Squad 51, woman in labor. 1812, Rio, cross street, Irwin Boulevard. 1812, Rio. Time up, 1042. Squad 51, KMG 365. Squad 51, KMG 35. Squad 51, this is Rampart. Can you send me some EKG? 10-4, transmitting EKG. We're sending you a strip. Vitals to follow. Balsus 160, the victim is in extreme pain, Rampart. The patient is in VFV. Rampart, we have lost a man. We have no information on the man. We have no information on the man. We have no information on the man. We have no information on the man. We have no information on the man. KMG 35, Rampart, we have lost the victim's pulse. Beginning CPR. We are defibrillating victim Rampart. Rampart, we have defibrillated victim. He is in sinus rhythm. Minister 2 Amsodium bicarbonate. Insert an airway. Start an IV, 51. Light-seated ringers. Squad 51, continue monitoring vitals and transport immediately. Why are we late, Bart? Cigars? Sure. Congratulate me. I'm a father. Wow, that's fast. Last time I saw you, you weren't even married. Delivering a baby. Yeah, just in nick of time, too. It's premature. Did a good job. Good. Maybe they'll name it after you. John Roderick Gage. I don't think it'll work. Why not? It's a baby girl. Here's your stamps. Oh, thanks. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Thanks. You know, it must be expensive having a kid these days. It's expensive to have a hot dog these days. Hmm. I just hope they bought the little girl, you know, nice things, you know? Nice things? You know, like blankets and nighties and things. Hmm. You know, did you see that old car they were driving? No wonder they didn't make it to the hospital on time. John, that's not your problem. Yeah, I suppose you're right. Hey, John, Roy, Cap wants you. I'm a double. Great. Give him a cigar, too. You want to put these in the icebox for him. Hey, Roy, want a cigar? No, I'm not. Okay. Let's see. Let's see. Good. Give him one of these babies, huh? Cap, you wanted to see us? Lieutenant Crockett, how you doing? Hey, how's it going? Congratulations on your day here. Yeah, I just delivered a kid in the back seat of a 63 Chevy. You wanted to put some booties in the squad, but we figured nah. No cigar. What's wrong? On your way to the call, did you happen to take Horner Avenue to Ashland? Yeah. Yeah? Yeah, why? What's up? At approximately 1045 this morning, the school crossing guard at Ashland Elementary School was seriously injured by a vehicle that left the scene of the accident. I wish we could help. We didn't see a thing. Oh, I have witnesses. Thomas Camilli, age nine. Aaron Weicker, age ten. Deborah Miller, age nine. They were still pretty shook up when I interviewed them, but they still could give me a clear-cut description of the hit-and-run vehicle. Oh, yeah? That's great. I'm afraid you may not think so. The old man was hit by a fire department squad, number 51 to be exact. Hey, now, come on. Hey, now, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Okay, I remember that intersection. There was a crossing guard and a bunch of kids, but we didn't come anywhere close. You don't think we're going to leave an injured man lying on the street, do you? Not if you knew you hit him. Wait a minute, how could we hit somebody not know we hit him? The urgency of the call, the blasting of the sirens, or any of a number of things. How badly is he injured? Dislocated shoulder, possible back injuries, and the way the kids described it, he just sailed through the air and he landed on his back. I was driving. Wait a minute, I was up there, too. I don't remember anything. I didn't see anything. Lieutenant, what now? Well, I don't have the book and the records are good, but they will have to be in an investigation. We'll help any way we can. Okay, what are we doing in the meantime? Well, you keep on doing your jobs. Fellas, I'm really sorry about this. It's all right. It's just that it could have happened at all. Mission 51, vehicle accident. Intersection of Broadway and Diamond Street. Broadway and Diamond, timeout 1314. What do you think is that? KMG-365. I'll meet you there, maybe I can help. What happened? It's my fiance, he hit his head. Just look at your head here. Get the shut-off key, Marco. There's a street valve right there. Pain in this or dizziness? No, no, no. What about your vision? Is your vision impaired? No, no, no. Take off your coat here, please. Move back some place. I'm going to get you a new coat. Get up there, please. Look at me a second. Look at your eyes here. What's wrong with your sleeve? How'd you do it? I told him that he was going too fast. Well, I wouldn't have been speeding if you'd put on time in the first place. You want to look over here. Well, I couldn't find my sister's blue garter. You think you're going to get away with this? Well, I couldn't find my sister's blue garter. You think that I'm going to get married without it? Did you lose consciousness at all? No. You'd think a girl would want to be on time for her own wedding. If you look at me, I can finish what I'm doing, right? Especially when she's invited half the time. Me? Yeah, yeah, follow my hand. What about your volleyball team? Your photography class? Look, if you're not going to accept my print... Hey, hey, hey. I can't hear. Well, let the DWP guys come out and fix this. Good thinking, Chad. My favorite. Watch. 140 over 80. Pulse of 100, respiration is 20. You open the door and the water comes out on your feet. Is that how that works? Look, I think you're going to be okay, but we'd like to take you into the hospital just to make sure, okay? Look, I tell you, I'm fine. Maybe I'd better go just to be safe. Well, that would certainly be fine with me. Just don't come back. Before you go, fella, I'd like to ask you a couple of questions. Yeah, who are you? Lieutenant Ron Crockett, police department. Do you have a driver's license? I must have left him my other keys. Well, you are driving without a license. You're not going to give him a ticket for that. After all, he had other things on his mind. Is that right? And who are you? Oh, look, yeah, you leave her out of this. You've been drinking, fella? Of course he hasn't been drinking. Can't you see he's been hurt? Look, don't worry about me, dearest. Just get in the car. I'll take care of this. Look, do you think that I'd leave you at a time like this? Officer, this was all my fault. No, no, no, I was driving, Lieutenant. She had nothing to do with it. What you're saying is that you're not willing to cooperate, and for that I'm going to let you go. Let you go? Oh, officer. Thank you, thank you, sir. Excuse me, but before you go, would you please sign this right here? It's a release. Okay. Okay, thank you. I do believe, though, that you should go into the hospital. Sure, right after the honeymoon. Well, let's go. They'll be waiting. Oh, my car! It's a wreck. How are we going to make the wedding? Well, I suppose I could give you a lift. After all, you are a taxpayer, are you not? Oh, that is sad. Hey, let's go. All right, go to the car. I'll be over in a second. Did you ever think about going into marriage, Counsel? You wouldn't want me to break up a nice, happy wedding, would you? What are you doing? Well, there is this matter of failing to keep a proper lookout, no driver's license, and a broken fire hydrant, and I'm sure they would want to take care of this after the wedding is over. Don't you think so? Right? Right. I think you will, too. I think you will, too. Why don't we get over to Rampart for a few minutes? Okay. Dr. Parker, outpatient area. Dr. Parker, outpatient area. Dr. Shapiro, emergency area. Dr. Shapiro, emergency area. Hi, Dix. Hi, guys. It's kind of rough what happened this morning. How's Mr. Medford doing? Resting. He's given him 50 milligrams of merparadine. Is he still in paralysis? Well, Dr. Brackett's still running some tests. Are they gonna make it tough on you? Well, they're having a police investigation right now. And probably a fire department hearing. Standard procedure? After that, who knows? We might be back riding an engine, for all we know. Yeah, if we're lucky. Why, uh, Mr. Johnson went home today. You know, the freeway save. Oh, yeah, yeah, great. I didn't think we were gonna save him. You did a real good job. He might not think you should go back to riding the engine. Hey, Dix, you supposed we could see him? Mr. Medford. Are you sure you want to? Yeah. Yeah, I guess it'd be okay. Room 216. Oh, hi, Miss McCall. Hi, Lieutenant, what can we do for you? Is Dr. Brackett available? He's just finishing rounds. Would you like to wait in his office? Yeah, I want to ask him about that Medford case. Oh, sorry. Excuse me, Mr. Medford? Yes? Uh, hi. My name is John Gage. This is Roy DeSoto, my partner. We're from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. That vehicle that hit you this morning... I was driving it. Yeah, we're sorry. We didn't, uh... We can't figure it out. We never saw you. Look, we... we... we were just... Look, we... we wouldn't have driven away had we... had we known. I don't remember anything about it. Well, we just wanted to say we were sorry, that's all. Okay. So what? And we find that amnesia of this kind is fairly common after severe trauma. He's simply blocking out the entire event. At least he says he doesn't remember. Well, what does that suppose to mean, Doc? He also says he can't move his leg. And? I just checked that leg, Lieutenant. Mm-hmm. Medford's lying. Now, Dr. Braggart, I know that you and the paramedics were fairly close together, and, um... Well, how can I put it? You don't have to put it delicate, Lieutenant. Any doctor examining Mr. Medford will confirm that he's lying about the accident. Any doctor examining Mr. Medford will confirm that he's lying about that leg. You're welcome to have another doctor check you. Sorry, Doctor, I get paid to be suspicious. So do I. Touche. Speaking of which, how did you know that Medford was actually lying about the leg? Well, he showed no signs of voluntary movement in his leg when I examined him. And there are people who pretend to be paralyzed. But there's a very simple test called the Hoover's test, in which you ask a patient to move his good leg. A muscular reaction in the bad leg indicates that he's not really paralyzed. Mr. Medford does have movement in that leg. No question? No question. What about the other injuries, Lieutenant? Well, the dislocated shoulder was for real, and the bruises are for real. Okay, thank you very much, Doctor. If anything comes up, would you be keeping me posted? Sure will. Listen, would you mind if I checked in on him? No, not at all. Go ahead. Why, hello. Oh, it's you. Right it is. Come here, I want to talk to you for a second. Have a seat. Because I know who you are. Your name is, uh... Debbie, Debbie, Debbie, Debbie. Debbie Miller. And you're the policeman who helped Mr. Medford. Mm-hmm. And I bet you those flowers are for him. They are. Only the nurse won't let me take them up. I'm too young. Oh, that's a shame. What if I took them up for you? Would you? Yes, sure would. And I'll tell him that you sent them. Tell him to hurry up and get well. He's nice and funny. He could do tricks once he took a nickel out of my ear. Right out of your ear? Like a magician, huh? And an acrobat. He used to be in the circus. Oh, how about that? He told us they called him the lighter-than-ear man. The lighter-than-ear man. Okay, well, I'll take the flowers up to him, and I will make sure that Debbie sent the flowers. Oh! Debbie, have a nice day. Dr. Cantor, treatment room 4. Dr.... Mr. Medford? Lieutenant? These are for you. Debbie Miller sent them. She's a sweet little thing. Well, sir, she certainly is very concerned about you. Her children are the only family I have. Oh, so there's no one to notify in case of an accident, sir? No. Mr. Medford, how long have you been guarding that corner? Two years. It's the only kind of work I can get for an old fellow like me. I don't know what's going to happen to me now. And before that, sir, what were you doing? I had a little jewelry store. A long time ago. Well, Debbie Miller says that you used to be something like a circus acrobat. No. Children. They... I believe anything. So then, sir, it's not true what Debbie said? Oh, I did a few tricks to amuse her. Oh, I... I understand, sir. You get your rest, and I'll be back to see you some other time. All right, sir. Thank you, Lieutenant. You're welcome, sir. And my wife and I are very grateful. The doctor says if you hadn't been there, our baby girl might not have made it. She's doing fine now, and I look forward to bringing her home in a month or so. Sincerely, Miguel Ramirez. That's very thoughtful. Yeah. She sure is a pretty little thing. Each time we're at the hospital now, he wants to stop by the nursery. You ought to see her. She's about the size of a loaf of bread. But bright. Bright. I can tell she's bright. Well, that figures. Look who brought her into the world. You know, I sure hope her parents have enough money to send her on to college. Well, be patient. She's only two days old. Yeah, I know, but you gotta look ahead. Yeah, and while you're looking, why don't you start licking? Yeah. Yeah, it's funny. We haven't heard from Crockett in a couple of days. The cap said he was on to something. He's probably found out what the maximum sentence is for hitting one. Sorry. This is hard, you know? Waiting around to find out what happened. Why don't we go over and see Mr. Medford? We gotta pick up some supplies anyway. Sure. Four, five, six, seven, eight. Hey, wait a minute, fellas. We got enough for that barbecue. So on your way back, why don't you just bring it back? Okay. Hey, by the way, Marco's gonna get the steaks. He's already got them. He's got the barbecue sauce, he's got the charcoal, he's got the starter. We're all set. Okay. Roy? Wait a minute. I'll call the cap. Yeah, I'll get the fire extinguisher. Hey, Cap! We got a vehicle fire in the driveway! Chuck! Chuck, where's Bobby? Did you find Bobby? You okay? Are you hurt anywhere? He's here! No. Chuck! Chuck! Chuck, where is he? Bobby! Bobby! Son! Bobby, my boy! Bobby! Take a minute of this. Take a blast. Take a blast. Bobby! All right. All right. You know that? He's right here. He's right here. I'll just get you out of here. Bobby! Get out of the way! Bobby! Marco! Bobby! Marco! Get back. Bobby! Okay, just punch it here. Okay. Get you the sheet. Okay. Four by four. Okay. Thank you. Can I help you? Are you all right? No, no. Okay. I'm all right. Stay out of the way here for a bit. Is he going to be all right? You'll be fine. You'll be fine. Good to have you. Good to have you. You want to take it down there with the leg? Yeah. Okay. I'll get it in the horn. Rampart, this is Squad 51. How do you read me? Unit calling. Go ahead. Rampart, this is Squad 51. We have a male, approximately eight years old, a suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. Is the victim conscious, 51? That's negative, Rampart. We've got him on 100 liters of O2. What about vital signs? Stand by for vitals. You got the pulse? Yeah, got a pulse of 110. 110, I think. Oh, my God. Rampart, vital signs, BP 110 over 70, pulses 110, respiration is 12. 51, can you estimate the extent of the burn injury? Rampart, he's burned on the upper portion of his right arm and the upper portion of his right thigh. It also looks like he has evidences of burns around the nose and mouth area. Start an IV with normal saline, 51, and check for breath sounds. 24, Rampart. We're doing that again. Just back, just a little bit. Can I hold something for you? Why don't you hold this up for me? There we are. Is this high enough? Yeah, that's fine. Rampart IV is established. Chest is clear, and there's no wheezing. So far, so good. Bring him in to continue monitoring for any signs of airway obstruction. We'll stand by. And four, Rampart. Okay. Okay, come on. Four, five, bam. I'll just keep this on. Okay, now watch the right arm and the right leg. We've got bad burns there. All right, in with him, Jim. I'll follow you. Watch. Watch that arm. We've got him. Now we can take this foot on her shoulder for right now. Careful. Will it break? I don't want you to watch it. No, it's fine. There you go. Sliding up this way. Yaw her right in the front. Bam. Got him. Can I ride with him? As soon as we saw the smoke, my husband tried to get into the trailer. I saw there was a fire station in the next block, so I drove right here. Couldn't have picked a better place to drive into. We knew it was against the law, but Bobby begged us to let him ride in the trailer. Now you know why that's against the law. Come on, Paulie, man, in the spot. Take her. Rampart to squad 51. Go ahead, 51. Yeah, I'm the boy. The vitals are blood pressure is 105 over 70. The pulse is 110. Respiration's at 20. The station's developed bilateral wheezes. Okay, 51, give them 250 milligrams. And Monofilm to run in over a 15-minute period. 10-4, Rampart. Dixie, we might be ready to insert an endotracheal tube. We've got the x-ray deck down here and blood gas is staffed. All right, Joe. Dr. Allen, outside call, please. Severe burns, got what you asked. Right leg, this right arm. He's wheezing with inspiratory stridor. Give him six milligrams of dexamethasone. Dix got me his burn chart. I'm going to map the extent of his injuries. Second and third degree burns involving the posterior and lateral aspects of the right forearm. Lateral and medial aspects of the right thigh. Mike, why don't you clean up his burns? All right. We found out he's not allergic to anything. So let's start him on 0.5 cc tetanus toxoid and 300,000 units of pedicillin in the polyatrol. He's having trouble breathing. All right, surf that trick tree. He's dermatized. I can't even pass an endotracheal to him. We've got to do a trick right now. All right. Dix, pour. Don't swab. We don't have time. Just pour. Scalpel. Scalpel. Where is it? T-mastac, come on. You got it. You got it. Scalpel. All right. I need better traction, Mike. You got it. Tracheal hook. Scalpel. All right. Well, he's breathing. Well, let's get him up. I see you. The lighter than air, man. Yeah, and that's what made me curious. I remember the way the kids described the accident. They said that he just kind of flew through the air. So what have you come up with? Well, we checked his fingerprints and found out that his name isn't Medford. It's Meduzzi. Ben Meduzzi, an old circus and trapeze artist. More recently, Dr. A professional patient. How do you mean? All right. In 1963, he was hit by a bus in New York City, dislocated shoulder, non-specific back injuries. And he had to retire from the circus as a result, he testified. Settlement, $65,000. In 1970, he fell off of a ride at an amusement park, dislocated shoulder, non-specific back injuries. Settled out of court for $3,000. In 1971, he was hit by a cab in San Francisco, dislocated shoulder, debilitating back pains, and settled out of court for $4,500. Mm-hmm. 1975, hit by squad racing to the scene, dislocated shoulder, crippling back injuries. Right. Now, at this point, I can't prove that Medford Meduzzi, whatever his name is, that he wasn't actually injured by the paramedics. So what do we do now? We confront him, Doctor. Well, I'm pretty sure they'll have some word for you pretty soon. Bobby wouldn't have had a chance if you hadn't been there. Thank you both. It's okay. I'd like to thank you. Okay. Appreciate it. Listen, we'll stop by later and find out how he's doing, okay? Oh, thank you. Fellas. How are you? Terrific. I expect that I can have a little news for you later on today. Oh, yeah? Well, I'll tell you what. It's good news. Come on by the station, and we'll treat you to a steak. Be careful with me's prices. What they are just might consider that a bribe. That's something you got a suspicious mind. Hey, guys. Do drive carefully. Mr. Bedford? I think you know Lieutenant Crockett. You feeling any better today? I feel like a bucket of broken parts. I'm sorry to hear it. Are you able to remember anything about the accident? Well, perhaps I can help you. The vehicle that hit you was a fire department rescue unit on its way to a rescue. The driver was a young paramedic. He and his partner are trained to save lives. But right now, Mr. Bedford, there's a possible hit and run charge against them. Mr. Bedford, those paramedics save lives every day. If they lose their jobs over this, a lot of people are going to suffer for it. Now, are you sure you don't remember? I'm sure you do. Tell him 14, call him in on an operation. Well, that's it. It's all set here. Well, everything except the barbecue. That'll take us about five minutes to put it together. We're here. Hey, did you have enough stamps? Stamps were no problem. No problem. Great. Come on, let's see it. All right, all right. Don't crowd me. Don't crowd me. I don't think I want to watch. What's wrong with him? Nothing's wrong with him. He doesn't know what he's talking about. You know, before we open this thing up, I do think that an explanation is in order. Let's open it up. All right, I'm going to open it up. Did you know that historically and traditionally that firemen have always been noted for their generosity, their warm-heartedness? I'll open it. And we're always trying to... Trundle bunny baby lad. Yeah. Now, if you just don't get emotional about this... I've been licking stamps for three months to get a bunch of diapers. Well, you got a half a book back. I want to see all the neat little things that are in this thing. Now, what? Hey, John, you got a phone call, pal. Oh, yeah? It's Crockett. Oh. Trundle bunny baby lay at barbecue? Station 51, Engine 18. Fire, southbound lane, solid at freeway, north of Alameda on ramp. Time out, 16-0. Station 51, GMG 365. Ah! We've got a quarter mile down. OK. Directs a quarter mile down. We're diverting traffic on both sides. Driver, he's still in the cab. Yeah, let's pull off that cab. You all right? All right, we're going to get you out of there. Think you can move? Let's get a purchase on it right in there. All right. There you go. One, two, three, four, five. I think I got him. How soon do you think you'll be able to bring him around? People are passing out. We've got to know what's in the truck. I don't know. I'll give you a holler just as soon as he comes through. Go on, in fact, see if you can find him with the cardinal. LA, Engine 51, we have unknown toxic smoke at this fire. We request two additional squads. Advise these units to respond in full turnouts. Also request two additional ambulances. Do the best you can. We've got some more units coming in. OK, Captain. Out pulse is 70. Hey, Roy. I think he's coming too. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Come on. Wake up. Come on. We need your help. Come on. Are you OK? Hey. What were you carrying in there? What's your cargo? Uh, it's... Come on. Hey, hey, hey. Come on. Come on. What are you carrying? Come on. Insecticide. Insecticide? What kind of insecticide? I don't know. Just insecticide. OK. All right, lay your head back down. Hang on. We're out in parts of squad 50. Go ahead, 51. We're located just north of Canyon Road. We have a victim here, male, about 45 years old, who's driving a truck that overturned and is now on fire. We've heard that the truck contains insecticide. We've had a lot of people passing out, and our victims ingested a lot of the fumes. 51, can you check the patient's pupils and determine vital signs for me? 10-4, stand by on pupils. The BP is 110 over 65. The pulse is 70. Respiration is 20. Pupils are constricted, but they're responsive. Pupils are constricted, but responsive. 51, have you got enough oxygen? That's affirmative, Rampart. All right, maintain oxygen therapy and start an IV with D5W. We don't know what this stuff is, but I suspect it may be absorbed through the skin. I want you to wear rubber gloves when you handle patients. Remove all contaminated clothing and bathe contaminated areas. 10-4, Rampart. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. That's What do you scored there, tri-melanin? What do you think? What do you got there? Trimelanide? That's not on our list of dangerous chemicals. LA Engine 51, we've identified the chemical involved here. Call the petrochemical unit and get a reading on its toxicity. It's called trimelanide. Trimelanide, shipped by ChemCorp, Inc. Station 51. Alright, take it easy. Come on, take it easy. You're gonna be okay. You're gonna be fine. They're gonna be fine, too. You don't worry about them. Come on. Lay back down. We're gonna get you to the hospital and you're gonna be okay. Dr. Adler, outside call, please. Dr. Adler, outside call, please. What's going on in there? It's a madhouse in there. No, they wouldn't even let us in. How's he doing? The fire department pinned down the composition of that insecticide. A little atropine, they'll be fine. Hey, you guys. Don't you ever stay home? Been working on a disaster. Yeah, I heard about it. Aren't you Mr. Medford? This morning. They said he was in serious condition. That's what I called you about. His name isn't Medford. It's Meduzzi. And he wasn't injured as badly as we thought. In fact, he was faking the whole thing. Wait a minute. You mean all that pain, all the paralysis and the amnesia? All of it was phony. But why? Why? I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you, but I've done it before. And got away with it. Last time, I swore never again. When I saw you coming, I just couldn't resist it. I was like an old fire horse answering an alarm. Hope there's no hard feelings. Nothing personal? Well, I'll... Hold it, Mr. Meduzzi. See you guys later. I didn't think you guys were really interested. I wouldn't miss it. Me either. After all, I'm an investor. Hey, all right. I see what you mean. Oh, yeah. She's a good looker. Nice. Good-looker. Hi. She's crying. You're making her cry. She's got a little baby. You're so cute. And I know you are. And I know you are. Come on. Don't do that. Come on. I'm not gonna do that. Come on. Don't do that. Come on. Don't do that. Come on. Don't do that.