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(Transcribed by TurboScribe. Go Unlimited to remove this message.) Hey, Mr. Horne.

What the hell's going on here?

Chaos!

Where have you been?

Don't start with me.

Five o'clock this morning, I got a

call at home from Mr. O'Neil who

was freaking out because his heart was racing.

Thought he was going to have a coronary.

Turns out that he was up all night

trying out his new espresso machine.

What did you do for him?

I saved his life.

I didn't beat him to death with an

espresso machine.

Well, where the hell do we start here?

Well, take your pick.

Mrs. Simmons hasn't stopped fit cupping for two

weeks.

Mrs. Johnson has a raisin stuck up her

nose.

And Billy Smith, he swallowed his goldfish.

That's my practice.

Yeah, all idiots all the time.

What a horrible week.

Oh, there's more.

The x-ray machine is broken and the

copy is jammed.

Doesn't anything work around here, Margaret?

Hey, lady, come on, can't you hear that?

Get the kid away from the piano.

It's not there for play.

There's a cover hole in the wall.

I need coffee.

Could you two play someplace else, please?

Where's my Harvard cup?

John, I don't have time to hunt around

for your stupid Harvard cup.

Hey, that's my lucky cup.

Look around.

It's not working.

It wasn't easy, but I finally managed to

come up with a urine sample.

You peed in my Harvard cup?

They said there'd be a cup on the

sink, and there was.

Wrong one.

Get away from me.

Get away from me!

Oh, that's not good.

I need a minute.

Oh, John, I need you to sign those

insurance forms on your desk.

Oh, it's your turn.

Oh, that's...

that's perfect.

Just perfect.

That's great, that's great.

What's next?

Yeah, hi.

Dr. Emerson, please.

Yes, I'll hold.

Dr. Rucker, can I ask you a question?

No, I'm on the phone.

Get out.

Who are you talking to?

Johns Hopkins.

It's private.

Get out.

Just one thing.

Does this dress say salsa dancing?

Get out!

Did you know you're stealing, pal?

What did you mean, private?

Out!

I'm sorry.

Yeah, it's John Becker.

Hi.

Um, look, I know the last time we

talked, I said I wasn't ready, but I

can't deny it.

I definitely got a problem.

I don't know if I can make it

through another day here.

Look, uh, if that job's still available, I'm

interested.

Definitely interested.

Hey, coffee to go?

Sure, why not?

Why should today be any different?

I come in here all the time.

I get coffee.

You're behind the counter.

Those two are sitting over there.

For God's sake, don't you two ever get

sick and tired of the same old boring

routine day after day?

Get out of there.

That's my seat.

Where do you get off telling us our

lives are boring?

Yeah, I don't have to sit here and

take this.

Where do you have to go?

Yeah, you're right.

I know how you can change your routine.

Go bitch someplace else.

That's not a change.

I bitch everywhere I go.

Hi, Chris.

Just a cup of tea to go, please.

Oh, and Dr. Becker, just so you know,

I accidentally overheard that phone call you made

yesterday.

But don't worry, I'm not gonna tell anybody

about it.

Well, what exactly did you hear?

That you had a problem.

That's all?

Yeah.

Well, I don't.

You can relax, everybody.

It's fine.

No big deal.

Come on, Becker, don't be ashamed.

I mean, I've made those kind of phone

calls myself.

I mean, $4.95 a minute is pretty

steep, but, you know, the more you call,

the less time you need to get the

job done.

Bob, that is disgusting.

I was talking about computer tech support.

What's wrong with you?

Like I'm the only one who went there.

So, Becker, what was that about a private

phone call?

None of your damn business.

So, Linda, what was that about a private

phone call?

Yeah, something wrong with John?

Uh, I really can't say.

Can't say or you don't know?

I don't know, which is why I can't

say.

Plus, Dr. Becker said not to say anything,

and I respect that.

I'll let you know if I hear anything.

It was an amazing sale.

I got this shirt at 60% off

and this skirt at 40% off, so

together, I saved 100%.

Oh, my God.

Linda, I don't believe that you spent this

much money.

Oh, I didn't spend a dime.

I put it on my credit cards.

Uh, thank you.

Uh, Linda, you have to call your bank

and ask them to freeze your account.

Otherwise, you're gonna be up to your ears

in debt.

Margaret, this country was built on debt.

Get on board.

Hmm.

Johns Hopkins.

I wonder what this is.

Wait a minute.

That's the guy Dr. Becker called yesterday.

No, Johns Hopkins is not a guy.

It's a hospital in Baltimore.

That's weird.

When he made that call yesterday, he said

he had a problem that he couldn't take

for another day.

I wonder what it is.

I'm guessing it's you.

Mr. Richards?

Take it easy.

I'm John Becker.

You're here for a flu shot, are you?

Yes.

Yes, I am.

All right.

Let me set that up for you.

You live in the neighborhood?

Yeah, right here in the Bronx.

I own a small video rental store.

Oh, yeah.

One of those video stores, huh?

No, just a normal store.

Family movies.

You know, PG.

Look, you keep winking.

Are you renting porn or coming on to

me?

Neither.

I'm not winking.

I'm sorry.

How long have you had the eye twitch?

I have an eye twitch?

What's going on here?

Are you on any kind of medications?

Yeah.

I don't remember the names.

Let's see.

There's a blue pill that I take once

a day.

There's a red pill that I take three

times a day.

There's a white pill I take at night.

There's a green and white pill that I

take every night.

You're taking pills you don't even know what

they're for?

You know what?

Let's postpone this flu shot until I can

learn more about these other medications.

Do me a favor.

Bring in all the pills you're taking.

I'll take a look at them and maybe

we can find out what's causing this annoying

eye thing.

I wasn't even aware of it.

Well, it's annoying the crap out of me.

Just get back here with that stuff as

soon as possible.

Okay.

I mean it.

The sooner the better.

Oh, uh, John.

You got a package from Johns Hopkins.

Do you want me to open it?

No, that's all right.

I got it.

Oh, by the way, I have to leave

early on Friday.

I've got to go down to Baltimore.

To Johns Hopkins?

Do we have a patient there?

No.

Well, then why are you going to...

It's personal.

Oh, my God, did you see the way

you ripped that right out of your hands?

What do you think's going on?

Well, whatever it is, it's none of our

business.

He said it's personal, and I respect that.

Why?

He tore that package out of my hand.

Then he told me that he was going

to Baltimore.

I'm telling you, there's something going on, and

he's acting like it's none of our business.

Well, perhaps it is none of our business.

Yeah, that's where I started, but you get

past it.

Let's see.

Johns Hopkins is in Baltimore.

Any chance he's sick?

No.

He had a physical last week.

I saw the results myself.

He is healthy as a horse.

Well, a horse that smokes.

You know, usually he's just cranky, but lately

he's been downright angry.

You know, now that you mention it, he

has been acting more like himself than usual.

Okay, so he's not sick, so what other

reason would he have to go to Johns

Hopkins?

I know this might sound crazy, but maybe

it's drugs.

My friend's sister spent 12 weeks there in

rehab.

Boy, can that girl play ping-pong.

John, drugs?

Let's think about it.

I mean, they cheer you up and they

cost money.

That's not him.

Well, maybe he knows someone there.

Wait a minute.

Maybe it's a woman.

Well, why wouldn't he tell us?

Wait a minute.

Maybe it's a married woman.

I knew it.

Becker's having an affair.

It all adds up.

Secrets, lies, and he needs a pill to

make it happen.

No, that doesn't sound like John.

I mean, I hate to think he was

that kind of person.

I mean, not that I care.

I don't.

It's his life, and I'm not a part

of it.

I already dodged that bullet.

Quit staring at me.

Oh, Margaret, you're gonna be really proud of

me.

I took your advice, and I froze my

credit card.

Does it pain for you to literally freeze

them?

I know, but this way, if I find

something I really want to buy and I

have to stop and think, is this worth

the frosting for?

You know, actually, this is brilliant.

I'm impressed.

It's not gonna be easy.

There are all these great clothes out there

calling me.

I'm not like you, Margaret.

I can't rotate the same five outfits day

after day.

Morning.

Morning.

Hi.

Uh, Mr. Richards is waiting for you in

your office.

How was your weekend in Baltimore?

Fine, fine.

And make sure to let me know if

anyone calls from Johns Hopkins.

Okay, let's put all this together.

He made a phone call he didn't want

us to know about, and he got a

package he didn't want us to know about.

Now he took a trip to Baltimore that

he doesn't want to talk about.

What does all this mean?

I have more than five outfits!

Richards?

It's my office.

How surprised can you be to see me?

You bring me the drugs?

Yes.

Hey, do you mind?

All right.

That's all?

Let's see what we got here.

That's a thyroid hormone.

Theophylline, that's for asthma.

Meclizine hydrochloride, that's for vertigo.

You have vertigo?

I did once.

How many different doctors have you seen?

Well, I see different doctors for different problems.

I usually get a name out of the

yellow pages.

That's how you pick a doctor?

Do you know what kind of quacks advertise

in there?

I got your name out of the penny

saver.

Margaret, I swear, Dr. Becker was just asking

the patient for drugs.

Shouldn't it be the other way around?

Baby, don't be ridiculous.

If John wanted drugs, we have a whole

cabinet full of them.

Well, he's too clever for that.

You'd know if any were missing.

Wouldn't you?

All right.

I'm going to take all of these home

and see what's going on here.

In the meantime, I'm going to take you

off of everything for a few days.

Everything?

Are you sure that's a good idea?

Oh, now you start questioning your doctor?

Uh, Dr. Becker?

Yeah?

There's a call for you on line two

from Johns Hopkins.

Oh, thank you.

Shut the door.

On the other side, Linda.

Yes, John Becker?

I got the job?

Well, that's fantastic.

Thank you very much.

I'm very flattered.

Yeah, yeah.

I'll get back to you.

Thank you.

Bob, how many times do I got to

tell you?

I don't want you using your paskey to

come in here.

Yeah, but if I knock, then you'll ask

who it is.

And when I tell you it's me, you

won't let me in.

How'd you even know I was home?

Easy.

I reversed your people.

I'm a doctor.

I could reverse yours.

What do you want?

Nothing.

I left the wrench.

Well, get it and get out.

You want something?

No.

I'm good.

See you.

All right.

You!

Becker's got all kinds of drugs in his

apartment.

He just tried to push them on me.

I don't believe it.

Trust me.

I saw it with my own two eyes.

It's Jacob.

Becker's a druggie.

Bob just saw him with tons of pills.

I knew it.

I was right.

He's a drug addict.

Who the hell is this?

Whoops.

Wrong number.

Hello?

I was right.

Bob just saw Dr. Becker in his apartment

with a bunch of drugs.

Now two of us have seen it, so

you have to believe it.

I don't have to believe anything.

And you should be ashamed of yourself for

spreading rumors.

Hello?

Chris, Linda was right.

John is taking drugs.

It's been confirmed.

Oh, that is such a shame.

Thanks, Margaret.

Hey, Bob.

Bob, uh...

Listen, you're not gonna believe this.

I just heard John's taking drugs.

Old news.

How can you think about shopping at a

time like this?

Dr. Becker is in trouble.

He's in his office right now with the

guy who supplies his drugs.

Margaret, I need these credit cards.

If I'm to be going on interviews, I'm

gonna need new clothes.

The dress code at my next job might

not be as conservative as this one.

What are you talking about?

Well, with Dr. Feelgood and they're all strung

out on drugs, we could both be looking

for work.

And if you're job hunting, you want to

put your best foot forward, which, no offense,

is not gonna happen in those shoes.

These two together will put you to sleep.

These two will keep you awake.

These two will make you nauseous.

These two will make you dizzy.

You know, you put them all together, I'm

surprised you're not growing breasts.

You don't need any of these.

So now I take nothing?

No, no, I'm gonna put you on a

smaller dosage of a new thyroid hormone, which,

by the way, may help you with that

eye twitch thing.

Good luck to you.

You know, all the other doctors I went

to just gave me pills and sent me

away.

You're the first one that's taken the time

to actually figure out what a mess I

was.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

My pleasure.

Thanks.

Excuse me, Mr. Richards.

You've been in here three times in the

last few days.

What's going on?

Nothing unusual.

That's it.

I'm getting to the bottom of this.

John, I am not just gonna stand by

and watch you do this to yourself.

If you have a problem with drugs, then

you can just tell me.

Oh, drugs?

I don't have a problem with drugs.

What the hell are you talking about?

Linda saw you with all kinds of pills,

and Bob did, too, and then you've been

acting so weird.

What are we supposed to think?

That it was none of your business?

I tried to tell her that, but she

wouldn't leave it alone.

And then there was that whole Johns Hopkins

thing, and you're running down to Baltimore.

What is going on?

Look, look.

A position opened up down there in research.

I applied for it, and I got it.

What?

How could you?

Relax.

I'm not gonna take it.

You're not a drug addict?

Oh, that's too bad.

I had the perfect person to set you

up with.

I don't even know where to start.

You applied for a job that would mean

closing down the practice, and you didn't even

mention it to me?

And then when I try to find out

what's going on, you wouldn't tell me.

I didn't want you to worry.

Well, that didn't work out too well, did

it?

I don't even know if I can explain

this to you.

Well, give it a shot.

Look, every day I'm in this run-down

office, you know, trying to keep my head

above water with patients who won't pay me,

x-ray machines that are broken, some guy

who pees in my Harvard cup.

Did you know that when I graduated from

med school, I got offers from every major

hospital in this country?

I know, I know it's an ego thing,

but I just had to find out whether

I still was good enough, and I wasn't

just stuck here.

Okay.

Then why didn't you take the job?

Because I'm an idiot.

The truth.

The truth is, you know, I liked doing

research.

I was good at it, but I always

felt so removed.

You know, I never got to see the

people I was helping.

But here, you know, it's like with Mr.

Richards.

I mean, he was taking so many damn

drugs that he hadn't come here.

He could have ended up killing himself.

I helped that man.

I liked how that felt.

But I didn't know John, don't you ever

underestimate what you do here.

I certainly don't.

Thank you, that's very nice.

Did you really think I was doing drugs?

Well, it did kind of look that way.

Linda was just about to ask you for

a job recommendation.

Do you know how high I'd have to

be to give her a recommendation?