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Roy: MAN, YOU SURE ARE DEDICATED.

THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE STATION I CAN FIND ANY PRIVACY.

Roy: "1000 PRACTICAL JOKES."

WHEN YOU GET ON A KICK THERE’S NO STOPPIN’ YOU, IS THERE?

KICK?

YOU CALL IT A KICK?

REVIEW THE CASE HISTORY.

WHO HAD THE SYRUP POURED IN HIS BOOTS?

ME. TWO DAYS LATER,

WHOSE HELMET HAD THE CUPCAKE TAPED INSIDE?

MINE.

LAST SHIFT...

WHO HAD HIS BED FLOURED AND HAD TO ROLL OUT

LOOKING LIKE THE WHITE KNIGHT?

NOT YOU, PARTNER.

NO, SIR,

I’M NOT RESTING TILL I GET EVEN.

I DON’T KNOW WHO THIS WISE GUY IS--

[ALARM BUZZING]

Dispatcher: ENGINE 51, SQUAD 51,

TRUCK 8: CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT,

225 EAST BOYLE. 225 EAST BOYLE.

CROSS STREET, INDIANA.

TIME OUT 08:30.

STATION 51, 10-4.

[SIREN WAILING]

ENGINE 110, BOATS 110, AND 210

ENGINE 58, ENGINE 38, SQUAD 18...

WHAT HAPPENED?

ROPE BUSTED ON THE BOSUN’S CHAIR,

DROPPED HIM ABOUT 20 FEET.

HE’D HAVE DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN

IF THE BLOCK HADN’T JAMMED.

WE WAS TOO SCARED TO TRY AND MOVE HIM.

HOW LONG AGO WAS THIS?

AT LEAST 15 MINUTES NOW.

THE WAY HE’S HANGIN’, FIVE-TO-ONE WE GOT

A BROKEN BACK ON OUR HANDS.

Roy: YEAH, AND A LOT OF PAIN.

WE NEED A ROPE AND SAFETY HARNESS.

WE’LL HAVE TO RAPPEL DOWN TO FREE HIM.

WE BETTER NOT WAIT FOR THE LADDER TRUCK.

LOPEZ AND KELLY WILL HAUL THE GEAR.

RIGHT, CAPTAIN.

FIRST-AID EQUIPMENT AND RADIO, LET’S GO.

Roy: OKAY, PARTNER, LET’S GO GET HIM.

John: RIGHT. IT’S A LONG WAY UP THERE.

IT SURE IS.

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

GIVE ME THAT ROPE.

WHY YOU?

WHY NOT?

THIS EDGE IS PRETTY SHARP, I’M GONNA NEED YOUR COAT.

[RADIO CHATTER]

GRAB THAT LINE.

OH, DO SOMETHIN’, PLEASE.

THE PAIN, I CAN’T STAND IT.

EASY, MISTER. WE’LL HAVE YOU OUT OF THERE IN A SHAKE.

HELP, PLEASE.

[GRUNTS]

Roy: BLOCK IS FREE. LOWER HIM DOWN.

[SIREN WAILING]

[RADIO CHATTER]

ENGINE 51, SQUAD 51.

STOKES STRETCHER AND SANDBAGS WITH THAT LADDER.

SQUAD 51, 10-4.

SEND UP THE STOKES STRETCHER, SANDBAGS WITH THE LADDER.

[MAN GROANING]

VACUUM SPLINT.

[GROANS]

WE HAVE TO IMMOBILIZE YOUR HEAD

TO KEEP IT IN LINE WITH YOUR BODY.

YOU JUST HOLD ON.

[GROANS]

[GROANING]

[GROANS]

PLEASE,

CAN’T YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PAIN?

IT’S KILLIN’ ME.

I CAN’T STAND IT.

LET ME GIVE IT TO YOU STRAIGHT.

WHEN WE MOVE YOU IT HAS TO BE ALL AT ONCE.

IT’S ESSENTIAL THAT WE KEEP YOUR SPINE

IN THE SAME PLANE THAT IT IS NOW.

ONE WRONG MOVE, THERE’S NO TELLIN’ WHAT COULD HAPPEN.

IT COULD CUT NERVE TISSUE OR ANY NUMBER OF THINGS.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYIN’ TO TELL ME?

WE NEED YOUR HELP WHEN WE MAKE THAT MOVE.

I KNOW YOU’RE IN PAIN. IT’S THAT PAIN THAT’S GOT TO TELL US

WHETHER WE’RE MAKIN’ THE WRONG KIND OF MOVE, YOU UNDERSTAND?

NO PAIN RELIEVER?

YOU JUST GOT TO HOLD ON

UNTIL WE GET YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.

I DON’T THINK I CAN.

GET HIM UP.

[RADIO CHATTER]

[GROANING]

[GROANS]

Roy: OKAY, ONE MOVEMENT, EASY AND LEVEL ON THREE.

ONE. TWO. THREE.

[GRUNTS]

ALL RIGHT, AGAIN, ONE MOVEMENT ON THREE.

ONE. TWO. THREE.

[GROANING]

BRING IN THOSE SANDBAGS. RIGHT.

YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY HOME. HOW DO YOU FEEL?

Man: I WISH I COULD PASS OUT.

YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF GUTS.

I WISH WE COULD’VE DONE SOMETHIN’ FOR YOUR PAIN.

Man: SO DO I, FIREMAN, BUT THANKS.

LET’S GO.

[SIREN WAILING]

STRAIGHT TO X-RAY, ORTHOPEDICS ON STANDBY.

DR. BRACKETT HAS JOE EARLY EN ROUTE.

YOU’D THINK WE’D GET USED TO IT.

SEEING ALL THAT PAIN?

NO, JOHNNY.

IF YOU’RE ANY GOOD, YOU NEVER GET USED TO IT.

BUT YOU FEEL SO HELPLESS. WE HAD THE MEANS.

AND DR. EARLY WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ABLE

TO GET TO FIRST BASE IN A DIAGNOSIS.

IN THE LONG RUN HE’S BETTER OFF.

I STILL WISH WE COULD’VE DONE MORE.

[WIRELESS BEEPING] JOIN THE TEAM.

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51. POSSIBLE HEART CASE.

244 ANCHOR. 244 ANCHOR.

CROSS STREET VERNON.

TIME OUT 12:36.

SQUAD 51, 10-4. LET’S GO.

RECOGNIZE THE ADDRESS?

YEAH.

Man: COME IN. COME IN.

[DOOR CLOSING]

THIS IS NUMBER THREE THIS MONTH, MR. GILMORE.

IT’S THE REAL THING THIS TIME. I KNOW IT IS.

WERE YOU HAVING ANOTHER ARGUMENT, MR. GILMORE?

I KNOW WHAT IT MUST LOOK LIKE.

I EVEN SUSPECTED MARTHA WAS UP TO HER OLD TRICKS.

WELL, I WAITED A FULL 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CALLED.

IT’S NOT LIKE BEFORE.

I WOULDN’T BET ON IT, MR. GILMORE.

SHE’S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

SHE HASN’T MOVED A MUSCLE.

SHE LOOKS TERRIBLE.

Roy: WHAT WAS THE ARGUMENT ABOUT THIS TIME, MR. GILMORE?

WELL, I ASKED HER REAL NICE.

I DIDN’T MEAN TO START NOTHIN’.

I JUST FEEL A WIFE SHOULD GET UP

AND COOK A MAN HIS BREAKFAST.

SEND HIM OFF TO WORK RIGHT, YOU KNOW?

SHE DIDN’T WANT TO GET UP.

MAYBE I SHOULDN’T HAVE ASKED.

WELL, I FINALLY SAID, "OKAY, OKAY, GO BACK TO BED."

AND SHE STARTED GETTIN’ ALL FLUSTERED AND RED-FACED

LIKE WHEN SHE GETS MAD.

THEN WHEN I STARTED TALKIN’ BACK SHE JUST...

UPPED AND KEELED OVER ON THE COUCH.

I GUESS I SHOULDN’T HAVE TALKED BACK THE WAY I DID.

BOOMIN’ STRONG AS A HORSE.

YOU’RE FAKING AGAIN, MRS. GILMORE.

WELL, IT SURE DOESN’T LOOK LIKE AN ACT.

MARTHA?

MARTHA, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

I DON’T THINK SO. SAY, UH...

MAYBE YOU BETTER RADIO THE HOSPITAL

ON THAT, UH, THAT LITTLE TELEPHONE OF YOURS.

I DON’T THINK THEY WANT TO BE BOTHERED, MR. GILMORE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, DOCTOR? A LITTLE SPIRIT FOR THE SOUL?

I’D SAY THE DIAGNOSIS CALLS FOR THAT.

OH, YOU’RE GONNA GIVE HER SOME MEDICINE, HUH?

DOCTOR DESOTO’S ELIXIR FOR REPARATION, RENOVATION,

AND GENERAL OVERALL REVIVAL OF PERFIDIOUS AILMENTS.

MUST BE GOOD STUFF.

[SIGHS] IN THIS CASE, THE BEST.

[EXCLAIMS]

[MARTHA COUGHING]

WHAT IS THAT STUFF?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?

SMELLING SALTS.

AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON WOULD HARDLY REACT TO IT.

WELL, NOW, THAT’S A ROTTEN TRICK.

YOU’VE GOT TO STOP FAKING THESE HEART ATTACKS, MRS. GILMORE.

WE CAN’T KEEP ROLLING OUT HERE LIKE THIS.

AND WHY NOT?

IT’S YOUR JOB, ISN’T IT? THAT’S RIGHT.

IT’S OUR JOB TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICE TO YOU

AND A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND OTHER PEOPLE.

RIGHT NOW, IN THIS WHOLE COUNTY,

THERE ARE 60 TRAINED PARAMEDICS

FOR OVER 7,500,000 PEOPLE.

AND THAT MEANS WHEN WE GET TIED UP ON A CASE LIKE THIS

WE CAN’T BE AVAILABLE FOR SOMEONE WHO MIGHT REALLY BE IN TROUBLE.

WELL, IT’S HIS FAULT.

GETTIN’ ME UP AT ALL SORTS OF DUMB HOURS.

HE’S BEEN DRIVING FOR THAT STUPID BUS LINE, 15 YEARS NOW.

YOU’D THINK HE COULD GET A ROUTE WITH BETTER HOURS.

THAT’S MY ROUTE, MARTHA.

THOSE PEOPLE KNOW ME. I JUST CAN’T RUN OUT ON ’EM.

YOU SEE? YOU SEE?

MR. CONSIDERATE FOR EVERYONE BUT HIS WIFE.

WELL, THINK OF YOUR POOR WIFE FOR ONCE.

"OH, I JUST CAN’T RUN OUT ON ALL THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE."

YOU WORM!

YOU SHOULDN’T TALK LIKE THAT

IN FRONT OF THESE YOUNG MEN, MARTHA.

OH, I SHOULDN’T, SHOULD I?

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, MYRON GILMORE.

WE GOT TO BE GOIN’.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN SAYING THAT

I DIDN’T FIX YOUR BREAKFAST NICE?

Roy: HOPE WE WON’T SEE YOU AGAIN, MRS. GILMORE.

WELL, I COOKED YOUR BREAKFAST, I BOILED THOSE EGGS

AND NOW YOU TELL ME I BURNT YOUR TOAST

AND--AND THAT I GOT EGGSHELLS IN YOUR EGGS...

THINK WE’LL BE BACK?

YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.

Martha: YOUR POOR WIFE FOR ONCE. OH, I SHOULD HAVE...

Woman: DR. CANTER, TREATMENT ROOM 4.

MAYBE SOME ITCHING POWDER WILL DO THE TRICK.

BAD IDEA. BESIDES, YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW WHO TO USE IT ON.

OH, I’LL FIND OUT. DON’T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS FIGURING A GIMMICK

TO GET BACK AT HIM, WHOEVER HE IS.

HOW ABOUT SHORT-SHEETING HIS BED, IF YOU FIND OUT.

UH, TOO CONVENTIONAL.

I NEED SOMETHING IMAGINATIVE.

SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE ZING TO IT.

HOW ABOUT SOME GLUE IN HIS HELMET?

YOU’VE BEEN WATCHING TOO MANY

SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS, JOHNNY.

MORNIN’. NICE DAY ISN’T IT?

WONDERFUL.

HEY, DIX, WE NEED SOME SUPPLIES.

HOW ABOUT IT?

ASK NURSE WALTERS.

I DID, BUT SHE NEEDS YOUR OKAY FIRST.

ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE IT.

KIND OF CHILLY IN HERE.

YEAH. I GUESS WE’RE IN THE WAY.

I DON’T KNOW, DIX.

I JUST CAN’T DIAGNOSE YOUR PROBLEM.

MAYBE THAT’S BECAUSE I HAVEN’T GOT ONE.

THEN WHAT ARE YOU MAD ABOUT? I’M NOT MAD.

I’M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT YOUNG STUDENT NURSES

NOT BEING FRIGHTENED AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL IN THE FIRST WEEK.

BECAUSE OF A GROUCHY DOCTOR WHO HAS ZERO UNDERSTANDING.

THAT STUDENT NURSE PULLED A COMPLETELY INEXCUSABLE STUNT

AND YOU KNOW IT.

AND IT’S MY JOB TO SEE THAT THEIR MISTAKES

ARE CORRECTED, NOT YOURS.

YOU HAD NO BUSINESS JUMPING ON HER LIKE YOU DID.

WE COVERED THAT SUBJECT LAST NIGHT, TOO.

ONLY PART OF IT.

YOU WALKED OUT, REMEMBER?

I DIDN’T FEEL LIKE I WAS WELCOME ANYMORE.

THAT’S NO REASON TO WALK OUT ON A PERFECTLY GOOD DINNER,

WHICH, BY THE WAY, I SPENT TWO HOURS PREPARING.

PREPARING WHAT? THE DINNER OR THE ARGUMENT?

OH, YOU’RE IMPOSSIBLE, DR. BRACKETT.

ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE.

IT’S JUST THAT I RESENT BEING SET UP FOR THE KILL.

I THOUGHT WE HAD A PACT, DIX.

HOSPITAL BUSINESS STAYS AT THE HOSPITAL.

I MERELY MENTIONED IT IN PASSING.

YEAH, LIKE A PASSING TRUCK.

WHY IS IT YOU MAKE SUCH A BIG DEAL

OUT OF EVERYTHING?

DR. BRACKETT.

DR. BRACKETT GO TO TREATMENT FIVE.

WHO WAS IT THAT MADE THE BIG DEAL

ABOUT MY CRITICIZING THAT STUDENT NURSE?

TREATMENT FIVE, DR. BRACKETT.

I’LL WASH YOUR CUP.

THANKS.

YOU’RE WELCOME.

WHAT KEPT YOU SO LONG?

A QUESTION WITH A QUESTION: WHERE’S THE EMERGENCY?

YOU’RE LOOKING AT IT.

YOU LOST ME, DOCTOR. I’M THE PATIENT.

OH, WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

PROMISE YOU’LL KEEP IT TO YOURSELF?

DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS

HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CONFIDENTIAL.

I FEEL LIKE SUCH A FOOL.

BUT THAT’S NOT WHY YOU CALLED ME?

NO.

I WAS MAKING MY EARLY-MORNING ROUNDS.

MRS. PARKER IN 402,

SHE THOUGHT MY STETHOSCOPE WAS A LITTLE TOO COLD.

SHE JUMPED AND HERE I AM.

YOU MEAN--

YEAH. I CAN’T GET IT OUT.

I DON’T KNOW, JOE.

IT’S IN THERE PRETTY TIGHT.

I’M GONNA NEED SOME HELP.

I WAS AFRAID YOU’D SAY THAT.

OKAY.

FORCEPS.

AND THAT, DR. EARLY, IS THAT.

YOU CAN CONTINUE YOUR ROUNDS NOW.

THANK YOU, DR. BRACKETT.

A FINE DEMONSTRATION OF SURGICAL EXPERTISE IF I EVER SAW ONE.

THANK YOU.

THAT EXPERTISE WILL BE REFLECTED IN MY BILL.

I SHOULD’VE KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT.

THANKS FOR THE HAND, DIX.

Captain: YOU MIGHT TRY TO CHECK YOUR SQUAD OUT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

John: SORRY, CAPTAIN. I WON’T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, WHO’S COOKING IN THERE?

OH, I AM, SIR.

OKAY, MEN, SHELL IT OUT.

MENU FOR THIS EVENING’S DINNER

IS GOING TO BE AN EPICUREAN’S DELIGHT.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

OUT AT MY CAR. HAD TO GET SOMETHING.

WAIT TILL YOU SEE IT.

OOH, IS REVENGE GONNA BE SWEET!

TWO DAYS OFF AND YOU’RE STILL ON THAT KICK?

YEAH, AND I’M PRETTY SURE WHO MY TARGET IS.

OKAY, WE HAVE A GIRL SCOUT TOUR AT 11:30.

STOKER, YOU HANDLE THAT.

CHIEF’S INSPECTION, 1600.

I WANT EVERYTHING TIPTOP.

LET’S HIT THE HOSE ROOM.

THE C-SHIFT CHANGED A LOT OF HOSE YESTERDAY.

[CLEARS THROAT]

WAIT TILL YOU SEE IT. IT IS SHEER GENIUS.

I CAN’T WAIT. WHAT IS IT?

A BOX OF SOFT CREAMS...

AND PURE GARLIC EXTRACT.

NOW, YOU KNOW HOW CANDY ALWAYS DISAPPEARS AROUND HERE?

IF I PUT THIS GARLIC IN A SYRINGE

AND INJECT IT INTO THE CHOCOLATES

AND JUST LET THEM LAY AROUND...

THE CHOCOLATE THIEF GETS A MOUTHFUL OF GARLIC.

EXACTLY.

YOU’RE TOO MUCH, YOU KNOW IT?

I KNEW YOU’D RECOGNIZE GENIUS WHEN YOU SAW IT.

[ALARM BUZZING]

Dispatcher: STATION 51,

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT, MAMMOTH STUDIOS.

2116 CENTURY. STAGE 42.

2116 CENTURY. STAGE 42. TIME OUT 0830.

STATION 51, 10-4.

[SIRENS WAILING]

HIS NAME IS JIM PARKER. HE WAS SETTING UP A SHOT.

HE FELL OFF THIS PARALLEL UP HERE.

I CAN’T FIGURE IT. SO MANY SAFETY HOLDS.

MAN, I DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

MY HEAD STARTED SPINNIN’.

THE NEXT THING I KNOW I’M FLAT ON MY BACK.

BROKEN LEG.

BETTER GET A LEG SPLINT ON.

YOU DIDN’T JUST TRIP OR ANYTHING, HUH?

NO, LIKE I SAID, EVERYTHING GOT FUZZY

AND I GUESS THAT’S WHEN I FELL.

NO APPARENT SIGN OF HEAD INJURY.

WHAT HOSPITAL ARE YOU TAKING ME TO?

RAMPART EMERGENCY.

PAUL, WOULD YOU GIVE THE WIFE A CALL?

SHE CAN MEET US THERE.

I’LL DO BETTER THAN THAT.

I’LL SEE TO IT SHE’S DELIVERED.

WILL YOU OPEN THAT BOX, PLEASE?

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

HOW DO I CHECK OUT?

YOU’VE GOT A BROKEN LEG, THAT’S FOR SURE.

BUT WHAT CAUSED THE FALL?

YOU EVER HAD DIZZY SPELLS BEFORE?

NO, NEVER.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I’VE NEVER BEEN SICK A DAY IN MY LIFE.

BUT THIS HAS SURE BEEN A DIFFERENT KIND OF A DAY.

BETTER BRING THAT GURNEY ON IN.

I’LL LET RAMPART KNOW WHAT’S COMING.

RAMPART BASE, RESCUE 51.

RAMPART BASE, RESCUE 51.

I DON’T KNOW, DOC. IT...

IT STARTED WHEN I--WHEN I GOT UP THIS MORNING.

MY HEAD WAS SPINNING

AND I--I JUST COULDN’T GET ORIENTED.

YOU KNOW THE REST. I TOOK A DIVE AT WORK

AND ENDED UP WITH A BROKEN LEG.

AND SMASHED A $4,000 CAMERA.

WHAT TIME DID ALL THIS START?

AROUND 5:30, WHEN I FIRST GOT UP.

HMM, THAT’S ABOUT 4 HOURS.

ARE YOU BETTER OR WORSE?

IT’S WORSE.

HEADACHE,

SORE THROAT,

I CAN’T SEE STRAIGHT HALF THE TIME,

AND REALLY NAUSEOUS.

IS YOUR VISION BLURRED?

YEAH.

KIND OF. IT’S--IT’S--

IT’S KIND OF LIKE EVERYTHING IS DOUBLED, YOU KNOW?

TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

COME ON, A DEEP BREATH.

[GASPING]

IS IT DIFFICULT TO BREATHE?

YEAH.

IT’S BEEN GETTIN’ WORSE ALL MORNING.

ARE YOU TAKING ANY MEDICINE, JIM?

NO, DOC.

[CONTINUES GASPING]

I WAS AS HEALTHY AS A HORSE.

WHAT ABOUT SLEEPING PILLS?

I DON’T BELIEVE IN ’EM.

DOC, IT’S...

IT’S GETTING AWFULLY HARD TO BREATHE, I SWEAR.

[CHOKING]

RESPIRATORY ARREST. ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE, QUICK!

[GASPING]

IT WON’T GO.

LARYNGOSPASM...

INTUBATION’S OUT.

GET A TEAM, BIRD RESPIRATOR AND A TRACH KIT.

WE’RE GOIN’ IN.

[CARDIOGRAPH BEEPING]

SWAB. ALL THE WAY UP.

SCALPEL.

LEARN IT, DOCTOR.

TRANSVERSE INCISION.

BELOW THE CRICOID CARTILAGE.

EXTENDING FROM THE THYROID NOTCH

ALMOST TO THE SUPRASTERNAL NOTCH.

HEMOSTAT.

SCALPEL.

THE TRACHEA IS OPEN.

THE TRACH TUBE IS INSERTED.

SUCTION.

THE CANNULA IS TIED AROUND THE NECK.

BAG.

HE’S GOT AIR.

NURSE.

I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.

RAPID RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS.

WHY?

I WISH I KNEW.

FROM WHAT WE COULD DETERMINE,

HE WENT THROUGH AN INITIAL PERIOD OF DIZZINESS.

FOLLOWED BY NAUSEA, HEADACHE, SORE THROAT,

AND IMPAIRED VISION.

AND THEN COMPLETE RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS?

WHAT’S YOUR EVALUATION, JOE?

ALL THE GENERAL SYMPTOMS OF AN OVERDOSE.

HMM, I DON’T THINK SO.

THE LAB REPORTS AREN’T BACK YET,

BUT BOTH HE AND HIS WIFE INDICATE NO PILLS OF ANY KIND.

YOU CAN’T ALWAYS COUNT ON THAT, KELL.

YOU’RE RIGHT. BUT HERE’S THE CLINCHER. DIX.

MR. PARKER,

I WANT YOU TO RAISE YOUR INDEX FINGER

ON YOUR LEFT HAND.

[CARDIOGRAPH BEEPING]

GENERALIZED PARALYSIS.

DEVELOPED IN THE LAST HALF HOUR.

BUT STILL IN CONTROL OF HIS MENTAL PROCESSES.

RULE OUT AN OD?

YEAH. BUT IT DOESN’T GIVE ME A DIAGNOSIS, EITHER.

I’VE GOT THE SAME HANG-UP.

Woman: DR. BRACKETT

YOUR TEST RESULTS ARE IN TREATMENT ONE.

DR. BRACKETT.

JOIN ME?

ARE YOU KIDDING? YOU’VE GOT ME HOOKED.

NOTHING.

HERE’S THE LAB REPORT.

BLOOD, URINE, X-RAYS. EVERYTHING NEGATIVE.

RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED.

A BROKEN LEG. AND THAT IS NOWHERE.

I DON’T LIKE IT, JOE. I DON’T LIKE IT ONE BIT.

COME ON, LET’S--LET’S SKULL IT OUT.

HIS SYMPTOMS, THEY’RE TELLING US SOMETHING.

OKAY. LET’S START AT THE TOP.

DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, IMPAIRED VISION...

VISION. WHAT?

DIX, WHAT WAS IT PARKER SAID ABOUT HIS VISION?

AS I RECALL, HE SAID HE COULDN’T SEE STRAIGHT.

YOU ASKED HIM IF IT WAS BLURRED.

AND HE SAID "DOUBLED UP."

DOUBLE VISION.

THAT’S RIGHT. HE DID.

I DON’T FOLLOW YOUR DISCOVERY, KELL.

WELL, MAYBE IT’S NOT A DISCOVERY, JOE.

LET’S CALL IT A LONG SHOT.

OKAY, I’M LISTENING.

BOTULINUS INTOXICATION.

BOTULISM? IT’S A REASONABLE SCIENTIFIC DIAGNOSIS.

Joe: OKAY, I AGREE THE SYMPTOMS MATCH,

BUT THEY GO WITH A LOT OF OTHER DISORDERS.

AND WE’D SPEND THE NEXT WEEK RULING THEM OUT.

I SAY WE PROCEED ON THE BASIS OF BOTULINUS INTOXICATION.

KELL, DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU’RE SAYING?

THERE’S A LOT AT STAKE.

AT LEAST GET A LAB ON IT TO CONFIRM IT FIRST.

LAB RESULTS WILL TAKE TOO LONG.

TO MY KNOWLEDGE

THERE’S NEVER BEEN A SINGLE CASE OF BOTULISM.

IT’S ALWAYS A GROUP OUTBREAK.

BUT A PREMATURE ANNOUNCEMENT, KELL.

IT COULD THROW THE WHOLE CITY INTO PANIC.

LOOK AT THE MACHINERY THAT GOES INTO ACTION.

DRUG HOUSES, TRANSPORTATION,

HEALTH INVESTIGATORS.

THEN WE BETTER GET ’EM ROLLING.

BECAUSE IF I’M RIGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN BE SAVED

BY FINDING THE SOURCE.

AND IF YOU’RE WRONG?

DIX, NOTIFY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

TELL THEM THE CHIEF OF EMERGENCY SERVICES

HAS DIAGNOSED A PROBABLE CASE OF BOTULISM.

AND IT’S NOT AN INFECTION, MRS. PARKER.

IT’S A POISONING.

AND THE IMMEDIATE SOURCE IS FOOD

CONTAINING BOTULINOUS TOXIN.

THE TOXIN IS FORMED BY WHAT WE CALL

ANAEROBIC GROWTH OF SPORES IN FOOD.

USUALLY EATEN UNCOOKED AND FROM JARS OR CANS

INADEQUATELY PROCESSED DURING CANNING.

AND THAT’S WHAT’S WRONG WITH JIMMY?

WELL, POSSIBLY NOT.

BUT I’M GOING ON THAT ASSUMPTION FOR NOW.

OH. IF IT IS?

WELL, THEN WHAT’S IMPORTANT

IS FOR US TO LOCATE THE FOOD SOURCE

AND EVERYONE THAT’S BEEN EXPOSED TO IT.

YOU MEAN IT’S POSSIBLE THAT I POISONED JIMMY AT HOME?

WELL, MOST CASES RESULT FROM HOME-CANNED FOODS,

BUT THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS OF POISONING

IN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS.

I’VE NEVER USED HOME-CANNED FOODS,

BUT WE USE OTHER CANNED FOODS EVERY DAY

FROM A DOZEN DIFFERENT PRODUCTS.

HOW COULD YOU EVER POSSIBLY FIND IT?

WELL, FIRST WE START WITH A STUDY OF THE FOOD HABITS

AND RECENT FOOD HISTORY OF THE PERSON ATTACKED.

IF YOUR HUSBAND HAS BEEN POISONED,

ODDS ARE IT’S BEEN FROM SOMETHING

HE’S EATEN WITHIN THE LAST 36 HOURS.

OH, HE’S HAD DOZENS OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO EAT

SINCE BEFORE THIS TIME YESTERDAY.

THEN WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY EVERY ONE OF THEM.

AND THERE ARE SOME THAT I DON’T KNOW.

I MEAN, HE EATS AWAY FROM HOME, TOO.

MRS. PARKER, YOU’RE THE ONLY PERSON

THAT CAN HELP WITH WHAT YOU DO KNOW.

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL PUT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE

INTO FINDING THE SOURCE.

IF YOU WEREN’T WITH JIM AT A CERTAIN MEAL,

WE’LL TRY TO TRACK DOWN SOMEONE THAT WAS.

RIGHT NOW, YOU’RE ALL WE HAVE TO GIVE US LEADS.

AND WHAT GOOD WILL IT DO?

IF YOU ARE RIGHT AND IT IS BOTULISM,

WILL IT HELP JIMMY?

WILL IT KEEP HIM ALIVE TO FIND IT?

WILL IT, DOCTOR?

Dixie: YEAH. RIGHT AWAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WHERE ARE WE?

THE LAB’S TAKEN THE GASTRIC WASHINGS

FROM JIM PARKER.

THEY ARE WORKING ON IT NOW.

ANTITOXIN? WE’RE LUCKY.

LEDERLE LABORATORIES IS THE ONLY PLACE THAT MAKES IT.

THEY’VE GOT A BRANCH OFFICE FIVE MILES FROM HERE

AND ARE SENDING SOME OVER.

JOE?

HEALTH DEPARTMENT CALLED BACK.

ANY PROBLEM?

THEY WANTED TO KNOW IF BOTULISM WAS VERIFIED.

Brackett: AND?

I TOLD THEM THE TRUTH.

ONE POSSIBLE CASE. LAB RESULTS PENDING.

AND ONE OF THE BEST DOCTORS IN THE COUNTY

CALLING THE SHOTS.

THEIR ANSWER?

EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY THEY HAVE

IS GOING INTO HIGH GEAR.

I GUESS YOUR REPUTATION PAID OFF.

WELL, FOR ONCE, IT GOT ME MORE THAN A CUP OF COFFEE.

I JUST HOPE IT’S THAT WAY TOMORROW.

YOU’RE TAKING ONE LARGE-SIZED RISK, KELL.

Roy: RAMPART RESCUE 51.

51, THIS IS RAMPART. GO AHEAD.

RAMPART, WE HAVE A FEMALE PATIENT,

AGE 24. PATIENT APPEARS TO BE IN SHOCK.

NO INJURIES, APPARENT ILLNESS.

EXTREME WEAKNESS AND VOMITING.

VITAL SIGNS: 100 OVER 70.

RATE 120 AND THREADY.

IMPAIRED RESPIRATION, IMPAIRED VISION, SORE THROAT.

51, IS THE IMPAIRED VISION DOUBLE

AND THE PATIENT NAUSEOUS?

THAT’S 10-4, RAMPART.

51, WHAT’S THE PATIENT’S NAME AND ADDRESS?

HER NAME IS ILENE SAMUALS, 1002 KELMORE STREET.

STAY WITH ME, 51.

WHAT IS IT, KELL?

A HUNCH.

NURSE, THIS IS DR. BRACKETT.

SEE IF MRS. PARKER KNOWS A WOMAN BY THE NAME

OF ILENE SAMUALS ON KELMORE STREET

AND IF SHE’S BEEN WITH HER RECENTLY.

THANKS.

51. THIS IS RAMPART. START IMMEDIATE IV.

DW5. STAY WITH ME ON AIR,

AND GET HER IN HERE AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

51, 10-4.

THE PARKER WOMAN KNOWS HER.

THEY ATE TOGETHER AT THE YACHT CLUB YESTERDAY.

IT’S NO GOOD, KELL. SHE CAN’T TALK.

I’LL HANDLE THE TRACH.

TEST FOR ANTITOXIN SENSITIVITY.

WHAT’S WITH ALL THE QUESTIONS ON THE RADIO?

A LOT OF IMPORTANT ANSWERS,

AND I HOPE YOU’VE GOT ’EM.

ROY, WERE YOU ABLE TO GET THE SPECIFICS OF EXACTLY

WHAT SHE HAD TO EAT AT THE YACHT CLUB?

I DON’T KNOW IF I GOT IT ALL

BEFORE SHE WENT INTO RESPIRATORY ARREST.

BUT HERE IT IS.

LOOK THIS OVER.

TRY TO REMEMBER IF YOUR HUSBAND HAD ANY OF THOSE DISHES.

I’M NOT SURE.

TRY, MRS. PARKER. IT’S IMPORTANT.

OH, HE DID HAVE THE SALAD AND GELATIN.

Brackett: WHAT ABOUT THE MAIN COURSE?

OH, THE STROGANOFF. HE HAD THE STROGANOFF.

DID YOU?

NO. THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER DISHES,

I GAVE JIM A BAD TIME BECAUSE HE DIDN’T EAT MINE.

YOURS?

IT WAS A POTLUCK AFFAIR.

ALL THE GIRLS IN THE AUXILIARY BROUGHT A DIFFERENT DISH.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHO BROUGHT THE STROGANOFF?

I THINK IT WAS NANCY DICKSON.

YES. YES, I’M SURE IT WAS NANCY.

JIM RAVED ABOUT IT

AND I REMEMBER NANCY TAKING ALL THE BOWS.

YOU’RE SURE?

NANCY’S PRETTY,

HAS A WONDERFUL PERSONALITY, AND SHE’S SINGLE.

I WAS JEALOUS.

Man: HERE HE COMES NOW.

DOCTOR, WE’D LIKE TO GET THE FULL STORY.

WHAT’S GOING ON?

Brackett: WHAT IS THIS ANYWAY?

WE HEAR THE WORD "BOTULISM" BOUNCING AROUND.

THERE’S BEEN NO VERIFICATION OF BOTULISM.

THEN WHY ARE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL

CRAWLING ALL OVER THE PLACE? YOU’LL HAVE TO ASK THEM.

WE DID. COME ON, DOCTOR, WHAT’S THE STORY?

I’M NOT IN A POSITION TO COMMENT.

WE HEARD YOU’RE LOOKING INTO A YACHT CLUB AND STROGANOFF.

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?

SOURCES DOWNTOWN.

HOW ABOUT IT, DOC? WHAT’S THE CONNECTION?

NO COMMENT.

LOOK, DOC, WE KNOW THERE’S A STORY.

GIVE IT TO US NOW. WE’LL MEET THE DEADLINE.

I NOTIFIED THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

I GUESS THEY HAVE A LEAK. THE PRESS?

AND WE HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE

TO GET A CALL TO THIS NANCY DICKSON.

THE PHONE IS TIED UP.

WHAT ABOUT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PEOPLE?

ARE THEY ROLLING?

THE INSPECTORS ARE CHASING DOWN LEADS

ON THE 30 PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED THE DINNER.

WE DON’T KNOW WHERE HER NAME IS ON THE LIST.

HOW SURE ARE YOU IT IS SOMETHING IN THE STROGANOFF?

I’M NOT SURE AT ALL, JOE.

CALL IT A SHAKY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION.

[RADIO BUZZING] ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR SCIENTIFIC HUNCHES?

I TOOK THE DIVE, JOE.

AND I’M GOING TO STAY WITH IT.

WE WAIT FOR VERIFICATION, THERE’S NO TELLING

HOW WIDESPREAD THE DISTRIBUTION CAN GET.

AND NANCY DICKSON IS THE KEY?

TO A DOZEN POSSIBILITIES IN A STROGANOFF RECIPE.

RIGHT.

WE’RE ROLLING AGAIN. A BUILDING COLLAPSED.

THEY THINK A CHILD’S TRAPPED.

WELL, KEEP IN TOUCH THEN.

WE’LL BE AT THE RADIO.

HAVE WE HEARD FROM THE LAB YET?

WE’RE STILL WORKING ON THE CULTURE.

AND YOUR NECK IS STILL ON THE BLOCK.

RIGHT ALONG WITH HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE

WHO MIGHT BE EXPOSED TO A POTENTIAL KILLER.

[SIREN WAILING]

ARE YOU ONE OF THE BOYS WHO WAS PLAYING IN THERE?

WE’RE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE, HUH?

JUST TELL US WHAT HAPPENED, SON.

WELL, ME AND TOMMY WERE JUST PLAYING AROUND.

WE DIDN’T MEAN ANYTHING.

JUST KNOCKIN’ AROUND, YOU KNOW? GO ON.

WELL, TOMMY GOT AWAY FROM ME AND RAN INTO ANOTHER ROOM.

THEN I HEARD THIS CRASHING AND THE WHOLE ROOM FELL DOWN.

I COULDN’T FIND HIM ANYPLACE.

WE’LL CHECK IT OUT.

TOMMY?

TOMMY?

TOMMY?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE TOMMY LIVES, SON?

HE’S AN ORPHAN KID.

LIVES IN ONE OF THOSE... WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?

A FOSTER HOME?

YEAH, BUT I DON’T KNOW WHERE.

HE DON’T LIKE ’EM TOO MUCH.

THAT’S WHY HE HANGS AROUND HERE.

IS TOMMY YOUR AGE, SON?

I’M 11. HE’S 11 1/2.

HOW DOES IT LOOK IN THERE?

NOT GOOD.

I’D LIKE YOU TO SHOW ME WHERE YOU LAST SAW HIM, OKAY?

WE’RE IN TROUBLE, HUH?

NO. BUT WE COULD SURE USE YOUR HELP.

SURE.

HE WENT IN THE ROOM RIGHT THERE.

SECOND DOOR.

WE’LL GET SOME HELP. COME ON, SON.

GET THE KENNEDY PROBE.

[RADIO BUZZING]

TOMMY?

TOMMY?

IF HE WAS IN HERE WHEN THIS WALL LET GO,

HE MIGHT BE TRAPPED BEHIND IT.

WE TRY TO DIG HIM OUT NOW, THAT WALL WON’T STAND.

IT’S BARELY HOLDING TOGETHER NOW.

I’LL GO OUTSIDE

AND SEE IF WE CAN’T DIG HIM OUT FROM THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

WE’VE GOT HELP COMING. SHOULD BE HERE IN FIVE MINUTES.

HE COULD BE BEHIND THAT WALL.

THERE’S SO MUCH TIMBER JAMMED IN THERE,

I COULDN’T SEE A THING.

COULD BE IN A POCKET, MIGHT NOT BE BURIED AT ALL.

YEAH. IF THIS WALL GOES,

WE’RE IN TROUBLE.

I’VE GOT SOMETHING.

IT’S A KID. HE’S COUGHING.

SOUNDS LIKE HE’S HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING.

LET’S GET THE AIR PUMP AND AN OVERSHOT.

TRY TO PINPOINT HIM.

WELL, IT’S LOUDEST HERE.

SOUNDS LIKE HE’S ON THE FAR END.

WE CAN GET IN FROM THE OUTSIDE.

WE CAN CUT A HOLE THROUGH THE SIDE WALL.

AGENT 51, STOKER.

BRING IN THE K-12 SAW WITH THE CONCRETE BLADE.

TELL THEM TO BRING THE RADIO.

STOKER, BRING THE RADIO IN.

Stoker: 10-4.

SLIDE THE OVERSHOT IN ALONGSIDE THE PROBE.

IT’LL PUT AIR RIGHT ON HIM.

RAMPART BASE, RESCUE 51.

Roy: RAMPART BASE?

GO AHEAD, 51.

WE HAVE AN 11-YEAR-OLD BOY TRAPPED IN A BUILDING COLLAPSE.

LIFE SOUNDS EVIDENT. WE’RE PRESENTLY PUMPING AIR INTO HIM.

THERE IS IMMINENT DANGER OF FURTHER WALL COLLAPSE.

NO REQUEST. MERELY AN UPDATE.

10-4, 51.

THAT POOR KID.

Joe: KELL? THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT JUST CALLED.

THEY HAVE TWO PATIENTS AT HARBOR GENERAL,

ALL THE SYMPTOMS. DO THEY HAVE A BACKGROUND?

YES. BOTH OF THEM FROM THE YACHT CLUB.

BOTH HAD STROGANOFF.

Woman: MY NAME IS NANCY DICKSON.

YOU’RE NANCY DICKSON?

I HEARD ON THE NEWS YOU WERE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO...

MADE A DISH OF STROGANOFF

FOR A YACHT CLUB PARTY YESTERDAY.

IT’S REALLY A VERY SIMPLE RECIPE.

ROUND STEAK,

ONIONS AND MUSHROOMS AND SOUR CREAM.

IT COULDN’T HAVE BEEN MY CANNED MUSHROOMS, COULD IT?

PLEASE TELL ME IT WASN’T.

TOMMY?

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

Boy: YEAH. I HEAR YOU.

I’M STUCK. I CAN’T MOVE.

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY, CHAMP.

I’LL NEED SOME PRY BARS.

John: CAPTAIN, TWO PRY BARS.

HOW YOU FEELING? YOU HURT ANYWHERE?

Tommy: JUST MY LEG, A LITTLE BIT. I THINK IT’S SCRATCHED.

WELL, WE’LL FIX THAT. YOU JUST HOLD ON.

Roy: TAKE THAT PART OF THE TIMBER AND I’LL TAKE THIS.

WE’LL PRY IT UP.

[SIGHS]

MY LEG! IT’S PUSHING AGAINST MY LEG.

WHICH DIRECTION IS THE PRESSURE COMING FROM?

THIS WAY. FROM MY KNEE ALL THE WAY DOWN.

BETTER TRY SOMETHING ELSE.

YOU CAN’T GET ME OUT. YOU CAN’T, CAN YOU?

TAKE IT EASY. IF WE CAN’T DO IT ALONE,

WE GOT LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE TO HELP.

THIS IS THE THING THAT’S HOLDIN’ EVERYTHING DOWN.

LET’S TRY TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY.

ALL RIGHT.

[CREAKING]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

WE MOVE THAT TIMBER,

THE WHOLE WALL IS GOING TO FALL RIGHT ON TOP OF US.

YOU CAN GET ME OUT, CAN’T YOU?

TAKE IT EASY, TOMMY.

WE’RE TRYING TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO DO IT.

TRUST US, NOW, HUH?

Captain: HOW DOES IT LOOK IN THERE?

NO GOOD.

WE EITHER PUT PRESSURE ON HIS LEG

OR THIS WALL COMES DOWN ON US.

I’VE GOT AN IDEA.

WE GET THE PORTAPOWER

AND PUT ONE END OF IT UP HERE AND ONE HERE.

TO TAKE THE PLACE OF THIS? RIGHT.

LET’S GO WITH THE PORTAPOWER.

GET THE PORTAPOWER.

THE WALL! IT’S FALLING! IT’S GOING TO FALL, ISN’T IT?

John: TOMMY, STOP IT NOW.

YOU’RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. BELIEVE ME.

THE WALL’S FALLING MORE! IT IS, ISN’T IT? ISN’T IT?

TOMMY, STOP!

WE’VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU DON’T PANIC.

WE NEED ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GIVE US. OKAY?

I’LL TRY.

HERE IT IS.

[AMBULANCE SIREN WAILING]

ALL RIGHT.

[DEBRIS FALLING]

IT’S CAVING IN!

TAKE IT EASY. JUST TAKE IT EASY.

I DON’T KNOW IF SHE’S GOING TO HOLD.

IT’S GOT TO.

YOU KNOW IF THIS JACK SLIPS, WE’VE HAD IT.

TRY IT. JUST TRY IT.

[JOHN GRUNTS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GROANS]

IS HIS LEG FREE?

RIGHT.

[TOMMY GROANS]

THERE, DIDN’T I TELL YOU

EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE A-OKAY?

YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT?

I’M GOING TO BE A FIREMAN WHEN I GROW UP.

RAMPART, RESCUE 51.

THIS IS RAMPART, GO AHEAD, 51.

RESCUE 51. RESCUE COMPLETE.

THE BOY IS EN ROUTE TO YOUR LOCATION.

WHAT CONDITION IS HE IN, 51?

BRUISED AND SCARED...

AND IN NEED OF A LITTLE TLC FROM NURSE MCCALL.

TLC?

TENDER LOVING CARE, DOCTOR.

RESCUE 51, WE’RE RETURNING TO QUARTERS.

10-4, 51.

10-4, RAMPART.

YOU’RE OFF THE HOOK, KELL.

THE LAB REPORT. THEY JUST FINISHED IT.

KELL?

ALL TESTS POSITIVE.

BOTULINUS INTOXICATION.

WAS IT THE STROGANOFF?

YEAH. THAT MEANS ALL THOSE WHO ATE IT

ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AND UNDER TREATMENT.

LOOKS LIKE YOU LUCKED OUT, KELL.

NO. NOT ME, JOE. THE VICTIMS.

John: A CHANGE OF CLOTHES,

HOT SHOWER, THAT EPICUREAN DELIGHT

IS GOING TO MAKE ME READY FOR A LONG NIGHT’S SLEEP.

CAN’T WAIT TO EAT.

MMM.

MMM-HMM.

OH.

[GAGGING]

GOT YOU AGAIN, HUH?

AND WITH YOUR OWN CANDY.

IF I WERE YOU, JOHNNY, YOU KNOW WHAT I’D DO?

I’D JUST QUIT BEFORE YOU BOOBY-TRAPPED YOURSELF

RIGHT INTO RAMPART EMERGENCY.

[SIGHING]

OH, MAN!