04x06 - Surprise

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[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER: Station 51. Woman
injured in motorcycle accident.

Near number 44 Ridge Road.

Cross street, Mulholland.

44 Ridge Road.

Time out, 0942.

STANLEY: KMG 365.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[HORN BLARING]

Down here! Down here!

Up there. In the cactus.

Oh...

Cora, my wife.

We were up above
riding my trail bike.

I hit a chuckhole, and she just
sailed right into the middle of it.

Ma'am, are you all right?

Whatever you're gonna do,

please hurry.

Okay, you just lie still.

You know, I tried to crawl up to her,
but those spines are m*rder.

Up there,
Cap. Why don't you remove your coat?

Yeah, here you go.

CORA: Please hurry.

Over here, you got to hurry.

[CORA MOANING]

Watch yourself.

STANLEY: Careful.

Oh, it hurts when I move.

[sum-nus]

ROY: I can't get any footing.
The whole thing's eroded.

Well, we can take it down
from the trail.

No, there's not enough time.

She's in a lot of pain up there.

If we start chopping away
at that cactus,

that whole patch may
come down on top of her.

[SIRENS WAILING]

DISPATCHER ON RADIO:


toxic chemicals are stored
in a tanker.

Use caution.

KELLY ON RADIO: Squad 51,
this is Rampart. Can you send me some EKG?

JOHNNY ON RADIO:


We're sending you a strip.
Vitals to follow.

Pulse is 160. The victim
is in extreme pain, Rampart.

[INTERCOM BEEPING]

This patient is in V-fib.

Rampart, we have lost the
victim's pulse. Beginning CPR.

[RAPID BEEPING]

We're defibrillating victim,
Rampart.

Rampart, we've defibrillated
victim. Decent sinus rhythm.

JOE ON RADIO: Administer 2 amps
sodium bicarb and insert an airway.

KELLY ON RADIO: Start an IV,


DIXIE: Squad 51, continue monitoring
Vitals and transport immediately.

JOHNNY ON RADIO:
We're on our way, Rampart.

More.

All right, just take it easy.

Try to stay still
and don't move.

JOHNNY: A little bit further over,
Cap. STANLEY: More?

JOHNNY: We got to lay it right
on the side. Little more, Mike.

STANLEY: Little bit more.
JOHNNY: Little more, Mike.

JOHNNY: Okay. STANLEY: Little more,
little more.

Okay, hold it.

That's good, okay.

Marco.

Mike.

Please.

Please hurry.

Yeah, flip it.

Oh.

It won't be long now, honey.

Just tell yourself
it doesn't hurt.

It hurts when I move.

Couple of half-hitches... Yeah.

[CORA GROANING]

All the way.

Okay.

Good.

CORA: Oh, please,
you better hurry.

All right, let me loop it through
there. Wait a minute, hang on.

Hang on.

Got it?

Okay, lay it down.

Lay it down, the other way.

CORA: It hurts when I move.

Hey, little more
to the left, Marco.

More to the left.

Hey, you're not gonna hit me
with the ladder, are you?

Easy, fellas.

Okay, now drop her straight.
Now.

More to the right now,
more to the... Okay, here.

All right, now to the left,
push it, push it. Okay.

Okay. There we go.
There, that's good.

All right. Okay.

CORA: Please hurry.

ROY: Okay, we're gonna
come across to you on the ladder.

Watch out there, Johnny. Yeah.

Yeah, Chet. Once you
put those axes in there.

And you have to have
the other one on this side.

Put the blade down.

Oh, man.

Can you lift that up? Okay.
Yeah.

[CORA WHIMPERING]

That's in all the way.

Got it? I'm gonna lash it
here. STANLEY: Okay.

You don't have the full weight on both
a* handles over here, if that matters.

No. Okay.

Okay.

Where do you want your Biophone
and that stuff? I'll get it for you.

You wanna set it up down here,
Cap? Right down here?

Yeah. Okay.

Get it lashed in there.

Let me try it.

CORA: Please hurry.

You gotta hurry.

Cap, do you wanna go ahead
and get on the land line?

You bet. Got it. To Rampart.

STANLEY: Squad 51
to Rampart Emergency.

All right, go ahead, 51.

Rampart, we have a woman
trapped in a cactus patch.

The rescue is still in progress,

so stand by.

JOE.' 1041,51.

Okay.

We're gonna try
to lift you off this cactus,

and then carry you
across on the ladder.

All right? Over to
the engine. Okay.

Okay, now, look.

You just grab a hold of my hands

and then you pull yourself up
at your own speed, okay?

All right. Okay.

Take it easy. All right.

Oh!

[GROANING]

There we go, doing good.

[SCREAMING]

MAN: Don't yell, honey.

It doesn't do any good.

Okay.

Now, you just try to...

You take me.

Okay. Get on my hands and knees.

Now, can you crawl down?

Yeah, I think so.

Okay. Let's just go slow.

Okay, we'll go slow.

Okay. [MOANING]

Attagirl.

All right. Oh!

It's all right.
Oh, boy, that hurts.

It's all right. Yeah,
I know it hurts, come on.

There we go.
Just take it nice and slow.

Okay-Okay-

Don't let me fall.

Take it easy, honey.

JOHNNY: You're doing good,
you're doing good. CORA: Oh, my.

JOHNNY: There we go.

[SIREN WAILING]

All right, take it easy.

There you go.

There you go.

CORA: Oh!

Attagirl.

She's got spines.

My feet.

Okay.

There we go.

All right.

There we go.

Rampart, we've freed the victim.

JOE.' 1041,51.

Transport as soon as possible.

You be careful of my wife now.

You okay, sweetie pie?

Look, why don't you sit down
over there for a while?

Don't tell me to sit down. This
is my wife you're fooling with.

Why don't you lay down
over here on the...

No, I don't want to lie down.

It will be much better
for you if you do.

Really. Okay.

Wait, wait,
where are you taking her?

We're gonna take her
to Rampart General.

You can follow us over,
all right?

I'm gonna go in with her, Roy.

All right.

Okay.

Oh...

JOHNNY: Easy now, easy.

[EXCLAIMING LOUDLY]

Honey.

There.

Keep a stiff upper lip,
honey. ROY: Johnny.

Just keep telling yourself
it really doesn't hurt.

It hurts, Harry! It hurts!

Now, will you shut up?

[EXCLAIMING]

MIKE: Sorry.

There are hundreds of them. And most of
them are broken off underneath her clothes.

Let's get her sedated.

Five milligrams diazepam,

PO every eight hours.

Then let's get her started on


Every four hours as needed for the pain,
okay? All right.

How do you expect
to move these spines?

Let's get the ones
we can see first.

Well, you guys don't
need me anymore.

No, go ahead, Johnny.

Don't worry,
you're in good hands, okay?

Okay. See you guys later.

I'm gonna have to
cut your shirt, honey.

Make sure it's just the shirt.

Okay.

Oh, hey, Cap, you know that
surprise birthday party... Yeah.

We're gonna have
for Dixie McCall? Yeah.

Well, it's okay
with Dr. Brackett,

so we'd like to get over
there for a few minutes

around $.30 on Monday.

As long as you stay available.

Okay, thanks a lot, Captain.

I'll tell Joanne
to get that hair dryer.

Listen, when you talked
to Dixie, you didn't...

Are you kidding?

You sure?

Come on, I've been
married for seven years.

I got this thing
down to a science.

Hmm.

She doesn't even have a clue.

Carol, would you fix up
Room 4 again, please?

Oh, can't it wait, Dixie?
I'm just...

No, no, you finish that later.

Yeah. Okay.

Kel.

Listen, I have the rest
of the afternoon off.

I'd like to do
a little shopping.

Shopping, huh?

Oh, don't worry. I'm not
gonna get a hair dryer.

How'd you find out?

Roy DeSoto, asking innocent
questions just before my birthday.

How could I miss?

Who's in on it?

Oh, a bunch of paramedics.

Birthdays.

Yeah.

If there was just some way of
letting them slip by unnoticed.

Amen.

I don't suppose there's some way
you could talk the guys out of the...

No, what am I thinking about?
I really need a hair dryer.

But don't let them go to too much trouble,
okay?

Okay, I won't.

I'll see you later.

Right.

Okay.

Thanks, Reese.

What have we got?

You're taking care of the present,
right? Yeah.

Okay, Evans says

that he's gonna arrange
with the cafeteria to get

the coffee, the cups, the cream,
the sugar and the ice cream.

What about the cold cuts?

All right, 36 is gonna
pick up the cold cuts,

the potato salad and
the bread and the butter.

Now, let's see,
where are we? 14.

Okay, 14 is gonna get the cake.


get the signs...

[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER ON RADIO:
Station 51, Engine 95,

Truck 127.

Accident with injuries.
And persons trapped

on exterior of the building,

sixth floor.

9218 North Central.

9218 North Central.

Cross street, Maple.

Time out, 1208.

Station 51. KMG 365.

[SIRENS WAILING]

I've got two men up there.
Where?

Up on those brackets.

Hey!

Get us down from here!

Can you raise
or lower that sign?

I already tried. But I got
a busted hydraulic line.

Yeah, well, there's no way
we can use Ladder Company

with that thing
whipping around like that.

LA, Engine 51. Return Truck 127.

Report to follow.
DISPATCHER: Engine 51.

Tell you what. Let's get
all the rope we've got

and go up on the roof.
Let's get the hose roller, too.

[WIND BLOWING]

Are you hurt?

No, it's nothing. But Gil is.

How bad?

I don't know. But he took a good
lick when the thing pulled loose.

That's my kid down there.

MAN: Steve? STANLEY: Okay,
take it easy.

We're gonna have to
go down after them.

Yeah. You know,
they tried to talk me out of it.

Him and Gil.

We got it on the radio
about the wind.

But, you know, in this business,
you don't work,

you don't make money.

Yeah, how heavy is the sign?

The sign? Oh,
I'd say 1,000, give or take.

We're gonna need a line
down there to secure them.

Yeah, whatever you think. We'll
throw you whatever lines you need.

I just want to tell you
it's my fault.

It's okay.

I mean the whole business.

Yeah, we'll do whatever we can.

[SIREN WAILING]

Engine 95, Engine 51.

I want all your rope and
your crew on the roof with us.



I'll leave my engineer here in
case we need help on the ground.

I'm on my way UP-

Stevie, you okay?

So far.

How much longer?

Pretty quick now.

Oh, my arm. Help me.

Help me!

Okay, Bill,
throw your hose roller up.

There.

Okay, everybody
in this line watch me.

Art, can you throw some
muscle on this line? You got it.

JOHNNY: Give me a little slack.

Slack.

Tighten up.

All right, now let me go down.

Roll away, roll away.

Keep it coming,
hold it steady on this one.

Keep it coming.

Whoa! Whoa! Hold it!

How are you, you feeling okay?

You hurt? Yeah, I'm okay.

All right.
Okay, take it easy, man.

The bracket's loose. It's loose?

All right, just stay back
up against the wall.

Drop me a line.

Keep this one coming.

[SIREN WAILING]

Okay, Lopez, snap off
Gage's line back there.

JOHNNY: Okay,
out further. Take it easy. Oh, my arm.

What? Your arm? My arm.

Which one? The left arm? Yes.

All right. Oh, get me off.

Okay, you hurt any place else? Oh,
the shoulder.

Lift me up.

Okay.

Oh, the arm.

Okay.

More slack.

STANLEY: More slack.

[GROANING]

Okay, take him on up.

STANLEY: Okay, let's go.

Coming up now. Little bit.

No!

Hey, we're gonna have to
hold on a little longer

till they get control
of this sign, all right?

STANLEY: Little more,
little more.

My arm.

Watch your hands.

Watch it, Roy!

Hey, Roy, you all right?

Yeah, we're fine.

Get me down.

Get a line down this sign,
will ya?

All right.

Hey, throw me down a line,
I wanna try to tie this off.

Got it.

Help my arm out.

All right, easy,
we're gonna have to hold out here.

All right. Whoa.

All right. Hold on.

Oh.

MAN: Take the line, Frankie.
Here we go.

Oh, my arm.

JOHNNY: All right,
give me some slack.

All right, give me some slack.

Give me some slack!

JOHNNY: Okay, heave it over!

All right, I'm coming over.

Watch out for this arm here.

All right, throw the line down.

Okay, you take it here.
I'm going up on top.

Oh, my arm.

Easy.

Wait a minute.

My arm.

Okay, turn me towards him.
Turn me towards him. All right.

STANLEY: Okay,
pull both lines. Easy.

Oh, my arm.

STANLEY: Keep them coming,
keep them coming.

Keep them coming.

Keep it coming.

Okay, keep them coming.

Keep them coming.

STANLEY: Keep it going,
okay, hold the fireman line.

We got the victim line,
pull the victim line.

Watch the collarbone
and left arm.

[GROANS]

Watch that left arm
and collarbone.

All right, I got you.

Left arm, watch the left arm.

And collarbone.

Okay, pull him up.

Easy.

Stay.

More. More. More. More.

Up.

Oops.

Okay.

We were hurrying like you said.

Bam! The whole thing came loose.

Gil really got clipped.

Yeah, we should have
taken the day off.

Fractures on the left
collarbone and the left forearm.

Got a possible
skull fracture here.

All right.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.

Go ahead, 51.

JOHNNY ON RADIO: Rampart,
we have a male, Kel...

approximately 24 years old.

Weight about 170. Kel.

Betty. He's got a fracture,
possible...

What have we got,
Joe? An ambulance is going out for one.

Triage nurse says there
are two patients in the lobby.

I've got one here. I'll be
with you in a minute. Okay.

We'll have more for you
in just a few minutes.



He'll be all right then?

Yeah, as far as we can tell,
he's gonna be okay.

Thank God.

Dr. Brackett.

Dix...

Hi.

Well, we can see her, can't we?

Sure, she's in Room 3.

Okay.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm beginning to feel like
part of the guided tour.

What happened?

Didn't Kel tell you?

Yeah, but I don't believe it.

I broke my ankle and
suffered a mild concussion.

By kicking a shopping cart?

Well, it must've dodged
at the last minute.

I just went flat on my back.

Those shopping carts
are pretty tricky.

I'll bet those back wheels
jammed, right?

Is there anything we can do?

You just did.

First ones around here that
haven't burst out laughing.

How long are you
going to be laid up?

Oh, three or four days, I guess.

Well, are you going to do
something for me this time

or are you just gonna stand
around and giggle some more?

Doctor, aren't nurses
supposed to be respectful?

Awestruck.

Yeah, but I'm a patient now,
remember?

Yeah, we're gonna send you
right up to Orthopedics.

Good, who's gonna do my ankle?

Don't ask.

There's some things
it's better not to know.

Oh, cut it out. Now, who?

He's a very nice guy.
You'll like him.

He's one of the nicest.

He's been after me to send
him an ankle. I owe him a favor.

All right, so send him
somebody else's ankle.

Oh, come on, Dix.

This kid needs some practice.

Oh, come on, you guys!

No, I got Borchardt for you.

Oh, yeah? Borchardt?
He's pretty good.

He does all the
football players.

He'll have her up and
around in time for the playoffs.

Thanks a lot.

Wait a minute. Betty!

Listen, I've got the next
work schedule made up.

It's right on top of my desk.

Dix. Dix! We'll have to
make some changes...

Forget about work schedules.

With that concussion you're
gonna have to get some rest.

We'll take care of everything.

Yes, but with me out, you're
gonna have to jiggle it around a little.

Now, as I remember,
Carol's supposed to have next Tuesday off,

but if you...
Betty, you're needed in 4.

Betty!

Let's get her upstairs.
Come on, Joe.

Well, we gotta go, too.
See you later.

Now what are we gonna
do about the party?

I don't know.

Oh, why don't I call Dr. Keith?

I don't think he'd mind
a bash in Orthopedics.

Kel, see you.
Okay, thanks a lot.

Kel, listen. Wait, wait!

If you need me,
just call me, okay?

I will not! I want you to
get some rest and get well.

Now, that's an order.

Betty! Wait a minute!

Betty,
forget it. Get her out of here. Betty...

Betty...

Forget it.

Let's call the whole thing off.

No, man!

Well, I don't see how
we're gonna have a party

with the guest of honor
lying in bed.

Well, this way
it's gonna be twice as good.

Dix will really be
surprised for sure.

I mean, really surprised.

But I guess we ought to
forget about the dancing.

What dancing?

Oh, didn't I
mention that to you?

No, 'cause I'd remember telling
you what a crummy idea it was.

Dr. Brackett, Dr. Early,
I'm sorry to trouble you,

but I've got a little problem,
and with Dixie out

I need help.

Well, what is it?

Well, it's about
the nurses' work schedules.

Shirley's supposed to work Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

But she wants to give Evelyn
Monday and take her Wednesday.

The only trouble is, that Sue,
who's supposed to work Sunday,

has a conflict and she
wants to work Monday, too.

Well, why don't you have
Sue work Friday for Shirley,

and then Evelyn can
fill in on Sunday? Okay?

Well, what does that do
to Evelyn on Wednesday?

Betty, would you mind
running through that once more?

Shirley's scheduled to work Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

MAN ON RADIO: Rampart Emergency.

This is Squad 14. I'll get it.

Excuse me.

Dr. Brackett.
You're needed in 5.

Thank you, I'll be right there.

Betty, why don't you take
that matter up with Dr. Morton?

But he told me to talk to you.

MAN ON RADIO:
Rampart, this is Squad 14.

Do you read me now?

This is Rampart.
I read you loud and clear.

Rampart, we have
a possible heart att*ck case.

Victim is a male,
about 60 years old.

Oh, no! Not again, George.

Same old thing, I guess, Doc.

What's his pressure?



Let's get him
type and cross-matched.

George,
when are you gonna learn?

You know what happens to you
when you start drinking.

I know it, Doc,

but I get to feeling so blue
and down and everything.

Well, we'll have you feeling
better in no time at all.

Where's Dixie?

She's not here.

I have to tell her,

I have to talk to her.

Not this trip, I'm afraid.

I was looking forward
to talking to her, Doc.

She gives me good food.

Black-eyed peas and corn bread.

I know they already
ordered the cake.

Well, you better call the bakery

and see if they can sit tight
until we hear from Brackett.

Better tell those guys to hold
off on buying the rest of the stuff.

Man,
that's awfully inconvenient.

No, winding up with cold cuts,
potato salad,

soft drinks, ice cream,
I don't know what else,

for 60 some odd people
and no party,

that's inconvenient!

[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER ON RADIO:
Squad 51, possible injury,

8127 Elysian Lane.

We'll put the chow
in the oven for you.

Cross street: Hillcrest.
Time out, 1428.

STANLEY: Station 51, KMG 365.

[SIREN WAILING]

What's the trouble? My husband,
he's caught in the sauna!

Sauna? Please, please hurry!

I've been pounding and
pounding and he doesn't answer.

Is it locked?

It's not locked, it's a hook!

Chuck!

They've got a hook.
I'm gonna get a pry bar.

Get me the scope, too.
All right.

Chuck, please answer me!

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

Chuck, please, please,
open the door!

Chuck, can you hear me?

ROY: It's okay,
I think we can handle it.

Chuck!

Please, dear! Can you hear me?

All right, move out of the way. Come on,
move out of the way.

All right, he's going to be all right,
don't worry about him.

I think this...

Oh!

All right, put the towel
down for him, please.

Oh, I'm sorry. Chuck, honey.

Honey!

Is he all right?

Is he alive?

Yes, he's alive.

He's gonna be all right.

He just finished that thing this
morning and he had to get right in it.

He had a phone call,
I came out to get him,

and he wouldn't answer the
door. And I couldn't get him out!

Rampart, this is Squad 51.
How do you read?

This is Rampart.
I read you loud and clear.

Rampart, we have a victim
of probable heat prostration.

He's a male, about 30 years
old. He's trapped in a sauna bath.

I'll have the Vitals
for you in just a minute.



BP is unreadable.
Respiration's fast.

How long had he been in there
before you could get to him?

Maybe 10 minutes.

Rampart, vital signs are...

BP unreadable.
Pulse rapid and weak.

Respiration's fast. Apparently he
passed out inside of about 10 minutes.

At around, oh, about,


I didn't want that
crazy thing anyway.

I mean, if you're gonna take a bath,
you take a bath in water,

not in some kind of closet!

Does he have
a history of heart trouble?

No.

Rampart, there's no history
of heart trouble.


with lactated Ringer's.



Also, find out if there are any other
medical problems and send me a strip.



Does he have diabetes? No.

Has he ever had an ulcer
or anything like that?

Uh-uh.

Been complaining
of anything recently?

Well, look at him.
He's healthy as a horse.

He's never been sick
a day in his life!

In fact that's the one thing
about him that bugs me!

I could feel like
death warmed over,

and he goes around saying, "Well,
I've never been sick in my life!"

Yeah, you want to
hold this for me, please?

Did he have
anything unusual to eat?

No. Has he been drinking?

Never! He doesn't drink,
he doesn't smoke,

he jogs, he exercises.

Rampart, sending you a strip.

Rampart, patient has no medical problems,
no unusual complaints.



Could this just be
from too much heat?

Yeah, but it's unusual for a man
that healthy to pass out that fast.

Also, let me know
when you have an ambulance.



There's nothing to worry about.

We'll have you looking
good as new in no time at all.

Bringing the tray in closer
would work.

Yes, Doctor.

Yes? Betty said
to bring him in here.

Well, it's a mistake.
Find another room.

This isn't my needle holder.

Uh...

Where does Dixie
usually keep it?

I don't know.

I'm sorry, Doctor, but I've
never worked with you before.

All right, that's all right.
This will do.

Betty, now where
do you want him?

Oh, um.

Try Room 5.

Carol. Excuse me, Doctor.

What is it? I need somebody
to clean up Room 6.

Betty? She's busy!

This is 4-0.

That's what we usually use.

I don't,
not for facial sutures. I always use 5-0.

I'm sorry.

Just relax.

What's your trouble?

Oh, I think I broke my toe.

What about you?

I'm a drunk.

You ever been here before?

No, this is my first time.

Do you think
it will take very long?

I don't know.

Without Dixie, this place
ain't what it used to be.

WOMAN ON PA:
Paging Dr. Jose Estrada.

Paging Dr. Jose Estrada.

Good grief!

I'm trying to get
somebody to sign us out here.

It is really busy. I've never
seen it like this before.

ROY: You take these
supplies. BETTY: Chris,

he's to go right down to X-ray.

Are you sure, Betty?

ROY: Betty.

I'm sorry, not now.
Could you sign us out?

Just take a second.

Betty, there's a
heart patient coming in.

What room is free, and
where's the crash cart?

I don't think it's set up yet,
after the last one.

Hey,
Doc! Hi. Oh! I talked to Dr. Keith,

he says it's okay for the party.

Oh, great! Thanks, Doc,
appreciate it.

JOE: Kel!

WOMAN ON PA: Dr. Hoffman,
administrator's office.

Dr. Hoffman,
administrator's office.

Could you take a look
at these pictures?

I'd like to see a rundown
on his electrolytes.

I'll have it for you
in about 20 minutes.

You see,
the heart's not enlarged.

Yeah.

It's okay.

Notice the tanned area
around the belt line.

Have you been
out in the sun much?

Yeah, sure.

Say, how soon can I go home?

We'd like to keep you here
for observation.

You know, run some more tests.

Come on, Doc,
I've never been sick.

I think you are now.

I feel great!

Well, that's good.

We're almost certain you're in the
very early stages of Addison's disease.

Addison's disease?

What the heck is that?

That's a degenerative disease
of the adrenal gland.

It cuts down on the body's ability
to cope with certain kinds of stress.

Like heat.

That darn sauna.

That's why
you passed out so fast.

I think we've caught
the disease early enough

so that we can probably
treat it very effectively.

My wife didn't want
the sauna in the first place.

And now, all that money,
it'll just be sitting there.

She'll never let me
hear the end of it.

Well, if she gives you
a hard time,

you tell her for me that sauna is
the best money you ever spent.

Oh, uh... Carol.

I'd like you to
work with me again.

BETTY: George, please listen.
Go back to your room.

No, I want to talk to Dixie.
No, don't, don't...

Dr. Brackett,
he's checking himself out.

Mind's made up, Doc.
Ain't no Dixie.

George, you're in no shape
to leave the hospital.

I know my rights, Doc.

Can't you at least
stay overnight?

I know what I'm doing!

Dr. Brackett is
so set in his ways.

I've been trying, but I
don't know what he wants.

Couldn't stop him.

Dixie's in no condition
to talk to him,

and he wouldn't stay
unless he could talk to her.

I know exactly how he feels.

Hey, Kel, I've got it!

Got what? Take a look.

Give me a hint.

It's simplicity itself,
once you understand the principle. Look.

I've indicated the days of the week
in the left-hand margin here, you see?

And all the various
nurses on the top.

Now, for any given shift
all you've got...

Hold it, Joe, hold it.

The scheduling of work shifts
is not our problem.

Well, normally I'd agree,
but with Dix out, you know...

Joe, it's time everybody
realized that around this hospital

nobody is indispensable.

Not you, not me, not even Dixie.

I never had any doubt about you.

Very funny, Joe.

Naturally, with Dix out I thought
things would be a little rough,

but by today I'm sure
everything will be back to normal.

Including the work schedule.

Now, I've got some work to get out
of the way before Dix's birthday party.

[ALL CLAMORING]
Now, listen, please!

One at a time or I'll never
get this straightened out!

Now... Oh, Dr. Brackett!

What's going on?

Well, as nearly
as I can make out,

I've told a few too many girls
to report to work today.

Look, Doctor,
I know you don't want us to bother her,

but I think I better call Dixie.

Yeah, I think maybe you better.

And don't forget to
wish her a happy birthday.

Cap»

we're gonna run on down
to the hospital, all right?

Okay.

What's that bulge
in your shirt there?

Those are cassettes.

Don't worry, I'm not
even gonna mention dancing.

Unless everybody seems to
be in the mood.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER ON RADIO: Station 51,
Engine 60, Engine 29.

Gas leak, 5758 North Garden.

5-7-5-8 North Garden.

Cross street, Temple.

Time out, 1318.

Station 51, KMG 365.

[SIRENS WAILING]

Hi. Hi, Dix.

How's it going downstairs?

It isn't.

You know, I used to think
I was a reasonably competent

member of the
medical profession.

Now...

Sit down.

Listen, the same thing happened to
me when I took over in Emergency.

You're kidding. Yeah, well...

Everything happens so fast.

You know,
it's a scary feeling at first.

But after a while,

things start falling into place.

Maybe for you.

So far I can't even handle
a simple problem like...

Like a work schedule.

How'd you know?

Well, don't worry about it.

That's one of the things
that never falls into place.

I still have to struggle
with those stupid things.

Oh, it wouldn't be so bad

if they were just names on a
piece of paper. But they're not!

They're people with
problems of their own.

Look at Carol.
Now that her mother's sick

she has all that
extra work at home.

And Louise.

Well, I don't have to tell you.

You just can't
ignore those problems.

I know you can't.

Now let's grab a copy
of that work schedule.

I thought you'd never ask.

Well, let's see
what we can fix up here.

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

You folks wanna
stay out of the way here?

My name is Haley.
I'm the manager.

You got a gas leak, huh?
Yeah, yeah.

It's terrible! You go in there,
you can smell it!

Have you got everybody out?

Yeah, yeah,
I think I got everybody.

Okay.

Marco, shut off the utilities. Mike,
pull us a manifold line.

Right, cap-

Chet, get all these
people back out of the way

and then give Stoker a hand,
all right?

Roy, John, make sure the
place is evacuated and ventilated.

LA, Engine 51,
building is being evacuated and ventilated.

Notify the gas company.

Engine 60, stand by the hydrant.

Man, the gas is heavy down here.

Look, I'll take
down here, all right?

All right.

Is anybody in here?

[COUGHING]

How long do we have to stay...

How long do we
have to stay out here?

I don't know, ma'am.

Well, I've got things
to do in there.

Yes, ma'am. Oh!

Hello?

Is anybody in there?

Hello!

[COUGHING]

Ma'am,
I'm with the fire department.

We gotta get you out of here.

No! No!

Come on, there's going to
be an expl*si*n.

No, let me be! No!

Can you walk? No!

[SIREN WAILING] What if I help
you? Can you get out of the bed?

No! Let me... My hip.

Your hip?

Okay, look,
I'll be right back, okay?

No! No! Let me be! It's
all right. I'll be right back.

Hello! Anybody in here?

Come on! Everybody out!
Anybody in here?

Chet! Get me a stretcher, huh?

Anybody in here?

Roy, what's happening?

It's okay, keep going.

Anybody in here?

Roy!

We're in here!

Okay, now, you take it easy.
We're gonna...

I have a partner coming
and we're gonna carry you out.

We're gonna have to carry you out 'cause
there's gonna be an expl*si*n in here.

Let me be! No!

We're gonna have to get you out of
here or you're gonna be in danger, okay?

No, let me be!

We're gonna get you out of
here and you're gonna be all right.

No!

You're gonna be all right.

All right. Now, be careful,
she might have a bad hip there, all right?

Okay, we're gonna lift you
onto the stretcher, okay?

No, no, no, no!

All right. Here we go. Ready?

[WOMAN MOANING] Easy now, easy.

Easy now.

All right.

I don't want to. Oh, no.

[WOMAN SOBBING]

Come on.

Easy. I don't want to.

Easy.

Get you out of this building.

Okay,
why don't you take the head?

Let me be. No! No!

All right.

Maybe I better take this side.

Let me be!

ROY: Okay, watch the hip.

CHET: Okay. All right.

Okay, let's get out of here.
All right, take it easy.

Everything's going to be okay.

Quick!

Easy.

Easy now. It's all right. Easy.

WOMAN: [SOBBING] No.

Let me be.

Hi! How you doing?

Fine. How'd it go?

Great!

I think everybody that
works at this hospital

turned up at one
time or another.

Ate every speck of that food.

Even got in a little dancing.

Yeah, it's too bad
you missed it.

Yeah.

Well,

I don't really like parties
all that much anyway.

Yeah.

Well, look, I gotta be going.

Well...

ROY: Heads up! Surprise!

Come on, let's get with it!
Brought you some cake.

Oh, you... Thanks!

I'm just down the hall.

That's great!

How you feeling, Johnny?

Well, um...

Much better now.

Johnny, in case you wanna
hear some good music.

Oh, yeah.

Thanks.

Thanks for the surprise.
Thanks for the surprise.