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Did she insist that she didn't want a lab treatment? Did she insist more

than I told you to give her one? This is her fifth baby, and I've only been on

OB for three days. Miss Hoyt, you love cuddly, helpless little babies, don't

you? What am I supposed to do? Forget my feelings? Oh, please don't do that.

There's only one thing less aware of what's good for it than a new cuddly

A new cuddly mother.

Now go back to 705 and give her a lab treatment.

Yes, Miss Dufresne.

You've mellowed since I left, Donna.

You're right, Kitty.

She used to tell us how grim and cold -blooded she was before you left.

You should see her now.

Laughing the hours away, a spring in her step, a smile on her lips for everyone.

I could use a little more scut work and a little less appreciation. Thanks,

Doctor. Wish I had you back, Kitty. You will in two months.

I've been waiting for the eminent Dr.

Tyner for over a half an hour.

Business must be booming.

What time was your appointment for?

Oh, I didn't have one.

I just felt kind of punk.

So I thought I'd come in for a little extra pampering.

Oh.

Look.

So the nurse said to me, whose beautiful child is that? And I said, well, it was

yours. And she said, what a lucky woman. And I said, well, I'm not so lucky.

Wait till she sees the bill.

And don't forget now, send that chair back.

Isn't she lucky?

I wish it were me.

We have a primate in room B, Doctor. But he said she wandered in off the street.

No O .B. or prenatal. Come on, Kitty. Get down here. Left this dirt.

Lots of luck. And if you don't like that one, send it back. We'll give you

another.

Well, I'm a major leaguer.

What's this going on? I am a prodigious baby catcher. I got five boys, four

girls, name dropped one year.

Whee! How come old Hardnose is fraternizing with the customers?

Oh, don't you know Kitty? She used to be Edna's son -in -law B.

Married Professor Scola. Oh, a boy wonder of chemistry.

She wanted to know how long you were going to be on the service so she could

for it.

Jealousy's an ugly thing. Hey, you see that man there? He's only had four girls

and two boys. And they were twins.

Hi.

Hello, I'm Dr. Kildare.

Congratulations.

Intern? Uh, yeah.

Lie back, please. I'm going to examine you.

Be my guest.

What do you want, a boy or a girl?

Neither.

I don't want neither.

Just lucky, I guess.

You know, like catching the rat.

How often has the pain been coming?

I got... Pains... Don't stop.

Dr. Duke... Winona Pine?

Mrs. Gerald Pine?

I'll be back in a minute, Mr. Pine.

Got the blood pressure cuff.

Bye -bye.

Bye -bye.

I'm not going to run any place.

Kitty.

I'm in labor.

Nurse.

It's grounding nicely.

Blood pressure's holding up fine.

We'll have it in a few seconds.

You've got a boy, Kitty.

Pediatrician here? Dr. Ellis is standing by.

Besides the fundus, I'm getting too much flow.

So Kitty's got a boy.

After five miscarriages, Tom will be shooting off firecrackers tonight.

Only seven months, wasn't she?

Yeah, seven months. But she finally made it.

Looks as if you'll have your work cut out, Dr. Ellis.

the center's intact pressure dropping

Blood pressure's still dropping.

Pulse weak.

The airway's clear.

The breathing's not good.

How's the heart?

Very faint.

Color's not good.

Into the oxygen.

of St. Oatman leading badly.

The pressure's still dropping.

The uterus is not contracting.

How much centosinin will be given her?

Four ampules and a liter.

I can't wait any longer.

Is the husband around?

He's been called.

Better get his consent.

I'll look downstairs.

Pulse weak.

Call her, may I see you over here for a minute, please? Hey, Doc, how about the

panini, baby? I'm sorry.

Is she all right, Bill, there?

We have a boy, but Kitty's hemorrhaging badly.

How badly?

Dr. Tyner wants your consent for a hysterectomy.

I'm sorry, Tom.

Well, what are her chances with and without?

If she doesn't stop hemorrhaging, she'll bleed to death.

If we remove the uterus, she'll stop bleeding.

Oh, well, then there's no choice, of course.

Poor Kitty. She always wanted a house full of kids, you know.

Well, thank God for one.

I'm sorry, Tom.

I'll sign the paper.

I have to get back up. It'll be in Dr. Tyner's office.

Sorry, but she'll be all right.

You're welcome.

No use, Leonard.

Didn't work.

You did everything possible.

If only she could have carried it a week or two longer, you'd have had a chance.

You let Dr. Tyner know.

I'll tell Professor Skola myself.

You take your coffee black, Tom?

Yeah, thanks.

Oh.

You all right?

Yeah.

Just, you know, being a chemist, I'm used to dealing with precisely measured

quantities, putting them together and getting a predictable result.

I know.

Science deceives us into thinking we can exercise control over anything.

If we can only discover the proper formula, she'll be coming out of it

Would you like me to tell her?

No, thanks.

Well, I... I guess I may need your help later.

Kitty, it's me, Tom.

I feel weak.

Now, just take it easy.

I have a pain.

That's natural, Kitty.

How do you feel otherwise?

I feel a little dopey.

What did I have?

In a minute.

What's the matter, Tom?

I have an incision.

Did they take it by cesarean?

Kitty, I...

Tell me. Tell me, darling.

Hey, Doc, ask her to pick up the panini baby, please.

What do you think, Joey? Who is look -alike your son?

Who, me? I think they all look like Eisenhower.

Hi.

How's Mrs. Stoller feeling, Captain? She's still asleep. Dr. Tyner kept her

under sedation yesterday.

Well, it's a girl. Use your time.

Quit screaming, you little devil, before you get high blood pressure.

No wonder you're a failure, Dr. Kildare. Try, uh, put your coat on.

That's my trouble.

When they get to be 16 years old, they think they're too old.

skin feels like snake skin.

Oh, I hope that's for nausea. The sweetness and light is getting sickening

around here.

You said you didn't want to nurse your baby.

Right. Well, this is to stop lactation.

Needles and pans, needles and pans.

What goes up the chimney?

Come on, doctor, you know everything.

What goes up the chimney?

Smoke.

Very good.

What comes down?

Santa Claus.

What trust.

I knew you couldn't be all bad.

Be a shame to spoil it, wouldn't it?

When do I get out?

Couple of days.

This is fine.

We haven't been able to locate your husband.

To pay the bill?

Don't bother.

He might be interested in seeing his daughter.

You couldn't care less.

Do you?

Nope.

Doesn't it mean anything to you, having a baby?

Goody, goody.

I got a card on Mother's Day.

You haven't seen her, have you?

Nope.

And I don't want to.

Ever.

Big shock, huh?

Don't you want to think that over, Mrs. Pine?

I've done nothing but for months.

Listen, if there's one thing I need, it's Jerry looking up

from a baby's eyes, laughing at me.

Then you really don't want her?

I really don't.

Put her in a home.

Tell Santa Claus to give her to somebody for Christmas.

I have to take her.

You couldn't melt that one with cobalt radiation.

Feeling better today, Kitty?

Oh, baby.

Hi,

Kitty.

How do you feel?

I'll look in tomorrow, Kitty.

I came along with Tom to see if there was anything I could do for you.

I want to go back to work right away.

It's all I'm good for.

Well, I'm fond of this hospital too, but you know the world is larger than

Blair.

Well, when you're recovered, you can return to the hospital whenever you

But you know how vital rest is to your convalescence.

You're always right, doctor.

Always? You've been here long enough to know that.

I'll look in later.

Dr. Leslie?

Yeah?

Sir, she's terribly depressed.

Depression is to be expected. And self -pity. And antagonism. Watch out. They

can be contagious.

Yes, sir.

Surgery. Can't excise the urge to maternity. That's a powerful instinct.

Otherwise, considering the hardships, procreation would soon come to a

standstill.

So she could adopt a child?

She could have done that a long time ago.

Every other time I knew I could try again.

I wanted to add something to us.

That doesn't make any difference to me, Kitty.

I love you. I love you very much.

Well, it makes a difference to me.

I'll never feel anything inside me.

I'll never know a child is a part of me.

All that happens now is I go on living until I die.

Well, at least you are living, Kitty.

That's a miracle. You know, we almost lost you this time.

I'm sorry, Kitty, but I'm glad that this can never happen again.

I don't want to lose you.

You're my wife. You're very important to me.

Oh, I'm not important to you. I'm not important to anybody.

I can't do what every other woman in the whole world can do.

I have a baby.

Look, Kitty, I brought you something here. It's

fun, you know.

You always say that it makes you feel like a new woman to fix up your face.

You're not a woman anymore.

Don't preach to me, lady. I'm in no mood for it.

I'm not going to preach.

I'm a social worker, not a minister.

Well, go work somewhere.

We'll keep the gangs from knifing each other.

Or help some gimpy old lady across the street.

What are you doing here?

beside the gang and the gimpy old ladies, my job is to help women who say

don't want to keep their babies find a way to keep them. Well, I don't want to

keep this one.

Have you seen it?

Nope.

It might make a difference.

Not to me.

I'm going out of here the same way I came in.

No strings.

And what about your husband?

Give her to him, if you can find him.

We're trying to find her, Mrs. Pine.

You say that you don't want your child.

That's pretty final, isn't it?

Once you've signed her away, there's no getting her back.

All the pleading and begging in the world won't change the fact that you've

surrendered your legal rights to that baby.

You do realize that, don't you?

Now, I've had...

I'm not buying what you're selling.

Go on, scram.

Go be social.

If you need me, the nurse knows where to reach me.

Goodbye, Mrs. Pine.

Doctor?

I couldn't do it.

She doesn't want her child.

It's probably for the best.

What happens to the baby?

Well, there are several adoption agencies that can place the baby in a

home until they find the actual adoptive parents.

How long does that take?

Six months to a year through an accredited agency.

Well, of course, if there was an independent adoption... How does that

Well, it's quite legal.

Mrs. Pine and her husband would simply sign a paper releasing the baby from the

hospital. And then the adoptive couple could take the baby home.

pay the bills, and through their attorney, they would file a petition

courts. Simple.

That's all there is to it?

Basically, yes.

Goodbye, Doctor.

You, uh, you aren't thinking of that baby for yourself, are you, Doctor? Oh,

no, I'm not married.

But I may have someone in mind.

Well, let me know if I can help.

Mr. Prey, how are you?

Mrs. Dufresne. Mrs. Dufresne, I'm sorry.

Do you have a Winnie Pine on this floor?

Visiting hours aren't until three.

Maybe you could give me a break.

I'm her husband.

All right. She's in room 719.

Thank you. You're a doll.

Just a minute, mister. What's your name?

Pine. Mr. Pine. You'll have to wait till she gets her medication.

Mr. Pine, I'm Dr. Kildare. May I talk to you for a minute?

Of course, doctor.

You don't mind if I smoke, do you?

The smell, the hospital smell, it gets to me.

Well, I'll make it fast.

Do you know that your wife doesn't want your child? She wants to give it up.

Well, that's up to her, isn't it?

What about you?

Well, we're getting a divorce.

How do I raise a child?

It'll go to the county, a foster home or an institution.

That's best for the child, isn't it? They take good care of him.

Mr. Pine, if I could find someone who would take your little girl, give her a

good home, would you agree to an independent adoption?

Sure.

It doesn't cost me anything.

Not a cent.

I told you, I don't want someone else's baby.

I want mine.

But this baby would be yours.

There's a difference.

I know there's a difference.

But we've talked about adopting lots of times in the past.

Jim is just trying to make it easy for us.

This baby is four days old, Kitty.

It'll be just like having our own.

You want a baby.

I want one, too.

I just don't think there'll ever be a time as right as now.

You have such a logical mind, Tom.

Just consider it.

When you go home from the hospital, you'll have a baby in your arms.

Isn't that what you really want?

Yes.

But I can't.

I just can't.

How do you feel?

Your concern breaks me up.

What do you want, Jerry?

No hard feelings.

You're a bundle of laughs.

Go on, get out of here. Leave me alone.

I want to talk to you.

We've got nothing to talk about.

I've been looking for you for months.

Whatever for?

I lost my hand.

I hurt your feelings, Mary.

Oh, no.

What's wrong with bringing your girlfriend to your house when your

working? But you wouldn't let me explain that.

Oh, you're going to tell me that she just dropped by to deliver your

unemployment check? Don't bother to explain to her. All right, what's the

We're not going to get along no matter what I do.

And you always...

Do just as little as possible. All right. So my wife supported me.

You've got to wait for the right breaks.

Forget it. Forget it. I don't want to talk about it.

You're going to need money for the hospital bill.

You're too good to me.

Now, wait a minute. I've got a lot of things going for me now.

I don't care what you've got going for you.

I just wanted to help out.

You just want to help yourself out.

I didn't come here to fight with you.

Why did you come here?

I want a divorce.

I don't want any hard feelings.

That's what I thought.

No hard feelings.

Especially no hard cash.

Oh, wait a minute.

You ran out on me.

I came home early to tell you that I was going to have...

I

ran when I saw

her.

Killed you.

We have a baby, didn't you know?

We have a baby.

They told me.

Told me you want to give it away.

That's right.

It's a good decision.

You shouldn't have come here, Jerry.

I would have let you off easy.

I would have let you off the hook real easy.

If you just stayed away.

What do you want to hang on now for?

Squeeze you, Jerry.

Squeeze the life out of you.

All I want you to do, Kitty, is just go see the baby.

Just see it.

Okay?

All right, Kitty.

Kitty, will you do it for me?

Please.

so you can see her too.

Thanks, Chip.

You look like a cat that ate a canary. What happened?

Professor Scola took my advice.

I told him once Kitty saw that baby, she wouldn't be able to resist.

Oh, I'm so happy for her.

Want to celebrate?

I know a little hideaway not too far from here.

Where the lights are dim, the atmosphere is mysterious, and the food, the food

is out of this world.

Oh, good, I'm starved. I'm free now.

Hey, wait a minute. I thought you said I could have lunch first. Down, girls.

Where is this little hideaway, Doctor?

Well, the staff cafeteria, of course. Today's specialty is liverwurst and

sauerkraut. Warped. All interns are warped.

How about you, Mrs. Dupre? You're too late.

My Prince Charming is waiting downstairs for me in his Rolls Royce.

Oh, pity. It's a shame to waste all that romantic atmosphere.

I forgot. Before you commit gastronomic harry -carry, Mrs. Pine wants to see it.

Warped. Hit him.

Something wrong, Mrs. Spine?

Dr. Kildare, I'm going to make your little bleeding heart very happy.

I sent for the kid.

I'm going to keep her.

I got your daughter, Mrs. Spine.

Thank you, Mrs. Holden.

I just thought I'd see what she looked like.

Then we'll be stuck with each other.

Want to hold her?

Not particularly.

I might drop her.

When do you intend to learn how?

I'll read a book.

Better start now.

Awfully... small.

And totally dependent on somebody to take care of her.

Do I have to take her right away?

I mean, couldn't I leave her here for a couple of weeks till I get settled?

You don't really want that child, do you?

That's right.

I don't want her.

But she's my annuity.

She's my little 4 % on an unpaid...

That's the reason you want to keep the child?

To get back at your husband? Make him support you?

Why not?

I supported him. I supported him so he could run around with women behind my

back. Get even yourself, Mrs. Pine. Don't use a baby.

Let somebody adopt her who wants her.

I told you.

I changed my mind.

We'll change it back.

Hi.

Kitty.

This is what I am going to take the baby home in.

I've had Tom buying out all the department stores.

Isn't that cute?

I think the main thing that I'm really looking forward to is going down to that

front door.

I'll bet I have taken a hundred women down to that front door.

And I've watched their faces when I put the babies in their arms.

At the first time, they really feel the baby belongs to them.

I always envy them.

The way their husbands look at them.

Help them down the steps.

Kitty, listen to me. Oh, did you talk to Dr.

Tyner? He said that he had to get the release for Mrs. Tyner before the baby

could leave the hospital.

Did you talk to him?

Sorry, Kitty.

She won't sign the release.

Won't sign the release?

What do you mean?

It's my fault.

But I had no way of knowing.

She seemed so sure. Even Dr.

Tyner indicated it'd be a good...

adoption for someone that Mrs.

Pryne had no intention of keeping the child.

She changed her mind?

Why?

I can't understand it. I even talked to her husband.

I don't know if she just changed her mind.

She's resting quietly, Tom. Dr. Tyner gave her a sedative.

I think you might like to talk to her later on.

Why don't you have dinner with me and then you can come back after your late

class?

Good. We'll make it in half an hour.

Well, Doctor, now that we've attempted to rectify the results of your meddling

with Mrs. Scholar, perhaps you'll tell me what you think you were doing with

Mrs. Pine.

I wanted Mrs. Pine to see how wrong she was.

Wrong? To keep her own child? Yes, wrong.

She isn't a fit mother for any child. She didn't even want to see her.

So she decided to club her husband over the head with additional support

payments. I see.

Doctor, for decades our popular culture has done its best to convince us of a

particularly lethal bit of physiological misinformation.

That the human heart and not the brain is the organism for making rational

judgments. I thought you'd been disabused of that fallacy in freshman

class. Kitty Scola needs that child.

I can't blithely ignore her. It isn't fair.

I don't recall seeing fairness listed in any pharmacopoeia.

In future, concentrate on the practice of medicine, Kildare. You're too good a

doctor to give way to the impulses of an over -eager Boy Scout.

Hello, Kitty.

How are you feeling?

I'm all right.

I came to look at the pine baby.

Tom and I are going to adopt it.

I know. Dr.

Kildare told me.

I hope it works out.

How long ago?

Not more than five minutes.

Yes, Gillespie?

No. When?

Well, call every entrance desk and the night supervisor in every ward.

Don't try and take the baby away when you find her.

Notify me.

Oh, any sign of her? No, none. Did you check her room? Yes, as soon as I heard.

Okay.

I want her.

Must be up your nut.

I told him I changed my mind.

You don't have to worry.

I treat her just as if you're my own.

It has nothing to do with you.

You were going to give her away. Why do you change your mind now?

None of your business.

It's easy for you.

Just take her or leave her. Just however you happen to feel.

That's right.

I'm just a lucky girl, I guess.

Can't you understand?

I need this baby.

That's your problem.

I decided I needed my...

Kitty.

Kitty, give me the baby, please.

Two babies in one week.

It's too much.

Kitty, you'll have to give the baby back. You know it belongs in the

That's right, Doc.

Get my baby away from her and get that kook out of here.

Dr. Gillespie, make her understand.

I need this baby. No, not this baby.

When you've regained some emotional stability, you'll be ready for a child,

now. I only want to be like every other woman who has a baby.

What's wrong with that?

Kitty, you've risked your life with repeated miscarriages, and everybody

applauded your courage. I don't.

You've been stupid, reckless, selfish.

Think of Tom, how precious you are to him.

I only want a baby.

You could have had one long ago.

Tom tells me you absolutely refused to consider an adoption until now.

Keep an eye on her, Doc.

That's my baby.

I need it a lot more than she does.

Now.

You do.

That's all this baby means to either of you, how it can help you.

Do you remember when King Solomon suggested that an infant be cut in half

solve the riddle of two women who each claimed the child was hereditary?

The real mother who loved her child offered to renounce her claim rather

harm the infant.

I need her.

That's what you both say.

When will you start thinking what she needs?

Get some sleep, Kitty.

Dr. Colesman, I'm a nerd.

I wouldn't hurt the baby.

I knew you wouldn't, Kitty.

Good night, Sister.

What happens to her now, sir?

The courts will decide whether or not Mrs. Klein becomes a fit mother for her

child. The courts, Doctor. The unenviable Solomon of our time.