. Jerry Mankowitz.
No kidding?
I used to work with him.
Oh, yeah? Yeah.
He got shot.
I guess he's fully recovered.
I guess.
Where do you know him from?
I don't really.
He just works for my
personal injury attorney.
I think he's some type of investigator.
Really?
Yeah.
And then it happened.
What are you two doing out of bed?
I'm having trouble sleeping.
How about if I tuck you in?
Excuse me?
I'm sure I can find a
way to help you sleep.
Yeah. Sounds... sounds good to me.
And there it is.
If I hadn't fallen off the fire pole
if I hadn't gotten a concussion
if I didn't have a roommate
who never shut up
if I hadn't gone down the
hall to ask some kid in a walker
about Jerry Mankowitz, I would
not have been standing there
30 seconds after Tammy
Sizemore found out her fiancé
was sleeping with her best friend.
And I never would have had
life-changing sex in room 503
of Our Lady of Mercy Hospital that night.
Life. You really never see it coming.
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