St. Elsewhere (1982) s01e15 Episode Script

1
Previously on St. elsewhere.
What happened to these guys? Street fight.
Some paddies jumped us. I love urban living.
- Why, you
- You got beat up by some negroes.
Listen, did you get your stuff moved into my apartment?
Yeah. I just gotta move Morrison's couch.
She's barely out of nursing school.
He's working his way through the building.
My old man hasn't worked since June.
Can't get work out there anyway,
not unless your skin's the color of coal.
Tonight on St. elsewhere.
Dr. Cavanero, I see you're working
the halls like everyone else.
Did you get the invite to my party for sven holstrum?
- Yes, I did, but I can't make it.
- This is not a stag party.
Get a date. And while you're at it, get a haircut.
The rest of the sorority?
Peter, I'm pregnant. What?
[Clears throat]
Is something wrong? No, nothing's wrong.
Välkommen, välkommen, välkommen.
So I said to borg I said, "björn,
use your backstroke." Ooh, I'm sorry.
Oh, what have I done?
What's he doing in here? He's a patient.
What does it look like? I don't want
him in the same room with my son.
I learned to fight the same place you did, pally-boy.
There's nothing I'd like better
right now than to tear you apart.
[Woman on P.A.] Dr. Siler to maternity.
Dr. Paul siler to maternity.
[Grunting, shouting]
[Man] Hey! [Chattering]
Security!
[Shouting continues]
[Woman] Call security. [Man] Break it up!
[Man] What's happening out there?
[Woman on P.A.] Security to 2-west. Are you okay?
Security to 2-west immediately.
Hey! All right. We got it.
Come on! Break it up here! Come on!
[Shouting] Come on!
[Man] His breathing is irregular at the moment.
They're trying to stabilize him.
[Woman on P.A.] Dr. Helenov to E.R. Dr. Helenov to E.R.
Send Mr. Masius up to psych. Beale'll have a field day.
E.T., phone home.
Speaking of home, have you found a place to live?
No, I'm still with ehrlich. How's that going?
Ask ehrlich. On second thought, don't. Who's next?
I saved this one especially for
you. Her name is Rowena Hampton.
Sharp pain on her right side.
My guess is it's her appendix.
There's only one way to find out.
Miss Hampton, I'm Dr. Fiscus. Hiya, doc.
How are you doing? Okay?
Just a few more steps.
Take off all your clothes,
please. Oh, anything you say, doc.
Now you know why I love medicine.
Excuse me.
There's somebody here to see you.
Who is it? It's your wife.
I'll I'll take over here.
Excuse me. I'll be right back.
[Woman on P.A.] Dr. Arony to I.C.U.
Dr. Daniel arony to I.C.U.
Hey.
What are you doing here? Look, I really hate doing this.
This is about money again, isn't it? I gotta have $200.
But I don't need it right away. Oh, yeah? When?
In about a week, 10 days. It
might just as well be right now.
What's it for this time, French horn lessons?
What does that say?
Fiscus, you're using a rectal thermometer. It's clean.
The garage called. We need a new carburetor.
What are you talking about? I'm gonna call that mechanic.
No, Peter, don't. No. I talked to him last week.
He said everything with that car was just fine.
[Sighs]
You're lying to me.
Peter, I'm pregnant. What?
I'm pregnant. How can you be so stupid?
We're barely getting by as it is.
I know. That's why I want the
money, so that I can get rid of it.
You can do that here. It won't cost us anything.
Sure. That'd be just terrific. Then
everyone we know can be talking about it.
It's not mine, is it? No.
Then you just get the money from him.
You were right. It's appendectomy time.
I'll let surgery know. Who's on call?
Samuels. What goes around comes around.
What's that supposed to mean? Last time he had a hooker,
he was unconscious on the table.
Mr. Masius, someone from your planet will be here soon.
Thanks.
What happened? We made the mistake of putting a kid
From canisius high in the same room with a kid from carver.
Oh, boy. [Sighs]
I guess we should expect this kind of
trouble with what's been going on here
The past couple of days. How
did they end up in the same room?
Admitting doesn't screen patients like a dating service.
They just fill the beds. First come, first served.
They were going at it pretty good when security arrived.
That's why I hired the extra security guards.
What else can we do? Hand out boxing gloves?
Yeah. Uh, Kevin o'Connor. Is he back from X-ray?
Yes, he is. And his remaining kidney stabilized.
Terrific. I like that kid. Oh, Donald.
Mark. Did you get the invite to my party for sven holstrum?
Yes, I did, but I can't make it. It's
parents' night at Elizabeth's school.
Oh, no. This is important, Donald.
Somebody else from administration has to be there.
I can't ask auschlander, with
his chemotherapy and everything.
Daniel's looking pretty good. He's
back to work, and he feels great.
Listen, just drop by for five
minutes to shake hands with the man.
I can't do it, Mark. Parents' night is once a year.
It's a slap in the face. Another example of St. eligius
Thumbing its nose to a medical genius.
She doesn't look like a prostitute. Come on, v.J.
We're all selling something. It's
a question of establishing price.
♪[Humming]
Will you stop that? What are you so happy about today?
You're depressing me. The grin
shows right through your mask.
I'm on call. I'm definitely on call for the next 48 hours.
You okay? Suture. Now I am.
Yesterday I was locked into
attending Dr. Craig's cocktail party.
What party? [V.J.] The one he's giving
In honor of Dr. Sven holstrum,
the noted Scandinavian heart surgeon.
Are you invited too? Wanna cut that?
Uh, no. I heard it through the grapevine.
Will you listen to him? We gotta keep
him away from these '60s soul tapes.
He thinks he's Gladys knight. Clamp it.
Craig didn't invite you, be a no?
I'm not surprised. He can barely
deal with me professionally.
Who knows how he'd react with a fistful of aquavit.
- Okay, let's get the appendix.
- Well, anyhoo,
I r.S.V.P.'D, but I really didn't want to go.
It's taken me three days of schedule
juggling and collecting I.O.U.'S
To insure that I'm definitely on call.
Good work. You don't want to go?
Are you kidding? I'm not spending a rare night off
Trading snappy repartee with Craig and his friends.
I don't blame you. But the truth,
you couldn't get a date, right?
No, not a prayer.
Hey, listen, how about
Mmm. Nice.
[Man on TV] The tension continues in Boston city schools
In the aftermath of last week's racial disturbances.
Jim Dawkins, spokesman for the school system,
said today that unless cooler heads prevail
This isn't healthy for you.
Ah, that's better. So what have you been up to?
[Groans] Just thinking.
You in any pain? Nothing I can't handle.
I just looked over your x-rays with Dr. Westphall.
You're not gonna lose your other kidney.
That means I'm not gonna get hooked up to any machines?
That's right. Wow.
Thank you.
Hey, doc, what happened to him?
Got hit in the head with a brick. White guys do it?
Happened in a white neighborhood.
Looks pretty bad. Got a concussion.
It's all my fault.
What is? All this trouble.
I hardly think you can blame yourself for getting mugged.
But my brother Mike and his friends went after those guys.
Yeah, I know. We're treating a lot of 'em here.
But now their friends want revenge,
and the whole thing's out of control.
You can't worry about that.
Just concentrate on getting better.
Okay.
Anything I can get you?
No.
I'll stop by and see you later.
But his plane will arrive at Logan at 4:06.
We'll be home by 6:00 at the latest.
Ellen, the traffic problem is mine, okay?
You just make sure that the hors d'oeuvres
are ready when we come through the door.
What do you want? Oh, yeah. Sit down.
Ellen, we'll talk about this when I get home, okay?
Boy! [Chuckles]
Mrs. Craig's a little nervous
With all the preparations for tomorrow night.
Okay, hors d'oeuvres, car wash I told her not to worry.
The key to a good party is to have the right
ambience. That's what I've always heard.
I mean, we're trying to make Dr. Holstrum feel at home.
So this time we'll go with a potpourri of scandinavia.
Swedish meatballs, Danish pastries
Norwegian wood.
What do you want, ehrlich?
Well, sir, it's about the party. It's gonna be great.
I know. That's why I'm sorry I'm gonna miss it.
My wife told me you canceled. That's a pity.
You know how it is with first-year residents.
Sure, sure. One minute you're
on, and the next minute you're off.
Yeah. I'm real sorry I won't be able to make it.
Well, then, I have really good news for you.
I'm gonna do a little tinkering with the schedule
And make sure you're free and clear for tomorrow night.
[Chuckles] Ah.
I, uh I don't know quite what to
say, sir. A simple "thank you" will do.
Uh, you know, Dr. Craig, I really
hate to inconvenience anyone else.
Now, listen to me, ehrlich.
Sven holstrum is world famous
for his work on the artificial heart.
It's important for you to be there.
This is a rare opportunity for you to meet the man.
You're right. It's a rare opportunity.
Thank you. Of course, you'll
be bringing a suitable companion.
- Sir?
- A date, ehrlich.
Preferably somebody of the female persuasion.
Well, I'm afraid I don't have much time.
This is not a stag party, ehrlich. Get a date!
And while you're at it, get a haircut.
Yes, sir. See you tomorrow night.
6:15. Sharp.
[Sighs]
Hi. Hi.
You'll be happy to know the heat's back on in ward 5.
I didn't know it was off. Mm-hmm.
Not exactly the women's auxiliary. See you tomorrow.
[People chattering]
I wish I could go with you. Like dad always says,
her cooking's the only thing worth getting dressed up for.
I'll call her and tell her you'll be there next week.
You're gonna be outta here in a couple of days,
aren't ya? That's what Dr. Morrison thinks.
I gotta see him and Dr. Westphall first thing tomorrow.
Excuse me. Listen, miss. Come here.
What's he doin' in here? He's a patient.
What does it look like? I don't want
him in the same room with my son.
I don't handle that, sir.
I suggest you take it up with admissions. Excuse me.
Dad come on, dad. Don't make trouble.
Hey, I'm not making trouble. They are.
Dad, look, he's just a little kid, for Pete's sake.
Oh, yeah? The problem is they get bigger.
The only good thing that come out of this
You got some white people willing
to stand up and fight. Please, dad.
I'm going to admissions and straighten this out.
Dad's a real trip, isn't he?
We gotta tell, Mike. I'm not gonna tell nothin'.
Don't you see what's happening? Everybody's
beatin' everybody up because of me.
I'm getting scared here, Mike. We gotta tell.
You keep your mouth shut, Kevin. [Sighs]
No hockey, huh? Absolutely not.
He's a tough kid, doc.
Mr. O'Connor, it's not a question of tough.
He's lost a kidney. [Sighs]
Sometimes when I work, the boys help me laying bricks.
Is that out too? I'd be very, very careful.
Kevin's a good kid. He's not afraid
of work. Neither one of my boys are.
A couple years ago, I got a
job from the city a small one
To build a park house down on an
empty lot near Granger and bird.
You know southie? Not too well.
A couple of days into the job, my shoulder went out.
Kevin and Mike carried me. They finished
the job. That's the kind of kids they are.
Damn good work too. Till the niggers
got ahold of it and graffitied it all up.
Now it looks like a
Well, okay, doc. Whatever you say.
Come on down to southie
sometime. Take you to a couple bars.
Both of you. We got some nice places down there.
Mr. O'Connor, I'd really appreciate it
If you wouldn't use the word "nigger" around me.
Okay.
All right, Myra. Myra, look, I'll take care of it.
You're wrong, Wendy. I'm not.
It is starve a cold, feed a fever.
Why would you want to feed a fever? Food is calories.
Calories is energy. Energy is heat.
Ergo, all you're adding is fuel to the furnace.
That's right. Wendy, can I talk to you?
In a minute. Listen, food is nutrition.
The body needs nutrition in order
to replenish the immune system.
And that is how you break a fever. What do you think, herb?
Would you go with me to Craig's party tonight?
Frankly, I don't think I'm your type.
Me neither. Come on. Just this once.
I'll leave early. It'll be short and painless.
That's why you can never get a date.
I'm serious here. If I show up alone to Craig's party,
he's gonna think I'm biologically imbalanced.
I've asked everyone. You're my last hope.
Thanks. I feel the same way
about you. That's not what I mean.
Save it. I was invited too.
And I was looking forward to meeting Dr. Holstrum.
But suddenly, somebody flip-flopped the schedule,
and I have to be on duty for the next 48 hours.
I don't believe this.
I'm going to the cafeteria. I'm starved.
You got a cold? Fever. It's a fever.
What am I gonna do?
Let me see if I have this straight.
You're looking for a relatively attractive woman,
someone preferably in the medical profession yes.
Probably lonely, someone who
doesn't care who she's seen with.
Exactly. I got the perfect girl.
Hi. Hi, Victor.
Are you busy? Yeah.
Could you give me a hand? Sure.
It's in the bag.
In the bag? Oh.
They found parts of this body in three neatly wrapped,
individually marked packages at
the back of the Danny's doughnuts.
It's exciting. Kind of like
putting together a Jigsaw puzzle.
I always had trouble with those when I was a kid.
They never had all the pieces.
Neither do we. Foot?
No, that's all there is.
Damn! We're a foot short.
Can we talk over here?
Sure, Victor.
Um, okay, about tonight.
Craig's gonna have this little shindig,
and I was sort of hoping that, um
That we you know, that you and I
Are you asking me out? I know it's short notice.
That's so sweet of you. But this guy holstrum,
he's like a norse god to the medical profession,
and he's only gonna be in Boston a day
before he goes out west to salt lake city.
Scandinavian culture has always mystified me.
Did you ever see the seventh seal?
Uh, that's bergman, right? Right.
The scene where death is leading
bibi and the rest across the fjord.
No, I never actually really saw it.
But what do you say? About what?
Uh, tonight Craig, party, holstrum.
I'd like to, Victor. Oh, thank you, thank you!
I really appreciate you've saved
my life. Fiscus was right. You're great.
But I can't. Oh, no.
Cops said to give you this. Oh, wonderful.
I'm glad you're happy.
I gotta get back to work, Victor.
Okay. Thanks anyway.
The foot?
Oh! [Gasps]
Well, looks pretty good, Rowena. Hey!
You didn't tell me there was gonna be a scar.
It's a little difficult to operate without leaving one.
What are you, a wise guy? And watch your hands.
Nobody rides for free.
It's an examination. Yeah.
I've had guys who wanted to play doctor before.
Dion straightened 'em right out.
Dion? Who's Dion? My employer.
The tall guy standing outside
the O.R., offered to pay me in cash?
Well, Dion isn't real big on medical insurance.
And when he sees this scar, he's gonna kill me.
Yeah, well, it could be worse. You
know, a lot of guys use staples these days.
Tell me about it.
The, uh, rest of the sorority?
Will you stop the cute talk? When am I gettin' outta here?
Uh, you should be off your back in three or four days.
I doubt it.
Hi. Eileen, hi.
How are you feeling? Better.
Great. Get a chair. Sit down.
Are you sure it's okay? Yeah.
Okay.
I stopped by to see you the
other day, but you were sleeping.
You could've woken me up. I didn't wanna do that.
It's good to see you. You too.
[Chattering]
[Woman on P.A.] Nurse good win to
I.C.U. Nurse Jessie good win to I.C.U.
Have you seen fiscus? He's got your present.
Third floor. Great!
Dr. Meyers to n.I.C.U. Dr. Nila meyers to n.I.C.U.
Annie nope.
An Irish kid gets mugged. His friends
retaliate by beating up a few blacks.
First thing you know, three high schools are at war.
Come on. It's just a bunch of kids blowing off steam.
No, not really. Coming to work
On the bus this morning, I could feel the tension.
This town is ready to explode.
Well, come the end of my residency,
I'm getting out of Boston and
setting up my practice in scarsdale.
- Not me.
- Aren't you gonna stay?
No way. Santa Barbara. That's the place for me.
If we all just abandon St. eligius, the
situation is not gonna get any better.
Come on, Morrison. We don't make a difference.
All we do is sew them up and send
them right back out on the street.
- He's right. We don't change anything.
- I don't know one woman
On staff who hasn't been harassed in the
hallway or threatened in the parking lot.
Maybe fiscus was right when he used to carry a gun in E.R.
- Come on, Phil.
- You know what happened to me the other day?
I was going into the supply room,
and these kids followed me in there
Looking for god knows what.
And I told them to get out,
but they acted as though I was
the one who didn't belong in there.
I mean, uh, total spades.
You're a first-class jerk. You know that?
Oh, hey, I'm I'm sorry.
[Mutters]
I keep forgetting he's black.
[Woman on P.A.] Maintenance to n.I.C.U.
Maintenance to n.I.C.U.
Jill. Peter, hi.
Boy, you left the house in a hurry this morning.
I was afraid of being late for rounds.
Westphall's been on my case lately.
Maybe I'm just paranoid. Here, sit down. I gotta go.
No, no. We missed out on having lunch together.
We got a few minutes. Okay.
Last night was incredible. Oh, Peter. Shh.
No, really. Since I moved in with
you, you've really been good for me.
I mean, you've been patient and understanding.
Kind and all that sort of thing. Stop.
That's what makes it hard for me to ask you something.
Never mind. Aw, don't be silly.
Come on. You know I'd do anything for you.
Yeah, I know you would.
And you'd do it without asking any questions, wouldn't you?
Of course. Yeah.
So, what is it? I need $200.
Huh. Uh
I'll pay you back, honest. I
promise I'll pay you back. Okay.
Uh, is-is a check okay?
Mind if I join you? No.
You wouldn't believe what just happened down in emergency.
This guy comes in unconscious,
every bone in his body broken,
and his pockets are stuffed with hundred-dollar bills.
We don't have a c.P.A. Down there. It
took us over an hour just to count it.
Then he comes to and starts screaming,
"I gotta get outta here! They're after me!"
Next thing we know, he gets into
a private ambulance, and he's gone.
Must've been a drug deal. Crazy, huh?
And then my hair turned green and the world ended.
Mm-hmm. Yeah. Yoo-hoo, ehrlich.
I'm sorry, Shirley. I'm somewhere else.
Why so glum? Someone drown your puppy?
It's t-minus five hours and counting.
Ah, still haven't found Ms. Right.
At this point, I'd settle for Ms. Anyone.
How about a nurse?
What, Rosenthal? She's married.
Ehrlich.
Shirley.
Ask me. Go ahead.
Shirley? Yes.
Oh, great. We don't have to stay too long.
I can't anyway. I gotta be back here by 9:00.
Perfect. Just enough time to go in, work the room,
scarf down some herring, get outta there.
Pick me up at 5:30. I can't. I don't have a car.
Okay, I'll pick you up at 5:30. Fantastic.
This is our first date, so I should
warn you in advance: I'm not easy.
Remember the cue. At 8:38, I
say, "Victor, I have a headache."
Right. Why am I so nervous? [Exhales forcefully]
How do I look? Uncomfortable.
No, you look fine. [Inhales sharply]
Remember, 8:38.
Let's make that 7:38. May I take your coats, please?
Thank you. You're welcome.
Hello. [Both] Hi.
This is Shirley Daniels. Nice to meet you, Mrs. Craig.
How do you do? I'm Victor ehrlich.
Oh, you're the one. [Laughing]
I am?
As you can see, you're one of the first to arrive.
Dr. Craig said to be here at 6:15 sharp.
Yes. He called from the airport.
Dr. Holstrum's plane was rerouted
through keflavík and was late coming in.
Oh, no. They should be here any minute.
Make yourselves at home. I have
to check on the hors d'oeuvres.
Thanks.
Wow. Huh?
Hi. What do you want to drink?
Um, white wine. White wine and a scotch, please.
What a great house. Whoo! Is this a great house or what?
Avoid that malpractice suit,
and someday all this will be yours.
Mmm. This is great.
Just great.
Hi. Hello.
I hate this.
Patty cake, Patty cake baker's man ♪
bake me a cake as fast as you can ♪
roll it, pat it ♪
Mark it with a "b" ♪
put it in the oven for the baby and me ♪[laughing]
I'm having fun, daddy. I am too, sweetheart.
Are you coming home to stay, daddy?
Okay, toots, your brother's asleep.
Now it's your turn for bed, okay?
Do I have to? Yes, you have to.
Come on. Daddy!
Just a couple more minutes? Peter! Listen, honey.
I'll give you a kiss after your daddy tucks you in, okay?
Yeah. I'll give you a piggyback ride. You ready?
Mount up. [Indistinct]
Okay, here we go. [Mimicking horse galloping]
God, it's amazing how Megan and Timothy are growing.
I found the check. Who's Jill Roberts?
A friend of mine from work. I
didn't tell her what it was for.
Thank you.
Look, Myra, I've been thinking.
I know how hard all this is gonna be on you.
If you want me to, I'll be there during the abortion.
No. I don't think I want you there.
[Megan] Mommy, I'm ready to say
my prayers. Is daddy still here?
No, honey. Daddy's just left.
[Chattering] ♪[classical]
Who are all these people? I don't know.
I don't see anybody from the department of surgery.
You really expected anyone with any brains to show up?
[Laughs] Ooh, look here.
Have another hors d'oeuvre, Shirley. No.
Stick something in your mouth, will you?
Just think, I could be home scrubbing my kitchen floor.
You'll do anything to get on your knees, won't you?
Ehrlich, this comes from the bottom of my heart:
You're a pig. Let's not get nasty, Shirley.
I think there's some people here
from the hospital that you might know.
Good. At last, a friendly face.
Hi, guys. Where's Robert?
Are you kidding? He wouldn't be
caught dead at something like this.
If I'd known you were coming, I
wouldn't have had to scrape up a date.
Thanks a lot, diphthong.
Hey, what time we got? Mmm, a little after 7:00.
I think I feel a headache coming on. Okay, okay.
I'm going to the bar. ♪[Whistling]
Has he been drinking? Like a fish.
Thank you.
Uh, may I have everyone's attention, please? Thank you.
It's a rare privilege for me
To be able to open my home to such a distinguished guest
Maybe I should say "brother,"
because in the medical world, boundaries don't exist.
But then, just let me say to you, Dr. Sven holstrum,
välkommen, välkommen, välkommen. [Chuckles]
[Speaking Swedish]
- [Swedish]
- [Repeats in Swedish]
- [Sven speaking Swedish]
- [Laughing]
He doesn't speak English? Caught me by surprise too.
Much traffic? Don't start with me. Ah.
[Groans] I hate this. I don't want another drink.
Hey, these two are mine.
I don't know, Luther. Hey, it's my birthday.
I still don't think it's a good idea.
Opportunity only knocks a few times.
And you gotta take advantage while the fire's hot.
And besides, you owe me. What?
Yeah. If I had a dollar for every time
You dillydallied in the on-call room,
I could have all of those women.
It's your birthday. Yeah, right.
Last year all you wanted was Celtic tickets.
Well, I'm older now. Okay, okay.
Thanks! Will you keep a lookout for me?
Yeah. One in red.
Okay.
[Woman on P.A.] Dr. Steven
Nathan, 113. Dr. Steven Nathan, 113.
[Woman] Oh. Hey.
Save me a piece.
[Women chuckling] Sure.
Let me get this straight. With
a patient inside the ambulance?
Yeah. Kemler's driving the ambulance
round and round the hospital,
full speed, siren blasting, drunk as a skunk.
Think the patient'll sue? Wouldn't you?
Dr. Cavanero, I see you're working
the halls like everyone else.
Uh-huh. Don't get caught under any red lights.
I can't believe you ran out of the
little hot dogs wrapped in bacon.
Mark, this is a cocktail party, not the last supper.
So I said to borg I said, "björn, use your backstroke."
Ooh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry,
sven. You mind if I call you sven?
Fiscus all right.
Luther's having a private birthday celebration.
Hats, cake, party favors. [Luther] wow!
[Chuckles] I guess he just had his candles blown out.
What time is it? 7:40.
- I have a headache, Victor.
- So what?
It's a migraine!
Listen, sven, do you mind if I get very
personal with you for just one second?
Could you get me a deal on a new saab? [Laughing]
Oh, for crying out loud.
[Laughing continues]
Uh, Dr. Holstrum, there's someone I would like you to meet.
Oh.
Great party, Mark.
[Clears throat]
I think he's mad. Victor, I really think
you should slow down on the scotch.
Okay, take it easy. I'll sip the next one.
I don't know about you, but I'm out of here.
Me too. Can you give me a lift to the hospital? Sure.
Don't be party poopers. You're gonna hurt sven's feelings.
Sven's from scandinavia. He doesn't have feelings.
Besides, they ran out of those
little hot dogs wrapped in bacon.
You're kidding. You really think we should leave him here?
He couldn't possibly do any more
damage than he's already done.
I'll have a double of anything, please.
Hi. Hi.
[Woman] My baby!
Make way for the crash cart.
- [Chattering]
- My baby!
My baby! My baby! [Sobbing]
[Man] Good. Okay. Try to stabilize him now.
Ooh, you're tight.
That's o don't, please.
What's the matter? Nothing.
Nothing? Yeah.
Mmm.
Don't, please. [Clears throat]
Is something wrong? No, nothing's wrong.
I just, uh just want to go to sleep.
You said it was great.
It is. But we don't have to every night.
Well, okay. But I read in an article
I think it was in cosmo That, uh,
the lack of regular sex is the
first sign of a failing relationship.
Do you believe everything you read?
One lousy night I don't want to make love to you,
and you're giving me all this grief about our sex life.
I was only kidding, Peter. No. I
get up early, I put in a full day.
I don't have to explain myself to you. Okay, I'm sorry.
Uh, I'm gonna go watch some TV.
No.
I'm sorry.
Okay.
Okay. I got sven settled in at the ritz.
All in all, I'd say the party was a triumph.
You think so? Oh, yeah.
Follow me.
What? Over here.
He just threw up in the gladiolas.
Oh, my god. He's all yours.
I'm going to bed. [Stammering] Ellen, wait
Okay, ehrlich.
Up and at 'em. Välkommen, välkommen, välkommen.
Yeah, yeah, sure. The party's over, pal.
Here, sit. Oh, Dr. Craig, I'm sorry.
We gotta go. She's got a headache.
I'm gonna get your coat. You're gonna go home.
Oh, what have I done?
Pathetic, ehrlich.
He's in the bathroom crying. He's got a razor in his hand.
Did he hurt himself? No, not that I know of.
He better not cut hisself. It's
gonna be me that has to clean it up.
Oh! Is somebody with him? The nurse is in there.
Thank you. [Crying]
I couldn't do it.
Why would you want to?
Because of everything that's happened.
That boy that died. Everything's all my fault.
What happened to you has absolutely
nothing to do with that boy dying.
It's all a lie! It's my father that beat me up!
[Sobbing]
[Craig] I don't understand what went wrong with this town.
They spend millions of my tax dollars,
and the schools are still toilets.
Croissant, Victor? No, um
Okay, maybe I'll just have one. Okay.
I wish I could give you something for your headache.
I'm okay. You want some jam?
Um, no. No, I'm fine, thank you.
These kids are not interested in an education.
They're interested in a good time.
They don't understand that good
times are the result of hard work.
- Am I right, Ellen?
- Yes, dear.
Coffee? Please.
Victor?
No, thank you. That's fine.
It gives all of Boston a black eye.
Dr. Craig, about last night.
What about it?
I can't tell you how badly I feel.
Emotionally or physically?
Both. I-I-I I really don't know what happened.
Well, I'll tell you what happened. You got blind drunk.
That's what happened.
I know, and I just wanted to apologize to both of you.
It's all right. Don't worry. Everything's fine.
No, it's not.
I mean, sven holstrum came all
the way over here from Oslo
Stockholm. Well, wherever the hell he came from.
- You're supposed to be apologizing to him.
- I will.
How do you say "I'm sorry" in Swedish?
I went to a lot of trouble, ehrlich, and you let me down.
Now, I can understand you being nervous or uncomfortable.
And I've been known to hoist a few in my time.
But what disappoints me the
most is that you are on call today,
and I don't think you're capable of doing the work.
- But I am.
- Your responsibility is to your patients, damn it!
Twenty-four hours a day.
I thought you were the brightest.
I thought you were the best.
Now I'm not so sure anymore.
I'll be down in five minutes.
I'll drive you to the hospital.
Just ignore him, Victor. That's what I do.
I feel terrible.
I mean, I really feel terrible about everything.
[Woman on P.A.] Code blue. Code blue.
We never even got started. I took off my pants.
Before you knew it, he stopped breathing.
Okay, fine. Go wait down the hall.
That's it. You've got to put an end to this.
You should have brought it to my attention sooner.
I didn't think I needed to. They're like rabbits.
First there were two, then there
were six, and now they're everywhere.
And it's not just the patients, Daniel.
Male members of my staff keep
disappearing for hours at a time.
Perhaps we ought to have a meeting with the ladies.
A meeting?
Daniel, these aren't quakers.
Helen, it's essential in matters
of this kind to be diplomatic.
Well, see, me and my brother were going to St. Margaret's,
a catholic school.
And then the old man got laid off,
so we've been going to this public high school in southie.
And I like it there.
Anyway, Eileen That's my friend.
Well, we were in the same classes together.
And, see, she lives in roxbury, but they bus her in.
And I knew my dad wouldn't like it.
But we started spending time
together, and we became friends.
You know, like you do when you see
somebody in school every day, and
So I told my brother Mike about it.
You know, about me being friends with Eileen,
and then he told dad.
Mike didn't know he was gonna beat me.
Your father beat you 'cause
you were friends with a black girl?
No, he thought it was more than that.
Kevin, what we're gonna do is
Get ahold of social services and find you a place to stay.
- No.
- You can't go home with that man again.
We'll call the police so you can press charges.
I can't do that! He's my father!
Kevin, he could do it again!
- Next time, I'll run.
- Next time, he could blind you.
- He's my father.
- He almost killed you, son.
Look, I know one thing for sure, and
that's that he loves me and my brother.
He needs us.
What can we do?
He's too old to be a ward of the
state, and he won't press charges.
[Sighs]
- So that's it?
- [Clicks tongue] Maybe.
[Women chattering]
- Ladies
- Hey, doc, you want a cheeseburger?
No, thank you. I've already eaten.
Ladies, I'm afraid I'll have to ask all of you
to leave these hospital grounds immediately.
- Why? It's still visiting hours.
- Visiting hours is one thing.
Soliciting is another. Helen, please, let me handle this.
Ladies, you're a distraction, albeit a pleasant one.
And I'm afraid you're disrupting the
day-to-day functioning of this institution.
- All we're doing is making a living.
- Not in here, you're
Helen, please. [Clears throat]
Now, I don't support restraint of trade
How shall I phrase this?
When a plumber comes to visit a sick coworker here,
he doesn't go around unclogging all our sinks.
You must learn to curb your activities.
It's not up to us, man. It's up to Dion.
He calls the shots. Who's Dion?
Oh, to hell with diplomacy.
Listen, Dion, personally, I think what
you're doing to these women stinks.
But that's not the issue.
What we're trying to run here, buster, is a hospital.
Now, that is difficult enough without this kind
of aberrant behavior infesting the hallways.
So, either you get them out
of here in the next five minutes,
or you'll be given a personal escort
from the Boston police vice squad,
who, I might add, are already on their way!
Eloquently put, Helen.
You got one hell of a nerve sticking your
face in people's business family business!
You beat up your son. What goes on between
me and my boys is no concern of yours!
You smashed his nose, you broke his ribs. He lost a kidney.
You're lucky he didn't die. I
know what you're trying to do.
You doctors think you're better than people like me.
Let me tell you something. I love
my boys. What we got you can't touch.
I've been a good father to them since their mother died.
Ain't been a day gone by that they ain't
had clean clothes and a decent meal.
I grew up with people like you, o'Connor.
I know how tough it's been for you.
But you're not the only one in this
world that ever lost a job or a wife.
You talk about love and family and respect.
You don't even know what those
words mean. All you know is you're angry.
You have to hit people. And the sickest part of it is
You take it out on the people you
supposedly care the most about.
Shove that dime-store shrink talk! I hate people like you!
And I'm telling you something right now.
I'm gonna do everything in my power to stop
you from doing any more damage to that boy.
Why, you you gonna swing on me? You wanna hit me?
Wouldn't you feel a little more comfortable
with a baseball bat in your hand?
I learned to fight the same place you did, pally-boy.
There's nothing I'd like better
right now than to tear you apart.
The thing that keeps coming back to
me is how much trouble this caused
And how quick everybody was to accept a lie.
Yeah, well, that's Boston for you.
Everybody's image is of bunker hill,
crew races on the Charles river, m.I.T.
The reality is that walking in
Boston's historic freedom trail
Is more dangerous than walking
in a freedom march down south.
Yeah, I'm beginning to agree with you.
I don't know.
I guess I never had to be concerned
with the big issues of race relations.
I always dealt with people one-on-one.
I mean, we're friends, aren't we?
Aren't we?
Jack, I'd like to say, "yeah, sure. We're
friends. No problem. Everything's fine."
But I can't.
There's things about me you'll never
understand because you're white.
I'm not trying to pass judgment.
There's things about your wife you'll
never understand because she's a woman.
Yeah. But she's still my wife, and we're still friends.
I'm sorry about what Kiley said today.
You don't have to apologize for Dr. Kiley, all right?
You're not responsible for
Dr. Kiley. I know, but he was wrong.
I'm on the bus yesterday. My beeper goes off.
There's a couple of brothers there about our age.
Started giving me a hard time.
Said, "look at this uptown nigger
with his beacon hill clothes,
bourgeois attitude."
So I told 'em to lay off, all right? I'm a doctor.
Funniest thing they ever heard.
One guy even says, "yeah, I'm
gonna be president one day, bro."
And I'm standing there trying to apologize
to them like I did something wrong.
I mean, it's I can't be responsible for everybody, Jack.
Want a ride home?
You sure you want to ride into my
neighborhood? Yeah, I'll take my chances.
Seeing as you only live two blocks from me.
I'll catch you outside, Jack.
[People chattering]
[Mews]