All language subtitles for maude_s05e06_walter_s_crisis_3

Last week on Maud. What about the job?

Walter, I'm sorry. I thought you knew. I
don't have any jobs open at my place.

What are you talking about? Well,
frankly, I was looking for a much

Younger man?

Oh, the poor guy.

Now, look, don't you say that in front
of Walter. If there's one thing he

doesn't want, it's sympathy.

Now, he's home, and he's happy, and
let's just let him sleep it off.

Marty, I'm not sure that he's drunk. Oh,
come on. I didn't smell any liquor on

his breath, and I didn't like the way
his eyes looked.

Carol, tell Vivian to hurry upstairs for
that coffee.

Walter,

how could you do this to me? Come on,
boy.

Come on, we're going to wake him. Oh,
Walter, please don't wake me. Come on.

going to wake him.

Come on, Walter.

Lady Godiva was a freedom rider.

She didn't care if the whole world...

Jonah barked with the Lord to guide her.
She was a sister who really could.

Isadora was the first proper to angel
that she showed up. Oh, yeah.

The country was falling apart.

Betsy Ross got it all sewed up.

And then there's more.

All right, I'll hold, but please hurry.

Excuse me, I'm Mrs. Walter Findley.

My husband came here last night. He's a
patient of Dr. Harmon's.

I was told if I came back this morning
at 8 o 'clock, I could see him. It's 8 o

'clock right now.

Nurse, this is important.

So is this.

Nurse, you don't understand.

My husband took an overdose of sleeping
pills. He almost died. I haven't even

seen him yet. I'm terribly worried.

I'm very worried about my husband, too.
He's terribly sick.

I'm trying to get him some decent care.

Well, can't you get him in here?

He is in here.

I'm trying to get him a private room.

Yes?

Well, let me know as soon as you can,
huh?

Now, what's the name? Walter Findlay.

29A. He's conscious now.

Thank you. Oh, tell me, what's wrong
with your husband?

He checked in yesterday with a case of
the shingles.

Now he's in intensive care.

Intensive? I had no idea shingles could
be that serious.

They're not.

A nurse gave him the wrong medication.

That is terrible.

I know, but I can't blame her.

I've made the same mistake myself.

Walter?

Walter, darling.

Are you feeling better?

Arthur should be here any minute.

He says you're fine.

And you look fine.

Now, there's nothing like a good night's
sleep.

I mean... I mean, you needed the rest.

Arthur says you're fine.

Oh, I said that, didn't I?

Well, anyway, darling, it's certainly...

Good news for all of us.

They think I'm crazy here.

Walter, nobody thinks any such thing.

Yes, they do. They think I'm crazy.
Walter.

Yesterday I said to myself, here I am
worrying about being bankrupt.

Worrying because I can't find a job.

Worrying because there's no hope for the
future.

Why the hell am I killing myself?

That's when I decided to kill myself.

Oh, darling, I understand.

Yeah, you do, but they don't. They think
I'm crazy.

Honey, do you remember that joke about
the motorist who was changing a tire

outside the mental hospital?

No. Well, this motorist was changing a
tire outside a mental hospital, and he

took off three of the bolts, and they
rolled right down into a sewer drain.

the man stood there, and he thought, oh,
good Lord, what am I going to do now,

when suddenly an inmate...

from the other side of the fence, said,
hey, mister, why don't you take one bolt

from each of the other three wheels?

Well, the guy was amazed, you know. He
said, excuse me, but what are you doing

in a mental hospital?

So the inmate said, well, I'm here
because I'm crazy, not stupid.

What's that got to do with me? You're
here because you're stupid, not me.

Darling, look what I've brought you.
Your favorite candies, chocolate

cherries. Good.

Feed me one.

Here, darling, open the box, Walter.

No, Mort, feed me one.

Walter, you're acting like a little boy.

That's because I'm crazy.

Walter, you stop that. I really don't
want to hear that again.

Would you pull down the blanket for me?
Of course, darling. It's so warm in

here, all you really need is...

Now, these

cherries aren't the ones... You know,
that you normally get, but I think

you'll like them. They're fanny fun.

I didn't have time to go to Kmart.

More. Yes, dear.

I know it's none of my business, but...
Am I strapped to the bed?

Well... Yes.

How about another cherry?

Boy, this is a rubber room, isn't it?
Honey, you know what you need? You need

some light in here. Today is one of the
most beautiful days we've had, I think,

a lot.

No fool's nest, isn't it, Mort? The
nothing ward. Oh, now, where did you get

Crazy, I can deal like that.

Well, look at me. Anybody wearing this
much leather should be on a motorcycle.

Darling, look, Arthur explained to me
that so many sleeping pills can have

terrible after effects.

Darling, he probably just wanted to be
sure that you wouldn't go into

convulsions. Darling, these restraints
are simply a safety precaution.

Is that all? Well, of course that's all.

Darling, you're in a hospital.

The only thing that anybody cares about
here is your well -being.

I mean, all the doctors and nurses ever
think about is the best possible care

for the patient.

Time for your medication.

Over my dead body.

Wait a minute. Is this Finley? Yes.

Oh, well, I guess these aren't for him.

But what are they? Sleeping pills.

This is just what we were talking about.

Funny, isn't it?

It's a riot.

Joke's on me.

Ward, get me out of here. I want out.

Ward, get me out of here. Please,
please, darling, calm down. Ward! Good

morning, Walter.

Well, you gave us quite a scare last
night.

Arthur, would you get these straps off
me?

Oh, of course, old buddy.

You don't need those anymore. Yes, thank
you.

Uh, Maude, would you hold that for me,
please?

As a matter of fact, uh, why don't you
read it?

Are those my release papers? No, no, no.
Your release papers are out at the

desk. Those are just some forms from a
friend of mine, a Dr. Bob Slager.

Dr. Slager, huh?

Yep. What kind of doctor is he?

From this, I'd say he's a very good
doctor.

He is.

One of the best in this field.

But what's his field?

Well, he's an expert on this stuff.

Arthur, when you go to his office, what
does it say on his door?

Well, it's the same thing it says on my
door.

A medical corporation.

Arthur! All right, all right, all right,
Walter.

He's a psychiatrist.

And you want me to go see him? Well, not
exactly.

I talked your case over with Dr.
Schlager, and, uh... Well... He feels it

be best for you to go downtown for a few
days of observation.

That's what the papers are for. Where
downtown, Arthur? The Jordan Mental

Center.

Mental health center?

Come on, Arthur.

I may be stupid, but I'm not crazy.

Walter,

this is just routine.

Look, if you came home now, you'd be
facing the same problems that got you in

here.

You're just not ready to deal with them
on your own yet.

Mort, will you tell him?

You don't want me in some booby hat. You
want me home with you, right?

Mort?

Darling, it's only for 72 hours. Yes.

Oh, that's great.

My wife and my best friend think I'm
nuts.

Well, I'm not going.

No, no, I'm not. Now, Walter. No, I'm
not.

Walter,

you'll like the Jordan Center.

It's just like this hospital. Lovely
facilities. Very competent staff.

Mr. Finley, do I give you your enema
now?

He's here because he's stupid, not
constipated.

What are you afraid of, Ward? I may make
another attempt.

Don't worry. Remember, I'm Walter
Findlay. I failed at business.

I failed at getting myself a job. I
couldn't even kill myself right. Will

stop it, Walter?

Stop it.

Please.

Please. Please.

Please. Stop.

Don't. Please.

Come on.

Okay.

Okay, okay.

I'm convinced. I'll go in.

Do I sign the commitment papers with a
pen or a finger paint?

Come on, Walter. It's not a commitment.
You're simply volunteering for

treatment. Oh, great.

Wasn't it could be the best thing that
ever happened to me? I could learn a

trade.

Leathercraft.

I could make my own straps with my
initials on them. CW.

Crazy Walter.

All in all, I'd say he's taking it
pretty well.

Yep, watch out, love. Hot stuff behind
you.

Since when has fruit punch been hot
stuff?

Who said anything about punch?

Oh, Mrs.

Naugatuck, this looks wonderful. I
really didn't expect you to prepare such

feast. Well, it's a special occasion.

Mr. Finlay's been gone a whole week, and
I want to show him how we've missed

him. Besides, I don't expect they fed
him too well at that loony bin.

Mrs. Naugatuck, the Jordan Mental Health
Center is not a loony bin.

And when Walter walks through that door,
I do not want any references made to

screwy or loony or crazy. Do you
understand?

Yes. And get those nuts off the table.

I'm sorry I snapped.

Oh, it's just that I'm so nervous. I
haven't seen Walter in a week.

Well, didn't you go to visit him? No,
Dr. Slager asked me not to. They

discourage visitors.

Oh, that's a good idea, poor Mr.

Finley. He wouldn't like strangers
staring at him just because his phone's

the hook.

That is exactly the kind of remark I do
not want to hear. I don't want any talk

like this in front of Walter. And get
rid of the fruitcake, too. Yes.

Oh, Carol, you're home early from work.
That's wonderful, dear. And I stopped by

the drugstore and picked up the electric
razor you wanted for Walter. Thank you,

darling. Thank you.

Carol, are you sure this is safe?

Of course it's safe. What can he do with
an electric razor?

Couldn't you get one with a shorter
cord?

Mother, you're being silly.

I can understand you hiding the knives
and the pills, but this is going too

You're probably right. It's just that
I've never been through anything like

before. I don't know what I'm going to
say to Walter.

What if he's changed?

It'll be all right, ma 'am. Of course it
will.

How much will he change in a week?

And that's another thing. Why did they
keep him a whole week? He was only

supposed to be there for three days.

Oh, Carol, I've just missed him. I've
missed him so.

Oh, poor sweet Mr.

Finlay. You never know how much you'll
miss a man until he snaps his twigs.

Mrs. Naugatuck, please, I do not want to
hear remarks like that. How many times

do I have to tell you? And do we really
need those bananas?

Maude, good news, good news.

Hi, Carol. Hi, Viv. Arthur called just a
few minutes ago, and he said Walter is

just fine. And it should be only a few
minutes before they're here from the...

you know where.

Vivian, there's no need to be coy. I
mean, it's no secret.

Oh, well, from the insane asylum.

Vivian, it is not an insane asylum.

It is a mental health center. Is
everybody in this house determined to

up the wall?

Mother, look.

There are too many of us here. We're
just making you nervous.

Now, why don't we all leave so you can
be alone with Walter? No, no, no. I want

you to stay.

I really don't want to be alone with
Walter.

It's going to be so awkward at first.

I understand, Maude. And when Walter
gets here, we won't leave your side.

Here's the cake.

Oh, that looks scrumptious.

Oh, Walter's really going to love it. I
know.

Hey, everybody, guess who's here?

Oh,

Carol.

Walter, I missed you so much.

Oh, you look wonderful.

How do you feel? Oh, I feel great. It's
so good to see everybody. Carol.

Vivian. Walter.

Walter. You're the picture of mental
health.

Thank you, Vivian.

Mrs. Nogat's... Bert! Mr. Finley, good
to see you. Oh, Grandpa.

Come here and look at all this great
food Mrs. Nogat has made. Oh, food I

made.

Arthur, he looks wonderful.

But why did he have to stay there a
whole week?

Well, I'm afraid we have a problem.

What problem? Come here.

Look at this beautiful cake. I know,
darling. It's your favorite, German

chocolate. Now, let's all have a piece.

Now, you're the party boy, Walter, so
you cut the cake.

Well, to tell the truth, I'm really not
that hungry, but everybody else, go

ahead. Mrs.

Naugatuck, would you spoon up some cake
for everybody?

Maude, can I see you alone for a minute
in the kitchen?

Alone?

Yes, I want to be alone with my wife.

Go on, Maude.

I'll be alone in the kitchen with
Walter.

I have something very important to tell
you, and I hope you understand.

Mrs. Lonegrove forgot the coffee cup.

You see, while I was away, I had a lot
of...

Wait a minute.

Now, wait a minute!

Wait a minute!

I'm not a jolly good fellow.

You know, last week I took an overdose
of sleeping pills, and for the last

days I've been in a mental hospital.

And this is not a welcome home party.

I'm going back to the hospital at nine o
'clock tonight.

More...

That's what I was trying to explain to
you. I'm sorry.

I just don't think I'm ready to come
home yet.

I'm going upstairs to pack a few things
to take back with me.

Mother. Folks, could I talk to Marty
alone, please? Sure.

Oh, sure.

Come on, everybody.

Why did he have to go back?

He doesn't, and that's the problem. What
do you mean? What is the problem?

There's nothing really wrong with
Walter.

He just is running away from
responsibility.

And the Jordan Center is the perfect
place to do it.

No pressures, no demands. What?

Tell me, what do I have to do to stop
him?

Marty, somehow we have to find a way to
make him believe he has some small value

in this world, that his life means
something.

Well, tell me, Arthur, what do I have to
do to show him?

I'm sorry, Marty.

I wish I knew.

I talked to Dr. Slager. He's an expert
in the field.

I'm afraid even psychiatrists don't have
any simple answers.

Well, I'm no psychiatrist. I'm no
expert. I'm just his wife. But I know

thing, Arthur. I love him, and I will
not live my life without him.

Oh, Carol, I feel so useless.

Arthur, you've done all you can. But
it's not enough.

Here I am a doctor, a highly trained man
of medicine.

And I can't even do a thing to help my
best friend.

I feel so inadequate.

Sometimes I think I should just pack it
all in and give up golf.

What?

Well, I can't give up medicine. It's the
only thing I know.

But I feel I should give up something.

I'm sorry I broke it to you that way.
It's just something that... Please,

Walter.

I understand.

You do?

Of course I do.

Oh, what a relief.

Lord, that place is doing wonders for
me.

I'll level with you.

In a way, I'm really ready to come out.

But I'm afraid to, you know what I mean?

Walter, nobody understands fear better
than I do.

Boy, you look great.

It's... Tell me, Walter, what do they
wear at the center?

Oh, just casual clothes.

It's really good for me there. Excuse
me, dear. Is this too dressy? That's

I feel I'm getting in touch with myself
there. I'm creating a whole new space

for me. Do they give you nightclothes?

You bring what you want.

And for the first time in my life, I can
hold myself up to a strong light and

see who I am.

Walter, do they have a pool there?

No.

No, I suddenly feel free to ask the big
questions.

What are you?

What are you looking for?

What are you searching for?

What are you packing for?

I'm going back with you, Walter.

Oh, come on, Maud.

No, Walter, if all you need to get in is
fear, I qualify.

Maud, be serious.

Honey, I am serious.

You're running away from life, Walter,
which means you're running away from me,

and that scares the hell out of me.

But you're not afraid like I am, Maud.
You're strong. You're stable.

Stable? I'm stable?

Walter, does this look like something a
stable person would do?

Walter, I have hidden every sharp object
in the house. Tearing knives, carving

knives, pan openers, even the fondue
forks.

How about this for stability?

Two mucklucks filled with every pill in
our medicine.

I need you, Walter. I need you
desperately.

I need you, too.

It's not like I'm leaving you.

I never even thought about it like that.

You mean so much to me.

It's just that... Walter, I'm a very
selfish person.

You mean everything to me.

Walter, when we found out you were an
alcoholic, I wanted to run away, but I

didn't. I was selfish. I had to have you
with me.

And when I was running for office and we
were separated...

I couldn't stand being apart from you. I
was selfish. I had to have you.

Walter, after all we've been through
together, this whole

business with the bankruptcy should be a
piece of cake.

If you don't see it that way, then I'm
just going to have to be selfish again.

I'm not going to let you share your life
with anyone else.

If I can't have you here with me, I'll
have to go there with you.

Mort, stop packing.

Stop packing.

This time I'll be selfish.

I'm staying here.

Walter, do you really mean it? Yes, I
do.

I never knew you needed me so much.

If we were to go down there and tell
them this story...

They'd think we were beyond help. We'd
never get in.

But, Mort, I'm still afraid.

Oh, darling, everybody is afraid. We
just said it out loud to each other.

Walter, you're going to make it. I know
you will.

You really have faith in me, don't you?
Oh, darling, all the faith in the world.

Whiskers. Yeah.

I need a shave.

And after you finish shaving, why don't
you come downstairs?

We'll have some coffee and fruitcake.

And nuts and bananas.

Thank you.