Original subtitles

HERE, ART, YOU'LL NEED THIS.

WHERE'S THE FIRE POLE?

HMM?

THE FIRE POLE. WHERE IS IT?

OH, THIS IS A ONE-STORY STRUCTURE.

UH, MAKE THAT A TWO-STORY FIREHOUSE WITH FIRE POLE.

I WANT YOU TO MEET SOME OF THE MEN.

FELLOWS?

THIS IS ART FROMMICH.

ROY DESOTO, JOHN GAGE.

PARAMEDICS ON THE A-SHIFT. HI, ART.

ART'S A SCREENWRITER.

HERE TO GATHER MATERIAL FOR A FILM ON PARAMEDICS.

OH, YEAH? A TRAINING FILM?

WITH A $3.25 MILLION BUDGET,

IT BETTER NOT BE.

ART HAS PERMISSION FROM CHIEF HOUTS TO RIDE THE SQUAD.

AND I TOLD HIM YOU'D ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SURE.

SURE. SEE YOU AROUND, ART.

SO LONG, DICK.

SEE YOU LATER, DICK.

WHAT MOVIES YOU WRITTEN?

EVER SEE THE THING THAT ATE THE WORLD?

THE THING THAT ATE THE WORLD?

I ENVISION THIS PARAMEDIC SCRIPT

A LITTLE DIFFERENT SOMEHOW.

I WANT THE AUDIENCE TO FEEL RIGHT DOWN IN THEIR GUT

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FIREMAN,

SO THEY CAN IDENTIFY WHEN YOU START DOING YOUR NUMBER.

OUR NUMBER?

I THINK HE MEANS RESCUES.

RIGHT ON.

DO YOU WANNA SEE SOME OF OUR EQUIPMENT HERE?

YEAH. DYNAMITE.

IT'S WHAT WE USE...BUT LET'S GET IT THIS WAY.

YOU GUYS JUST GO BACK TO WHAT

YOU WERE DOING BEFORE I CAME IN,

AND I'LL JUST HANG AROUND, PICK UP ON THE VIBES.

SURE. SCENE ONE. THE FIRE STATION.

THE MEN ARE CHECKING THEIR EQUIPMENT.

THEY ARE CASUAL BUT ALERT.

ANY MOMENT SOMETHING BIG MAY BREAK.

EXCUSE ME!

THE MEN ARE IN A CONSTANT STATE OF READINESS.

ANY MOMENT THAT BIG BELL MAY RING.

HE'S A WRITER?

HE'S HERE TO TELL OUR STORY.

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT IT TOLD?

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: [ on PA ] SQUAD 51, A MAN DOWN.

CORNER OF GALE AND WATERSTON.

ART! ART! THE SQUAD! COME ON!

THE SQUAD!

Stanley: SQUAD 51, KMG 365.

[ siren wailing ]

THIS IS FANTASTIC.

THIS IS DYNAMITE.

WE COULD MOUNT THE CAMERA RIGHT ON THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK.

JUST LIKE THAT CHASE SCENE IN, UH...

ALL RIGHT, IT'S THE NEXT RIGHT.

THE NEXT RIGHT, ROY.GOT IT.

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT MOVIE

WHERE THEY HAD THAT CHASE SCENE?

Roy: ART!

Art: THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

THE SHRIEK OF THE SIREN IS HEARD THROUGH THE CITY

AS THE FIRE TRUCK, ON ITS MISSION OF MERCY,

HURTLES TOWARD DESTINY AT 80 MILES AN HOUR.

Man: [ panting ] OH, HE...

HE CAME BARRELING RIGHT INTO THE INTERSECTION.

BACK ON THE CURB, PLEASE. GIVE US SOME ROOM.

HE DIDN'T EVEN SLOW UP.

[ siren approaching ]BACK ON THE CURB!

ALL RIGHT, FELLOW, TAKE IT EASY. HELP'S ON ITS WAY.

[ sirens wailing ]

SIR, ARE YOU HURT ANYWHERE?

YOU HURT? YOU FEEL ANY PAIN?

UH...

WHERE AM I?

NICE SMELL, ISN'T IT?YEAH.

I WAS TRAILING HIM WHEN HE HIT THAT KID.

Johnny: SIR? ARE YOU FEELING ANY PAIN?

UM... WHO?

ARE YOU FEELING ANY PAIN?

WOULD YOU, UH...

WOULD YOU TELL JENNY TO WALK THE DOGS TONIGHT, PLEASE?

NO, HE'S NOT IN ANY PAIN.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA PUT HIM IN THE AMBULANCE ANYWAY.

YEAH.

HAROLD, WHY DON'T YOU PUT THIS GUY IN THE AMBULANCE

AND THEN HANG TIGHT UNTIL WE CAN GET HIM, OKAY?

[ gasping ]

YOU REALLY GOT A POPLITEAL PULSE.

I'M GONNA PUT ON A TOURNIQUET.

HE'S GOT A BP OF 80 OVER 60.

MY BIKE.

HOW BAD DID SHE GET IT?PULSE IS 120.

HOW BAD DID SHE GET IT?DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR BIKE RIGHT NOW.

OKAY, GOT RESPIRATIONS ABOUT 24.

YOUR BIKE'S GONNA BE OKAY.

JUST WORRIED ABOUT YOU RIGHT NOW.

UH, RAMPART,

THIS IS SQUAD 51. HOW DO YOU READ?GO AHEAD, 51.

RAMPART, WE HAVE A MALE, APPROXIMATELY 25 YEARS OLD.

HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT.

HIS LEFT LEG IS HEMORRHAGING BADLY.

HE HAS A DEEP LACERATION IN HIS LEFT THIGH.

I ESTIMATE ABOUT, UH,

1,000 CCS OF BLOOD LOSS.

PROBABLE ARTERIAL INJURY.

BP IS 80 OVER 60,

PULSE IS 120, AND RESPIRATION IS 24.

HAVE YOU GOT A TOURNIQUET ON IT?

10-4, RAMPART.

START AN IV WITH RINGER'S AND GET HIM IN HERE RIGHT AWAY.

10-4, RAMPART.

I JUST PUT A NEW RAKE ON IT.

COST ME FIVE BILLS.

OFFICER!

YOU WANT TO COME OVER AND TAKE A LOOK

AT HIS BIKE AND GET THESE PEOPLE AWAY?

THANK YOU.

NOW, LET'S MOVE OUT OF THE STREET, NOW, FOLKS.

COME ON, COME ON, UP ON THE SIDEWALK.

LET'S GO.COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, EASY, NOW.

JUST SETTLE BACK AND RELAX, HUH?

THAT INCLUDES YOU, TOO, MISTER.

THAT'S OKAY. I'M STUDIO PERSONNEL.

AT THE SCENE, FIREMEN WORK FEVERISHLY,

PULLING TWISTED BODIES FROM TWISTED WRECKAGE.

THEY WORK IN TIGHT-LIPPED SILENCE,

KNOWING THE ODDS BUT WILLING TO DOUBLE DOWN.

EVERY DAY IS ANOTHER THROW OF THE DICE,

AND SNAKE EYES IS A WAY OF LIFE.

NOT BAD, EH?

DON'T LET THEM IMPOUND MY BIKE, MISTER.

THEY LEAVE THEM OUT IN THE RAIN. THEY'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT.

Johnny: DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR BIKE, IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

[ patient panting ]

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

GRIFF COLEMAN?RIGHT.

LET'S GET HIM TO ONE.

TAKE HIM INTO THREE.

NOW WE SHOW THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM,

WHERE THE MANY VICTIMS OF A VIOLENT CITY WAIT IN SILENCE.

AS THE CAMERA PANS THE WAITING ROOM...

AS THE CAMERA PANS THE WAITING ROOM...

AS THE CAMERA PANS THE WAITING ROOM,

EVERY WOUND IS A STORY IN ITSELF,

EACH FACE A STOIC MONUMENT TO THE HUMAN CONDITION.

Cop: I KNOW I GOT IT HERE SOMEPLACE.

OH, HERE WE ARE.

NOW, YOUR LAST ADMIT, GENE PORTER.

HE'S IN CUSTODY.

THAT'S HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE.

OKAY.

FOXY NURSE. HARD AS NAILS,

BUT THE HEART IS PURE GOLD.

PSYCHIATRIC ADMIT?

AT LEAST.

DOC, HOW'S THAT MOTORCYCLE PATIENT DOING?

WE'VE GOT A VASCULAR SURGEON WORKING ON HIM NOW.

IS HE GONNA LOSE THAT LEG?

IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. THE ARTERY WAS SEVERED.

LET'S GO GET WASHED UP.YEAH.

LOOK, I'LL KEEP YOU GUYS POSTED, HUH?

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, DOC. SEE YOU LATER.

HOW'S HE DOING, MIKE?

WELL, HE'S GOT SOME DISORIENTATION, VERTIGO.

[ sighs ]

HOW ARE YOU FEELING, MR. PORTER?

[ chuckles weakly ]

LIKE I GOT A HANGOVER.

WHEN DID YOU HAVE YOUR LAST DRINK?

DRINK?

LAST NIGHT? THIS MORNING?

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PAIN?

YEAH. MY STOMACH.

[ groans ]

YEAH, THAT'S IT, RIGHT THERE.

YOU HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH YOUR PANCREAS BEFORE?

NO, NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

MIKE, I WANT A CBC,

A SERUM AMYLASE, A FLAT PLATE AND UPRIGHT OF THE ABDOMEN.

ALSO, A SKULL X-RAY. OKAY.

[ sighs ]

WELL, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE, MR. PORTER.

I'LL BE BACK TO SEE YOU AFTER THE TESTS ARE IN.

DOCTOR.

LOOK, UH...

[ sighs ]

DID I HAVE AN ACCIDENT?

YES.

DID I...

I MEAN, WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HURT?

YES, I'M SORRY TO SAY SOMEONE WAS INJURED.

IT WASN'T ANNE, WAS IT? OR JENNY?

NO. NO.

NO ONE YOU KNOW.

HI.

CAN I HELP YOU?

YEAH.

WHICH ONE IS THE COFFEE MACHINE?

THAT'S BACK IN THE WAITING ROOM.

JUST TURN LEFT AT THE HALL.

IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE?

THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING FROM A SCIENCE-FICTION MOVIE.

OH, THIS IS OUR BASE STATION.

WE MAKE RADIO CONTACT WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDICS.

DYNAMITE! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS PLACE.

WELL, LOOK, THIS IS A RESTRICTED AREA.

DOC!

HOW'S THAT KID GRIFF DOING?

WELL, WE'RE WORKING ON HIM NOW.

YOU KNOW, PORTER'S HAD DRUNK-DRIVING ARRESTS BEFORE.

OH?

I GET OFF DUTY IN A HALF-HOUR, DOC. SO?

SO I'D APPRECIATE PORTER'S MEDICAL CLEARANCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WE HAVE SOME TESTS TO RUN ON HIM.

TESTS? YOU CAN SMELL THAT ALCOHOL A MILE OFF!

WHAT DO YOU NEED TESTS FOR?

TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES.

OH, THEY DON'T GET HURT, DOC. THAT'S THE THING OF IT.

THE DRUNK DRIVER COMES OFF BETTER THAN THE VICTIM.

IT'S THE ALCOHOL THAT RELAXES THEIR MUSCLES.

LOOK, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO ARGUE ACCIDENT STATISTICS WITH YOU,

SO I'LL MAKE TWO POINTS FAST.

I'M NOT INFLUENCED BY ANY CRIME A PATIENT COMMITS,

AND I WON'T CLEAR PORTER UNTIL I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM.

YEAH, BUT...

Art: ...CHARM YOU.Dixie: OH, REALLY?

ART, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.

I TAKE IT THIS GENTLEMAN IS WITH YOU?

YOU LEFT THIS IN THE WAITING ROOM. AH.

YEAH. UH, WE GOT SOME WORK HERE TO DO.

MAYBE YOU COULD MEET US AT THE SQUAD, ART.

I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

SORRY, DIX.

WELL, LISTEN, FELLOWS, NEXT TIME I'D APPRECIATE IT

IF YOU WOULD BRIEF YOUR OBSERVERS.

YEAH, WELL WE TRIED.

THE ONLY THING IS, ART IS BRIEF-PROOF.

YEAH. WELL I DIDN'T SPEND MUCH TIME WITH HIM,

BUT I CERTAINLY GOT THAT FEELING.[ laughs ]

WE BETTER GET OUT THERE TO HIM BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSE DOES.

YEAH, SEE YOU LATER.SEE YOU LATER.

BYE.

HEY, GUYS, WHERE'S YOUR WRITER FRIEND?

WHERE HE BELONGS FOR ONCE, WITH A TYPEWRITER.

OH, HE LEFT ALREADY?NO, NO. HE'S IN THE OFFICE, THERE.

YOU KNOW, I GET A FEELING YOU'RE NOT HEAD-OVER-HEELS IN LOVE WITH THIS GUY.

NO. I DON'T KNOW WHY HE NEEDS TO VISIT A FIRE STATION.

HIS IMAGINATION TOPS ANYTHING WE GOT AROUND HERE FOR REAL.

ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH.

THE THING THAT ATE THE WORLD.

HE WROTE THAT?

THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE FILMS!

[ sighing ]

FIGURES.

HOW'S THE SCREENPLAY COMING?

SLOW.

SAY, CAP,

I HEAR YOU WRITE UP ALL YOUR RESCUES ON A LOG.

YEAH, WE DO. FIRES, TOO.

DYNAMITE.

MUST BE ENOUGH ACTION FOR A HUNDRED SCRIPTS.

HOW ABOUT IF I TAKE A LOOK? WELL, YOU CAN'T DO THAT, SEE.

THAT'S LEGALLY CONFIDENTIAL.

IT'S LIKE A PATIENT'S MEDICAL RECORD.

ONLY SOMEBODY LIKE A LAWYER WITH A COURT ORDER

CAN SEE ANY PART OF IT.

OKAY. OKAY.LOOK, I TELL YOU WHAT.

IF YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE GETTING ENOUGH MATERIAL

RIDING WITH THE SQUAD,

WHY DON'T YOU ASK THE GUYS

TO TELL YOU SOME OF THEIR EXPERIENCES?

THINK THEY WOULD?

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT, IF YOU APPROACH THEM THE RIGHT WAY.

ROY DESOTO,

THIS IS YOUR LIFE!

UH, SEE, I WAS A JUNIOR AT NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL

WHEN I FIRST GOT INTERESTED IN BEING A FIREMAN.

ACTUALLY THERE WAS A FIRE STATION

THAT WAS JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVED...

CHET KELLY,

THIS IS YOUR LIFE.

THANK YOU, RALPH.

HI, MOM!

NOW WAIT A MINUTE, FELLOWS.

I'M SORRY, I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SPECIFIC.

ALL I REALLY WANT IS FOR YOU TO REMINISCE

ABOUT THE GREATEST EXPERIENCE IN YOUR LIFE.

MY GREATEST EXPERIENCE?

YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FILM IT, PAL.

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT, THOUGH.

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: [ on PA] STATION 51, INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT.

FABRICS COMPANY. SHIRE AND ATWILL.

SHIRE AND ATWILL.

TIME OUT, 1016.

STATION 51, KMG 365.

WHERE'S ART?

GREAT, LET'S GO!

[ sirens wailing ]

IF YOU'VE GOT ANYTHING FOR RESTRAINING A WILD BULL,

YOU'D BETTER BRING IT IN. WILD BULL?

IT'S ONE OF THE MEN. ABOUT 260 POUNDS.

WHAT HAPPENED?I DON'T KNOW. HE JUST WENT BERSERK.

HE'S IN THERE.

HE WAS TREATING THE LINING WITH SPRAY.

ONE MINUTE HE'S AT WORK,

AND THE NEXT HE'S A RAVING ANIMAL.

WHAT WAS HE USING? WHAT CHEMICAL?

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME. SOME NEW STUFF.CHET! AIR MASKS!

HE'S QUIET NOW, BUT, BOY, YOU WOULDN'T GET ME DOWN THERE.

HE TRIED TO KILL A GUY WHO WENT IN AFTER HIM.

THERE HE IS.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?AL.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING, AL?

JUST LOVELY. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

COULDN'T BE BETTER.

WHY DON'T YOU COME ON OUT OF THERE?

WHY DON'T YOU COME DOWN AND GET ME?

HEY, AL?

YEAH?

HEY, BUDDY, YOUR FOREMAN SENT THE MEN HOME, WITH PAY.

DON'T YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR DAY OFF SOMEPLACE ELSE?

[ chuckles ] YOU TELL THE FOREMAN TO COME DOWN HERE

AND TELL ME THAT TO MY FACE.

NO WAY AM I GOING DOWN THERE. MMM!

RAMPART, THIS IS SQUAD 51.

GO AHEAD, 51.

WE HAVE A MALE PATIENT HERE.

APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS OF AGE.

HE'S SUFFERING WHAT APPEARS TO BE

A CHEMICALLY-INDUCED PSYCHOSIS.

51, DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE CHEMICAL?

STAN...

UH, IT'S TETRAETHYL LEAD.

THAT'LL DO IT.

TRY TO SEDATE HIM WITH DIAZEPAM,

10 MILLIGRAMS.1O-4, RAMPART.

THE PATIENT IS UNRESTRAINED.

HE WEIGHS ABOUT 250 OR 260 POUNDS.

WE MAY ONLY GET ONE CRACK AT HIM.

10-4, 51. DO THE BEST YOU CAN,

BUT WATCH YOURSELF.

10-4.

AL!

LISTEN, I'M GONNA HAVE TWO PARAMEDICS

AND MY CREW COME DOWN THERE.

THEY'RE GONNA HELP YOU OUT.

WHAT'S THAT STUFF ON THEIR FACES?

IT'S JUST AIR-MASKS, SEE? THAT AIN'T GONNA HURT YOU.

NOBODY'S COMING NEAR ME WITH THAT STUFF.

HOW LONG SINCE HE STOPPED SPRAYING?

OH, ABOUT A HALF-HOUR.

OKAY, TAKE THEM OFF!

OKAY. NOW, JUST TAKE IT EASY.

NO ONE'S GONNA HURT YOU. IT'S OKAY.

NOT GONNA HURT YOU.

THERE WE GO. EASY.

NOT GONNA HURT YOU.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, TAKE IT EASY. TAKE IT EASY, ALL RIGHT?

NOBODY'S GONNA HURT YOU.

NOW, TAKE IT EASY. HEY, GUYS...

[ bellowing ]

[ screaming ]

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! WHOA! HEY!

GET OFF OF ME!

[ screaming ]

Stanley: JOHNNY!Foremen: LET HIM GO!

BACK OFF OF HIM!

[ grunting ]

COME ON, FELLOWS! HOLD HIM DOWN!

JUST A FEW MORE AMPS.

[ groaning ] OH, GOD!

NEXT TIME, HOW ABOUT I GIVE THE SHOT?

ALL RIGHT, LOWER THE STOKES.

Kelly: SHE CAME TO US WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF...

A TENTATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF INNER- EAR THEMIA BULOSIS MULTAFORM,

AND I HAVEN'T GOT THE LAB REPORTS BACK YET.

KEL? EXCUSE ME.

MRS. PORTER'S IN THE WAITING ROOM.

THANKS, DIX.

MIKE, LET ME CATCH YOU WITH THAT LATER.

MRS. PORTER?

YES, DOCTOR.

I'M DR. BRACKETT.

I JUST RECEIVED THE TEST RESULTS ON YOUR HUSBAND.

OH, PLEASE, DOCTOR, NO ONE'S TOLD ME ANYTHING YET.

IS HE HURT BADLY?

WELL, IT DOESN'T SEEM SO.

ALTHOUGH THE BLOOD TESTS DID REVEAL

SOME INFLAMMATION OF THE PANCREAS.

I CAN'T BE SURE YET,

BUT IT WAS VERY LIKELY CAUSED BY ALCOHOL.

BUT GENE DOESN'T DRINK ANYMORE.

WELL, I HAVEN'T DRAWN ANY CONCLUSIONS YET,

BUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING

THE ACCIDENT MAKE IT APPEAR OTHERWISE.

LOOK, DOCTOR, I DON'T WANT YOU

TO GET THE WRONG IDEA, BUT IF...

I SAY, IF HE WAS DRINKING, WOULD YOU NOTIFY THE POLICE?

MRS. PORTER, JUST BEFORE THE ACCIDENT,

A POLICEMAN OBSERVED YOUR HUSBAND DRIVING

IN AN ERRATIC MANNER.

AND LIQUOR WAS FOUND IN THE CAR.

SO HE'S UNDER ARREST?

YES.

MAY I SEE HIM NOW, PLEASE, DOCTOR?

JUST AS SOON AS WE DRAW SAMPLES FOR ADDITIONAL TESTS.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

HERE, HON. TAKE THIS.

THANK YOU.

ARE YOU HERE TO SEE A RELATIVE?

YES, MY HUSBAND.

SAME HERE.

[ sighs ] I THINK I'D BE ALL RIGHT

IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE WAITING.

I CAN JUST IMAGINE HIS FACE WHEN THEY TELL HIM.

TELL HIM WHAT?

THAT THEY'VE AMPUTATED HIS LEG.

OH, NO.

HOW DID IT HAPPEN?

DRUNK DRIVER.

MRS. PORTER, YOU MAY SEE YOUR HUSBAND NOW.

[ whispering ] YEAH.

MRS. PORTER?

YES.

THIS WAY.

I'M SO SORRY.

I KNOW.

HI, HONEY.

HI.

WELL, I GUESS

I JUST HAD THE OPPOSITE OF A GUARDIAN ANGEL.

AIN'T IT A KICK THE WAY THINGS HAPPEN?

HEY, WHY THE LONG FACE? YOU'D THINK YOU

WERE THE ONE IN THE ACCIDENT.

YOU KNOW, IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.

YOU KNOW, EVEN THE CAR'S ALL RIGHT? HUH?

I SUPPOSE IT JUST TAKES A WHILE

FOR GOOD NEWS TO SINK IN.

I KNOW YOU MUST HAVE BEEN WORRIED

SICK TILL YOU FOUND OUT I WAS OKAY.

WHERE'S JENNY?

I GOT A SITTER.

DID YOU TELL HER?NO.

I TOLD HER I WAS GOING TO YOUR OFFICE.

I TOLD YOU, I DON'T LIKE YOU TO LIE TO JENNY.

I MEAN, HOW IS SHE GOING TO LEARN TO TELL THE TRUTH IF WE DON'T?

WELL, SHE'S SURE NOT GONNA LEARN IT FROM ME.

BECAUSE I'M A LIAR.

THE WORST KIND.

I LIE TO MYSELF,

PRETENDING YOU'VE CHANGED.

BUT, GENE, I JUST MET A WOMAN OUTSIDE

WHO HAS TO LIVE WITH THE TRUTH.

WHAT TRUTH?

WHAT YOU DID TO HER HUSBAND.

CHET, WHY IS IT YOU'RE ALWAYS MAKING CHILI

AND MARCO'S ALWAYS MAKING CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

IT ALL WINDS UP TASTING THE SAME ANYWAY.

YOU KNOW, ONE SENSES FROM YOUR ILL DISPOSITIONS

THAT ART IS FAILING TO GROW ON YOU.

OH, HE'S GROWING ON ME, ALL RIGHT.

TROUBLE IS, I CAN'T GET HIM OFF.

WELL, DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALL ALONE.

HE'S GOT STOKER OUT BACK EXPLAINING HOW TO HANG HOSE.

WHO'S EXPLAINING?WHO KNOWS?

HEY, WELL, SOMEBODY BETTER EXPLAIN TO THEM

THAT LUNCH IS READY.

WELL, HE'S PROBABLY ALMOST THROUGH RESEARCHING ANYWAY.

ISN'T HE?

NICE TRY.

PARDON ME, IS THIS THE STATION

THAT ART FROMMICH IS VISITING TODAY?

[ stammering ] YES. YES.

YES, IT CERTAINLY IS.

HI, THERE,

I'M CAPTAIN STANLEY. COME ON.

THIS IS ROY DESOTO, CHET KELLY,

AND MARCO LOPEZ.

HI, BOYS.

WON'T YOU HAVE A SEAT HERE?

[ whispering ] I DON'T BELIEVE IT!

SHE'S THE PINUP ON THE BACK OF GAGE'S LOCKER!

SO, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A FIRE STATION

BEFORE, MISS...

OCTOBER.

RENEE.

NO, ACTUALLY, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

WHAT?

HE COMES HERE A LOT. HE'S THE CAPTAIN.

OH!

YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.

GEE, I THINK I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING.

OH! MY CHILI!

WOW, THIS IS REALLY EXCITING!

IMAGINE, MY FIRST TIME IN A FIRE STATION,

AND I ALMOST GOT TO SEE A REAL FIRE!

[ chuckling dumbly ] YEAH. YEAH.

YEAH.

ART!

RENEE! BABY!

[ smooching dramatically ]

[ moaning dramaticallv ]

HI, SWEETIE PIE!

HI, BABY. HOW DID YOU TRACK ME DOWN?

OH, THE STUDIO TOLD ME.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SHOOT MY SCENE UNTIL 3:00.

SO I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD HAVE LUNCH OR SOMETHING.

DYNAMITE. COME ON, BABY, LET'S GO.

UH...WHY DON'T YOU HAVE LUNCH HERE?

I MEAN, WE HAVE PLENTY OF FOOD,

AND CHET MAKES THE BEST CHILI IN THE FIRE SERVICE.

RIGHT, CHET?

HUH?

REALLY, YOU'RE A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS,

BUT I WOULDN'T WANNA HOLD YOU UP.

Hank: PLEASE, IT'S OUR PLEASURE.

RIGHT! SO IT'S ALL SETTLED.

COME ON, HAVE A SEAT. HERE, I'LL GET YOU

SOME EXTRA PLATES.COULD SOMEBODY MAKE ME A BRANDY ALEXANDER?

SURE!

I'M SORRY, RENEE, WE DON'T HAVE LIQUOR AT THE FIRE STATION.

OH! NO.

HONEY, LET'S NOT HOLD THE GUYS UP.

I KNOW A NICE LITTLE PLACE

NOT FAR FROM HERE, WE COULD HAVE A STEAK.

NO, YOU'RE NOT HOLDING US UP!

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE MISSING?

YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE MISSING

THE MOST EXCITING RESCUE OF THE WHOLE DAY.

I MEAN, WE ALWAYS GET A RUN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF LUNCH.

RIGHT, GUYS?

YEAH!THAT'S RIGHT!

YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, JOHN, BABY.

ALL WORK AND NO PLAY, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

GEE, I JUST LOVE TO PLAY.

ISN'T SHE SOMETHING ELSE?

COME ON, BABY, LET'S SPLIT, HUH? BYE!

IT WAS NICE MEETING ALL OF YOU. I REALLY ENJOYED MYSELF.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, BABY. GO AHEAD. THAT'S IT.

HANG IN THERE, MEN.

JOHNNY?

JOHNNY? HEY. CHEER UP, PAL.

THE BEST CHILI IN THE FIRE SERVICE. HUH?

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: [ on PA ] SQUAD 51, MATERNITY CASE

IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER,

MARCH AND HILLHAVEN.

MARCH AND HILLHAVEN.

TIME OUT, 1205.

KMG 365.

[ siren wailing ]

OKAY, YOU WANNA MOVE BACK HERE, PLEASE?

THANK YOU. EXCUSE US, PLEASE.

EXCUSE US. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, HOW FREQUENT ARE THE CONTRACTIONS?

HOW OFTEN ARE THE PAINS?

[ woman groaning ]

SIR? SIR.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOUR COOPERATION.

HOW FREQUENT ARE THE CONTRACTIONS?

[ inaudible ]

[ groaning ]

THEY'RE BOTH DEAF AND CAN'T SPEAK.

Johnny: RAMPART, THIS IS SQUAD 51.

HOW DO YOU READ?Kelly: GO AHEAD, 51.

RAMPART, WE HAVE A FEMALE, APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS OLD.

CONTRACTIONS EVERY TWO TO THREE MINUTES.

Johnny: SHE HAS LABOR CONTRACTIONS

EVERY TWO TO THREE MINUTES APART.

RAMPART, THE VICTIM IS DEAF AND CANNOT SPEAK.

51, CAN SHE READ LIPS?

10-4, RAMPART.

ASK HER IF SHE'S PRIME-IP.

10-4, RAMPART, HOLD ON.

SIR? SIR? HAS SHE HAD CHILDREN BEFORE?

ONE. RAMPART, THAT'S NEGATIVE. SHE'S HAD ONE CHILD.

51, WHAT'S YOUR ETA?WELL, RAMPART,

WE'RE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL,

BUT THE AMBULANCE HASN'T ARRIVED YET.

ARE YOU INDOORS?

NEGATIVE, RAMPART, WE'RE OUT ON THE SIDEWALK.

RECOMMEND MOVING HER INTO THE MARKET.

10-4, 51. WILL STAND BY.

10-4, RAMPART.

OKAY, YOU HAVE... YOU HAVE TO RELAX!

TAKE SHORT BREATHS!

TELL HER...

"TAKE SHORT BREATHS."

SHORT BREATHS.

[ groans ]

I'LL GET THE GURNEY.ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE HER INSIDE.

INTO THE MARKET.

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE GOT A WOMAN WHO'S GONNA HAVE A CHILD HERE.

CAN WE GET INTO A BACK ROOM OR SOMETHING?

WE CAN'T GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL.

SURE, SURE. COME ON, RIGHT BACK THIS WAY.

ALL RIGHT.

RIGHT IN HERE.

I'LL MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KEEPS OUT.

THANKS.

SIR.

TELL HER WHEN THE PAIN STARTS,

TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, AND THEN BLOW IT OUT,

AND THEN TAKE ANOTHER DEEP BREATH,

AND HOLD IT IN AS LONG AS SHE CAN.

ALL RIGHT?

Roy: BEAR DOWN REAL HARD, NOW.

SHE'S JUST ABOUT READY TO CROWN.

PUSH HARDER!

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

DELIVERY. JOHNNY AND ROY.

THEY LEFT THE BIOPHONE OPEN.

THE HEAD'S COMING THROUGH.

OKAY.

[ grunting ]

ALL RIGHT, NOW...

YEAH, PUT A TOWEL THERE.

Johnny: OKAY, HEAD'S ROTATING.

[ groaning ]

ALL RIGHT. NOW, HAVE HER PUSH.

CAN YOU HAVE HER PUSH?

[ panting ]

[ woman panting ]

WAIT A MINUTE. PULL HER SHOULDER DOWN, TOO.

YEAH. OKAY.

OKAY, HER CORD'S FREE. IT'S FREE.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

Roy: THERE, THAT OUGHT TO DO IT.

AND GET THE SUCTION.

Johnny: THAT'S GOOD.

NOW, LET'S SEE HOW STRONG YOUR LUNGS ARE.

[ baby wailing ]

ASPIRATE HER. OKAY.

[ baby crying ]

IT'S A GIRL.

IT'S A GIRL.

RAMPART, SQUAD 51.

GO AHEAD, 51. IT'S A GIRL.

YEAH, WE HEARD. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU GUYS.

TRANSPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

10-4, RAMPART.

BYE-BYE.

OH, KEL, HERE ARE THE RESULTS OF THE OTHER BLOOD TESTS

YOU ORDERED FOR GENE PORTER.

CALCIUM LEVEL'S NORMAL.

WELL, THAT BLOWS MY THEORY.

WHAT THEORY? THAT PORTER HAS HYPERCALCEMIA.

YOU SOUND DISAPPOINTED.

WELL, HE'S GONNA FEEL THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE LAW

UNLESS IT'S SHOWN HE WASN'T INTOXICATED.

WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT THAT HE WAS?

I DID. THERE WASN'T ANY ALCOHOL IN HIS BLOOD.

WHAT ABOUT THE BOTTLE IN THE CAR?

IT'S JUST POSSIBLE THAT HE BOUGHT THE BOTTLE THIS MORNING

BECAUSE SOMETHING MADE HIM UNUSUALLY DEPRESSED.

HE COULD HAVE HAD THE ACCIDENT BEFORE HE TOOK A DRINK.

IS THAT GENE'S VERSION?

HE DOESN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT THIS MORNING.

WELL, HYPERCALCEMIA WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE SAME

SYMPTOMS AS INTOXICATION, INCLUDING RETROGRADE AMNESIA.

RIGHT.

WAIT A MINUTE.

DIDN'T YOU SAY PORTER HAD PANCREATITIS?

YEAH.

AND YET THE TEST SHOWED

THAT THE CALCIUM LEVEL WAS NORMAL.

OF COURSE! THAT'S IT, JOE!

HEY, THANKS FOR THE LEAD.

ANYTIME.

HEY, ROY, ART'S BEEN GONE TO LUNCH AN AWFUL LONG...

HI, GENTLEMEN, HOW'S THE FIRE BIZ?

HELLO, ART. HI, GAGEY, BABY.

WELL, AFTER LUNCH WITH RENEE,

I FEEL READY FOR A THREE-ALARM FIRE.

YEAH, WELL THAT REMINDS ME.

WHY DON'T WE STEP INTO THE KITCHEN?

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE.

DYNAMITE.

YOU KNOW, ART, I'VE BEEN THINKING.

THERE IS NOT REALLY TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT AROUND HERE.

I MEAN, WE'RE KIND OF A SLOW STATION AND ALL AND...

I BET THE STUDIO IS KIND OF BREATHING DOWN YOUR NECK

TO GET THE SCRIPT FINISHED, AREN'T THEY?

THEY SURE ARE.YEAH.

WELL, STATION 43'S RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD HERE,

AND THEY'VE BEEN AVERAGING ABOUT 10 RUNS A DAY.

YOU GET MY MEANING?

YEAH. THEY'RE BUSIER.

NO.

[ stammering ]

NO, THAT ISN'T WHAT I WAS SAYING, ART.

ART, WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS WHY DON'T YOU RIDE WITH 43?

NOW, I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO DICK FRIEND ABOUT IT, AND...

FORGET 43.

I GOT A FLASH AT LUNCH.

TO BASE THE HERO OF THE MOVIE

ON AN ACTUAL PARAMEDIC.

USE HIS OWN NAME AND LIFE STORY,

LIKE THE MOVIE BASED ON THAT NEW YORK COP.

GIVE THE PUBLIC A REAL-LIFE HERO. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL...

IT MAY PLAY.

YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.

OF COURSE, IT NEEDS THE RIGHT GUY, CAN HANDLE THE PRESSURE,

PROMOTIONAL TOURS, GUEST SPOTS,

PREMIERES, ENDORSEMENTS, CHICKS CALLING HIM NIGHT AND DAY...

CAROL, TELL THEM I WANT THESE REPORTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I'M SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

HAVE YOU ACTUALLY

SEEN YOUR HUSBAND TAKE A DRINK RECENTLY?

NO. HE KNOWS I'D BE UPSET.

THEN HAVE YOU DETECTED ALCOHOL ON HIS BREATH AT ALL?

NOT ACTUALLY, NO.

BUT HE SLURS HIS SPEECH SOMETIMES,

AND HE FORGETS THINGS.

AND HIS COORDINATION...

WELL, THOSE SYMPTOMS YOU JUST DESCRIBED WERE CAUSED

BY THE OVER-FUNCTIONING OF A SMALL GLAND IN GENE'S NECK,

CAUSING A HIGH LEVEL OF CALCIUM IN HIS BLOOD.

IT TOOK US A WHILE TO DETECT IT

BECAUSE THE MALFUNCTIONING OF HIS PANCREAS

MADE THE HIGH LEVEL APPEAR NORMAL.

IS THAT SERIOUS?

IT WILL REQUIRE AN OPERATION.

HE SHOULD COME THROUGH THAT FINE.

BUT THE BOTTLE IN THE CAR INDICATES

THAT HE WAS VERY CLOSE TO TAKING A DRINK.

THE HYPERCALCEMIA SYMPTOMS

APPARENTLY PUT HIM UNDER A LOT OF MENTAL STRESS.

THAT, WE CAN ALLEVIATE.

STILL HE'S' BEEN THROUGH A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE.

AND HE'S GOING TO NEED A LOT OF SUPPORT, RIGHT?

ALL YOU CAN GIVE HIM.

WELL, DOCTOR, LET'S GET STARTED.

GOOD.

AND THIS HERE IS THE HELICOPTER THAT WE USED LAST YEAR

WHEN WE SAVED THOSE KIDS WHEN THEY WERE TRAPPED UP ON THAT CLIFF.

OH, YEAH, YEAH. I REMEMBER.

HELICOPTER SHOTS ARE BEAUTIFUL THINGS, YOU KNOW?

OH, YEAH?FILM--DELIGHT THE EYE.

YOU TAKE A HELICOPTER, YOU SHOOT A HELICOPTER. YEAH.

AND YOU ALWAYS GET A NICE FEELING ABOUT THE...

HOW MANY KIDS YOU GOT, GAGE?

KIDS?

[ chuckles ]

I DON'T HAVE ANY KIDS.

WELL, THAT'S TOO BAD.

GOTTA HAVE A FAMILY MAN,

SOMEONE THE AUDIENCE CAN IDENTIFY WITH.

OH.

WELL, HOW SOON ARE YOU GOING TO SHOOT THIS FILM, ART?

ON THE OTHER HAND, MAYBE A SINGLE FELLOW

WOULD APPEAL TO THE YOUNGER SET.

YEAH!

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: [ on PA ] STATION 51, ENGINE 29,

ENGINE 31, TRUCK 127.

STRUCTURE FIRE AT THE KIDDYTIME TOY FACTORY.

805 EAST BILLINGSLEY.

805 EAST BILLINGSLEY.

CROSS STREET, NILES BOULEVARD. TIME OUT, 1655.

STATION 51. KMG 365.

[ sirens wailing ]

ONE OF MY MEN IS STILL IN THERE!

SOMETHING BLEW IN THE SECTION WHERE WE PAINT OUR DOLLS!

[ explosion ]

OKAY, LOOK, HELP US OUT, WOULD YOU?

I'VE GOT ANOTHER ENGINE COMING IN,

SO MOVE THOSE CARS BACK OUT OF THERE FOR ME.

OKAY!

WE'VE GOT A MAN INSIDE. WHERE'S...

GET AWAY FROM UNDER THOSE LINES!

OKAY. GOT HIM. GOT HIM?

OKAY, THERE YOU GO.

TIME IT.

Johnny: V-FIB. HIT HIM.

CLEAR!

V-FIB. HIT HIM AGAIN.

CLEAR!

SINUS RHYTHM.

CAROTID? YEAH.

YOU HURT?I THINK I'M ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST PINNED IN.

MARCO! GIVE ME A HAND OVER HERE!

JUST RIGHT THERE.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

RAMPART, THIS IS SQUAD 51. HOW DO YOU READ?

GO AHEAD, 51.

RAMPART, WE HAVE A MALE, AGE 30,

DOWNED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

HE WAS IN V-FIB, HAVE NOW DEFIBBED.

HE'S NOW IN SINUS RHYTHM WITH PALPABLE CAROTID

AND SPONTANEOUS RESPIRATION.

VITAL SIGNS TO FOLLOW.

REQUEST PERMISSION TO START IV.

10-4, 51. START IV WITH D5W AND GIVE ONE AMP BICARB.

10-4, RAMPART.

YOU ALL RIGHT?THERE'S A MAN IN THERE!

HE'S BACK IN THE WEST END OF THE BUILDING NEAR THE SOLVENT TANK.

CAP, WE GOT ANOTHER MAN IN THERE.

JOHN, GO. ALL RIGHT.

ENGINE 29, PULL A TWO AND A HALF. WE GOT A MAN INSIDE.

ENGINE 31, TAKE THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

Man: HEY! HEY! OVER HERE!

[ panting ]

GET ME OUT OF HERE BEFORE THESE TANKS BLOW UP!

HOLD ON, JUST HANG ON.

[ yells ]

HOLD IT. HOLD IT.

CHET! GIVE ME A HAND!

Johnny: THIS IS BETTER.

SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO.

OKAY, SLIDE DOWN A LITTLE.

ALL RIGHT, GET UP.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.OKAY, GO!

COME ON, GO, GO!

Johnny: GET BACK WITH YOUR HOSES! IT'S GONNA GO!

[ explosions ]

DYNAMITE STUFF, EH, ART?

YEAH. YOU SAID IT.

I CAN SEE THE CLIMACTIC SCENE RIGHT NOW.

TOY FACTORY CONSUMED IN FLAMES,

FIREMEN HEROICALLY TRYING TO SAVE THE DOLLS

FOR THE LITTLE CHILDREN.

BUT WHAT THE FIREMEN DON'T KNOW

IS THESE DOLLS WERE CREATED TO DESTROY THE WORLD.

THE OPENING OF THE PICTURE SHOWS THIS GUY GETTING FIRED

BECAUSE HE INVENTED A LIFE-SIZED DOLL

THAT LOOKS, TALKS AND ACTS EXACTLY LIKE RENEE.

ALL RIGHT. HE VOWS REVENGE.

THEN WE CUT TO HIS LABORATORY,

WHERE HE'S BUILDING SEVERAL OF THESE MINIATURES

AND THEY ALL LOOK LIKE RENEE, THEY ARE...ART? ART.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PARAMEDICS?

AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE...

PASSé. PASS...

PASSé. PASSé.

WHAT WITH THESE NEW COP VERSIONS AND ALL...

NO! GOTTA HAVE SOMETHING REALLY NEW!

AND THE DOLLS THAT ATE THE WORLD IS IT.

I'LL INVITE YOU TO THE PREMIERE.

FADE IN. SCENE ONE, ACT ONE...

HOW'S HE DOING?

HE'S GONNA BE FINE.

HOW'S THE SCRIPT COMING?

I JUST GOT REPLACED BY A DOLL.

WELL, THAT'S SHOW BIZ.