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04x21 - Split Image

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Fall Guy". Aired: November 4, 1981 – May 2, 1986.*
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Colt Seavers is a Hollywood stunt man who moonlights as a bounty hunter.

04x21 - Split Image

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But I've been seen with Sparrow.

I've never been with anything less than a
nine.

So fine.

I've been on fire with Sally Field.

Gone fast with a girl named Bo.

But somehow they just don't end up as
mine.

It's a death defying life I lead.

I take my chances.

I die for living in the movies and TV.

But the hardest thing I
ever do is watch my leading

ladies kiss some of the guy
while I'm bandaging my knee.

I might fall from a tall building,
but I

ain't ready for such a start.

I've never spent much time in school,
but I've taught ladies plenty.

It's true I hire my body out for pay.

Hey, hey.

I've gotten burned over Cheryl Teague's
blown up for Rocky Welch.

But when I wind up in the hay,
it's only hay.

Hey, hey.

I might jump an open drawbridge or Tarzan
from a vine.

Cause I'm the unknown stuntman that makes
Eastwood look so good.

So tell me, doctor, are you here on
vacation?

Well, actually, business.

I've been developing an
enzyme to catalyze cellular

regeneration with the
most amazing results.

Cellular regeneration?

I'm afraid I don't understand.

Well, to put it in layman's terms,
I've developed a drug that not only

arrests the aging process, but even
reverses it.

A fountain of youth.

Yes, if you will.

Well, I'd love to give this potion of
yours a try.

Well, I must warn you, the process is not
inexpensive.

I don't care what the cost is,
doctor.

I want to try your treatment.

Is there a doctor here?

I need a doctor.

Right here.

Here's a doctor.

Oh, no.

Right over here.

Oh, no.

Here he is.

Could you come with me?

Uh, actually, I'm more of a biologist.

Come on.

Well, there he is.

I mean, he was eating like crazy,
and then he just keeled over.

Well, I think you should call an
ambulance.

Would you just examine him, please?

Oh, of course.

You say he just had a really big meal?

A gut buster.

Do you have any smelling salts?

Rick, it's over there.

Ah, you want to help him up here?

I just heard.

My doctor's on his way.

I already got one.

Good.

You.

Hi, George.

Get out of here right now.

Sure thing.

What'd you do that for?

I know that guy's not a doctor.

He's a con man.

I want him dead.

Oh, gee, Nick.

That's not necessary.

He doesn't even know who you are.

George, would you listen to your older
brother for a change?

I'm not supposed to be in this country
since I was deported.

He could foul up everything.

sh**t!

Here.

Take this.

Get out of town.

What's this for?

Let's just say it's for old times' enough
for an old pal.

But this is it.

Well, thanks, George, but a friendship
like ours never dies.

Security.

The man who just robbed
room 802 is leaving the main

building right now, wearing
a gray jacket and a pink shirt.

Thanks.

Hold.

I want this guy bad.

Terry, I don't care if he's at a resort.

You're only out a few grand on his bail.

How am I supposed to make a fee?

If you catch Shelby, you could have the
whole thing.

I don't care.

I'd rather you had it than the state.

What's the big deal?

He's just a con man.

Shelby Robinson is a totally amoral,
ruthless criminal.

He's a vulture who feeds on the weak and
the innocent and the trusting.

How come you know so much about him?

This is the third time he's jumped bail on
me.

Third?

Sir!

It's a con man.

What can I say?

And you know that if he can fool me three
times, he can fool anybody.

You sure he's still at that health resort?

La Quintera, yes.

That's where he was arrested.

For running a con?

You know, that's the funny thing about it.

He was running a con.

He was impersonating a doctor who was
selling some youth potion or something.

He was so good at it, he was cornered into
examining one of the hotel guests.

But the reason that he was arrested was
for theft.

Why would he go back there now?

Well, Shelby claims
that he was framed by

the owner of the spa,
some ex-pal named John.

George Spiros.

He's heavily connected with the mob.

Yeah, I've heard of him.

His brother's a real heavyweight.

Well, Shelby claims
that he was framed after

Spiros caught him
examining the hotel guest.

That still doesn't explain why he'd go
back.

Well, Shelby's furious with Spiros.

He swore he'd get even.

But they'd recognize him there.

I'm sure he's keeping a low profile.

He might be in disguise.

He also might have brought one of his
daughters with him.

Erica.

She's also a con artist.

He's got another daughter named Claudia,
but she's gone straight.

He taught his daughters everything he
knows.

Believe me, Erica can con with the best.

So, what do you say?

Yeah, what do you say?

Yeah, what do you say?

All right, all right.

I'll try.

But I'm gonna need some seed money.

Seed money?

Why?

Well, I'll have to draw Shelby out of
hiding.

Jody, you go on ahead and tell him how
wonderful and rich I am.

It's not cheap to con a con.

By now, Jody should have been knowing how
wonderful and rich you are.

I

found a live one.

That's my Erica.

He's a really rich Texas oil man that's
due in today.

I'll be planting the seed with his
girlfriend by the pool.

I'm selling them on the
fact that you were the

original architect who
designed the La Quintera.

All right.

Now, call me as soon as he gets here,
and then send out to the room.

Okay.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye -bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

I missed your aerobics class this morning.

Slept in.

Did your boyfriend get here yet?

No.

You know, today.

He's in Vegas again.

You know, he says he has this foolproof
system for blackjack.

Well, the last time he had a foolproof
system, the darn fool dropped $300.

$300 doesn't sound so terrible.

$300,000.

It's not that he can't afford it.

It's just that it's the principle of the
thing.

The fool thinks he knows everything.

Mr. Gibson buys as he goes.

Eh, not your fault, shorty.

Here, put this on your favorite team,
huh?

Bingo.

Thank you.

Terry would never fit the way you're
spending your money.

Too bad she's not here to see it.

He doesn't work anymore.

He just plays.

You know, he was thinking of building a
resort like this back home, though.

There he is now.

Oh, Lash.

Lash, honey.

Oh, over here.

My honey.

Such a bad boy.

How's

my little filly?

Oh, we'll just die in a misery without
you.

Any sign of Robinson?

No, but Erica here is hooked.

I set you up as a perfect mark for a dad.

Good.

Oh, honey, I've brung you something.

A little pretty here, huh?

Look at this.

Oh, Lash, it's adorable.

You know, this must have cost a fortune.

I just have to uncork one of my oil wells.

Oh, you bad boy.

Well, come on.

I want you to meet someone.

Oh, yeah.

Erica?

Erica?

This is Lash.

Lash, this is Erica.

Howdy.

Hi.

I, uh, I heard you were planning to build
a resort.

Yep.

Back home in Texas.

But, uh, we would do it right.

You having a flan for a place like this?

Heck, this would fit in my backyard,
honey child.

It's like this.

I want something with some elbow room.

You know, this is a really
strange coincidence, but, um,

I just happen to know the
guy who designed this place.

He wanted to do it twice the size of this
building.

You know, a real showcase.

But, uh, the owners didn't want to spend
the money.

I, um, I think he still has the original
plans.

Wow.

You think this, uh, fella might want to
sell those original plans?

Oh, I don't know.

But I do know it wouldn't come cheap.

He, um, you know, he spent a lot of time
on it.

Well, honey, don't you worry.

Because when my Lash does something,
money is the last thing he thinks about.

Ha, ha, ha.

Ha.

Open up, Dad.

It's me.

Claudia, you've come to help your father
in his hour of need.

This one is a tough one.

I can't let anyone see me.

Save it, Dad.

I'm not getting back into the trade.

I came to talk you out of this.

Claudia, I'm only looking for a little
justice.

By scamming people?

Just the guy who framed me, George Spiros.

That pigeon that Eric is buttering up is
not George Spiros.

It's true.

You see, we're doing the put-and-take scam
on George.

Rich sucker puts his money in George's
safe.

We take it out, leaving George framed,
tighter than the Mona Lisa.

And away he goes to jail.

I'm finished with scams the rest of my
life, and that's it.

Scouts' honor?

Scouts' honor?

Family code, remember?

This is the part where you have to tell me
the truth.

This is not fair.

I won't let her get hurt.

Come on.

The last hurrah for the whole family.

Everyone's working together again.

All right.

I'll stay.

But it's to protect Erica.

You got that?

The United States government deported me.

I'm not supposed to be here.

If that grifter remembers who he saw,
he could screw up everything.

I wanted him dead.

Well, he got arrested.

We couldn't very well hit him when he was
with the police.

Well, that wasn't that convenient.

Did you arrange that, George, so he
couldn't get wasted?

Nick, you're my brother.

I wouldn't do anything that could
jeopardize you.

Okay.

But he's not with the police now.

If he shows up again, you make sure he
leaves in a coffin.

You understand?

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

I'll take care of him.

Come on, Max.

You really think Robinson's here?

One of the bellboys had a description that
fit him.

Back up.

Somebody's coming.

I certainly hope you'll be able to make a
deal with my friend.

Oh, I'm sure we will, honey.

I'm a horse-trading son of a g*n.

Ha.

Hello.

Come on in.

Damn, it is Robinson.

I guess we do it Nick's way.

Tell Bert and Cosmo to take care of him.

Gotcha.

How about some introductions?

Sure.

My name's Colt Seavers, bounty hunter for
Terry Michaels.

These are my partners, Howie and Judy.

Bounty hunter?

Mm-hmm.

Eric Carrano.

Let her go.

We don't need her.

Coffee.

My beautiful plants.

Room.

I hope you're satisfied.

I will be when we get you behind bars.

Is this absolutely necessary?

I think so.

Let's go.

Where do you think you're going?

I'm an officer of the court.

This man is my prisoner.

This man is our prisoner.

For as long as he lives.

I think I'd rather go with you.

I suppose this is all part of your job.

You're some elaborate con, huh?

Call it what you like.

He stays with us.

Let's go.

You

wouldn't leave without us, would you?

Claudia, a bounty hunter.

How's Dad?

A bounty hunter?

Is this some kind of trick?

It's for real, honest.

Scouts on her?

Scouts on her.

All right, where are they now?

In the room, getting ready to leave.

Do you remember the Philadelphia scam?

Remember it?

I'm the one who came up with it.

Great.

Judy, call the desk.

Have the limo brought around.

Hey!

Don't you think I got any scruples?

I'd have paid Terry back as soon as I
fleeced you.

We're all set here, Cole.

These guys won't be going to any place for
a while.

Let's go.

Cole, there's something wrong.

It's dead or in a doornail.

Do you want me to check under the hood?

No, I don't want to give those guys'
friends time to find him.

We'll take a cab.

She'll have it back in a flash.

It so happens I'm totally innocent of the
crime we've charged her.

Spare me the dog and pony sh*t,
huh?

Terry told me you went back to get even
with George Sparrows.

Hey, whatever con you were pulling off at
his hotel, it certainly hit a nerve.

George must have resented my invading his
turf.

He never did have much of a sense of
humor.

What I

can't figure is why George wanted to have
me k*lled.

He caught me treating a guest.

But it was no big deal.

No big deal?

Impersonating a physician?

Administering to a patient?

Hey, it's not as if I tried to build a
guy.

Cole, look!

Pull over.

Somebody may be trapped.

Someone could be seriously hurt.

I should help.

I have a first aid kit in the trunk,
but I wouldn't know what to do with it.

Guy must have walked away.

Yeah?

I still have the key to the handcuffs.

Nick?

The banjo just came off an hour ago.

I can't believe it myself.

Some difference, huh?

Gee, even our own mother wouldn't
recognize you.

How do you feel?

I feel great.

You know, George, it's gonna be just like
old times.

Oh, yeah.

Feds will never find you now.

Unless that Robinson creep puts his hands
up.

Don't worry about Robinson.

He's yesterday's papers.

From what I've heard about those guys,
their gory murders aren't very pleasant.

It just doesn't fit.

What doesn't?

Why would Spiros frame
his old pal Robinson for

something he could just
as easily have glossed over?

Maybe it wasn't so minor.

At least let me go back and help her.

Enough with the song and dance.

I'm not buying it.

Damn it, girl.

Listen to me.

Your sister's life could be in danger.

If you don't turn this car around this
instant, her blood will be on both our hands.

Sweetheart, I'm not conning you.

I'm not playing games.

I'm scared out of my mind for Claudia.

Scout's honor?

Scout's honor.

It's

possible there may have been a trail of
killings right up to the second.

No matter what really happened,
I think Robinson's a marked man.

It's easy enough to arrange a hit in jail.

I think Robinson will end up with his
throat cut.

Or even worse than what I hear about those
guys.

Hey, that's the same taxi.

They're heading back to the resort.

You're gonna turn this thing around.

Why?

What are we gonna do?

Trying to get off a bloodbath.

Listen, I don't know what you guys are
doing.

I don't even want any part of it.

You take the car.

Your car will be at the La Quintera Hotel.

Somebody's moving up on us.

It's the bounty hunting.

Hang on.

You have a hairpin?

Yeah.

Wait a minute.

Here I come.

Spare me the Houdini act.

Resort to try and settle a score for me.

Did you tell her what happened?

Yeah.

But she wouldn't believe a word I said.

You've got to let us go back and get
Claudia out of there.

My daughter's life is on the line.

If you help us get her back here safely,
I promise I'll go back to L.A.

without a peep.

Scout's honor.

All right.

But let's get one thing straight.

We get Claudia and we leave.

All right?

Get him out of here.

That depends on whether
or not the two g*ons

we've got tied up have
been discovered yet.

It's all right.

They're still on ice.

Keep an eye on everybody.

Will you make sure nobody gets in or out?

All right.

You guys check the grounds.

I'll check the lobby.

Okay?

Let's go.

All right.

All right.

I'll take off your gags.

But if you yell out, it's going to be the
last note you ever sing.

How about some water?

I'm dying of thirst.

Well, you're at it.

I haven't had anything to eat since
yesterday.

Now that you mention it, I could use a
bite myself.

I could make up some hamburgers.

Yeah, make mine medium rare.

What makes you think we're going to feed
you?

You ain't got a little starve,
are you?

All right, all right.

We'll feed you.

But this isn't a restaurant.

What are you complaining about?

I can't even eat.

Why?

What's your problem?

I got a peptic ulcer.

Gastric or duodenal?

All I know is hamburgers don't agree with
me.

You got any cottage cheese in there?

Hello.

Hello, can I talk to Slim, please?

No, this isn't a bill collector.

Thank you, I'll wait.

Hello, Slim, this is Claudia Robinson.

That's right, Shelby's daughter.

Listen, are you up for the old put and
take?

That's great.

Well, I'm down at La Quintera.

How soon can you get here?

Robinson's daughter, huh?

Excuse

me, uh, police business.

Come

on, come on, doesn't this thing go any
faster?

Don't worry, buddy, I ain't gonna let her
get away.

If I drive?

Sure, go right ahead.

This,

a 1977 Chevy Impala, just as clean as it
can be.

Come out and drive it and try it out.

Over here, a 78 Peugeot, a dandy little
car, $7,500.

Over here, look at this.

Boy, you want something nice?

What the hell's going on here?

Oh, my God, that's where my new cars are
stored.

I want to thank you, Cole.

I'm ready to go back to L.A.

Yeah, well, I'm not.

What exactly were you doing in George's
room before you were caught?

I was pulling the medical
scam when this guy

runs into the lounge
yelling for a doctor.

My mark volunteers me.

So I walk in.

There was this guy, fainted.

So I go over and I pretend to look him
over.

But he starts coming around all by
himself.

Oh, he's overeating.

You guys keep the noise down or the gags
go back on.

You got it?

George shows up a minute later and throws
me out.

Next thing you know, the cops bust me.

George set me up with the money.

Was there anything in George's room?

Anything unusual?

Oh, a lot of medical stuff.

Some green and blue gas, some of this.

But that's not unusual.

George is a hypochondriac.

Well, maybe he's got asthma.

That would explain the gas.

Those cylinders are color-coded.

Blue is nitrous oxide.

That's the stuff that anesthesiologists
use to put you under for surgery.

Surgery?

Tell me about the guy that fainted.

Oh, he was around 60, a little overweight.

He had a heck of a scar on his right
cheek.

Oh, wait a minute.

Spyro's brother, Nick.

I remember reading someplace that he had a
scar like that.

That's beginning to make sense.

It is?

Yeah, the scar.

I think the guy was about to have that
distinguished feature removed surgically.

But he was deported years ago for drugs.

A racketeering m*rder.

You name it.

Evidently, he's back and arranging a new
identity.

Plastic surgery.

Right.

In George's room?

Well, hospitals might ask too many
questions.

But why k*ll Dan?

Because he's the one outsider who'd seen
Nick.

Somehow, we've got to flush Nick out and
expose him.

Then the frame on you will fall apart.

That won't be easy.

Nick's too hot to surface.

And even if he did, nobody'd recognize
him.

A con might work.

You say George is a hypochondriac.

Terrible.

That's what we'll use.

Jody, you're up first.

You've got to look George.

Oh, here's Mr. Spiros now.

Are you Miss Banks?

I'm Joe Spiros.

Oh, thank God you're here.

For some reason, my reservations aren't
here.

Couldn't the manager help you?

Oh, well, I believe in going to the top,
you know what I mean?

Oh, I understand, Miss Banks.

Well, please, if you'd like to sit over
here, I'll straighten this right out.

Oh, well, you could start by calling me
Jody.

Okay.

This is it.

George's room.

Here.

I can do that faster.

How'd you learn to do that?

Daddy taught us everything.

Here are the hamburgers and here's your go
shadow, né?

cottage cheese and yogurt, creme.

Guaranteed to soothe even the most
sensitive stomach.

What's the matter?

Aren't you hungry?

I am.

Then what is it?

My doctor put me on a low-sodium diet.

I have high blood pressure.

High blood pressure?

Maybe you ought to consider another line of
work, something with a little less stress.

Stress?

Where he's going, he's going to be making
lice and plates.

What about you?

Something wrong with this food?

Forget about it.

No, no.

What are you, anorexic or what?

Kosher.

Kosher?

I'm afraid you're out of luck.

No, no.

It's not fair to penalize a man for his
religious convictions.

I just have to go out and get something.

Hey, while you're at it, can you bring me
some diet sodas?

Hey, what are we slipping him?

Barbiturates.

It'll make him drowsy, sluggish.

How are you going to make sure he goes to
the hospital?

Jody will handle that tonight with a
Mickey.

Come on, she can't keep him occupied
forever.

All right, all right.

I'm sure he'll be very hungry.

He's very comfortable in the room I've
arranged.

If there's anything else I can do,
just let me know.

Well, there is one thing.

I don't have plans for dinner tonight.

I could have something special sent up to
my suite.

Good idea.

I'll bring the dessert.

It's one of Spiros' men.

Tell Howie to send another place for
lunch.

Come on.

All right, here we go.

It's Dr. Pasternak's standard 330-calorie
low-sodium diet lunch.

Got one piece of high-protein dry wheat
bread, two cuddled eggs, a half a

grapefruit, and three ounces of strained
applesauce.

What's that?

Salt.

He asked for it.

Do you think I went to all this trouble
preparing this diet so that he could cheat?

Meat, low-sodium, means no salt.

Another one for lunch.

But I just finished cooking, Colt.

Look, I'm sorry, kid.

I didn't have time to make a reservation.

Now take care of him.

I gotta go.

We better go to the hospital, too.

Okay.

Hey.

So what do you want to eat?

Are you really gonna feed me?

If you don't have any strange dietary
habits like your buddies here.

You better cancel the order, then.

I'm macrobiotic all week.

Macrobiotic?

Just don't make fun, okay?

I was thinking about putting myself on a
macrobiotic diet.

I recommend it 100%.

I've never felt better.

Great.

What could I make?

Rice pilaf.

Perfect.

Hey, I really appreciate this.

I'm sorry you're not feeling well,
Mr. Spiros.

You know, I could come back later.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

I guess I'm just a little overworked.

I'll be fine.

I'll be fine.

So, tell me.

What brings a pretty girl like you to my
resort unescorted?

Well, I've heard that a lot of directors
and producers vacation here.

And I was just hoping maybe I could get
discovered.

So you're an actress.

Mm-hmm.

Now, you wouldn't have anything to do with
Hollywood.

You don't have any pull, do you,
Mr. Spiros?

I'd do anything for a break.

Just anything.

Now, you've got to be careful,
Jodi.

There are some people who would take
advantage of a girl like you.

Really?

I find it hard to believe that anyone
could be so naive.

Well, I just guess I'm what you call a
trusting person.

Are you all right?

Oh, yes.

Fine.

Are you sure you're all right?

Mr. Spiros, you're in the Mesa Vista
Hospital.

You arrived in an ambulance about an hour
ago.

Here.

What's wrong with me?

I'm just the nurse they sent for Dr.
Kalish.

How'd they know who my doctor was?

Uh, I got it off a pill bottle in your
room.

You just keeled over.

I thought you were dead.

People don't just pass out for no reason.

I want to know what's wrong.

Now, don't get yourself worked up,
Mr. Spiros.

Just lay down and relax until your doctor
gets here.

What's going on in here?

This room was supposed to be vacant.

I think you better check your computer.

This patient was admitted through
emergency.

Who's the attending physician?

I'm Dr. Severs.

Is there a problem here?

Well, nothing that can't be cleared up,
but I would like to...

Why don't we step into the corridor?

Your patient isn't registered at this
hospital, doctor.

That's the second time that's happened to
me here.

Well, just get together the forms and
we'll readmit him.

Well, he shouldn't even be in that room
until he's on file.

Look, I can't take him out of the bed.

Just get the forms together.

I'll take responsibility, okay?

Amanda?

Amanda?

I want you to call administration and
check out a Dr. Severs.

What can I get for you, Shelby?

You're about the only one who hasn't eaten
yet.

I'm not hungry.

I'm worried about my girls.

Colt will take care of them.

He may be a great bounty hunter,
but it takes years to pull off a con.

One slip, one hesitation, and it's all
over.

I better see if he needs my help.

Colt wanted you to stay put.

My girls may be in danger.

Too many people have seen your face.

I can't let you leave.

Come on.

Did you run an abdominal x-ray series?

As soon as we got here, doctor.

I'll just go to the lab and see if the
results are in.

Well, how are you feeling, Mr. Sparrows?

Terrible.

I want to see Dr. Kalish.

Well, Dr. Kalish is away.

I'm covering his calls while he's gone.

I'm sorry.

I know how you feel.

Please, just find out what's wrong with
me.

I'm a sick man.

Would you excuse me for a moment?

I'd like to talk to the patient alone.

Now, I'm going to be right outside the
door, Mr. Sparrows, in case you need me.

It really is serious, isn't it?

Mr. Sparrows, I don't believe in hiding
things from a patient.

Your blood tests show a very high level of
toxin...

...calcium level and a dangerously high
potassium count.

Chances are, the problem is with your
kidneys.

I'll know better when I see the X-rays.

I've never had any problem with my kidneys
before.

Have you been experiencing any
lightheadedness?

Any excessive drowsiness?

Yes.

Howie.

Hello.

Howie.

Yeah, hi, Terry.

Hi.

Uh, listen, Colt left me this number on my
service.

Why haven't you called?

Uh, well, we've been kind of busy.

Shelby, it's Terry.

Shelby's there?

You got him?

Yeah, he's right here.

So bring him back to L.A.

Well, we will, just as soon as we convince
George that his kidneys are no good.

What?

Well, actually, we're trying to flush out
his brother, Nick, who was deported.

What?

Yeah, he came to the United States to have
plastic surgery so nobody'd recognize him.

Huh.

Uh, Howie, tell me one thing.

Where's Colt?

Well, Colt's at the hospital.

I had to stay behind and feed the hitman.

You're feeding the hitman?

Well, somebody had to.

You couldn't just let him starve.

And we gotta keep him
here so they don't get

in the way while we
pull off the whole scam.

No, of course not.

Howie, listen, why don't
you guys just tell me

about this whole thing
when you get back, okay?

Fine.

Uh, uh, Terry?

What?

Uh, our shrimp kosher?

Goodbye, Howie.

Don't ask me again.

You're gonna stay right here.

Now, Howie, weren't there five forks here?

Yeah, so what?

Well, there's one missing.

Now, in prison, guards check forks very
carefully.

Because a sharpened fork makes one very
nice ship.

You stay right here.

Mm -hmm.

Macrobiotic?

Whoa, sodium!

Shelby.

You look good, Mr. Spiros.

These X-rays just confirm what I thought
about your kidneys.

There's evidence of necrosis.

Your kidneys have definitely shrunken.

What does it mean?

Well, it means you'll have to sign some
release forms.

I want to operate as soon as a hospital
can come up with a suitable donor.

Operate?

Well, there must be some kind of
medication I could take for this.

Not when it reaches this stage of
deterioration.

You see, transplantation is mandatory.

I want a second opinion.

So do I.

I've asked for Dr. Baxley to come over.

He's head of urology at county.

I just hope we can afford the time.

What do you mean?

With your potassium levels so high,
you're in danger of cardiac arrest.

Mr. Spiros, do you have any family?

Yeah, I have some cousins back east.

I was afraid of that.

The hospital has no donor kidneys that
tissue-tuck with yours.

I was hoping you had a brother or sister
that would be compatible for a transplant.

We better put him on a kidney machine.

It could be weeks before we could find a
donor.

Weeks?

If your condition doesn't deteriorate.

Wait, wait.

I have a brother.

Would you be willing to donate a kidney?

I'll make him.

Give me a phone.

I'll get the phone, nurse.

Mr. Spiros, I'll make the proper
arrangements.

He's calling his brother now.

Terrific.

We did it.

Great.

All we have to do is grab him.

There they are.

All of them.

What's going on?

I checked up on you.

You're a fraud.

There's no Dr. Sievers licensed in
California.

There must be a mistake.

We'll see about that.

Take them to security.

Excuse me.

Dr. Sievers?

Yes.

Is it really you?

I thought so.

Dr. James.

Pleasure to meet you.

I have been following your work in
nephrology for years.

This man is a fraud.

There's no Dr. Sievers licensed in
California.

Of course not.

He's licensed in New York.

He has his own clinic in Manhattan.

He does?

He's been written up in medical journals
more times than mail.

Who did you say you were?

Dr. Bernard James from the Medical Board
of Quality Assurance.

The MBQA?

I'm making an inspection
here today and I find it very

odd that you don't know a
man of Dr. Sievers' repute.

Come to think of it, I have heard of Dr.
Sievers.

Please accept my apology.

Accepted.

That's all.

Keep up the good work, doctor.

Thank you.

Good old daddy.

You can always count on him in a pinch.

Nick.

If this is just another one of your
imaginary illnesses... No, no, it's not.

I need one of your kidneys.

I'm gonna die.

Are you the brother?

Why do you want to know that?

Well, I have to make sure you're Mr.
Spiros' brother.

I have to verify the compatibility of the
kidneys.

Please.

Please.

Yeah, I'm the brother.

That plastic surgery is really something,
Nick.

But I bet they couldn't cover your
fingerprints.

Stop fighting.

You know what?

Whoa!

Get out of bed, George!

It's a setup!

Oh, no, you don't!

You look terrible.

Good thing you're in a hospital.

With the arrest and
conviction of Nick and

George, the court had
no option but to let me go.

Well, that's great, Shelby.

You know, I don't think any of us doubted
your story for a second.

Maybe just a little.

Well, you have to expect that.

I am a con man.

I guess I always will be one.

Oh, well, not when I get through with you.

I already talked her into going back to
his semester of college.

I can't believe this.

First I lose Claudia, now Erica.

What did I go wrong?

Hi!

I got this letter at my office.

It's addressed to Howard Munson.

Hmm, thought I'd bring it by.

No kidding.

Since when do you get letters sent to
Terry's?

This is my first one.

Well, who's it from?

Eh, it's from one of those guys we had on
ice at La Quintera.

Those K*llers?

He's in prison now.

What's in the letter?

A threat?

Uh, no.

Extortion?

No, not exactly.

Well, what then?

He wants my recipe for rice pilaf.

Oh!

Hey!

Hey!

I just wanted to make you guys understand.