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[ sniffles ]

I thought you'd be asleep A half an hour ago.

So did I.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm just trying To get to sleep, That's all.

With your eyes Wide open?

It's something new I'm trying.

You don't happen to know What's on the late movie, Do you?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's a comedy With peter lorre.

With peter lorre. It's a classic.

Huh.

Sounds perfect.

Hey, I don't believe it, Johnny got up early And made coffee.

The late, Late, late show Was over at 4:15.

Hey, And you cleaned up In here, too.

Yeah, it's amazing What you can do

When you have No distractions.

Like sleep.

Yeah.

Even terror at the library Didn't do it for me.

Hey, no kidding! That was on?

That's one of My favorite flicks.

If I'd known it was on, I'd have stayed up And kept you company.

That might have Put me to sleep.

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher on radio: Station 51, engine 36, Truck 127.

Boat explosion With injuries.

Ryerson boulevard And 43rd street.

Ryerson boulevard And 43rd street. Time out, 07:05.

Station 51. Kmg 365.

[ horn blaring ]

What?

A boat accident? At ryerson boulevard And 43rd street?

That's what the man said.

Man: hey!

Hey, you gotta do Something!

My helper, andy, was back In the cabin when it blew.All right.

I know he shouldn't Have been riding Back there, but...

[ siren wailing ]

Man: butane tank blows. What was the guy doing Back there anyway?

We'll set up The platform here.

Thanks.

[ coughing ]

Whoa.

L.A. Units with Engine 51 canceled.

Dispatcher on radio: Engine 51.

I got a nasty cut Over here. You better take the bp.

All right.On the other arm.

Got a little cut here.

Okay, easy now.

[ siren wailing ]

Rampart, This is squad 51 .

This is rampart. Go ahead, 51 .

Johnny: rampart, We have a boat explosion With one victim.

He has a deep cut On the upper part Of his right arm.

He has facial lacerations And possible head injury.

The vital signs Are bp 90 over 60,

Pulse, 120,

And respiration's 24.

Looks like the butane Tank blew, doesn't it?Yeah.

Well, If you need anything, Give a holler.

Okay, cap.

I was just...

I was just making Some coffee, That's all.

Well, you take it easy. Everything's going To be all right.

All right? All right?

I think I broke Everything I got.

[ chuckling ] Even my hair hurts.

[ groaning ]

Johnny, there's tenderness In the right lateral rib cage

And the same in The upper right quadrant Of the abdomen.

Rampart,

The patient has pain In his right lateral Rib cage,

The upper quadrant Of his abdomen.

There's possible Internal bleeding.

51, start an iv With ringer's 500cc.

Transport as soon As possible.

10-4, rampart.

We're going to need Another hand.

Hey, cap? We can use your help now.

Bring up a stokes.

Stanley: Okay, you got it.

I never had A boat of my own.

I guess I was just...

Guess I was Just dreaming, You know?

And I... I decided To have a cup Of coffee, and...

And blooey.

Dumb jerk, right?

Well, look, We're gonna...

We're gonna get you Out of here okay.

Hey, cap, Grab the drug box.

Got it.

You guys want to give us A hand here and we can Get him down?

All right. You got him? You got him?

Yeah, all right.

All right. Sure.

All right.

Do you wanna talk About it now?

Talk about what?

No, I just need Some sleep, that's all.

Go on.

I told you, That's all.

I just need some sleep.

Uh-huh.

All right.

Thank you.

Besides, it's stupid.

Probably, But so what?

Listen, you know how it is To work at a big station.

You get two, three, Maybe four runs a night, Right?

You're getting out of bed, You're running off To the run,

And then you come back, You get into bed

And you go right back To sleep, you know?

[ stuttering ] And you know, I told you that I worked Overtime the last shift.

Yeah.We didn't get a run All night long.

That's pretty lucky.

[ stuttering ] Yeah, that's lucky. Right.

That's what I thought When I...

But then I started Thinking about it.

Roy, it's not natural To not get a run in The middle of the night.

And last night The same thing Happened again.

We didn't get a run.

I was waiting for The bell and the bell Just didn't...

Look, we're gonna be Off duty when we get Back to the station.

Why don't you go home And get some sleep?

I knew you wouldn't Understand.

Womann p.A.: Doctor jackson, Treatment room number 1.

Doctor jackson, Treatment room Number 1.

Doctor mendez, Receiving room.

Doctor mendez, Receiving room.

Oh, um, I've got To see a doctor.What's wrong?

Well, I had this accident...

I wasn't going more Than 20 or 25 miles An hour at the most,

And then this... This dumb dog

Comes scooting out from Underneath a parked car.

He comes right in front Of the car...Where do you hurt?

In the arm here. I guess I must have banged it When I hit the door.

Well, you haven't heard The rest of the story.

You swerved to avoid The dog and went straight Into a tree.

No, it was A telephone pole.

How did you know?Happens all the time.

Well, you got A bad bruise there.

Doesn't look like Anything's broken.

We'd better get Some pictures Just to make sure.

The x-ray's this way.Thank you, doctor.

Come on, scotty. Dad's gonna have Some pictures taken.

Son, are you All right?

Were you in the car When your father Had the accident?

Kelly: was he?Well, yeah,

But I'm the one With the sore arm.

He hardly let out With a whimper.

Did he have A seat belt on?

We just went Around the block.

How are you feeling?

Okay, I guess.

How many fingers Am I holding up?

Four.

Did you get bumped around During the accident?

[ chuckling ] You know how tough Kids are.

I mean, They can take a lot.

Kel, he's got A pretty severe bruise Behind his left ear.

Do you remember The accident at all?

Let's take him to 2.

Base of the skull, Fracture.

It looks that way.

That's impossible.

I told you, We weren't going more Than 30 miles an hour.

It's possible, All right.

Retrograde amnesia, Too.

Let me have The scope, dix.

Left ear Is leaking fluid.

A skull fracture.

No papilledema.

Hey, listen. He's going to be All right, isn't he?

I think so.

Dix, I want A full skull series.

We'll keep him overnight For observation.

All right, kel.

I can't believe it.

I mean, I was going 20 miles an hour, 25 at the most.

As soon as we get An x-ray room free,

We'll take a picture Of that arm.

Huh? Oh, yeah.

Hi.

I knew you were Gonna say that.

[ sighing ] I slept fine,

For about an hour.

I decided maybe I should store up

In case I couldn't Sleep tonight.

Then I couldn't Sleep last night Thinking about that.

Well...

It really wasn't A full hour.

I mean, I just figured I must have slept Once in a while

Without realizing it.

Hey, johnny. Still got a little Insomnia, huh?

It's not insomnia, Chet.

Oh, my mistake.

It's just something with The same symptoms, huh?

Chet, lay off.

I'm sorry. I forgot how grumpy you Get when you're tired.

Chet, why don't you Go polish the engine?

Just trying to help.

Oh, man.

That's all I need, For those clowns To get on me.

Man, this could be A very serious problem.

Look, take it easy, Will you?

We've got all day To think of the solution.

That's my problem.

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher on radio: Squad 51, heart attack.

Electronic Compu-data, inc.

1745 overlook drive.

1745 overlook drive.

Cross street, Jackson boulevard. Time out, 08:03.

Squad 51. Kmg 365.

I'm the one who called. I'm sure glad you guys Got here so fast.

Where's the victim?I'll show you.

All right. You're gonna have to Take this in there.

Fine, fine. Well, you should have Seen him lying there

Just gasping for breath, Eyes popping,

Red in the face Like he was gonna die Right on the spot.

All right, Take us over there.Come on, I'll show you.

Terrible, terrible.

That's him.

That's your Heart attack victim?

Dan, dan. You okay?

We better go in After him. What's he on?

Just a little grass, That's all.

Certainly nothing To make him act like that.

Look, what else Is he on?

I told you, Nothing.

All right.

No, no. You're gonna have To stay out here.

Yeah. Good idea.

[ woman screams ]

Whoa!

[ dan grunting ]

Just grass, huh?

I'm telling you. That's all it is. I swear.

He's not taking Any hard stuff.

Well, they just Released scotty.

Oh, the little guy With the head injury. Yeah.

It's a good thing his Father brought him in When he did.

I guess.

Roy: rampart, This is squad 51.

51, this is rampart. Go ahead.

Rampart, we have an Unconscious male victim In his mid 30s.

He's got heavy Perspiration

And respiratory difficulty. Possible o.D.

Standby for vitals.

Pulse is 120 and faint.

Respiration's 24 And shallow.

Pupils are constricted.

Bp is 90 over 60.

Bp is 90 over 60.

The pulse is 120 And faint.

The respiration Is 24 and shallow,

And the pupils Are constricted.

51, do you know What he's on?

Stand by, rampart.

Look, different drugs Have different antidotes.

Can you tell me What he's taken?

I told you already. He was just smoking A little grass.

That's it.

The victim's friend Maintains marijuana.

Nothing else taken.

51, administer 1cc Naloxone.

Start an iv with d5w, Also oxygen.

Stabilize him And get him right In here.

His friend, too.

10-4, rampart.

Can you ride In the ambulance With him?

What do you Need me for?

Well, now, you might Be able to tell The doctor something

That's gonna help Your friend here.

Look, I told you Everything already.

It gets real dull Working on those Computers all the time,

And dan was just smoking A little marijuana To pass the time

And that's it.

[ coughing ]

Rampart, This is squad 51.

Patient is experiencing Increasing respiratory Distress.

Request permission To insert an esophageal Airway.

10-4, 51. Go ahead.

10-4, rampart.

Johnny?

Okay, I got him.

I got it.

Okay. All right.

Okay, catch the iv. Watch the iv.

Yeah, I got it.

All right.

Can you grab this Resuscitator down here?

Wheel it out Behind us, okay?Got it.

All right, I got it.

Okay, wheel it out. Let's go.

All right, come on, Let's go.

Hey, look, maybe...

Hey. Hey, now, listen,

You're already involved In this thing

And your buddy there Is in bad shape.

Now, come on.

Okay.

Pupils small And non-reactive.

Joe: diaphoretic, Respiratory arrest.

It sure reads like A heroin overdose to me.

Does to me, too.

Yet the naloxone Didn't seem to have any Effect on him at all.

Send a blood sample To the toxicology lab For screening.

Maybe they can find out What kinds of drugs He's been using.

Maybe he was Popping pills.

I thought of that.

The symptoms Just don't fit Barbiturates.

Or speed or lsd.

Kids are always Coming up with Something new.

What's the latest Kick?

He's not a kid, He's a responsible Adult.

Or at least he's Supposed to be.

Keep a close check On his vital signs.

Let me know If there's any change.

Womann p.A.: Doctor barnes, go to The emergency entrance.

Doctor barnes, go to The emergency entrance.

How is he? Not good.

Well, he's going to Get better, isn't he?

His chances would be A lot better

If we knew what He overdosed on.

Look, I told you A dozen times already.

He was smoking A little grass And that's all.

No hard stuff?

I'm telling you, no!

What about pills?

Pills. He never took A pill in his life.

If he had a headache, He wouldn't take an aspirin.

All right, What about sniffing?

You guys are wild! You're putting dan down As some kind of a junkie,

Glue-sniffing, Speed freak!

Look, we got to know What he's on.

And I'm telling you-- Nothing!

Hey, look, I'm sorry. I know you're trying To help him.

You can help him, Can't you?

I mean, he's not Gonna die, is he?

It's not real. You can't die from Just smoking marijuana.

You can't.

Come on, let's get A cup of coffee.

[ stanley chattering On phone ]

You got to Be kidding me.

Oh, roy, better not Fix me a coffee.

I... You know.

[ sighing ]Okay.

In fact, I think I'll have a little milk.

Wonder if there's Any left.

Yeah, there's plenty.

Oh, thanks, chet.

Hey, chet,

Sorry I was so grumpy This morning.

That's okay.

It's just that I was...

Well, you know, I've been kind of Tired lately.

Hey, it's all right. Believe me, no problem.

Okay, look, I'll talk to you later. Bye.

Grab a seat, boys. Just finishing up A high-rise drill.

Yeah, hey, cap, If it's okay with you,

I'd like to, You know, stand.

See, I'm trying To wear myself out For tonight.

What's tonight?

[ sighing ] Come on, chet.

Now, look, I know you guys Are trying to ignore the Fact that I can't sleep

So I won't think about it, But it's not working.

In fact, I'm thinking More about it

Because you guys Are trying to ignore it.

What's he talking About?

Could we please Get on with this?

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher on radio: Station 51, man pinned By a semitrailer.

1483 hillhaven.

1-4-8-3 hillhaven.

Cross street, Ferris drive. Time out, 11:45.

Station 51. Kmg 365.

[ horn blaring ]

Over this way.

The driver was backing His tractor into the semi To make a hookup.

He didn't know joe Was still back there Till he heard him cry out.

And then he pulled forward And the front end collapsed.

And I don't know how To get it off him now.

We'll give you a hand. Come on.Right.

Hi, how we doing here?

Hey, it's about time You got here.

I've been standing around With nothing to do.

Now, let me check Your pulse,

Get your blood pressure. We'll see how you're doing.

Lucky I ain't got Claustrophobia, huh?

Rampart, This is rescue 51 .

This is rampart. Go ahead, 51 .

Rampart, we have A male trapped by a semi. No apparent shock.

In fact, rampart, He seems euphoric.

Euphoria.

This sounds like A tough one.

You know, The minute you lift all That pressure off him,

There's a good chance He's going to go on you.

Come on, Cheer up.

Just think, I'm getting Time and a half overtime

Till they get This thing off me.

Do you feel anything?

No.

How you doing?

Just about set, cap.

Yeah, we got it.Okay.

Doesn't look Too good, kel.

He's probably losing A lot of blood internally.

The minute they Take that pressure off, There's a good chance

He's going to Fade right out.

Hey, tony, these guys Are real lifesavers.

Yeah. Look, joe, you don't Have to worry.

These guys are going To get you out of here Any minute now.

Who's worried? I never had so much Attention in all my life.

Okay, it'll Pull free now.

Okay.

Rampart, the tractor's Now in place.

Kelly: would you give me A new set of vitals?

Bp is 100 over 60.

Pulse is 120. Respiration's 24.

Rampart, Bp is 100 over 60.

The respiration is 24, And the pulse is now 120.

Also, rampart, There's no broken skin.

Also, there's no sign Of bleeding.

That semi is acting As a tourniquet.

Yeah, and the minute He's free,

There's going to be A lot of additional Hemorrhaging.

Will you give him another 25 milligrams of meperidine And then pull it?

10-4, rampart.

[ engine starting ]

It's tony, right?Tony.

Tony, you wanna hold this? We're gonna move out here.

Sure.

Johnny, we're gonna Move him out.

Okay, Let's get ready To move him out.

All right, We're gonna Move you here.

You got that? All right.

This is fractured. You better make it Compound.

Right.

Rampart, the victim Is free and unconscious.

He's got a compound Fracture of the left Femur.

Roy: His right leg's okay!

This left leg's cold. I'm not getting Anything at all.

Rampart, His right leg is okay. His left leg is cold

And there's No discernible pulse.

Splint the fractured leg And transport him As soon as possible.

10-4, rampart.

Carol, we've got A major trauma case Coming in.

Fractured left femur, Low blood pressure and Considerable blood loss.

Draw a type and cross-match For six units of blood.

We'll need x-rays of The pelvis and both legs.

Heart rate is slow.

Down to 50.

Anything On the eeg?

No, everything's Perfectly normal.

Except that He's dying.

Eeg normal.

Complete toxicology Screen,

Tests for barbiturates,

Meprobamate, bromide.

All blood levels negative.

I give up. What else do you Test for?

You know, kel, This may sound kind Of wild,

But I ran into A few cases like this

While I was interning up In the sacramento valley.

Well, some of The farm workers up there,

Those crop-dusting Chemicals used to create Similar symptoms.

The pilots used To add parathion to The chemical mixture

To make it more Effective.

Parathion!

Yeah, but they were Farmers.

You said he was A computer technician.

Hey, look, doc, No more questions And no more hassles.

I told you He was smoking A little grass

And that's all He was doing. I'm telling you.

Okay, okay, he was Just smoking marijuana.

Where'd he buy it?Well, he...

He didn't buy it. He's got a little yard

In the back of his house And he was...

He was growing it.

Did he treat it With anything?

What do... What do you mean?

Chemicals. To kill weeds or keep Away insects.

Well, he's real proud Of how healthy His plants are.

In fact, he uses Real high-powered stuff To protect them.

In fact, You can't even get it In the store.

The stores don't sell it Because it's illegal, right?

Oh, I didn't say that.

Would you know the name Of it if I told you?

He must have mentioned The name,

But I didn't pay Any attention.

Was it something Called parathion?

Parathion?

I really didn't pay Any attention when He mentioned the name,

But come to think of it, That name does sound Familiar, yeah.

Dix, administer One milligram Of atropine.

Then draw a blood Cholinesterase level.

Tell the lab I want it run stat. If it's abnormal,

We'll start him On pralidoxime iv.

Wait a minute. That can't be it.

I told you, he wasn't Taking anything.

He didn't have To take it.

Parathion is so strong It can be absorbed Through the skin.

That's why it's illegal Now.

Your friend was tending His marijuana plants And poisoning himself

At the same time. He probably inhaled more when He smoked the marijuana.

Bring him into 4.

Blood pressure's up. That iv must be Doing the job.

We've been running it Wide open.

Blood sample.

A transfusion ought To pull him through now.

You should've heard The guy outside.

Sounded like The happiest guy In the world.

Right now he's also One of the luckiest.

Kel, you're needed In 3.

Be right there.

Well, dinner ought To be ready.

Hey, guys.

Over here. Come on.

Oh, man.

Very funny.

Well, what are you Mad at now?

At least, you know, We're not ignoring Your problem.

Right. Just get in And we'll rock you Right to sleep.

Land of nod, Here he comes.

You guys Are disgusting.

Don't be a grouch. A lot of effort went Into this project.

You know, johnny, I was just thinking.

You, too?

Well, no, okay, So they rigged it up For a laugh,

But they may be On to something.

On to what?

Well, there's a pretty Solid principle behind That.

Oh, no. Oh, no.

No, you're not gonna Rock me to sleep in A cradle like a baby.

Well, it doesn't Have to be a cradle.

You can just think Of it as a hammock.

A hammock?

Yeah, a hammock.

There you are,

On a hammock, Laying on your back,

Under a nice big tree On a lazy summer afternoon.

You're just there, Rocking.

Back...

And forth. Back and forth.

Now, what do you Got to lose?

I'd rather be tired.

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher on radio: Station 51, injury At the gravel pit.

701 commerce boulevard.

701 commerce boulevard. Cross street, hamilton Avenue.

Time out, 17:04.

Station 51. Kmg 365.

[ horn blaring ]

I can hardly believe it, Almost dying like that.

You have no idea How close it was.

I was even trying To remember where that Dark suit of mine was.

Great, now we're going To get two hours Of funeral humor.

Doc, thanks.

Well, we were lucky, This time.

I dig. I think I'll move Into an apartment.

One without a yard.

Good thinking.

Over here.

Got a boy buried In there somewhere.

One of my men went in After him,

And now he's stuck Up to his waist.

Okay. Look, what don't we Leave the gear here?

Couple air masks.All right. You're clear.

Okay, follow me.

Foreman: we draw rocks From a hole at the bottom Of this pile.

Couple of kids Were trespassing, One of them got sucked in

When I turned it on.

The other kid told me About it,

And then we shut it off, But I don't know How deep he went.

Johnny: all right.Foreman: Then we sent ted down,

And a bunch of rock Just slid right down On top of him.

Boy: can you get jeff Out of there?

He just disappeared All of a sudden.

Stanley: where, son, Exactly?

I'm not sure. Somewhere near That man down there.

All right, roy. You ready to give it a shot?

Any chance For the boy?

Well, there's a lot Of rocks down there.

There's a lot of air In between those rocks.

I think it's enough To keep him going.

You ready, roy?Set.

Okay. He's coming over, boys! Hang on!

Hey, careful Or we're gonna be covered By a lot of rocks.

Yeah, tell me About it.

I hope you have Better luck with The kid than I did.

You gave it A good try.

Just gonna have to try To give it a better one.

Put this collar On you here.

Okay.

Okay, let's take it up.

Stanley: all right, Take him up. Slow and steady.

Okay, hold it. There you go.

Johnny: one more. Okay.

Swing your legs On over. Okay.

Swing your arm. Okay, I got you.

Got him, got him. Okay.

Unhook him.

Haul away.

Easy!

You okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm okay.

But we're not going To be able to get to The boy this way.

Is there a chance Of running through The bottom?

It'd be a rough ride.

Hang on to this.

Well, it's gotta be better Than staying where he is.

Only room for a couple Of you.

Yeah, roy, john, You go down in there With bill.

We'll set your Equipment up Out here.

Johnny: Okay, you do that.

Stanley: just lay it all Out over in here.

All right. Let her go.

Go ahead.

Hold it. Hold it!

All right. Shut it off.

Everything. Everything off.

He's still alive.

Let's get him Out of here.

Okay.

Watch his back.

Okay.

All right. I got him.

Let's get some Oxygen to him.

Got it.

Rampart, This is squad 51.

This is rampart. Go ahead, 51 .

Rampart, We have a male, Unconscious.

About 9, 10 years old.

Hold on for Vital signs, rampart.

Pulse is 70.

Rampart, The pulse is 70.

Respiration's 20.And the respiration is 20.

Standby for bp.

Standby, rampart, For bp.

Roy: he's coming around.

It's great what A little oxygen will do.

Rampart, the patient Is now conscious.

Okay, bp is 140 over 80.

Rampart, Bp is 140 over 80.

51, keep him on oxygen And transport as soon As possible.

10-4, rampart.

Wow!

I agree.

I know I shouldn't Ask this, but what're You doing?

I'm making cocoa.Uh...

So you can sleep Like a little baby, Right?

Boy, you are really Something else, You know that?

I've watched you Psych yourself Into obsession

All day About this thing.

You couldn't sleep Right now if you had A skinful of barbiturates.

You're so convinced That until we get A night run, you're...

Look, it's my hang-up,

And it's my cure.

This is gonna put me out Like a light.

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher on radio: Engine 51, rubbish fire.

1270 west fifth street.

Well, they're not Playing our song.

1270 west fifth street.

Cross street, arlington. Time out, 02:30.

[ truck engine roaring ]

Johnny!

Johnny, It's not for us!

[ sirens wailing ]