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[ radio chatter ]

This is engine 60. Respond an ambulance To us.

She's back here. It's a real mystery.

She's got all the Symptoms of a flu,

But I've never seen it As bad before.

She's hot, About 102 or 103.

What's her name?Jenny.

Well, she's drowsy.

Diaphoretic.

Heart rate's about 90.

It's an infection Of some kind.

Jenny, Can you hear me?

Do you have any pain Anywhere or headache?

My--my head hurts.

My chest hurts, too.

When did this happen?

About an hour ago. No warning.

She just collapsed Into her chair And started shaking.

She vomited quite a bit Before you got here.

Thanks, duntley.

B.P.'s 110 over 82. Her respiration's okay.

You know what it is?

We ought to be able To find out soon enough.

It's gotta be The asian flu.

Rampart, this is rescue 51.

Rampart, This is rescue 51.

Go ahead, 51.

Rampart, we have a girl, 24 years old,

Suffering from fever, Chills and nausea.

Also head and chest pains. She's somewhat drowsy.

The vital signs are B.P., 110 over 82.

Pulse, 90. Pupils, sluggish. She is diaphoretic.

Temperature is-- Hold on, rampart. Coming up.

Temperature is 105.

Temperature is 105.

51, how long has she Been like this?

A little less than an hour.

It hit her all at once.

She's had no unusual diet Or accident.

Also, she's had No history of ailment

Other than An occasional cold.

Start cooling measures

And bring her in When you can. Ten-four.

Let's transport.

Early: rescue 51, A word of caution.

Just in case whatever it is Is contagious,

Keep contact with the patient To an absolute minimum.

Ten-four.

[ chitters ]

I guess I'd rather Stick to working fires

Than being a paramedic.

We'd better be going, Duntley.

Sure would make a good Pet, wouldn't he?

Yeah.

[ siren blaring ]

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What have you got, joe?Infection of some kind.

Fever, chills, nausea. Head and chest pains.

The spinal tap shows A slight elevation Of pressure, too.

Besides the run-up,

Get virology to begin A cross check against Positive serum.

Temperature's 105.

Sudden onset.

She was just fine At breakfast.

Have you ruled out Malaria, encephalitis? Brucellosis?

Symptoms are more Similar to asian flu,

Possibly rickettsial Fevers.

What about polio?

She's had the vaccine.What's her history?

Clean. Except I'm not sure Where she's been the past Couple of months.

All over Southeast asia. A u.S.O. Tour.

Jenny's a dancer. Got back a month ago.

She also spent A weekend camping

Since she got home-- Big bear.

So we're stuck with Three possibilities--

A strain of asian flu, A-2 or worse,

Or some kind of Tropical fever--

Typhus, malaria, Q fever,

Or a local Rickettsial infection,

Like rocky mountain Spotted fever.

What kind of protection Did she have for her tour?

See if you can Get her shot card. With the u.S.O.

She'd have had A military series.

All we can do is monitor Until we hear from the lab.

Better get a blood smear For malaria.

If it is as straightforward As malaria,

Or rocky mountain Spotted fever,

We could begin Treatment right now.

And if it isn't?

Did you get a hold Of dixie?

Yeah, jenny still has A high fever.

She's drowsy.

The lab's been working 48 hours straight,

Can't find the virus.

They got u.S.C. Working on it.

They figure she's Going downhill.

Oh. Poor kid.

I mean, it must be bad To be sick and not know What from.

Well, they'll figure It out at rampart.

In time?

[ alarm blaring ]

Dispatcher: Squad 51, person trapped.

336 courtleigh boulevard. 336 courtleigh boulevard.

Cross street bathurst. Time out 1115.

Squad 51, ten-four.

[ siren blaring ]

What have you Got, roy?

Don't know Anything yet.

Over here. Over here, please.

It's my son mickey. He suffers meniere's syndrome.

Disease of The inner ear?Right.

That's What's wrong now.

Mickey gets Frequent attacks.

My husband tends to Keep him close to home.

Mickey doesn't like Being treated

Like an invalid.

As a result--

Well, you can see For yourself.

He's--he's up there.

He ran away again Last night,

And I only discovered it This morning when he Called out for help.

He's been silent now For a half hour.

I think it must be A severe attack.

Oh, please help him.Yes, ma'am.

Johnny, you better Call for an engine. We're gonna need a stokes.

Bob, can you Give him a hand?Sure thing.

He'll be terribly Sick to his stomach.

Even the slightest Movement is extremely Irritating.

I don't know how you're Gonna get him down

Without aggravating it.

Don't worry, ma'am. We'll get him down.

Oh, mickey, please stay away From that trap door.

Please.

[ labored breathing ]

Hi, mickey. How are you doing?

I can't hear you.

You're gonna be okay.

You better turn On your side here.

Keep your eyes closed.

And make as little movement As possible, all right?

Johnny, I'm gonna need A sedation and an I.V.

Before we can move him Out of here.

Also, get a line up here,

And make fast the drug box On the end of it.

Okay.

Excuse me, ma'am.

He's only needed An I.V. Once before.

It's only a precaution.

Plus, it's a good way to Administer a sedative.

Dilatation of the Endolymphatic channels

In the cochlea, correct?

See, I've been Studying up on it.

All right, step back.

Roy!

All right, roy. It's coming up.

Can you take this Over for me?

Thanks, bob.

Rampart, This is rescue 51.

Rampart, This is rescue 51.

Go ahead, 51.

We have a 14-year-old boy Suffering from acute vertigo

Due to meniere's syndrome.

He is presently 30 feet off the ground

In a tree house. Roy's up there with him now

Requesting I.V. And sedation. Over.

Rescue 51, stand by.

Sally, track down dr. Early Or dr. Morton.

We've got A field emergency.

Right away, Miss mccall.

Rescue 51, we'll have A doctor here In just a minute.

Stand by.Ten-four.

Johnny, I'm gonna Need you up here!

[ighs

Bob, can you monitor The radio for me?

Sure, johnny.Thanks.

Okay.

Rescue 51, This is rampart.

I understand you've got A 14-year-old

With meniere's syndrome Suffering vertigo.

That's affirmative, Rampart.

Who is this transmitting?

This is deputy pauling

From the l.A. County Sheriff's department.

Your two paramedics Are up a tree.

I'll relay your Transmissions. Over.

Ten-four. Can they start an I.V. In their present situation?

Also, is there A relative present

Who knows The boy's history?

Affirmative On both, rampart.

They've got The drug box Up there right now,

And the boy's mother Is standing here Next to me.

Tell desoto to start An I.V. With d5w.

Make sure he uses A plastic bag Instead of a bottle.

And administer One ampule of diazepam--

Half of it I.M. And the rest of it I.V.

Over.Ten-four.

Hey, roy! Rampart says

You should start An I.V. Using d5w.

And you should Use a plastic bag, Not a bottle.

Also, you should Administer one Ampule of, um...

Of what? Phenobarb?

No, it starts With a "D".

Rampart, say again On last drug.

One ampule of diazepam, Half of it intramuscular,

And the rest I.V.Ten-four.

Diazepam. One ampule.

Half of it Intramuscular,

The rest I.V., Got it?Got it.

They give him Faster service here Than they do at the clinic.

Well, those two guys Are the best team In the business.

[ siren blaring ]

Oh. Well, I'm sure glad The gigliottis are On vacation.

They wouldn't appreciate All this in their backyard.

They say vertigo has A psychological effect.

It makes you angry.

Well, he's Pretty calm now.

I guess this is Old stuff to him.

Got a kid up in the tree fort. Bad case of vertigo.

Gage and desoto Are up there now.

They'll have to Carry him down.

Will, I need a ladder, And we can use their stokes.

Desoto, you got A line up there?

Yo!

I'd just like to get A few facts, ma'am.

What is your son's Full name?

Mickey-- I mean, michael brydon.

B-r-y-d-o-n.

And his date of birth?

March 28, 1958.

And your Full name is...

Mrs. Jean brydon.

And this is 336 Courtleigh boulevard.

Is that correct?Yes.

All right. I want you To keep your arms in here.

I don't need to remind you To keep your eyes closed.

No, sir.All right.

Take it easy. You'll Be down in no time.

You won't even know You're moving.

[ siren blaring ]

Oh, mickey.

Mickey, I promise...

I'll speak to your father About the operation.

There's an acoustic Nerve division

That's sometimes Successful.

They get to the Vestibular portion Intracranially.

They do?

I thought You studied it.

Yeah, well, I guess I didn't Study it well enough.

E.N.T., Mccall in emergency.

We have a vertigo Patient in 4.

Can you send someone down? All right. Thanks.

Oh, kel? We just had a call

From the lab at u.S.C. Repeating the same thing--

That jenny's virus has No known counterpart Anywhere.

How are they doing With their cultures?

Nothing yet. The lab found

An elevated white cell count In the spinal fluid.

I've got a call Into the communicable Disease center in atlanta.

The lab's preparing jenny's Blood samples to send off.

I've just been to see her. She's going downhill fast.

Her father would sure like Something definite.

So would her doctors.

Tim said something About a new super-strain Of asian flu.

Whatever it is, he didn't Have it at lunchtime.

Are you his wife?Yes, I'm mrs. Tim duntley.

My husband's a fireman.

Whatever he has, It's nothing to Worry about, is it?

Well, we're not sure, Mrs. Duntley.

And worrying never Does any good anyway.

Better get him To isolation.

Joe, if he responded on The jenny hollister case,

We could be in For real trouble.

Whatever we've got, It's contagious.

Only nobody knows Howcontagious.

Better get on The phone to atlanta, Bring them up to date.

I'll get martin Working on samples.

104. Up a half a degree In five minutes.

The same, exactly the same, Even to the speed.

Onset, two to three hours.

Symptoms, confusing. Antidote, unknown.

You're leaving out The worst part.

I wish I could.

Okay, dix, time to hit The limited panic button.

I want everyone who came In contact with jenny

In the past three days In for a checkup.

Everyone?No choice.

And do it as smoothly As you can.

And whatever happens, Don't let the press get it.

Not yet, anyway.

I especially want to see Gage and desoto

And any other firemen Who came in contact with jenny.

Also her father, The deputy on the case And the ambulance people.

Okay.In the meantime...

Order a code 2 quarantine For jenny.

Let's keep her down here.

No need to spread it Throughout rampart.

Right away, kel.

Atlanta needs More time.

They've brought in Yale's arbovirus Research team.

All they can say So far is that It's similar

To the virus that Causes bolivian fever.

Did you check their opinion On idouroxidine?

Effect unknown against A virus like ours.

They advise waiting.

Maybe they can convince him To stick around long enough.

Up another half. It's 104 1/2.

He isn't going to wait.

Maybe it's time We took our own advice.

Isolation procedures From now on.

[ siren blaring ]

Gage: Squad 51 at the scene.

Dispatcher: Squad 51, l.A.

Squad 51.

Squad 51, we have a request From rampart hospital.

They want you in for A checkup. It's urgent.

Uh, ten-four.

It's a little girl.

Swallowed a package Of birth-control pills.

Figured it would bring her A baby like her mother.

[ chuckles ] She must've Misread the label.

But anyway, the family Doctor just arrived,

And everything's under Control. She's okay now.

Dispatcher: Squad 51, what is your status?

L.A., squad 51. Put us 10-8 to rampart.

Squad 51.

See you later, vince.See you.

I wonder what this Is all about.

Could be about two paramedics Who might have the plague.

I know that you've been Exposed the same length Of time as duntley,

And I believe that You feel okay.

I'm only doing what Brackett ordered.

I want blood samples.Wait a minute.

What about you? You're just as Vulnerable as we are.

Now, that's where You're wrong, gage.

Aside from the occasional Tsetse fly,

Nothing like this Ever bothers my people.

You know, if they want To check us out,

Whatever jenny's got Must really be contagious.

Yeah, they'll probably Have to go through

Everybody she's been In contact with for The past month.

Including her monkey. I wonder where she got him.

Probably the same place Where she got her fever.

Hold on. You might Have something.

Dr. Early, It's desoto with 51.

Apparently, jenny hollister Brought back a pet monkey.

And tim duntley Was playing with it The day they brought her in.

That's our First break.

Get someone To the hollisters' And bring it in.

Mr. Hollister's in The cafeteria waiting For news of jenny.

Then find him. Take him along.

Only isolate the monkey As much as possible.

I'll tell dr. Brackett And alert the lab.

We're gonna have The little guy picked up,

And thanks for the tip.

Doctor, is tim duntley Any better?

No. I'm sorry to say

That duntley's been placed On the danger list.

Sorry to hear that.

No more than we are. Take care.

What did they say About tim duntley?

He's just been put On the critical list.

You know...

I kind of played with That monkey, too.

No apparent pathology.

He could still be The carrier.

The question is, How does koki transmit

Whatever it is he's got?

Apparently, Tim duntley Touched him.

Could be Saliva-borne.

You can't rule out fleas. He's got a pound of 'em.

I'm gonna see what jenny Can tell us.

Better keep koki sealed off Down here for now.

Nurse.

Don't try and Talk now, jenny.

But I need to know. How's the fireman?

Sharon, why aren't you Wearing your mask?

I'm sorry, doctor. I was--

You're taking An unnecessary chance.

Not just for Yourprotection.

You could be carrying Something out of here.

How you doing, jenny?

We've got koki Down in the lab.

I wanted to ask you if He'd ever been sick.

Yes, just after I bought him.

Roger and I-- That's the choreographer--

Found him in a marketplace In kuala lumpur.

He was an orphan.

Then two days later, He got a terrible cold. It lasted a week.

Do you remember If he had a temperature?

I think so. And he threw up a lot.

He's all right now, Isn't he?

Yes.

But we might have to--

There's a possibility We might have to Put him away

In order to do An autopsy.

You couldn't.

I don't know what I'd do Without koki.

Jenny, tim duntley Won't make it

Unless we find a cure For his fever fast.

Koki might be Our only chance.

If--

If it'll save His life...

Then you take koki.

It could help you, Too, jenny.

I know.

You do what's best, Dr. Brackett.

Just got the latest Lab report.

They've finally isolated The virus--

A totally new strain Akin to asian a-3 flu.

How are you feeling, jenny?

Pretty good. Thanks.

Trouble is, they've Never seen anything Like it before--

Either here Or atlanta.

They've warned us to Take every precaution.

They're hoping The newer anti-tumor Drugs will work.

In the meantime, did they Recommend idouroxidine?

Sorry, kel.

Kel, you wanna take A look at this?

A runaway power mower. It's a hell of a mess.

He's gonna need surgery Immediately.

You handle it. I've got a patient Who's critical.

Dr. Brackett, I know you have A lot on your mind.

No, not a lot. Just one lousy little virus.

I can't find anyone to Tell me how tim's doing.

Not very well, I'm afraid. We've isolated the virus,

But we can't find anything That will stop it.

If you can't, he-- He'll die?

Don't worry about me, Doctor.

I'm a fireman's wife, Remember?

Downhill.

I think we should Start treatment.

I wish we knew Of a treatment.

I know of one-- Idouroxidine.

Too much of a gamble.

Any more of a gamble Than he's taking?

He's got one foot In the morgue already.

Idouroxidine might Put his other foot Down there too, kel.

Or save his life. You know atlanta's Gonna recommend

A newer drug Sooner or later.

They'll have No alternative. Krasna agrees.

So do the people At the med center.

The trouble is, Poor duntley

Might not be around To play guinea pig.

I think We ought to wait

For something More definite From the lab, kel.

Give them another hour.

Ask him to do that, Joe, not me.

There is an alternative.

We could put him On 200 milligrams Of amantadine.

That might have Worked when he was First exposed.

Now he'd be better off With a candy aspirin.

You watch.

They'll come through When it's too late.

They're doing Their best, kel.

Well, it's not Good enough.

I'm glad to see You've still got The energy to eat.

Barely.

Any news?

Jenny's stable.

What about that Young fireman?

I've seen patients In worse condition,

And they've Been dead.

Doctor, What's the matter?

I don't know. A little dizzy.

I always get a headache When I work too hard.

I think you deserve A night off.

There are some School kids coming in For a tour, gage.

Aw, cap, I'm bushed. Roy's better with the kids. Let him do it.

Roy's filling out The log. Let's go.

[ siren blaring ]

Dispatcher: Station 51, truck 210.

Man trapped on a scaffold.

Number 35 Roxborough street west.

Number 35 Roxborough street west.

Cross street young. Time out 1531 .

Station 51, Ten-four.

[ siren blaring ]

Want some coffee?

Idouroxidine.Pardon?

I'm gonna use it, dix,

Whether atlanta Approves or not.

I know dr. Krasna Will understand. He might even agree.

Never happen, kel.

The staff of The med center Are against it.

Yale says no.

Atlanta knows More than we do.

Nobody's dying In atlanta.

[ phone ringing ]

Miss mccall.

Yeah, sally.

Would you say that Again?

It just came in On the wire.

"Amantadine dangerous And non-effective

"In doses above 100 milligrams.

"Urgently suggest You stop treatment.

"Our findings Indicate idouroxidine 50 milligrams to start,

Increase at two-hour intervals, Most effective."

Thanks. Atlanta says You're right.

Idouroxidine. They say to discontinue Everything else.

How much? How soon Can we begin?

Right away. 50 milligrams.

Start with duntley, Then jenny.

And I want precautionary Shots for every--

Kel!

Gus was just starting To let himself down. All of a sudden,

He just let out a yell And collapsed.

If the block hadn't Jammed, he'd have--

Slow it up a bit.

What's holding the Scaffold up now?

The line on the High side is okay,

But the strain on it Has gotta be terrible.Sounds like a cardiac.

Listen, the ladder Isn't gonna make it. We'll have to go over.

How about swinging Him over and bringing Him through a window?

No, we couldn't move That scaffold safely.

Hey, let me go. He's my friend.

We're paid for it. Come on, johnny, let's--

Let's rig a bowline On a bight.

Wait. Refilling Would be faster.

No, by the time we get An anchorman down there, It wouldn't.

You guys may be trained For a lot of things,

But I've walked Up and down the outside Of more buildings

Than you've ridden The elevators of.

I understand you want To help your friend.

Come on, johnny. Let's go.

You wanna take This line over to him?

Uh, no, send that down.Okay.

Okay.

Slack!

Hey, johnny, Are you okay?

Yeah.

Engine 51, have the Ambulance send up Another stretcher.

Gage is in trouble. Ten-four.

It won't work! Now he's tangled, too.

I'm gonna go over After him.

Make his line fast.

I'm gonna need you On mine.

You guys ought to leave This kind of work to people Who do it every day.

Sometimes I wish We could.

More slack!

He's in full cardiac arrest.

Give me more slack.

All right. Take up the slack. Let's move him out.

Okay. Pull him up a bit!

All right. Take him up slow.

Okay.

[ sighs ]

Hey, roy.

Man, I think I got--

Yeah. Yeah, Take it easy.

[ panting ]

It's 103 and climbing.

I'm going to increase To 100 milligrams.

I know it's been Less than two hours,

But he seems to be Getting worse.

We've got to do something To keep his temperature down.

I'm with you, joe, But I think

You should have started At 150 milligrams.

Joe?Yeah.

How are jenny And duntley doing?

Jenny's stable But still serious.

Duntley's slipping.

I knew we--

I knew I should've Started treatment sooner.

My hesitation Might kill them.

Hi, dix.

I never thought I'd be Looking up at you from here.

Oh, that's only temporary.

This place would fall apart At the seams without you On the job.

I wouldn't Say that.

Dix, has anybody Else been--

Yes, kel.

John gage is on his way in

With a 104 temperature.

Oh, miss mccall.Yeah?

Can you tell me How tim is?

I'm on my way To see him now.

Dr. Morton said That he, uh--

That he--

No, he isn't responding To the drugs yet.

But the hollister girl Isn't going downhill.

We think she's Built up some immunity,

Being exposed to koki For so long.

Some people have All the luck.

Mattie.

Mattie, Listen to me.

Your husband Is still alive.

And the doctors here And three other labs Across the county

Are doing all they can To find an answer.

You won't Do him any good by Blaming it on luck.

What chance has he got?

If we got a little Of that on our side,

He'll be okay.

All my married life,

I've been preparing for tim To get burned to death,

Or choked, crushed-- Not for this.

I didn't bargain On some lousy virus.

None of us do.

What happened To your cardiac arrest?

He didn't make it. How's johnny?

Not so good.

Dr. Brackett?

Worse. 104 and climbing.

Well, what about The others?

Jenny's stabilized.

Duntley's on his way out, I think.

Has anybody else Got it?

Not yet.

Let's run 50 milligrams To start.

Does anybody know What causes it?

They've isolated The virus.

Something quite new.

But nobody knows how It's communicated.

Something to do With the monkey.

What was his temperature?

104, steady.

Not anymore. It's up a full degree.

Increase the dosage to 100.

[ phone buzzes ]

Fireman roy desoto.

Yeah, I'll pass that on.

Tim duntley just died.

Early: let's go.

Get morton for me, Will you, roy?

Come on, mattie. Let it out. Let it out.

Not today.

Maybe tomorrow, The day after.

Mattie, I'm sorry.

Me, too, roy.

Just don't let Anyone else die, huh?

Dr. Morton, Dr. Early wants to see you.

Gage is getting worse.

Thank you.

Sharon?Yes, doctor.

If--if jenny hollister's...

Been carrying the virus For over a month

And it hasn't Killed her yet...

Yes?

Then she's built up A certain immunity To it, hasn't she?

She's pretty sick Herself, doctor.

Yes, yes, but... The least sick Of all of us.

Sharon, I need dr. Early,

As fast as you can.

He mumbled something About jenny having Immunity.

She will have, but only If she's luckier than Tim duntley.

Yes, kel?Joe, listen.

Why can't we use Jenny's serum?

It won't work, kel.Sure, it will.

Only when she's better. She's still running 101.

Sure, her blood serum Is developing antibodies Against the virus,

But they're still living.

Oh, I was hoping I'd see you.

Oh, sit down, please. I just wanted to tell you That mickey's doing fine

And that the doctors say There's a good chance The operation will cure him.

I really just wanted To thank you.

And thank Your partner for me.

Yes, ma'am.

If he's okay enough To listen.

Now, that kind of talk's Not going to help him.

Yeah.

Yeah, you're right.

Is he okay-- Johnny?

Fading.

Dr. Brackett, too.

Only your daughter Seems to be showing

Some signs of recovery.

Your partner's waiting For you out in the squad.

My temporary partner.

Has atlanta found out Anything more yet?

Only a new name For the virus,

In honor of Your monkey friend.

Officially, it's the "Koki fever virus".

That's fitting enough.

Poor little koki Was the only one To get it before I did.

Except for roger, I guess.

What did you say?

She said, "Except for roger."Who's roger?

He's the choreographer With our dance troupe.

He's the one who Helped me buy koki.

Was he sick, jenny, Like you've been?

But he got better So quickly,

I'd forgotten about it.

Kel, you hit it!

Jenny's still too sick, But her choreographer isn't.

And he had the same bug. We can use his serum.

He can't hear you, Doctor.

He will soon enough.

Roger, the fact that you've had A mild case of the infection And recovered

Means you've built up An immunity,

And we can transfer That immunity.

Yes, rampart general Will cover that.

You just call in. We'll meet you.

As fast as you can.

The lives of two Good friends of mine Are at stake.

He's on his way.

[ siren blaring ]

So, anyway, There I was,

500 feet straight Up in the air On this crane.

We're just inching across, Hand over hand--

Hey, johnny.

How you feeling?

Oh, not bad, not bad. [ clears throat ]

Of course, I'm still Awfully weak.

Boy, it was rough.

I'll tell you what's Really rough--

Having young romeo here As a roommate.

You know, maybe I shouldn't Say this, but...

He was sure a lot easier To live with

When he was still In a coma.

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