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[ alarm sounding ]

Squad 51. Woman in labor.

Dispatcher: 1812 rio. Cross street, Berwyn boulevard.

1812 rio. Time out, 10:42.

Squad 51, kmg 365.

[ siren wailing ]

[ girl screams ]

[ sirens wailing ]

Cigars?

Sure. Congratulate me, I'm a father.

Wow, that's fast. Last time I saw you, You weren't even married.

He delivered a baby.

Yeah, just in the nick Of time, too. It's premature.

Did a good job.

Oh, good. Maybe they'll Name it after you.

John roderick gage.

I don't think It'll work.

Why not?

It's a baby girl.

Here's your stamps.

Oh, thanks.

You know, it must be Expensive having A kid these days.

It's expensive to have A hot dog these days.

Hmm.

I just hope They bought The little girl,

You know, Nice things. You know?

Nice things?

You know, like blankets And nighties and things.

You know, did you see that Old car they were driving?

No wonder they didn't Make it to the hospital In time.

John, that's not Your problem.

Yeah, I suppose You're right.

Hey, john. Roy. Cap wants you, On the double.

Great. I'll give him A cigar, too.

You wanna put these In the icebox for me?

Hey, roy. Want a cigar?

No. Come on.

Okay.

Let's see.

Get one of these babies.

Cap, you wanted to see us?

Lieutenant crockett, How you doing? Congratulate johnny here.

Yeah. I just delivered A kid in the back seat Of a '63 chevy.

He wanted to put some Booties in the squad, But we figured nah.

Have a cigar.

What's wrong?

On your way to the call, Did you happen to take Horner avenue to ashland?

Yeah.Yeah!

Yeah, why? What's up?

At approximately 10:45 This morning

The school crossing guard At ashland elementary school

Was seriously injured By a vehicle

That left The scene of the accident.

I wish we could help, We didn't see a thing.

Oh, I have witnesses.

Thomas camelli, age 9. Aaron wyker, age 10. Deborah miller, age 9.

They were still Pretty shook up when I interviewed them,

But they still could give me A clear-cut description Of the hit-and-run vehicle.

Oh, yeah? That's great.

I'm afraid you May not think so.

The old man was hit by A fire department squad.

Number 51, to be exact.

Hey, now, come on.

Hey, now, Wait a minute, Wait a minute.

Okay, I remember That intersection.

There was a crossing guard And a bunch of kids,

But we didn't come Anywhere close.

You don't think we're gonna Leave an injured man lying On the street, do you?

Not if you knew you hit him.

Now, wait a minute. How could we hit somebody And not know we hit him?

The urgency of the call,

The blasting of the sirens, Any of a number of things.

How badly is he injured?

Dislocated shoulder, Possible back injuries.

The way the kids described it, He just sailed through the air And he landed on his back.

This is while I was driving.

Well, now wait a minute. I was up there, too.

I don't remember anything. I didn't see anything.

Lieutenant, what now?

Well, I don't have To book 'em. Their records are good.

But there will have To be an investigation.

We'll help, any way we can.

Okay, what do we do In the meantime?

Well, you keep on Doing your jobs.

Fellows, I'm really Sorry about this.

It's all right.

It's just that It could happen at all.

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: Station 51.

Vehicle accident,

Intersection of broadway And diamond street.

Broadway and diamond. Time out, 13:14.

You'd better drive.

Station 51, kmg 365.

I'll meet you there. Maybe I can help.

[ horn blaring ]

What happened?

It's my fianceé, He hit his head.

Let's look at Your head here.

Get the shut-off key, marco, There's a street Valve right there.

Faintness Or dizziness?

No, no. Just tender Where I hit it.

How about your vision? Is your vision impaired At all?

All right, take off Your coat here, please.

Move back some, please.

Move back some. Get back, please.

You got it?

Look at me a second. Look at your eyes here.

Just roll up your sleeve.

How'd you do it?

I told him that He was going too fast.

Well, I wouldn't have been Speeding if you'd been On time in the first place.

You wanna look over here.

Bride: well, I couldn't Find my sister's blue garter.

If you think that I'm going To get married without it...

Now, did you lose Consciousness at all?

No.

You'd think a girl would Want to be on time For her own wedding.

If you look at me I can finish what I'm doing, all right?

Especially when she's Invited half the town.

Me?

Here, here. Follow my hand.

What about your Volleyball team?

Your photography class?

Look, if you're Not gonna accept My friends...

Hey, hey, hey!

Do you mind? I can't hear.

Well, let the dwp guys Come out and fix this.

Good thinking, chet.

Look at my finger. Watch.

140 over 80.

I got a pulse of 100, Respiration's 20.

You open the door And the water comes out On your feet,

Is that how that works?

Look,

I think you're gonna be Okay, but we'd like to Take you in to the hospital,

Just to make sure, okay?

Look, I told you, I'm fine.

Or maybe I'd better go, Just to be safe.

Well, that would certainly Be fine with me.

Just don't come back.

Uh, before you go, fella, I'd like to ask you A couple of questions.

Oh, yeah, who are you?

Lieutenant ron crockett Police department.

Do you have A driver's license?

Uh...

I must have left it In my other pants.

Well, you are driving Without a license.

You're not going to Give him a ticket for that!

After all, he had Other things on his mind.

Yeah.

Crockett: is that right? And who are you?

Well, look, You leave her out of this.

You been drinking, fella?

Of course he hasn't Been drinking.

Can't you see He's been hurt?

Oh, look, don't worry About me, dearest. Just get in the car.

I'll take care of this.

Do you think that I'd leave you at A time like this?

Bride: officer, This was all my fault.

No, no, no. I was driving, Lieutenant. She had Nothing to do with it.

What you're saying Is that you're not Willing to cooperate

And for that I'm gonna let you go.

Oh! Oh, officer.

Thank you. Thank you, sir.

Excuse me, but before You go, could you please Sign this right here?

It's a release.

Okay.

Okay, thank you. I do believe though that you Should go into the hospital.

Oh, sure. Right after The honeymoon.

Well, let's go. They'll be waiting.

Oh, my car.

It's a wreck. How are we gonna Make the wedding?

Well, I suppose I could give you a lift.

After all, you are A taxpayer, are you not?

Oh! Outta sight! Ha! Hey! Let's go.

All right, go to the car. I'll be over in a second.

Do you ever think About going into Marriage counseling?

[ laughs ]

You wouldn't want me To break up a nice, happy Wedding, would you?

What are you doing?

Well, there is this matter Of failing to keep A proper lookout,

No driver's license And a broken fire hydrant.

And I'm sure they would Want to take care of this After the wedding is over.

Don't you think so? Right?

Right.Yeah.

I think he will, too.

Oh, why don't we get over To rampart for a few minutes?

Okay.

Woman on pa: Dr. Parker, outpatient area. Dr. Parker, outpatient area.

Dr. Shapiro, emergency area. Dr. Shapiro, emergency area.

Hi, dix.

Hi, guys.

It's kinda rough what Happened this morning.

How is mr. Medford doing?

Resting. We've given him 50 milligrams of meperidine.

Is he still In paralysis?

Well, dr. Brackett's Still running some tests.

Are they gonna Make it tough on you?

Well, they're having A police investigation Right now.

And probably a fire Department hearing.

Standard procedure.

After that, who knows?

We might be back riding An engine, for all we know.

Roy: yeah, If we're lucky.

Mr. Johnson went home today.

You know, the freeway save.

Oh, yeah, yeah. Great. I didn't think We were gonna save him.

You did a real good job.

He might not think You should go back To riding the engine.

Hey, dix.

Do you suppose We could see him?

Mr. Medford.

Are you sure you want to?

Yeah.

Yeah, I guess it'd be okay. Room 216.

Okay.

Oh! Hi, ms. Mccall.

Hi, lieutenant. What can we do for you?

Is dr. Brackett Available?

Well, he's just finishing Rounds. Would you like To wait in his office?

Yeah. I want to ask him About that medford case.

Look, you... Oh, it's all right.

Excuse me. Mr. Medford?

Yes.

Uh, hi.

My name is john gage. This is roy desoto, My partner.

We're from The los angeles county Fire department.

That vehicle that Hit you this morning,

I was driving it.

Yeah. We're sorry. We didn't...

We can't figure it out. We never saw you.

Look, we wouldn't have Driven away, had we known.

I don't remember anything...

About it.

Well, we just want To say we were sorry, That's all.

So long.

And we find that amnesia Of this kind is fairly Common after a severe trauma.

He is simply blocking Out the entire event.

At least he says He doesn't remember.

What does that Supposed to mean, doc?

He also says He can't move his leg.

And?

I just checked that leg, Lieutenant.

Medford's lying.

Now, dr. Brackett, I know That you and the paramedics Work fairly close together,

And, well How can I put it?

You don't have to put it Delicately, lieutenant.

Any doctor examining Mr. Medford will confirm that He's lying about that leg.

Now, you're welcome to have Another doctor check it.

Sorry, doctor, I get Paid to be suspicious.

So do I.

Toucheé.

Speaking of which,

How did you know that Medford was actually Lying about the leg?

Well, he showed no signs Of voluntary movement in His leg when I examined him.

And there are people Who pretend to be paralyzed.

But there's a very Simple test called The hoover's test,

In which you ask a patient To move his good leg.

A muscular reaction In the bad leg indicates He's not really paralyzed.

Mr. Medford does have Movement in that leg.

No question?

No question.

What about The other injuries?

Well, the dislocated Shoulder was for real.

And the bruises Are for real.

Okay. Thank you very much, Doctor. If anything comes up,

Would you be Keeping me posted?

Sure will.

Listen, would you mind If I checked in on him?

No, not at all. Go ahead.

Thank you.

Why, hello.

Oh. It's you.

Right, it is. Come here, I wanna talk To you for a second.

Have a seat.

Because I know who you are. Your name is, uh...

Debbie, debbie, debbie... Debbie miller.

And you're the policeman Who helped mr. Medford.

Mmm-hmm.

I'll bet you Those flowers are for him.

They are. Only the nurse Won't let me take them up.

I'm too young.

Ah, that's a shame.

What if I took Them up for you?

Would you?

Yeah. Sure, I would. And I'll tell him That you sent them.

Tell him to hurry up And get well.

He's nice and funny. He could do tricks.

Once he took a nickel Out of my ear.

[ laughs ] Right Out of your ear? Like a magician, huh?

And an acrobat. He used to be In the circus.

Oh! How about that?

He told us they called him "The lighter than air man."

"The lighter than air man."

Okay. Well, I'll take The flowers up to him

And I'll make sure that Debbie sent the flowers.

Thanks.

Debbie, have a nice day.

[ giggles ]

Woman on pa: Dr. Canter, treatment room 4.

Crockett: mr. Medford.

Lieutenant.

These are for you. Debbie miller sent them.

She is A sweet little thing.

Well, sir, she certainly is Very concerned about you.

The children. The only family I have.

So there's no one to notify In case of an accident, sir?

No.

Mr. Medford, How long have you been Guarding that corner?

Two years.

It's the only kind of work They can get for an Old fellow like me.

I don't know what's Gonna happen to me now.

And before that, sir, What were you doing?

I had a little jewelry store.

Long time ago.

Debbie miller says That you used to be Something like a...

A circus acrobat.

Oh.

Children.

They believe anything.

So then, sir, it's...

It's not true What debbie said?

Oh.

I did a few tricks To amuse her.

[ sighs ]

I understand, sir. You get your rest

And I'll be back To see you some other time.

All right, sir.

Thank you, lieutenant.

You're welcome, sir.

"...And my wife and I Are very grateful.

"The doctor says If you hadn't been there

"Our baby girl Might not have made it.

"She is doing fine now

"And I look forward To bringing her home In a month or so.

"Sincerely, miguel ramirez."

That's very thoughtful.Yeah.

She sure is A pretty little thing.

Each time we're at The hospital, now he wants To stop by the nursery.

Johnny: yeah, to see her.

She's about the size Of a loaf of bread.

But bright. Bright. I can tell she's bright.

Well, that figures. Look who brought her Into the world.

Yeah. You know, I sure hope

Her parents have enough money To send her on to college.

Yeah, well, be patient. She's only two days old.

Yeah, I know. But you got to look ahead.

Yeah, and while you're Looking, why don't you Start licking?

Yeah.

It's funny we haven't Heard from crockett In a couple of days.

Cap said he was On to something.

[ scoffs ] He's probably found Out what the maximum sentence Is for hit-and-run.

[ chuckles ]

Sorry. It's just hard, you know?

Waiting around to Find out what'll happen.

[ exhales ]

Why don't we go And see mr. Medford?

We've got to pick up Some supplies anyway.

Sure.

Four, five, six, seven, Eight! Hey! Wait a minute, fellas.

We've got enough For that barbeque.

So, on your way back, Why don't you Just bring it back?

Okay.

Hey, by the way, Marco's gonna Get the steaks.

He's already Got them. He's got The barbecue sauce,

He's got the charcoal, He's got the starter. We're all set.

Okay.

[ honking ]

Johnny: roy, wait here. I'll call the cap.

Roy: yeah, I'll get The fire extinguisher.

Hey, cap! We got a vehicle fire In the driveway.

Chuck. Chuck, Where is bobby? Did you find bobby?

You okay? Are you hurt anywhere?

Stay down.

Chuck, where is he?

Bobby! Bobby!

Son?

Bobby, my boy. Bobby!

[ men chattering ]

Bobby!

Chuck!Can you hold that?

Just press here. Just press here.

Come on, let's get You out of here.

Bobby!

Now, here he is.Oh, god.

Bobby!

Stay back.

Bobby.

Ma'am, you wanna hold This for me? It's okay. Just punch it here.

Okay.

Four-by-four.

Oh, god, chuck, Look at him.

That's all right.I'll get it.

Thank you.

Oh, chuck. Are you all right?

No, no...

Okay.

I'm okay.

Stay out of the way Here for a bit.

Is he gonna Be all right?

He'll be fine. He'll be fine.

Johnny: you wanna take it Down there over his leg?

I'll get on the horn.

Rampart, this is squad 51, How do you read me?

[ intercom beeping ]

Unit calling, go ahead.

Johnny: rampart, This is squad 51.

We have a male, Approximately Eight years old.

He's suffering from burns And smoke inhalation.

Is the victim conscious, 51?

That's negative, rampart. We've got him On 100 liters of 02.

What about vital signs?

Stand by for vitals.

You get the pulse?

Roy: yeah, I got a pulse of 110.

110, is it? Oh, my god.

Rampart, vital signs. Bp 110 over 70,

Pulse is 110 And respiration is 12.

51, can you estimate The extent of the burn injury?

Rampart, he's burned On the upper portion Of his right arm

And the upper portion Of his right thigh.

It also looks like he has Evidences of burns around The nose and mouth area.

Start an iv With normal saline, 51, And check for breath sounds.

10-4, rampart.

[ sobbing ]

What are you doing?

Continue doing that again.

Put it in this arm here.

[ sirens wailing in distance ]

Roy: why don't you Hold this up for me? Here we are.

Mother: Is this high enough?

Roy: yeah. That's fine.

Rampart, iv is established. Chest is clear And there is no wheezing.

Well, so far so good.

Bring him in, but continue Monitoring him for any signs Of airway obstruction.

We'll stand by.

10-4, rampart.

Roy: okay. Okay, go ahead.

Four, five, bound.

Here.

Roy: now, let's keep this on.

Okay, now watch the right Arm and the right leg. We got bad burns there.

I'll ride in with him.

I'll follow you in the squad.

Is there anything I can do?

Roy: watch that arm.Careful for his head.

Paramedic: wait a minute, We've got him.

Johnny: here we go.

Now we can take this And put it under his shoulders.

Mother: careful.Johnny: okay. It's okay.

Mother: Will this break?

Paramedic: ready to go.

Slide him up this way.

Y'all can ride In the front.

Ma'am.

Can't I ride with him?

As soon as we saw the smoke, My husband tried to Get into the trailer.

I saw there was a fire Station in the next block, So I drove right here.

You couldn't have picked A better place to drive into.

We knew it was Against the law,

But bobby begged us To let him ride In the trailer.

Now you know why That's against the law.

[ siren wailing ]

I'm gonna follow him In the squad.

Take off.

Rampart, it's squad 51.

Joe: go ahead, 51.

Yeah, on the boy,

The vitals are: Blood pressure's 105 Over 70, the pulse is 110,

Respiration's at 20.

Patient's developed Bilateral wheezes.

Okay, 51. Give him 250 mg Aminophylline,

To run in over A 15-minute period.

10-4, rampart.

Dixie, we'd better Be ready to insert An endotracheal tube.

Get the x-ray tech Down here And blood gases, stat.

Right, joe.

Woman on pa: dr. Allen, Outside call, please.

Dr. Allen, Outside call, please.

Severe burns coming past you.

His right leg And his right arm.

Okay.

Joe: he's wheezing, With inspiratory stridor.

Give him 6 mg Of dexamethasone.

Dix, get me His burn chart.

I want to map the extent Of his injuries.

Second And third-degree burns,

Involving the posterior And lateral aspects Of the right forearm.

Lateral and medial Aspects of the right thigh.

Mike, why don't you Clean up his burns?

All right.

We found out He's not allergic To anything.

Let's start him On .5 ccs Tetanus toxoid.

And 300,000 units Of penicillin In the volutrol.

He's having Trouble breathing.

Laryngoscope.

All right. Set up that trach tray.

I can't even pass An endotracheal tube.

We've got to do A trach right now.

All right.

Joe: dix, pour. Don't swab, We don't have time. Just pour.

Okay.

Scalpel.Scalpel.

Where is it?

Hemostat. Come on, move it.

Mike: got it. You got it.

Scalpel.

Mike: all right.

I need better traction.

You got it.

Tracheal hook.

Scalpel.

Well, he's breathing.

Well, let's get Him up to icu.

The lighter than air man?

Yeah, that's what Made me curious.

I remember the way The kids described The accident.

They said that He just kind of Flew through the air.

So what have you Come up with?

Well, we checked His fingerprints and found out That his name isn't medford,

It's maduzi.

Ben maduzi An old circus And trapeze artist.

More recently, doctor, A professional patient.

How do you mean?

All right.

In 1963, He was hit by a bus In new york city.

Dislocated shoulder, Non-specific back injuries.

And he had to retire From the circus As a result, he testified.

Settlement, $65,000. In 1970, fell off a ride At an amusement park.

Dislocated shoulder, Non-specific back injuries.

Settled out of court For $3,000.

In 1971,

He was hit by a cab In san francisco.

Dislocated shoulder,

Debilitating back pains,

And settled out of court For $4,500.

Mmm-hmm.

1975, hit by squad Racing to the scene.

Dislocated shoulder, Crippling back injuries.

Right.

Now at this point, I can't Prove that medford or maduzi, Whatever his name is,

That he wasn't actually Injured by the paramedics.

So what do we do now?

We confront him, doctor.

Well, I'm pretty sure They'll have some word For you pretty soon.

Bobby wouldn't have had a chance If you hadn't been there.

Thank you both.

I'd like to thank you.

Okay.Appreciate it.

We'll stop by later And find out how He's doing, okay?

All right, thank you.Thank you.

Fellas.

How are you?

Terrific.

Listen, I expect brackett To have a little news For you later on today.

Oh, yeah?

I'll tell you what.

If it's good news, come on By the station and we'll Treat you to a steak.

Be careful with meat prices, What they are, I just might Consider that a bribe.

You know something, You've got a suspicious mind.

[ chuckles ]

Hey, guys.

Do drive carefully.

[ footsteps approaching ]

[ door opens ]

Mr. Medford, I think you know Lieutenant crockett.

You feeling Any better today?

I feel like a bucket Of broken parts.

I'm sorry to hear it.

Are you able to Remember anything About the accident?

Well, perhaps I can help you.

The vehicle that hit you was A fire department rescue unit, On its way to a rescue.

The driver was A young paramedic.

He and his partner Are trained to save lives.

But right now, Mr. Medford,

There's a possible hit-and-run Charge against them.

Mr. Medford,

Those paramedics Save lives every day.

If they lose their jobs Over this, a lot of people Are gonna suffer for it.

Now, are you sure You don't remember?

[ dispatcher chattering Over pa ]

Well, that's it. It's all set here.

Well, everything Except the barbeque.

That'll take us About five minutes To put it together.

Johnny: we're here.

Hey, did you have Enough stamps?

Oh, the stamps Were no problem, No problem.

Great. Come on, let's see it.

All right, all right, Don't crowd me. Don't crowd me.

I don't think I want to watch.

What's wrong with him?

Nothing's wrong with him. He doesn't know what he's Talking about...

You know, before we Open this thing up,

I do think that

An explanation Is in order.

Just open it up.

All right, I'm gonna open it up.

Did you know that Historically

And traditionally, The firemen have always been

Noted for their generosity,

Their warm-heartedness...

I'll open it.

And we're always trying to...

"The trundle bunny Baby layette"?

Yeah, now...

Just don't get Emotional about this.

I've been licking stamps For three months, To get a bunch of diapers?

Well, you got Half a book back.

Besides, you ought to see all The neat little things that Are in this thing. Now watch.

Say, john, you got A phone call, pal.

Oh, yeah? Great.

It's crockett.

Oh.

Trundle bunny Baby layette barbecue?

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: station 51, Engine 18,

Truck fire, Southbound lane, Soledad freeway,

North of alameda on-ramp. Time out, 16:07.

Station 51, kmg 365.

[ sirens wailing ]

Quarter mile down.

Johnny: okay.

The wreck's a quarter Mile down. We're diverting Traffic on both sides.

Policeman: the driver, He's still in the cab.

I'll get a crowbar.

Yeah, let's cool off That cab.

[ man coughing ]

I got you.

All right.

You all right?

All right, we're gonna Get you out of there.

Think you can move?

Let's get a purchase on it Right in there.

All right.

[ grunts ]

There you go.

Just lay him back On his back here.

Stanley: how soon do You think you'll be able To bring him around?

People are passing out. We got to know What's in the truck.

I don't know, captain. I'll give you a holler just As soon as he comes to.

Go around back, See if you can find out What the cargo is.

L.A., engine 51. We have unknown toxic Smoke at this fire.

Request two additional squads.

Advise these units To respond in full turnouts.

Also request two Additional ambulances.

Dispatcher: 10-4, 51.

[ alarm sounding ]

Do the best you can. We've got some more Units coming in.

Okay, cap.

All right, pulse is 70.

Respiration's about 20.

Four, five.

Hey, roy, I think he's coming to.

Hey, hey.

Hey, come on. Can you hear me? Come on.

Wake up, come on. We need your help. Come on.

Huh?

Are you okay? Hey, what were you Carrying in there?

What's your cargo?

Uh, it's...

Come on. Hey, hey! Come on.

Come on. What are You carrying? Come on.

Insecticide.

Insecticide? What kind of insecticide?

[ coughs ]

I don't know. Just insecticide.

Okay. Now, lay your Head back down.

Rampart, this is squad 51.

Go ahead, 51.

We're located just North of canyon road.

We have a victim here, A male, about 45 years old.

He was driving a truck That overturned And is now on fire.

We've heard that the truck Contains insecticide.

We got a lot of people Passing out

And our victim's ingested A lot of the fumes.

51, can you check The patient's pupils and Determine vital signs for me?

10-4, standby on pupils.

The bp is 110 over 65. The pulse is 70, Respiration's 20.

Pupils are constricted, But they're responsive.

Roy: pupils are constricted, But responsive.

51, have you got Enough oxygen?

That's affirmative, rampart.

All right, Maintain oxygen therapy, And start an iv with d5w.

We don't know What this stuff is,

But I suspect it may be Absorbed through the skin.

I want you to wear Rubber gloves when You handle the patients.

Remove all contaminated Clothing and bathe Contaminated areas.

10-4, rampart.

Put your guys in air Masks!

[ men shouting ]

What have you got there? Trimelanide.

That's not on our list Of dangerous chemicals.

L.A. Engine 51. We've identified The chemical involved here.

Call the petrochemical Unit and get a reading On its toxicity.

It's called trimelanide.

T-r-I-m-e-l-a-n-I-d-e.

Shipped by chemcorp, Incorporated.

Dispatcher: station 51.

All right, take it easy. Come on, take it easy.

You're gonna be okay. You're gonna be fine.

They're gonna be fine, too. You don't worry about them. Come on.

Lay back down. We're gonna Get you to the hospital. You're gonna be okay.

[ sirens wailing ]

Woman on pa: dr. Adler, Outside call, please.

Hey, dix.Yeah, yeah.

What's going On in here?

[ sighs ] It's a madhouse in there.

I know, They wouldn't Even let us in.

How's he doing?

The fire department Pinned down the composition Of that insecticide.

A little atropine And they'll be fine.

Crockett: hey, you guys.

Don't you ever stay home?

Been working On a disaster.

Yeah, I heard about it.

Aren't... Mr. Medford?

This morning They said you were In serious condition.

Mmm-hmm. That's what I called you about.

His name isn't medford, It's maduzi.

And he wasn't injured As badly as we thought.

In fact, He was faking The whole thing.

[ stammering ] Wait a minute...

You mean, all that pain,

All the paralysis And the amnesia...

All of it was phony.

But why?

Why?

I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you,

But I've done it before, And got away with it.

The last time, I swore never again.

But when I saw you coming, I just couldn't resist it.

I was like an old fire horse Answering alarm.

I hope there's No hard feelings,

Nothing personal.

Yeah, well, hold it, Mr. Maduzi. See you guys later.

Yeah.

I didn't think You guys were Really interested.

I wouldn't miss it.

Me either. After all I'm an investor.

Hey, all right. I see what you mean.

Oh, yeah, She's a good looker.

[ all cooling ]

[ baby crying ]

Hey! Don't do that, She's crying.

You're making her cry.

I don't mean to. I'm trying to Get her to laugh.

She's just a little baby.

[ baby continues crying ]

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