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[ALARMS BUZZING]

FIRST BELL. FREEZE. [GRUNTING]

I SAID, FREEZE.

ALL RIGHT, WHO’S GOT WHAT?

[INDISTINCT RADIO COMMUNICATION]

YOU’RE LOW, GAGE.

YOU’VE GOT THE DISHES AGAIN.

NOW WAIT A MINUTE-- FORGET IT.

WE SAID WE’D PLAY ONE HAND TILL THE FIRST BELL

AND YOU LOST, SO START WASHING.

I DON’T SUPPOSE ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO HELP ME DRY?

[SIGHING]

[ALARMS BUZZING]

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51,

UNKNOWN RESCUE, SERRANO AIRPORT.

AT SERRANO AIRPORT.

TIME OUT 12:41.

LA SQUAD 51, 10-4. KMG 365.

LA CLEAR. KMG 941.

[SIREN WAILING]

WHAT’VE YOU GOT?

GUY IN TROUBLE. WHY DO YOU THINK I CALLED?

WHERE?

[PLANE WHIRRING]

IT’S THIS KID CALLED IN ON THE UNICOM.

SAID HE’S FLYING WITH HIS DAD AND THE OLD MAN COLLAPSED.

NOW THE KID’S FLYING THE PLANE.

HOW OLD IS THE KID?

HEY, YOU BETTER TALK TO HIM.

Boy: SERRANO UNICOM. SERRANO UNICOM.

D-DO YOU READ ME?

SERRANO UNICOM.

ANSWER ME. TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

SERRANO UNICOM.

06 GOLF. GO AHEAD. WE READ YOU.

THIS IS SERRANO UNICOM.

WHAT’RE YOU DOING DOWN THERE?

06 GOLF. THIS IS FIREMAN ROY DESOTO.

I’M A RESCUE PARAMEDIC

WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

GET US DOWN. PLEASE GET US DOWN.

Roy: WE WILL.

WE WILL, SON.

WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

FRANKIE. FRANKIE PIERCE.

WELL, FRANKIE,

WHY DON’T YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR FATHER?

I--I DON’T KNOW. HE--HE JUST COLLAPSED.

Roy: HOW LONG AGO?

ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

HEY, YOU GOT TO GET US DOWN. MY DAD IS DYING.

HE--HE--HE SEEMS TO BE GASPING FOR BREATH.

H-HIS LIPS ARE BLUE.

FEEL HIS SKIN, AND TELL ME HOW IT FEELS.

HOT AND DRY OR COLD AND DAMP?

I-IT’S SEEMS TO BE COLD--COLD AND DAMP.

YOU-- HEY, CAN’T YOU DO ANYTHING DOWN THERE?

WE WILL. WE--WE’RE WORKING ON IT.

CARDIAC?

PROBABLY.

FRANKIE, DO YOU HAVE ANY OXYGEN EQUIPMENT ABOARD?

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, FRANKIE.

I WANT YOU TO ADJUST AN OXYGEN MASK ON YOUR FATHER.

PUT IT ON FULL FLOW. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

FULL FLOW.

I--I’LL TRY.

[SNIFFLES]

[GASPING]

[SIGHING]

SOON AS WE GET THE FATHER SET UP,

YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO TALK THE KID DOWN.

WHO, ME?

WHY NOT YOU?

LOOK, MISTER, ALL I DO AROUND HERE IS PUMP GAS.

I’VE NEVER BEEN UP IN ONE OF THEM LITTLE AIRPLANES.

THERE MUST BE OTHER PILOTS ON THE FIELD.

DO YOU SEE ANY AROUND?

WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO GET HIM TO ANOTHER AIRPORT

WHERE HE CAN GET SOME PROFESSIONAL HELP.

WHAT’S THE NEAREST AIRPORT WITH A CONTROL TOWER?

HEY, DON’T YOU KNOW ANYTHING?

UH, MIGHT BE ONE IN THE VALLEY,

VAN NUYS OR BURBANK, OR SOMETHING.

NO. NO DICE.

LAST WEATHER REPORT HAD THEM BOTH SOCKED IN.

NOW, THE ONLY THING TO DO IS KEEP HIM UP THERE

UNTIL THE COVER BURNS OFF.

SHOULDN’T BE MORE THAN AN HOUR.

WITH HIS SYMPTOMS, IN AN HOUR, HIS FATHER COULD BE DEAD.

[SIGHING]

THE KID DOESN’T SOUND LIKE HE HAS AN HOUR LEFT IN HIM.

HE’S ALREADY ON THE EDGE.

SERRANO UNICOM! SERRANO UNICOM!

WE’RE STANDING BY, FRANKIE.

TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

WE’RE WORKING ON IT, FRANKIE.

ARE THERE ANY PLANES OF THE SAME TYPE ON THE FIELD?

YEAH, THERE ARE A COUPLE AROUND.

WELL, CAN YOU GO OUT THERE AND GET ME AN OWNER’S MANUAL FROM ONE OF THEM?

HEY, I CAN’T GO AROUND OPENING UP OTHER PEOPLE’S AIRPLANES.

JOHNNY. UH, COME ON, MISTER.

THERE IS A LAW AGAINST THAT KIND OF THING.

ALL RIGHT. LET’S, UH...

[PLANE DRONING]

FRANKIE, WHAT DID YOUR DAD TEACH YOU

ABOUT FLYING AN AIRPLANE?

WELL, JUST A BUNCH OF TURNS AND CLIMBS,

AND MOSTLY STRAIGHT AND LEVEL.

STRAIGHT AND LEVEL.

SAY IT AGAIN?

I SAID THAT’S FINE. IT’S REAL FINE.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS ABOUT FLYING A PLANE

IS FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL.

STAND BY.

WELL, THIS SHOULD GIVE US SOME PERFORMANCE DATA.

HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT AIRPLANES?

I USED TO BE A REAL HOT PILOT.

REALLY? I DIDN’T KNOW THAT. HOW MANY HOURS?

20. I ALMOST HAD MY LICENSE, TOO.

WHY DON’T YOU MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL?

GET ON THE PHONE WITH THE WEATHER BUREAU.

FIND OUT WHAT THE CLOUD CEILING

IS AT THE OTHER AIRPORTS.

FRANKIE, HOW YOU DOING?

Frankie: OKAY. BUT I CAN’T STAY UP HERE MUCH LONGER, CAN I?

TAKE IT EASY. WE’LL GET YOU DOWN IN A MINUTE.

NO LUCK.

CLOUD BASE IS TOO LOW, EVERYWHERE BUT HERE.

[WHISTLING]

ALL RIGHT, FRANKIE,

WE’RE-- WE’RE GOING TO START TO BRING YOU DOWN.

WHAT IS YOUR AIR SPEED?

120.

Roy: ALL RIGHT, FRANKIE.

MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 100 MILES AN HOUR.

YOU GOT THAT?

I’LL TRY.

HOW DO YOU FIGURE HIS CHANCES?

IF HE DOESN’T PANIC AND SPIRAL INTO THE GROUND,

THEN 20-TO-1 AGAINST HIM.

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT I CAN GET TO A TRANSMITTER OUTSIDE?

YEAH, YOU COULD USE ONE OF THE RADIOS

IN ONE OF THE PLANES OUT ON THE LINE.

WHY DON’T YOU WARM ONE UP?

PLEASE?

ALL RIGHT.

Frankie: I’M STRAIGHT AND LEVEL

AT 100 MILES AN HOUR.

ALL RIGHT, FRANKIE.

NOW, WE’RE GOING TO START BRINGING YOU DOWN.

DID YOUR FATHER TEACH YOU ANY INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES?

NOT REALLY. I--I JUST KNOW THE INSTRUMENTS.

WELL, FRANKIE, YOUR PRIMARY INSTRUMENT

IS YOUR ARTIFICIAL HORIZON.

KEEP YOUR WINGS LEVEL.

WHEN YOU’RE READY, EASE YOUR THROTTLE BACK.

WATCH YOUR RATE OF DESCENT.

DROP YOUR FLAPS 20%.

REDUCE YOUR SPEED TO 80 MILES AN HOUR.

MAINTAIN DESCENT AT 500 FEET PER MINUTE.

YOU GOT THAT?

I’LL TRY.

GOOD BOY. NOW YOU LET ME KNOW

WHEN YOU’RE READY TO COME DOWN.

I’M GONNA GO OUTSIDE TO THE TRANSMITTER.

YOU BETTER GET ON THE PHONE TO L.A.

TELL THEM WE’RE GOING TO NEED RIGS AND AN AMBULANCE.

RIGHT.

[SIREN WAILING]

[PLANE DRONING]

Man: I’VE GOT HIM UP HERE ON THIS SET.

Roy: GOOD.

FRANKIE, DO YOU READ ME?

FRANKIE, DO YOU READ ME?

YES, SIR. I GUESS I’M READY TO GO DOWN NOW.

EASE YOUR THROTTLE BACK, AND MAINTAIN 80 MILES AN HOUR.

YES, SIR.

Roy: YOU GET YOUR EYES ON YOUR INSTRUMENTS RIGHT NOW.

YES, SIR.

DON’T LOOK OUT UNTIL I TELL YOU.

[AIRPLANE ENGINE WHINING]

FRANKIE, YOU’RE DIVING!

FRANKIE, YOU’RE DIVING!

GET THAT THROTTLE BACK AND NOSE UP.

FRANKIE, KEEP YOUR NOSE UP.

EASE IT UP.

I’LL TRY. I’LL TRY.

NOW, KEEP YOUR EYES ON THOSE INSTRUMENTS. DON’T LOOK OUT.

WATCH THOSE INSTRUMENTS.

WHAT HAPPENS IF HE LOOKS OUT?

JUST HOPE HE DOESN’T.

FRANKIE.

I THINK I GOT IT.

WATCH THOSE INSTRUMENTS. 80 MILES AN HOUR AIR SPEED.

500 FEET PER MINUTE DESCENT.

I’LL TRY.

ALL RIGHT. YOU’VE GONE THROUGH THE WORST OF IT.

THE REST IS A PIECE OF CAKE.

YOU MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING.

CONTINUE DESCENT AT 500 FEET PER MINUTE.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[HYDRAULIC HISSING]

[INDISTINCT RADIO COMMUNICATION

WATCH YOUR AIR SPEED, FRANKIE.

DON’T LET IT FALL.

NOW, WHEN I GIVE YOU THE WORD,

I WANT YOU TO DROP YOUR FLAPS FULL.

REDUCE YOUR SPEED TO 70 MILES AN HOUR.

FRANKIE, FULL FLAPS.

NOW EASE YOUR WHEEL BACK.

NOW, YOU’RE LOOKING GOOD, LOOKING GOOD.

OH, YOU’RE TOO HIGH.

YOU’RE TOO HIGH. GO AROUND AGAIN.

[GASPING]

DO YOU READ ME, FRANKIE?

GUN IT AND GO AROUND AGAIN.

YES, SIR.

GOOD BOY.

NOW THIS TIME, TAKE IT EASY.

YOU’RE LOOKING GOOD, FRANKIE. YOU’ RE LOOKING GOOD.

NOW, DON’T FLARE OUT TILL I TELL YOU TO. YOU GOT IT?

ALL THE WAY BACK, FRANKIE.

[TIRES SQUEAL]

CHOP YOUR THROTTLE.

LET’S GO.

[INDISTINCT RADIO COMMUNICATION]

M-MY DAD.

WE’VE GOT HIM.

IT’S OKAY. YOU GOT HIM DOWN IN TIME.

[SIGHING]

[SIREN WAILING]

Woman: CAN I HAVE A DOCTOR IN TREATMENT ONE?

CAN I HAVE A DOCTOR IN TREATMENT ONE?

ROY, IS THIS THE YOUNG MAN WHO, UH, LANDED THE PLANE?

THIS IS FRANKIE PIERCE.

HELLO, FRANKIE. I’M DR. BRACKETT.

IS--IS MY F-FATHER GOING TO DIE?

WELL, WE’D BE LETTING YOU DOWN PRETTY BADLY

IF WE LET THAT HAPPEN.

YOU HANG TIGHT NOW, FRANKIE.

[HEART MONITOR BEEPING]

PRESSURE?

100 OVER 60.

Brackett: PULSE AND RESPIRATION?

PULSE WEAK. RESPIRATION 30, WITH RLV.

[HEART MONITOR BEEPING ERRATICALLY]

Dixie: HE’S GONE INTO V-FIB.

Brackett: 400.

[DEFIBRILLATOR BEEPING]

IT’S CLEAR.

CLEAR.

HE’S BACK.

GREAT THING, ELECTRICITY.

WONDER WHAT THEY DID BEFORE IT WAS INVENTED.

ALL RIGHT, LET’S START A XYLOCAINE DRIP.

RIGHT, KELL. 2% XYLOCAINE, 500 CC’S.

Woman: DR. ALLEN, 63.

Brackett: HEY, WHAT’S EVERYBODY SO GLUM ABOUT?

LET’S SEE SOME SMILES AROUND HERE, HUH?

WHAT--WHAT ABOUT MY DAD?

WELL, HE’S OVER THE FIRST HURDLE AND RUNNING EASY.

[SNIFFLING]

[SNIFFLES]

GO AHEAD AND CRY, FRANKIE. YOU’VE EARNED THE RIGHT.

[SOBBING]

THAT WAS ONE FINE JOB YOU DID OUT THERE

FOR 20 HOURS OF FLYING TIME.

OH, IT WASN’T JUST THE FLYING TIME.

I SAW THE WHOLE THING DONE IN A MOVIE ONCE.

YOU KNOW, ROY, I’VE BEEN THINKING...

ABOUT WHAT A LOUSY CARD PLAYER YOU ARE. RIGHT?

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I’VE BEEN STUCK WITH THE DISHES

IN THE LAST EIGHT SHIFTS?

EXACTLY 15 TIMES.

15 OUT OF 16 IS ENOUGH TO DEPRESS ANYBODY.

YEAH, WELL IT DEPRESSES ME.

[ENGINE STARTING]

SQUAD 51 AVAILABLE, RETURNING TO QUARTERS.

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51.

WELL, MAYBE YOU JUST DON’T HAVE ANY CARD SENSE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T.

NO, NO, THAT’S NOT IT.

IT’S THE KIND OF GAMES WE’RE PLAYING.

WHAT ABOUT ’EM?

WE KEEP CHANGING THE RULES.

SO?

SO, BY THE TIME I GET THE GAME FIGURED OUT--

WE’RE PLAYING SOMETHING ELSE.

RIGHT.

WHY DON’T YOU JUST MAKE UP YOUR OWN GAME?

UTILITY 8, CALL STATION 49 YOUR NEXT STOP.

YOU KNOW, THAT’S NOT A BAD IDEA.

YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING ABOUT A KIND OF A POKER GAME.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

ABOUT INVENTING A NEW KIND OF POKER GAME,

YOU KNOW, WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON.

OH, THAT. THERE AREN’T ANY NEW POKER GAMES.

I’VE PLAYED THEM ALL.

FIVE CARD, SEVEN CARD, YOU NAME IT.

WHAT ABOUT 13 CARD?

JOHNNY, SOMETIMES YOU POSITIVELY--

[ALARMS BUZZING]

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

1127 NORTH MOORPARK, APARTMENT 2-A.

1127 NORTH MOORPARK, APARTMENT 2-A.

[SIREN WAILING]

CROSS STREET, CROCKER. TIME OUT 20:33 HOURS.

[SIREN WAILING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Deputy: SECOND FLOOR. APARTMENT 2-A.

YOU’RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS ONE.

I’LL TAKE THIS.

ABOUT AS BAD AS I’VE EVER SEEN.

[SIGHING]

Roy: WHAT HAPPENED?

Deputy: GUY TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF. SLASHED HIS WRISTS.

CLEAR THE HALL. PLEASE! PLEASE!

THEN TURNED ON THE GAS.

I TURNED IT OFF.

I THINK HE TOOK SOME POISON, TOO.

IS HE STILL ALIVE?

JUST BARELY. BUT I SURE DON’T KNOW WHY.

THERE’S AN AMBULANCE ON THE WAY.

[GASPING]

Woman: DR. ALLEN, 63.

STAT. IDENT DOCTOR. TREATMENT ROOM 3.

DR. ALLEN, 63.

[SIGHING]

PAPERWORK.

YEAH, TELL ME ABOUT IT.

[SIGHING] WELL, HOW IS HE?

STILL BREATHING.

FOR THAT GUY, IT’S A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT.

HI.

DR. HOFFMAN, 64, PLEASE.

NICE KID.

TOOK HER OUT LAST FRIDAY. HAD A GREAT TIME.

HER OPINION OR YOURS?

[WHISPERING] YEAH.

[HEART MONITOR BEEPING]

DO WE KNOW WHO HE IS?

HIS NAME IS DAVE MORGAN.

AGE 44. HE DID QUITE A JOB ON HIMSELF.

THE QUESTION IS, WHERE DO WE BEGIN TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE?

WELL, THE BOYS STOPPED THE BLEEDING,

AND WE’VE PUMPED OUT HIS STOMACH.

CUT.

YEAH, AND WITH ANY LUCK,

HE’LL BE UP AND AROUND IN A WEEK READY TO TRY AGAIN.

[HEART MONITOR CONTINUES BEEPING]

FRANKIE.

OH, DOCTOR. H-HOW’S MY DAD?

AT LAST REPORT, HE WAS RESTING COMFORTABLY.

IS YOUR MOM HERE?

NO, MY MOTHER IS DEAD.

THERE’S JUST THE TWO OF US. DAD AND ME.

H-HOW BAD IS IT, DOCTOR?

[SNIFFS]

WELL, IT’S PRETTY SERIOUS.

YOUR DAD’S GONNA HAVE TO TAKE IT EASY

FOR A LONG TIME AFTER HE LEAVES THE HOSPITAL.

TAKE IT EASY?

MY DAD ISN’T GOING TO LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, HE ALWAYS SAYS:

"YOU’VE ONLY GOT ONE LIFE TO LIVE,

SO YOU SHOULD MAKE THE MOST OF IT."

HE SOUNDS LIKE QUITE A GUY.

YEAH, HE’S THE GREATEST.

WELL, YOU CAN TELL HIM FOR ME HIS KID ISN’T HALF BAD EITHER.

HEY, WE’VE GOT TO GET YOU SOME REST. COME ON.

FRAN.

YES, DR. BRACKETT?

THIS IS FRANKIE PIERCE.

THINK YOU COULD FIND A SPARE BED FOR MY YOUNG FRIEND HERE?

FOR A FRIEND OF YOURS, DR. BRACKETT, ANY TIME.

THANK YOU. HEY, I’LL SEE YOU LATER, HUH? OKAY.

MISS. JONES, RECEPTIONIST, PLEASE.

FRANKIE, COME ON, HONEY.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

KELL. HI.

CAN YOU SPARE A CUP OF COFFEE FOR A WEARY MAN?

COME ON IN.

[SIGHS]

YOU DO LOOK TIRED.

NOT TIRED. DISCOURAGED.

[EXHALES FORCEFULLY]

WOULD YOU BELIEVE A MAN TRYING TO COMMIT SUICIDE

THREE DIFFERENT WAYS?

GUY NAMED DAVE MORGAN.

CUT HIS WRISTS, DROPPED SOME RAT POISON

AND THEN TURNED ON THE GAS.

AND THEN?

WELL, WE PULLED HIM THROUGH.

HE’LL BE UP AND AROUND IN A FEW DAYS,

READY TO TRY AGAIN, I GUESS.

[SIGHING]

WE’VE ALL SEEN SOME PRETTY BAD ONES LIKE THAT.

[SIGHING]

YEAH, BUT THIS ONE TRIED SO HARD.

WHAT’S REALLY BOTHERING YOU?

YOU’RE OUT OF CHARACTER, KELL.

I SUPPOSE IT’S RUNNING INTO YOUNG FRANKIE PIERCE

AFTER SEWING UP MORGAN.

KID’S BEEN AT THE HOSPITAL

SINCE THEY BROUGHT HIS FATHER IN THIS AFTERNOON.

HOW’S HIS FATHER DOING?

50-50.

IF HE LIVES, HE’LL HAVE TO CHANGE HIS WHOLE STYLE OF LIFE.

I GUESS THAT’S WHAT’S GOT ME, DIX.

HERE’S A MAN WITH A GREAT SON, A GREAT ZEST FOR LIFE,

AND THE CHANCES ARE HE WON’T MAKE IT.

ALL I CAN DO FOR HIM WON’T HELP HIM FACE THE LIFE HE’LL LEAD

IF HE GETS THROUGH THIS ATTACK.

AND A GUY LIKE MORGAN WANTS TO DIE,

TRIES DESPERATELY TO DIE,

AND I CAN PUT HIM TOGETHER,

SO HE’LL WALK OUT OF THE HOSPITAL A WELL MAN.

OH, DON’T TAKE IT SO HARD, KELL.

YOU’RE NOT GOD.

WITH THE KIND OF CRAZY, MIXED-UP HUMAN RACE

HE HAS TO DEAL WITH, I WOULDN’T WANT TO BE.

ARE YOU STILL WORKING ON YOUR NEW GAME?

YEAH. BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR TWO DAYS.

LET’S SEE.

NOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

FIGURING THE ODDS AGAINST GETTING A BAGEL.

WHAT’S A BAGEL?

OH, IT’S LIKE A STRAIGHT,

BUT ONLY EVERY OTHER CARD COUNTING,

LIKE THREE, FIVE, SEVEN, NINE, JACK.

IS IT GOOD OR BAD?

OH, IT BEATS EVERYTHING EXCEPT A SUPER BAGEL.

THAT’S THE SAME THING,

ONLY ALL THE CARDS ARE THE SAME SUIT.

OH, THEN YOU’VE GOT WILD CARDS,

LIKE TENS, TWOS, AND FOURS ARE WILD.

OF COURSE IF YOU GET A JOKER THEN--

[ALARMS BUZZING]

Dispatcher: ENGINE 51, SQUAD 51, TRUCK 127,

FOAM 127, ENGINE 127.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES,

TANK TRUCK INVOLVED.

8100 BLOCK, COMMERCE STREET.

8100 BLOCK, COMMERCE STREET. TIME OUT 15:50.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[HORN BLARING]

[SIREN WAILING]

GET THOSE PEOPLE BACK!

BILL!

[SIRENS APPROACHING]

START CLEARING THAT AREA OUT BACK THERE.

IF THAT STUFF BLOWS, THIS WHOLE PLACE MIGHT GO.

170 SAM ONE.

170 SAM ONE. REQUEST AMBULANCE. MY LOCATION.

170 SAM ONE.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[HORN BLARING]

[HYDRAULIC BRAKES HISSING]

THERE’S ONLY ONE MAN IN THERE.

WE TRIED TO GET HIM OUT, BUT WE DON’T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT.

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, HE WAS DRIVING ERRATICALLY.

HE MISSED THE CURVE, AND THEN, WHAM!

WELL, LOOKS LIKE HE’S TRAPPED IN THERE.

WE’LL NEED PORTA POWER AND JACKS. I’LL GET ’EM.

[SIREN APPROACHING]

L.A. ENGINE 51.

WE HAVE AN OVERTURNED TANKER HERE AT THIS LOCATION.

SPILLING GASOLINE. WE’LL NEED A POWER COMPANY.

WE’LL HOLD ALL UNITS AT THIS SCENE.

Dispatcher: 10-4. ENGINE 51.

[SIREN WAILING]

[SIREN STOPS]

GASOLINE FIRE’S ALL WE NEED AROUND HERE.

GIVE HIM 150 POUNDS.

[HORN BLARING]

HE’S STILL ALIVE.

[ALARMS BUZZING OVER RADIO]

ENGINE 34, ENGINE 35, STATION 45.

LUMBERYARD. 16980 LEVENSON.

16980 LEVENSON. CROSS STREET: SHOEMAKER.

TIME 16:00.

ENGINE 18, SEE THE MAN AT FIRST AND CABIN

REGARDING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION.

ASSISTANT ONE, REPEAT THE PHONE NUMBER.

10-4, ASSISTANT ONE.

[LADDER WHIRRING]

ENGINE 18, THIS SQUAD IS NOT AVAILABLE.

DO YOU NEED ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE?

BATTALION 1 HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND IS RESPONDING.

BETTER GO ON TOP. SEE IF THAT DOOR WILL OPEN.

IT’S STILL JAMMED.

[GRUNTING]

I THINK IT’S LOOSE NOW.

I’LL GO UP AND HELP HIM.

[METAL GRINDING]

[ALARMS BUZZING]

ENGINE 95, STATION 36, STATION 127, BATTALION 7.

146, 11, AND 12.

TIME 16:15.

[SIREN APPROACHING]

John: OKAY. GET HIS BACK. I GOT HIS HEAD.

Deputy: WE’RE GONNA NEED A THIRD MAN.

WE NEED A STRETCHER BACK HERE NOW.

WE NEED A MAN ON THE BACK.

OKAY, GET HIS BACK. I’LL GET HIS HEAD.

WE GOT HIM. TAKE HIM EASY.

ENGINE 96. 10-4

NEGATIVE, DIVISION 2.

ENGINE 15, RETURN TO FIRST.

HOLD IT!

UTILITY ONE, CALL STATION 38.

10-4. MEET DIVISION 4 IN THE PARKING LOT.

RAMPART, THIS IS RESCUE 51.

GO AHEAD, 51.

RAMPART, WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT VICTIM.

HIS NAME IS JAMES THOMPSON.

A VALLEY ADDRESS. HE IS 45 YEARS OLD.

HE IS UNCONSCIOUS.

NO APPARENT INJURIES EXCEPT FOR A SUPERFICIAL HEAD WOUND.

John: VITAL SIGNS: PULSE 56, RESPIRATION 28.

DO WE HAVE A PRESSURE?

120 OVER 70.

BLOOD PRESSURE 120 OVER 70.

HIS LEFT EYE IS BADLY DILATED.

PLUS HIS NECK IS LIKE A--A BOARD.

THIS DOESN’T READ RIGHT.

[CLICKING]

51, THIS IS RAMPART BASE. I’D LIKE AN EKG READOUT.

10-4.

[ELECTRONIC BUZZING]

51, CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY MORE INFORMATION?

RAMPART, THE VICTIM REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS BRIEFLY.

HE SAID SOMETHING LIKE HIS HEAD EXPLODED.

51, START HIM ON D5W, AND GET HIM IN HERE

AS SOON AS YOU CAN. RAMPART OUT.

51, 10-4.

DIX, FIND JOE EARLY FOR ME, FAST.

AND I WANT EVERYTHING SET UP FOR A SKULL X-RAY

AS SOON AS THEY BRING HIM IN.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[BRAKES SQUEAK]

[INDISTINCT P.A. ANNOUNCEMENTS]

THANKS, ROY. OH, EXCUSE ME.

DOC, IS HIS CONDITION THE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT,

OR WAS THE ACCIDENT THE RESULT OF WHAT’S WRONG WITH HIM?

I WISH I KNEW.

LET’S GO. UH, HI.

Woman: DR. CANTOR, GO TO THE EMERGENCY ENTRANCE.

DR. CANTOR, GO TO THE EMERGENCY ENTRANCE.

YOU’RE REALLY BREAKING HER DOWN.

SHE ALMOST SMILED.

[SIGHING]

YEAH, WAIT TILL NEXT TIME.

TEMPERATURE?

100.3.

HOW’S HIS BLOOD PRESSURE?

Brackett: NORMAL. EKG NORMAL.

NO BLOOD BEHIND THE EAR DRUMS.

WELL, THAT’S SOME EVIDENCE AGAINST A FRACTURE.

WHAT ABOUT AN X-RAY?

THEY’RE STANDING BY, JOE.

LET’S GET HIM DOWN THERE. WHILE WE’RE AT IT,

LET’S GET AN ECHOENCEPHALOGRAM.

WILL DO.

NO HEMATOMA, EKG NORMAL, BLOOD PRESSURE NORMAL.

SLOW PULSE AND RESPIRATION AND A SLIGHT TEMPERATURE.

WHAT DOES IT READ TO YOU?

NO FRACTURE. SOMETHING INSIDE.

PATIENT IS VOMITING, SEEMS IN PAIN.

STIFF NECK, THE LEFT EYE WIDELY DILATED.

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE?

YEAH, BUT WHERE?

SUBDURAL.

COVERS A LOT OF GROUND.

LET’S WAIT FOR THE ENCEPHALOGRAM

AND TRY FOR A SPINAL TAP.

Brackett: NO SIGN OF FRACTURE.

Joe: WHAT DOES THE ENCEPHALOGRAM SHOW?

WELL, THERE’S BEEN NO SHIFT IN THE MIDDLE LINE STRUCTURE.

I’M BETTING ON A SUBARACHNOID BLOWOUT.

LET’S SEE WHAT THE SPINAL TAP SHOWS US.

KELL, MR. THOMPSON’S WIFE IS HERE.

THANKS, DIX. I’LL BE RIGHT THERE.

WHAT’RE YOU GOING TO TELL HER, KELL?

OH, WHAT WE ALWAYS SAY AT TIMES LIKE THIS:

"WE’RE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE

FOR YOUR HUSBAND, MRS. THOMPSON."

STAT. IDENT DOCTOR.

TREATMENT ROOM 3.

BETWEEN ME AND YOU, CHET.

REMEMBER, TENS, TWOS, AND FOURS ARE WILD.

MAKE YOUR BEST FIVE-CARD HAND OUT OF 13 DEALT.

WHEEL AND DEAL, GAGE.

DON’T YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE?

OH, I’M SURE YOU’LL BE FAIR WITH A BEGINNER.

[SIGHING]

[ALARMS BUZZING]

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51. POSSIBLE OVERDOSE.

1041 VINELAND. 1041 VINELAND.

CROSS STREET: WILSON. TIME OUT 19:30.

L.A. SQUAD 51. 10-4.

THIS KIND OF THING IS HAPPENING TOO OFTEN.

OH, DON’T WORRY, CAP. WE’LL FINISH WHEN WE GET BACK.

[ENGINE STARTING]

[SIREN WAILING]

[SIREN APPROACHING]

[CHATTERING ON POLICE RADIO]

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[WOMAN SCREAMING]

[SCREAMING]

[BAWLING]

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

I DON’T KNOW. I JUST GOT HERE MYSELF.

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A TRIP TO ME.

[WOMAN CONTINUES SCREAMING] YEAH, SOME TRIP.

[GASPING]

[GASPING LOUDLY]

ANYBODY KNOW WHO SHE IS?

DONNA MELVIN.

YEAH, GO ON.

WELL, THAT’S HER NAME.

WE DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER.

I MEAN, SHE JUST COMES AROUND SOMETIMES TO VISIT MY GIRL.

HOW DID THIS START?

I DON’T KNOW.

SHE WAS ALL RIGHT AND THEN SHE FLIPPED.

WHERE DOES SHE LIVE?

DOWN THERE. HE’S HER BROTHER.

DID SHE TAKE ANY PILLS?

I WOULDN’T KNOW WHAT SHE TOOK.

I DIDN’T ASK YOU WHAT SHE TOOK.

I ASKED YOU IF YOU SAW HER TAKE ANY PILLS.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO TELL HIM ANYTHING, HONEY.

DID ANYONE SEE WHAT SHE TOOK?

ANYTHING?

[CRICKETS CHIRRUPING]

IS SHE YOUR SISTER?

YEAH.

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

IN THE BUNGALOW COURT.

DON’T HURT ME!

LISTEN TO ME. YOUR SISTER IS SICK.

IT MAY BE SERIOUS.

DON’T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD GO HOME AND TELL YOUR MOTHER?

I CAN’T GO HOME.

WHY CAN’T YOU?

SHE’S GOT COMPANY.

[SIREN APPROACHING]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

SHE’D OD’D, ALL RIGHT. PROBABLY ACID.

WHAT DO WE DO?

WELL, HER MOTHER WON’T BE COMING.

SHE’S ENTERTAINING.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

WELL, SHE’S IN A BAD WAY.

WE’D BETTER CALL RAMPART. GET AN OKAY ON AN IV.

WHAT FOR?

THEY NEED A PARENT’S CONSENT AT THE HOSPITAL

BEFORE WE CAN TREAT HER.

[GROANS]

WELL, WHAT DO WE DO? JUST LET HER LIE HERE?

WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?

EXCEPT TAKE HER IN...

AND HOPE THE MOTHER SHOWS UP BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.

YEAH.

MAYBE THE DEPUTY CAN LOCATE HER IN TIME.

I’LL ASK HIM.

LET’S TAKE HER AND I’LL RIDE IN WITH YOU.

THAT TELLS US SOMETHING.

SUBARACHNOID.

ABOUT THIRD STAGE.

THAT STILL COVERS A LOT OF GROUND.

WE’LL NEED A BILATERAL ANGIOGRAM TO PINPOINT THE BLOWOUT.

CARE TO MAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS FROM WHAT WE KNOW ALREADY?

COME ON, KELL, YOU’VE SEEN THESE THINGS BEFORE.

PROBABLY A RUPTURED ANEURISM.

IN WHICH CASE WE HAVE TO GO IN THERE FAST

AND TIE IT OFF BEFORE THERE’S ANOTHER BLOWOUT.

YEAH, BUT WE’RE ONLY GUESSING, JOE.

YOU’LL HAVE TO STABILIZE HIM BEFORE GETTING AN ANGIOGRAM.

DELAY CAN KILL HIM.

YEAH. AND A WRONG GUESS CAN KILL HIM, TOO.

WE’LL TRY HIM ON HYDROXYZINE AND MEPHENESIN.

NOTHING TO BE ADMINISTERED ORALLY.

OH, AND CHLORAL HYDRATE.

RIGHT AWAY.

WELL, THAT’S IT, JOE.

WE’LL GET HIM SETTLED DOWN AND TRY FOR THE ANGIOGRAM.

YOU’RE THE BOSS.

YEAH.

Woman: CALLING DR. ALEX LOPEZ.

DR. BRACKETT.

HOW IS MY HUSBAND? NOBODY WILL TELL ME ANYTHING.

MRS. THOMPSON, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME AND SIT DOWN?

NOW, I’M GOING TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT’S HAPPENED.

YOUR HUSBAND HAS SUFFERED A FORM OF CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.

HE’S GOING TO DIE.

NO. NOW, THAT’S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE.

HE WILL BE SICK FOR A WHILE,

AND HE MAY SUFFER SOME IMPAIRMENT,

BUT WE WON’T KNOW ABOUT THAT UNTIL LATER.

WE MAY HAVE TO OPERATE.

WHAT ARE HIS CHANCES?

I--I--I CAN TAKE ANYTHING YOU TELL ME.

YOU SEE...

IN MY MIND, I’VE ALREADY GIVEN JIM UP.

OH, RIGHT NOW I’D SAY HIS CHANCES ARE 70-30.

FOR OR AGAINST?

I SEE.

ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS,

EVERY DAY HE LIVES BETTERS HIS CHANCES.

IN 10 DAYS HE’LL BE OUT OF THE WOODS.

10 DAYS? OH!

OH, THAT’S A LONG TIME TO HOLD YOUR BREATH.

[INDISTINCT P.A. ANNOUNCEMENTS]

YOU’RE OFF DUTY, DIX. WHY DON’T YOU GO HOME?

IN MY OWN TIME, DOCTOR.

A LITTLE TEA AND SYMPATHY?

COFFEE.

I THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO STAGGER THROUGH

ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO WITH ENOUGH CAFFEINE IN YOU.

[SCOFFS]

STOP BEING SURLY WITH ME, KELL.

ONE OF THOSE DAYS, DIX. ONE OF THOSE DAYS.

WHAT DO THEY USE THAT STUFF FOR?

EMBALMING FLUID?

PRETTY AWFUL, ISN’T IT?

SAY, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE A GOOD CUP OF COFFEE,

AND A STEAK TO GO WITH IT?

MMM! YOU KNOW, I COULDN’T WRITE

A BETTER PRESCRIPTION MYSELF, NURSE.

SHALL WE?

LET’S DO IT.

BY THE WAY,

YOUR FAVORITE PATIENT IS BEING DISCHARGED TOMORROW.

OH, WHO’S THAT?

MORGAN.

THE ONE WHO TRIED SUICIDE IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

OH, THAT ONE.

HE OUGHT TO BE LOCKED UP FOR HIS OWN PROTECTION.

HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE A GUY LIKE THAT, DIX?

INEFFICIENT.

[SNORTS]

[CHUCKLING]

WHAT DO YOU WANNA HEAR?

HMM...

SOMETHING SOOTHING AND HEALTHY.

OKAY.

*[SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]

WANT SOME MORE COFFEE? MMM-MMM.

I GOT TO GET BACK TO THE HOSPITAL.

IT’S NOT GONNA FALL DOWN, KELL.

THEY CAN GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU, YOU KNOW.

THAT’S A LOUSY THING TO SAY.

OH, WHY IS IT LOUSY?

YOU’RE DEFLATING MY EGO.

JUST A ONE-MAN BAND, AREN’T YOU?

IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?

NO.

BUT I DO THINK YOU’RE SPREADING YOURSELF TOO THIN.

YOU’RE JUST PLAIN SHOT.

[SIGHS]

TELL THAT TO THOSE SICK PEOPLE OVER THERE.

PATIENTS, KELL. NOT PEOPLE, PATIENTS.

SOME WILL LIVE AND SOME WILL DIE.

YOU CAN’T EXPECT TO WIN THEM ALL.

IS THAT A FACT?

OH, COME ON, KELL. WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY.

WE CAN’T AFFORD TO WASTE THAT ENERGY IN EMOTIONAL TIES.

WELL, I SUPPOSE THAT SOUNDS HEARTLESS.

COMPLETELY...

BUT YOU’RE ALSO ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

[PHONE RINGING]

OH, TELL IT TO GO AWAY, KELL.

[PHONE RINGING]

MMM-MMM. NO WAY.

[PHONE RINGING]

HELLO?

SPEAKING.

WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?

ALL RIGHT. I’LL BE RIGHT THERE.

FRANKLIN PIERCE, HE’S HAD A SECOND ATTACK.

[HEART MONITOR BEEPING]

[AIR HISSING]

[RESPIRATOR HISSING]

PRESSURE READING.

70 SYSTOLIC.

I WANT TO GIVE IT IV.

[HEART MONITOR CONTINUES BEEPING]

[RESPIRATOR CONTINUES HISSING]

V-FIB! PADDLES, MIKE!

[HEART MONITOR FLATLINING]

STAND CLEAR.

HIT IT. DONE.

CLEAR? YEAH.

INTRACARDIAC.

[GRUNTING]

Woman: DR. ALEX LOPEZ. DR. ALEX LOPEZ.

I JUST SAW THOMPSON.

HE’S STABILIZING BEAUTIFULLY.

I HATE TO ADMIT IT,

BUT I THINK OUR EDUCATED GUESS WAS JUST THAT.

LUCKY WE DIDN’T GO IN AFTER AN INTERNAL CAROTID ANEURISM.

MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE.

HE WOULDN’T BE HOLDING OUT LIKE THIS IF IT WEREN’T.

I GUESS THIS PROVES SOMETHING, EH, KELL?

WHAT?

I MEAN, ABOUT GUESSES.

GUESSES AND INSTINCT SHOULD ALWAYS BE A LAST RESORT.

I’M SORRY, JOE. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THOMPSON. DIDN’T YOU HEAR ME?

I THINK HE’S GOING TO MAKE IT.

OH.

HIS WIFE WILL BE GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

DR. ALLEN, OUTSIDE CALL, PLEASE.

DR. PARKER, OUTPATIENT AREA.

[SOBBING]

[SOBBING CONTINUES]

ARE YOU LEAVING US, MR. MORGAN?

YEAH. THEY’RE TURNING THE OLD NUT LOOSE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I’M GONNA DO?

I’M GONNA GET A LAWYER AND I’M GONNA SUE THIS JOINT.

THREE DAYS OF POKING AND PROBING.

POKING AND PROBING.

THAT’S WHAT YOU DID TO ME FOR THREE DAYS!

WHAT RIGHT DID YOU HAVE TO INTERFERE IN THE FIRST PLACE?

I--I’LL SUE FOR A MILLION.

WHY DON’T YOU? DONE!

I SHOULD THINK YOU DIDN’T HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO

BUT HAVE ME DRAGGED DOWN HERE.

I’M SORRY. IT WAS THE OTHER KIDS WHO GAVE ME THE STUFF.

I DIDN’T KNOW-- SORRY! YOU’RE ALWAYS SORRY.

HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL WHEN I GOT COMPANY

AND THE POLICE COME AND SAY MY DAUGHTER’S IN JAIL?

Roy: WELL, I GUESS I’LL SEE YOU ON SATURDAY.

YEAH, TAKE CARE.

HEY.

WHY THE DEPRESSION?

SO YOU LOST AGAIN LAST NIGHT.

YEAH. AT MY OWN GAME, TOO.

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW IT IS. YOU WIN A FEW, YOU LOSE A FEW.

YOU’LL THINK OF ANOTHER GAME.

NO, I’VE ALREADY GIVEN UP ON THAT.

I’VE GOT A WHOLE NEW IDEA GOING.

YOU DO?

YEAH. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,

I’M PROMOTING A DISHWASHER FOR THIS STATION.

SEE YOU.