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Hey, you know, you were Right about that game.

I owe you four bits.

Oh. Thanks.

Is there something Bothering you?

I think I'm in trouble.

I got that a couple Of weeks ago

And forgot about it.

I was lying there In bed this morning--

You know how there's Something always Hanging over you,

Something you should Be worrying about?

Well, when I got up This morning, it hit me.

I've gotta go to The internal revenue Service tomorrow.

Well, they're only Gonna audit you. It's no big deal.

No big deal?

Roy, this is The internal Revenue service.

Well, you make it sound Like the big, bad wolf.

It's nothing To worry about.

Oh, yeah. When you go there,

Don't tell them about That four bits I gave you.

They'll be all over you.

Oh, it's bob hope now.

Well, you know, the reviews Said it was a bad movie.

But there was Nothing else around,

So we went and we saw it.

Johnny?

Johnny?

There's nothing In here about it.

They don't even Give me a hint what They got me on.

They haven't got you On anything yet!

But they wanna see me! Right here.

They wanna see me With my records.

Look, this is just A routine audit.

They send These things out

To a certain number Of people.

It's a spot check.

Yeah?Yeah.

Come on, let's get Some work done.

How can you be So sure?

I got audited Three years ago.

You--

Wait a minute. You did?Yeah.

Well, what happened?They asked me Some questions.

I showed 'em My records. We shook hands.

Zip. That's all There was to it.

That's all There was to it?

Yep, half an hour, In and out, no sweat.

Well, Maybe there's--

Maybe everything's Gonna be all right, Then.

That's what I've been trying To tell you all morning.

Huh.

Huh.

[ alarm blaring ]

Dispatcher: Squad 51, man injured, 1906 north hillside.

1906 north hillside. Cross street garvey.

Time out 0923.

Squad 51, Kmg-365.

[ siren blaring ]

[ radio chatter ]

[ doorbell rings ][ man moaning ]

Oh! He's right Inside here.

[ groaning ]

Let's take a look At you, huh?

What seems to be The trouble?

Who are you?It's all right.

I don't want you!Don't worry.

I want a doctor!

We're firemen--

Where's that ambulance? I told you!

I need a doctor In a hospital!

All right, look, We're paramedics.

I think we can Help you.

You want to help me? Get me an ambulance.

There's one on the way. Now, what's wrong With your head?

[ chuckles ] What's wrong with my head?

It hurts! Ooh.

Do you mind If we take a look at it?

No! There's nothing You can do.

I need a doctor In a hospital.

Were you In an accident?

Ohh.

[ sighs ] Was he in an accident?

He said he was Hit on the head. That's all I know.

Does he live here?

Oh, no. I heard This pounding on the door

About minutes ago,

And then there was All this yelling.

He said that he was hurt

And that he wanted To come in.

And, I mean, I'm here all alone,

And I didn't want To let him in.

You can understand That, can't you?

And then it sounded like He fell, so I opened the door,

And, uh, there he was, On the porch.

Unconscious?Uh-huh.

And then I brought him in here As best I could and--

I mean, I don't even know His name or anything.

[ groaning ]What's your name?

John welman.

How old are you, Mr. Welman?

38.

Where do you live?

Green gate apartments.

Rampart, This is rescue 51.

[ moans ]

Go ahead, 51.

We have a male, 38 years old.

Approximately 155, 160 pounds.

He's been struck On the head.

He's complaining Of severe pain.

He's just lost consciousness. He won't let us examine him,

Says he wants a doctor.

Yeah, he's got A minor swelling

On the back of his head.

His pupils are normal And reactive.

Rampart, There's a minor swelling In the back of his head.

Pupils are normal and reactive. There's no bleeding.

There's no other apparent Signs of injuries.

Respiration's 25.

Okay. B.P.'s 90 over 40.

B.P. Is 90 over 40.

Pulse is, uh, 50.

Pulse rate is 50.

51, do you have An ambulance At the location?

[ siren blaringaffirmative. They just arrived.

Transport as soon As possible.

[ siren blaring ]

♪♪

Ow. Ow.

This is where You were hit?

Yeah. Yeah. Ow!

Blood pressure's 120 over 68,

Pulse 72,

Respiration's 18.

Were you hit Anyplace else?

I don't think so.

What it was-- I was in the park,

And these kids, You know-

Look straight ahead, Please.

Teenagers, they were.

Started hassling me, Pushing me around.

I didn't want To make any trouble,

So I just started To walk away from them,

And the next thing you know, I'm laying on the ground.

Were you knocked out?

But good.

Mr. Welman, I want you To follow my finger With your eyes.

No, no. Keep your head Straight, please.

How long were you out?

Five, ten minutes. I don't know for sure.

Do you know what They hit you with?

Yeah, one of them Was carrying a stick,

Like a two-by-four, Couple of feet long.

I just got myself Across the street

To this house, And I told the woman To get me a--

Let's get him Back down.

Still regular.

[ighs

How bad am I?

We're still trying To find out.

Ohh. It's bad. I know that.

Just take it easy And don't worry.

Mr. Welman, What did it feel like

When you started To pass out?

Uh...Nothin'.

You just blacked out, Just like that?

Mm-hmm. Right.

Dix, I want An echoencephalogram.

Are you On any medication?

No.

Have you had Any illness?

Any problems Lately?

Well, uh, my right leg And my hand--

They've been Bothering me.

Bothering you how?

They feel heavy, like, You know, sort of numb.

Any tingling?

Uh, no. Mm-mm.

When did you first Become aware of This numbness?

Uh, it's hard to say.

A couple of weeks ago, Maybe.

Listen, are you sure You didn't make a mistake

On welman's pressure, His pulse?

I'm positive.

That's funny. Everything I got was normal.

Well, some people snap back In a hurry, dix.

Yeah, I suppose.

Hey, you're gonna be Audited, huh?

Yeah.

Well, that's too bad.

It's just a routine Spot check.

Well, what are they Checking for? More money, right?

Exactly.

One of the doctors had The same kind of notice. Poor guy.

Dix, it took me 20 minutes to Get him calmed down.

Oh, forget I even Mentioned it.

Wait a minute. "Poor guy"?

What happened to him?

Well, they had him Come back

Five or six different Times, you know,

Checking into all of His records, all that.

Well, did it cost him Anything extra?

Dix.

Oh, sorry.

[ sighs ]

[ whispers ]

Here. Take these, Will you?

$2,300?!

This isn't going To hurt, is it?

You won't feel A thing.

This will give us An indication

If there's any swelling Of the tissues

Inside your skull.

And there doesn't Seem to be.

[ chuckles ] Well, that's good, Isn't it?

Well, at least we know One thing that isn't wrong.

[ groans ]Are you still in pain?

You better believe it.

Mr. Welman, I want you to take Hold of my fingers

And squeeze.

Bear down real hard.

[ grunts ]

Okay.

You're right-handed?Mm-hmm.

Dix, let's get him X-rayed.

Full skull series?

Yeah, as soon as possible.

Full skull series, huh?

2,300 bucks?

That's what she said. 2,300 bucks.

A doctor is in A different tax Bracket than you are.

You're not gonna Get ripped off for That amount of money.

[ sighs ] Even $100 would hurt.

Yeah, but a doctor Has a lot of Questionable items.

He's got Office overhead. He's got expenses--

Entertainment And whatnot.

You've got a real Cut-and-dried return,

So stop worrying.

I'll still be glad when Tomorrow's over with.

That makes two of us.

Follow me, please. Over there.

Well, what's The problem, ma'am?

What's the--ma'am?

It's terrible-- A little baby left Out here like that.

You know he's cold.

[hattering

Excuse me. Excuse me.

He hasn't stirred!

It's disgraceful!

He's been locked in there For over an hour.

I think something's Wrong with him.

Certainly something's Wrong with him.

He's unconscious.

Well?Well?

Uh...

I just happened To glance at him

As I was on my way Into the market, And it struck me--

There is something Very odd about that child.

[ knocking on window ]

Yeah. Does anyone know Who owns this car?

Then when I finished My shopping--

And that took Over an hour-- I looked again,

And the poor thing's Still lying there.

He hasn't moved.

Well?

He's unconscious.

You can tell.

It's locked.They're all locked!

We tried.

What do you think?

I suppose We could go around

And have this License number paged.

Well, you gotta Do something!

But that's gonna Take a while.

There are a lot Of stores here.

The roof is hot.

I think maybe the heat Might have built up inside.

Lord knows how long He's been lying in there,

Broiling in the sun.

Roy, I think we should Get him out of there.

Wonderful idea.

Yeah, there's A coat hanger in that Rear compartment.

I'll get on the phone.

L.A., this is squad 51.

We have a baby trapped In a car at 7217 west vail.

We're handling it. It's in a parking lot,

So we won't need Any assistance.

But better contact The police department.

Dispatcher: ten-four, Squad 51. Time 1246.

Gage: Excuse me. Excuse me.

This wing window-- There's no give in it.

All right. We'll Try it here, then.

Okay. I'm through.

Dang!

It's a good thing You got an honest job.

You'd never make A living stealing cars.

Don't you have an ax? Break a window or something.

No, we'd rather Do it this way.

Can I try it?

Will you just-- I can do it.

[lickdid it.

Okay. Let's take A look at you now.

Come on. It's not That hot in here.

[ crying ]

Let's take a look at ya.Is he all right?

He doesn't have a fever. He seems to be fine.

Ah, he was Just asleep.

That's a relief.

[ crying continues ]

What do we do now?

I think we'd better Get him calmed down.

That's no job For a bachelor.

Let me-- Let me take him.

There you are. There.

He's just hungry.

So am I.

And wet.

You know, uh, When they're hungry,

You can rock 'em until, Uh, your arms fall off.

[ crying continues ]

Hey! You!

What are you doing With him? My baby!

Oh. Who are you?! How did you get him?

Uh, well, We're firemen, ma'am,

And we saw him lying Here in the car.

What did you do? You broke into my car?

We thought he was sick.You had no right

To break into my car And take my baby!

You see, we were just Trying to help, ma'am.

Well, I'd like to tell you That I'm perfectly capable

Of taking care Of my own child.

I don't need you To meddle in my business!

Now, get out of here!Okay, ma'am.

Aww, you poor baby.

Some people got a lot of Nerve around here!

Oh, baby.

Normal e.E.G., And nothing shows On the x-rays.

We're on teaching Rounds, mr. Welman,

If you don't mind.

Uh, no. Go right ahead. Be my guest.

Maybe one of you fellas Can figure out

What's wrong with me.

Can you raise Your head, please?

Oh. [ chuckling ]

Does your head still hurt?

Yeah, it seems A little better, though.

Thank you.

Not much of a bump.

He's blacked out Twice.

And once while I was pounding on That woman's door.

Three times. There's no warning.

It's instantaneous.

Mr. Welman, Would you, uh--

Would you mind getting up And taking a few steps for us?

Sure, doc. Whatever you want.

Thank you.

That'll be fine.

[ sighs ]

This problem with Your right side--

Has it been Getting any worse?

I'd say so. Yeah.

Echoencephalograph shows No midline displacement?

Like I said, There's many puzzling Aspects to this case.

Kinda got you stumped, Huh, doc?

Don't you worry about it. We'll get it sorted out.

Mike, you're presenting On the next one.

Listen, if there's anything Else you want to ask me,

I'd be more than happy To cooperate.

Thank you.

What do you do Next, doctor?

A spinal tap, About a half an hour.

I see what you mean.

Not only that. This doesn't Check out, either.

Kel, did you Discharge welman?

No. Why do you ask?

He's not in his room, His clothes are gone.

I'll be right back.

Take a look Around the floor.

Hospital security.

Sergeant, this is Dr. Brackett in emergency.

One of my patients Just walked out on me.

He may have A severe head injury.

Well, within The past ten minutes or so.

John welman-- 38, about 5'10",

Weighs about 160.

He's wearing khaki Trousers, I think.

[ radio chatter ]

Yeah, dick, I'll tell Captain stanley.

Hey, roy?Yeah?

How many guys questioned you At the I.R.S.?

One.

One? Is that all?

Huh. Well, That's not bad, is it?

Hey, roy?Yeah?

Just one more question.

Okay. Let's hope so.

These guys--they're Pretty sharp, huh?

Mm-hmm. That's their job.

It'd be just my luck

To get a real eager beaver On this one.

Look, you made out An honest return, right?

Of course I made out An honest return.

I think I got it right.

Well, then what's Your problem?

[ chuckles ] That's right.

What's my problem?

Everything's gonna be All right.

Hey, gage, did you Read this article?

"County employee Indicted for Tax evasion."

Can they put you in jail?

Take it easy.

You want me to wait, Don't you?

No, I guess not.

How are you Gonna get back?

We'll get a lift Somewhere.

Man, that don't Make sense.

It's all right. Thanks for the lift.

She needs To see a doctor.

Are you in labor?

No, I just can't seem To catch my breath.

If you'll just Sit down here.

She gonna have to wait?

No, I'll get somebody Right away with A wheelchair.

Oh, I can't breathe.

All right, I got you.

Better make it A little higher.

Is that okay?Yeah.

I've had to sit up The past few nights.

You can't breathe Lying down?

No. Last night I almost passed out,

So I told george.

That's your husband?Yeah.

We talked about it, And we both agreed

That I gotta See a doctor.

You're, what-- About seven months Pregnant?

Just about.

And you haven't Seen a doctor yet?

Now, please, Don't hassle me about it.

I won't. I promise.

115 over 70.

When did you first notice This shortness of breath?

It's been coming on, like, About ten days, maybe.

Ten days? You should have Come in sooner.

Well, I thought It would go away.

God, I'm so scared.

Now, now.

Not of me, I hope.

No.

George and I wanted to have The baby by ourselves.

You mean, no doctor, No hospital?

No, nothing like that.

Nothing artificial. Just naturally.

I see.

It can really be A very meaningful,

Very beautiful experience For a couple.

And george was pre-med Before he quit.

Shh.

Did you have Rheumatic fever when You were a child?

I don't think so.

Your parents Never mentioned it?

No. I had the usual Things, you know.

You've been Normally active Most of your life?

I'd say so.

Shortness of breath Hasn't interfered?

Oh, no. I hike and I ski

And I work out In the garden.

Dix, let's do A 12-lead e.K.G.

Good morning. I'm dr. Early.

What seems to be The trouble?

Ohh. I got this pain In my stomach.

Ohh! Lots of pain.

[ groaning ]

Not only do I have This pain in my stomach,

But I have trouble Keeping things down.

You been vomiting?Uh-huh.

And lots of times I bring up blood.

How long has this Been going on?

Uh, about a week, now.

I haven't got Any strength.

What's his pressure?120 over 70.

Pulse is good.

Do you feel weak Right now, mister...

Wells.Gilbert wells.

You're darn right. I could hardly drag Myself down here.

Will you show me Where the pain is?

[ groaning ] Right here.

Ohh! Ow!

Is this Sensitive here?

What have I been Telling you? It hurts!

[ sighs ]

That doesn't feel So bad there.

Let's get A c.B.C. On him.

Do you have Any other symptoms?

Isn't that enough? What more do you want?

Take it easy, mr. Wells.Take it easy?!

I brought myself Over here this morning,

And they kept me Waiting out there, And waiting.

They could see I was sick.

We've been a little Jammed up.

When did you eat last?

Around 7:00.

What did you have?Cereal and milk.

I like juice And coffee, too,

But they double me Right up.

Were you in pain then?

No. It hit me around 9:00, maybe, 9:15.

Have you brought up Any blood this morning?

Mm-hmm! More than usual. It scared me.

That's when I said To myself,

"Gil, Quit fooling around.

You belong In the hospital."

[ monitor beeping ]

Mrs. Barton...

One of your Heart valves Have been damaged.

It's called Mitral stenosis.

Undoubtedly, you had Rheumatic fever

When you were a child And nobody caught it.

Now, to put it In its simplest terms,

Your heart isn't Quite up to the added Burden of a pregnancy.

There'll have to be Some changes made.

For one thing, Forget any idea

Of your husband Trying to deliver The baby.

Well, just between us,

I wasn't too wild About that part.

Then I think the Best thing is for you

To stay here At the hospital.

Oh, I'm not sure About that.

Well, I am. Very sure.

You're going To need constant Medical supervision

For the next couple Of months at least.

Oh, I knew it.

Oh, I've been So scared of--

Well, you should be.

We're gonna make A lot more tests.

But I'm practically Certain right now

That you can complete Your pregnancy Successfully.

It's george. He--

Are you afraid of him?

No, not of him.

It's just--I know how much He was counting on this.

You know, it--

It was really nice For a while,

Cutting back To the basics

And doing everything Ourselves.

It's really very simple And quiet.

Serene.

Really very nice.

But having a baby--

That's, like, for real.

For me, anyway.

But george, I--

I don't know. He--

Have you talked It over with him?

[ sighs ]

Yeah, I've tried.

But I know How he feels.

And I haven't come out In just so many words,

But, well, george is Very rigidly structured.

I mean, he talks About consistency

In our lifestyle And all that.

Well, I would have Gone through with it.

I really didn't want To let him down.

Is he still Outside, dix?

Yeah. He said he'd wait.

Doctor, It's important to him.

You don't know How hard he's worked.

Well, unfortunately The campout's over.

And I should prepare You for the fact that, In all probability,

Your wife May not be able to Have another child

Without Heart surgery.

[ exhales ]

Does she know that?

Well, I think She suspects.

I haven't told her Anything.

She's pretty upset As it is.

Yeah, I can imagine.

She's gonna have to stay In the hospital?

I'm afraid so.

That's gonna take A lot of money.

Yes, it is.

Well, that changes Everything, man.

All our plans--

Just finished.

Can I see her, doctor?

Well, that all depends

On what you want to Talk to her about.

More than anything She's worried about How you'll take this.

And if you're gonna Reproach her--

Oh, there's no way, Doctor.

I mean, it's one thing to Talk about having a baby

When you're months off.

But when it gets close--

I'm not sure I could have handled it.

In fact, I know I couldn't have.

So I'm not gonna lay Anything on her head.

Okay, let's go Tell her that.

Good morning.

Well?Well what?

Well, how'd you Make out?

Down at the internal Revenue service.

Oh, that.

Keeps us up half the night Last shift

With his I.R.S. Phobia, And he says, "Oh, that."

They didn't find Anything wrong, did they?

Oh, yeah, There was a mistake.

See, I didn't loop The top of my 9.

It made it look Like a 4.

Well, it's either 5 bucks Or 50 bucks.

50.Oh, that hurts.

Oh, not me. It was in their favor,

But when they checked My taxes again,

It turned out that They owed me $4.72.

See? I told you Not to worry.

Oh, I wasn't worried.

What do you mean, You weren't worried?

You were paralyzed.

Oh, come on now. I might have been A little concerned,

But I certainly Wasn't paralyzed.

What's to eat?

Got room for A weary body In here, kel?

Sure, joe. Come on in and sit down.

Been one of those Mornings, huh?

Yeah. Frantic.

Yeah, same here.

I got kind of A funny one, kel.

Oh?

It puzzles me. It's a male, Late thirties.

Presents severe Upper abdominal pain And weakness.

Claims he's been Bringing up blood For a week.

But everything's normal-- Vitals, blood count.

And I can't find anything In the x-ray.

His name wouldn't be Welman, by any chance, Would it?

No.

Well, could he Be faking?

It occurred to me. That's the puzzler.

I tried to aspirate him, And he gagged in the tube.

And there was No question about it--

He threw up blood.

Hmm.

Who's welman?

Some phony that came in A couple of days ago.

Claimed a head injury.

There were a lot of Inconsistent symptoms.

Stayed around For about four hours And then just left.

I notified the police, And, as it turns out,

They've got a file On him.

He's a professional Patient.

Dixie checked our Records, and, as it is,

He's been at rampart Four times in The last year.

Five, including The other day.

I'm gonna post His picture.

Good idea.

Is it possible to fake Gastric bleeding?

Yeah.

Make that six, kel.

He's right down the hall.

Dispatcher: station 51, Engine 7, truck 34.

Man trapped at The construction site, 1210 east evans.

1210 east evans.

Cross street blake. Time out 111o.

[ sirens wailing ]

Well, how are you Feeling, mr. Welman?

Miserable. Hey, when are you gonna Do something for me?

The way you people Are organized,

I could die and you Wouldn't even know it.

Why'd you run out On me the other day?

I felt better. So I left.

Whatever you did Worked.

I didn't do anything. I examined you.

Hey, would you take care Of my stomach?

Because he's not Doing me any good.

Why don't you Come off it, welman?

Yeah, knock it off, Welman.

You've been in half The hospitals In this county

In the past Two years.

[ chuckling ]

You were gettin' on to me, Weren't ya?

When you looked at my hand, It all at once hit me--

I should have Scratched it,

Put a little Cigarette burn on it.

Mm-hmm. And your Right shoe

Should have had A little more Unusual wear.

You're the sharpest I've bumped into yet.

You know, I had one guy Going for 11 days.

I mean, a real big specialist. Had him climbing the walls.

Man, ha ha! That was beautiful.

Is that the game-- Fooling doctors?

It's a kick. And I like hospitals.

People looking after ya, Fussin' all over ya.

It's a-okay, doc.

Taking doctors Away from people Who really need care?

Oh, they're better off Without 'em.

I was a medic in the army.

Oh? Is that How you learned

To manipulate Your pulse and Blood pressure?

[ chuckles ]

Ah, doctors.

Struttin' around In white coats

Like they got the last word On everything.

"Corporal, hurry up With that specimen!

Get this down to the lab On the double."

"Yes, sir!"

Pompous idiots! Uh-huh.

A couple of guys Were gonna write me up In the medical journals.

[ chuckles ] If they could ever figure out What was wrong with me.

Well, I think I'll be on my way.

I, uh--I'd like you To stick around A little longer.

You can't keep me. I haven't broken any law.

That's right, But, uh...

I'd like to have you Examined further.

No spinal taps. I don't dig 'em.

No, that's not What I had in mind.

Have you ever seen A psychiatrist?No!

Well, I think You should.

Psychiatrist? Hmm.

[aughs

Yeah. Yeah. That might be Very interesting.

[ sighs ] I'll arrange it.

Yeah, you do that, doc.

[ laughing ]

Psychiatrist. Huh. Yeah.

I don't know how much good Psychiatry will do.

Still, I'll bet He had a really Weird childhood.

Well, if he didn't, I bet he comes up with one

Before I get A psychiatrist to him.

[ sirens wailing ]

He's down there!What happened?

We were pouring cement In the basement,

And one of The forms broke.

Okay, let's Take a look.

Here's the form!

Okay, you're all right. Come on up and get Some fresh air.

How many hurt?

Just milt here.

He thinks his left leg Is broken,

And the right one's got one of Those rods going through it.

We can't get at him until We get this muck out of here.

How long?We're almost there.

Desoto: looks like you got Yourself in a bind.

Rampart. Rescue 51.

Marco, see if you can Get one of their Hoses up in here.

This is rampart emergency. Go ahead, 51.

Rampart, we have a man trapped At a construction site.

Possible broken leg. Maybe some other injuries.

He's inaccessible right now. Please stand by.

Ten-four, 51. Standing by.

Hey, look!

That's fixin' to go.

All right, you men, Over here on the double.

Let's get this thing Shored up.

Come on. Let me have One of those braces.

Over here.

[ siren blaring ]

All right, That's enough.

Let me have A look here.

Cap, we're gonna need The bolt cutters And a hacksaw.

You got it. Kelly?

Captain, talk to you A minute?

Sure.

Brackett: Rescue 51.

Rescue 51. Go ahead.

51, start an I.V. With d5w,

And let me know As soon as you Get him free.

D5w. Ten-four.

What's the situation?

His left leg's broken.

He's got a rod Through his right leg About yea thick.

We're gonna have to cut that From top and bottom.

How long is that Gonna take?

A while. He's all tangled up Underneath there.

Hey, milt.Yeah?

Look, milt, you're Stuck in there Pretty good.

I got the whole crew On the other side Of this thing

Trying to strip The form, relieve The pressure.

Come on, lou, That's gonna take time.

And what you're Doin' on this side-- It's mickey mouse.

Yeah.

There's another way to Get you out of there.

Milt: right.

Take off my leg.

[ form creaking ]

Can you guys give me Something to ease the pain?

Now, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Milt, look, man, We can't make that decision.

Can't we put a cofferdam Up here or something?

Look, there's 60 yards Of concrete up there.

When that thing lets go, It's gonna wipe This place clean.

How long will that hold?I won't guarantee you Longer than right now.

Look, I don't know

How much time I have left,

But I want those years.

I'm gonna get on the phone To the hospital.

[ creaking continues ]

Rampart base, This is rescue 51.

Go ahead, 51.

Rampart, we have A problem here.

I have a victim With a reinforcing rod Through his right leg.

He's in immediate danger Of concrete falling

And trapping him in Before we can cut that rod.

Removal of the leg May be necessary To keep him alive.

He's given us permission.

Ten-four, 51. I understand.

Joe--I'll go.

Dix, get me An ambulance.

51, what's the location?

1210 east evans.

51, dr. Early's On his way.

The doctor's on his way.

That's gonna Take time, too.

I'll work on the rod.

[ loud cracking ]

[ rumbling ]

Okay, doc, I think You'd better go ahead With this thing.

I'm gonna give you A shot here.

It will take A couple minutes.

A couple of minutes.

You really don't want To do this thing, do ya?

No.

Friend, I wouldn't either.

How long will it take?

Oh, not too long.

Well, look at it This way--

I don't dance. I don't bowl.

All I do is Sit around all day.

Got a strong union.

Maybe I'll get A desk job.

Look, I'll be Right back.

[ creaking continues ]

Rampart base, This is rescue 51.

Is there any word On dr. Early?

He left about Five minutes ago.

Rampart, we're Running out of time.

This man wants me To take off his leg.

What am I gonna do?

51, I can't Advise you on that.

Nobody can.

Whatever you do, You've got to decide.

I understand.

Ten-four, rampart.

[ beams cracking ]

You got any feeling In this leg?

No, I don't. Look, I know what I'm talking about.

This thing is gonna go, So let's get it over with!

I got it!

He should be clear now.

Desoto: great! Let's get outta here!

Chet!

Give him a hand In there.

Ow!

Easy, now. Watch your step. Watch it.

Hold it. Hold it.

There. Okay.

Wait a minute.

Okay. Watch his leg! Watch his leg!

Okay. Okay, on three.

All right, let's go. Easy.

[ rumbling ]

Sure glad that was you Back there, not me.

Thanks.

Just being honest.

What were you Gonna do back there?

I don't know.

I really don't know.

Squad 51 available.

Dispatcher: Squad 51.

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