Original subtitles

[ siren wailing ]

PLEASE HURRY. OH, PLEASE!

HE'’S IN THERE.Roy: ALL RIGHT.

OH, HURRY, PLEASE.

RIGHT IN HERE.YES, MA'’AM, JUST A SEC.

PLEASE HURRY!

RIGHT OVER HERE.

HOW DID HE GET CUT UP?WELL, IT HAD TO BE SOME MANIAC WITH A KNIFE.

I'’VE WARNED HIM ABOUT OPENING UP AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING.

HUNDRED AND STRONG.ALL RIGHT.

HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN I GOT HERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, BACK WOUNDS?

Woman: IS HE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?

YES, MA'’AM. HE HASN'’T LOST MUCH BLOOD.

[ growling ]

OH, BOY.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT EASY.

ATTA BOY.

[ growling ]

JUST TAKE IT EASY. ATTA BOY.

TAKE IT EASY.

THATTA BOY.

WE'’VE GOT A 500-POUND TIGER BACK THERE,

AND HE'’S WORKING ON A PIECE OF MEAT.

I DON'’T THINK WE WANT TO BE AROUND WHEN HE GETS THROUGH.

OKAY, COME ON UP.

L.A., THIS IS SQUAD 51.Dispatcher: GO AHEAD, 51.

ON OUR CRESCENT STREET RESPONSE.

GET ANIMAL CONTROL OUT HERE. TELL THEM TO HURRY.

WE GOT A TIGER IN A BUILDING.

10-4, 51.

RATS. THAT'’S WHAT THEY ARE, MA'’AM. JUST RATS.

RATS MY FOOT! DON'’T TELL ME.

THAT'’S A PROWLER UP THERE. I OUGHT TO KNOW.

HE'’S BEEN TRYING TO CUT A HOLE IN THE CEILING OF MY BEDROOM.

OFFICER, COULD YOU SWING THAT LIGHT UP HERE

A LITTLE BIT TO YOUR LEFT, PLEASE?SORRY, BOYS.

DID YOU SEE A MAN TRY TO CUT A HOLE IN YOUR CEILING?

WELL, YOU KNOW I DIDN'’T.

IF I HAD, I'’D HAVE SHOT HIM.

[ cats meowing ]

HANG ON. IT'’S A REAL FAMILY AFFAIR.

[ chuckles ]

HERE, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY.

HANG IN THERE, PARTNER. IT'’S CAT CITY.

[ laughing ]

[ cats meowing ]

HOW MANY MORE?

JUST ABOUT A FEW.

[ Dave laughing ]

Dave: OKAY.Les: COMING TO THE END, I THINK.

HERE'’S MAMA.

MEOW!

ALL RIGHT. OKAY, OKAY.

[ cats meowing ]YEAH, I HEAR YOU.

WHEW.FOURTEEN OF THEM.

YEAH, EVER HEAR OF A LITTER THIS BIG?

NO. NOT IN AN ATTIC.

THESE ARE YOUR PROWLERS, MA'’AM.WELL, IT WASN'’T RATS, WAS IT?

NO, MA'’AM.YOU FELLAS CALL YOURSELVES ANIMAL CONTROL.

WELL, I DON'’T SEE MUCH CONTROL AROUND HERE.

GETTING A PARTY OUT OF HER BED AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING

SO YOU CAN GET A CAT FAMILY OUT OF HER ATTIC.

YES, MA'’AM.NOW I SUPPOSE

YOU'’RE JUST GONNA WALK AWAY

AND LEAVE ME TO PUT THAT LADDER AWAY.

AND IT'’S GONNA RAIN.

Patty on radio: UNIT 60, UNIT 6-0.

GO AHEAD. WE'’LL HANDLE IT.THANKS A LOT.

THE LADDER GOES IN THE GARAGE, BOYS.

YES, MA'’AM. WE KNOW. WE GOT IT OUT, REMEMBER?

THIS IS 60.

Patty on radio: UNIT 60, 905 WILD.

GROCERY STORE,

406 CRESCENT STREET.

MEET THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THEY HAVE A TIGER.

CODE 2. ETA?

UNIT 60, 10-4. ETA 15.

TIGER MY FOOT. THAT'’LL BE A PROWLER.

ANYWAY, IT'’S GONNA RAIN.

[ growling ]

BE A SHAME TO HAVE TO SHOOT HIM.

THAT'’S UP TO THE CAT.

[ growling ]

[ siren wailing ]

[ growling ]

IT'’S A BENGAL.

YEAH, I'’D MAKE IT ABOUT 450 POUNDS.

YOU WON'’T NEED THAT, OFFICER.THAT COULD BE A MATTER OF OPINION.

WE'’LL TAKE HIM ALIVE.YOU FIGURE TO TRANQUILIZE HIM?

HOW MANY EXITS ON THIS BUILDING?

TWO, FRONT AND BACK. THERE'’S TWO MEN STATIONED AT THE REAR.

AND THE ROOF?SKYLIGHT ON TOP.

THERE'’S A WAY UP AROUND BACK.

THAT REAR DOOR UNLOCKED?

YEAH. WE FIGURED THAT'’S HOW THE CAT GOT IN.

THEN THAT'’S THE WAY WE'’LL GO.

I'’LL RIDE SHOTGUN.

YOU FIRE ONLY IF I TELL YOU.

I FIRE IF THAT CAT MAKES A BREAK OUT OF THAT STORE.

5cc DART. LOADED AND READY TO GO.

WHICH WAY TO THE ROOF? GARCIA.

LET'’S GO AROUND THE BACK.

FLOP OUR PLAN OVER AND GO IN THE FRONT.

YOU EVER GO AFTER A TIGER BEFORE?

FRIEND OF MINE DID.DID HE MAKE OUT?

HAD HIS RIGHT ARM TORN OFF.

[ upbeat music playing on radio ]

WE GOTTA KILL THAT MUSIC.

OVER THERE ON YOUR LEFT.

[ music stops ]

HOLD IT. HE'’S PRICING THE MEAT.

BEHIND THE COUNTER, UP IN THE MIRROR.

[ growling ]

WATCH IT. HE'’S COMING AT YOU!

WHICH WAY?DOWN THAT AISLE.

[ growling ]

HE'’S COMING UP THE OTHER AISLE.

YOU'’RE THE EXPERT. WOULD THAT CAT GO BACK TO THE SAME PLACE TWICE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?PARAMEDIC SAID THE FIRST TIME HE SPOTTED HIM

HE WAS ON TOP OF THE REFRIGERATOR THERE.

MAYBE.

[ growling ]

GET THAT GUN UP TO ME!

I'’M ON MY WAY.

THERE HE GOES.HE'’S HEADED BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE.

DO YOU SEE HIM?

OVER THERE IN THE CORNER. YEAH.

HE'’S HEADING FOR THAT BILLBOARD.

CAN YOU TAG HIM FROM HERE?I CAN HIT HIM.

MAKE IT GOOD, PAL. THAT CAT TRIES TO LEAVE THIS ROOF,

HE'’S DEAD BEFORE HE HITS THE STREET.

[ crackling ]

LET'’S MOVE.

[ growling softly ]

BEAUTIFUL THING, ISN'’T IT?

IT IS NOW.

LOOKS LIKE IT'’S GONNA BE A REAL NICE DAY, PARTNER.

THERE YOU GO, PRETTY GIRL. YOU'’LL BE ALL RIGHT IN NO TIME.

YOU KNOW, DOC, ONE OF THESE DAYS YOU'’RE GONNA HAVE A KIND WORD

FOR US WORKING SLOBS.

WHAT FOR? YOU WOULDN'’T APPRECIATE IT.

POLICE DEPARTMENT, ANIMAL CONTROL, PARAMEDICS--

ALL AFTER ONE POOR, DEFENSELESS ANIMAL.

LOOK, DAD, NO CAVITIES.

SOMEBODY'’S MISTREATED THIS CAT.

SHE'’S AT LEAST 30 POUNDS UNDERWEIGHT.

SOMEBODY'’S STARVING HER.

YOU'’RE THE GREAT ANIMAL DETECTIVES. ANY IDEA WHO?

HE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT? "SHE."

SHE'’LL BE ALL RIGHT AS SOON AS SOMEBODY STARTS FEEDING HER.

WHAT ABOUT THE COYOTE?

YEAH, THAT WHOLE BUNCH CAN GO.

WHEN THAT HELICOPTER UNLOADS YOU WAY UP IN THE WOODS,

YOU'’RE SURE GONNA WISH YOU WERE BACK HERE AT THE COYOTE HILTON.

MR. MARSH.WHAT'’S GOING ON THIS MORNING, PATTY?

WELL, THERE'’S A CAT STUCK IN A TREE ON PLUMMER,

THERE'’S A RATTLESNAKE IN A SEWER ON WINNETKA, YOUR WIFE CALLED,

AND THERE'’S A LITTLE 15-YEAR-OLD OUT FRONT WHO'’S MADDER THAN A WET HEN.

SOMETHING ABOUT HER TIGER.TELL HER I'’LL BE RIGHT OUT.

WALT, WE'’LL GET THAT RATTLESNAKE.

BUT THIS CAT IN THE TREE IS THE SAME CAT

WE HAD TO PULL OUT OF THAT DRAIN PIPE LAST WEEK.

IT'’S THE PLUMMER STREET CAT. HE'’S A ROTTEN CAT, WALT.

YOU TWO ARE PARANOIAC, YOU KNOW?

YOU ACTUALLY THINK THESE ANIMALS ARE PLOTTING AGAINST YOU.

MAN, I KNOWTHEY ARE.

OTHER CATS CHASE RATS--

THAT THING SITS AROUND MAKING OUT A LIST,

"HOW AM I GONNA BUG THOSE CLOWNS TODAY?"

WALT, WE'’RE THINKING OF OUR IMAGE.

OH, PLEASE. DON'’T START THAT AGAIN.

BUT YOU KNOW IT'’S TRUE. AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC IS CONCERNED,

WE'’RE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF DOG CATCHERS AND CAT CATCHERS.

SO? GO CATCH.

WHAT HAVE YOU PEOPLE DONE TO HER?

NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS ANIMAL,

EXCEPT THE MISTREATMENT SHE'’S HAD.

RIGHT NOW, SHE'’S JUST SEDATED.

THIS TIGER BELONG TO YOU, YOUNG LADY?

IT'’S FROM EMIL GOWER'’S COMPOUND.

SHE WORKS FOR HIM AFTER SCHOOL.

YOU WORK FOR EMIL GOWER?

NOW WE KNOW WHY THIS ANIMAL'’S UNDERFED.

GOWER'’S BEEN CITED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES.

WE GOT THREE WARRANTS OUTSTANDING ON HIM RIGHT NOW.

HE KNOWS MORE ABOUT ANIMALS THAN YOU DOG CATCHERS.

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

WALK RIGHT THIS WAY, YOUNG LADY.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, MISS.

WE DEAL IN A LOT MORE THAN DOGS AND CATS.

SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, MOUNTAIN LION,

DEER...

BOBCAT,

COYOTE...

RACCOON...

FOX...

POSSUM-- THEY ALL LIVED

IN THE MOUNTAINS AND CANYONS

THAT WE'’VE CHOPPED UP

TO MAKE THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES.

NOW, DESPITE THE FREEWAYS, THE SUB-DIVISIONS,

THE SHOPPING CENTERS AND EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE,

THEY STILL LIVE AROUND HERE.

RIGHT IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA.

RIGHT ALONGSIDE THOSE EIGHT MILLION HUMANS.

THAT FELLOW CAME DOWN FROM THE FOOTHILLS

AND WOUND UP IN A BACKYARD IN CHATSWORTH.

THAT ONE TRIED TO SET UP HOUSEKEEPING

UNDER A GUEST HOUSE ON MULHOLLAND DRIVE.

NOW, THAT SORT OF SOCIALIZING PRESENTS A PROBLEM.

BUT FORTUNATELY WE HAVE THE MEN WHO CAN HANDLE IT.

MEN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CONTROL, MEN LIKE LES AND DAVE HERE.

IF IT HADN'’T BEEN FOR THESE DOG CATCHERS, THAT TIGER WOULD'’VE BEEN KILLED.

I COULD'’VE HANDLED HER.THAT'’S GOWER'S JOB, ISN'’T IT?

WHERE IS HE?SHE DOESN'’T KNOW. GOWER'’S TAKEN OFF AGAIN.

YOU TWO RUN OUT THERE AND CHECK THAT COMPOUND AGAIN.

Dave: LET'’S GO, MISS.

YOUR WIFE CALLED AGAIN. YOU FORGOT YOUR LUNCH.

I JUST DON'’T KNOW WHERE MR. GOWER IS.

I'’VE BEEN AT THE BEACH FOR FOUR DAYS.

WHEN I HEARD ON THE RADIO THAT YOU'’D CAPTURED A TIGER,

I WENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR SHELTER.

THAT TIGER BROKE OUT BECAUSE HE WAS STARVING--

JUST LIKE THE REST OF THESE ANIMALS.

AND FROM THE LOOKS OF '’EM, IT'’S BEEN A LONG TIME

SINCE THEY'’VE BEEN WATERED OR FED.

[ elephant trumpeting ]

WHAT'’S MISSING HERE?

SHAGGY, A TIBETAN YAK.

I WONDER WHERE HE IS?

I'’LL CALL WALT, GET THE TRUCK OUT HERE.RIGHT.

I WON'’T LET YOU TAKE THEM.

MR. GOWER SAYS YOU'’LL DESTROY THEM!YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

WE'’LL PUT 'EM SOMEPLACE WHERE THEY'’LL GET GOOD TREATMENT.

NO YOU WON'’T. YOU'’LL PUT THEM TO SLEEP.

ALL OF THEM.

WELL, THIS IS ONE YOU WON'’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.

I'’M SORRY.

[sobbing] I DIDN'’T KNOW.

I JUST DIDN'’T KNOW.

I JUST DIDN'’T KNOW.

Dave: LES!

Patty on radio: UNIT 60, UNIT 6-0.

THIS IS 6-0.UNIT 6-0.

FIRE IN HAYNES CANYON.

REPORT TO COMMAND POST,

PADDOCK RANCH.

CODE 2. YOUR ETA?

UNIT 60, CODE 2, ETA APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES.

10-4, 6-0.

I'’LL LOOK AROUND.

I'’LL SEE IF I CAN FIND SHAGGY.

MAYBE HE GOT LUCKY AND FOUND A GROCERY STORE.

HAYNES CANYON. THAT'’S ALL ZONED M-2 UP IN THERE, ISN'’T IT?

DOG BREEDERS, HORSES, LIVESTOCK.

SURROUNDED BY 35 MILES OF DRY BRUSH.

I DON'’T KNOW. MAYBE CAROL WAS RIGHT.

MY GIRLFRIEND. SHE KEEPS TELLING ME

I OUGHT TO SIGN ON WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS.

YOU KNOW, THEY MAKE MORE THAN WE DO.

YEAH. AND THEY JUST GOT ANOTHER RAISE.

I KEEP TELLING HER I DON'’T WANT TO PRUNE TREES.

WELL, THINK OF THE ADVANTAGES OVER THIS JOB, PARTNER.

NAME ONE.

TREES DO NOT BITE.

THE WIFE READ MY HOROSCOPE FOR TODAY,

AND IT'’S A MESS.

SHE'’S GOT A POINT.

[ cows mooing ]

[ sheep bleating ]

[ horse neighing ]

[ siren wailing ]

Man 1 on radio: COPTER 10, CANCEL YOUR RESPONSE.

ASSISTANCE 6, REPEAT YOUR DESTINATION.

Man 2: 10-4, 7-6.

YEAH, WE CAN HANDLE IT. 10-4.

JIM, THE GROVER RANCH JUST CHECKED IN.

YOU AND FRED BETTER GET THERE AND HELP THEM OUT.

HOW'’S IT GOING?CLAUDE AND VINCE ARE ON THEIR WAY OUT

WITH SOME DOGS FOR A BREEDER.

MOST OF THE LIVESTOCK IS OUT OF THE FIRE AREA.

OLD MAN AND LITTLE GIRL OVER THERE. SEE IF YOU CAN HELP.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, NOW JUST RELAX.

[ horse neighing ]5-8.

COME ON NOW, MR. PADDOCK, YOU NEED THIS.

YOU TELL YOUR GRANDFATHER THAT HE'’S GONNA HAVE TO STAY OUT OF THAT FIRE.

NEVER MIND ME. GET WILLIAM OUT! IF YOU DON'’T, I WILL.

MR. PADDOCK, YOU CAN'’T GO BACK UP IN THERE AGAIN.

YOU'’LL NEVER MAKE IT, AND YOU KNOW IT.

GRANDPA'’S SORRY, HONEY.

[ sniffling ] THE FIRE'’S GONNA GET WILLIAM.

HE'’LL DIE, GRANDPA.

MY GRANDDAUGHTER'’S PET.

HE RAN OFF. I TRIED TO FOLLOW HIM.

YEAH, NEARLY GOT HIMSELF KILLED DOING IT, TOO.

WHERE DID YOU SEE HIM LAST?WHAT MAKES IT SO BAD IS

THE DOCTOR SAYS WILLIAM IS THE BEST THERAPY SHE'’S GOT.

[ sheep bleating ]

WE'’LL GET HIM OUT.

BY THE WAY, SIR, JUST WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

A SIX-MONTH-OLD BABY GOAT.

AND HIS NAME'’S WILLIAM.

[ cow mooing ]

I THOUGHT GOATS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SMART.

THEY DON'’T CHASE TIGERS, PAL.

YEAH, OR SMALL GOATS.

[ horse neighing ]

[ goat bleating ]HOLD IT.

[ goat bleating ]HEAR IT?

YEAH, I THINK SO.THIS WAY.

I DON'’T HEAR IT ANYMORE. DO YOU?

NO. NOT NOW.

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING UP HERE?

WE'’RE LOOKING FOR A BABY GOAT. YOU CRAZY?

IF THERE'’S A GOAT AROUND HERE, HE'’S BARBEQUE BY NOW.

GET OUT OF HERE AND QUICK. THIS FIRE'’S SPOTTING ALL OVER THE AREA.

[ goat bleating ]

THAT'’S A GOAT, ISN'T IT?

IF IT AIN'’T, IT'LL SURE DO.

AT LEAST HE'’S STILL ALIVE.

JUST HANG IN THERE, WILLIAM BABY.

IT'’S WILLIAM! THEY FOUND HIM! THEY FOUND HIM!

IS HE OKAY?Les: YEAH. LOOKS LIKE SMOKE INHALATION.

WHY DON'’T YOU PUT HIM DOWN HERE?

IT'’S WILLIAM! IT'’S WILLIAM!

TAKE IT EASY NOW, HONEY.

NOT RESPONDING.HOW DO YOU MAKE IT?

IT'’S KIND OF HARD TO TELL. YOU BETTER GET ME YOUR VET QUICK.

THE QUESTION IS HOW LONG WILL HE LAST. WE'’RE 12 MILES AWAY.

PLEASE, FELLAS, DO WHAT YOU CAN.

I'’LL PAY FOR IT.

PLEASE DON'’T LET WILLIAM DIE.

WELL, I'’M NOT SURE.

IT COULD BE CARDIAC.

LUNGS SOUND WET. COULD BE A MACHINERY MURMUR.

WANNA TRY EKG?YEAH.

OKAY.

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

GO AHEAD, 51.

RAMPART, WE'’RE SENDING YOU AN EKG READING.

THIS WILL BE ON LEAD 2.

GO AHEAD, 51.

[ electronic tone ]

IT LOOKS LIKE A RIGHT VENTRICULAR OVERLOAD. WHAT'’S YOUR BP? QUICK!

RAMPART, WE'’RE UNABLE TO GET A READING.WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

RAMPART, WE HAVE A GOAT HERE.

51, WOULD YOU REPEAT?

WE HAVE A BABY GOAT, DOC.

IT'’S A LITTLE GIRL'S PET.

THE PULSE IS BOUNDING, WE HAVE A MACHINERY MURMUR

OVER THE PRECORDIUM, RALES IN BOTH LUNGS.

WE DON'’T THINK IT'’S GONNA MAKE IT TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

HOW BUSY ARE WE DOWN THERE?

WE'’RE NOT! AND YOU PEOPLE KNOW WE CAN'’T TREAT ANIMALS HERE.

HAVE SOMEBODY GET IT TO A VET.

RAMPART, LOOKS LIKE HE'’S CYANOTIC.

WE DON'’T THINK IT'S GONNA MAKE IT TO THE VET.

WHAT'’S YOUR APPRAISAL?

51, YOU'’VE GOT MY APPRAISAL.

HAVE SOMEBODY GET IT TO A VET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SORRY, THAT'’S THE BEST WE CAN DO.

10-4, RAMPART.

SOUNDS LIKE A PATENT DUCTUS TO ME.

AND IT'’S IN A GOAT.

WHY NOT? THEY GET '’EM.

NO FOOLIN'’?

YOU HEARD THE MAN. I'’M SORRY. THANKS ANYWAY.

WE'’LL TRY TO MAKE IT TO THE SHELTER.

HERE, WHY DON'’T WE WRAP HIM UP IN THIS?

AT LEAST IT'’LL KEEP HIM WARM.

HE WON'’T DIE, WILL HE, GRANDPA?

HE WON'’T DIE.

LES, WE'’LL NEVER GONNA GET HIM TO OUR PLACE IN TIME.

THEN WE'’LL TRY ANOTHER PLACE.

RAMPART GENERAL. THAT'’S THREE BLOCKS AWAY.

Newscaster: ALL THE ANIMALS AT THE GOWER COMPOUND HAVE BEEN

WITHOUT FOOD AND WATER FOR AT LEAST FOUR DAYS.

THE OWNER OF THE COMPOUND, EMIL GOWER, HAS BEEN CITED

FOR MISDEMEANOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS,

WHICH CARRIES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF SIX MONTHS IN JAIL.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS IS ONE THING

THIS REPORTER CANNOT CONDONE.

THEY OUGHT TO GIVE HIM LIFE.

CAN YOU IMAGINE ANYBODY LEAVING POOR, HELPLESS ANIMALS TO DIE?

NO.

NO, I CAN'’T.

HOW'’S HE DOING?

DON'’T ASK. JUST HURRY.

DOCTOR, WE GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM HERE. ARE YOU IN CHARGE?

NO, THAT'’S THE MAN YOU WANT TO SEE RIGHT THERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE YOU IN CHARGE HERE, SIR?

YEAH, KELLY BRACKETT.

DOCTOR, WE GOT A REAL PROBLEM AND IT WON'’T KEEP.

ANIMAL CONTROL?

YOU GUYS AREN'’T BY ANY CHANCE INVOLVED

IN A CALL THAT CAME IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES AGO?

SOMETHING ABOUT A GOAT.YES, SIR, THAT'’S US.

BUT FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, THE GOAT WON'’T MAKE IT UNLESS IT GETS TREATMENT, QUICK.

I TOLD OUR PEOPLE OUT THERE TO TELL YOU WE'’RE SORRY

BUT WE CAN'’T TREAT ANIMALS HERE.

HE'’LL NEVER MAKE IT BACK TO THE SHELTER, DR. BRACKETT.

AND WE SURE DON'’T WANNA LOSE HIM.

NOW, HE'’S OUT IN THE TRUCK.I'’M SORRY.

CAN'’T YOU DO SOMETHING TEMPORARY, A SHOT, MAYBE?

I WOULDN'’T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. I'’VE HAD NO VETERINARY TRAINING.

AND THAT LITTLE ANIMAL WON'’T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

SOMETHING'’S BETTER THAN NOTHING.

I'’M SORRY, GENTLEMEN. NO!

[ goat bleating ]

IF YOU WON'’T TREAT THIS LITTLE ANIMAL, I WILL.

[ goat bleating ]

YOU, TOO.

ALL RIGHT, WE'’LL USE THREE.

LET'’S HOPE IT'S A DUCTUS, LET'’S HOPE WE CAN FIND IT,

AND LET'’S HOPE WE CAN LIGATE IT.

SOMEBODY SET IT UP. EKG MONITOR,

THORACOTOMY AIRWAY-- ALL THE HARDWARE.

BY THE TIME YOU COUNT TO 10.

BY THE TIME I COUNT TO 9.

AND YOU SHUT UP.

QUIET AS A MOUSE.

WHAT SHELTER YOU WORK OUT OF?

CARTER STREET, SIR.

JUST IN TIME.

THE DISASTER NET, CARTER STREET ANIMAL SHELTER, ASAP.

CARTER STREET ANIMAL SHELTER?YEAH. LET'’S MOVE IT!

WHAT'’S YOUR VET'S NAME?DR. COOLIDGE.

SOON AS YOU RAISE THEM, I WANT THE VET OUT THERE. NAME'’S COOLIDGE.

LET'’S GO, MOUSE.

WHAT'’S YOUR DISASTER CALL?3-9-9-7-7-1-1.

THAT TABLE'’S ON WHEELS. LET'’S MOVE IT IN HERE.

Patty: CARTER STREET ANIMAL SHELTER. OVER.

THIS IS CARTER STREET ANIMAL SHELTER. OVER.

GET THAT VET ON THE LINE. QUICK!YOU'’RE ON.

PATTY, DAVE AND I ARE AT RAMPART GENERAL.

PUT DOC COOLIDGE ON,

AND HURRY!WILL DO.

DR. COOLIDGE AT THE LINK, AND HURRY, PLEASE!

WHAT DO YOU NEED?TAYLOR AND GORDON,

THEY'’RE AT RAMPART GENERAL.

WHAT, ARE THEY SICK? DOC COOLIDGE HERE.

DOC, WE GOT A LITTLE GOAT DOWN.

WHAT'’S HE DOING THERE?

DR. COOLIDGE, MY NAME'’S BRACKETT,

THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON AT RAMPART.

WE HAVE A SMALL GOAT HERE.

DOCTOR, MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU.PLEASE DO.

DOCTOR, WE HAVE AN AFRICAN PYGMY, MALE, ABOUT 6 MONTHS.

I REPEAT. WHAT'’S HE DOING THERE?

WE CAN'’T BE SURE, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.

POSSIBLE PATENT DUCTUS. ARE PDAs COMMON IN GOATS?

EVERYTHING'’S COMMON IN GOATS.

CAN WE REACH THE DUCTUS WITH A LEFT THORACOTOMY?

I'’VE NEVER TRIED IT, BUT THAT'’S THE ROUTE.

YOU MIGHT TRY THE FOURTH INTERCOSTAL SPACE.

KEL, MURMUR'’S GETTING SHORTER. ONLY SYSTOLIC NOW.

PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE'’S SKY HIGH.

WE BETTER CRACK THE CHEST BEFORE WE LOSE HIM.

MASK HIM DOWN WITH 50 HALOTHANE.

WHEN HE'’S INDUCED, INTUBATE HIM.

ALL RIGHT, STAND BY, DOCTOR. I'’LL BE BACK TO YOU.

STANDING BY. YOU EVER HEAR OF A BRACKETT OVER AT RAMPART?

YEAH. HE'’S THE GUY WHO STARTED THE COUNTY PARAMEDIC PROGRAM.

ONE OF THE LEADING HEART SURGEONS.

WELL NOW, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT!

WHAT'’S THE MATTER WITH THAT HAND?

OH, NOTHING TO IT. I CUT MY PALM. IT'’LL KEEP.

YOU GO ON AHEAD. I CAN WAIT.

HE CAN'’T.

THEY SHOULD HAVE HIM INTUBATED BY NOW.

Kelly: THE ANIMAL IS INTUBATED.

RESPONSE?DOWN TO THE THIRD PLANE.

REMEMBER, A GOAT HAS A FENESTRATED MEDIASTINUM.

BE SURE TO GET THAT AIRWAY IN BEFORE YOU OPEN

OR YOU'’LL COLLAPSE BOTH THE ANIMAL'’S LUNGS.

WILL DO.

MAKE SURE BOTH LUNGS INFLATE.

THEY ARE, DOCTOR.

ALL RIGHT. LET'’S GO IN. SCALPEL.

YOU HAVEN'’T SAID ANYTHING.

WHAT'’S TO SAY?

AFRICAN PYGMY GOAT. THEY'’RE PRETTY DELICATE, AREN'’T THEY?

WHEN THEY'’RE THAT YOUNG, THEY WEIGH A FAST 12 POUNDS SOAKIN'’ WET.

AND GOATS DO HAVE CARDIAC FAILURE.

GOATS DO?

GOATS DO.

RETRACTOR.

HEMOSTAT.

HEMOSTAT.

SWAB.

CLAMP OFF THAT BLEEDER.

THIS ONE?

WHAT DID YOU DO, SLEEP THROUGH YOUR ANIMAL MEDICINE?

THAT ONE.

COLLAPSE THE LEFT UPPER LOBE.

DONE.

RETRACT THE AORTA.

SWAB.

I CAN'’T PULL ANY HARDER, IT'’S TOO DELICATE.

I DON'’T SEE THE DUCTUS, DO YOU?NO.

WHERE IS IT? WHY ISN'’T IT WHERE IT'’S SUPPOSED TO BE?

BECAUSE GOD DIDN'’T MAKE IT THAT WAY, PAL.RE-INFLATE THE LUNGS.

WE GOTTA TRY AND KEEP THIS LITTLE GUY IN A HOLDING PATTERN.

Mike: AIRWAY RESISTANCE IS GOING UP. I'’M HARDLY BAGGING NOW.

HE WON'’T HOLD MUCH LONGER.WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GOATS?

ABOUT AS MUCH AS YOU DO, DOCTOR.

THANKS. I NEEDED THAT.

Kelly: COOLIDGE.Doc: RIGHT HERE.

WE'’VE EXPLORED. WE CAN'’T LOCATE THE DUCTUS.

ALL RIGHT.

THE LIGAMENTUM IS MORE PROXIMAL ON THE AORTA.

TRY TO WORK YOUR WAY AROUND THE ARCH.

YOU GOT THAT?NOT QUITE.

HOW HARD CAN WE PULL ON THE AORTA?

WELL, YOU SHOULDN'’T HAVE TO PULL TOO HARD IF YOU RETRACT SUPERIORLY.

Kelly: GOT IT.

THIS WILL NEVER MAKE THE HIT PARADE.

REMOTE CONTROL SURGERY.

[ machine beeping ]

HE'’S DRIFTING ON US. WE'’RE GONNA LOSE HIM. YOU BETTER LIGATE AND FAST.

EIGHTY MILLION BUCKS WORTH OF HOSPITAL, $150,000 WORTH OF TALENT,

AND WE CAN'’T SAVE ONE DAMN LITTLE GOAT.

HANG IN THERE, DOCTOR.

I THINK I JUST LOCATED THE DUCTUS.

BUT YOU'’LL HAVE TO LOWER THE PRESSURE TO GET BETTER EXPOSURE.

YOU SURE?

WHY DON'’T THEY GIVE US A REPORT?TAKE IT EASY, DOC.

IF YOU WERE THERE, YOU WOULDN'’T BE ANY FARTHER ALONG THAN THEY ARE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW FAR AHEAD THEY ARE?

I'’LL TELL YOU WHAT I'’D LIKE TO KNOW.

I'’D LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY LOCATED THE DUCTUS,

AND IF THEY DID,

WILL THEY WANT TO LOWER THE ANIMAL'’S BLOOD PRESSURE

SO THAT THEY CAN GET A BETTER EXPOSURE?

THAT'’S WHAT I'’D LIKE TO KNOW.

THAT'’S WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW.

WELL, YES.

ALL RIGHT, LET'’S INFUSE NITROPRUSSIDE.

WE GOTTA LOWER THE PRESSURE.

NITROPRUSSIDE.

NAH, THEY WOULDN'’T USE NITROPRUSSIDE.

IF THEY DID USE NITROPRUSSIDE, THEY'’D LET ME KNOW FIRST.

NITROPRUSSIDE COULD KILL THAT GOAT.

Coolidge: BRACKETT!

GO AHEAD WITH THE INFUSION, 30 MICRO-DROPS PER MINUTE.

HE'’S SLIDING FAST.

BRACKETT HERE.

IF YOU'’RE READY TO INFUSE A HYPOTENSIVE AGENT,

NITROPRUSSIDE'’S NO GOOD. ANIMALS CAN'’T HANDLE IT.

IT COULD BE TERMINAL.JOE!

NOT A DROP WENT IN. I JUST REMEMBERED MY ANIMAL MEDICINE.

WE AREREADY FOR A HYPOTENSIVE AGENT.

WHAT DO YOU PRESCRIBE?

I'’D USE TRIMETHAPHAN. AND MAKE IT VERY DILUTE.

WE'’RE DEALING WITH A SMALL ANIMAL THERE.

HEY, YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?

OH. ME, TOO.

Dispatcher on radio: SQUAD 51. WHAT IS YOUR STATUS?

SQUAD 51, AVAILABLE.

10-4, 51.

GOT IT LIGATED.

PIECE OF CAKE NOW.

YOU MEN LIKE SOME COFFEE?LATER.

LATER.

DR. COOLIDGE, WE HAVE A PINKED UP BABY PYGMY GOAT.

VITAL SIGNS NORMAL. WE'’RE CLOSING NOW.

WELL, 2-0 SILK ON AN ATRAUMATIC NEEDLE SHOULD DO IT.

YEAH, DOCTOR, THAT MUCH WE KNOW.

OF COURSE YOU DO. OF COURSE YOU DO.

THOSE PEOPLE OVER AT RAMPART, THEY DID ALL RIGHT ON THIS.

I'’D LIKE TO MEET THAT FELLA, BRACKETT, ONE OF THESE DAYS.WHY DON'’T YOU GIVE HIM A CALL?

NAH, THEY'’RE BUSY OVER THERE. I WOULDN'’T WANT TO BOTHER HIM.

OH.

TIDY BIT OF SURGERY, BRACKETT.

WE DO GOOD WORK, EARLY.

I AGREE.

[ bleating ]

THAT VET, COOLIDGE, I'’D SURE LIKE TO MEET HIM ONE OF THESE DAYS.

WHY DON'’T YOU GIVE HIM A CALL?

I WOULDN'’T WANNA BOTHER HIM. HE MUST BE A PRETTY BUSY GUY.

THE COURT HANDED DOWN THE DECREE, AND THE CHIMP IS AT THE CHILDREN'’S ZOO,

AND THEY WERE GLAD TO GET HIM.

THIS GOOD-LOOKING GIRL IS GOING TO ANIMAL LAND,

AND EMIL GOWER'’S GOING TO JAIL.

[ purring ]

THIS IS FROM DR. BRACKETT AND ALL OF US.

NOW, YOU MAKE SURE WILLIAM WEARS IT SO HE WON'’T GET LOST AGAIN.

[ bell ringing ]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LADY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WHO'’S THAT?

[ William bleating ]IT'’S WILLIAM!

WE'’RE GONNA MISS YOU, WILLIAM.

WILLIAM, WILLIAM, I LOVE YOU, WILLIAM.

Kelly: I HAD NO IDEA THE TUITION HAD GONE UP THAT MUCH.

Coolidge: OH, YEAH.

MY YOUNGEST GIRL WANTED TO GO TO VETERINARY SCHOOL,

AND I TELL YOU, I'’VE GOT TWO OTHER GIRLS, YOU KNOW,

I JUST COULDN'’T AFFORD IT.

AND YOU SAY IT TAKES EIGHT YEARS?

PRE-MED, MED, INTERN.

SAME LENGTH OF TIME TO BE A DVM AS IT IS TO BE AN MD.

THAT'’S WHY THERE'S SUCH A SHORTAGE.

NOT ANYMORE, DOCTOR.

YOU'’VE GOT BRACKETT AND EARLY.

JIM AND FRED FOUND HIM. VACANT LOT OUT IN THE VALLEY.

IT'’S SHAGGY!

ARE YOU SURE, MISS?

"ARE YOU SURE, MISS?"