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Anytime you're ready.Hang on a sec.

Okay, you can Try it now.

[ honking hornusically

A natural born talent On that horn.

No, I'm serious. You could Make a fortune at it Playing concerts.

I can see it now.

"John gage, The auto horn heifetz--

Tonight only."Chet...

For a guy with No musical talent at all,

This could be a great career.

Dispatcher: Battalions 1 and 7,

Call the mechanical engineer At l.A. Office.

That was not A good thing to do.Why is that?

I know him. And I know that look.

You just started Something you're gonna Live to regret.

As a matter of fact, We all will.

We will? Why?

[ alarm blaring ]

Dispatcher: Squad 51, man collapsed At snyder's nursery.

1192 east lankershim Boulevard.

1192 east lankershim Boulevard.

Cross street farragut. Time out 0951.

Squad 51, ten-four. Kmg-365.

[ siren blaring ]

Are you the one who called?Yes. It's my dad.

He's awfully sick.

He doesn't have A regular doctor.

I didn't know What else to do.Excuse me.

He's shaking all over. He can't get his breath.

Please hurry. I had to Leave larry with him,

And he's really scared.

Who's larry?My cousin. He works for us.

They'll take care Of him now.

He'll be all right, Won't he?

We'll know more When we examine him some.

Has he had Any recent illnesses?

He hasn't been feeling Too well lately.

Like how?

Fatigue, Aching muscles.

Has he had Any history Of heart disease?

Allergies? Injuries?

A history Of epilepsy?

No.He cut his hand.

When?A couple weeks ago.

He was splitting cans On some lemon trees.

He didn't tell me. But he wouldn't.

He'd think it Unimportant.

His lumbar muscles Are rigid.

Larry, you go watch For the ambulance.

I had them send one.Okay, good.

Rampart, This is rescue 51.

Larry, do as I ask.

Rampart, This is rescue 51.

Larry's home Is such a bad scene.

We've sort of Taken him in.

My dad's been like A second father to him.

Keep him alive, please.

51, this is rampart. Go ahead.

Rampart, We have a male, Approximately 45.

No recent history Of illness Or allergies.

He's stuporous, Stiffness of jaw.

He has rigidity of The facial muscles,

Sternocleidomastoid Muscle.

Abdominal And lumbar muscles Also rigid. He--

Rampart, Spasms are occurring.

He's having Difficulty breathing.

All the vital signs Seem to be normal.

51, insert An esophageal airway.

Has the patient had Any recent cuts or lacerations?

Ten-four, rampart.

Yes, he has, about Two weeks ago.

A cut on his hand. It is infected.

Patient also works in A greenhouse nursery.

51, has the patient Ever had a tetanus shot?

I don't know. I think he may have,

A long time ago When I was a kid.

I can't remember.

Rampart, we don't know.

Tetanus?

Oh, dear god, no.

Rampart, muscle spasms Are occurring again.

Administer d5w I.V.

Ten-four, rampart.

Standing by.

[ oxygen hissing ]

51, as soon as the patient's Condition stabilizes,

I want him brought in.

You're to avoid any Unnecessary movement or noise.

Ten-four.

Thanks, dix.

We'll be set up in 2 By the time They get here.

Good girl.

He's ready to go. Watch that Esophageal airway.

Hey, is roy Gonna be all right?

We're taking him Right to the hospital.

He's gonna be Well taken care of there.

I'm going with you.No, and I don't think--

You can come with me.

Betty, what's wrong With him?

Tell me.

They think it's tetanus.

Lockjaw.

Our gardener died Of tetanus.

A little prick from A rose thorn, and...

He died.

Larry, he is not Going to die!

Look, they've Given him medicine.

They're gonna do Everything they can.

If he dies,

What's gonna Happen to me?

Stop it.

He's the only family We have.

[ siren blaring ]

[ siren blaring ]

♪♪

Give him 5,000 units Human tetanus Antitoxin, I.M.

This area around the cut We'll infiltrate With the antitoxin,

Then excise and debride.

How's he doing?

We're controlling The spasms With diazepam.

We'll have to do A temporary trach to Help his respiration.

His daughter and nephew Are waiting.

What's the prognosis?

It's touch-and-go, Dix.

His chances Are 50-50.

Ready, mike?Ready.

Thank you so much.It's okay.

How long before We know anything?

[ child moaning ]

You see the kid?

Yeah. He looked Like he was in Pretty bad shape.

He looked pretty sick. Poor little guy.

May I help you?

Uh, I guess so.

Is it your son?Yes, ma'am.

Donald's real bad.

Boyd here didn't Wanna bring him in,

But he just ain't Gettin' no better.

I'm awful worried.Come on over here.

I'll have to get Some information From you.

Tell me, did he Become ill suddenly?

He's been sickly ever since We come to los angeles.

But this mornin', It got lots worse.

He had cramps so bad He couldn't sit up.

Lynn, this child's Gonna be admitted.

Would you get all the Info from mister...

Clements. Mr. And mrs. Boyd clements.

Mr. Clements.

Uh, yes, miss mccall.

As soon as I finish This report.

Well, that report Can wait.

This child Is very ill.

We're here to take Care of people first.

I'll get back to you.

Thank you.You're welcome.

Fill this form out, Please.

Here.

You can write?

Yes, ma'am. I can write.

I'm afraid I was right.

Yeah. Lead poisoning.

How'd that happen?

Do you live in an older Apartment building?Yes, sir.

It's just a little place.

Boyd don't have a job yet,

But I'm workin' part-time As a waitress.

You ain't got to Tell 'em all that, Mary kate.

Dr. Early Isn't tying to pry.

He just wants To help your boy.Yes, ma'am.

Did you ever notice donald Chewing on the windowsills?

Oh, well, yes, sir, I did. Um...

And I been tryin' to stop him From doing that,

But, uh, He's teethin' now.

What are you Gettin' at anyway?

Mr. Clements, in some of These older apartments,

There's lead paint-- Layers of it--

Under the new Latex-type paints.

Children teething often Chew through the older paint,

Ingest it and become ill.

How bad?

It depends upon the amount Of lead ingested.

Judging from The lab report,

Donald received A relatively mild dose.

Then he should Get well, right?

Yes. His chances are good.

But I'll want to start Treatment at once.

We'll have to keep him Here for a little while.For how long?

Till the poison's completely Out of his system.

Please, boyd. They can take care of donald.

We can't.

I don't know. I'll think about it.

Boyd, this is our son We're talkin' about.

He's all we're ever Gonna be able to have.

Don't you think I know that?

Boyd, wait a minute.

I'll take care Of it, joe.

We'll start with An oral dose of Magnesium sulfate.

Yes, doctor.

Come on with me.

Now, what's the trouble? Money?

Oh, it ain't Boyd's fault. He's worked hard.

We just couldn't Seem to get ahead

Back in piney cove,

And it took nearly Everything we had To come west.

Well, you listen to me. No one has ever been Turned away

From rampart general.

It's a county hospital

And accepts all patients.

Even if they can't pay?

[ sighs ] I don't know.

Boyd don't like Takin' charity.

Back home, They call that "Rockin' chair money".

Well, now, which is More important to him,

His pride Or his son's life?

Oh, boyd's just gonna Have to come around.

That's all There is to it.

Donald's the only Child I can have.

And believe me, He's gonna live.

We done signed him in, Haven't we?

Yes.

Then he'll stay here Till I sign him out.

And we'll do everything We can for donald, Mary kate.

You just have to trust us.

Listen, ma'am. I do.

Good.

Well?He's ours.

Never underestimate the power Of a woman's love, joe.

Do you think there'll be Any permanent brain damage?

I can't say At this stage.

But there's something else That worries me just as much.Yeah?

How old would you say Donald is?

Oh, 2 1/2, 3.

According to the records His parents gave us,

He's four years And nine months.

But he's so little.

Too little.

I'm gonna have to run Some more tests,

And I'll need His parents' permission.

Correction--

You'll need his Father's permission.

[agpipes playing

Why bagpipes?

Can you think Of anything More irritating

The way He plays it?No.

Remember what we Were talking about?

Do you understand now?

Roy.

Johnny, uh, you wanna Come here for a minute?

Johnny!

What?

Look, can you stuff Cotton in that thing?

Then I can't hear it.That's the whole point.

We're all gonna be deaf Within a week.

You gotta find Something else to play.

I just got it!Get something else.

A harmonica, A tambourine, anything.

You know, Maybe you're right.

My mouth tastes Like an old wallet.

My lungs are shot.

There are hundreds of Other musical instruments.

Yeah.

Yeah, there are.

[ alarm blaring ]

Dispatcher: station 51. Power pole hit by a truck.

Wires down. Northridge and beaumont.

Northridge and beaumont. Time out 1421.

[ siren blaring ]

[irenslaring

Looks like the brakes Failed and it just Rolled down the hill.

I don't know where The driver is.

We'll have those wires Cut in a minute.

[ce cream truck jingle Playing ]

You'd think the driver Would be looking for His truck by now.

Wouldn't you?Yeah.

Hey, here he is Over here.

[ grunting ] Watch his head. Watch it.

Marco!

Boy, he's cold.

We'll need blankets And a data scope.Right.

He must've hit his head When the truck collided With the pole.

He's showing Some irregularity.

We'll patch him up For an e.K.G.

D-13 requesting Ambulance.

Northridge and beaumont.

Roger, d-13.

Rampart, We have a male patient,

Approximate age 25. He's unconscious.

He's got a possible Concussion.

Victim was trapped In a wrecked ice cream truck.

Vital signs are Blood pressure, 130 over 60.

Pulse, 60. Respiration, 20.

We're setting up An e.K.G. Now. Stand by.

Dixie: ten-four.

Pulse is increasing.

Ambulance is on the way. He gonna be okay?

Yeah, he'll live.

Bet he doesn't eat any Ice cream for a long time.

[ scoffs ]

[ sirens blaring ]

Hello.

Oh, hello. How's your father?

Better, thanks. We found out

Dad did have A tetanus shot A long time ago.

That helped.Good.

Is he gonna have To stay here for Very much longer?

Afraid so.Hmm. Listen...

How'd you like to have A cup of coffee?

I should get on back To the nursery.

Larry hasn't Visited yet.

Just a half cup?Okay.

Okay. Listen, do you Know anything about Musical instruments?

What kind?Any kind.

Well, I did play The trombone in the High school band.

I don't believe you.Boyd--

You stay outta this, Mary kate.

I listened to you once.

You authorized the Tests mr. Clements.

That's because I didn't understand

Exactly what you Wanted 'em for.

If I had, you'd have Never got my permission.

It's not only My conclusion.

Dr. Zachary, A specialist In pediatrics,

Has verified The results.

First you tell me my boy

May have suffered Brain damage

Caused by some kind Of lead poisoning.

Now you tell me He's gonna be a dwarf?

Some kind of freak?

You misinterpreted What I said.

Donald's responding Very well to treatment.

The chances of Permanent brain damage Are very slight.

There's also a cure for Deprivation dwarfism.

Well, I wanna know How he got that way.

And I wanna know Who brung it on.We don't know.

We'd have to have The child's complete History up to now.

Well, you say there's a cure. What is it?

Yes. We'd give Donald injections Of growth hormones.

It's a fairly Recent development

That's proven Highly effective.

Where do these growth Hormones come from?

From the pituitary Glands of cadavers.

You mean dead people?Yes, mr. Clements.

Dead people who can Still help the living.

No, sir. I won't allow it!

Now, boyd--no, sir!

Now I see why you let Our boy in here free.

So's you could turn him Into some kind of Guinea pig.

You know you can't get No money out of us,

So now you're tryin' For flesh and blood.

You get your stuff together, Mary kate. We're leavin'.

No! I'm not gonna take Donald out of here, boyd.

I can tell He's gettin' better.

And I want my son to grow up Well and strong and tall, boyd.

Can't you see nothin'?

He ain't No little boy to him.

He's just Some kind of animal

That he can Experiment on.

Mr. Clements...

The greatest Satisfaction I have

Is to see a child Or an adult to Go out of here--

As your wife Just said--

Well and strong.

But you're free To remove your son Any time you want to.

Now, boyd, you promised me

That they could Take care of him.

Just until the Lead poisoning is cured.

After that, we're Takin' him outta here.

Get your stuff together. We're leavin'.

Now, don't you make me Tell you again!

Now, let's go home.

[ siren blaring ]

Up here!

Up here! Please hurry!

This way. Over here.

Is she still conscious?

No, sir. She collapsed in The nurse's arms.

We couldn't even Find a pulse.

Get back, girls.

Back, girls! Come on, now. Move back.

Come on, move back.

You have to Move back, girls.

You stay back.

She just collapsed Right in my arms.

She was mumbling and dizzy, And then she just fainted.

What's she on, Do you know?

Oh, reds, I'd guess.

We've got this terrible Problem around here.

But this is the worst.

Hold this, please.Of course.

How many did she take?

Oh, uh, edith, Get her purse. Hurry.

Rampart, This is rescue 51.

Rampart, This is rescue 51.

Sally, get dr. Brackett In 301, stat.

Right away, Miss mccall.

51, this is rampart base. Doctor on the way.

Rampart, we have A 15-year-old female,

Unconscious at a high school.

There's no apparent injuries.

There's a possible overdose.

We're attempting to find out What kind of an o.D.

Mrs. Loring, I know.

She bought a dozen reds This morning.

I was with her.A dozen, huh?

Are there any left In that purse?

None. She must've Taken them all.

Oh, my dear god!

She was in a bad space. I tried to talk her out of it.

She promised she wouldn't Take 'em all at once.

I lent her some money.

Rampart, patient has probably O.D.'d on secobarbital.

Possibly a dozen.

51, can you send me The vitals?

Hold for vital signs, Rampart.

Carol, are we Set up in 4?Uh, no.

Heart attack victim. But I could set up 2.Good.

Four to six per minute.

Pulse down to 35. B.P., 80 over 43.

She's not responsive to pain, And pupils are reactive.

51, start an I.V. With d5w. Is she on o2?

Ten-four on d5w. Affirmative on o2.

51, insert An esophageal airway

And hook up for an e.K.G.

Ten-four.

[ whirring ]

Not good?No, not good at all.

Heart rate's about 40.

Ventricular rhythm.

51, piggyback Isoproterenol,

One milligram To 500cc d5w.

Ten-four, rampart.

Rampart, rescue 51. Condition is more stable.

Color is better. We're still supporting Respiration.

Heart rate is now 70. Ambulance is now at scene.

51, continue To transmit e.K.G.

And transport As soon as you can.

Ten-four, rampart.

[ sirens blaring ]

51, what's your e.T.A.?

We're a couple of minutes Away from the hospital.

Ten-four. We're all set up. Get her in here, stat.

[irenslaring

♪♪

They're here.

Stand by with oxygen.

Together.

Get a barb level, dix.Right.

[ respirator hissing ]

Her rate's up to 76, Sinus rhythm.

Bolus lidocaine, 5o milligrams.

V-fib! Paddles, mike!

Let's go 200 with it.On 200.

Clear!Go!

No conversion. Clear!Go!

Make it 400.400. Good.

Clear!All right.

They said my daughter Beth was down here.

Mrs. Rodgers?That's me. Where's beth?

Dumb nurse At the high school

Tried to tell me My daughter's on drugs.

She don't know nothing About no drugs.

Are you the doctor?Yes, ma'am.

I'm mrs. Rodgers. I wanna see my baby.

I'm so sick of this nonsense About drugs and pills.

Is she in here?Mrs. Rodgers...

Your daughter died About five minutes ago...

From an overdose Of secobarbital.

You're kidding.

You've gotta be Kidding. She--

Man, I cannot believe

The look on That woman's face.

She did not believe that Her daughter was on drugs.

I don't think she'll Ever have the courage

To admit that To herself.

Then she'll Have to admit

She might have Been at fault.

A lot of parents Can't live with that.

My parents weren't That indifferent.

Neither were mine.

But we're living in Another age, johnny.

Yeah, I know.

You know, sometimes I look at my kids,

And I wonder Whether I'm Doing right by them.

Dispatcher: Engine 51 , squad 51.

Man injured In glider landing.

Simmons' farm, On lawson road.

Simmons' farm, On lawson road.

Cross street malcolm. Time out 1512.

Squad 51. Ten-four.

[irenailing

[irenailing

How's he doing?

Seems all right,

Except for banging His nose on the Instrument panel.

[ groaning ]

[ muffled ] I'm--I'm stuck.

What?I'm stuck. Stuck.

Why don't you Lean your head Back a little bit?

Let me take A look there.

Nose bleeding. Where'd you Come in from?

Elsinore. I got caught In an updraft, you know.

It was my first solo flight. I guess I must've panicked.

You'd better radio in. Let 'em know He's all right.

I'll need some Information.

Huh?H.

My name is Homer breedlove.

And the, uh--and the rest Of the information can wait

Till you get me outta here.

You mean you can't Get outta here?

No, I seem to be-- I seem to be Jammed in somehow.

My--my legs are all Twisted around.

[ distant siren blaring ]

What do you think?

Well, better Cut him out maybe.

Oh, no. No, no. No. No, no.

Oh, no. No, no. No cuttin'. No.

Dispatcher: battalion 1, Call mechanical engineer, L.A. Office.

Ten-four, engine 41 .

E.T.A. Of gas company, Ten minutes.

What is he, stuck?Sure is.

[ grunting ]

No, we're not gonna Be able to get Him out this way.

Why don't you try pullin'? Come on. Come on, come on.

You might have An internal injury

Or a minor concussion Or something.

Look, I got a nosebleed. That's all.

And you're not gonna cut Any of this sailplane.

It isn't mine. Come on.

I can do it.All right.

[ all grunting ]

Yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay.

[creams

[ chuckling ]

[uffled I guess I'm gonna have To lose some weight.

What?

I said,

I guess I'm gonna have To lose some weight.

[ laughing ]

Yeah, I guess so.

And you might try learnin' How to fly one of these things While you're at it.

[ chuckles ]

You know where I can find dr. Early?

Yes. Dr. Early's just gone Down to emergency treatment.

Which way?

Oh, you can't See him just now.

All right, then. I'll just wait, If that's all right.

Why don't you Come with me?Okay.

Dr. Early, I come To get my boy.

Sorry, clements. You'll have to wait.

Your kin?

What?

Is that someone In your family?

My son.

He and my wife Were driving back From the supermarket,

And some drunk Broadsided them.

Oh, my.

I'm terribly sorry.

How's your boy doin'?

My wife's in recovery, Under sedation.

She may have to have Plastic surgery.

My son--

Dr. Early doesn't know.

My son's only Seven years old.

Do you know dr. Early?

Uh, sort of.

Is he a good doctor? I mean, is he your doctor?

He's takin' care Of my boy donald.

I mean, my boy Was real bad.

But don't you worry. He brought my boy Through just fine.

That's good to know.

Some of these doctors Are quacks, you know?That's a fact.

Oh, I'm sorry. You've had Business with dr. Early.

Oh, that don't matter.

I mean, him takin' care Of your boy--

That's what counts.

Boyd? Boyd, honey, It's been hours.

What are you Doin' here so long?

Dr. Early's in there.

Honey, I'd like you To meet...

Harry matthews.

Mr. Matthews, My wife mary kate.

Hello.Pleased to meet you.

Dr. Early's workin' On mr. Matthews' boy.

His boy got hurt Real bad in a car wreck.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Boyd, you still got The papers?

Yeah, I got 'em.

We've stopped The hemorrhaging.

His condition Has stabilized.

Will he live, Doctor?

He's a pretty strong Little fella.

He's got A fighting chance.

Thank you.

Now, mr. Clements, What is it?

You're here to take Your son out, right?

No, sir.

You keep my boy here Until he's well.

And I mean all well, You hear?

I hear.

Boyd.

I ain't all that smart, Doctor, but I ain't no fool.

Come on. Let's go see donald.

You know, dix, Some days I'm glad

I ate all those Peanut butter sandwiches To get through med school.

[ trombone blaring ]

Would you like An ice cream?

We have tons of 'em.No, thanks.

[rombone continues ]

Gage!

Gage!

I've had it! This is it! No more!

What's the matter With you?

You are gonna Drive me nuts.

I'm gonna lose My hearing,

I'm gonna fail My engineer's exam,

Because of this Mania of yours!

[ote trails off ]

What did you do?

I have to have Something to play!

Well, try an Electric toothbrush,

But not in the station!

If you break this--[ alarm blaring ]

Saved by the bell.

Dispatcher: station 51 , Man trapped under house.

205 stratmore road. 205 stratmore road.

Off mendocino canyon road. Time out 1747.

[iren blaring, Horn honking ]

It's tom, my neighbor. He's caught under the house.

Is this your house?No, no. It's tom's.

We've been getting Some earth slippage In the area,

And he went to crawl Under the house

To set up some Railroad ties under The foundation.

Then what?The house started To settle.

I guess we must be On the fissure line.

We got a man trapped Under the house Around back here.

Dispatcher: Battalion 3, engine 32 Will be out of service

45 minutes.

Oh, man. Will you look at this?

[ sighing ]

We'll have to take As much pressure as We can off that slope.

Chet, you and marco Go move the engine

And the rest Of the vehicles Back up the hill.

And bring back The pry bar

And all the forcible Entry tools You can carry.

And the big beam.Right.

Let's take a look.

Is your friend Still conscious?

Yeah. He says he's pinned down By one of the shoring beams.

Shoulder and arm Are caught.

Man, he's in A lot of pain.

How long has this Been going on?What?

All this work?About a week.

If there was slippage, It should have Been reported.

Why should we? Then you'd condemn The house.

You'd rather have it Like that?

There's an awful lot of Spectators fallin' in.

Get 'em out, back 'em up.

All right. All right, Let's go back up, please.

Come on, ladies. Give us room to work.

Cap, look. If I can get That porta power in there

And then lift off One of those beams,

We can just bring him Right down this way.

Marco, get stoker To help you bring The porta power down.

What's his, uh-- What's his name?

Tom.

[ creaking ]

Tom? Tom, we're com--

Tom, this is The fire department.

We're comin' to get ya.

[ creaking ]

Come on. Let's get outta here.Wait a minute.

Johnny, Come on, now!

We'd better go in Through the floor.

This is like tying To run a minefield.

It's gotta be right In here someplace. Under here.

So let's clear ourselves Some space.

Tom, listen! We're gonna Come in through the floor,

But we gotta know Your approximate location.

You got a hammer Or something

You can hit the floor Or a beam with?

He hear you?I don't know.

Tom, it's al! Now, listen!

Listen! Here's what We're gonna do.

All right. Good.

Let's have a listen. He should be pretty Close to this wall.

Tom, you gotta try And let 'em know Where you are.

Kick your foot. Hit on something.

[ grunting ]

All right. He's here. Let's see.

That beam Was about there.

We'll have to cut about Three feet away from him.

About right in here.

[ moans ]

Where's his family?

Went with Some neighbors

To the mountains For the weekend.

It's just as well, You know?Yeah, really.

[otorevs

[ sawing continues ]

[ sawing stops ]

[ creaking ]

Okay. That's enough.

[ sawing continues ]

[ sawing stops ]

I can see him. I can get it.

I need that flashlight.

Can you hear me?Yeah. I can hear you.

All right. We're gonna Try to get this beam Off of you.

You just hang In there, okay?Yeah.

Okay. I need Your gloves.

Is there anything hurt Besides his shoulder?

No. Just the beam On his shoulders.

I think I can Get it off with The porta power.

Let me get The porta power.

You gonna need me Down there for anything?

No. I don't think There's enough room.

Okay.

Gage has got The porta power.

They'll get him out now.

[reaking

All right. Listen to me, tom.

We can't work On you here.

Everything's falling Down around us.

Look, I'm gonna Have to move you Outta here.

And it's gonna Hurt like hell,

But there's nothing Else I can do, okay?

[ groans ] Just get me out.

All right. Tom, listen. Are your legs hurt?

I don't think so.

Can you move 'em?Yeah.

Do you think You can stand?

If you help me.Okay.

I want you to give me Your good hand.

And then Pull yourself to me.

[ grunting ]Okay.

Okay. Give me your arm.

[ groaning ]

Oh, god, my shoulder!

Okay, hold on.

Here. Put your arm In your shirt.

All right. Now keep it still.

Keep it still. I'm gonna lift you up.

Yeah. Grab it.

[runting

[ creaking ]

[ creaking continues ]

Let's get out of here.

[rashing

Howdy, folks. This is johnny gage.

[ whistling ]

Beats the bagpipes.

[ontinues playing ]

♪♪