Original subtitles

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HEY GAGE, YOU READ THIS MORNING’S PAPER?

DOES IT LOOK LIKE I’VE HAD THE CHANCE?

YOUR IRISH STEW BOILED OVER, REMEMBER?

WELL THAT’S NOT ALL THAT’S BEEN COOKING.

WOULDN’T YOU KNOW IT? HE DID IT AGAIN.

WHO DID WHAT?

MR. WONDERFUL.

TOM WHEELER, THE WORLD’S GREATEST PARAMEDIC,

FROM STATION 110. HMM.

PARAMEDIC RESCUES CHILD.

YOU KNOW, THAT’S THE THIRD TIME THIS MONTH

THAT WHEELER’S MADE THE PAPER.

A CHILD STUCK IN A TREE--

THAT’S GREAT HUMAN INTEREST.

YEAH. THE QUESTION IS,

"HOW COME YOU GUYS NEVER GET WRITTEN UP?"

DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING

SAME TIME HE WAS MAKING THAT BIG, SPECTACULAR RESCUE?

THAT’S NOT THE POINT, GAGE, MY BOY.

IT’S WHAT YOU WEREN’TDOING.

YOU, UH, NOTICE WHO WROTE IT.

OH, NONE OTHER THAN CARL EVANS. MMM.

EVANS MUST HAVE A THING FOR WHEELER.

YOU TELL ME WHICH MAKES A BETTER NEWS STORY--

A 20-FOOT TREE

OR A 200-FOOT CRACKING TOWER

WITH A CARDIAC ARREST HALFWAY DOWN THE INSIDE.

I DON’T KNOW, JOHNNY.

GIVE ME A MINUTE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

( loud buzzing )

Male Dispatcher over P.A.: SQUAD 51,

MEET ENGINE 110 AT THE STATION DOCK.

BOATING ACCIDENT WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

SQUAD 110 IS NOT AVAILABLE.

TIME OUT--9:10.

SQUAD 51, 10-4.

( indistinct ) ...WHEELER GETTIN’ ALL THE PUBLICITY,

WE’RE TAKING ALL OF HIS CALLS NOW.

I DON’T IMAGINE THE VICTIM WILL CARE WHETHER IT’S WHEELER OR US.

MAYBE ON THE NEWS, NOW THIS EVANS

WILL CATCH YOU GUYS IN ACTION THIS TIME.

DON’T COUNT ON IT.

( indistinct ) FOR YA.

*

( siren blaring )

Roy: SQUAD 51 AT STATION 110.

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51, TIME 9:15.

WE’VE GOT A SCHOONER TWO MILES OUT,

COMIN’ BACK FROM CATALINA. FROM WHAT WE COULD GET,

ONE OF THE CREW HAS A BAD HEAD INJURY.

I’LL GET THE SPLINT BOX HERE.

IS THE BOAT ON ITS WAY IN?

THEY BECALMED, AND THE ENGINE’S CONKED OUT.

I’VE GOT A HARBOR PATROL BOAT STANDING BY.

Gage: WHERE’S WHEELER?

THEY HAD TO RUN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES

BEFORE WE GOT THE CALL ON THIS ONE.

SOME KID INJURED.

AH, HER FINGER’S STUCK

IN THE HANDLEBARS ON HER BICYCLE.

OKAY. OKAY.

( indistinct chattering )

( siren blaring )

( indistinct chattering )

AH, THIS IS DEL REY HARBOR PATROL

CALLING THE SCHOONER ISABELLE.

COME IN, ISABELLE.

Man over Radio: THIS IS THE SCHOONERISABELLE.

OVER.

ISABELLE, WE’VE JUST CLEARED THE BREAKWATER

AND WE’RE STEERING A HEADING OF 180.

CAN YOU GIVE US YOUR APPROXIMATE POSITION? OVER.

I’D LIKE TO, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I’VE BEEN OUT.

ISABELLE, CAN YOU SEE LAND?

YEAH, WE’RE POINTING RIGHT AT A WIDE PIECE OF BARE LAND.

THERE’S A BUNCH OF HOUSES ON EACH SIDE OF IT.

L.A.X. RUNWAY.

SCAN LEFT ABOUT 15 DEGREES.

GOT HIM!

BLACK HULL. IT’S A BIG ONE.

UH, ISABELLE, WE HAVE YOU SIGHTED.

STAND BY.

MAKE IT QUICK. I DON’T KNOW HOW LONG

HE’S GONNA LAST UP THERE.

WHAT’D HE MEAN BY THAT?

JUST WHAT HE SAID.

TAKE A LOOK.

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( no audible dialogue )

*

WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL WHEN THE WIND DIED, DON--HE’S THE SKIPPER--

HE WANTED TO DROP THE SAILS.

THEY WERE FLOPPING AROUND TOO MUCH.

ANYWAY, THE MAIN HALYARD GOT STUCK UP IN THE BLOCK UP THERE.

AND HE WENT UP TO TRY TO FREE IT. THAT’S WHEN HE GOT IT.

THE GAFF, I THINK HE CALLED IT,

CAME SWINGING DOWN AND CAUGHT HIM IN THE HEAD.

YOU’RE NOT THE WHOLE CREW, ARE YA?

OH, I MIGHT AS WELL BE.

THE OTHER’S BELOW, SEASICK.

I TRIED TO FREE HIM--

I GOT A PIECE OF LINE AND TIED HIM UP TO THE RIGGING THE BEST I COULD.

YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF HOIST CHAIR ABOARD?

YEAH, I THINK HE CALLED IT A BOATSWAIN’S CHAIR.

IT’S IN THE BACK CABIN.

I’LL GO UP AND CHECK ON THE PATIENT.

I FIGURE IF WE CAN GET THAT JAMMED

BLOCK LOOSE AND DROP THAT SAIL,

WE CAN USE THE TACKLE TO GET HIM DOWN.

I’LL BUY THAT.

*

WE HAD THREE GREAT DAYS AT THE ISTHMUS.

IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE IT’D END UP LIKE THIS.

THREE-MAN CREW ON A 90-FOOT SCHOONER?

TWO OF ’EM INEXPERIENCED.

NO, IT’S NOT HARD TO BELIEVE AT ALL.

( grunts )

*

( grunting )

...HIS HEAD UP HERE.

RIGHT PUPIL’S SLIGHTLY DILATED.

LEFT PUPIL’S ALL THE WAY DOWN. WE BETTER HURRY.

OKAY.

WHY DON’T YOU PUT THIS BOATSWAIN’S CHAIR AROUND HIM?

OKAY.

WE’RE GONNA NEED A NECK SPLINT. ( panting )

YOU GET ME A NECK SPLINT OUT OF THAT BLACK BOX?

YEAH, THAT’S THE ONE. AND THE AIR PUMP ALONG WITH IT.

OKAY. ( mutters)

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OKAY.

( mutters )

OKAY.

THERE YA ARE!

OKAY, I’LL LOOSEN THIS BLOCK.

( rigging squeaking ) WATCH IT!

( clattering )

OKAY, EVEN IT OUT.

CAN YOU GET OFF?

YEAH, BUT I’D BETTER RIDE IT DOWN.

BETTER LET HER DOWN EVEN.

( pulley squeaking )

HE’S IN AND OUT OF COMA.

JOHNNY’S IMMOBILIZED HIS HEAD.

ONCE WE GET HIM DOWN, WE CAN...

HOOK A BLOCK TO THAT BOOM.

IT’LL HOLD THE STOKES

TO GET HIM INTO THAT RESCUE BOAT.

I WAS AFRAID FOR A SECOND THERE, WE’D BE MOPPING YOU UP.

YEAH. SAME THING CROSSED MY MIND.

( pulley squeaking )

( panting )

Roy: HOW’S HE DOING? WORSE.

RESPIRATION’S SLOW.

PULSE ABOUT 60.

HE KEEPS DRIFTING IN AND OUT.

TIME’S EVERYTHING,

AND HE PICKS THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN

TO GET CLOBBERED.

I’LL USE THIS LINE UNDERNEATH HIS BOATSWAIN’S CHAIR

AS A FOOTHOLD TO CARRY HIM ON THE WAY DOWN.

UH-UH.

I’LL DO IT.

DIDN’T ANYONE EVER TELL YOU

ABOUT THE HAZARDS OF VOLUNTEERING?

TELL ME ABOUT IT SOMETIME.

( pulley squeaking )

OKAY, BRING HIM DOWN.

PUT THAT STRETCHER RIGHT BELOW US.

( sighs )

LAY HIM ON HIS SIDE, FACE DOWNWARD.

ISN’T THAT KIND OF UNCOMFORTABLE FOR HIM?

PROBABLY, BUT IF WE KEEP HIM FROM ASPIRATING,

IT’LL SAVE HIS LIFE.

MEAN IT’S THAT BAD?

HE’S REALLY HURT THAT BAD?

MAYBE I SHOULD’VE LET YOU RIDE DOWN.

YEAH, TELL ME ABOUT IT SOMETIME.

( indistinct chattering on radio )

WE’LL GIVE HIM A MORE THOROUGH EXAMINATION ON THE WAY IN.

RIGHT NOW TIME IS MOST IMPORTANT.

( indistinct chattering on radio )

WHERE ARE YOU TAKING HIM?

RAMPART EMERGENCY.

WHAT ABOUT US? THE BOAT?

WELL THE HARBOR PATROL WILL PICK YOU UP.

AND MY ABLE CREW.

THAT WHAT YOU MEDICAL TYPES CALL "ASPIRATING"?

OH, SHE’LL SURVIVE.

BUT MY PARTNER, I’M NOT SO SURE.

( siren blaring ) Roy: RAMPART BASE, THIS IS RESCUE 51.

RAMPART BASE, THIS IS RESCUE 5-1.

GO AHEAD, 51.

RAMPART, WE HAVE A MALE VICTIM,

APPROXIMATE AGE: 25.

HE SUFFERED A SEVERE BLOW IN THE HEAD.

VITAL SIGNS ARE BLOOD PRESSURE:

140 OVER 70.

PULSE RATE, 55.

RESPIRATION, 8.

THE LEFT PUPIL IS NORMAL.

THE RIGHT PUPIL IS SLIGHTLY DILATED.

STILL REACTIVE, HOWEVER.

THE PATIENT IS DRIFTING IN AND OUT OF COMA.

51, CHECK FOR BLOOD OR CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID

IN THE NOSE AND EARS.

RAMPART, NEGATIVE ON THE FLUID.

10-4, 51.

START A SLOW DRIP, INTRAVENOUS--D5W.

ADMINISTER NOT OTHER DRUGS,

AND GET HIM IN HERE FAST.

10-4.

E.T.A. IS APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES.

25 MINUTES? WHERE ARE YOU?

RESCUE 51,

WE ARE APPROXIMATE ONE MILE WEST OF MARINA DEL REY

BREAKWATER.

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

IF THOSE TWO DON’T GET INTO...

( mutters )

AND I HAVE A PATIENT

WITH AN INCREASING INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE

THAT JUST MIGHT NEED EVERY BIT OF THAT 25 MINUTES.

OKAY, WHAT’S FIRST?

JOE EARLY.

HE’S TAKING SOME INTERNS THROUGH THEIR PATIENTS.

GET HIM IN HERE, TELL HIM TO BRING HIS STUDENTS WITH HIM.

THEY JUST MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING.

THEN HAVE X-RAY SET UP A FULL SKULL SERIES.

ECHOENCEPHALOGRAM,

CAROTID ANGIOGRAPHY.

WE’LL TAKE HIM IN EMERGENCY TREATMENT FIRST.

HAVE THEM READY FOR INTUBATION, IF NECESSARY.

WHERE DO I FIND YOU? IN MY OFFICE.

THAT OTHER PROBLEM HASN’T GONE AWAY YET, REMEMBER?

OH, YEAH.

MR. J. P. DUMONT.

THE SAME.

WELL TAKE IT EASY, KEL.

HE’S ONE VERY INFLUENTIAL MAN.

FUNNY--I’M NOT IMPRESSED.

KEL, I’M SERIOUS.

HE’S STILL FLINCHING AT THE WAY YOU TREATED HIM YESTERDAY.

THAT MAN CAN CAUSE A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR YOU

ANDTHE HOSPITAL.

OH, WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST I DO?

BOW, SCRAPE, AND BEG HIS FORGIVENESS?

NO.

JUST BE CHARMING, DIPLOMATIC, AND WARM.

SORRY.

THEY DIDN’T TEACH THOSE SUBJECTS IN MEDICAL SCHOOL.

NOT SUBJECTS, KEL-- VIRTUES.

OKAY, I’LL TRY.

OKAY.

MORNING, MR. DUMONT.

OH, IS IT STILL MORNING?

YOU KEPT ME WAITING SO LONG,

I THOUGHT IT MUST BE AFTERNOON BY NOW.

SORRY. I WAS BUSY WITH MY PATIENTS.

I’M NOT HERE FOR ANYTHING, DOCTOR,

EXCEPT AN EXPLANATION FOR YOUR OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT YESTERDAY.

THERE SEEMS TO BE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ABOUT YESTERDAY,

MR. DUMONT.

AS I RECALL, IT WAS YOUR ATTITUDE

THAT CREATED THE DISTURBANCE. AND I’M NOT HERE TO ARGUE, BRACKETT.

YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES:

AN APOLOGY

AND AN EXPLANATION TO MY ASSOCIATES

WHO WERE HERE WITH ME YESTERDAY,

OR THE BIGGEST MALPRACTICE SUIT

EVER SLAPPED ON A DOCTOR IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE.

LET’S GET SOMETHING STRAIGHT:

THERE’S NOTHING TO APOLOGIZE FOR.

I GAVE YOU FACTS.

IT’S JUST UNFORTUNATE THAT YOU CHOSE TO BRING THE SUBJECT UP

IN THE PRESENCE OF YOUR ASSOCIATES. NOW WAIT A MINUTE!

NO, YOU WAIT A MINUTE!

I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS WITH YOU, DUMONT--

YOU’RE EITHER JUST PLAIN STUBBORN

OR TOTALLY STUPID IF YOU CAN’T FACE THE FACT

THAT YOUR SON IS AN EPILEPTIC. HE IS NOT AN EPILEPTIC!

HE IS!

LOOK, THERE’S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF.

RECOGNIZE IT. LIVE WITH IT.

LEARN TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT’S JUST AN ILLNESS

LIKE ANYTHING ELSE. YOU DON’T KNOW THAT.

YOU’RE USING IT AS AN EXCUSE

TO COVER UP YOUR TOTAL INCOMPETENCE!

MY SO-CALLED TOTAL INCOMPETENCE

PULLED HIM THROUGH A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

WHY DON’T YOU SWALLOW SOME OF THAT FALSE PRIDE OF YOURS.

HAD YOU ANSWERED ME TRUTHFULLY YESTERDAY,

YOUR SON WOULD’VE NEVER UNDERGONE RESPIRATORY ARREST.

OH, THAT’S IT, BRACKETT.

PASS THE BUCK.

WHO WAS IT-- GAVE HIM THE DRUGS

THAT CAUSED HIM TO STOP BREATHING?!

DIAZEPAM IS ROUTINELY USED

BY DOCTORS ALL OVER THE WORLD

TO RELIEVE CONVULSIONS AND SEIZURES.

BUT FIRST WE CHECK THE PATIENT’S HISTORY,

WHICH I DID. I ASKED YOU IF YOUR SON WAS SUBJECT TO SEIZURES.

YOU ASKED ME-- I ASKED YOU IF YOUR SON

HAD BEEN TAKING ANY MEDICATION LIKE DIAZEPAM.

YOU LIED TO ME. JUST A MINUTE!

YOUR SON TOLD ME, HIMSELF, THIS MORNING.

FIVE MILLIGRAMS OF DIAZEPAM

TWO HOURS BEFORE HE WAS BROUGHT IN HERE SEIZING.

SURE HE UNDERWENT RESPIRATORY ARREST.

THAT FIVE WITH THE DOSE I GAVE HIM

WOULD PUT ANYBODY INTO RESPIRATORY ARREST.

THE POINT IS, DUMONT, I WOULDN’T HAVE GIVEN HIM ONE MILLIGRAM,

HAD YOU TOLD ME WHAT YOU KNEW TO BE THE TRUTH.

HAD YOU NOT BEEN ASHAMED TO ADMIT IN FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS

THAT YOUR SON IS SICK.

ARE YOU QUITE THROUGH, BRACKETT?

ARE YOU CONVINCED, DUMONT?

YES, I’M CONVINCED...

THAT YOU’RE AN INCOMPETENT,

COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE

LIAR OF THE GREATEST MAGNITUDE.

YOU’LL HEAR FROM MY ATTORNEY.

DOCTOR.

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( loud thud )

THAT BOAT SKIPPER’S NOT GONNA BE TOO HAPPY

WHEN HE WAKES UP AND FINDS OUT THAT HE’S BALD.

LET’S JUST HOPE HE WAKES UP. ( scoffs )

HEY, I UNDERSTAND YOU TWO HAVE GONE NAVY ON US.

NOT BY CHOICE.

WHAT’S WITH HIM?

HE WAS SEASICK. HE’S STILL UPSET ABOUT IT.

YEAH, WE GOT STUCK WITH THE JOB

BECAUSE SQUAD 110

WAS TIED UP ON ANOTHER MAJOR CASE--

SOMETHING ABOUT A KID WITH HIS FINGER

STUCK IN A HANDLEBAR.

OH, YEAH, I HEARD ABOUT IT.

OH?

YEAH, I SAW THEM ON THEIR WAY TO THE CAFETERIA

WITH THAT, UH, NEWSMAN, CARL EVANS.

Woman over P.A.: DR. SMITH, ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE.

HAS DR. EARLY COME IN YET?

YEAH. THEY JUST FINISHED THE SKULL SERIES INSIDE.

THANK YOU.

Woman over P.A.: DR. ALLEN, EMERGENCY.

COME ON.

CAFETERIA?

I WOULDN’T MISS IT.

AND TO BE QUITE HONEST WITH YA, IT HAD ME STUMPED FOR A MINUTE.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, HOW DO YOU GET A LITTLE GIRL’S FINGER

OUT OF THE HANDLEBAR?

Evans: I’M WITH YOU. WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL I TRIED ICE, BUT, UH...

SUCTION WAS TOO TIGHT, SO THAT DIDN’T WORK.

YOU WERE REALLY STUCK, WEREN’T YOU, HON?

( indistinct announcement over P.A. )

HOLD IT UP.

( camera shutter clicks )

AREN’T YOU GONNA JOIN IN

ON THE FESTIVITIES, KIRK?

IT’S NOT MY BAG, GAGE.

BUT YOU KNOW TOM. YEAH. DO I.

HOW IS SHE?

YEAH, SHE BROKE HER FINGER WHEN IT, UH, FIRST GOT STUCK,

BUT SHE’LL BE ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EXCUSE TO GET CARL

DOWN HERE FOR A FEW PICTURES, RIGHT?

( scoffs ) COME ON. DON’T GIVE METHE HEAT.

HE’S THE PUBLICITY FREAK.

( camera shutter clicks ) THAT’S A GOOD SHOT.

GO AHEAD. WHAT ELSE HAPPENED?

WELL THAT’S WHEN I HAD THE BIG IDEA.

NOW YOU SEE, WE USE THIS SYRINGE

AND CANNULA TO START I.V.s. MM-HMM.

SO WHAT I DID WAS...

I REMOVED THE NEEDLE...

AND THEN I INSERTED THE CANNULA

IN BETWEEN THE HANDLEBAR AND HER FINGER.

AND WHAT GOOD DID THAT DO?

WELL THE BEST IS YET TO COME.

SEE, I USED SOAP.

I MIXED UP A BATCH OF THAT SURGICAL SOAP

AND THEN I HOOKED THE SYRINGE TO THE CANNULA

AND PUSHED THE SOAP IN BETWEEN THE HANDLEBAR AND HER FINGER.

IT’S ALL THERE WAS TO IT. HER FINGER POPPED RIGHT OUT.

HEY, THAT’S BEAUTIFUL. WONDER--

TELL YOU WHAT-- PICK TERESA UP, WILL YOU,

AND HOLD THE HANDLEBARS, TOO.

WATCH HER FINGER THERE. ALL RIGHT.

AND WE’LL GET ANOTHER GOOD SHOT.

COME ON, TERESA. ALL RIGHT, TERESA.

HERE WE GO. BIG GIRL.

LOOK RIGHT AT ME. YOU ALL READY?

LEMME SEE YOUR HAND. COME ON, PUT IT OUT THERE.

ONE--LET ME SEE IT. COME ON. COME ON.

GOOD GIRL.

OH, IT’S A CUTE STORY.

THANKS VERY MUCH, TOM. SEE YA LATER.

ANYTIME, CARL. ALL RIGHT.

Gage: GOOD STORY, HUH, CARL?

WELL THAT’S A REAL GASSER.

HEY, HOW COME YOU TWO NEVER GET IN ON THE GOOD STUFF?

( groans ) FATE, I GUESS.

( groans ) YEAH.

TRY THIS ONE ON, UH, CARL.

WAIT A MINUTE. LET ME GET MY BOOK.

GO AHEAD.

RESCUE ON THE HIGH SEAS. RIGHT.

SKIPPER KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS ALOFT IN THE RIGGING...

MM-HMM.

ON A 90-FOOT CARGO SCHOONER

RIGHT OUT OF THE 18th CENTURY.

WHAT’S THE SKIPPER’S NAME?

FELLA BY THE NAME OF, UM...

( snaps fingers ) DON MATTHEWS.

NEVER HEARD OF HIM.

( clicks tongue ) WELL, IT’S--

IT’S THE RESCUE THAT’S SENSATIONAL, CARL.

THERE’S NO HUMAN INTEREST.

WHO CAN RELATE TO A MAN WITH A 90-FOOT SCHOONER?

I’LL SEE YOU FELLAS LATER. I GOTTA GET THIS STUFF DOWN AT THE DESK.

TAKE CARE.

CARL’S A GREAT GUY, ISN’T HE?

YEAH. TOP-NOTCH. REAL TOP-NOTCH.

SAY I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS

FOR HANDLING THAT BOAT RESCUE FOR ME.

AS YOU CAN SEE, I WAS KINDA TIED UP HERE,

WHAT WITH THE ACCIDENT, AND THE PICTURES, AND ALL.

YEAH. WE NOTICED.

YOU’VE BEEN MAKING THE PAPERS QUITE A BIT LATELY,

HAVEN’T YOU? OH, I’M GETTING TO FEEL LIKE A REAL CELEBRITY.

PEOPLE STARTING TO RECOGNIZE ME THESE DAYS.

YOU HAVE A WAY OF FALLING INTO IT.

NOT AT ALL, GAGE.

SEE IT’S WHAT THEY CALL, UH...

CHARISMA.

NOW SOME OF US HAVE IT.

( chuckles ) YEAH. AND SOME OF US DON’T.

I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.

Kelly: AS YOU CAN SEE, DOCTORS,

THE SKULL SERIES ARE ALL NEGATIVE.

BUT THE SPINAL TAP-- THE FLUID WAS DISCOLORED.

THAT’S RIGHT.

AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHY WE HAVE TO GO FURTHER.

THE POINT IS A NEGATIVE X-RAY

SHOULD NEVER FORM A BASIS FOR COMPLACENCY.

SERIOUS AND EVEN FATAL BRAIN DAMAGE

CAN EXIST EVEN IN THE ABSENCE

OF AN X-RAY ABNORMALITY.

Dixie: WE’RE READY, DOCTOR.

THIS INSTRUMENT IS KNOWN AS A...

ULTRASONISCOPE.

AND THIS IS THE TRANSMITTER.

THEY’RE USED IN WHAT WE CALL

AN ECHOENCEPHALOGRAM.

IT’S A DEVICE THAT DETERMINES

WHETHER THERE’S BEEN A SHIFT IN MIDLINE STRUCTURES.

WHICH WOULD INDICATE...

A SPACE-OCCUPYING LESIONS.

Early: EXACTLY.

AND DIAGNOSED BY A PULSED BEAM

OF HIGH-FREQUENCY SOUND

WHICH IS EMITTED BY THIS TRANSMITTER.

AND THAT GOES BACK TO BE RECORDED ON THIS OSCILLOGRAPHIC SCREEN

WHENEVER A CHANGE OF DENSITY IS ENCOUNTERED.

KEL?

IT’S A SIMPLE PROCEDURE

THAT CAN BE CARRIED OUT IN A VERY SHORT TIME

WITHOUT DISTURBING THE PATIENT IN ANY WAY.

DR. EARLY WILL PLACE THE TRANSMITTER

AT THE PATIENT’S TEMPLE.

NOW WATCH THE OSCILLOSCOPE.

Kelly: HIGH SPIKES ARE RECORDED ON THE LEFT

AND EXTREME RIGHT OF THE SCREEN

BY REFLECTIONS FROM THE SKULL AND TEMPORAL MUSCLES.

MIDLINE STRUCTURES PRODUCE A SMALLER BLIP.

YOU SEE THE SAME, JOE?

DEFLECTION? CHECK THE OTHER SIDE.

NOTE THE LOCATION OF THE CENTRAL BLIP NOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, KEL?

LET’S GET HIM INTO SURGERY, FAST.

( sighs )

A VERY NICE JOB OF SURGERY, DOCTOR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

TO BE PERFECT FRANK,

I FELT MORE LIKE A SCHOOLTEACHER THAN A SURGEON.

WELL IF THEY LEARNED SOMETHING, IT WAS WORTH IT.

Woman on P.A.: DR. ALLEN.

63.

AND WHAT ABOUT YOU, KEL?

YOU MEAN, DID I LEARN SOMETHING?

NOT THE SURGERY.

YOU COULD DO THAT IN YOUR SLEEP.

I’M TALKING ABOUT YOUR BEDSIDE MANNER.

OH, YES, THAT DOES SEEM TO BE THE SUBJECT

OF CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION AROUND HERE LATELY.

EXCEPT BEDSIDE MANNER USUALLY RELATES TO THE PATIENT.

IN THIS CASE, IT’S THE PATIENT’S FATHER.

YOU BLEW IT, KEL.

YOU REALLY BLEW IT.

I WAS RIGHT, JOE--

MEDICALLY, MORALLY, AND ETHICALLY RIGHT.

HE CHOSE THE BATTLEGROUND.

YES, AND HE’S IN POSITION

TO BUY AND SELL THAT BATTLEGROUND...

AND YOUR JOB RIGHT ALONG WITH IT.

IF J. P. DUMONT COULD BUY MY JOB...

IT’S NOT WORTH MUCH, IS IT?

IT’S WORTH PLENTY.

I’D HATE TO SEE YOU ANYWHERE BUT HERE.

HIS ATTORNEY CALLED ME.

HE’S A FRIEND OF MINE.

AND?

HE’S KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE.

DOESN’T WANT TO LOSE A CLIENT.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, HE KNOWS WHAT A HOTHEAD DUMONT IS.

I’LL AGREE WITH THAT.

THE WHOLE POINT IS, KEL,

THIS WHOLE THING COULD’VE BEEN AVOIDED.

OH? HOW?

I KNOW YOU.

I KNOW YOU SO WELL, KEL.

AS A MATTER IN FACT,

YOU AND DUMONT HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.

YOU’RE BOTH HOTHEADS.

THERE’S A DIFFERENCE, JOE.

I’M RIGHT; HE’S WRONG.

I DON’T CARE. LET HIM SUE.

AFTER IT’S OVER WITH, WE’LL SEE WHO’S ON TOP.

I’LL STACK THAT COURTROOM WITH SO MANY MEDICAL EXPERTS

IT’LL TAKE A MONTH TO READ THE TRANSCRIPTS.

OH?

AND SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BECOME SO AFFLUENT

THAT YOU CAN AFFORD THE EXPENSE OF A TRIAL...

NOT TO MENTION THE NOTORIETY?

THERE’S A THING CALLED "PRINCIPLE" INVOLVED HERE, TOO, JOE.

AND SO MANY PEOPLE GET TROMPED ON IN THE PROCESS:

THE HOSPITAL,

OTHER DOCTORS, REPUTATIONS.

IT’S NOT WORTH IT, KEL.

YOU’RE NOT SUGGESTING I MAKE THAT PUBLIC APOLOGY

HE WANTS, ARE YA?

I’D LIKE TO TALK TO HIM, KEL.

I’D LIKE TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT FOR YOU.

I TRIED THAT ONCE MYSELF.

HE WON’T LISTEN.

WILL YOU GIVE ME THE CHANCE?

Woman on P.A.: MISS MCCALL, ADMINISTRATOR’S--

CHARMING, DIPLOMATIC, AND WARM.

HMM?

OH--SOMETHING DIXIE SAID.

SMART GIRL.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

( sighs )

ALL RIGHT, DR. EARLY.

GO AHEAD.

TURN ON THE CHARM.

HEY, WHERE YA GOING? IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

YES IT DOES. HE’S WAITING FOR MY CALL. YOU MEAN YOU--

ALL I NEEDED WAS YOUR PERMISSION. AND I’VE GOT IT.

I’LL HAVE HIM HERE IN AN HOUR.

LIKE I SAID, YOU’RE A VERY SMART GIRL.

( indistinct announcement over P.A. )

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

WOULD YOU BELIEVE A LESSON IN CHARM,

DIPLOMACY, AND WARMTH, ALL MIXED IN

WITH A GOOD CON JOB.

( snorts )

NO, I HAVEN’T.

HE DOESN’T HANG AROUND HERE MUCH, YOU KNOW.

OH, I WILL.

I CERTAINLY WOULDN’T WANT YOU TO MISS YOUR BIG CHANCE.

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

STAR, STAGE, SCREEN,

AND CARL EVANS’ DISTORTED IDEA OF WHAT A GOOD NEWS STORY IS.

TOM WHEELER. THE ONE AND ONLY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GUESS WHAT THAT PHONE CALL WAS ALL ABOUT?

HE’LL PROBABLY TELL US ANYWAY.

HE WAS SCOUTING AROUND FOR CARL EVANS,

SAID HE HAD A GOOD NEWS STORY FOR HIM.

SOUNDS MORE LIKE HE’S RUBBING IT IN.

YEAH, AND HE’S NOT GETTING TO ME.

HE ISN’T, HUH?

HMM!

DOESN’T BOTHER ME IN THE LEAST.

THEN WHAT ARE YOU SO UPTIGHT ABOUT?

NOT UPTIGHT.

THE JERK.

KNOW WHAT HIS BIG NEWS FLASH WAS THIS TIME?

GIVING A GLASS OF WATER AND A COUPLE OF ASPIRIN TO, UH, JUDY SISKINE.

AND YOU KNOW WHO JUDY SISKINE IS. YOU’RE GONNA TELL US, RIGHT?

REMEMBER THE GIRL IN THE BOAT? THE SEASICK ONE?

WELL, WHEN THE HARBOR PATROL GOT THE SCHOONER IN,

THERE WAS OLE FLASH DOWN THERE TO MEET IT.

WELL IT TURNS OUT THAT THE GIRL IS THE DAUGHTER

OF REGINALD SISKINE.

YOU KNOW, THE OWNER AND PUBLISHER

OF THE BIG LADIES’ MAGAZINE?

SO?

"SO" NOTHING.

IT’S JUST THAT WHEELER

THOUGHT HE’D LIKE TO GET IN ON THE STORY.

SO REGINALD BROUGHT IN HIS CRACK REPORTERS

AND DID A WHOLE SERIES ON WHEELER,

THE GREAT PARAMEDIC...

( sighs )

CONSOLING HIS DAUGHTER

AFTER A HARROWING EXPERIENCE OF SEASICKNESS AT SEA.

SAID IT’D BE A GREAT HUMAN INTEREST STORY.

WELL HE WAS PROBABLY RIGHT.

SHE WAS A CUTE GIRL.

IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT?

( loud buzzer )

YEAH, WELL, THERE GOES LUNCH.

Dispatcher on P.A.: SQUAD 51, ENGINE 87,

WITH STATION 43.

STRUCTURES FIRE.

( echoing ) 180 TO ( indistinct ) PLACE.

180 TO ( indistinct ) PLACE.

( P.A. continues indistinctly )

*

WE SHOULD BE GETTING CLOSE.

BUT I DON’T SEE A HEADER.

Man: 10-4, ENGINE 43.

ALL UNITS RESPONDING WITH STATION 43, RETURN.

BATTALION 14, ENGINE 43

REPORTS FALSE ALARM.

RETURNING ALL UNITS.

( siren stops )

SQUAD 51.

( tires screeching )

THEY OUGHT TO FIND OUT WHO TURNS IN THOSE FALSE ALARMS

AND SHOOT ’EM.

OR BETTER YET, LET THEM GET TRAPPED

IN A BURNING BUILDING

WHILE WE’RE OUT RESPONDING

SOMEPLACE ON A FALSE ALARM.

( sighs ) YOU AGREE?

WITH WHAT? YOU LOST ME THREE TIMES.

( sighs )

HEY, HEY, HEY.

STOP. SHE’S IN TROUBLE.

STICK TO BUSINESS, JOHNNY.

I WILL. I WILL.

OH...

GEE--GEE AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU.

I REALLY NEED HELP.

OH, UH, IS THAT THE PROBLEM?

OH, NO, NO, NOT REALLY.

IT--IT’S FARGO THAT I’M WORRIED ABOUT.

HE’S TRAPPED.

Gage: IT’S A HORSE.

Woman: IT’S NOT JUST A HORSE.

FARGO’S A THOROUGHBRED,

BUT HE MEANS MUCH MORE THAN THAT TO ME.

( stammers ) AND I CAN’T GET HIM OUT.

THAT’S ALL RIGHT. WE’LL GET HIM OUT, MRS., UH...

MRS.-- IT’S "MISS."

PENNY. PENNY FORTAS.

( grunts softly ) WILL YOU HELP ME?

WHY SURE WE’LL HELP YA.

NOW W--OH, THIS IS MY PARTNER, ROY.

MY NAME IS JOHN. JOHNNY GAGE.

WELL I’M REALLY GLAD TO MEET YOU.

AND THANKS. I MEAN--I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

OH, WE--WE UNDERSTAND.

UH, DON’T WORRY. WE’LL DO ALL WE CAN

TO GET HIM OUT.

THAT IS UNLESS WE GET A CALL. YEAH. YEAH.

WELL, LISTEN--NOW HOW DID YOU GET HIM DOWN-- COME ON. LET’S GO.

( horse neighs )

YEAH. HAVE ANY IDEAS?

ONLY ONE SO FAR.

HE’S NOT GONNA CLIMB OUT OF THERE BY HIMSELF.

WELL MAYBE WE COULD PULL HIM OUT.

NO, THERE’S NO FOOTHOLD,

AND I’M AFRAID WE’D INJURE HIM.

HUH.

WELL WHAT’S THE ANSWER?

I MEAN I’D HATE TO DISAPPOINT THE GIRL.

YEAH, I KNOW.

WELL WE CAN START WITH A SHOVEL.

A SHOVEL?!

CAN’T YOU THINK OF ANYTHING EASIER?

AND BEING THAT YOU SO GRACIOUSLY

VOLUNTEERED OUR SERVICES, YOU CAN START DIGGING.

( sighs )

( scoffs )

OH, SWELL.

WE’LL--

( panting )

( neighs )

( indistinct chattering on radio )

HOW YA DOIN’, JOHNNY?

( grunting )

I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THIS, ROY.

OH, NO PROBLEM.

Dispatcher on Radio: ENGINE 236, RETURN TO QUARTERS.

HOW DID FARGO GET DOWN THERE, ANYWAY?

OH, A BUNCH OF HOT-ROD KIDS

SPOOKED HIM WHEN THE CAR BACKFIRED.

I’M JUST GLAD HE WASN’T HURT.

WELL YOU COULD BE HURT A LOT WORSE, TOO.

( horse neighs )

UH, YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO GET INTO THE HOSPITAL

FOR A TETANUS SHOT AS SOON AS FARGO, HERE,

GETS ON FIRM GROUND.

( neighs )

( neighs ) ( sighs )

OH BELIEVE ME, I WANNA GET OUT OF HERE AS BAD AS YOU DO.

Gage: WELL...

I THINK THAT’S JUST ABOUT IT.

YOU DO FINE WORK, JOHNNY.

YEAH.

APPRECIATE IT.

Dispatcher on Radio: HEADQUARTERS, TWO,

YOUR DESTINATION AND E.T.A.?

I’VE HOOKED THE OTHER END TO THE BUMPER OF THE SQUAD.

ALL RIGHT.

( grunts )

WAIT A MINUTE...

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

HELP THE HORSE.

WELL FROM WHICH END?

( horse neighs )

OKAY, WELL...

COME ON. ( sighs )

COME ON, WE’RE GONNA GET YA OUT OF HERE. NOW COME ON.

( Gage mutters ) COME ON.

KEEP AN EYE ON HIM FOR ME, WILL YA?

WHAT--DO YOU THINK IT’LL WORK?

FARGO COOPERATES.

OH, SOMEBODY BETTER HOLD HIS REIGNS.

I’LL HOLLER WHEN I’M READY, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE’RE FRIENDS, RIGHT?

NOW NO ACCIDENTS.

( horse grunts )

( horse neighs )

ATTABOY.

ATTABOY.

ARE YOU READY TO GO?

OKAY, ROY.

( horse neighs )

ALL RIGHT, NOW GO.

COME ON.

Gage: GO ON. ( shouts )

( Gage shouting and whistling ) COME ON.

( horse neighing )

Gage: WHOA. WHOA.

WHOA. WHOA.

GOT IT? YEAH.

( sighs ) ( Penny chuckles )

OH, GOOD BOY.

GOOD FARGO.

YES.

I CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH.

REALLY.

OH, IT’S NO PROBLEM.

GLAD TO BE OF HELP.

YOU HAVE SOMEPLACE TO PUT THAT HORSE?

GONNA HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A SHOT.

OH, I WILL AS SOON AS I PUT FARGO IN HIS CORRAL.

OUR PLACE IS ABOUT...

HALF A MILE UP THE ROAD.

I CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH.

OH. IT’S OKAY.

IT’S ALL RIGHT.

I REALLY MEAN IT.

( kisses Roy )

*

( horse neighs )

THANKS AGAIN, FELLAS.

Dispatcher on Radio: BATTALION 13,

SQUAD 209 IS 10-7 AT ST. FRANCIS.

*

( grunts softly )

REMEMBER TODAY ON THE BOAT?

YEAH.

YOU STARTED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT VOLUNTEERING.

I AIN’T GONNA VOLUNTEER ANYMORE.

Dispatcher on Radio: BATTALION NINE,

CALL RESEARCH AND PLANNING.

Early: SO YOU SEE, MR. DUMONT,

THERE’S A LOT MORE TO THIS PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. ( sighs )

AM I TO CONCLUDE THAT THIS TREMENDOUS STRAIN

YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT

EXCUSED HIS ARROGANCE? NO, SIR.

BUT I’D CERTAINLY LIKE YOU TO TAKE IT IN CONSIDERATION.

PERHAPS ALL OF US HAVE LEARNED SOMETHING FROM THIS,

INCLUDING DR. BRACKETT.

I DOUBT IT.

THE ONLY THING I’M CONVINCED HE’S LEARNED

IS HOW TO PUT UP A GOOD, THICK WALL

AND HIDE BEHIND IT.

SOMETIMES WE ALL HAVE THAT PROBLEM TO SOME DEGREE.

I THINK THE ANSWER LIES IN UNDERSTANDING ONE ANOTHER.

AND TEARING DOWN THAT WALL.

HE’S AN EXCELLENT DOCTOR, MR. DUMONT.

AND YOU--

YOUR REPUTATION AS A FAIR AND JUST MAN IN THIS COMMUNITY IS UNQUESTIONED.

JUST THINK WHAT DRAGGING THIS THING THROUGH THE COURTS WOULD DO TO BOTH OF YOU.

AND WHAT ABOUT MY SON?

DO YOU REALIZE WHAT’S HAPPENED TO HIM

BECAUSE OF BRACKETT’S ATTITUDE?

I REALIZE ONE VERY IMPORTANT THING

THAT’S HAPPENED TO YOUR SON BECAUSE OF DR. BRACKETT...

HE’S ALIVE.

*

( indistinct announcement on P.A. )

HI. I SEE YOU MADE IT.

UH, YES, I JUST GOT HERE.

( chuckles ) WE’LL GET YOU A SHOT AS SOON AS WE CAN.

JOHNNY, ROY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

A LACERATED ARM.

SHE’S GONNA NEED A TETANUS SHOT.

OKAY. WHY DON’T YOU COME ON IN HERE.

OKAY.

THANKS AGAIN, FELLAS.

THAT’S OKAY.

LISTEN--DO YOU HAVE A RIDE HOME?

UH, YES--MY BOYFRIEND DROVE ME DOWN,

AND HE’S WAITING FOR ME... RIGHT NOW.

OH.

MAYBE W--

STICK TO NURSES.

YOUR BATTING AVERAGE IS A LITTLE BETTER.

( scoffs )

( indistinct murmuring )

I DELIVERED A BABY!

WHEELER DELIVERED A BABY! WHAT A STORY!

WHAT’S SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT DELIVERING A BABY?

IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SAN DIEGO FREEWAY?

Woman on P.A.: MISS JONES, RECEPTION, PLEASE.

MRS. SMITH, SECTION FIVE, PLEASE.

THE NEXT THING, I HAD HIM BRING HIS WIFE DOWN HERE.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME DUMONT

ACTUALLY STILL HAS A WIFE?

THERE YOU GO AGAIN. I’M SORRY.

I TAKE IT BACK.

REMEMBER THAT PROMISE, KEL.

FROM NOW ON, I’M MR. WARM AND CUDDLY.

JUST REMEMBER--

I CAN’T AFFORD TO MAKE A CAREER OF BAILING YOU OUT.

DO YOU REALIZE I SPENT OVER THREE HOURS WITH THAT GUY?

( sighs ) MUST’VE BEEN A BACKBREAKER.

I COULDN’T HAVE STOOD THREE MINUTES.

YOU KNOW, JOE, MAYBE WE SHOULD TEAM UP.

I’LL CURE ’EM, AND YOU CALM ’EM.

PASS.

I COULDN’T AFFORD YOU.

HELLO.

WHAT’S IT BEEN? TWO WEEKS SINCE WE DELIVERED THAT BABY?

WHERE WAS CARL THEN?

PROBABLY LOOKING FOR A HUMAN-INTEREST STORY. ( beeping )

Dispatcher on Radio: ENGINE 51,

SQUAD 51, ENGINE 125.

CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT.

OBERLIN BETWEEN KILMORE AND NORTHGATE.

OBERLIN BETWEEN KILMORE AND NORTHGATE.

TIME OUT--15:20.

SQUAD 51 RESPONDING FROM RAMPART EMERGENCY.

10-4, SQUAD 51.

SOUNDS LIKE A BIG ONE.

THERE ARE NO SMALL ACCIDENTS.

NOT FOR THE VICTIMS.

( siren blaring )

( sirens blaring )

SHE’S DOWN THERE, ALL RIGHT.

I-I SEEN HER FALL IN. ( grunts )

YEAH, THERE’S A WHOLE BUNCH OF KIDS PLAYING AROUND HERE--I RUN ’EM OFF TWO OR THREE TIMES.

LITTLE GIRL COULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OLD. SHE JUST RUN ACROSS THAT HOLE

AND CLEAN DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT. HOW DEEP IS IT?

ABOUT 15 FEET.

KELLY, GET ME A LIGHT, WILL YA?

( indistinct chattering on radio )

Dispatcher on Radio: ENGINE IN SQUAD SIX,

PATROL 83, BATTALION 7.

BRUSH FIRE-- ANGLE THAT LIGHT DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE HOLE.

EASY--THAT HOLE’S SHAKY ENOUGH TO FILL IN BY ITSELF.

( whimpering ) Roy: I CAN SEE HER.

SHE’S STUCK DOWN IN THE HOLE

WITH HER ARM OVER HER HEAD LIKE THIS.

WE COULD DROP A LINE DOWN,

TAKE A LOOP,

AROUND HER WRIST.

IT’S WORTH A TRY.

( beeping )

Dispatcher on Radio: SQUAD SIX, DANGER SIGNS--

ALL RIGHT, LET ME TAKE YOUR PLACE FOR A MINUTE.

( grunts )

...276--15 SUZY LANE.

276--15 SUZY LANE. OKAY.

LOWER IT DOWN.

( sighs )

( mutters indistinctly )

’BOUT ANOTHER FOOT.

ALL RIGHT. EASY.

SEE IF YOU CAN...

WRAP THAT LOOP AROUND HER WRIST.

( girl whimpering ) EASY.

( girl crying )

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, TIGHTEN IT UP.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, NOW.

LET’S TRY TO BRING HER UP.

( mutters indistinctly )

OH, MY BABY! MY LITTLE ELENA!

MY BABY! Roy: EASY.

( sighs )

DAMN IT.

IT’S NOT GONNA WORK.

BETTER BRING THAT PUMP IN.

( exhales sharply )

THIS IS THE LITTLE GIRL’S MOTHER, MRS. DIAZ.

SHE COULD USE SOME ENCOURAGEMENT.

I’LL TRY. I-I’LL TRY.

ELENA?!

WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE.

SHE’S JUST WEDGED IN THERE TOO TIGHT.

LOOP WOULDN’T HOLD.

THEN WE DIG HER OUT.

( sighs ) THE WAY I SEE IT,

ELITA! CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE PUT A RESCUE SHAFT DOWN RIGHT HERE.

WE’LL BE FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE SHORING HOLE TO--

NOT TO DISTURB IT.

YEAH, I’M WITH YOU. ELELITA!

WE DIG STRAIGHT DOWN, ACROSS,

CAN YOU HEAR ME, SWEETHEART? THEN WE CAN DIG ACROSS, AND...

SHORING HOLE. I DON’T KNOW.

THIS GROUND’S AWFUL LOOSE.

I DON’T SEE WE HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE.

I DON’T EITHER.

DO YOU HAVE AN OPERATOR FOR THAT GRADALL?

YEAH. SAM!

BRING THAT GRADALL OVER HERE!

Mrs. Diaz: YOU-- YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE, AND THEY’RE ALL GONNA HELP.

( indistinct shouting )

IS SHE--IS SHE GONNA DIE?

WE’RE DOING EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN, MRS. DIAZ.

DON’T LOSE HOPE.

NOW SHE NEEDS TO HEAR YOU.

SHE HAS TO HAVE YOUR CONFIDENCE.

NOW PLEASE, TRY TO TALK TO HER AGAIN.

OKAY.

E-ELENITA.

Y-YOU KNOW WHAT WE GONNA DO IN A LITTLE WHILE, HONEY?

( indistinct chattering on radio )

Dispatcher on Radio: SQUAD 54, BATTALION 9--

GARAGE, 12540... ( radio continues indistinctly )

I FIGURE IT’LL TAKE ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR

TO DIG 15 FEET.

I HOPE WE HAVE THAT MUCH TIME.

( speaking Spanish )

( sighs )

DESOTO!

YEAH?

IT’S EXACTLY 12 FEET

TO THE TOP OF HER HEAD.

WELL WE START THE LATERAL HOLE AT 13.

SHOULD BE RIGHT ON.

CAN YOU STILL HEAR HER?

IT’S AMAZING, BUT SHE SOUNDS PRETTY FAIR.

WELL WE SHOULD BE THROUGH ANYTIME NOW.

WHY DON’T YOU DROP THAT HANDY-TALKIE DOWN?

THANKS.

( sobbing )

OH, GOD.

OKAY.

( panting )

LET’S TAPE IT.

( groaning )

( grunting )

OKAY.

EIGHT FEET ON THE NOSE.

WE SHOULD BE ONLY INCHES FROM THE SHORING HOLE.

YOU BETTER START USING YOUR HANDS.

ALL RIGHT.

( gasps )

( grunts )

I’M THROUGH!

WAIT A MINUTE!

( groans ) SHINE THAT LIGHT OVER HERE!

I DON’T FEEL HER!

( panting )

WE MISSED HER!

WELL PUT YOUR ARM THROUGH THE HOLE

AND HOLD IT.

CAP, SQUAD 51.

WE’RE THROUGH TO THE HOLE,

BUT SHE’S NOT THERE.

YOU CHECK AND SEE

IF YOU CAN SEE GAGE’S HAND.

DESOTO!

YOU’RE A FOOT AND A HALF ABOVE HER HEAD.

SHE MUST HAVE SLIPPED DOWN. WE’LL BACK OFF, CAP,

AND THEN ANGLE DOWN.

JOHNNY, WE’RE TOO HIGH!

WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO BACK OFF AND THEN ANGLE DOWN.

( grunting )

( speaking Spanish )

( sobbing ) OH, GOD.

Dispatcher on Radio: SQUAD 39, CHILD HIT BY AUTO.

8412... ( radio continues indistinctly )

...CROSS STREET, JEFFERSON.

CAP?

TOM WHEELER, SQUAD 110, SENT OVER TO ASSIST.

JUST HANG LOOSE, WHEELER. WE’RE GETTIN’ CLOSE.

Roy on Radio: CAP, WE SHOULD BE IN HERE ANYTIME.

10-4.

( Gage grunting )

I’M GETTIN’ CLOSE.

( panting )

HOW LONG’S IT BEEN?

( sighs ) ABOUT THREE HOURS.

IT’S GONNA BE A MIRACLE IF SHE HANGS ON.

WELL LET’S PRAY FOR ONE, THEN.

( buzzing )

Dispatcher on Radio: ENGINE 27, TRUCK 27,

ENGINE 89,

RESPOND... ( radio continues indistinctly )

( Mrs. Diaz sobbing ) OH, GOD.

( grunts )

HOLD IT!

ROY!

I GOT HER.

*

( panting )

SHE LOOKS OKAY.

SHE REALLY LOOKS OKAY.

ELENA, HOW DO YOU FEEL, SWEETHEART?

( murmuring indistinctly )

OH...

WE’VE GOT HER OUT.

SHE APPEARS TO BE OKAY.

SHE KEEPS ASKING FOR MOMMY.

10-4. ( gasps )

OH... ( speaking Spanish )

OH, THANK GOD!

OH, GOOD...

( indistinct chattering on radio )

( grunting )

YEAH.

( mutters )

GRAB AROUND MY-- WATCH YOUR HAND.

WATCH YOUR HEAD.

( sighs )

( cheering and applauding )

OH, MY LITTLE BABY.

OH, MY BABY.

MY BABY.

MY BABY.

( sobbing ) OH, GOD.

MY BABY...

( grunting ) Mrs. Diaz: OH, MY BABY.

MY BABY.

( indistinct chattering )

( Mrs. Diaz sobbing )

( sighs )

YOU KNOW...

THIS IS ONE TIME I REALLY DON’T CARE

IF WHEELER DOES MAKE THE PAPERS.

( sighs )

*