Third Watch (1999–2005): Season 3, Episode 3 - After Time - full transcript

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I made you a card.

What's your name?

Sam.

Thank you, Sam.

That's, uh... that's really nice.

I, um...

I have some photos.

Sam and...

some of your friends from a few weeks ago.

I forgot they were on the
roll until I picked them up.



They were really great to him.

They let him get up in the driver's side

of the fire engine.

Yeah, these guys are all fine.

You made duplicates?

Thank you.

You take care

all right, Sam?

You going home?

I just have to be back in a few hours.

I'm going to go over to Dave's

see if Janice needs anything

maybe take the kid to
the park or something.

I'll go with you.



Tommy let the kid up on the truck.

Mom took the picture.

He make you read it?

You should get your hands checked out.

I just cleaned them.

Not much else to do.

Faith?

Faith?

Faith!

What? It's 1:00.

What?

I set the alarm.

You were supposed to be up at 12:00.

What time is it?

1:00.

Oh, my God.

I'm supposed to be up at 12:00.

I put some clean uniforms in the closet.

You did?

I told you last night.

I tried calling you like you asked me

but the phone was busy.

I know. Somebody kept calling, you know?

There was a wrong number.

They kept calling here

like, over and over and over.

Bosco's going to be
here in, like, 15 minutes.

So, you're okay now?

No, I'm late now.

But you're up.

Is there anything to eat?

Some bagels in the fridge.

Okay.

I got to get back to work.

Okay.

How much longer are these
12-hour shifts going to be?

I don't know.

They didn't say.

The kids miss you.

Emily especially.

Yeah.

So, I'll see you later.

Okay.

Yeah?

It's your neighbors.

We live next door.

Some of us.

Uh, yeah, I'm coming.

I'm, uh, Henry Carson.

I own the building next door.

Monte. Monte Parker.

You're a fireman, right?

Uh, paramedic with the
fire department, yeah.

The lady who owned

the place before you?

She kind of really let it fall apart

and, uh, well, you guys
have been working a lot.

So, uh...

we figured we'd come
by and see if you'd let us

take a whack at... doing
some of the work for you.

I'm a contractor.

Uh, Dave there is a plumber.

Um, Harley, well

I don't really know what she does

but she wanted to help.

No, that's-that's all right.

Are you sure?

Yeah. Thanks for the offer though.

No. Thank you.

For everything.

Yeah.

Okay.

Hey, boss.

What are you doing up?

You still got a couple hours before shift.

I just can't sleep.

How's Taylor?

Ah, she's not talking much.

Are you okay?

Chief's got us calling on retirees

see if we can get them
to put the uniform on

go to the memorial services.

How many this weekend?

18 on Saturday.

Last summer, the Astoria fire?

7,000 men stood in uniform

outside St. Ignatius.

I've been trying to reach Kim.

Have you talked to her recently?

No. No, I haven't talked to her much.

I saw her down at the
pile a couple of days ago.

You know, the city's
going to issue new IDs.

She's not going to be able to get in

with her FDNY stuff, and, uh...

She's on disability.

I'm not going to be able to get her one.

You know, I just don't
want her going down there

and getting all hung up at the checkpoint.

If I see her, I'll let her know.

I was studying for the captain's test.

I-I thought I might pass it this time.

Well, you'd make a great captain.

They'd assign me to another house.

I want to stay here now.

Mom, what are you doing?

I knocked, but you didn't
answer, so I used my key.

Coffee's made.

You down there again all night?

Yeah.

Find anybody?

How long you going to keep going?

You think it's the best thing?

For what?

For you to keep going back there.

I'm all right.

You eating?

Sleeping?

You look like you've lost about 10 pounds.

There's lots of food down there.

Yeah, you eating it?

I didn't you know you
were, uh, back on the payroll

with the department.

I'm not.

You mean, you're going
down there every night

and you don't have to?

Mm. Lots of people are volunteering.

Lots of people haven't been through

what you've been through.

No. They've been through much worse.

Jimmy's working every day

then going down there every night.

Means he doesn't get home much to see Joey.

Well, I'll come by this afternoon.

You got more dirty laundry?

I'll do a load before I go.

Look, if you want to do something to help

go back to work

and help the living instead of digging

through that tragic pile
of rubble every night.

What are you doing?

Ah...

Not getting enough carcinogens.

Yeah, zhopa yourself.

Hey!

Oh, John, you are very...

Where's Tatiana?

She went out, down to the store.

I was sleeping until your concert.

It's 2:00. Yeah, well

I've been working 16-hour shifts.

You got up?

I didn't want to miss the party.

Stop that!

Okay, you have to play that music

outside, eh?!

Thank you.

Debbie Hogan still hasn't come for the car.

She will when she's ready.

I heard the guys from Truck Six

went down and got tattoos.

Hi.

Hi.

Sorry about everything.

Thanks.

You can just, uh, put that over there

with the rest of them.

Listen, I know this is
going to sound strange

but, uh, I have to say it.

It's all right.

Okay, see, I'm...

I'm a psychic.

She really is.

This candle, it has... it's special.

I know there are firemen still alive.

I've heard them.

Thanks. We'll take that.

They talk to me.

Yeah, I'll take that. Thank you.

But if you light it and listen

they'll talk to you, too. It works.

What is that?

Step back right over
here. We're coming out.

Squad 5-5, smoke visible on rooftop 3-6-8.

9-9 Street between two and three.

Who?

Tommy Battaglia.

We were at the academy with him.

I remember

when I only wore this thing for parades.

I feel like I haven't left
this place in weeks, man.

That's 'cause you haven't.

I have no idea what
my kids have been up to.

No news is probably good news.

Fred's been amazing.

He does everything now.

All I have to do is... get
out of bed and go to work.

That good. That's all we've been doing.

I wonder which barricade
we'll be guarding today.

I just want to be a cop again.

Well, I hear the mayor asked the governor

to send in the National Guard...

Take over the checkpoints downtown.

Oh, that's great.

Bunch of kids in camouflage

with M-16s slung over their shoulders.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

You get any rest?

Not much.

Yeah, me neither.

Oh, yeah, you got a Ukranian
carnival at your house, too?

So, we should be

back to relatively normal
hours in about a week.

12s instead of 16s.

The mayor's opening up downtown tomorrow

and the bomb threats are tapering off.

Some good news on the day off front.

You'll each get a day in the next five.

Sergeant Cristopher's put together a list

of those who will be off tomorrow

and the rest of you will be notified

some time during your shift

which day you'll get.

All right, that's it.

Eyes and ears open out there.

All right, listen up.

The following officers will
have the day off tomorrow

subject, of course, to call back.

Golding, Bernero, Hebert,
Sullivan, Davis, Barrois, Boole.

And, uh, stop by the desk
some time during the tour

and make sure we have a
way to find you if we need you.

That's it.

I really could've used some time off

with Fred and the kids.

I'd rather work.

I'd just be sitting home
wishing I could do something.

Got to work.

They just wanted to do it for you?

That's what they said.

No, what do they want for it?

Nothing.

Come on!

No, they said they know
I've been working a lot

and that there was stuff to be done.

So they've been watching you.

What?

They know your work schedule.

Carlos, the entire city knows
we've been working a lot.

You know, I can't get used to this.

Yeah. I guess it's... nice

people showing their appreciation.

They want to show their appreciation

they can start by paying us more money.

I think that's more like a city hall thing.

Guy can make a million dollars

in one day on Wall Street.

You don't see him running
into a burning building

for $35,000 a year.

Vote for a bond measure

to up our salary and
leave the signs at home.

Give them a honk.

All right. Thank you.

It's amazing, huh?

Ten days later and they're still here.

I figured it would last for a day or two.

It's... it's incredible.

Maybe everything's changed.

You still got that cough.

What did the doctor say?

Who the hell knows what we
were breathing in down there.

I heard the PBA is going to run some tests.

I'm not sure I want to know.

It's not like we'll be
able to sue, or anything.

Send a process server over to Afghanistan

and knock on hut doors.

Are your eyes feeling any better?

Well, the drops helped.

Charlie's having nightmares.

He wants me to quit.

He thinks I should be doing something else.

He brings it up every time I see him.

Hell, who could blame him?

I'm thinking about quitting
and doing something else.

Really?

What, you haven't thought about it?

After all this?

Yeah.

So, are you?

And let that skinny little

bearded bastard think he beat me?

Hell no.

You know what?

Give me a parachute and a pistol

and drop me down in there

I'll shoot him in the head myself.

What?

A parachute?

If I was still in the
Rangers... damn straight.

You wouldn't even have to ask me twice.

How's it feel?

Uh, fine.

Does it hurt?

A little.

You going to go?

Who's in there?

Taylor.

Guess I'll have to if
Taylor's doing it, right?

You don't want to?

I'm not sure.

Not sure I want something
on my arm that reminds me.

You have a will?

Linda asked me that yesterday.

I don't. She wants us to get one together.

I never even thought about it before.

Squad 5-5, auto fire.
1-0-6 between one and two.

Sorry. We got to finish this later.

Come on back.

Right over there.

There you go.

Car fire.

The problem is, we got more cars than road.

Don't worry about it.

We can stretch a line from here.

We're terribly sorry.

Really.

We know this is nothing.

Sir, it's a fire.

I told him the car was running hot

especially in traffic.

I'm sorry about this.

It's okay, sir.

Well, if I-I would have
found an extinguisher

I would never have called.

We'd have had to come anyway, ma'am.

Still, we don't like to
bother you this way.

It's no trouble.

It's what we do.

W-We could take it from here.

Mister, would you just
let us do our damn job!

You know what, folks, let's, uh

let's-let's give them room to work.

I'll wait in the engine.

I need to get some
information from you both.

Is she all right?

Her father's a chief.

Still missing.

I'll wait for you guys out front.

Bus won't be here for 20 minutes.

Well, I just need some air.

She going back down there tonight?

Yep.

You think that's a good idea?

You tell her she can't.

We'll see you guys day after tomorrow.

You lucky bastards.

We'll be here when you're off.

Yeah, if Cristopher

ever gives us one.

I feel like we aren't doing our job.

No?

No. There's been a crime committed

and we aren't doing anything about it.

We can't do anything about it,
'cause there's no one to catch.

Well, there's no one we can catch.

Same thing.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

You sure?

Yeah. I'm fine.

You want to come over for dinner?

Fred and the kids

would love to see you.

No, they wouldn't.

They'll get over it.

I'm okay.

All right? Thank.

You going back down?

Yep.

Get some sleep, Bosco.

You, too.

A day off.

Yeah.

I don't even remember what that feels like.

Feels kind of strange

like I shouldn't be taking it, you know.

No, you earned it... you take it.

So, what are you going to do tomorrow?

Try to get some sleep, if
the Bolsheviks will let me.

You want me to drop you somewhere?

Nah, I got something to do.

Get some rest.

Yeah, you, too, man.

Hey.

Hey.

You lost?

Oh, yeah, can you, uh,
tell me where the heroes are

'cause I heard they were here.

Only if you brought a casserole.

Oh, you don't want anything I cooked.

Same here.

Yeah...

What's this?

Oh, it's all that's left of our engine.

I had one just like it when I was a kid.

Yeah?

All the other girls had Barbies

I had a fire truck.

Yeah, all mine were police cars.

Just, uh...

Oh, hi, Alex.

Hi, Marnie.

Lauren!

Are Joe and Billy around?

Yeah, they're still upstairs, I think.

Okay.

Her husband's missing.

All the wives are bringing their kids by

the guys roughhouse with them, hang out.

You know, my father died in the line.

Um...

Well, he's missing.

We haven't found him yet.

Right. Sorry. I didn't...

No, I mean, I know there's not much hope

but, uh, you don't, you don't know him.

He's... strong.

I'm going to get going.

You know where to find me

if you want to talk or hang out

or...

exchange recipes.

Alex...

the bus is here.

Yeah, coming.

You have a, uh, Fire
Department insurance policy?

Yes, sir, it's for $75,000.

And you'd want your son
to be the sole beneficiary?

Yeah.

The first thing I would advise

is setting up an irrevocable trust

for Joey.

The access to which
would be limited to his 18th

or 21st birthday... this protects him

and your estate from creditors.

Sounds good.

Uh, you're divorced, right? Yeah.

And who has custody?

Uh, we share custody.

And in the event of your death

your ex-wife would make a fit

and suitable sole guardian?

Mr. Doherty?

Um, I-I don't know, she's, uh...

Well, she's had some problems.

Such as?

Well, she, uh, she tried to
hurt herself a few months ago.

Suicide?

Yeah.

Are you comfortable with her
getting custody of your son?

I don't... I don't know.

I really haven't thought of it.

It's your choice.

How's that?

You could sue her for sole custody.

Sue her?

If you're uncomfortable

with the idea that she'd be

his sole guardian you should ask the court

to revisit the custody arrangement

in light of her recent difficulties.

Um...

Um... yeah, I'm going to
have to think about this.

Hey, new squad!

Yeah, that old crate's

going back to the academy for training.

Kelly, get all the hose changed

and then start on the rescue gear.

After you get the hose
changed over, start on

the rescue gear. Okay.

Wow, new engine.

Yeah, Engine 12 got theirs
back from maintenance

so they rotated this one over.

How you doing, Kim?

I'm okay, Lieu. Doc around?

I think he's out back.
He's loading up the bus.

Shift starts in a couple of minutes.

Okay.

Have we cooked at all
in the past three weeks?

I don't think so.

Too much food from the community...

Doesn't make sense.

I miss the smell, the activity.

Yeah.

Kim came to see me.

I know, I saw her outside.

She's cleared for duty,
wants to come back to work.

We could use the help.
You think she's ready?

I don't know.

You're late.

Yeah, I'll be right back down.

You know Alex Taylor pretty well, right?

A bit. I don't think

she's sleeping at all.

She's exhausted

burnt out...

She's liable to get hurt out there.

I-I don't think I can
survive losing another one.

Why didn't you eat before the shift?

There's no food in my refrigerator.

Davis, they ate the fish sticks

that've been frozen into the permafrost

of my freezer for the last three years.

So, they're all just still there? Yeah.

300 bucks a week, I'm spending on food

and they're ordering takeout every night.

It seems to me your
problem's easily solved.

Yeah? Marry her.

Where the hell am I supposed
to find time to do that?

May I help you?

Yeah, I want, uh...

sweet Italian sausage on a hero

peppers, extra cheese

slaw, one of those big dill pickles

and two large sodas.

And make one of those diet. Sure.

You got the license already, right?

Yeah.

In 50 years on the job,
you haven't made friends

with some judge that can help you?

Take her down to City Hall.

21 years.

Do you know any judges?

My manager said to tell you

that, um, it's on the house.

It's not necessary.

He said if I take your
money, he's going to fire me.

Okay.

Okay.

20 years in here

I can't get a free
refill on a cup of coffee

now I can't pay for my own sandwich.

Oh, you'll pay for it.

Just take her down to City Hall, huh?

Unless you want her family
camped out in your apartment

for the rest of your life.

I know.

I know, no lectures, okay?

Kim's coming back to work.

Really?

I want her to work with me.

I need to keep an eye on her.

What am I supposed to do?

Well, Johnson wants to make Taylor

a medic again.

Just for a little while,
get her off the squad.

Alex Taylor?

Yeah, yeah, she's wrung out, man.

I mean, with all that's happened

and with her father.

We're all beat, so what?

I'm supposed to carry her load?

Come on, man, she's good.

She wouldn't let you carry her load

even if you wanted her to.

What-what's this about?

What?

What, you just want to get away from me?

No.

Two years, that's it, you just dump me?

I'm not dumping you.

Kim's been off. She needs help.

I'm senior guy.

She's going to ride with me for awhile.

That's it.

Thanks a lot.

I don't think I'll ever get used to it.

What?

The downtown skyline, you know?

You think it'll ever

be normal again, Bos?

What's normal?

The way it was.

No.

You wanted to see me, sir?

Sit down, Alex.

You know we have a medic shortage.

Yes, sir.

Kim's coming back, and...

since she's been out for several months

I want to ride with her

and make sure she can still do the job.

You're splitting with Carlos?

I'll ride in Adam 55-3 with Kim

and you're paramedic trained,
so I need you in Boy 55-3

with Carlos.

Well, isn't there a shortage in the squad?

I need you in an ambulance now.

Well, can I still go to the pile

in my time off?

Of course.

Fine.

You okay with that?

Yeah, if that's where

you need me, that's what I'll do.

Good.

So, that's it?

I'll get you back to the squad

as soon as we get a new medic.

Great.

Lieu, Doc. Hey, Alex.

Hey, Kim, welcome back.

Thanks.

She all right?

Yeah.

Let's go.

I can't believe Doc

did this.

I don't mean that as a dis on you.

I mean, dumping me like he did.

He needs to work with Kim.

Why can't you work with Kim?

Carlos

this is not my choice.

I know, it's just...

I can't believe it. It's...

Adam 55-3, Boy 55-3, Squad 55

take a motor vehicle
accident, multiple injuries.

8900 Arthur in the intersection.

8900 Arthur, 10-4.

This guy's drunk or something.

He ran right into the back of me.

All right.

Hello? Can't move.

All right, don't worry.

We're going to get you out. Anyone alive?!

Yeah, there's two inside.
Joe! We need the jaws!

Where are you hurting?

There's blood.

Marci? We were heading to the hospital.

She's pregnant, having contractions.

Okay, I'm leaning you back.

All right, there's a woman trapped.

She's giving birth.

Where the hell are those jaws?!

All right, let's get in there. All right.

Okay, we're going to
lift you out, all right?

Here we go.

One, two, three.

Watch your head.

Get it, get it.

Got it, got it.

All right, nice and easy.

Nice and easy.

Here we go.

We'll be right back for you, sir.

I love you, Marci.

Is this your first baby, ma'am?

Yes. ZAMBRANO: All right, BP 90/60.

Resps, 22. Okay, let's go.

Pulse, 118.

Ready? One, two, three.

Baby could be pressing on the vena cava.

Turn her on her left side.

All right, I'll drive.

All right, we need to
get her to Mercy fast!

It's okay.

Okay, hon, you're doing good.

All right, Marci. Okay, okay.

Doc?

She's crowning.

What? Are you serious?

I'm not joking about this.

Hold her hand, hold her
hand. Okay. Doing good.

All right, there you go. Okay.

Oh, the umbilical cord's
wrapped around the baby's neck.

Okay, can you get your
finger under the cord?

Ow!

I'll take that as a "no."

Give her two grams magnesium sulfate drip.

Okay, Marci, right now, I
need you to push, okay?

Two strong pushes, okay?

All right?

There you go.

All right. Good. Good. Once more.

Good, good, one more. One more.

Good.

Good. Push, push.

There you go. There you go.

Yeah.

It's a girl.

You got a little girl.

All right.

Oh, she' s beautiful.

You got a little girl.
She's beautiful, too.

All right.

Good job.

Aw!

John! Why'd you come home?

Hey.

I-I'm just coming home for a minute

but we're still at work.

Come on, dance a little with me, dance.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Stay, eat! Eat.

I'm not hungry.

First of all, hello!

Hello!

I need to talk to you for a second.

Come on. Oh.

Okay.

Everybody's feeling happy.

That's good.

Oh, my John take me to the bedroom now.

Let's do it.

Yeah.

No.

I mean...

No, listen to me.

Let's get married.

Tonight.

Tonight?

Tonight.

I mean, you've still got your dress, right?

And we'll get some flowers from the Koreans

and I'll get some champagne.

And we'll meet at Zanzibar's at 11:00.

Tonight?

Tonight.

Come on, I've got a
friend from the courthouse

who's going to do the ceremony.

And the restaurant said
they'd stay open for us.

Tonight?

Tonight.

Okay.

Yeah?

Yeah.

And then, um, and then
they'll go home, right?

Anybody hungry?

There's some more lasagna in the fridge.

The one with the Italian sausage

from that lady on, uh, on Arthur?

No, somebody finished that.

This place down on 106th Street.

They brought down a big tray.

Costallino's. It was good.

We love you guys.

Anyone else sick of this hero stuff?

You know, my neighbor's
starting to cut my lawn now?

I didn't ask him to.

He just started doing it.

Send him to my place.

How's he feel about painting?

I don't know, man. His
place looks like crap.

What about plumbing?

I've got a stopped toilet for about a week.

You do the same damn thing here.

What the hell do you eat, man?

Your cooking.

Now, that makes you a hero.

Kiss my ass.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

More donations?

Nope.

We went out to the store.

Bought it ourselves.

It's from our the house dues.

Why? We still got some food left.

Monday. What do we always do on Mondays?

Barbecue.

Barbecue.

I'll fire up the coals.

Walsh?

Want to toss the salad?

You got some nice vegetables for the grill?

I'll make the beans.

Here, but not too much
brown sugar this time, okay?

It's not a dessert item.

That's what makes it good.

It's got to be good sweet.

Yeah, sweet baked beans.

Them good.

98% fat free.

Baked beans.

They found Tommy Doyle.

They're waiting for us to
come down to carry him out.

Lieu, I want to go with the squad.

Put your gear on.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Where's Sullivan?

He's, uh... came down with something.

Went home a little early.

Is he all right?

No, he's fine.

He's, uh, he's getting married.

He what?

It's a long story.

You guys hear about the firehouse?

No.

Finally found one of
their guys down at the site.

The whole neighborhood's coming out.

I'll talk to you guys later, all right?

Take care, Davis.

Whoa.

Hey, look at all this.

This side over there. This side over there.

Thank you.

How did this work?

Did you guys volunteer? Did you get sent?

Well, the way it works out is

we belong to our search and rescue...

Hey.

Hey.

One of eight in the state of California.

Five of them so far have
been sent back to New York.

We're all volunteers for that program.

We've been with the
program for over ten years...

the three of us.

And it's a voluntary basis,
but then we get called up...

You get the kids down okay?

Yeah.

Charlie was asking for you.

I'll go tuck him in.

Obviously, this terrible
thing happened on the 11th.

You find out about it, and
all planes are grounded.

How did you get to New York?

Thanks.

For what?

For taking care of
everything during all of this.

You've been amazing.

Approximately 9:00 in the evening

and we were able to...

I've been worried about you.

I'm fine.

You sure?

Were you scared to
fly, or did you think...?

We had escorts...

I'm alive.

Escorts, I guess, yeah, on the way out.

And I didn't really know until we landed.

You look up in the sky,
and not a bird in the sky.

Been with the program for over ten years.

Now, any of you guys ever
been to New York City before?

Twenty years ago.

This was my first time.

My first time, as well.

Okay, were you at all
prepared for what you saw?

I mean, I know you guys...

It really was beyond... beyond...

When we first got onsite...

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Hogan's wife came to get the car.

She was ready.

You set?

Yeah.

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