Original subtitles

( Klaxon blares )

Dispatcher: ENGINE 51, SQUAD 51, TRUCK 8.

POSSIBLE CARDIAC VICTIM TRAPPED IN AN ELEVATOR.

225 OVERLAND, 225 OVERLAND.

CROSS STREET ALCOTT. TIME OUT, 9:10.

STATION 51, 10-4. KMG 365.

( sirens wail )

Man: HELLO. HELLO.

DARNED ELEVATOR’S STUCK AGAIN.

YOU HAVE A WIRE COAT HANGER?

COAT HANGER? YEAH, I GOT ONE RIGHT HERE.

OUR DISPATCHER SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK?

GUYS, I DON’T KNOW FOR SURE,

BUT WHEN I CALLED ’EM, I WAS JUST AFEARED

OF WHAT MIGHTHAPPEN.

YOU SEE, I GOT ON THE ELEVATOR PHONE,

AND SOMEBODY MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT BEING SICK,

AND ABOUT THEN THE COCKEYED PHONE WENT DEAD.

I CAN’T GET IT TO WORKIN’ AGAIN.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE ELEVATOR?

GOSH, I-I DON’T KNOW.

I GOT THE MECHANIC COMIN’, THOUGH.

BUT GOSH ALMIGHTY,

LAST TIME IT TOOK HIM OVER AN HOUR.

WELL, WHERE’S IT STUCK?

IT’S BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR.

DARNED OLD ELEVATOR. IT’S SO OLD,

I’M SURPRISED IT’S LASTED THIS LONG.

IT’S RIGHT BETWEEN FLOORS.

IF SOMEONE’S IN THERE WITH AN HEART ATTACK,

AN HOUR WAIT ON A MECHANIC ISN’T GOING TO HELP.

IT SEEMS TO ME WE COULD GET AT ’EM FROM THE FOURTH FLOOR.

HAVE OUR GEAR SET UP.

GO GET THE GEAR.

WELL, IT LOOKS EASY ENOUGH.

( groans ) IT’S NO GOOD HERE.

LET’S TRY THE ESCAPE HATCH.

( ringing sound )

WHAT WAS THAT?

THOSE CABLES ARE VIBRATING.

BRAKE DRUM’S SLIPPING!

LET’S GET DOWN THERE.

OH, MY GOD.

MY GOD, WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT’S GOING ON?

WHAT-- WHAT HAPPENED?

BRING IN THE ROOF LADDER.

I’LL CHECK HIM OUT.

OH, DEAR.

ENGINE 51, TRUCK 8.

BRING IN THE STOKES AND SOME ROPE.

Man: 10-4.

( voices sobbing )

( sobbing )

( siren wails )

( indistinct remarks )

OH, FRED, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

( voices sobbing )

( indistinct remarks ) OH, GOLLY.

MONICA, JACK, I’M SORRY.

HOW ARE THE OTHER TWO?

NO WAY THEY’RE GONNA WALK UP THAT LADDER, CAP.

MY GUESS IS THE OLD WOMAN’S GOT A CARDIAC PROBLEM.

HOW’S THE OLD MAN? HE’S FEISTY ENOUGH...

BUT HE ISN’T GONNA GO FAR ON A BROKEN LEG.

ENGINE 51, BRING IN THE K-12 SAW

AND AN ASBESTOS BLANKET.

Man: 10-4.

HOW IS SHE? SHE’S KINDA SHAKY.

SHE’S STABLE ENOUGH FOR NOW, BUT I DON’T KNOW HOW LONG THAT’S GONNA LAST.

I’M REALLY SURPRISED SHE’S NOT WORSE.

WELL, THAT SHE OWES TO SAM HERE.

ANNIE DOESN’T NEED A BROKEN LEG.

IT’S ENOUGH SHE’S GOT HEART TROUBLE.

HOW’D YOU DO IT, SAM?

WHEN THIS CONTRAPTION LET GO,

I GATHERED HER UP IN MY ARMS.

I FIGURED IF I KEPT HER UP OFF THE FLOOR,

SHE WOULDN’T GET HURT BAD.

I’D SAY THAT WAS PRETTY SHARP THINKING, SAM.

I JUST HOPE IT WAS ENOUGH.

SHE’S BEEN MIGHTY GOOD TO ME, THAT ANNIE.

TOOK CARE OF ME FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS

WHEN I WAS SICK.

COOKING MY FOOD,

PICKING UP MY SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK.

SHE DIDN’T HAVE TO DO IT, BUT SHE DID.

DANG. OKAY.

SHE’S RIGHT NEIGHBORLY, YOU-- YOU KNOW?

SHE SOUNDS LIKE QUITE A LADY, SAM.

YES, SIR. PLEASE... JUST TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER, HMM?

YOU GUYS READY?

YEAH, JUST ABOUT.

USE THIS WHILE WE CUT IT OPEN.

ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN TAKE THAT LADDER UP.

WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO GET HER OUT OF HERE FAST.

WE’RE GONNA BE HERE A WHILE, HUH?

WON’T BE LONG, SAM.

YOU JUST LIE THERE AND TAKE IT EASY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

( saw powers up )

GET THE STOKES READY.

OKAY.

SHE’S STILL THROWING PVC’s.

WE’D BETTER KEEP THIS EKG GOING WHILE WE MOVE HER UP.

ALL RIGHT.

CAPTAIN, YOU GOT THE STOKES READY?

OKAY, STRETCHER COMING DOWN.

OKAY, THROW IT DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, WE’LL BE BACK FOR YOU IN JUST A SECOND, SAM.

THANK YOU, BUT DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME.

TAKE CARE OF ANNIE.

YOU’RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, HONEY.

YOU’RE GONNA BE FINE, BELIEVE ME.

SHE’S STILL THROWING PVC’s.

BETTER KEEP THE EKG GOING WHILE WE MOVE HER UP.

OKAY, TAKE IT UP.

( indistinct remarks ) WHO IS IT?

OH, DEAR, THIS IS TERRIBLE.

OH, ANNIE! ANNIE!

IT’S ALL RIGHT. YOU’RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU JUST TAKE IT EASY. THEY’RE GONNA HELP YOU.

DON’T WORRY.

Roy: OUT OF THE WAY.

SHE’S GONE INTO BRADYCARDIA.

CAN’T GET A PULSE. WE’D BETTER START CPR.

GIVE ME A HAND OVER HERE.

RAMPART BASE, THIS IS RESCUE 51.

51, THIS IS RAMPART, GO AHEAD. Dixie: SHARON.

John: RAMPART BASE, PATIENT HAS NOW

BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ELEVATOR.

SHE’S GONE INTO BRADYCARDIA.

RATE’S DROPPED TO 20.

D5W DRIP... IS STILL GOING.

WE HAVE BEGUN CPR.

RAMPART BASE, 51.

GIVE ME A READING ON THE VITAL SIGNS.

STAND BY, RAMPART.

RAMPART BASE, THE PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS.

SPORADIC RESPIRATIONS. CAN’T GET A B.P.

51, CAN YOU GET A CAROTID PULSE?

RAMPART BASE, NEGATIVE. I LOST IT ABOUT 30 SECONDS AGO.

Dr. Brackett: 51, 10-4.

WE’LL HAVE TO RAISE HER RATE AND INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE.

ADMINISTER ATROPINE, 1.0 MILLIGRAMS, I.V. PUSH.

ATROPINE ADMINISTERED.

STAND BY FOR A LEAD-2 EKG TRANSMISSION.

( steady whirring sound )

COME ON, LADY, PICK IT UP. PICK IT UP.

51, V-FIB.

DEFIBRILLATE, 400 WATT-SECONDS, AND MOVE IT!

OUT OF THE WAY, OUT OF THE WAY.

CLEAR. ( steady whirr )

Roy: OKAY!

( loud bang )

( steady whirr )

AGAIN.

CLEAR.

( loud bang )

RAMPART BASE, WE HAVE DEFIBRILLATED SUCCESSFULLY.

10-4, 51. SEND ME ANOTHER STRIP,

AND GIVE HER ONE AMP SODIUM BICARBONATE.

Roy: 10-4.

51, START A LIDOCAINE DRIP.

SHE APPEARS STABLE. GET HER IN THERE AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

Roy: 10-4, RAMPART.

TEN-MINUTE E.T.A.

TAKE THAT PATIENT OVER THERE, WILL YOU?

SHE’S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, AIN’T SHE? AIN’T SHE?!

RIGHT.

Dr. Brackett: 51, GIVE ME AN UPDATE ON YOUR MALE PATIENT.

WELL, THE MALE PATIENT HAS GOT A FRACTURED RIGHT LEG,

VITAL SIGNS ARE VERY STABLE,

AND HE’S VERY CONSCIOUS.

10-4, 51.

THAT WAS REALLY GREAT, DR. BRACKETT.

A PATIENT MILES AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL,

AND IT’S ALMOST LIKE HAVING THE DOCTOR

AND THE HOSPITAL RIGHT THERE.

MS. WALTERS, A NURSE IS SUPPOSED TO ASSIST, NOT GET IN THE WAY.

EVEN A STUDENT NURSE SHOULD KNOW THAT MUCH.

WELL, I’M... I’M...

YES, I KNOW. YOU’RE SORRY.

WELL, I DON’T WANT YOU TO BE SORRY.

I WANT YOU TO DO WHAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO DO.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT FOR ME? YES, DOCTOR, I...

THEN GET THOSE NOTES TRANSCRIBED FOR ME.

WE’RE GONNA NEED A RECORD OF THE DRUGS WHEN THEY GET HERE.

I WAS SO...

IT’S BLANK!

WE CAN TAKE IT OFF THE TAPE, KEL.

NOT "WE." SHECAN.

YOU’VE GOT FIVE MINUTES.

YES, SIR, I’LL DO IT RIGHT AWAY.

ONE MORE THING-- ONE OF THESE DAYS

YOU MIGHT LEARN TO READ AN EKG,

BUT YOU’LL FIND IT’S PRETTY HARD TO DO

IF IT’S WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FEET.

KEL... DON’T SAY IT, DIX.

I WILL SAY IT.

SHE’S JUST A KID. GIVE HER A BREAK.

A HOSPITAL IS NO PLACE FOR KIDS.

SHE’S SUPPOSED TO BE A NURSE. A STUDENT NURSE, KEL.

SURE, SHE’S IMPRESSIONABLE AND AWED BY THE SURROUNDINGS.

YOU’RE A BIG MAN TO HER.

SHE ADMIRES YOU AND TRIES TOO HARD,

BUT YOU JUST DON’T GIVE HER A CHANCE.

SO NOW IT’S MYFAULT? I DIDN’T SAY THAT.

YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO.

ALL I’M ASKING IS FOR YOU TO EASE UP,

LIKE, WELL, MAYBE GIVE HER A SMALL COMPLIMENT ONCE IN A WHILE.

COMPLIMENT? WHAT’S SHE DONE TO BE COMPLIMENTED FOR?

PLENTY. WHEN YOU’RE NOT AROUND,

SHE’S THE MOST EFFICIENT STUDENT NURSE I HAVE.

OH?

WELL, DO I HAVE SOME KIND OF MYSTERIOUS POWER

THAT CAUSES HER TO BE A FOUL BALL EVERY TIME SHE GETS NEAR ME?

TO ME THERE’S NOTHING MYSTERIOUS ABOUT IT.

YOU SCARE HER TO DEATH,

JUST AS YOU DO MOST OF THE STUDENT NURSES AROUND HERE.

THE OGRE SYNDROME AGAIN, HUH?

IT’S KNOWN AS THE BRACKETT SYNDROME, BUT THERE IS A CURE FOR IT.

I CAN’T WAIT.

IT’S SIMPLE. JUST BRING A LITTLE

OF THAT CHARMING OFF-DUTY PERSONALITY TO WORK WITH YOU!

IT’S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO DO A GOOD JOB

PRACTICING MEDICINE ANYMORE, HUH?

THAT’S ABOUT IT, DOCTOR. WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, DIXIE--

( phone buzzes )

DR. BRACKETT.

YES, NURSE WALTERS. YES, SHE’S HERE.

BUT MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU. WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

WE’LL SEE HOW A LITTLE OF THAT OFF-DUTY PERSONALITY WORKS.

YES?

THE TAPE? WELL, WHAT ABOUT IT?

HOW DID THATHAPPEN?!

WHAT?!

WELL, FIX IT!

I DON’T CARE HOW, JUST DO IT!

SHE FORGOT TO THREAD THE TAPE AND IT RAN OFF ALL OVER THE ROOM.

EIGHTEEN HUNDRED FEET OF SPAGHETTI ON THE FLOOR.

AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING, DIX?

I WASN’T EVEN CLOSE TO HER WHEN IT HAPPENED.

AND DON’T TELL ME THAT SYNDROME WORKS BY REMOTE CONTROL!

HEY, GAGE, IT LOOKS LINE ONE OF YOUR ARMY

OF FEMALE ADMIRERS DROPPED OFF A TOKEN

OF AFFECTION WHILE WE WERE OUT ON THAT RUN.

OH, YEAH?

"MY DEAR JOHNNY.

"PLEASE ACCEPT THESE COOKIES

"IN THE SPIRIT WITH WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED,

"AND PLEASE CALL ME AT YOUR EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY.

FONDEST REGARDS, CYNTHIA."

YOU REALLY HAVE HER HOOKED, JOHNNY BOY.

OH, SWELL.

WHO IS CYNTHIA?

EVER HEAR OF A FIRE BUFF?

WELL, SHE’S A FIRE MANBUFF,

AND I GUESS I’M THE CURRENT OBJECT OF HER AFFECTION.

SO DON’T KNOCK IT.

SAY, CHIP, YOU REALLY OUGHT TO MEET HER.

SHE’S MORE YOUR TYPE THAN MINE.

NO WAY. WHEN OL’ JOHN GAGE

STARTS TRYING TO SELL A GIRL TO ME,

SOMETHING’S GOTTA BE WRONG.

FIND YOURSELF ANOTHER PIGEON.

TELL ME, HOW IS IT I MISSED ALL THIS ACTION, ANYWAY?

WHO IS CYNTHIA?

WELL, REMEMBER LAST WEEK WHEN I T.X.’d FOR KIRK ON "B" SHIFT?

WELL, I WAS OUT TAKING DOWN THE FLAG

WHEN THIS GIRL DROVE UP FRONT WITH A FLAT TIRE.

CYNTHIA.

YEAH. CYNTHIA.

ANYWAY, I CHANGED THE TIRE,

AND THAT WAS IT.

AND SHE’S BEEN CALLING ME EVER SINCE.

SHE’S WHAT YOU’D CALL A REAL DOG, EH?

WELL, NO, SHE’S NOT REALLY THAT BAD-LOOKING,

IT’S JUS THAT SHE’S KIND OF STRANGE, YOU KNOW?

NO, I DON’T KNOW.

WELL, LET ME PUT IT TO YOU THIS WAY--

ANY GIRL THAT TARGETS IN ON A GUY

JUST BECAUSE HE CHANGES HER TIRE,

WELL, THERE’S GOT TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH HER.

LIKE WHAT?

WELL, I CAN’T REALLY PUT MY FINGER ON IT,

BUT SHE’S GOT TO BE REDIRECTED, AND QUICK.

YOUR LOGIC PUTS ME AWAY.

NOW, IF SHE IS NOT A DOG,

THEN WHY DON’T YOU TAKE HER OUT ONCE,

SEE WHAT SHE’S REALLY LIKE?

YOU KNOW, YOU’VE BEEN MARRIED TOO LONG.

YOU STILL DON’T GET IT.

ROY, SHE’S CHASING ME.

I’M NOT CHASING HER.

NOW, THERE’S SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG WITH THAT!

YOU’RE ENOUGH TO STAGGER THE IMAGINATION, YOU KNOW THAT?

YEAH, WELL, JUST SKIP THE INSULTS

AND JUST TELL ME, HOW DO I DUMP HER?

I’D SAY YOU SHOULDN’T TRY TO DUMP HER.

WHY?

A GIRL LIKE THAT

MIGHT BE JUST WHAT YOU NEED.

( scoffs ) ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT’S THE STORY, DR. EARLY.

MAYBE I’D JUST BETTER FIND ANOTHER CAREER.

YOU WANT MY OPINION?

DO YOU LIKE BEING A NURSE?

WHY?

WELL... I DON’T KNOW.

I GUESS ’CAUSE I JUST FEEL SO GOOD

BEING A PART OF ALL THIS AND HELPING PEOPLE.

I’D SAY THAT’S A PRETTY GOOD START.

NOW, ARE YOU GOOD AT YOUR WORK?

NOT WHEN I’M AROUND DR. BRACKETT.

YOU DO OKAY AROUND ME. WHAT’S THE HANG-UP WITH DR. BRACKETT?

THAT’S THE PROBLEM. I DON’T KNOW.

YOU TRY TO DO A GOOD JOB WHEN YOU WORK WITH HIM?

YEAH.

BUT IT JUST TURNS SOUR EVERY TIME.

MAYBE YOU’RE TRYING TOOHARD.

TOO HARD?

SHARON, LOOK AT IT THIS WAY.

IF YOU JUST THINK ABOUT YOUR WORK

AND NOT SO MUCH ABOUT PLEASING THE PERSON YOU’RE WORKING WITH,

MAYBE YOU WON’T HAVE TOO MANY THINGS ON YOUR MIND, RIGHT?

HMM?

OKAY, MR. CLINTON, THAT SHOULD DO IT.

NOW, THE NEXT TIME YOU START TINKERING AROUND WITH YOUR WIFE’S BLENDER,

I’D SUGGEST YOU MAKE SURE IT’S UNPLUGGED.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

OH, MS. WALTERS, THANK YOU.

YOU DID A NICE JOB.

YOU’RE A BIT OF ALL RIGHT, DR. BRACKETT.

OH, JUST SOME OF MY CHARMING OFF-DUTY PERSONALITY.

( sudden loud crash )

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, DOCTOR. I’M...

YES, I-I KNOW. YOU’RE SORRY.

WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH ME ANYWAY, MS. McCALL?

I FEEL LIKE A TOTAL KLUTZ,

AND EVERY TIME I GOOF UP, THERE’S DR. BRACKETT,

RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

WELL, MAYBE HE JUST MAKES YOU NERVOUS.

TELL YOU WHAT-- TREAT HIM LIKE...

WELL, LIKE HE WAS YOUR OLDER BROTHER OR SOMEONE LIKE THAT.

MY OLDER BROTHER?

MAYBE IT’LL HELP YOU OVERCOME THE IDEA

THAT HE’S SOME KIND OF A SUPERMAN.

THEN YOU WON’T BE SO NERVOUS WHEN YOU’RE AROUND HIM.

OH, I COULDN’T DO THAT-- ACT LIKE HE’S MY BROTHER.

WELL, I DIDN’T MEAN IT LITERALLY, SHARON.

JUST THE IDEA-- SO YOU’LL THINK OF HIM AS JUST ANOTHER DOCTOR,

LIKE, UH... JOE EARLY.

WELL, I LIKE DR. EARLY.

DO YOU GOOF UP WHEN YOU’RE AROUND HIM?

NO.

BUT HE DOESN’T MAKE ME NERVOUS, EITHER.

WHY NOT?

I DON’T KNOW.

SHARON, YOU’VE GOT A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.

I DO? THAT’S RIGHT.

YOU’RE SUFFERING FROM AN ACUTE CASE OF BRACKETT-ITIS.

OH, MS. McCALL, YOU’RE JUST PUTTING ME ON...

AREN’T YOU?

NO, I’M NOT.

COULD BE VERY SERIOUS.

FORTUNATELY, I’VE GOT JUST THE CURE.

YOU DO?

MM-HMM. COME ON, LET’S HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE.

( indistinct dispatcher announcement )

( John humming and singing indistinctly )

AH, THE EARLY BIRD! HOW WERE YOUR DAYS OFF?

EH, MISERABLE.

OH? YOU DON’T LOOK SO MISERABLE.

NO, NO, NO. THAT’S NOW,

BECAUSE I FINALLY GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT.

CYNTHIA. YOU BROKE DOWN AND TOOK HER OUT.

NO WAY. SHE TURNED YOU DOWN.

YOU’RE A REAL WISE GUY, AREN’T YOU?

I CAN’T FIGURE YOU OUT.

YOU’RE BOUNCING AROUND LIKE YOU MADE YOUR FIRST MILLION,

BUT YOU SAY YOU WERE MISERABLE.

YOU DIDN’T ASK HER OUT. SHE DIDN’T TURN YOU DOWN.

YOU GO RUN IT THROUGH THAT GIRL-CRAZY COMPUTER YOU HAVE

INSTEAD OF A NORMAL MIND, EH?

YOU KNOW, SHE RUINED MY DAYS OFF.

SHE CALLED ME AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR TIMES.

WELL, THAT’S TOUGH. SO WHY ISN’T ALL THAT MISERY SHOWING?

BECAUSE I THINK I’VE FINALLY SOLVED MY PROBLEM.

THAT’S WHY I CAME IN EARLY THIS MORNING.

JUST A STROKE OF GENIUS.

I CAN IMAGINE.

WELL, WAIT A MINUTE. JUST HEAR ME OUT.

I CAN’T WAIT.

NOW, YOU REMEMBER HOW I METCYNTHIA, RIGHT?

NOW THE ONLY REASON WHY I WAS OUT THERE

TAKING DOWN THE FLAG THAT PARTICULAR DAY

IS BECAUSE I TRADED PLACES WITH KIRK, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

SO THE WAY I FIGURE IT,

IT’S KIRK’S FAULT.

THAT’S AMAZING LOGIC.

YEAH, YOU BET.

IF HE GOT ME IN IT, HE CAN BAIL ME OUT.

YOU COLLARED HIM BEFORE HE WENT OFF SHIFT?

WELL, LET’S JUST SAY I SOLD HIM ON A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.

HE WENT FOR IT?

WELL, NOT EXACTLY.

HE SAID HE NEEDS MORE TIME TO THINK IT OVER.

HOW MUCH TIME?

WELL, I GAVE HIM UNTIL 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON.

WHAT’S MAGIC ABOUT 4:00?

THAT’S WHAT TIME SHE’S COMING TO THE STATION.

AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

I INVITED HER.

I WON’T ASK.

WELL, WHAT BETTER WAY IS THERE TO DUMP HER?

IF KIRK AGREES, I INTRODUCE THEM.

HE’S OFF-DUTY TONIGHT. WHO KNOWS?

THEY MAY GET A BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIP STARTED.

DID YOU EVER CONSIDER THE FACT

THAT HE JUST MIGHT TURN YOU DOWN?

DON’T THINK NEGATIVE.

( Klaxon blares )

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51, PERSON INJURED.

216 RANCH ROAD, 216 RANCH ROAD.

CROSS STREET DALY.

TIME OUT, 8:30.

SQUAD 51, 10-4.

KMG 365.

( siren wails )

Man: HEY, CAN YOU GUYS PICK UP ON THE FACT

THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

I’VE DUG SEEING THE ESTABLISHMENT?

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? LOOK AT MY FACE.

TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT MY FACE.

I MEAN, I’VE BEEN BASTED LIKE I’M A SACRIFICE

TO A SUN GOD OR SOMETHING!

YOU HAVE HAD EXPOSURE. IS YOUR SKIN BURNED?

NO, BUT THAT’S ’CAUSE FATE WAS ON MY SIDE.

BUT I THINK HE SPLIT SOON AS IT HAPPENED, THOUGH.

I’M NOT ABOUT TO DO THAT AGAIN.

DO WHAT AGAIN?

YOU’RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS HAPPENING, MAN.

I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE SOME WEIRD ADVENTURE

OUT OF A SCIENCE FICTION FLICK.

FOLLOW ME, FOLLOW ME.

BLUEBELL HUNTER’S MY NAME,

AND THIS IS MY GARDEN OF EDEN,

OR AT LEAST IT WAS TILL ABOUT A HALF HOUR AGO.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A GARBAGE DUMP.

RECYCLING IT’S CALLED, MAN.

BEHOLD, YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE WORLD’S LARGEST COMPOST HEAP!

YOU MEAN TO SAY THAT YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR GARBAGE HAULED OFF?

NO WAY, MAN! I BEEN GIVING IT ALL BACK TO MOTHER EARTH

FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS!

WELL, YOU’D NEVER KNOW IT.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING? I GOT A FEELING THERE’S

SOMETHING EVIL HAPPENING AROUND HERE, YOU DIG?

WELL, MR. HUNTER, WE’RE KINDA SQUARE.

CAN YOU SPELL IT OUT FOR US?

SURE. RIGHT HERE’S WHERE IT ALL STARTED.

I DUG THIS HOLE BY THIS WATER PIPE.

I WAS GONNA HOOK UP A NEW FAUCET.

DIG?

I DIG.

I’LL GET THE METER.

HEY, WAIT, WHERE’S HE SPLITTING FOR?

OH, HE’LL BE RIGHT BACK. GO ON WITH YOUR HAPPENING.

WELL, IF I’M GONNA OPEN UP A NEW FAUCET,

I GOTTA CUT THE WATER LINE, RIGHT?

AND WHEN YOU CUT THE WATER PIPE WITH THAT ELECTRIC SAW,

THERE WAS A QUICK EXPLOSION, RIGHT?

RIGHT! FAR OUT! YOU GOT IT, MAN! THAT’S IT.

IT MUST HAVE LIFTED ME

OFF THE GROUND ABOUT TWO FEET.

HEY, HOW’D YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT, ANYWAY?

WELL, IT’S NOT HARD TO GUESS IN THIS... DUMP.

BESIDES SANITARY REASONS, YOU KNOW WHY

YOU SHOULDN’T BE BURYING YOUR GARBAGE HERE?

OH, HERE IT COMES. DO I HAVE TO HAVE FLAG-WAVING

WITH THIS LECTURE, MAN?

YOU WANNA KNOW WHY IT KNOCKED YOU ON YOUR BUTT OR NOT?

YEAH, MAN, BUT DO YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME ALL THAT STUFF

ABOUT ALL MANKIND, HUH?

I WOULDN’T THINK OF IT.

HEY, WHAT’S WITH THE DIVINING ROD?

WHAT IS THIS, A TREASURE HUNT?

I MEAN, I THOUGHT YOU GUYS JUST DID YOUR FIRE BIT.

THAT WAS IT.

OH, NO, THAT’S A COMBUSTIBLE GAS INDICATOR

FOR MEASURING THE INTENSITY OF FLAMMABLE GASSES.

NOW, SEE, MAN, YOU WEREN’T LISTENING.

THE HOLE I WAS DIGGING WAS FOR "H-O-2,"

NOT FOR GASSES.

OH, HE’S NOT LOOKING FOR NATURAL GAS.

I GOT A HUNCH YOU HIT A POCKET OF METHANE GAS

AND THAT ELECTRIC SAW SET IT OFF.

METHANE? WHAT WOULD I WANT WITH METHANE GAS?

THESE BACKFILLED GARBAGE HOLES ARE BUILT-IN TANKS.

WAIT A MINUTE. WE’RE LOSING OUR WAVES, FIREMAN.

NOW YOU’RE CONFUSING MY BRAIN WITH THIS, SEE?

COME HERE, I’LL SHOW YOU.

( sighs ) THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE I CAN FIND.

THE REST OF THE PLACE IS, UH... CLEAN.

( chuckles )

REMEMBER THE RAINS WE HAD THREE DAYS AGO?

YEAH. WELL, THESE BACKFILLED GARBAGE HOLES...

FORM METHANE GAS.

THOSE RAINS FORCED IT TO THE SURFACE,

AND NOW IT’S LEAKING OUT.

YOU’RE PUTTING ME ON.

I’LL SHOW YOU SOMETHING. MOVE BACK.

FAR OUT, MAN! THAT’S REALLY HEAVY!

I MEAN, I DIG THAT. THAT’S THE WAY IT HAPPENED TO ME.

YOU-- YOU DIG IT NOW?

YEAH... YEAH, I DIG IT.

IN OTHER WORDS, MY WHOLE BACK YARD’S

ONE BIG GAS TANK, ABOUT TO BLOW UP.

OH, NO, IT’S NOT QUITE THAT BAD,

BUT YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO START HAULING SOME OF THIS GARBAGE OFF.

YEAH, I CAN PICK UP ON THAT.

BUT WHAT AM I GONNA DO ABOUT THAT?

THERE, THAT OUGHT TO DO IT.

A BUILT-IN FLUE.

YEAH.

THERE YOU ARE, MR. HUNTER.

AN ETERNAL FLAME FOR YOUR GARDEN OF EDEN.

WOW, NOW THAT REALLY TURNS ME ON.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

I THINK YOU MADE HIM HAPPY.

SQUAD 51, AT QUARTERS.

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51.

WHAT’S THIS CYNTHIA LOOK LIKE, ANYWAY?

WELL, SHE’S KINDA AVERAGE, YOU KNOW.

Roy: GOOD FIGURE?

John: I DON’T KNOW, I COULDN’T TELL.

SHE WAS WEARING SLOPPY JEANS AND AN OLD T-SHIRT.

WELL, JOHNNY, IT ISN’T LIKE YOU.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ALL THAT BOYISH CURIOSITY OF YOURS?

I TOLD YOU, SHE’S A KOOK GOING IN.

NOW, A GIRL JUST DOES NOT GO STALKING A GUY

UNLESS THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH HER.

AND I DON’T WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT SOMETHING IS.

BUT YOU DON’T MIND IF KIRK FINDS OUT.

LOOK, HE OWESME!

I MEAN, AFTER ALL, I DID WORK HIS SHIFT FOR HIM.

BESIDES, I REALLY THINK THAT SHE’D BE GOOD FOR KIRK.

NOW, HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT?

WELL, AFTER ALL, SHE ISN’T CHASING HIM, IS SHE?

( telephone rings )

FIREMAN GAGE HERE.

HEY, KIRK, HOW ARE YA?

OH, COME ON, NOW, WOULD I PUT YOU ON?

LOOK, I GUARANTEE IT,

YOU’D GO A LONG WAY BEFORE YOU’D FIND A GIRL QUITE LIKE HER.

ALL RIGHT! I OWE YOU A FAVOR. WHAT DO YOU SAY?

OKAY. THANKS A LOT, PAL.

FINK!

( Klaxon blares )

Dispatcher: ENGINE 51, SQUAD 51,

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT AT THE RAILROAD YARD.

ALAMEDA AT THIRD STREET, ALAMEDA AT THIRD STREET.

TIME OUT, 14:00.

Man: STATION 51, 10-4. KMG 365.

( siren wails )

( siren wails )

Roy: WHAT HAPPENED?

Man: I DON’T KNOW. HE WAS ALL RIGHT AT LUNCHTIME.

WE FOUND HIM LAYING HERE FIVE MINUTES AGO.

THAT’S WHEN I CALLED YOU.

( victim groaning )

KELLY, WE’RE GONNA NEED THE O2.

MISTER, CAN YOU TALK?

IT-- IT’S HARD.

I-I DON’T FEEL GOOD.

MY HEAD IS... DIZZY.

DO YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEMS?

NO.

TANK.

COULDN’T GET OUT OF TANK.

HE WAS WORKING ON THE TANK CARS...

CLEANING ’EM OUT. WHAT’S IN THEM?

THE VEGETABLE OIL TANKS ARE THE ONES I TOLD HIM TO CLEAN.

CAP, I SMELL SOME KIND OF SOLVENT ON HIS CLOTHING.

I’D SAY TRIKE.

YOU HAVE ANY TANK CARS WITH TRICHLOROETHYLENE?

YEAH, LOTS OF ’EM,

BUT JESSE WASN’T WORKIN’ ON THOSE.

LIKE I SAID, HE WAS CLEANING OUT THE VEGETABLE OIL TANKS.

COULD HE HAVE POSSIBLY MADE A MISTAKE,

GOTTEN INTO THE WRONG TANK?

YEAH, IT’S POSSIBLE.

HEY, WHERE’S ANDY?

WHO’S ANDY?

HE WAS WORKING WITH JESSE.

THEY WERE CLEANING OUT THE TANKS TOGETHER.

MIGHT JUST HAVE ANOTHER PATIENT ON OUR HANDS IF WE CAN FIND HIM.

I WANT A LIST OF ALL THE TANK CARS

CONTAINING CHLORINATED SOLVENTS.

RESCUE 51 TO RAMPART BASE. HOW DO YOU READ?

Dr. Early: RAMPART BASE, GO AHEAD, 51.

Roy: RESCUE 51, WE HAVE A MALE PATIENT,

APPROXIMATE AGE 35 YEARS OLD.

PROBABLE EXPOSURE TO... MEN, TAKE THE FIRST ROW OF CARS!

YOU GUYS START AT THIS END, WE’LL START AT THE OTHER!

Roy: RIGHT. PROBABLE EXPOSURE TO TRICHLOROETHYLENE FUMES.

DIX, GET THE TOXICOLOGY BOOK.

Roy: PATIENT IS IN A SEMI-COMATOSE STATE.

HE HAS DIFFICULTY BREATHING,

BUT HE RESPONDS TO OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION.

SLOW RESPIRATIONS, APPROXIMATELY 10.

PULSE RATE IS 70.

BLOOD PRESSURE IS 95 OVER 50.

10-4, 51. STAND BY.

51, JUDGING FROM THE VITAL SIGNS,

I’D SAY EXPOSURE WAS LIMITED.

MAINTAIN OXYGEN FLOW,

START AN IMMEDIATE I.V. USING D5W.

SEND HIM IN. 10-4, RAMPART.

TRICHLOROETHYLENE?

YEAH. IT’S A SOLVENT.

IT’S USED AS A DEGREASING AGENT.

ONCE IT’S INHALED OR INGESTED,

IT STARTS AN IMMEDIATE BREAKDOWN INTO CARBON MONOXIDE.

HOW DANGEROUS IS IT?

FIVE CC’s COULD BE FATAL.

( siren wails )

ANY LUCK? NOT YET.

DID YOU GET ANY MORE INFORMATION FROM THAT WORKER?

WELL, HE DID VERIFY THAT ANDY

IS STILL INSIDE ONE OF THOSE CARS, AN EMPTY ONE WITH FUMES.

SAID HE COULD BARELY PULL HIMSELF OUT,

STAGGERED AROUND A WHILE TRYING TO FIND HELP,

FINALLY PASSED OUT.

I’M TELLING YOU, HE WAS REALLYDISORIENTED.

CHECK ROW THREE. THAT’LL TAKE CARE OF THE WHOLE YARD.

RIGHT.

( locomotive horn blows )

HEY.

HEY, ROY!

THERE’S A HOSE GOING INTO THIS HATCH UP HERE!

I’LL GET THE EQUIPMENT!

HEY, THROW ME THAT FLASHLIGHT.

WE’VE FOUND THE VICTIM! ROW THREE!

John: YEAH, HE’S IN THERE ALL RIGHT.

HERE, GIVE ME THAT FLASHLIGHT.

WE’RE GONNA NEED THE OTHER RESUSCITATOR AND A ROPE.

HOLD THIS FOR ME.

YEAH, IT’S TRICHLOROETHYLENE, ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN TELL HOW THEY CAME DOWN HERE WITHOUT SMELLING ANYTHING.

THE FUMES ARE LAYING ON THE BOTTOM.

HURRY UP WITH THAT ROPE.

WE NEED IT TO HAUL HIM OUT OF HERE!

( indistinct remarks )

ALL RIGHT, STAND BY!

OKAY! TAKE HIM UP!

HERE, HERE’S ANOTHER ONE.

GOT HIS LEGS?

OKAY, BRING HIM OUT, MEN.

EASY DOES IT.

TAKE HIM TO THE ENGINE, GET HIM HOSED OFF, FAST!

( indistinct dispatcher announcement over radio

ALL RIGHT, GET BACK.

John: OKAY, SPRAY HIM, RIGHT HERE.

LET’S GET SOME WATER ON HIM.

OKAY, THAT’LL DO IT. LET’S GET HIM OUT OF THIS GURNEY.

WELL, HE’S STILL WITH US.

LET’S GET ON THE AIR TO RAMPART.

RAMPART BASE, THIS IS RESCUE 51.

Dixie McCall: RAMPART BASE. GO AHEAD, 51.

PATIENT IS EN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL.

10-4. 10-4.

YOU DO REALIZE THAT THAT MAN IS PRETTY LUCKY.

WELL, THE FACT THAT HE PASSED OUT IN A SITTING POSITION

IN THE TANK SAVED HIS LIFE.

ANOTHER FOOT LOWER, THOSE FUMES WOULD HAVE FINISHED HIM OFF.

MAN, THAT WAS A FREAKY ACCIDENT.

YEAH. AREN’T THEY ALL.

SQUAD 51, RETURNING TO QUARTERS.

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51.

WELL, MR. CRANKS, HOW YOU FEELING NOW?

HELLO, HONEY. IT’S SAM.

I NEVER SAW SO DANG MANY PEOPLE

PITCH IN AND WORK SO HARD ON AN OLD MAN LIKE ME.

HOW COME?

’CAUSE WE LIKE YOU, SAM.

YOU BE CAREFUL.

I MAY GET TO BE LIKING IT AROUND HERE.

THAT’S NOT ALLOWED.

YOU SEE, THE BETTER YOU GET, THE MEANER WE GET.

THAT WAY, BY THE TIME YOU’RE HEALTHY,

WE’RE SO MEAN THAT YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO STAND US,

AND YOU’LL BEG US TO LET YOU GO HOME!

A LIKELY STORY.

BUT TRUE!

PLEASE, HOW IS ANNIE?

HOW-- HOW IS SHE?

WELL, ACCORDING TO DR. BRACKETT,

I THINK SHE’LL BE ON HER WAY HOME BEFORE YOU.

OH, THAT’S GOODNEWS!

WE KINDA HAD A HUNCH YOU’D THINK SO.

OH, YOU DID, HUH?

MM-HMM. FROM WHAT THE FELLOWS AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TELL ME,

YOU’VE GOT KIND OF A THING FOR ANNIE.

SHE’S A FINE NEIGHBOR. MM-HMM.

SURE SHE IS. ( sudden gasping )

WHAT IS IT, MR. CRANKS? ( sudden gasping )

DON’T RIGHTLY KNOW. I’M IN PAIN.

WHERE?

RIGHT HERE.

YEAH.

IT WENT AWA-- ( groaning )

COME ON, MR. CRANKS, SIT UP, LET ME HELP YOU.

OH, IT HURTS!

IT HURTS BAD, NURSE!

( pinging sound ) KEL, 107, MR. CRANKS.

WHO’S WITH HIM? SHARON WALTERS.

COME ON, LET’S GO. I’LL NEED SOME HELP.

WHAT IS IT?

SOME KIND OF RESPIRATORY DISTRESS, DOCTOR.

HE HAD SHARP CHEST PAINS, RAPID RESPIRATIONS,

PULSE 135 AND THREADY,

BP 90 OVER 60.

OXYGEN GOING.

HIGH FOWLER’S POSITION.

LET’S GET AN I.V. STARTED.

WILL YOU WANT A PORTABLE X-RAY AND CARDIOGRAM, DOCTOR?

AND SOME BLOOD TESTS.

RIGHT AWAY, DOCTOR.

THAT CHEST PAIN EASING UP ANY, SAM?

IT’S A-- A LITTLE BETTER, DOC.

PLEASE, WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, WITHOUT FURTHER TESTS, WE CAN’T TELL FOR SURE.

BUT FROM THE WAY MS. WALTERS HANDLED THINGS HERE,

I DON’T THINK YOU’VE GOT ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

NOW I’M GONNA GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO EASE THE PAIN.

PRETTY EFFICIENT NURSE, HUH, DOCTOR?

WAS IT A HEART ATTACK, DOC?

YOU’RE TOO TOUGH FOR THAT, SAM.

IT’S WHAT WE CALL A PULMONARY EMBOLISM.

FORTUNATELY, WE CAUGHT IT IN TIME.

BUT YOU HAVE TO BE STILL, MR. CRANKS.

YOU CAN’T BE MOVING AROUND.

LIKE I SAID BEFORE,

IT SURE IS A HEAP OF PEOPLE AROUND HERE,

HELPING ME.

WHAT ABOUT THAT EMBOLISM THING?

IT WAS A RESULT OF YOUR INJURY THAT YOU HAD.

A CLOT WAS FORMED

AND PASSED BY THE BLOOD THROUGH THE VEINS IN YOUR LEG

AND FORCED INTO YOUR LUNGS.

YOU FELT THE REST.

CAN YOU BEAT THAT?

COULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN?

I HOPE NOT, SAM.

YOU JUST DO WHAT MS. WALTERS SAYS HERE

AND EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT. NO MOVING AROUND.

THE MEDICATION WILL TAKE CARE OF THE REST.

YOU HAVE MY WORD.

I’M GONNA LET MS. WALTERS

STICK WITH NURSE BARTH FOR A WHILE JUST TO MAKE SURE.

LET’S START HIM ON 5,000 UNITS HEPARIN, I.V.

I WANT HIS VITAL SIGNS CHECKED EVERY 15 MINUTES.

YES, DOCTOR.

SHE REALLY CAME THROUGH, HUH? SHE SURE DID.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE I’VE BEEN WRONG ABOUT HER, DIX.

OH?

SHE WAS LIKE A VETERAN IN THERE.

KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO AND DID IT WITHOUT FUMBLING.

OXYGEN THERAPY, HIGH FOWLER’S POSITION.

I NOTICED. SHE WAS LIKE A DIFFERENT PERSON.

WHY THE SUDDEN CHANGE? SIMPLE.

I EXPLAINED YOU TO HER.

WHAT’S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

YOU’RE NOT ON THAT BIG, HIGH PEDESTAL ANYMORE.

IT WAS MAKING HER NERVOUS.

EXACTLY WHAT DID YOU TELL HER ABOUT ME?

AHH. ’MORNING, MEN.

HEY, KIRK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

OH, I TRADED WITH KELLY.

HE’S GOT A VERY HEAVY DATE, HE SAYS.

’MORNING. WHO’S THE GIRL, DO YOU KNOW?

NO, HE DIDN’T SAY. HUH, SHE MUST REALLY BE SOME GIRL...

FOR HIM TO TAKE A WHOLE DAY OFF. SURE MUST BE.

SAID HE WAS DROPPING BY TO BORROW MY DUNE BUGGY. THEY’RE BEACHING IT.

MNH. SURE A NICE DAY FOR IT.

’MORNING, SLAVES.

SURE IS ONE GREAT DAY FOR NOT WORKING.

MIKE, CAN I BORROW THE KEYS?

HERE YA GO, CHET. HEY, CHET, WHO’S THE GIRL?

YOU WANNA MEET HER AGAIN, JOHNNY?

AGAIN?

HEY, CYNTHIA, COME ON IN AND MEET THE GANG.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, CYNTHIA, WOULD YOU LIKE A CUP OF COFFEE?

SURE.

THAT’S CYNTHIA, RIGHT?

THE GIRL YOU TRIED TO PAWN OFF ON EVERYONE ALL WEEK.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, JOHNNY?

YOU’RE TOTALLY OUT OF YOUR MIND, YOU REALLY ARE.

YEAH, TELL ME ABOUT IT.