Something's bothering you.
What did it give you that idea?
Well, you keep mumbling to yourself, and you punched your pillow 11 times by actual count,
and now you're fooling with the recessed data and don't even know what you're doing.
Is that noticeable, huh?
Yeah.
So?
I don't want to talk about it.
Look, if it's something you don't want to talk about, you should talk about it.
Make you feel much better.
I said I don't want to talk about it.
Look, let me ask you just this one thing.
I don't want to talk about it.
Look, are you sore at me?
I mean, is it something I did?
No, it's got nothing to do with you.
Okay, fine.
That's all I wanted to know.
I won't bring it up again.
Forget it.
All right, it's forgotten.
I don't even know what we were talking about.
I'm dumb.
That's what it is.
Oh.
Now I understand.
Now you understand what?
You and Joanne had a fight.
We had a fight.
It must have been a butte.
Imagine eight on a rectangular scale.
I thought the ground shook a little out my way.
Sorry.
Look, what happened?
I don't want to talk about it.
I know, Roy.
You've already said that.
Come on.
What happened?
Well, I said to her, I said to her I was gonna...
Station 51.
Sheriff's report a man trapped in a car at Halstead and Woodbine, the Northbound Freeway
on ramp.
Halstead and Woodbine on the Northbound Freeway on ramp, time of 11.14.
Station 51-10-4, KMG 365.
What the hell was that?
Did you just see that?
The man was stuck in the door.
The man was in the car.
The man was in the car.
It was a man.
The man was in the car.
The man was in the car.
The man was in the car.
The man was in the car.
The man was in the car.
Station 5110, 4KMG 365.
Station 5110, 4KMG 365.
How did that happen?
He busted a boulevard sign about a mile back.
He saw me in pursuit and then he just took off.
I followed him up here.
I guess he got a little rattled.
How many in the car?
Just the one guy.
I've already sent for an ambulance.
We better check it out.
10-4-1-4-1.
ETA of gas company, 10 minutes.
ETA of gas company, 10 minutes.
All right, now be careful.
We don't know how steady that thing is.
He's alive.
He's coming around.
Squad 31, no answer on the callback.
This door's jammed.
We better jack it open.
It's yet, Marco.
We need the port-a-power on the double.
Brown part, this is rescue 51.
Brown part emergency.
Go ahead, 51.
Brown part, we have a traffic accident with one victim.
Can't tell how badly he's hurt.
It'll be a while before we can get to him.
Stand by.
10-4-51, Brown part standing by.
O'Kell, 51 has a traffic accident.
Get Dr. Varner or Joe early, will you, Dicks?
I've got a skull fracture in three.
How much is he going to come to?
All right, but how many?
Dr. Varner.
Hold on a minute.
Squad 51 has a traffic accident.
We're standing by.
I'll be right there.
Listen, I'm doing everything that I can.
I'll take care of it.
I promise.
But you must give me time.
All right.
Listen, but keep trying for them.
It's no dice.
This whole frame must be sprung.
Well, why don't we just pull that whole thing out of here?
That would take too much time.
He's got some kind of a head injury.
Hey.
Hey, don't move.
Do you understand?
Don't move.
Squad 59, cancel your response.
How about if we get them out the other door?
Nah, too dangerous.
If that car goes over, we'll be under it.
Tell me.
Engine 30 and engine 35, engines 1-90, battalion 9.
Garage, 125-3, no-land stream.
125-3, no-land stream.
All right, that's fine.
Roy, what do you think?
It's okay.
Okay.
You feel any pain anywhere?
Head.
All right.
Look, don't move, huh?
Hold it.
Don't move around in here.
You feel any pain anyplace else?
Head.
Leg.
Leg.
He's got a pain in his leg.
It's bloody.
I'm gonna check it just a second.
All right.
Hey, don't move, huh?
Hold it.
Don't move around in there.
What about back here?
You feel any pain over here?
Yeah.
All right.
Take a deep breath.
You understand to take a deep breath?
Okay, did it hurt?
All right, hold still now.
I can't find any broken bones.
I think it's all right to move him.
I'd like to get him out of here.
If there's any doubt in your mind,
leave him and we'll try something else.
Well, he's got a bad cut on his leg
and he's bleeding badly.
His pulse is weak and thready.
Look, if this thing goes, it's gonna go fast.
I know, but let's do it and get over with.
Can you manage him?
Yeah, I can manage it.
Okay.
All right, how you want to do it?
Well, I'll pull him on head first toward me.
Okay.
All right, I'm gonna move you out, all right?
I'm gonna pull you.
You ready?
Yeah.
Just take it easy.
Don't move too hard.
All right.
All right.
Watch the leg.
Okay, guys.
Rampart, this is rescue 51.
51, this is Rampart base, go ahead.
Rampart, we have a male, approximately 25, 160 pounds.
He has a severe bruise and a cut with bleeding on his forehead.
He has a large cut on his right leg.
He's lost quite a bit of blood.
He's still not fully conscious.
What are the vitals, 51?
A hole for vital signs.
BP is 80 over 40.
BP, 80 over 40.
Pulse, 120.
The respiration is shallow.
Respiration is shallow.
We'd like to start an IV.
Go ahead, IV with Ringer's lactate.
10-4, IV with Ringer's.
Is the patient in much pain?
Some pain, moderate pain.
He's still a little groggy.
Give him 10 milligrams MS IV.
Uh, Rampart, confirm that last medication, 10 milligrams MS IV.
That's correct.
What's the matter with those firemen?
Doctor, the patient has a head injury.
51, stand by on that last instruction.
10-4.
Right you are.
Cancel the MS for now.
Let me know if the pain becomes severe.
10-4, cancel MS.
Thank you, Les.
That's two I owe you.
I'll send you a bill.
I'll be right back.
That's a funny one.
Yeah.
Pressure's 100 over 70, pulse is 88.
Is the ambulance there yet?
Yes, it is, Rampart.
Bring him on in.
All right, ETA about 15 minutes.
I hope you don't think I'm just incompetent.
No, of course not.
Sometimes you do prescribe morphine if the patient is in pain,
even though it can make diagnosing a head injury difficult.
I know.
And the other night, that business with the diabetic.
Look, it wasn't that big a mistake.
It wouldn't have made that much difference if I hadn't caught it.
I don't have any illusions.
I've been saving patients right and left for you.
But still, I'm deeply grateful for your help.
It happens.
Sometimes this place can be a madhouse.
As far as I'm concerned, we all work together for the sake of the patients.
You are a nice person, Miss McCall.
Dixie, I'm a doll.
Dixie, you see what it is.
I'm having kind of a difficult time right now.
I'm sorry.
I what you call moonlight three nights a week in the emergency room over at Man Memorial.
Doctor, you don't owe me any explanation.
But I want you to know.
See, I've got a lot on my mind, and I mean, it is very difficult because...
Why don't you talk it over with Dr. Brackett?
Oh, no, no.
Well, maybe he can help.
I would rather he did not hear about these things.
Oh, yeah, I see.
Well, I've worked for Carol Brackett a long time, and we're good friends.
That does not make me the ward fink.
Oh, no, but sometimes these things do come up in conversation just in passing.
And I'm careful about casual gossip, too.
I was sure.
But, well, until I get it established, you understand.
Doctor, as long as I don't think you're going to endanger a patient,
you don't have to worry about me.
Hey, Dix.
Hi.
How's the patient?
He's okay.
He's got a possible skull fracture.
Hey, Dix, we're going to need some compress.
I'll take care of that.
Probably the big ones.
Hey, Dix, you should have seen this accident.
You know where this guy finally wound up putting his car?
Yeah.
I already told her.
Oh, that's great.
Dix, this new doctor we have...
Dr. Varner.
I asked about the MS.
She just had trouble reading Dixie's handwriting, that's all.
Come on, let's go.
You can grab that stuff for me, if you will.
Well, it was real nice chatting with you.
Got to do it again sometime.
Bye.
Dr. Baulkman, administrator's office.
All right, now how'd you and Joanne come to fight?
Well, what it was, we had spaghetti last night.
Joanne said to me, how do you like it?
I said, fine, but you ought to taste Mike Stoker's spaghetti.
That did it.
You're kidding me.
No, you know how great Mike Stoker's spaghetti is.
Wait a minute, you and Joanne had a fight over Mike Stoker's spaghetti?
Well, there are a lot of other things building up, but that set it off.
You really like Mike Stoker's spaghetti that much?
It looks great spaghetti.
Yeah, I know, but you've been married long enough to know that there are certain things you just keep your mouth shut about.
What makes you an expert?
Well, now Joanne isn't mad at me now, is she?
Squad 51 in quarters.
Anyway, women, even though they are your wife, you got to keep putting your toes.
Cap, was there a call for me?
I thought she'd call.
I'll patch things up.
How long you been back?
About a half an hour.
I guess she's still burned up at me.
Man, I can tell you're not ready for this beef at all.
I'm going to have to start doing some heavy thinking.
Good, you can start by thinking about how to mind your own business.
I brought Dr. Barner along.
Fine.
I don't know what I've got here, Kel.
She said she's had aches and pains and bouts of severe shortness of breath.
It's been getting worse over the past few weeks.
Apparently she had a bad episode this afternoon and her husband brought her in.
Can you hear anything?
I thought I heard her rumble once, but now it seems clear as a bell.
Mrs. Hale, this is Dr. Brackett.
He's head of our emergency service.
Then it is serious, isn't it?
No, I'd just like him to listen to your heart.
You just take it easy.
I don't save the serious things for me.
I usually work on scraped knees and hangnails.
Sometimes nothing at all.
I don't hear anything.
How do you feel now?
Scared.
It means that you're having trouble breathing.
Anything like that?
Not now, no.
Have you ever had rheumatic fever?
No.
Everything else check out?
Yeah.
Of course we haven't run any tests.
Do you mind if I listen?
Please.
Psychosomatic, maybe?
Could be.
I went to our own doctor.
Be quiet.
Turn your left side, please.
Yes.
Could you help her?
No, on your left side.
That was three weeks ago.
He couldn't find anything.
There's something wrong.
I know it.
Shh.
I got a strong diastolic rumble.
Really?
It's probably mitral stenosis.
But an atrial myxoma is a definite possibility.
It's pretty rare.
Not a thing.
You found something, didn't you?
We have to find it before we can clear it up.
That's half the battle.
I'll set up for an echocardiogram.
What are you going to do to me?
Well, it won't hurt.
How's that for opening?
All set.
I'm going to take an echocardiogram.
Have you ever watched any submarine movies?
Do you know what sonar is?
I think so.
This works the same way.
You're going to bounce a signal off your heart,
and it'll show us what's going on inside.
Oh, no.
I'm doing it right now.
I told you it wouldn't hurt.
Now you just be still.
The heart.
The chest.
The heart wall.
And there it is.
You hit it right on the nose, doctor.
What is it, doctor?
We believe you have an atrial nixoma.
Get a picture of that, Jill.
It's a growth inside your heart that moves back and forth
through your heart valves causing a temporary obstruction
in the flow of blood, which brings on your shortness of breath.
Got it?
We'll have to do a heart catheterization.
I'll go to heart cardiology.
All right, Jill.
Jakes, is her husband still here?
I think so.
I'll talk to him.
As soon as I see if I can reassure her,
she's pretty scared.
Oh, nice job, doctor.
Thank you.
It's a left atrial nixoma, Frank.
No question about it.
She's on her way up.
Listen, just between us, what's your impression of Dr. Varner?
You got something in mind?
Well, no, nothing too specific.
It's just that about one minute she's as nice as pie,
and the next minute she snaps my head off for no reason at all.
Well, I notice she can be changeable.
But then some people are more volatile than others.
Yeah, that's right.
And she's a good doctor.
Is there something you think Brackett ought to know?
No, no, just forget I mentioned her.
Dr. Hoffman, 64, please.
Anyway, I figure you made a big mistake.
It was when you got defensive with Joanne.
I mean, women have a built-in killer instinct
when it comes to things like that.
Now, what I figure you want to do...
What I want to do is not talk about it with you.
I mean, after all, it is kind of personal.
Well, I am involved anyway.
Why are you involved?
Because I'm your best friend.
Now, if you consider the psychology of a woman,
from a Freudian's point of view anyway,
you probably discovered that it's your job that Joanne resents,
not the spaghetti thing at all.
That's all I need for him to start to get deep with me.
Look, it is possible.
Anything's possible, including the fact
it just might all blow over if I forget about it.
If I leave it alone, if you leave me alone.
Fine, okay, fine.
I was just trying to help you.
If you want to wallow in your own self-misery,
where are you going?
I'm going to go call Joanne.
Ah, to see if things blow over, right?
Right, right.
Wrong.
Now, if it were me, I'd let her call.
That's precisely why I'm calling her.
You should talk to him, Boot.
He's thinking more on your level than mine.
Don't play with that. Get out of there.
Don't play with it. Put that...
Boot!
Boot, come on.
Come on, boy. Come on.
Bring that back here.
Come on. Come on, Boot.
Boot!
You dumb... Bring that back.
Put that thing down, you dumb dog.
He wasn't home.
Boot!
Come on, Boot.
That's very interesting.
An expert on women, you can't even cope with a dog.
Women are easier.
Boot.
Come on, boy.
Come on.
Give me that.
Dr. Elizabeth Varner.
Dr. Elizabeth Varner, report to emergency.
How many more are coming?
Four or five, I'm not sure.
Did she say where she was going?
No.
Well, how long ago was this?
About an hour.
Put them in three all at once.
Right.
What's with Varner, Dix?
Gail said she left about an hour ago.
Said she'd be right back.
She's been on page for five minutes.
I don't think she's in the hospital.
Hello, Frank.
Kel Brackett.
Hey, look, we're snowed under down here.
Could you let me have somebody for a couple of hours?
Gunshot and knife wounds.
There's been a gang fight.
Right, Frank.
Thanks.
On the double, huh?
Cancel Varner's page.
When she does get in, tell her I want to see her.
Squadron 51, a man injured.
2217 Laurel Terrace.
2217 Laurel Terrace.
Cross Street Hill.
Timeout 1725.
Squad 51, 10-4 KMG 365.
Wait a minute.
Is there a dog on the roof?
Yeah, it looks that way.
That's what I thought.
He's here.
Don't move.
Magnus, please.
Where do you hurt?
My shoulder.
My back.
How did it happen?
He fell off the ladder.
I haven't let him move.
He's lying exactly where he fell.
You're lying on a rose bush.
So that's what hurts.
Do you hurt anyplace else?
No, just the darn rose bush.
Why don't we get you off the rose bush?
I thought you're not supposed to move, then.
It's okay.
There you go.
Well, you got a shoulder dislocation.
I'm afraid you're going to have to go to the hospital.
He'll go to the hospital.
He'll go to the hospital.
Rampart, this is rescue 51.
51, this is Rampart.
Go ahead.
Rampart, we have a male, approximately 25,
about 150 pounds, victim of a fall,
probable dislocated shoulder.
The vital signs seem to be normal.
51, are there any other injuries?
No, but he's in considerable pain.
51, give him 30 milligrams of penazozine IM
and transport as soon as you can.
10-4.
Scott, can you get us an ambulance?
Sure thing.
We're going to have to give you a shot for the pain, you know?
Can you get the dog down for us?
How did he get up there?
He chased the cat up onto the roof.
It must have gone up from the tool shed in the garage.
Dogs can't climb like that.
Goodness, I didn't put him up there.
All right, you're going to feel much more comfortable
in a few minutes.
You want to get the dog down?
Well...
Dogs can't climb.
I guess he was so excited that he didn't stop
and think about that on his way up.
Okay.
Oh, uh, what's his name?
Sheba.
Hello, Sheba.
Hello, girl.
Come on, you want to come down?
Huh?
Want to come down?
Come on.
Come on, Sheba.
Okay.
That a girl.
Everything's all right.
Yeah.
Steady, girl. Steady, girl.
That a girl.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on, girl.
Sheba, you naughty, naughty girl.
No!
Sheba!
Sheba, come back here.
Fireman.
What did you...?
You can talk to him now.
Dr. Jackson, treatment number one.
Dr. Jackson, treatment number one.
I guess that about does it.
I'll get on back upstairs, then.
Thanks for the help, Ralph.
Anytime, Captain.
Any sign of Dr. Bonner yet?
No.
Three hours.
I hope she has a good explanation.
Where were we?
The fact that Stoker makes better spaghetti than Joanne is a reality.
What does she want you to do, lie to her?
Exactly.
I don't know why I didn't have sense enough to do that in the first place.
Well, that's your trouble.
See, you think you're wrong, and she knows it.
Look, the next time...
Hey, Roy, what are you making for dinner?
What difference does it make?
Now, look, Roy, what you should do is...
Yeah!
Dixie, it's Dr. Varner.
Dr. Varner, are you all right?
What time is it?
Go on home, Gail. I'll take care of it.
Go on.
Look at the time.
Look at the time.
I just came out here to get something, and all at once it hit me.
I guess I dozed off.
What are you on, Doctor? Dextroamphetamines?
You don't miss much.
What did you tell Dr. Brackett?
No, nothing.
We had a crisis this afternoon.
He had to borrow some help.
That's awful.
He's still inside. I'd say the sooner you talk to him, the better.
It is too late.
Well, he'll chew on you, but I don't think he'll break the skin.
I'm in violation of contract.
I'm allowed one outside job with permission a reasonable number of hours.
I've been moonlighting another job, too.
Three of them.
This is the most sleep I've had since Sunday.
Well, what are you trying to do?
Save the world or be the richest doctor in the graveyard?
It is not that at all.
You do not understand.
How long did you think you'd keep going on coffee and pills?
You still do not understand.
Well, then suppose you explain it to me.
There were eight of us.
For two years we planned and worked to escape from behind the iron curtain, as you call it.
And finally we got out.
It was very difficult and dangerous.
And we had to leave everything behind.
But then we were free.
Do you understand how important that was?
Yeah, I think I do.
Then our money began to run out.
And we could not get work permits anywhere.
So another plan was made.
I was selected to come to this country with what little we had left.
It was felt that I had the best chance of earning enough money to provide for the others until they could do it.
I was the only one who could do it.
I was the only one who could do it.
There was no way to provide for the others until they could all come here.
Yeah, I see.
That's the reason for the three jobs.
You're trying to support seven other people.
Only five.
Two were killed during the escape.
I'm due at my memorial in 20 minutes.
But tonight I will just go home.
Tonight I must get some sleep.
Thank you for listening.
Yeah.
Thank you for telling me about it.
At least I understand that.
I'm happy that you do.
Unfortunately, it changes nothing.
Maybe.
OK.
OK.
Dix, I thought you went home.
No, I'm just about to.
I just wanted to talk to you about Dr. Varner.
I told you before, Dix.
I don't want to talk about it anymore.
The matter's closed.
Want a bet?
Morning.
Morning.
You're still bugged.
Well, I thought by now everything would be just great.
It could have been.
What happened?
You.
That's what happened.
What'd I do?
Why did you get the bright idea to call Joanne last night
and give her Stoker's spaghetti recipe?
I don't know.
I thought it would help.
She seemed happy to get it.
She was just being polite.
You should have been there for the excitement
after she hung up.
You're a positive menace.
["The Star Spangled Banner"]
Station 51, children lost in storm drain.
1987 North Spring.
1987 North Spring, Cross Street, Hallock.
I'll be 32.
Squad 3, what is your status?
Hi, Sarge.
I'm McGill County flood control.
Sir, here's the situation.
We got a report about two missing boys about two hours ago.
We've been over the neighborhood,
and we turned up a witness who saw some teenagers pull up
that manhole cover about, oh, just before noon and leave it.
We've got a woman who's pretty sure she saw the two boys
playing around the open manhole.
When we got here, it was like you see it now.
There's no sign of any kids, but I think
they're down there somewhere.
And the air down there is too bad to search.
What's it like down here, Mr. McGill?
Boy, rough, huh?
It's a maze down there.
That's where we are, right here.
How old are they?
Seven and eight.
Boy, it's going to be rough finding them down there.
Well, they'll probably stick to the bigger channels.
I don't think they'll go into anything that they
have to crawl through, so that'll help.
But it's been raining for 45 minutes in Santa Barbara.
Once that storm comes this side of the watershed,
these channels will fill up real quick.
How much time do you think we've got?
Take a look.
We better get them out of there in half an hour or else.
Yeah.
Roy, why don't you and John pick the most likely route
and get started, and take your handi-talkie with you.
I'm going to get us some more manpower.
Might as well start right here.
551B runs straight up spring.
There's probably a lot of gas down there.
Well, we're going to need the masks, then.
Oh, watch yourselves.
And another thing, yell and listen.
Sound carries a long way down there.
What are the children's names?
Kirby Lewis and Charles Nicholson.
LA, engine 51 requests two additional engine companies
in our location for assistance.
10-4, engine 51.
Cap, I figure if we get down there and start yelling,
hey, and whatnot, we're going to wind up chasing ourselves.
So why don't we just call the kids by their first names,
Kirby and Charles.
Gotcha.
Hey, Kelly.
Yeah, Cap.
Go pass.
All right, you two guys take the squad
and follow on the surface.
Right, Cap.
Engine 18, squad, prepare.
Italian 1 has been northbound and has responded.
Engine 96, 10.
Negative, defensive.
We haven't got much time.
It's only one call station.
It's only one call station 38.
10-4, problem.
Kirby?
Charles?
Which way?
Unit, tonight to drill, identified.
10-4, engine 54.
Division 3, 6 to frequency 5.
Italian 3, engine 32 will be on service 45.
Engine 51, squad 51, we're in section 551D.
Still no sign of the boys?
Well, we got four teams working, but we're running out of time.
The rain is getting a lot worse.
What's it like down there?
Wet.
With all this bad air, the boys are probably
just barely conscious by now.
Yeah, they're lucky.
Kirby?
Charles?
Kirby?
Charles?
Did you hear anything?
Maybe.
Passing section 551E.
We're passing section 551F.
Engine 51, squad 51.
Go ahead, 51.
Can you have everybody keep quiet for a minute?
I think we might have heard something.
10-4, 51.
All units, I want complete silence for one minute.
Kirby?
Charles?
Cap, I think we might have found something.
Well, make it fast.
Miguel says you got maybe five minutes.
10-4.
We're in.
OK.
Kirby?
Do you hear me?
Charles?
Miguel?
They think they found it.
They should be at section K by now.
That's at 3rd Street.
Squad 51, engine 51, they should be under the manhole
coming right there at 3rd Street.
Get it open.
OK.
Kirby?
Can you hear me?
Come on.
Come on.
We better get out of here.
We're running out of dry land.
Come on, let's go.
Right.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
OK.
Hold on here.
Hold on tight.
You got it?
OK.
Put your arms around him.
Hold on tight.
Here, move down the ladder, son.
Move down.
OK, hold on.
No, hold on tight.
Hold on tight.
Hold on tight.
Hold on tight.
Hold on tight.
Let's go.
Hold on tight.
Hold on tight.
Hold on tight.
OK.
Run.
Thief 3224835
Dr. Luis Alvarez. Dr. Luis Alvarez.
Dixie?
Hi.
Well, Dr. Brackett wanted to see you.
I understand. I want to see him too.
Well, I see he isn't available at the moment, but he asked me to give you a message.
He wishes my resignation.
From the other two jobs he does. Not from here.
But I cannot.
A loan is being arranged. Enough to get the rest of your group into this country and get them started on a new life.
A loan? But how? I mean, you cannot get a loan unless someone guarantees that it will be repaid. And I cannot.
But someone did guarantee the loan.
Dr. Brackett.
I will repay it. I promise.
I'm really a very good doctor. You know?
Yes, I know you are. So does he.
Tell you my call research and planning.
Squad 51 available. Returning to quarters.
Squad 51.
Man, those kids lucked out.
According to Brackett, there's not going to be any after effects.
Another half hour.
Half an hour nothing. Two more minutes and that war would have done it.
Yeah, I know. Hey, you know, while we were in there, I called Joanne again. She was home this time.
Yeah?
Well, she said she tried Stoker's spaghetti. She thought it was better. She's not mad at me anymore.
See? Now I told you, I was right.
Look, I know women. I know women.
If I had never given Joanne that recipe, man, I knew I was right all along.
If I had to make a choice between your being right and Joanne being mad at me, I'd rather she was mad at me.
Oh, well, that's just some fine gratitude.
Okay, okay, fine. Next time I won't even let you tell me about it.
You promise?
Next time I won't even let you tell me about it. You promise?
The End