03x20 - Floor Brigade

[bunniefuu]

Hey, good morning.

Where have you been? Huh?

I've been trying to get in touch
with you since yesterday afternoon.

You know that? Yeah?

I was out on this date with...
Tell me about that a little later.

This incredible girl.
Look at this.

What is this?
I saw a guy putting it

on a bulletin board as I was
leaving the shopping market.

Oh, yeah? Uh-huh. And
he let me take it with me.

Oh? Why?

Why? Yeah.

Don't you see?

This is a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity.

$350 right there.

For $350, we can go into
part-time business for ourselves.

Roy, you don't need $350 to go
into the floor cleaning business.

Oh, no, you do
if you want the kind of,

you know, professional equipment
that's gonna make it a profitable venture.

Make what a profitable venture?

This is a private business
matter we're discussing here.

All right. If you don't
want to avail yourselves

of my acute business acumen...

ROY»

don't you think
that people exaggerate

the value of their equipment
when they sell it?

Well, there's one way
to check it out.

Yeah? Mmm-hmm.

All the equipment's
listed right here.

We just call Mr. Anderson
at the Rent-All.

Yeah, all right, fine. That's fine,
but after I get dressed.

Fine.

Hello. Is Mr. Anderson there?

He's not. Do you know
what time he's gonna be back?

Not till then.

No. No, thank you.

Yeah. Bye-bye.

He's not gonna be back
until 1:00.

Well, what are you making it
sound like the end of the world for?

Because we only have until 12:00

to let this man know if we're
going to buy his equipment.

Well, what does it do then,
turn into a pumpkin?

No, he puts another one of
these inside the supermarket.

Look, I better try and see
if I can get another store

that sells
floor cleaning equipment.

I better find out... Roy, look,

I promise you, I promise you,

no one's gonna buy that
equipment between 12:00 and 1:00.

I promise you, I promise you.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER ON RADIO: Station 51,
cave-in, possible man trapped

on Summit Ridge,
west of Grid 37A-1.

Fire break 8-37.

West of grid 37 Adam 1,

fire break B, Baker, 37.

Time out, 0817.

STANLEY: Station 51.10-4.
KMG 365.

[HORN BLARING]

Should be right up
around this next bend.

It better be,
or we're going to have to start hiking.

Yeah, I think
it's right up here.

Wow, you guys made good time.

Yeah, kid. Where's this cave-in?

It's over there.
Hey, you got shovels?

Yeah, what's up?

Well, it's the hermit. I think
he's trapped in his cave.

Well, let's break out
shovels and axes.

What do you mean,
you think he's trapped?

Well, I couldn't get a good
look because of the dog.

What dog are you talking about?

Well, the hermit keeps a dog
tied at the entrance of his cave

to keep people
from bothering him.

[SIRENS BLARING]

Are you a friend of this guy's?

No, I'm a box boy
at Joe's Market.

JERRY: You see,
the hermit comes down from his cave

every Sunday night
after we've closed

and goes through our garbage
cans looking for food.

Only he didn't come yesterday.

So Joe got worried and sent me
out to look for him.

How do you know
he didn't come yesterday?

Well, his food was still
there this morning. His food?

Yeah, Joe wraps up some stuff
special for him so it won't get dirty.

And he puts it out
sort of like garbage, huh?

Yeah.

[nos BARKING]

Is this Joe
a friend of the hermit's?

No. The hermit doesn't
have any friends,

except that dog.

Wow, that entrance wasn't
that blocked up before.

Those rocks are still falling.

That's one mean-looking dog.

Hello!

Are you in there?

Hello!

Chet, why don't
you give me your coat?

You ready? You sure
you guys can handle him?

Yeah, no problem.

Go ahead if you want
a free ride in an ambulance.

Those rocks
are gonna distract him.

Let's catch him
when he's not looking.

[DOG SNARLING]

[SNARLING]

[BARKING]

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

Okay, cut him.

Okay. Let's go tie him up.

Got him.

Okay. Get away.

You away? Yep.

What a gentleman.

I'll be darned. How did you
know he wouldn't bite you?

No dog's gonna bite you
when you got your thumb

pressed down on his
lower part of his jaw.

Can you hear me in there?

Hello!

Are you sure he's in there?

Where else would he be?

Let's clear some
of these rocks away.

All right. All right.

JOHNNY: You wanna give us
a hand here?

Oh, watch it.

Okay.

ROY: You think that's
big enough for you to get in?

JOHNNY: Yeah, that's big enough. Hey,
do you want to hand me...

Do you want to hand me
the drug box?

Man, I wouldn't do it
if I were you.

Yeah, well, you're not me.

Look out, look out.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

You all right?

Yeah.

Sort of.

How's he?

I don't know.

Let's get something to shield
the top of this thing, shall we?

He's alive.
He's just unconscious.

Okay,
I'm gonna get on the Biophone. Okay.

[GROANING SOFTLY]

ROY»

his pulse is weak and rapid.
I think it's about 120.

You got anything on his age?

He's about 55.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.

Go ahead, 51.

Right, we have a male,
approximately 55 years of age.

He's trapped in a cave
by a rock fall.

He's unconscious.

Pulse is 120 and weak
and respiration is 12.

What's his blood pressure?

You got anything on his BP?

Hang on, I'm getting it.

[GROANING]

BP is about 72 over 46.

BP is 72 over 46.

Can you start an IV?

Can we start an IV?

I'd like to get him out first.


but due to a possible slide

we're gonna have to get
him out of the cave first.

Go ahead with Ringer's lactate
when you get the patient out.

Tell me, is there
evidence of head injury?

Is there any evidence
of head injury?

I can't really tell.

I don't think so, but he's got a
lot of mud and dirt on his head.

Rampart, we're not able to
determine that at this time.

Check his pupils.
See if they're reactive.

Are his pupils reactive?

Yeah, they're both
equal and reactive.

[MOANING]

Come on, let's get us out of
here before we get trapped in here.

Rampart, we're gonna have to
cut the transmission now.

I'll contact you a little later.

We'll be standing by.

Through this way.

Hey, who are you?

Hey, all right,
just take it easy. I'm a fireman, okay?

Now just rest for a while, okay?

That's as good as we can do.

Is this gonna cost me anything?

No. It's not gonna
cost you a dime.

Don't worry about it.

[nos BARKING]

Rampart, this is Rescue 51.

We just got our man
out of the cave.

We're starting an IV
with Ringer's lactate.

Stand by for your EKG.

Standing by, 51.

Are you sure this
ain't gonna cost me anything?

JOHNNY: This isn't gonna
cost you a dime.

Marco, you want
to take this over there?

Oh, Chet.

Okay, now you just take it easy.

He's got a fresh fracture. Yeah.

Rampart,

this will be leaf two.


sinus tachycardia.

Is there any evidence of trauma?

That's affirmative.
He has a possible

fractured left femur.

We're splinting that right now.


mental status?

All right, lift it straight up. Well,
he's semi-conscious.


to transport patient?

Slide it in here.
That's affirmative.

Transport when ready.



There we go. There we go.

Let's get him in 4.

[GROANING]

Carol, get another IV started.

And get him type
and cross-matched.

Get that EKG going.

[MUMBLING]

Dix, I want a chest x-ray
and a full skull series.

And also a PA and a lateral
of the left femur and pelvis.

X-ray, we have a trauma case.

WOMAN ON PA: Dr. Jose Estrada,
go to Emergency.

Now, that's some machine.

That machine could cost $350.

Excuse us, just for one...

Excuse us, just for a second.
How much does this machine cost?

Why? Do you wanna buy it?

Well, we're looking for one
that's sort of like it.

Wait a minute.
I got the model right here.

Is this the same
machine as that?

Beats me.

Does this have a number?

A number on it?

Most of them do.

Well, let's see.

Here's a number.

You got a number?

No. I think
that's the serial number.

What we're looking for
is a model number.

You wanna try
this side over here?

JOHNNY: Yeah. Is there one over
on this side? I'll show you here. Yeah.

Yeah, that's handling this.
I don't see...

I got a number. I got it.
You got a number?

Yeah, let me... Let me check.

It's the same number.

Is that it? The same number?
Yeah.

It is. It's the same machine!

Hey, you two guys gonna quit
the Fire Department to clean floors?

Well, we're gonna do this
on our days off.

Oh, good, good. Can I work
for you on my day off?

Well, if we work
on your day off, you're on.

Good. I'll give you my
home phone number. Sure.

Hey. You sot a pencil?

Yeah, I got... Sure, right here.

Got a piece of paper?
No, I... I don't.

Excuse me, Miss? Miss?

Do you have a piece of paper?

Sure. Here. Thanks.

Well, Dix,

how do you like our baby?

That's a big baby.

We're gonna buy one.

What for?

Well, it's a... It's
a business investment.

Good luck.

Here's my phone number.

I'm home every
night except Friday.

Friday night I go to the fights.

Okay. Make a note of that.
Right. Okay.

Don't forget. Friday night.

WOMAN ON PA: Dr. Goldman,
needed in Surgery.

Dr. Goldman, needed in Surgery.

Who are you?
I'm a nurse. Can I help?

You can help, honey.

You can help by getting me
someone who can help.

Sit right over here.

Dr. Morton.

What seems to be the trouble?

Do you know who I am?

Yes. You're Celia Kenya.

You think I'm drunk, don't you?

I don't know. Let's have a
look. Get me a wheelchair.

Right.

I used to break hearts.

Yeah. We've got
something in common.

I doubt that.

I patch them up.

You got a sense of humor.
That's good.

That's real good.

Why don't you
sit down in this chair?

I'm no cr*pple
and I'm not getting in that.

Now that beats walking,
doesn't it, Celia?

I guess you're right.

I'm making a comeback, you know.

That's good. We've missed you.

I gotta go on.

Get me out of this...
MIKE: Wait a minute.

All right, let's get her
in the wheelchair.

I'm not drunk, so you can
get that out of your mind.

You've had a drink, haven't you?

One drink don't make a drunk.

That depends on
who's doing the drinking.

Well, how are you feeling?

Hungry. Can I have
seconds for lunch?

Sure, why not?

Here.

When did you eat last?

Just before
the roof fell in on me.

Which was?

Which was terrible.

[CHUCKLING] Oh! No.

I mean, what day was it?

Well, I don't rightly know.

All days are alike to me.

Except Sunday.

Why is Sunday different?

Well, on a Sunday.

I don't hear the cars
on the freeway

so I know that it's time
for me to go down

and scrounge around for food.

[DOOR OPENING]

So your name is John Doe, huh?

Well, that's just about
as good as any other name.

No, not really.

"What's in a name?"

Shakespeare said that.

You know Shakespeare?

I know a lot of things.

And we'd like to know
a little bit more about you.

Why?

Why not?

You on any pills?

My pill popping days are over.

I told you I was making
a comeback.

Where are you singing?

You really wanna know?

Or you just
patronizing a has-been?

I wouldn't have asked you
if I didn't want to know.

Canary Room.

Must be a new place.
I don't think I know of it.

Neighborhood plunge.

Plunge?

It's one step up from a dive.

Oh, I see.

It's nice.

You smile nice.

I have a feeling
you don't do it very much.

Are you on any kind
of medication?

Yeah, but it's not trippy stuff.

I mean, I don't
take off and fly with it.

What is it?

I can't remember the name of it.

Oh, don't give me
that look, child.

I know that look only too well.

Okay. All right,
let's get some blood.

No blood test.

Just prop me up
and give me 10 minutes.

I'll be okay.

You're not going to be okay
in 10 minutes, Miss Kenya.

Yes, I will. I gotta go on.

It's impossible.

I've been planning this
for so long.

Been rehearsing night and day.

You keep me from going on,

and you've ruined
what's left of my life.

You came in here

for help, and I'm
trying to help you.

But you're not helping me.

I came in because
I was feeling lousy.

Now you wanna make me feel worse

by punching holes in me
and wiring me for sound.

Let me help you.

You can't.

This is my last chance.

I don't believe that.
Not with a voice like yours.

It's not my voice that's going.

It's the people's faith in me.

You came in here unable to walk,

much less sing and carry an act.

So let's try to get you
back into shape

where you can do just that.

No publicity, no hassle.

Promise?

Promise.

Okay.

We level.

And I need that blood test.

I want a blood sugar
on that, stat.

Okay.

All right.

How many drinks?

Two.

This morning?

Yeah.

And the pills?

They're blue. Funny shape,
like a crazy triangle.

Like these?

Yeah.

Celia.

Celia, you're a diabetic,
aren't you?

Curse of my life.

It could be a blessing
in disguise.

You're supposed to lead
a measured life.

Like I said,

curse of my life.

Think I'm getting to feel
funny again.

It's better.

Go ahead.

No alcohol.

Can you make me well?

I think so.

But from now on

you must treat yourself as
well as you do your audience.

I don't guess
I get that chance now.

We'll call your boss
and explain what's happened.

Can't I go on tonight?

No way.

Let them wait an extra day.

You're worth it.

It'll be a few minutes, Doctor.

Okay.

Set me up an IV of 50% dextrose.

Then we'll follow with an
intravenous drip of 10% dextrose.

Okay.

What a lousy way
to make a living.

I like it.

Not you. Me.

Maybe I ought to go back to
cutting ribbon in a department store.

I'm getting too old
to go through all of this.

You just sing.

But be good to yourself.

Stay with me a while.

I'll be right back.
Now, you rest. Rest easy.

You know, that machine
scrubs floors so fast,

it'll pay for itself in a month.

That's what I've been
trying to tell you.

You know, I've been thinking.

You know what we can do with
the extra money that we make?

We can buy more machines
like that.

Well, what do we want
with more machines?

Well, we could hire off-duty
firemen to operate them for us.

The more machines we have,

the more men we put to work and
the more money we make for us.

Hey, Chet. Hey, Roy,

a guy named DeGeorgio called
to remind you

that have till noon today
to make up your mind.

Oh, thanks.

Roy, make up your mind about what? I mean,
fill me in.

Now, if you're so anxious
to know what's going on,

how come you didn't
ask DeGeorgio on the phone?

What am I? Nosy or something?

We're going into the floor
cleaning business, Chet.

Yeah Yeah?

And if you're lucky,
we may just have you work for us.

You'll clean up.

You're kidding.

Nope. He's kidding, isn't he?

No, he's not kidding.

Hey, well, I don't know if I'm
available for that sort of work.

Hey, what are you doing?

I'm calling DeGeorgio.

You're gonna what?

Call DeGeorgio.

You can't call DeGeorgio
until after we talk to Anderson.

Yeah, but DeGeorgio is gonna...

DeGeorgio is dying to
sell us that equipment.

That's why he called you.

Now, there's no point
in returning his phone call

until we find out what a
good price we're getting.

Yeah, but I don't think
that we...

I know you don't think.

That's why you're so lucky
to have me as a partner.

Name?

Smith.

Well, if you're not
gonna believe me...

Oh, I believe you, Mr. Smith.
Smith. Yeah.

First name?

John.

Middle initial?

I-

John L. Smith.

Street address.

Oh, I don't live on no street.
I live in a cave.

Do you have a mailing address?

No. No mailing address. No.

Marital status?

Oh, not married.
Never, never, never, never.

Person to notify?

About what?

To pick you up when
you leave the hospital.

Oh, nobody.

Well, my friend,
except for this broken leg,

why, you're in
pretty good shape.

Oh, good!

How soon can I get out of here?

As soon as we cast your leg.

How long will that take?

Not very long, Mr...

Smith. John L. Smith.

Thanks, Mr. Anderson.

Well, what did he say?

He says it's a steal.

Says he'd have to pay twice as
much for the same equipment.

Are you kidding me? No.

A steal.

Is it okay if I call DeGeorgio?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right.

You know,

I'm wondering if we
should print up folders

or just try to get our initial
jobs by personal contact.

You know,
I'm not getting any answer.

Oh, boy.

Maybe we should
call back a little bit later.

Maybe we better check
at the supermarket

and make sure he doesn't put
any more of those cards out.

Right, right.
Good idea, good idea.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER: Station 51,
man trapped on a tower

at Valley College Stadium.

Valley College Stadium.
Time out, 1307.

Station 51.10-4. KMG 365.

[HORN BLARING]

We need the pole cutters, Marco.

Roy, you and John can go check
him out. Better take some ropes.

I'm getting the rope. Right.

[EXCLAIMING]

[GROANING]

Chet, get a rope.

Hang on. Stay right
where you are, John!

Chefs coming up
to lower you down.

Hey, watch out for those
rungs. They're really slippery.

Right.

You okay? Yeah, I'm okay.

I just... I just hit my ribs.

Let's get you back
on the ladder.

I'll just go down with you.
Okay.

Oh, wow.

ROY: Easy.

JOHNNY: Oh, man.

You all right? Yeah.

Okay.

Let me take this
rope from you. Okay.

Sure you're okay?

Yeah, just got my ribs,
that's all, man.

Take it easy. Yeah.

Did you break anything? I
don't know. I don't think so.

I'll give you a free
ride down just in case.

Okay.

Look out.

Look at that. It's a dummy.

You Okay?

Yeah, I'm all right.
I just hit my ribs.

Who'd pull a dumb stunt
like this?

OFFICER: They would.

Couple of wise guys here.
Seems like they just

put the dummy up there
for a practical joke.

You mean you climbed all the way
up there and took the dummy up there?

Sure. Nothing to it.

Nothing to it.

Well, either you're in the
wrong line of work or we are.

How does that feel, Johnny?

Pretty good.
What does it look like?

It looks good, too.

No sign of a fracture. I think you
just had the wind knocked out of you.

Yeah, I do, too. I do, too.

Well, let's get back to work.
Okay.

See you, guys.
All right, thanks a lot, Doc.

See you later, Dix.

Did you get a hold of DeGeorgio?

Not yet, but I did get a hold
of the supermarket

and I had them take down that
card that he put back up there again.

Yep. He did put one up.

Well, yeah.

I knew everything
would turn out all right.

Didn't I tell you?

Yeah.

Hello.
We came to see the hermit.

What hermit?

How many hermits
do you have here?

Miss McCall.

Do you know anything
about a hermit,

supposed to be a patient here?

Oh, yeah. Mr. Smith.

Well, they don't know his name.

[PHONE RINGING]

Yes, ma'am. Is he all right?

Well, he will be.

He's upstairs right now
having his leg cast.

Are you friends of his?

In a way.

I'm Joe of Joe's Market
and this is Jerry.

Hi.

We're kind of worried about him.

He's sort of
an old friend of mine.

When Jerry found out that he was trapped,
he called for help.

Does he have any place to go?

No way. His cave
is a disaster area.

Well, then I'd better call
Social Services

and see if I can find
a place for him to stay.

He can stay
with me if he'd like.

You see, my kids
are away at college,

and it gets kind of lonely
around the house nowadays.

That's really very generous.

Not at all, ma'am. You see,
he doesn't have anybody else.

And the way I look at it,

everybody ought to
have somebody.

You know, I was thinking.

Maybe instead of hiring all
those off-duty firemen ourselves,

we'd go
the franchise dealer route.

You know, there's a lot of
money to be made in franchises.

Why don't we just wait and see

how well we do
with our one machine

before we make any future plans?

Well, okay, it's all right with me,
but just remember,

in business you gotta be fast

or somebody's gonna
b*at you to the punch.

Hi. How you feeling?

Better.

Good. Dr. Morton
called your boss.

He was very understanding.

You're kidding.

I don't believe it.

Everybody always
wants to think the worst.

Especially when you have a
score card that looks like mine.

Well, not this time.

Hi.

Hi.

You sure I can't drag this
thing on stage with me?

DIXIE: Look pretty funny.

Could dress it up
to look like a mike.

Well, you're all right.

There's a way you can make sure.

How? Be there when I open.

Be out there. Let me
see your face out there.

What time do you go on?

First show is 9:30.

Can you get me a good table?

And a couple of drinks
thrown in.

Mmm-hmm.

Lady, you got yourself a deal.

If I ever get it together,

you can be sure
that man will be behind it.

I can't believe how kind
you've all been to me.

You won't think we're so kind when
you see the bill the hospital sends you.

Well, the way I feel,
I might even pay it.

[ALL LAUGHING]

We're glad to have been of service,
Mr. Smith. Well, thank you.

Hey,
I hope my dog's all right. He's fine.

Bye, now. Bye, Doctor.

Bye-bye. Bye.

Is his name really John Smith?

Who knows?

Mr. DeGeorgio,
this is Roy DeSoto. You...

Yeah, yeah, that's...

That equipment
you have for sale, is it...

It is.

No. No, that's all right.

Okay. Yeah, thank you.

Bye.

[sum-nus]

It's not sold.

It's sold.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER:
Station 51, Engine 23,

Engine 7, Engine 31,

Battalion 14.

expl*si*n and fire at
Hammond Chemical Company,

807 Macy Street.

807 Macy Street.

Time out, 1706.

[SIRENS WAILING]

MAN: Give me a hand.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

[expl*si*n]

STANLEY: Ls anybody left inside?
OFFICER: We don't know yet.

The manager's checking out
his personnel now.

Got a lot of
poisonous fumes inside,

so we're evacuating
the entire area.

Got a couple of people
hurt over here.

Go ahead. Go ahead.

[SIRENS WAILING]

Our senior chemist
is unaccounted for.

He must still be
up in the lab up there.

Where's that fire coming from?

The lab. That's where it all
started. It's full of toxic fumes.

See if you can
get there from inside.

[expl*si*n]

STANLEY: Chet, Marco,
get a line in that far door.

Give me a hand.

[MEN CHATTERING]

This way.

[expl*si*n]

Let's go with Highex foam.

L.A., Battalion 14,
respond full 27 to this incident.

[expl*si*n]

DISPATCHER: Calling Engine 12,
return to quarters.

Battalion 4,
apparent false alarm.

Easy.

Okay, I got his head. I got it.

Gonna need a little bit of air.

He needs oxygen.

All right. Now, settle down.
Come on, settle down.

Okay.

[COUGHING]

All right. Now, settle down.

I can't see.
You're gonna be all right.

I can't see!

Come on. Now, settle down.
Now, come on.

You're gonna be all right.

Let's get some more oxygen
in you. Come on.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.

Go ahead, 51.

We have a patient here.
Late 40s.

He's got chemical burns in the eyes
and complaining that he can't see.


with saline solution.

Also try to determine the
chemical that b*rned his eyes.

Transport as soon as possible.



Come on. Now, settle down.

MAN: I must go back.

Come on, now. The formula.

What? The formula
on the blackboard.

What's he talking about here?

Probably the formula
that triggered the expl*si*n.

A chemical firm in Buffalo
working with a similar project

had an accident
like this last year.

Nine people were k*lled.

ROY: You want to take
that oxygen?

You want me to go up
and take a picture of it?

Yeah, if you can. Sure.
All right.

Easy, now. I'll give you some
oxygen and rinse out your eyes.

Captain, you want
to take hold of this oxygen?

You know,
you're a good photographer.

Well, it's...

Well, it's not
that great of a picture.

I mean, the shadowing's
rather nice in there,

but, you know, the composition
is a little eccentric.

I mean, a diagram
doesn't really lend itself

to true artistic integrity.
You know what I mean?

Yeah.

Then again, I was using
an awfully small camera.

And, you know,
with a small camera

you always get
your lentricular distortion.

I mean, it always
throws the image off.

Never fails.
I've never seen it to fail.

Now, the lighting... The lighting
also leaves a lot to be desired.

You know, had the fire
been back-lighting the center,

well, then that puts us in
a whole different ballpark.

See, see, if the fire
were coming out... Look.

Here, I'll show you.
For example. For example.

Say this here...

All right, say this is
your picture here, right?

Okay, now your subject matter
is here in the center, right?

Okay, now, we had
the fire over here,

but had we had the fire
coming over from...