05x22 - The Nuisance

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You guys stay out here till
we see what we have in there.

What time did she get here, Hal?

She's been here for quite a while,
man, just sitting there like that.

Vince, what's going on?

This lady, she's out of it.

Ma'am?

Ma'am, you okay?

Really out of it, ain't she?

What happened?

She waltzes in here, orders
a drink, I set it down, bam!

Bam?

She went out.
Didn't touch the drink.

When exactly did this happen?

I'd say about six hours
ago, wouldn't you, Mike?

Whatever you say, pally.

Six hours?

Yeah.

Why didn't you call us sooner?

Well, she wasn't
bothering anybody.

BP is 120 over 80.

Okay.

There you are. I have been looking in
every joint on Alamo Avenue for you.

Well, this is the first time
she's ever hit this dump.

Dump? What dump?

I said "dump!" Would
you get me a beer, please?

She's not well.

Blanked out? Hey, fellas, really,
nothing to get excited about.

She does it all the time.

Not in my place.

All the time.

She's really not what you'd
call the life-of-the-party type.

This is the way it happened. I'm getting
ready to close and she's sitting here.

We can't move her.
We can't leave her.

So, I didn't know what to
do with her, so I called you.

What's happening? Take that...

All right, all right. Take
it easy. Get it away!

Hey, are you okay?

What the... What
are you doing here?

What are all these
people doing here?

Doesn't seem to be physically
wrong at all, you know,

but she should see a doctor, she
can have any more of these spells.

I hate to tell you what she
should see. Would you get your...

Well, I don't wanna go.

It's 2:00 in the morning.

I like it here.

I love you very much,
I'll tell you the truth...

Yeah, but I like these people.

I don't care.

I don't know who they are,
but I'd like to know them.

It is 2:00 in the morning.

I don't mind if it's
once in a while...

But, you know what? It's
getting to be a bit much.

This happen all the
time around here?

Yeah.

Let's go on back to the station
and get some sleep, shall we?

Yeah.

Well, thanks, fellas, for
coming by, and just like I said,

I just didn't know
what to do about it.

We're here to help. Just
glad it wasn't anything serious.

Happen to get her name, Vince?

Oh, that's about all I
can give you, Captain.

I only got her first
name. Lennore.

Well? What was it?

Oh, some spaced-out dame.

Say, do you have the
MICU form? Or did I take it?

No, I don't have
them. They should be...

Maybe it's in here.
In the Biophone.

You okay?

Code box!

What the hell happened?

Johnny?

Are you all right? Can you
hear me? Can you hear me?

- Head back.
- Where are you hurt?

L.A., Engine 51. We have a Code I at
our location. Respond an ambulance.

My hip, my back, my leg.

DISPATCHER ON
RADIO: 51, informant reports

toxic chemicals are
stored in a tanker.

Use caution.

Squad 51, this is Rampart.
Can you send me some EKG?

10-4. Transmitting EKG.

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

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

This patient is in V-fib.

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

We're defibrillating
victim, Rampart.

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

Administer 2 amps sodium
bicarb and insert an airway.

Start an IV, 51.
Lactated Ringer's.

Squad 51, continue monitoring
vitals and transport immediately.

We're on our way, Rampart.

Okay, that's good!

Can you guys make it okay there?
- Yeah.

Put this stuff in.

Okay, Chip.

How you feeling?

Get the squad in, pal

I'm trying to think of something
funny, but it hurts too much.

All right, well, take it
easy, hang in there.

L.A., Engine 51, squad


Engine 51.

Cut and cross, hematocrit
and CBC. Tell the lab it's a rush.

And find out where
that x-ray unit is.

Frank, you see this bruise?

Johnny? Johnny. Can you hear me?

Johnny? Johnny. Can you hear me?

BP's down, 90 over 60.
He's gonna go out on us.

Piggyback a Plasmanate.

Right over there.

That hurt?

Johnny? Does your
right shoulder hurt?

No.

How about the other one?

Yeah, a little.

My leg hurts.

If he ruptured
his liver or spleen,

he'd be experiencing pain right
in this area, near the collarbone.

With blunt trauma to the
abdomen, it could be either.

Get a film of the
pelvis and tibia,

chest film, abdominal and
skull series, and lateral C spine.

Let's go, Mike.

Hey, Doc, how is he?

He's hanging in there. I'll
know better when I see the films.

Hey, he's gonna be all right.

Nothing can hurt Johnny.

Yeah.

What a dumb way for it to
happen, though, you know?

Getting a call out in the middle of
the night for some spaced-out dame.

It's gonna be all right.

Yeah.

Fractured right
tibia and fibula.

Is it bad?

No. Under the circumstances,
it could be a lot worse.

It's a stable fracture.

Johnny, you got a
fractured tibia and fibula.

Doc?

My belly is really
starting to hurt me a lot.

BP's 90 over 60.
He's diaphoretic.

It's really
beginning to k*ll me.

He may have serious
inter-abdominal bleeding.

Looks like he's
going into shock.

Let's get him into a g-suit,

and alert OR for
an emergency lap.

BP 100 over 60.

Six units of blood. We'll
get him up to OR right away.

Tell the nurse to make the
arrangements, all right, Mike?

Mmm-hmm.

Hang in there.

Oh yeah. Both hands.

Are we ready?

Ready.

All right, let's do it. Mmm-hmm.

Clamp.

Aha. There's blood
in there, all right,

I wonder where it's coming from.

Give me some suction.
We'll look around.

Hmm.

He's got a splenic
rupture, Mike.

We'll have to take it out.

All right.

How is he?

He looks good, Roy.

Some coffee?

Thanks.

I was really worried.

The orthopedist
will set his leg now,

then he's on his way
to the recovery room.

How long's he gonna be laid up?

In a week or so, we'll
have him in a wheelchair.

Then we'll try and
get him on his feet.

I guess that could be close
to about two weeks, then, huh?

Maybe.

Look.

We both know what kind
of a paramedic John is.

Now let's see what
kind of a patient he is.

When I saw that car hit him,

I didn't think there
was a chance.

Morning. Hey, Dwyer.

Hey Marco.

I saw Johnny
yesterday at the hospital,

he looks absolutely great.

Good. You know, he was in a lot of
pain when we saw him Saturday afternoon.

Yeah, that's what I heard. Yeah.

Any idea how
long he'll be there?

About ten days.

Hey, you guys, I saw Johnny
yesterday, he's gonna be fine.

Great.

I gotta be getting going.

First chance you get, you tell
him we're all thinking about him.

All right, take it easy.

See you, guys. Yep.

Oh. By the way, Roy.

Guess who you're
getting to replace Johnny.

Who?

Craig Brice.

Craig Brice?

The walking rule book,
the human regulation.

You know, nobody would blame
you if you took your vacation tomorrow.

Well, he might
be a little peculiar,

but he's certified,
so he's capable.

Listen to Roy. Be nice.

Morning.

I'm Brice.

Yeah, yeah. Welcome
to 51. I'm Captain Stanley.

How you doing?

I'm Roy DeSoto. It's
nice to see you again.

Uh, cardiology meeting
last winter. November four.

What?

That was the last time we met.
The meeting was November four.

Yeah.

Well, okay, this is Marco Lopez.

Lopez.

Chet Kelly. Kelly.

And our engineer, Mike Stoker.

Stoker.

Well, Craig, you
want to... "Brice."

"Brice," not "Craig."

My rule is last names only.

First names can be very
confusing in a crisis situation.

I believe in being totally
prepared as a firefighter.

Yeah.

That's great.

Would you like a cup of coffee?

Well, actually, no,
I'd like to store this

and then check out the squad.

We could go out on
a run at any minute.

Well, the squad's
pretty standard.

Well, everybody has their
own way of doing things,

and I just don't wanna be
confused in a moment of crisis.

Roy, show Brice the locker.

Then show him the squad.

And after that, we're
gonna have a drill

on some new ladder
techniques you might enjoy.

All right.

Captain.

This Gage's? Yeah.

I'll wear it as long as I'm
here. I'm sure he won't mind.

Well, this here's the squad. I'll
show you some of our equipment here.

That's the datascope,

this is the drug box,

this is the... Let's
look at the drug box.

Okay.

Your basic drug box. It's set
up like just about all the others.

We've sort of, you know, fixed
it according to the way we work.

We got... I notice you
keep the IV setups here.

Yeah. It's the perfect spot for them,
isn't it? Johnny and I figured it out.

We just move right
it, get right out...

Whereas...

See what I mean?

I also noticed that you keep
the compartments unlocked.

Yeah, well, we're either here
with the engine or by ourselves,

and when we're out on a run, we
like to keep the equipment with us, so...

Where's the key?

It's right over there on
the spotlight, on the handle.

If we're on a run by ourselves,

we usually just, you know,
have the equipment with us.

If the department had intended for
us to keep the compartments unlocked,

they wouldn't have put locks
on the doors, would they?

There. So much safer.

How about the OV box?

You just locked
the door. It's...

It's inside.

DeSoto, we're gonna be working
together for quite some time.

So I think it's to both of
our advantages to get along.

I'd like to tell
you a little bit

about my philosophy
as a paramedic.

Sure.

I believe there's a right
way to do everything.

And that's the rule book's way.

I'm not careless
in anything I do,

'cause I wanna be the best
paramedic in this county.

That's reasonable.

Good. Then we're in
complete agreement.

Let's look at the OV box.

Oh, Doctor, I know
what you're going to say,

you're going to say that
there could be other reasons.

But working until 2:00
a.m., three nights a week,

coming home with
liquor on his breath

and smelling of other
women's perfume...

And don't ask me
how I feel about that.

It's important to know
why you feel that way.

It's important to
know he's doing it.

And he's selfish. He wants me

and everyone else,
too, and it infuriates me.

Anger is very healing.

It is?

Oh, then I must
tell you, Doctor.

You know that cupid statue?

Well, the other
night, I threw it at him.

And it hit him. Oh, Doctor,
I'm so glad it hit him.

Dix!

How you doing?

Pretty good.

You know something?
I can't believe this stuff.

I cannot believe that they
actually put this stuff on TV.

Well, I can't believe
what happened to you.

Listen, I leave here on a
Friday for a nice long weekend,

and I come back on Monday,
and look at you. Here you are.

Yeah.

How's that, Johnny? That's...

Well, actually, Dix, you know,

there's no way I can get
comfortable in this bed.

I'm just gonna
have to gut it out.

Well, in that case, I think you're
just about ready for physical therapy.

Oh, this is Mary Lynn
Smith, your physical therapist.

She's gonna put
you back on your feet.

I'm glad to meet you, Mr. Gage. I'm
sure you're gonna be a good patient.

Oh, yes.

Well, my break's
just about over.

Mr. Gage?

Uh... "Johnny."

Mr. Gage. My hand?

Oh.

Sorry.

I got a little
carried away there.

You know, it's gonna be kind of hard
for me to think of you as my therapist.

I have two degrees and my
specialty is fracture patients.

Oh, no, no, no, I wasn't saying
that you weren't a good therapist.

No, not at all.

I can tell by your eyes
you're a good therapist.

Mr. Gage, you can save all of
your energy for your recuperation.

I've heard all about you from
the other women on the staff.

All?

All.

Well.

I certainly hope that you're not the
kind that listens to vicious rumors.

I mean, you know
how people like to talk.

Guy's just being pleasant and friendly,
and all of a sudden he's got a reputation.

All righty, here's your lunch.

You. Out.

Out? She's my
physical therapist!

I don't care if she's a charter
member of the International Red Cross.

Out!

As in, move it.

You have exactly 15 minutes
for your chow, then I'll be back.

For what?

To give you your bath.

Linda called.

And she told me she'd seen
him with Georgie yesterday.

And last night, he didn't
get home until 3:30.

Have... Have you
discussed it with him?

What, and let him know I
know he's up to something?

Well, I may be crazy, Doctor,
but I'm certainly not stupid.

Oh, I'm sorry, I...

I wouldn't want to do
anything to offend you.

After all,

you're the only one who listens
to me, and who understands.

That's

what we're here for.

I know.

That is what I'm paying
you for, isn't it, Doctor?

Now you're feeling hostile.

Oh, no... What are
you watching that for?

I thought you said
it was garbage.

Yeah, it is garbage. It's...

What else do you expect me
to do, I mean, in my condition?

All right, well, look, I
can't stay here too long,

Brice is downstairs
filling up the supplies.

I just wanted to come by
and say hello for all the guys.

Hello. Thank you.
I appreciate that.

Brice, huh? Yeah.

Well, how you
getting along with him?

Great. Oh, just great.

Oh. You are, huh?

That's good.

I'm a little surprised.

Well, actually,
it's not great at all.

To tell you the truth,
he's impossible.

I don't wanna burden you with my
problems, but he's driving me crazy.

Well, what exactly is he doing?

Well, there's only
one way to do things.

His way.

Everything I do, I'm constantly
being corrected by him.

It's worse than training.

Huh.

Well, look, if you want...

He's got me so uptight...

He's got me so uptight, I can't
even drive the squad anymore.

He's constantly telling
me to watch out for traffic.

This morning, we stopped
twice at a filling station,

just to check the oil.

Wow. I'm telling
you, he's got me...

He's got me climbing the walls.

Look, it's simple, Roy, all you
have to do is take him aside...

Look, look. It's been really
nice talking it over with you,

'cause I needed to talk
to somebody about it.

It's okay... Take care
of yourself, okay?

Yeah, I will. I'll say
hello to the guys for you.

Yeah, do that for me, all right.

As I was saying, Doctor,

the situation with Charlie and
his secretary is really impossible.

It has me practically
climbing the walls.

And the only thing
that really helps

is being able to
talk to you about it.

That's what I'm here for.

Thought I'd drive a while.

Squad 51 available.

Squad 51.

We should both
be prepared, right?

Yeah.

Brice,

do you ever think it's
possible to be too thorough?

You know, sometimes
we get into situations

that require a
little bit of flexibility.

Maybe following the
book a little too closely

can do more harm than good, huh?

Nobody ever went
wrong by being too careful.

Squad 51. Unknown type rescue.

2702 Rotunda Drive.
Cross street, Capital.



Time out. 11:45.

Squad 51. KMG 365.

Squad 51 at scene.

You locked the compartment door.

Of course I did.
Just as we agreed.

Yeah, well, I almost broke
my hand on the handle!

Don't blame me for
your bad memory.

Hi, it's my husband. I came
home about an hour ago,

and he was suffering
from indigestion.

And the pain got
worse, so I called you.

Okay.

It's right in, this way. All
right. What is your name?

Clair Brightweiser. He just
had bacon and eggs for...

Honey, the paramedics are here.

Hello, Mr. Brightweiser.

This is John
Brightweiser, my husband.

Good morning, gentlemen. I seem
to be suffering from acute indigestion.

All right. Well, we'll check
you out and see what's wrong.

All right. Just be careful of these
books, though, 'cause I've been working...

This is Wellington's
Iberian campaign.

Where exactly does it hurt?

Right here.

It goes clear back
to my backbone.

Why don't we move over to a
more comfortable chair, here?

No, no, no. I'm perfectly
all right here, gentlemen.

Well, it'd probably
be better over there.

You'd be much more comfortable.

We can examine
you a little better.

I just wanna be careful of these materials,
because it's taken months of work.

Has this ever
happened to you before?

No, no, no. Healthy as a horse.

I rowed crew for Princeton.

Of course, that
was a few years ago.

Oh, honey, they don't
wanna hear about that.

He's been remarkably healthy.

No heart problem?

No.

Why do you ask? I'm
not having a heart...

It's probably nothing at all.

You know, the flu
is going around.

Maybe you caught some of that.

Yeah, yeah, honey, it's the
flu. That's what it is, the flu.

Are you taking any
medication, sir? None.

Excuse me.

Okay, let's get a
pulse on you, here.

All right. 120 and thready.

There's nothing wrong with
me. I'm perfectly all right.

Sure. Sure you are.

Respiration is 26.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.

Go ahead, 51.

Rampart, we have a male
victim here. Age about...

Sixty.

Sixty. Patient is complaining
of pains in the chest.

The vital signs are, the
pulse is 120 and thready,

the respiration is 26 and...

Uh, 120 over 80.

BP is 120 over 80.

The patient is diaphoretic,
and the skin is cold and clammy.

51, can you send me a strip?

Okay, stand by, Rampart. We're
gonna patch him in right now.

Okay.

Put these on your chest, sir.

Yeah, we're gonna
put these on your chest.

We got a doctor at the hospital,

he wants to check something out.

What do they wanna check?

It's standard procedure whenever
we suspect a heart problem.

Oh, no.

Not my heart.

We do this on everyone, okay?

We perform this...
This is routine.

We do it on broken toes, on cracked
ribs, just about everything. Okay?

Just relax.

The pain, it's much worse.

DeSoto.

Look, just relax, okay?

It's gonna be fine.

It's all right.

It's gonna be all right.

Okay.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.

The patient is patched in. We're
gonna be sending you all six leads.

Can't you do something? Please!

Pulse is up to 130.

What's that?

That's the ambulance. We'll be
taking you to Rampart Emergency.

Oh, no!

I didn't know it
was that serious.

I could have called
you an hour ago,

but he's always been so healthy.

Ma'am, it's all
right. It's all right.

We don't even know what's
wrong with him yet, okay?

The ambulance
is just a precaution.

Rampart, this is Squad 51. The
patient is experiencing some tension.


in two and three AVF.

Start an IV with D5W TKO.

Administer 50
milligrams merperidine IV.

Two liters of O2, and
transport as soon as possible.

IV D5W TKO. 50
milligrams merperidine IV.

All right. I'm gonna give
you something for the pain.

It's gonna make
you feel a little better.

If he's... If it's not serious,

why do you have to
take him to the hospital?

Well, it's just a
precaution. Okay?

Both of you just try to relax.

Everything's gonna be all right.

Okay. All right. Yeah.

Doctor says Brightweiser
is gonna be okay.

Good. Let's go.

Dr. Roberto Elmanza.
Dr. Roberto Elmanza.

Dr. Mendez, Receiving Room.
Dr. Mendez, Receiving Room.

Whew.

Look, I'll drive.

Brice,

I think we should talk about what
happened at that man's house.

Oh? It seemed like a pretty
routine heart att*ck to me.

Nothing's routine. These aren't
medical events, they're people.

We're supposed
to try to help them.

Meaning?

Meaning you should never have said
the words "heart att*ck" to that man.

As soon as you did, his
condition went right down the hill.

He asked me a question,
and I answered it.

My answer was medically correct.

Medicine is people. We're
not supposed to panic them.

Part of our care is
to try to help them.

It's obvious that we
have a different approach.

I'm sure mine is right.

Uh-huh.

Well, I could give you


but I'm gonna give you just one.

I'm the senior member here,

and as long as I am, we're
gonna do things my way.

Well, if you wanna
put it that way,

I don't see any point
in discussing it further.

Easy, easy, easy.

All righty. Ready
for your blood test?

You, out. Again.

Arm, please.

All right, now, look,

you took a blood test
off that arm yesterday.

I have been doing this
since before you were born.

I don't need advice
from a hotshot paramedic.

Look, I do this for a
living, too. I don't need...

I was in Korea. No backtalk.

Easy!

I don't believe you.

You're going to
learn to love me.

If I live through it.

Cap? You wanted to see me?

Yeah, come on in.

The police called
while you were out.

They caught the hit-and-run
driver who got Gage.

All right! That's great!

Come here, I wanna... I
wanna ask you something.

How are you and
Brice getting along?

Fine. Fine. We're
getting along just fine.

I thought for a while there, there
might be a little personality problem.

Oh, no. No, I can work
with just about anybody.

I can get along with
just about anybody.

Glad to hear that.

I just might have to bust
him in the mouth to do it.

Mother was right.

About what?

I never should have married him.

Why is it my mother
is always right?

She's so... So positive.

And I turn around,
do just the opposite,

and she's right and I'm
wrong, and I feel so...

So stupid.

What do you think that means?

I think that means you ask me that
when you don't know what to tell me.

Now you're feeling
hostile toward your mother.

Oh, no, no, Doctor. I'm not
feeling hostile toward my mother...

This is Jeff Pitcher,
Channel 4 News.

A two-alarm fire is
burning out of control

at an abandoned processing
plant in the downtown area.

We've just arrived on the scene
with the Channel 4 news team.

Firemen have only been
here for a few moments.

In fact, the second
alarm was just sounded.

In a moment, we're going to be
talking to a public information officer,

but right now, everybody
is concentrating

on just getting this
fire under control.

If you recall,

I just mentioned that the
second alarm had been sounded.

And right here, now, you
can see the engines arriving.

The second company,
Engine Company 51,

they will be coming in
and putting up their lines

right into the
building right here.

More units are now
arriving on the scene.

What information we've been able
to gather from people on the scene,

the alarm was called in by a
merchant who is right across the street

and who has been complaining
about the structure, remained here...

Over here on the south side.

Hopefully, we'll be able to talk to
the information officer very shortly

about what is going on on
the inside of this building,

even as more units
are brought to the scene.

We're going to be in the way
here, I believe, in just a second.

The building is abandoned, and its very
age could cause some problems for firemen.

We have our public
information officer here.

Tell me, what are the
firemen doing right now?

Well, they're
ventilating right now.

Now, I notice you've deployed
no men on the roof. Why is that?

Well, this is an
exceptionally old building,

and it's very solid. The
roof is solid concrete.

It's too difficult
to get through,

so we're putting
all our men inside.

We are ventilating by knocking
out the doors on the upper level.

Thank you very much.

Just go around it!

Cap! We got a swinger coming
up through that vent over there.

Go on back there
and check it out.

All right. I'm gonna
get this further forward.

Come on over here.

No, no, no. Let's
get over there.

All right.

Charge the hose.

Charge the hose!

Charge the line!

Charge the line.

Pump it, now.

Go!

Head down. Did you see


They went through the door.

Okay. Watch out for
the middle of the floor.

It looks like it could
go at any time.

Oh, my God.

I'm with the Battalion Chief in what
seems to be a momentary lull in this fire.

He's going to show us on
the magnetic board behind us

exactly where all of
his men are deployed.

Battalion 14, Engine 51.

I have a Code I-3. Firemen
trapped in the rubble.

Request additional squad,
ambulances, and a rescue crew.

I also need a floor
plan for the first floor.

Battalion 14.

Excuse me. I'm sorry.

The chief has just received a call from
one of his men over the handie-talkie.

Now, with that device, he is
able to be in constant contact

with all of the
captains on this blaze.

Excuse me. We have
a development here.

Can you tell me what it is?

Well, apparently we
have some men trapped.

We don't know if
anyone's injured.

Now, do you know what
company is involved?

I understood Engine


No, we don't at this time.

It's too early to know. We don't
know who's down in there. Excuse me.

So there we have it. The latest
dramatic development in this fire.

Firemen, no one knows who or
how many, trapped, perhaps injured.

Firemen are still
at work on this fire

in an abandoned
processing plant.

Right now, the
official... Hi. Hi.

Listen, I was just thinking
about what you said.

Yeah.

And I was thinking that there isn't
any reason we couldn't be friends.

Yeah, hon,

not right now, please.

See, they've got
firemen trapped in there.

Oh, I'm sorry.

How's it going, Hank?

They've only got a few
minutes of air left in there, Marty.

We're never gonna get
them out this way in time.

I got the plans here.
Okay, let me have a look.

Where are we? Here
we are. Right here.

Okay. What do you think
if we went around there?

Yep. Okay, that's gotta be it.

That's it. I'll take
it from here, Hank.

You go on ahead. Yeah.

Kelly, let's go.

Just goes to show you

exactly how dangerous
situations of this nature can be.

There has been a cave-in, as
you have heard, inside the building.

There are some men trapped. These
ambulances, which are arriving now,

this one, the first one to arrive,
is apparently for those men inside.

Additional paramedic units are
now arriving behind that ambulance.

Clearly all of the activity now is
going on inside this burning building.

Okay, this has
gotta be the spot.

Kelly, check in there now.

DeSoto? Lopez?
Brice? Can you hear me?

Hey! Kelly, come here!

They're in there.

We're gonna come in for you!

This is Captain of 51. I want
a K-12 up here, on the double!

Kelly, you better go meet them.
They ain't gonna find us up here.

Okay, we got a K-12 coming up
here, and we're gonna cut you out,

so hang on just a
couple more minutes!

All right. Okay.

Everything is
under control, Cap.

The injured men, I
have been informed,

are being brought
out momentarily.

They, of course, have been the
center of all the concern here today.

They are being brought down now.

Apparently, they were all
victims of a collapsed floor

deep within the
bowels of the building.

There you see two
firemen, three firemen, now,

two paramedics bringing
one man down on a gurney.

This man is apparently
very seriously injured.

He's much too seriously
hurt to walk on his own.

Another man is following him
down the stairs now on a stretcher.

There's a dense smoke
within the building,

so all of them, I am certain, have had
certain trouble with smoke inhalation.

This second man
being brought out now

was also in that room
with the collapsed floor.

There is evidence
of facial lacerations.

There is perhaps
unconsciousness here.

They are all being loaded
into the ambulance now

to be rushed off
for emergency care.

Hopefully, they
will be all right,

but we have no idea exactly
the extent of their injuries.

Take care, now. I don't know if I can
cope with too many more new faces.

Perhaps we'll be able to get a
word with Captain Stanley, here.

Excuse me, Captain. Can
I get a moment with you?

How are those men going to
be? Are they going to be all right?

Well, they're being taken to
Rampart Hospital right now.

We think they're
gonna be just fine.

Thank you very
much, Captain Stanley.

So there you have it.
Very encouraging news.

Again, we don't know
the extent of their injuries,

but apparently, the feeling is
that they are going to be fine.

From the scene here, Jeff
Pitcher, Channel 4 News.

I had the weirdest
dream last night.

Let's...

Let's talk about it.

Well, I was in this
strange house.

And it was all
pink and black tile.

Pink and black?

Yes.

And I was throwing a party,

only I didn't know anyone there.

And my friends kept ignoring me,

but I couldn't understand it.

Even though it was my house,
but I just didn't recognize it.

Go on. Go on.

Uh...

Oh, well, that's all I remember.

What...

What do you think it means?

Well,

I think you're supposed to
tell me that, aren't you, Doctor?

Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen!

Well! Welcome to Rampart!

Gentlemen,

I am in charge of recreation.
Also in charge of morale.

I am also in charge of laundry.

How you guys doing?

Well, I guess this is a lot
better than the soap opera.

Where's Brice?

You guys aren't
gonna believe this,

but do you know he got
out of this without a scratch?

Yeah, well, it just
goes to show you

how the big fireman in the
sky looks out for the righteous.

Not really. Uh...

Do you know who his
partner is now that you're out?

I can't imagine. Who?

You're not gonna believe this,

but Bellingham.

Not the animal.

Mmm-hmm. The animal.

Can you imagine it?

The world's perfect paramedic with
the biggest slob in the department.

You know, they're gonna drive
each other bananas in a week.

Well, it just goes to show it.
There is a meaning to life after all.

Gage, you're AWOL.

Ugly, ugly.

Now, get back to your room.

Okay.

Wait a minute! Wait a minute.
It's okay. We were just talking.

And no insubordination
from you, bright eyes.

Well, are you gonna roll that
thing, or do I have to carry you?

I'm going. I'm going.

I don't understand.
We were just...

He knows I have
a schedule to keep.

It's 11:00 hours.
It's time for his bath.

Bath?

That's right. Bath.

In exactly 15
minutes, I'll be back.

Back?

That's right, Steve Stunning.

You're next.