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[music playing]

[ball bouncing]

You guys finish cleaning up the kitchen already?

Yeah.

Sound of that TV in there was driving us crazy.

Yeah.

Still watching, huh?

What do you think?

Where's Marco?

In the locker room, captain.

Roy?

It's my serve.

Aw. [tv blaring]

This is the dumbest stuff I've ever seen.

Can't believe they actually put her on TV.

Well, there are worse game shows on TV, Gage, believe me.

Yeah, well, I haven't seen them.

Anyway, I have half a mind to write a format about a game

show myself.

I can't believe you said that.

I can write a better television show than that.

Oh, wonderful.

The little engine that could.

What?

Gage, you couldn't write your way out of a wrong way street.

Hey!

Let me tell you something that I'm sure that you don't know.

Did you know that I used to be the editor

of my high school paper?

I've been writing all my life.

I just haven't had a chance to sit down and stick with it.

That's all.

Gage, I've known you a long and arduous six years.

I've never known you to sit down and stay with.

Anything

Hey, Kelly--

Gage, you're all talk.

And when it comes to storytelling,

you take a back seat to no one.

And I'll bet in that rich fantasy world of yours.

You're about ready to win the Nobel Prize.

Well, I wonder if the camp's typewriter is available.

You know, Kelly?

By the time I get through, you're going to be awe inspired

at my creative ingenuity.

More than that, you'll be dumbstruck by my determination.

You, too.

Guess who wants?

Who cares?

Oh, you missed it, Roy.

Missed what?

I'm not sure what.

He's on one of his creative ingenuity kicks again.

Oh, what's new?

This time it could be serious brain damage, you know?

[fire station signal sounds]

Station 51, man down, Hotel Potter,

11876 Fishburn, Room 308.

11876 Fishburn, Room 308, between MacArthur and West

Seventh Street, time out 2130.

[engine running]

Station 51, KMG365.

Station 51, KMG365.

Station 51, KMG365.

Station 51, KMG365.

All right. People keep this door clear, OK.

There's nothing to see. He's going to be all right.

There we go.

Ambulance is on the way if you guys don't need us anymore.

Thanks, kid.

OK, we're gonna put four liters of oxygen on you.

Is that enough for you?

That's fine.

I don't really know if I need it.

You sure?

I'm just a little bit shaky, that's all.

Yeah, well, I tell you what, we'll leave it on.

If you feel better, then we'll take it off, OK?

All right.

Does he have any relatives or next of kin.

No, he ain't got nobody.

Just me.

Now you can see why I'm in the trouble I'm in.

And you gonna be in a whole lot

more trouble if you ain't careful.

27 years I've been putting up with this old boy.

You, know, doc?

In 1933, we played right down the street from the Crescendo.

You remember that, Julius?

You remember the Crescendo.

[laughter] Hey.

We didn't make much money, but we sure had a lot of fun.

You still having pains in your chest or any trouble breathing?

I'm feeling a little bit better now.

But I was having quite a bit of pain in here.

Felt like some big daddy was sitting on my chest

and wouldn't get up.

When did this all start?

Well, I had a few friends in this evening.

A few drinks, a lot of good talk, I was playing the piano.

Right in the middle of everything

I got this terrific pain.

Julius told everybody to leave.

But you shouldn't have done that.

Oh, I should have, too.

We're having such a good time.

So I popped a nitro and the pains went away.

You know, stopped.

But in a little while, they came back again.

Rampart, this is-- [interposing voices]

This is County-- [interposing voices]

Do you read me?

The worst I ever had.

Rampart, we have a male, approximately-- how old is he?

He's 66.

65.

Oh, whatever.

Rampart.

We have a male, approximately 65, 66 years old.

He has crushing pain in his chest.

retrosternal.

It's the worst pain he's had so far.

Pains just like--

The onset of the pain was approximately an hour ago.

I just pop a nitro and they go away.

Can I see your prescription?

Julius?

There's no known There's no known infarction.

He's on nitroglycerin.

Patient--

Are you on any other kind of medication?

No.

[inaudible]

When was the last time this was filled?

I had it filled about a week ago.

Distinction--

Been taking quite a few of these, huh?

Not too many.

Only when the pain gets real bad.

Vital signs are 140 over 80 on the BP.

Pulse is 80.

Respiration is 20 and shallow.

OK, we got him patched in.

Standby Rampart.

We've got him patched in.

This will be lead 2.

[printer humming]

51, Minimal ST elevations.

Could be an acute MI.

Start IV D5 WTKO and transport as soon as possible.

OK, we're going to start an IV on you, all right?

You'll feel a little pin prick and then it's all over.

Well, you won't hear me complain about that.

Uh, 10 minutes.

10 Four.

Could be an MI.

OK, I'll notify Joe.

They need you in one.

There's an OD in there doesn't want to be here.

So what else is new?

Dr. Lloyd, please.

[fire station signals]

[sirens]

Foreman reports toxic chemicals

are stored in the tanker.

Use caution.

[explosion]

151, this is Rampart.

Can you send me some EKG.

10-4.

Transmitting EKG.

We're sending you a strip.

Vitals to follow.

Pulse is 160.

The victim is in extreme pain, Rampart.

[phone buzzing] -

Patient is in defib.

Rampart, we have lost the victim's pulse.

Beginning CPR.

[beeping]

We're defibrillating victim, Rampart.

Rampart, we've defibrillated victim.

He's in sinus rhythm.

Administer two amps sodium bicarbonate, insert an airway.

Start an IV, 51.

[inaudible]

Car 51.

Continue monitoring vitals and transport immediately.

Me

We're on our way, Rampart.

OK, fellows.

I could have done that. - Now you just let us do it, OK?

That's what we get paid for. There you are.

There we go.

I heard you talking to Rampart Hospital.

My papa worked on Rampart Street in New Orleans.

He was a cigar maker.

I can still see that long line of guys

wrapping that sweet smell in those brown skins.

Hey, Julius.

Yeah?

Remember that little guy that ran

the speakeasy down by the pier? - Yeah.

You know the one with that hefty old lady.

Yeah.

Boy, I sure would have hated to do it with her.

Shorty.

That was his name, Shorty.

Had that harelip.

Shorty, that old boy.

It ran right, right in there.

Well, anyway.

Oh Shorty used to bring in hot stuff.

Diamond rings, Persian rugs, tractors.

Tractors!

[laughter]

Give me my watch, Julius.

Where's my watch?

Where's my watch?

Thank you.

I bought this watch off of old Shorty.

Dig that inscription.

I got what I wanted, but I lost what I had.

Mercy, mercy, mercy.

We're going to be taking him in now.

You want to ride with him?

No, I got my own car and I'll follow you.

OK, we're going to be taking him to Rampart.

Do you know where that is?

And then there was a drummer named Shorty.

You know, worked down Joe's Place.

And he had a way of barely stroking anything he touched.

And man he had a beautiful woman.

She had real dark eyes.

A fire way down deep inside her, way deep inside.

Four?

Chest pains still there.

But they're using ST segments.

They're slightly elevated and he's

still got normal sinus rhythm. His friend's back there.

He's going to be coming in.

OK, have him wait in the reception area.

We'll take it from here. Dixie, you can go with Roy.

He should be out here.

What's his name?

Clark.

Julius Clark.

OK.

Let's get a 12-lead EKG stat.

I have that.

And Dorothy, draw bloods.

Mr. Jefferson, I'm Dr. Early.

And this is Dr. Morgan.

Pleased to meet you.

How are you feeling?

I've felt better, doc.

Well, let's check you out here and see if we

can find out what's wrong.

BP 120 over 80.

Pupils equal, reactive.

Pulse is to 60.

Respirations are about 20.

Ready, doctor.

ST segments are elevated and fluctuating in B1 through 3.

And there are no two ways.

Possibly a variant angina, Mike.

If it is, we have problems.

Type and cross-match for 12 units, electrolytes,

CBC, and enzymes stat.

Yes, doctor.

Chest is clear.

No sign of failure.

Let's get him up to CCU stat and for close monitoring.

I'll take care of that, John.

Take another BP.

Yes, doctor.

I've been around a long time, Doc.

In my day, the toons came out in the Sunday papers.

Yes, indeed.

I've been around a long time.

And you're going to be around a lot longer, Mr. Jefferson.

You know you're one of the very best.

You know who I am?

Yeah.

I know who you are.

Well, all right.

Hey, you know what time it is?

What are you doing?

What does it look like I'm doing?

I'm staying here until I finish this.

Well, you certainly are well-fortified.

I didn't know you could type.

Well, we learn something new everyday, don't we?

[types very slowly]

[sighs]

Boy, I'd-- yeah, right.

I can read your mind.

You think I'm on another one of my crazy kicks,

and I won't finish it, right?

I haven't said a word.

Well, you don't have to.

Roy, I've got a hit on my hands.

This is a hit television show.

That's not such a far out idea, you know.

You're going to write it, huh?

No, I'm going to have a mystic come down

and give me a message.

Of course, I'm going to write it.

You're a firefighter, not a writer.

Writers write all the time.

Yeah, well, I'm writing now.

Yeah, well, this, too, shall come to pass.

What did you mean by that?

Well, I just--

I just--

You just-- you just what?

Well, you know how you get excited over everything.

And then all of a sudden, bingo, it's gone, just like that.

Bingo, I'm over them just like that.

Yeah, just like that.

OK, well, it won't be long now, will it?

I'll be through, and then we'll both know, won't we?

And when this is a hit, and I am successful and famous and rich,

you'll be sorry you even brought it up.

I doubt it.

Now see what you did.

Since we've been monitoring him in the CCU,

he's had four episodes of severe chest pain.

And we suspect there's high grade coronary artery blockage

somewhere.

So we're doing catheterization in case there's a possibility

of immediate surgery.

What exactly is this catheterization thing?

Well, we numb the groin area and make

a needle puncture there.

Now through two needles, we thread two very thin Teflon

wires and then catheters into the right and left side

at the heart.

And we position the catheters in various places,

record pressures, and finally, inject a die.

In this way, we can watch it all on a movie screen.

See how the different chambers are working

and know where our problems lie.

That sounds awfully complicated.

No, the actual process doesn't last long.

I mean he should be out by two, 2:30.

Shouldn't be feeling any pain, just discomfort, worry,

like you.

He's gotta be all right, you know.

He's my best friend.

He's my only friend.

And he's just-- he's gotta be all right.

[typing slowly]

Well, if it isn't Ernest Hemingway.

Hey babe, it looks like you're burning

the eraser on both ends.

Tilly, go torment Henry.

I'm busy.

Aw, Henry looks like he's been tormented enough this evening.

How about it Henry, old pal.

It must be tough getting sleep around this

literary battleground, huh?

Would you please try to keep it down?

What are you writing about, anyway?

I said what are you writing about.

I heard what you said.

I don't know.

You mean you've been in here all this time.

You don't even know what you're writing about?

I know what I'm writing about.

It's just I don't know what I'm--

look, let me try to explain it to you this way.

Sometimes your first ideas are the most difficult ideas.

Well, seeing it's your idea, I can understand that.

Beat it.

You know, Gage, you got your own special brand of craziness.

You know what you ought to do, you

ought to copyright it alongside all

the other crazies in the world.

What?

- I said, you-- - That's it!

I said?

That's it!

Crazy people.

Crazy people dressed in crazy clothes doing crazy things.

A television show about absurd acts.

You're an absurd act.

That is an incredible idea.

It's incredible.

OK.

You know, it isn't a bad idea.

It's not at all, look.

You're responsible part of this.

OK, what do you say?

You and me, co-produce it.

Oh, oh, no thanks.

- Why not? - Why not?

Because every time I get involved with you,

I get involved in trouble.

I mean real trouble.

Isn't that kind of like the coffee calling the pot black?

You want to run that one by me again?

Look, Kelly.

You are no longer an inspiration to me.

You're becoming a drag.

Now beat it.

OK.

OK, pal.

Beat it.

Crazy people.

How's he doing?

We have to do a bypass operation, right now.

Don't worry.

[phone ringing]

Station 51, vehicle accident, intersection

of Eastern and Olympic, Eastern and Olympic, time up, 150.

Station 51, EMG 365.

[sirens]

[sirens]

[hose spraying]

[hose spraying]

Ned, are you OK?

Are you all right?

So I haven't got a carotid.

I'm going to have to get him out.

Vance, can you give me a hand?

Are you OK?

Hit my head against the windshield.

I'm bleeding a little bit.

It wasn't my fault. He came right through that stop sign.

Just sit down.

I hope they're all right.

Look this way for me, all right?

Tell me exactly how.

Well, I was coming up the street.

And they went right through that stop sign, and I hit them.

I didn't mean to.

- OK, OK. - It just wasn't my fault.

All right, just relax.

[engines running]

I can't get a carotid on him.

I'm going to have to pull her out.

Let me get his arm up here.

Let me grab his legs.

[interposing voices]

Just grab his legs there, OK.

Let's get him over here on the sidewalk.

I'm gonna lay his head this way.

OK.

[inaudible] yeah, just like this.

Lay him down there.

OK.

Can you get a yellow blanket out of the squad?

[inaudible]

Senora, no hablo ingles?

No.

Bueno.

[speaking spanish]

[interposing voices]

Marco, what do you got?

It doesn't look good.

Her legs are wedged underneath the dash.

We're going to have to use the jaws to get her out.

All right. OK.

Take it easy.

Take it easy.

[speaking spanish]

All right, ma'am. Just take it easy, OK?

We'll get you out of here. - She doesn't speak any English.

No English?

[speaking spanish] OK?

[inaudible] Can I give you a hand?

Uh, no.

Not right now, Vince.

We got to get her out with the jaws.

Oh.

OK, I'll put in a call for some ambulances and see

if I can get a [inaudible].

OK.

[speaking spanish]

What she saying, her children, what?

Yeah, her children.

She's asking for her children.

He's fine.

He's fine.

He's OK.

OK.

I'm going to look at your pupils.

Tell her to look straight up here, OK?

[speaking spanish]

- [SPEAKING SPANISH - It's OK.

It's OK.

All right.

South Olympic Boulevard at Eastern Drive.

10-4.

What do you have, Roy?

Just a mild laceration, nothing else.

Well, maybe you'd better give Johnny a hand.

Here's the tape.

OK.

See you later.

OK.

What's your name?

John Boland.

How long ago did the accident happen, John?

I don't know, about 10 minutes ago.

Little bit before you got here.

I tried to get you soon as I could.

- Yeah, well, how did it happen? - Well, it wasn't my fault.

Yeah, hold your head still, will you?

They cut out right in front of me.

I mean they went right through that stop sign.

You see, I was coming up that street.

You're going to have to sit still, OK?

I was coming up that street about 35 miles an hour.

I can't believe it.

In the middle of the night, only two cars, and I

had to hit them. I can't believe it.

OK, just take it easy. Don't worry about it.

I hope she's all right.

Yeah, they're going to be OK.

You have your driver's license with you?

Yeah.

[speaking spanish]

OK, yeah, Roy.

She's complaining of a lot of pain in her abdomen.

I haven't really checked her out yet.

OK pulse is 160.

Respirations at 25.

OK, pupils are equal and reactive.

OK.

[speaking spanish]

In your stomach?

OK.

All right.

OK. OK.

[speaking spanish]

Take it easy.

[speaking spanish]

Your legs?

[cries in pain]

All right. All right.

OK. I won't do it again.

No, I told the nurse that all reports were negative.

Rampart, this is County 51.

I got to go.

I'll talk to you later.

Go ahead, 51.

Rampart, we have a female victim here.

Age approximately 40.

The Patient's been thrown against the vehicle floor shift

with resulting abdominal injuries.

[machinery noise] - All right, Marcos.

Pull her straight up and then out.

Hey, can you hear me?

Say again 51?

Victim has sustained abdominal injuries.

No obvious head injuries.

Breath sounds are equal bilaterally.

BP is 100.

All right, she's out.

Pulse is 160.

Respirations are 25 and shallow.

[sirens]

Uh, the patient is trapped at this present time.

[interposing voices]

Ambulance just arrived.

[interposing voices]

51, there may be some internal bleeding.

Start an IV with ringers and put her in antishock trousers.

[speaking spanish]

[interposing voices]

[interposing voices]

[interposing voices]

How's he doing?

Well, he's going to be all right,

but I'm going to take him in with me.

The more I talk to him, the more his story falls apart.

- Well, we'll talk to you later. - OK.

Maybe I'll see you again tonight.

Hope not.

Now let's clear this gear out of here.

Show me.

[sirens]

[sirens]

She's going out on us.

Get another IV started.

Draw blood, tag and cross for 10 units stat.

Mike intubate her.

65 palpation, doc.

Let's slow her down a little bit.

Mike, intubate her.

Right.

Help me lift her.

OK, the respiration is 40 and shallow.

Pulse is 160.

Bring me that machine over here.

65 Palpation.

Belly's distended and rigid.

Got a ruptured spleen or liver.

We better get her up to the OR right now.

She's in defib.

Defibrillators.

400 watt [inaudible]

[flatline signal]

One, two, three, four.

Clear.

Nothing.

Again.

One, two, three, four.

Clear.

Still nothing.

All right, two amps bicarb.

10 cc's 1 to 1,000 epinephrine IV push.

All right.

OK, again 400 watts.

One, two, three, four.

Clear.

Again.

One, two, three, four.

Clear.

Julius?

Yeah.

Looks like the bypass was successful.

Aw. That's terrific.

Come on, I'll buy you a cup of coffee.

All right.

You take like Perdido Street.

What a place that was.

Something going on all the time.

And them horns would just be blasting your mind away.

And ain't nothing going on but the Pond Street special.

Which reminds me, you ever hear this tune this old boy wrote?

I'm going to give you a little taste of it.

Hello, Central.

Give me Dr. Jazz.

[laughter]

- I've heard it many times. - All right.

And we could play a chorus 10 different ways.

Let's see, as I remember, he had six pieces then--

cornet, clarinet, trombone, piano, drums and tuba, right?

Oh, you know a little something about jazz,

don't you, doc?

Say, did you ever play a club called

the Topsy, just across from the old railroad depot?

You better hush your mouth.

Used to cook there all the time.

But hold it now?

What's a little cupcake like you doing knowing

something about the Topsy?

You been holding out?

You been doing a little moonlighting?

Only in my spare time.

All right.

But I'm going to tell you something.

That Topsy used to be a dangerous club in its day.

And more than once, we barely got

out of there with our lives.

Oh, there used to be some bad customers

that hung out in that place.

But now they're going uptown, uptown.

Oh, but listen at me.

I'm just running off at the mouth.

I'm just as bad as my old boy in there.

But I'm just happy. You know what I mean?

I should've known he was going to pull through.

Yeah, but you know, he's going to cut down on his activity

for a little while.

Yeah, plenty of rest and quiet.

Yeah, well, you know the trouble is that the man's

pride's been hurt.

And it ain't easy to realize that you're

getting up there in age.

It tends to settle you down. You know what I mean, doc?

I know what you mean.

But it is going to be easy for him to settle.

But I hear you.

And I tell you what I'm going to have that old boy so spoiled

that ain't nobody going to be able to get

along with him but me.

Because I am the manager, and he is the managee.

Well, I'm sure he's going to be just fine.

Well, kid, back to the salt mines.

OK, thanks.

Yeah, and listen.

What can I say to you?

Congratulations.

You've been doing real fine so far.

[laughter]

Whoo!

Where you going?

Can't stop now.

Got the creative juices going.

You've been working on it all night.

Aren't you going to get some sleep?

Sleep? Sleep, are you kidding me?

Didn't you hear what I said? I'm almost done.

I'd say I got about another about another--

you ought to read my new format.

It's incredible.

You'll be the first one to read it.

Yeah, I know I've been listening to you

talk about it for the last three hours.

You know something? I am tired.

We've been running all night long.

And you want to know something else?

You are crazy.

Sure, I'm crazy.

This show is crazy.

But you want to know something else?

The contestants of my show, they've

got to be crazier than me, see?

You get six contestants.

Good night.

Aren't you even interested?

Oh, well.

Writing is a thankless, lonely job.

[dog moans]

Sorry.

Didn't mean to disturb you.

Acting kind of uppity, aren't you?

I may put you in this script.

Yeah, a dog that does nothing, just sits there.

People like that, you know.

The schleppy dog, you'll schlep out on stage

and sleep on a couch.

Dumb dog, making me feel guilty.

Why don't you howl or something?

That's not a bad idea, a schleppy dog.

I've finished!

I finished it.

It's done.

It's done.

And its foolproof.

It can't miss.

And I've finished it.

Henry, take a look at this.

Looky here, Henry.

Look at that.

Isn't that a thing of beauty?

And I finished it.

Look, kid, you play your cards right,

and I may make you a star.

That better not be my pillow.

[station signals]

Station 51, man trapped between two

buildings on the rooftop of 243 Sydney Avenue.

243 Sydney Avenue.

Cross street Melrose.

Time up 7:40.

Station 51, BMG 365.

[engines starting]

[sirens]

Can you believe that?

Well, we can't reach out and grab him

from the side of the building, so I guess

you all know what we need.

Yeah, all right.

Oh, am I glad you guys got here so quickly.

Do you see that?

I see it.

What in the world is he doing up there?

I don't know. I should have known better.

I mean I knew he was strange when he came here.

Man, I could write a book about the people in this building,

I'll tell you. - Bet you could.

Got everything?

Yeah.

Everything here?

Come on this way, boys. How long has he been up there?

Oh, I don't know. Lester, that's his friend.

He came down to me about 10 minutes ago.

And then I called you guys right away.

Ma'am, does he have a history of any heart problems,

any medical history at all? - Nah, him?

He's healthy, except for up here, you know?

Man's only working with a quarter of a deck.

You know what I mean? - Yeah, I know what you mean.

All right, boy, can you hear me?

Or are you still passed out?

Well, man, the fire department's here.

They'll be right up.

Now don't go away.

Darn old fool.

Nothing like an old fool.

Hey, hurry up.

He's got to be passed out cold for at least fifteen minutes.

He hit his head on the pole. Now I told him not to do it.

Look at the rigging he's got there.

He spent all night getting it up here.

Setting it up

Oh my god.

I gotta get out of here, boys.

My tenants are going to be going crazy.

Don't let them up on the roof, please.

How are we going to do that?

I don't want to put any more weight on this guy's line.

We'd better rig two of our own.

Marco, you and Chet go on over there.

Check his rigging and secure our lines.

I think that corner's our best bet there.

You see he was rehearsing for hig big stunt this afternoon.

At least he was wearing a safety line.

I was watching him.

He just kept going back and forth, back and forth.

Hold it.

Hold it.

I don't think--

I don't think anyone could have worked so

hard to accomplish so little.

OK.

[sirens]

[inaudible]

He's such an old fool.

All right.

Yeah, can you grab it?

He's got all of these news people coming this afternoon

to watch him do it for

real.

Hey, Vince, could you lend a hand back here, please?

Just last night he started to do this whole thing.

You see, now he's been a flagpole sitter.

You name it, and he's done it.

I've seen pictures of it.

He's got a whole scrapbook he took full of them.

Golly, they sure take a lot of time, don't they?

We take a lot of time because we want to do it safely,

that's all.

Oh.

- You get it? - Yeah.

OK.

Hold it there.

All set to go?

Yeah.

Can we get some room here, please?

Sure.

You're the boss.

OK, ready?

Lower us down.

All right.

Let him down.

Keep them coming.

A little more.

OK, you want to lower me down?

A little more on the right.

OK.

OK, hold the right one.

Don't move the left one.

Lower his line.

A little more on the right one.

- Yeah. - Good?

Go ahead.

I got him from back here.

All right.

I'm going to try to swing this around.

Can you grab-- wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

He's coming to, Roy.

Hey, come on. Just relax.

Keep still. Hey.

Hey, hold still.

Come on, stop wiggling around.

Relax.

Hold it.

Watch.

Come on up.

His line broke.

That's his line.

Can you pull his rope?

All right. That's got it.

Tie it off.

And get over here.

You get hold of him, OK.

Come on.

You're going to have to stop moving around.

OK, pull us in.

It's OK, we got you, [inaudible].

Don't worry, Mark.

We got you.

We got you.

Swing your leg over.

OK, wait a minute.

Watch the rope.

Watch your step.

Everybody OK?

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Boy, Mark.

You really had us scared.

All right.

There we go.

Take it easy now.

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It's all right, just take it easy.

No, no. I'm doing just fine.

All right. OK, OK.

Let's just check you out, OK? - It just seems a little--

Pulse is normal.

I was there a long time.

Yes, sir.

I could have been in a lot of trouble out there.

Yes, sir, you were.

You know, I just don't understand it.

I used to do this three times a day.

How long ago, Mark?

Oh, yes.

You guys think I'm a little bit off kilter there,

but I got my reason.

Now, sir, if you don't mind telling us,

what were your reasons?

I'm preparing for my TV debut.

Your TV debut?

Yeah, haven't you heard about the new game show?

No, sir, I haven't.

Oh, it's a brand new show coming on this year.

They just talked about it on the TV last night.

Open auditions, well, if you've got a hook, you know?

And they hire six acts for the show, so I thought why not.

Are you kidding me?

No, I'm not kidding you.

What, you think I do this sort of thing for my health?

No, I practice some.

Practice, right?

There's over $1,000 in prizes, and I get to be in a movie

if I win.

You win.

I think I lost.

Co-producers, huh?

You blew it again, dummy.

How's he doing?

He's fine.

Yeah, he's going to be fine.

But we want to take him into the hospital.

Check him out.

Well, we've worked two hours overtime now.

Let's keep going. - All right.

You boys look a little under the weather.

You all right now, Mr. Hart.

Yes, thank you.

Miss [inaudible].

I'm fine.

[inaudible] Mr. Hart.

You and I are going to have a little talk, OK?

Well, it's good to have you back, Mark.

Well, it's nice to be back.

See now, by the way, somebody's

going to have to talk to all those newspeople.

You know.

Well, you can always come up with a new idea.

The show is gone.

No more ideas.

Can I count on that?

Aw, leave me alone.

Will ya?

You don't know how much energy I put into that.

I put a lot of energy into that.

Just to go down the tubes like that.

You ever think about writing a show about fireman?

Nah, it's the story of my life.

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