"(Man OverRadio, indistinct)" "(Man) #Now, listen,Julie baby# #lt ain 't naturalforyou to crying the midnight#" "(Siren Wails) #lt ain 't natural foryou to cry#" "# Way in the midnight through#" "# Untilthe wee, smallhours#" "#Long 'fore the break ofdawn#" "# Oh, Lord#" " #Mm-hmm# - (Siren Wailing)" "(Man Narrating) The nightstartedout with a bang." "A gunshot to the chest on a drug dealgone bad." "Allthe elements were inplace fora long weekend-- heat, humidity, moonlight." "I wasgoodat myjob." "There wereperiods when myhandsmoved with a speedandskillbeyondme." "But in the lastyear, lstartedto lose that control." "Thingshadturnedbad." "Ihadn 't savedanyone in months." "Ijust neededa fewslownights, followedbya couple ofdays off." " (Man)LadderFour." " We're there." "Respondto a 10-22." "Four-flight residential. 417 West32." "77-Davidat 177 West24." "There'sa woman who saysa roach crawledin herear." "Can'tget it out." "Says she'sgoing into cardiac arrest." "63-Boy, men's room, GrandCentral." "Man set hispants on fire." " Badburns." " Move back." " Which apartment ?" " 5-A." " Oh,Jesus, it's Mr Burke." "(Panting) Why is it always the top floor?" "Goddam." "(Woman) No !" "No !" "(Crying, Speaking indistinct)" "No !" "No !" "No !" "No !" "(Sobbing)" "(Sobbing Continues)" "Oh, God, they're here." " Shh, shh." "Over there." " ( Sobbing )" "Mary, it's two hands." "It's my dad." "We werejust watching TV, and he was sort of punching his chest" " Step outside." " Next thing, he locks himself in the bathroom." "So I told him I was gonna call you guys, and he said not to." " How long ago did he stop breathing ?" " I don't know." "Ten minutes." "Twenty." "A woman on the phone tried to tell us how to do C.P.R." " Could you do something ?" " We'll do what we can." "He was cryin '." "Ineverheardhim cryin'before." " (Beeping)" " I need you to squeeze this once every three seconds." "Clear !" "Clear !" " ( Gasps ) - (LongBeep)" " Ma'am, I need you to step back." " Clear !" "Clear !" "( Screams ) No more." "Please don't." " Clear !" "Clear !" " Ma'am, step back." "( Crying ) Daddy." "(Man Narrating) ln the lastyear, I'dcome to believe in such things... asspirits leaving the body andnot wanting to beput back." "Spiritsangryat the awkwardplaces death hadleft them." "Iunderstoodhowcrazy it was to think this way." "But I was convinced that iflturnedaround," "I'dsee oldman Burke... standingat the window, watching, waiting forus to finish." "I'll take over." "Call E.R. and ask for an 83." "Sorry." "( Sighs )" "Do you have any music ?" " What ?" " Music." "Ithinkit helpsifyouplay somethinghe liked." "John." "Play the Sinatra." " What ?" " Play the Sinatra." "What is it,Johnny ?" "#l'm a man#" "# Who hasalwayshad#" "# The wandering ways# - (Beep)" "#Nowl'm reachingback#" " #Foryesterday## - (Beeping)" " (Beeping Continues)" " Okay, Frank, you can call it. 83." " No, we can't." "He's got a pulse." " No shit ?" " Is he gonna be all right ?" " (Beeping)" "His heart's beating." "Have 'em bring up a board." "##(Continues, indistinct)" "No, no." "No." "No." "Help your family." "Ride with your mother and brother." "Help your family." "They need you more." "Help yourself." "#Now,Julian, there ain 't nothin'on mymind#" "#More forthe waythan whatyou're lookin'for# - ( Siren Wailing )" " For the family." "#Andshe done went andjumpedat me#" "#Lungedfrom behindthe door#" "#Andlookedinto my eyes#" "(FrankNarrating)lhadto concentrate to keep mymindfrom wandering off... on theseshort trips." "It was the neighbourhood lgrewup in... and where l'd workedmost asaparamedic." "Andit heldmore ghosts persquare foot than anyother." "# Yourlittle star-struckinnuendos# #lnadequaciesand#" "#Foreign bodies#" "#Andthesunlightshining through the cracking the windowpane#" "( Men Arguing )" "#Numbsmybrain##" "Come on !" "Come on !" "Come on !" "Hey, partner." "Yourman doesn 't look well." "Theynotgonna appreciateyou inside." " Nobody loves me, Griss." " Hey, Grissjust tellin' you things are backing up." "Griss, let us in." "Whateveryou say." "Oh, my foot !" "Don't even slow down." "Just keep on moving." "Sir, yousayyou've been snorting cocaine forthree days... and now you feel as ifyour heart is beating too fast... and you would like for us to help you." "To tell you the truth, I don't see why we should." "Correct me if I am wrong here, if I'm mistaken." "Did we sell you the cocaine ?" "Did we push it up your nose ?" " Oh, come on." " For Christ sakes, can I please get a cup ofwater ?" " Shut up, goddam civilian !" " All I want is a cup ofwater !" "(Woman) Oh, no." "No, no, no, no, no, guys." "We're on diversion here." "We're not accepting any more patients." "The dispatchershould've letyou knowthat, Frank." "Icannot do it." "No." "We picked him up at 49th and 1 0th." "You're the closest." "Where do you want me to put him ?" "You tell me." "He wanted to come here." "He said that the nurses at Misery were the best." " All I want is a cup ofwater !" " All right, fline." "I'll kick someone out of bed three." "Excuse me." "You're a kind man, I can see that." "A man like you's not gonna deny a poor, sick, dying, helpless man..." " a small cup ofwater." " I can't." "I have to stay with my patient." "Will you shut the fuck up ?" "Goddam it." "What the hell are you doing to me ?" "We're all backed up in here." "Jesus Christ, look at this guy." "Looks like he needs the works." "What's wrong with him ?" " You should know." "You pronounced him." " You told me he was dead." " Flatline." " He got better." "( Sighs ) I hate pronouncing people dead over the phone." "Yeah." "Better, huh ?" "They're fiixed and dilated." "This guy's plant food." "Hey, we stole a stretcher from X ray, so put him in three next to the overdose." "All right, look." "He's our lowest priority now." "He shouldn't even be here." "Allthis technology." "What a waste." "(Griss)Leave that dope alone." "The doc'llbe out in a minute." " Sir, is there some way we could fiind out what's going on ?" " Please, folks, step back." "Please, folks, step back." "I've already told you two to step back." " Mister" " Now, look, don't make me take off my sunglasses." "First-time heart attack, age 45." "He should've gone to C.C.U. ten hours ago." "Wegot three bodies up there just like the oneyou brought in." "Over there, two AIDS patients." "One is 1 2 and fiilling up with fluids." "Mother won't sign the 'Do Not Resuscitate. '" "Mercy killing doesn 't translate welling Spanish." "It's a sin to have to tube that kid." "Wegot three more O.D.sfrom thisnew killerjunk they're callingRedDeath." "What's in it ?" "It's a mix of heroin and I don't know what else." "An amino acid, maybe." "Thisstuffisso strong, they're drinking it withgrain alcohol." "You needten times the usualamount ofNarcan." "And when they wake up, watch out 'cause they're liable to go nuts on you." " He one of'em ?" " No, that'sNoel." "He usedto be a regularoffandon." "I haven't seen him for a while." "He seized and almost coded." "I gave him a hypertonic solution." "He drank so much his kidneys were taking out salt." " That's one for the textbooks." " Doc, you're the greatest." "You gotta help me." "Can you give this guy a drink ofwater?" "Noel, I am helping you." "You drink any more water, you could die !" "(Woman)Hazmat, three's coding." "Wegot a flatline here." "Start C.P.R. Milagros, get me an epi." "Odette, wake up DrStarks." "Tellhim we'regonna needhim stat." "400joules." "Clear!" "You want water ?" "I'll give you water." " What a pain in the ass." "Just get out of here." " 600joules." " Clear!" " (Woman) Soyouget drunk everydayandyou falldown." "Well, whyshould we helpyou ?" "You'rejustgonnaget drunk tomorrow, falldown again." "Griss, thisman wants to leave." "( Shouting, indistinct )" " Thankyou." " I know him." "That's Noel." "You better step outside." "Quickly." " Get-- - ( Yelling ) Fuck !" "Noel ?" "Noel." "It's" " It's me." "It's Mary Burke from 49th Street." "Oh, Mary." "Oh, Mary, I'm so thirsty." "They won't give me any water to drink in there." " Please." " I'll get you some." "I wouldn't do that." "The doctor seems to think he's suffering from some rare disorder." "He's had a rough life." "He grew up on our street." "He's a little crazy from it, but that's no excuse... fornotgivingsomebody a lousycup ofwater." "Here." "My father's dying, Noel." "( Crying )" "Oh, Mary, Mary, Mary." "Oh." "##(Singing, indistinct)" "#But it doesn 't mean ldidn 't try# #ljust neverknow why#" "(Larry) Chinese closes in five minutes." "Beef lo mein." "Been on my mind since I awoke." "What do you think ?" "I think the moment that food hits your mouth, we'll get a run." "Turn here." "You missed it." "Chink's on 1 1 th." "( Tyres Screeching )" " Oh, fiinally." "Where you been ?" " ( Grunts )" "Hey, ambulance man, whatyou lookingat ?" "( Laughs ) Yeah, pretty soon you'll be coming for me." "Do you think he'll come for me ?" "( Laughing )" "Pretty soon you'll be coming for me." "Boy, some partneryou are, Frank." "I could've walked there faster." "I'm starving, and you stop to talk to hookers." "You're making me nuts." "Is that what you're trying to do ?" "Drag me down to Nutsville with you ?" "(Siren Wailing)" " Oh, no !" " What ?" "I just remembered." "I'm so stupid." "I had beef lo mein last night." "I can't eat the same thing two nights in a row." "It's almost 2:00." "What the hell am I gonna do ?" "What are you getting ?" " I'm not hungry." " Yeah, you don't eat food." "I eat." "Larry, I eat." "Just haven't had coffee yet." "Only coffee and whisky." "Lucky you ain't dead with that diet." "I got it." "Halffried chicken and fries." "Let's go." "# You can'tputyourarm arounda memory#" " #Foreign bodies# - # You can'tputyourarm arounda memory#" "#Andthesunlightshining through the cracking the windowpane#" "#Numbsmybrain#" "#Andthesunlightshining through the cracking the windowpane#" "(FrankNarrating) Rose'sghost wasgetting closer." "#Numbsmybrain#" "It hadbeen sixmonthssince llost her." "A homelessgirl, asthmatic, 18years old." "Iusedto block the badcalls out." "Iusedto forget, butshe wouldn 't letgo." "Andnowshe'dcome to bear witness forallofthem, allthat hadbeen lost." "Thesespirits werepart ofthejob." "It wasimpossible topassa building that didn 't holdaghost ofsomething." "The eyes ofa corpse." "Thescreams ofa lovedone." "Allbodies leave theirmark." "You cannot be nearthe newly dead without feeling it." "Icouldhandle that." "What hauntedme now wasmore savage." "Spiritsborn half-finished." "Homicides." "Suicides." "Overdoses." "Accusingme ofbeing there, witnessinga humiliation, which they couldneverforgive." "(Woman OverRadio, indistinct)" "Turn it off." " What ?" " You know what." "The radio." "That's not the police band." "It's your fiire department scanner in your bag." " Oh." " ( Man ) Ladder Four, respond to a 1 0-22." "Six-flight residential." "534 West32." " Let's do it." "It might be a good one." " There are no good fiires." "People die in fiires." "People get burned up in fiires." "People can't breathe." "That's what we're here for." "Let's go." " 63" " Don't push it, Larry." " Oh, you're burned out, man." "You're scorched." " Not yet, Larry." "I'm still burning." "Ifyou get any closer, I'm gonna put a burn on you." "(Man)6-3Zebra." "6-3Zebra." "Zebra three, lneedyou." " You see ?" "He's giving it to us anyway." " Zebra, areyou there ?" " I'm holding an unconsciousat 9th and41st." " No, no, no !" "3.00in the morning." "That can onlymean one thing." " Mr Oh." " Mr Oh." "I'm not answering it." "Answer the radio, Zebra." "You know it's that time." "Four times this week I've had him." "Aren't there any other units out there ?" " Zebra, are you there ?" " Don't answerit." "They'llgetsomebodyelse." "63-Zebra, answer me now, or I'm sending a captain to your location." "Frank, when I say don't answer it, that means answer it." "You could do me that favour." " 6-3Zebra." " Yes, Zebra, you'llbe driving... to the man who needsno introduction." "Chronic calleroftheyear, three straight andshooting fornumberfour, the duke ofdrunk, the king ofstink," " ourmost frequent flyer, MrOh." " 1 0-4." "Don't do it." "Not this time" "Relax." "It'sa streetjob." "It's easy except forthesmell." "Wejust throw him in the back, zip over to Mercy." "No blood, no dying." "That's how I look at it." "He'sjust a drunk." "It's not ourjob to taxi drunks around." "Yeah, but they'rejust gonna keep calling." "Someone's gonna have a cardiac, and the only medics will be taking care of Mr Oh." "He'sbad, mister." "He ain 't eaten nothingallday." "Andhe'sseizing andthrowing up." " So, what's different about him today ?" " He says his feet hurt." " Oh, why didn't you say so ?" " Ican't findapulse, but he'sstillbreathing." "Well, it looks like we'rejust in time." "Step aside, sir." " He's drunk." " He's sick." "Yougotta help him." "He's fline." "He can walk to the hospital." "Walk ?" "Are you crazy ?" "He's in the wheelchair." "Oh, don't give me that." "He walks better than I do." " ( Groaning )" " Oh !" "Oh !" "That's right, Mr Oh." "( Coughing ) Come on, buddy." "Your limo's here." " ( Coughing Continues )" " Get better." " Good luck, old buddy." " #lgottaget runningnow# - #BelIBoy#" " #Keepyourlip buttoneddown# - #BelIBoy#" " Oh !" " # Carrythe bloodybaggage out##" " Faster !" "Come on, Frank." "Faster !" " Faster?" "You want faster ?" "( Laughing )" "( Retching )" "Oh, no." "Take that stinky-ass motherfucking bug-ridden skell out of my face !" "Johnny, welcome back." "Good to see ya." "And my conscience simply will not allow that." "Griss, this gentleman would like to leave." "Oh !" "He looks so pale." "Hey, you getting enough to eat ?" "You getting your fiibre ?" "Wasted." "That's my diagnosis." "He's shit-faced." "Hejust needs a bath and some food." "Let's take him in back." " Get a stretcher." " She's nuts." "That's why he comes here." " She encourages him." " Don't you dare." "This is not a homeless shelter." " He's gonna have to wait in the lobby." " No way, man." "Not even in the corner." "Griss cannot abide the funk tonight." "Senor." "Senor." "( Speaking Spanish )" "( Larry Groaning )" "My fiirst cigarette in over a year." "First is always the best." "The doctor doesn't think my father will make it." "Said he was dead for too long." "After six minutes, the brain starts to die, and after that, just close the door." "You never know." "You know, my father and I haven't spoken in three years." "When my brother called me and said that my father had a heart attack... and that he locked himself in the bathroom, all the way going over there, I was thinking of... how I was gonna tell him what a bastard he was." "When I got there and we put him up on the bed, and I thought ofall the other things that I wanted to say to him" "Well, right now I'm more worried about my mother than anything." "Go home." "Take her home." "Get some rest." " You're not gonna fiind anything out now." " That's what I told her." "Ifshe could just see him for a second, then I know she'd let me take her home." "Thanks for the light." "Here's your dinner." "I wheel, you heal." "(Man)6-2 David, at38th and2, you'llfinda three-caraccident." "Two taxisanda taxi." "6-2 Henry, 6-2 Henry." "487 West22." "Report ofa verybadsmell." "No furtherinformation." "Larry, swing over to 1 0th." "We're gonna have to run one ofthese calls." " Relax, will ya ?" " (Tyres Screeching)" "(FrankNarrating) The biggestproblem with not driving... is that wheneverthere'sapatient in the back, you're also in the back." " The door's closed." "You're trapped." " #Let me breathe## 5.00 or6.00in the morning isalways the worst time forme.Just before dawn." "Just whenyou've been lulledinto thinking... it might besafe to close youreyes forone minute." "That's when lfirst foundRose." "She was on thesidewalk, not breathing." "( Groans ) I'm not feeling very well, Larry." "Let's say we go back to the hospital, call it a night." "You got no sick time, Frank." "No time ofany kind." "Everyone knows that." "Take me back." "Put me to bed." "I surrender." "We've done enough damage tonight." "You take things way too seriously, Frank." "(Frank) You everthink ofdoinganything else ?" "Sure." "Taking my captain's exam next year." "Once the kids are in school, Louise can go back to the post offiice." "I thought, "What the hell ?" "I'll start my own medic service."" "Out on the island, the volunteers are becoming salaried municipal." "It'sjust a matter oftime and who you know." "Someday it's gonna be Chief Larry calling the shots." "(FrankNarrating) I'dalwayshadnightmares." "But nowtheghosts didn 't wait forme to sleep." "Idrank everyday." "'Help others andyou helpyourself. '" "That wasmymotto." "But lhadn 't saved anyone in months." "Itseemedallmypatients were dying on me." "I'd waited, sure thesickness wouldbreak." "Maybe the next call, maybe tomorrow, the feeling woulddrop away." "More than anything else, I wantedto sleep like that." "Close my eyes anddrift away." "(Man On Radio) Zebra." "6-3Zebra." "Zebra." "Zebra, answer the radio." "Come on." "I got one foryou." "Pick up the radio andpush the button on theside andspeakinto the front." "Come on." "Zebra ?" " Zebra." " Suicidalmale bleeding, cornerof44th and8th." "No furtherinformation." "1 0-4." "( Horn Honks )" "(Frank) We have a call, Chief." "Somebody'sbleeding. 44th and8th." "No, no." "Brake!" "Brake!" "It's the water." "Turn around." "##(Rock, indistinct)" "(Noel) Come on." "Killme!" "Push it in !" "Do it !" "Kill me !" "Huh ?" "Come on." "Kill me.Just push it." "Huh ?" "I'mgonna cut mythroat, man." "( Yells )" "No, don't !" "Drop the bottle." " Put down the bottle." " He's crazy." "Really ?" "You look pretty thirsty, Noel." "You want some water ?" "See, I can't do it." "I came out ofthe desert." "Those people left me in the sun to die." "You came out ofthe hospital." "You were tied down and hallucinating." "You got some bad chemicals in your head." " There's some medicine at the hospital that'll flix that." " No !" "No medicine." " No medicine." " He got ya." " (Man) Do it !" "Man wants to die ?" "lknowhowto kill that mother." "Pop, pop." " Oh, sh" " Shit !" "Noel !" "Noel !" "Noel!" "Larry, callforbackup." "(Larry)6-3Zebra, 10-85 forthwith, 44and8th." "( Man ) Get out ofthe road, you crazy bastard !" "Noel, you didn't let me fiinish." "We have rules against killing people on the street, okay ?" "It looks bad." "There's a special room at the hospital for terminating." "It's a nice quiet room with a big bed." " You mean that ?" " Yeah." "Man, thankyou, man." "Wait a minute." "How ?" "How are you gonna kill me ?" "Well, you have a choice." "You can have pills, injection or gas." " Pills." "Defiinitely pills." " (Man) You fuckingarsehole !" "Tom Wolls, that crazy motherfucker." " He used to be my partner." " Frank." "This the guy you called about ?" "I know you." " Nah, you don't know me." "You don't know me." " Oh, yes, I do, Pedro." "I do." " I know you." "I know him." " I don't think so." "You give my friend here any more trouble, I'll kill ya." " Yeah, at the hospital." " What ?" "At the hospital." "He's gonna kill me in the hospital." "Forget the hospital." "I'll kill you here." "This looks like a very bad man I took in a couple ofweeks ago... who'd been holding two priests-- not one, two priests-- hostage with a screwdriver, andltoldhim... if he was ever caught making trouble again," "I'd kick the murdering life out of him." "It's not worth it, Tom." " He's surrendering." " What ?" " The war's over." " Not mine." "Hey, Pedro, come here, you little motherfucker." "I just want to talk to you, give you a little psychological fiirst aid." "I'm gonna give you your fiirst lesson on how to be an American." "It's called "Eatin' My Shit."" " Come here." " ( Yells )" "Tom, don't do it, Tom." "Tom !" "I have to take him to the hospital." " I have to get him to the hospital." " Get up here, motherfucker !" " That's enough !" " Take that!" "There'sa double shooting three blocks down. 41st and8th, confirmed." "We'll do that." "Larry." "Larry." "Larry !" " I'll take it." "Motherfucker !" " That's enough." "I'll do that." "I'll see you over there, okay ?" " What happened ?" " ( Siren Wailing )" "Oh, man." "Just walked up and shot him." "Not a word." " Damn, that was cold." " E.M.S. Move it." " Where are you hit ?" " ( Panting, Grunting )" "You see this shit, man ?" "Niggas put a hole in me." "Yo, Tiger did this shit, yo." "And money right here work for Outlaw." "( Grunting )" " (Man) Wegot agang war about to start, yo." " Take a deep breath." "(Coughing)" "Major Tom !" "I'm going to Misery !" "You take yours to Bellevue." "Okay, Frank, you take yours to heaven." "I'll take mine to hell." "Let's go." "Get him on the board." "Let's go." "You're gonna feel a stick in your arm." "Don't move." "Listen, I'm quitting, man." "I'm going in the army where it's safe." "( Grunting ) I don't wanna die." " No, I wanna die." "I'm the one." " You're not gonna die." " What did you say ?" " Shut up !" "You're going to die." "He's not." "Got it ?" " Holdmyhand, man." " I can't." "I gotta do the other arm." " Hold my hand, man." " Hold this." "Ifyou let go, I swear I won't kill you." "( Grunting )" "( Frank ) lt's all right." "We're here." "Fuck." "He's not breathing." "Call a code." "Noel, let's go." "Let'sgo !" "Fucking Christ." "(Man)So here lam." "Andthisjunkie gotsomethingjammedin his teeth." "Now, none ofthesejunkies wannagive mouth-to-mouth." "It wasa blowdryer." "So lpulls it out." "Hisbody was cold except forhis throat." "It had been blow-dried for an hour." "Junkie had second-degree burns ofthe tongue." "Did you ever give mouth-to-mouth ?" "A long time ago, when I was your age, boy." "Never again." "Chances are you end up with a mouthful of puke.Junkie puke." "I'd do it if I had to." "It's part ofthejob." " What aboutyou ?" " What ?" "You ever do mouth-to-mouth before ?" " Once." "On a baby." " (Griss) Oh, babies." "Now, babies are a whole different thing entirely." "Didlevertellyou about the time that white woman approachedme ?" "Isaid, 'Ma 'am, I'm a true cocksman, andldon't mix myseed. '" "Onlytimeyousee me with a white woman when I'm holdin'herforthepolice. '" "That's the truth." "You shouldn't smoke." "It's okay." "They're prescription." "Works better with a little whisky." "Yeah, that was my brother's problem." "That's why he's passed out inside." "That's it !" "I've had it !" "Can't take it anymore." " You got... blood on" " I know." "That boy you brought in, he's, uh, shot, wasn't he ?" "Yeah." "He's dead, huh ?" "Yes." "I think this place stinks." " Our Lady of Misery." " It's crazy in there." "What's the matter with that doctor... who keeps mumbling and poking himself in the eye whenever he talks to me ?" "He's working a double shift." "Well, my father's in there." "He's in a coma." "My mother, she's-- she's going crazy." "It's like, uh, she's in a trance." "She should go home." "Yeah, well, I'dtake her, butsomebody'sgot to stayhere." " Did you see him ?" " (MrsBurke)lt wasn 't him." "Yousawhim ?" "They showed me someone." "It wasn't him." "It wasn't my husband." "Mrs Burke, they'll take care of him." "You should go home now." "I should know my own husband." "They wouldn't let me see him." "Larry and I'll drop her home." "Help me get her to the ambulance." "Mom, they're gonna give you a ride home." "Come on." "This way." "You want some coffee ?" "I have applesauce cake too." " Right here." "Right there." " Oh." "Thanks." "I'll call you ifanything changes." "(FrankNarrating)Savingsomeone's life is like falling in love." "The best drug in the world." "Fordays, sometimes weeksafterwards, you walk thestreet making infinite whateveryousee." "Once, fora few weeks, lcouldn 't feelthe earth." "Everythingltouched became lighter." "Hornsplayedin myshoes." "Flowers fellfrom mypockets." "You wonder ifyou've become immortal, asifyou've saved yourown life as well." "Godhaspassedthroughyou." "Why deny it that fora moment there" "Why deny fora moment there God wasyou ?" "Taking credit when thingsgo right doesn 't work the other way." "When thingsgo wrong, spreading the blame isan essentialmedicsurvivaltool." "'The elevatorbroke down. ' 'The boyfriend was crazy. ' 'lshould've calledin sick. ' 'The tube wouldn 'tgo in. '" "Thegodofhellfire isnot a role that anyone wants toplay." "(Buzzing)" "(Buzzing Stops)" " Good morning, Captain." " What am I gonna do with this guy ?" "Pierce, I just got offthe phone with Borough Command." "Out of 1 2 shifts this month, you've been late for nine, sick four." "That includes the shift where you came in late, you went home early." " I'm sick." "That's what I've been telling you." " You're sick ?" "You're killing me, do you know that ?" "You've got no sick time left according to Command." "I mean, I was told to terminate." "It's okay." "I'll just get my things out of my locker." "Excuse me." "It's not okay." "I-l never fiired anybody in my life, man." "I'm sorry, Captain." "Don't take it too hard." "( Barking )" "(Laughing) Nobodytellsme to fire anybody, ever." "I told them, "Stick it right up your big one." Pardon me." "Isaid, 'You wanna fire him ?" "Come on overanddo ityourself. '" "You know they won't do it." "It's up to you." "You've gotta be strong." " Be a man." " I am a man." "You think they give these to sissies ?" "Come on, kid." "This isa weekend offullmoons." "Nobody wants to work." "Imean, yourpartner Larry's calledin sick." "Okay, Larry Veeber." "Stupid Stanley too." "Come on." "Ineedbodies out there." "Igot buses thatgotta run." "I had to put Marcus on 62-Young." "Hey." "Hey." "You know he's not supposed to work two nights in a row." " You know what we're in for with that one ?" " You swore you'd fiire me... if I came in late again." " I'llfireyou tomorrow." " ( Pounds Desk )" "Even better than that, what was I thinking about ?" "I could forward you some sick time." "How about a week ?" "A week's not gonna do it." "A week's not gonna do it." " Kid, you're saying no, it ain't gonna do it." " ( Pounds Desk )" "You're going out with Marcus." "Okay ?" "Duty calls you, kid." "The city needs you." "Please." "I'llfrontyousick time." "I'llmake it up toyou." "Honest to God." "Look at me." "The next time I see you, I'll fiire you." " I can bark too." " Pierce, you can do it all." "I never said I could bark better than you." "Go andhelp" " Go andhelp thepeople ofNew York." "Go ahead." "Get out there andmop them up forme." "Go ahead." "Doyourjob." " Doyourjob." "You're the best." " (Woman)Put down that crackstem." "Put down that crack stem and drop yourjug ofsin, your high-heeled skirts and your stock dividends, your patent leather underwear, televised suicides," "lap dancers in leotards in delicatessens." "Andthe Lordsaid, 'lfyou can findone that isn 't a sinner--just one-  then I willspare the city. '" " My Lord, Mother of Man." "Boy, you look like hell." "What you drinking ?" "Captain almost fiired me tonight." "I'm on my way out." " (Chuckling)" " Anytime now." "Nobodygets fired, son." "Lookat me." "The most they might do is transferyou to the Bronx." "Boy, you look like you aged about ten years since I rode with you last." "I ain't feeling so hot." "I've been seeing the ghosts." " You mean the people we lost ?" " Yeah." "Ifthey got to go, got to go." "God bless 'em." "You ever notice people who see shit are always crazy ?" "Mm-hmm." "Scientific fact." " I think the worst is over." " Oh, no, son." "It can always get worse." "See, you can't change what's out there." "Only where you're coming from." "So you got to let the good Lord-- Thankyou,Jesus-- take over in here." "( Woman ) 6-2 Young." "Let's go, 6-2 Young." "Answer the radio." "Marcus, it's Love." "I haven't heard her in months." "Well, no, she only works when I'm on." "I makes her wait." "Drives her crazy." " It is true you and Love went on a blind date ?" " Mm-hmm." " She hit you with a bottle ?" " Why you gotta bring that up ?" "She loves me the way no woman ever has." "6-2 Young, I don't have time foryour games." "Now, answerme ordo lhave to come out there myself?" "Oh, sookie, sookie." "now." "Rough." "Now, see, lusually don't do callsbefore mycoffee, but I think this'll be good foryou, son." " 6-2 Young is here, baby." " ( Laughing )" "And I'm gonna take care ofyou." "# Don't you worry 'bout a thing ##" "Come on, white boy." "'Cause Big Daddy Marcus is alive and on arrival, baby." "I'm notyourbaby, Young." "I'm notyourmothereither." "You'regoing to a cardiac arrest." "30th and 1 1th, north-east corner." "It'sa club." "Take the back entrance." "All right, 1 0-4, sweet mama." "You feeling better, Frank ?" " I feel worse." " Oh, that'sgood, boy." " This here is foryou." " ( Siren Wailing )" "I hope we're not too late from you folks holding us up here." "Excuse me." "Right this way." "##(Alternative Rock)" "Get the hell out of my way." "Okay, what happened ?" "Please tell me he's gonna be all right." "No, he dead." " You buggin'." "Wejust signed our fiirst record deal." " Look, he dead, son." "Ain't nothing we can do about it." "Come on, Frank." "That's it." " (Woman) What doyou mean he's dead?" " ( Quietly ) He's not dead." "It's a heroin overdose." "Let's break out the Narcan." "He's dead, unless you folks wanna stop bullshitting me and tell it straight." "Then, the good Lord willing, we'll try and bring him back." "He broke up with his oldlady." " We didn't break up." "We werejust seeing other people." " Oh, she broke his heart." " Shut up, arsehole!" "Nobodyaskedyou!" " Was I talking to you ?" "Dick, shut up !" "I'm still waiting and this young man here is still dead." " You wanna leave here in a bodybag too ?" " You'llendup like him, dick!" " Shut up !" " He's been snorting that Red Death stuff." "It's been going on for, like, four days now." "I rebuke the spirit ofdrugs in the name ofJesus." "What's his name ?" " I.B. Bangin '." " What you mean l.B. Bangin' ?" " I.B. Bangin'." " What the hell kind of name is l.B. Bangin' ?" " Idon't knowhis realname." " It's Frederick Smith." " (Marcus) Okay, Freddy" " It's Frederick." "Okay, l.B. Bangin', we're gonna bring you back from the dead." "Now, I want everybodyhere tograb the handoftheperson next toyou." "Come on now." "We ain't got much time." "Andlook up towards the heavens." "DearLord, here lam again... asking one more chance for a sinner." "Please, Lord, bring back l.B. Bangin', Lord." "You have the power,Jesus." "You have the might." "You have the super light to spare this worthless man." " My God!" "Frederick!" " Rise up, l.B. Bangin'... and start your life anew !" "Oh, thank You, Lord." " What happened ?" " You fucking died, you stupid bastard." " I warned you." " Damn, you guys are good." " (Marcus) Not us." "The fiirst step is Love." "The second is Mercy." "That guy I brought in yesterday, post-cardiac arrest." "He's gone." "Burke ?" "You're not gonna believe it." "He's showing cognitive signs." "It started with spontaneous respiration." "Now he's fiighting to pull out the tube." "He had to be sedated." "He's in CAT scan." "There's no room in l.C.U." " What do you think ?" " Who knows ?" "It'saIllowerbrain stem activityat thispoint." "The heart refuses to stabilize." "You know, he coded 1 1 times since he got here." "But theguy'sa fighter." "Everytime the Valium wears off, hestartsyanking on the restraints." "The family know ?" "I wantedto bring them in to see ifhe'drespondto voices." "But there was no one in the waiting room." "This guy's daughter was in my face all night." "Finally, I got something positive to tell her, she's gone." "You put poison in your veins, and now that you're breathing again, you can't wait to say "Thankyou very much" and get back out to poison shopping." "Well, since we saved your life, could you do us a favour... andstop breathing in anothercitynext time ?" "I ever tell you about that time years ago..." "I was on this ledge uptown trying to pull this damn psycho inside ?" "You mean where the guyjumped and you almost fell ?" "No, you never told me that story." "(Chuckling) No, you neverlistened." "There I was." "I put everything I had into saving this dumb-ass, low-life suicidal... that when he went down, it was like I wanted to go with him." "That happenedonce in Ireland." "This girl jumped offthe cliffs of Moher and the wind blew her back up." " The wind blew her back up ?" " Yeah, the wind." " No, that wasJesus, son." " It was also the wind." "The wind, myblackass." "That wasJesus." "Don't tellme about the GoodBook." "I'llpreach heaven andbeat the hell out ofyou." "Don't tellme that now." "I was going, son." "But ifsomeone up on high" " Thank You, Jesus-- hadn't have pulled me in" "Wouldyou turn left here ?" "I wanna make a stop." "Thepoint is, everybodygo through a stretch where folksgonna die onyou." "Just don't meditate on it." "#Isay open up the window#" "I'll be right back." "#Andlet me breathe#" "#Isay open the window#" "#Andlet me breathe#" " Hello." "It's Frank Pierce from the ambulance last night." "I brought your father into the hospital." " Ijust learnedsome news." " (Mary)I'llbe right down." "#lcriedforya#" "He's better, isn't he ?" "Well, the doctorsays he's showingsome movement." "I mean, it's still early." "It might mean nothing, but I thought you'd wanna know." " #lcriedforya##" " Yeah, I knew." "I sensed it when I heard your voice." "You-You look so different." "Oh. ( Laughing ) lt's awful, isn't it ?" "It's like Night ofthe Living Cheerleaders." "No, I think it looks good." "Ah, I was going nuts in that waiting room." "I came back to check on my mom." " Howis she ?" " She's sleeping." "Sleeping." "I wasjust gonna get some food." "Pizza." "I thought maybe we" "You can't kill my father that easy." "He's a real fiighter, like with me." "He hasn't talked to me in three years." "But it's okay." "Sometimes you just have to put things behind you." "I gotta be getting back." "Hey." "Hey !" "It'll be tough to get a taxi here." "We can give you a ride ifyou like." "Okay." "Who that ?" "She's the daughter ofa cardiac arrest i brought in last night." "I told her we'd give her a ride back to Misery." "Her father's showing signs of improving." "Oh, Frank, you got it bad, son." "So much worse than what I thought." " I'm hungry too." "We gotta get something to eat after this." " God, help us." "He's hungry." "# These are the days#" "# You might fill with laughter#" "# Untilyou break#" "# These daysyou might feela shaft oflife#" "#Make its way acrossyourface#" "#And whenyou do#" "# You'llknowhowit was meant to be#" "#See thesigns knowtheirmeaning# #lt's true#" "# You'llknowhowit was meant to be#" "#Hearthesigns andknowthey're speaking#" "# Toyou#" "Dad ?" "Can you hear me ?" "It's Mary." "Squeeze my hand if you can hear me, Dad." " (Woman Screams)" " He squeezed my hand." "He's moving, Doctor." "He grabbed my hand." "Come on, Dad." "Show 'em." "Come on." "See ?" "See ?" "I'llbe damned." "It'smovement." "Just notsure how voluntaryit is." "(Mary) No, he heardme." "Come on, Dad." "Yeah." "Oh !" "Nurse Crupp." "Nurse Crupp !" "Ten milligrams ofValium !" " Get overhere." " (Beeping)" " Where's that Valium ?" " Why don't we step out for a little while," " wait till this passes." " Makesure he'sbreathing." "(Beeping Continues)" "He wants to pull that tube out." "It's pretty painful." "That's why they keep him sedated." " But it's a good sign." " Are you sure ?" "I know my father would hate being tied down." "He wouldn't even go to the dentist." "That's how it's done." "You have to keep the body going until the brain and the heart... recover enough to go on their own." "He's better though, right ?" "He's better." "I'm sorry." "It'sjust" "It's important to me." "I mean, a week ago..." "I was wishing he was dead." "And now, I wanna hear his voicejust once more." " You know what I mean ?" " (DoorSwings Open)" "(Marcus) Went overto Ray'sandgot this." "Must be a place reserved in hell for somebody who charges $1 .50 a slice." "Anything comes up, I'll call you." " Bon appetit." " Thanks." " Thankyou, Marcus." "Oh, thank-- I'm not really hungry." "You know, my father's a really wonderful man." "There was nobody he wouldn't help." "You know that crazy guy, Noel, who I gave water to last night ?" "He livedat ourhouse foralmost ayear." "Total stranger he'd do anything for." "His own family, though-- ( Scoffs )" "It's best not to..." "dwell." "Yeah." "It's good pizza, huh ?" "Mmm, it's not as good as, uh, Nino's." "You rememberthatpizzaplace, Mimi's, on 10th, maybe 15years ago ?" "When you ordered a pie, it came with a little plastic Madonna in the middle." "Saint Anthony, yeah." "You from the neighbourhood ?" " I grew up on 43rd." "I went to Holy Cross." " Really ?" "I went to Sacred Heart." "Where'd you go to high school ?" "Well, you know, Mary, we moved out after that." "Upstate." "Yeah." "Like everybody else, except us." " So, yourparents" " Good." " They're fline." "My old man's a bus driver, and Mom a nurse." "Sort of born to it, I guess." " You married ?" " Uh, no." "I was." "Hard to explain." "( Sighs ) She had a hard time adjusting to, uh" "Well, maybe-maybe it was my fault too." " (Man) White cocksucker!" "Don't be touchin'me!" " (Crashing Sound)" "Is it always this bad in here ?" "How does anybody survive ?" " Gosh." " Well, it's been bad lately, but it's-it's always bad." " (Shouting Continues)" " How long have you been doing this ?" "Five years." "Wow." "You must've seen some things, huh ?" "Well, no." "I mean, you sort of learn to block it out, you know ?" "It's like, um" " Iike cops fencing offa crime scene." "But then, something good'll happen." "Everythingjust glows." "You must get a lot ofoverdoses." "Bet you picked me up a couple times." "I think I'd remember that." "Maybe not." "I was a different person then." "Does everyone you meet just..." " spill their guts on you like this ?" " Uh, mostly." "Must be my face." "My mother always said I look like a priest." "You do." "Yeah." "Yeah, my mom thought I was gonna be a nun... because, uh, I ran away to a convent when I was 1 3." "But I didn't want to be a nun." "I just" " I wanted to run away." "Well, Sister Mary or Mary theJunkie, it didn't really matter to me." " You know, I better go check on my father." " Yeah, all right." "Thanks for the pizza." "I owe you one." "Maybe, um, when he gets better." " When we're through with all ofthis." " Sure." "Look after her, Griss, okay ?" " ##(RB On Radio)" " Rule number one:" "Don't get involved with patients." "Rule number two:" "Don't get involved with patients' daughters." " You understand ?" " ( Mimicking Marcus ) What about rule number three ?" "Don't get involved with dispatchers named Love." "Now, boy, you don't know nothin' about rule number three." "Cannot begin to understand the complexities ofthat rule." "##(Continues)" "Come on." "Let's go look at some hookers, hmm ?" "Kit Kat Club be lettin' out 'bout now." "(Love On Radio) 74-Will. 330, West33rd." "Church ofJesus Son, fordemonicpossession." "72-Victor, you'regoin'to 8th and 14th." "On the corner, there'sa 40-year-oldman hearing'celebrity voices." "76-Xray, take it uptown, 541 West 54th St, forthe elderly woman abductedbyhercat." "##(Continues)" "(Marcus) Lookat these women." "Can't even tell who'sa hookerno more." "Whateverhappenedto go-go bootsandhotpants ?" "They'll wearanythingnow." "Walk out the house with whatever they got on." "(Man Shouting, indistinct)" "You got the wrong guy !" "Hands off, baby !" "(FrankNarrating) Thestreet'snot like the E.R." "There'sno walls, no controls." "To make up forthat, theytry to teach me howto act without thinking," "like a soldier who can take apart andreassemble agun blindfolded." "Kick his ass !" "Fuck him up !" "Fuck him up !" "Kick his ass !" "Beat the shit out of him, baby !" "Beat theshit out ofhim !" "(Frank Continues)lrealized that mytraining was useful... in less than tenpercent ofthe calls, andsavingsomeone's life wasrarerthan that." "Aftera while, lgrewto understand... that my role waslessaboutsaving lives than about bearing witness." "I wasagriefmop." "It was enough that lsimplyshowedup." " (Woman Sobbing)" " Except with Rose." "( Sobbing )" "(Wolls) Shut up !" " I'll get ya a glass ofwater." "Noel, I'm your friend." " ( Shouting, Groaning )" "Come on, calm down." "I'm gonna take you to a spa." " I'm gonna get you a facial." "Shh, shh." " (Shouts ln Spanish)" " (Shouting Continues)" " Get him in there !" "Look-Look-Lookat that." "Hmm ?" "Lookat that." "Leaves you with no idea what's underneath." "Not even a suggestion." "Couldbe a skeleton forallyou know." "Yeah, that-that'snice, though." "Right there." "Mm-hmm." "Pullin'backherhood as we drive by." "See, there's a mystery to it." " Then sheshowsya." " She's not a whore, Marcus." "We're all whores, Frank." "You know what I'm talkin' about ?" "The way she looked at me." "She wasn't lookin' at you, man." "She was lookin' at me." "Why did you kill me, Frank ?" " I didn't kill you." " No, you didn't, Frank, and thankyou." "But there's still a couple hours left on our shift." " No, it's not you." "It's some" " You hearing' them voices again ?" " I just need a drink." " What-What them voices sayin' to ya ?" "They say, "Kill Marcus !" Okay ?" " ( Laughing )" " That ain't funny, Frank." "Look, I don't need shock treatments." "I'm not sick, all right ?" " I just need a drink." " Okay." "(Love On Radio)62-Young, answerthe radio." "Ihave a callforyou." "Ican't wait allnight, Young." "I'm holdin'apriority, andifyou don't answer I'mgonna knockyou outta service." "62-Young is here, baby, and I'm gonna help you out." "Just remember, you owe me." "(Love) You'regoing to 370 West 98th Street." "17-year-oldfemale, cardiac arrest." "No furtherinformation." " 1 0-4, hon." " Why is everything a cardiac arrest ?" "What happened to chest pain, diffiiculty breathing, fractured hands ?" "Come on, people !" "Lord Jesus, help me get through the night." " ( Siren Wailing ) - #ican'tget overit# #lt'sso wide ican'tget aroundit#" "#Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide#" "I hate this block." "Nothin' but crackheads." " I don't wanna go in there without the police." " I'm goin'." "It's easier than waitin'." "E.M.S. !" " Ambulance !" " Oh,Jesus." "My bad back." "My feet hurt." "Damn crackheads." " E.M.S. !" " Hello ?" "E.M.S." "Hello ?" "Please, hurry." "Please hurry." "Come this way, please." " She's over here." "This way." "Hurry." " ( Screaming )" "( Both Speaking Spanish )" "My, oh, my, a fat crackhead!" "Now, that'sa first." " What's wrong ?" " No English." "She has terrible pain in her belly." " I mean, she's pregnant." " No, no, that's impossible." "We're virgins." "Are you pregnant ?" "?" "Estas embarazada ?" "Can you walk ?" "?" "Puedes caminar?" " She say she in great pain." " Thank-Thankyou." "Thankyou for the translation." "What's your name ?" " ?" "Nombre ?" "All right, let's have a look." " Maria !" "Maria !" "(Couple Speaking Spanish)" "You two know each other a long time ?" "Yeah, two years, ever since we left the island." "This is a personal question, but I gotta ask it." " In all that time, you never had sex ?" " No, never." "Maybe you had a couple of beers one night last summer." "You know how it works, son." " No cigarettes, no drugs, no beer." " No underwear ?" " We're virgins !" " Oh,Jesus, we'd better go." "Call for backup !" " It's coming." "Holdherdown." " My God !" "What the hell is that ?" " It's three legs." " That's too many !" " (Marcus) They're comin'!" " Is she dying ?" " She'shavinga baby." "Twins." " That's imposible." "It's possible !" "It's possible !" "She's having a baby, okay ?" "( Panting ) lt's a miracle." "( Laboured Breathing )" "Contractions stopped." "Help me get her out of here." "Ow !" "Hold it, hold it, hold it." " My back." "Hold it." " ( Woman Screams )" " ( Screaming, Sobbing )" " All right, look, let'sjust put her down." "Put her over here." "Let'sjust put her down." " You take the fiirst one." " (Screaming intensifies)" "(Baby Crying)" "It's a boy, Frank." "He looks good." "How's yours ?" "Open the door !" "She had a pulse !" "Code!" "Code blue!" "(Man OverP.A., indistinct)" " We'reset up in Two." "Jesus Christ." "Get her on the monitor." " Where's thepaediatric cart ?" " It's right here." " Give me the blade." "How many months, Frank ?" " Can't tell." " It was a breech." "Twins." "The other seems okay." " Step back, Frank." "Marcus is taking him and the mother to Maternity." "I'm a mother!" "Igot a daughter!" "Igot rights !" " (Hazmat)Start compression." " Give her some Valium !" " Ten mil, stat !" " Flatline." "Let's start C.P.R." " Starting." " Status ?" "(Constance) lthinklgot apulse." "Ithink." " Fuck !" " Nothing !" " (Mishra) Give me an I." "V. line." " (Hazmat) CalIXray." " I. V. 's in." "Give me epinephrine." " Howlonghasshe been down ?" " (Constance)About ten minutes." " Callrespiratory." " Excuse me, sir." "Can lplease botheryou fora cup ofwater?" " Can weget anXrayhere ?" " ( Voices Continue, Overlapping)" " Oh, my God." " For days, I have eaten nothing but sand, O Lord." " Stop compression." " I've waited so long." " Allright, status ?" " Can I please get some fucking water ?" " Flatline!" "Jesus Christ !" "Who woke that guy up ?" " Come on." " I've got nothing." "(Hazmat) Shit." "Are theparentshere ?" "Someone'sgonna have to tell 'em." "Don't give me that look." " What look ?" " You know what look." "It's all overyour face." "That l-Just-Saved- A-Little-Baby-Boy look." "We just saved a little, bouncing' baby boy." " Think of it that way." " I don't wanna hear about it, okay ?" "That's threejobs for the night." "It's over." "Threejobs." "Time for a drink." "Six a.m., the cocktail hour." "So, pass the bottle." "I know you're holding." "The bar is now open." "I hate gin." "You know, when I had that little baby in my hands," "I felt like I was 2 1 again." "Call like that makes me wanna go back to workin' three nights a week, not two." " You know, start runnin' again, cut down on my drinkin'." " I'll drink to that." "Here's to the greatestjob in the world." "The greatestjob in the world." "(Love On Radio)62-Young, Ihave prioritiesholdin '." "Pick up the radio." "Don't do it, Marcus." "Please." "Tell her the bus died." "Tell her the radio's not working." "Tell her our backs are out." "Tell her" " Tell her we're too drunk to take any more calls." "Okay ?" " Let's take it !" " No !" "62-Young, this is Marcus." "Only foryou, baby !" "Only foryou !" " ( Groaning )" " Keep it toyourself, Young." "Male diffbreather, approximately30." "West Endand72nd." "1 0-4, hon." "I'm comin', baby !" "Big Daddy Marcus is comin' !" " We comin' !" "We comin' !" " No !" "Lordhave mercy!" "Thank You,Jesus." " Are you all right ?" " Amen." "Thank You,Jesus." " ( Laughing )" " Oh, thank You, Lord." "Oh, thank You,Jesus." "That is the last time you do this to me, Marcus." " Where are you goin', Frank ?" " I quit !" "I'm through." "Oh, you thinkjust 'cause you quit, them ghosts gonna quit too ?" "It don't work that way, Frank !" "I've been there, son !" " You need the Holy Ghost, Frank !" " ( Laughing Hysterically )" "The Holy Ghost !" "(NoeIShouting, indistinct)" "Noel." " What's going on, Griss ?" " Your friend therejust untied the water beggar." "Griss was comin' out to thank her." "Probably saved Griss a murder charge." "( Sighs ) She's having a tough time, though." "(Children Chattering)" "Excuse me." "You seemed like you were in trouble." "No, I'm allright." "Ijust" "I can't stand seeing people tied up." "I'm in that waiting' room for hours, and I'm listenin' to Noel screaming'." "And the only reason that's he's screamin' is 'cause he's tied up !" " Don't seem so bad to me." " Don't saythat." "Ialmost cut my fatherloose too." "You know, one minute they tell me that he's almost dead." "The next minute, they tell me he's better and I can go in and" "It's killing me seeing him flight like that." "Well, since you're here, maybe, uh, maybe you could do me a favour and, uh-- wait for me outside this building, 'cause I gotta go visit a friend who's sick." "Okay." "I'm only asking you because this is a dangerous building, and there's been some robberies and a woman was raped not long ago, and" "This woman I'm seeing, she'sgonna wanna sit andtalk with me allday, but if I can point to you out the window and tell her that you're waitin', then she'll let me out quick." "Ifanything happens, I'm in 1 6-M." "Maybe I should come up with you." "Ifl'm not backin 15minutes just hit the buzzer, andthat wayshe'Illet mego." "Ifthat's what's gonna happen." "I'll come with you." "I'm okay." "I'm just visiting a friend who's sick." "( Sighs ) I shouldn't have asked you to come." "You asked me not to come." "Promise you won't go inside." "Fifteen minutes." "You know, everyone at that hospital's crazy !" "I'm going crazy too." "You understand ?" "I just have to" "I just have to relax a little and not feel so guilty all the time." "We can still go back." "I'll walkyou home." "You sleep for a couple hours." "Watch some TV." "Take a bath." "Don't be such a cop." "Ifyou have any doubts about this, it's my fault." "You go on home." "Really." "I'm fline." "Thanks." "I don't need you." " Hi." " Hey, Cy, guess who's here." "(DoorCloses)" "(Knocking On Door)" "Can I help you ?" "Mary Burke." "She's a friend." "She's not here." " Wait a minute." "You can't go in." " ##(Reggae On Radio)" " Kanita ?" " Hey!" " Hey, Cy!" " Be cool." "Be cool." " It's all good." " He looks like a cop." "No, he ain't no cop." "You're a medic, right ?" "I'm Cy." "Cy Coates." "Frank Pierce." "Mary said you might be coming over." " Where is she ?" " Sleepin', brother, in the back." "She asked me to pick her up," " go out for a movie and a malt and bring her right home." " (Phone Ringing)" "I know, I know." "I know." " But she told me to tell you she wants to crash here a few hours." " (Takes Phone OffThe Hook)" "See, it's terrible about her father and everything." " ##(Continues)" " I betterjust go in and see her." "Frank, see, I call this the Oasis." "It's a refuge from the world out there." "You wanna come in here, relax, sit down." "It's all right." "Brother, she is sound asleep." "She ain't gonna know any difference." "No, I'm gonna go see her." "Well, did you know two people got shot in this building' last week ?" "A priest got robbed by ten-year-olds across the street." "Oh, brother, be careful." "That's the Tiger." "Lady's down the hall." "Clean up that nose, brother." "Welcome to Dayrise Enterprises, Frank." "Stress-free factory." "Mary." "Mary." " We have to get going." " ( Moaning )" "She asked for something to help her sleep, brother." "Mary, we really have to go." " ( Grunting )" " Whoa, Frank, she suffered enough, all right ?" "Now, she's gonna be fline." "I promise." "Come on, Frank." "Now, I'm always interested in people with stressful occupations." "Now, bein' a paramedic, that's about as stressful as I can imagine." "Go ahead, take a seat." "Sit down." "Tellmesome warstories." "You know, what's it like ?" "Got a beer ?" "Oh, that shit is poison, Frank." "We don't have alcohol around here." "What you need is one ofthese." "Did-Did you give Mary something called Red Death ?" " (ClicksLighter)" " Excuse me ?" "Red Death." "Tell me something, Frank." "Does killing your clients sound like good business sense to you ?" "Hmm ?" "See, the kidssellin'that reddeath arejust tryin'to make a quickbuck." "They don'tgot no respect forme orthe workldone in this community." "But don't worry." "They're gonna be taken care of." "Igot Tiger workin'on it." " I should be going." "I just quit." " Oh, look." "Sleep is all stress reduction." "All right ?" "Here." "Now, ifyou take one ofthese, sleep for two hours" "That's all you need." "Why do you think I'm tellin' you this, Frank ?" "Formyhealth ?" "Now, brother, you gotta look at yourself in the mirror, all right ?" "Kanita." "Wouldyouget ournewfriend here aglass ofwater, please ?" "Oh, you'reso fine." "Is this what you gave Mary ?" "Yep, that's the stuff." "I call it the Red Lion." "It's very king-of-the-jungle, "Makuna matata," all that." "There'sno language." "Just brutepower." "But, see, you just ain't gonna believe how relaxing' that shit really is, all right ?" "##(Continues)" " I guess I'll be going." "Just relax." "You at the Oasis now." "All right ?" "Take my pulse." "It's good, isn't it ?" "It's perfect." "It's two beats per minute." "I knew it." "I was wrong about you." "You're not so bad." "##(Fades)" "##(The Cello 's 'japaneseSandman')" "# Who areyou#" "( Lip Synching ) # l am thejapanese sandman #" "# You lookee like theJapanesesandman#" "##(Continues)" " ##(Ends) - ##(Classical)" "#Don't worryabout it Don't worryabout it#" "#Don't worry#" "# Uh-huh# #l want a, I want I want a drink ofwater, I want a drink ofwater#" "# Go in the kitchen andget me a drink ofwater#" "#Saidlgottago# #l'm allright Allright#" "#Mm-hmm#" "#lturn on the radio# #lfyou wanna heara fewtunes I'llturn on the radio forya#" "# Thereyougo Thereyougo#" "# Thereyougo, baby Thereyougo#" "##(Fades)" " You're in the stomach." " You sure ?" "You're in the stomach again." " You're in thestomach again." "Let me try." " One more time." " Rose." " Huh ?" "My name, Rose." " Stomach again." " No way !" "No pulse." "Let me try." "Nopulse!" "Nopulse, goddam it !" "(Screaming)" " Frank!" "Frank!" "Take it easy!" "Okay, what happened?" " ##(Resumes)" " He flippedout!" " All right, now, Frank-- Frank, be cool, my brother." " ( Groaning )" " You're havin' what you call a paradoxical reaction." " (Kanita)He'spsycho !" " Listen to me, Frank." "Frank, where areyougoin' ?" "You're makin'a mistake." "Yeah, yougo." "Okay, that'sgood." "Yougo in there." "Yougo in there, lie down." "Getsomesleep, whatever." "(Kanita) Hey." "Look." " Cy, you want me to stop this ?" " No, Tiger, it'sallright." " Yousure ?" " It's cool." "Be cool." "Let himgo." "Let him go." "Put me down !" "(Cy)Frank, you are makin ' a seriousmistake, myman." "She'sjustgonna come back." "Oh, andFrank, you owe me ten dollars." "( Mumbling ) Put me down." "Get off !" " (Mary) Didyou andCyhave a nice talk ?" " Let go !" "Did he tell you about Dayrise Enterprises helping people ?" "Well, I've seen him hurt people." "( Exhales )" "Why are you following me ?" "Because you can barely walk." "(Siren Wailing)" "You remember Noel from the other night ?" "How Noel is now ?" "He wasn't always like that." "He was my brother's best friend." "Cy or Tiger or one ofthose goons put a bullet in Noel's head." "He was in a coma for three months." "He's been crazy ever since." "This is... my building." "What is it with you ?" "You wanna help me ?" "You feel sorry for me ?" "Well, keep it to yourself." "I just need to sit down for a minute." " You wanna fuck me ?" "Everyone else has." " ( Sighs )" "( Whining )" "Hi !" "Hi." "I've been clean for two years." "No drugs." "I got a job." "I paint when I'm at home." "I don't bother anybody." "Then all this shit happens." "Oh, no, you don't." "Hey, you can't stay here." "Come on." "Get up." "( Sighs Deeply )" "Hello." "I'm Frank." "Mary's friend." "A very close friend who loves animals." "Hello ?" "(FrankNarrating)I washedmy face with three kinds ofsoap, each smelling like a differentseason." "It feltgoodto be in a woman's room again, especiallya woman who wasn 't comatose orseverely disabled." "Ifelt likeperhaps lhadturneda corner" "like lsavedsomeone-- though ldidn 't know who." "Hey, Pierce." "You're late, I know it, but I can't fiire you today." " I got nobody to ride 66-X ray with Wolls." " No." "I got a form foryou to make out about the accident when you get some time." "Come here, kid." "Come here." "Look, I'm gonna fiire you tomorrow." "I promise you." "What-What ifthere is no tomorrow ?" "Will you get out of here before I give you a big hug !" ""No tomorrow." ( Laughing ) I love that kid." "##(Rock, indistinct)" "Frank." "Hey, man." "What do you know ?" "You and me again, tonight." "The Rough Riders, tearing' up the streets just like old times, huh ?" " (PoundsHood)" " This old bus is a warrior, Frank." "Just like us." "I have tried to kill him..." "many times, and he will not die." "I have great respect for that." " # You can'tputyourarm arounda memory#" " Okay." "# You can'tputyourarm arounda memory#" "( Shouting, indistinct )" "Get up, right now !" "Get up !" "Cool it !" "I already told you you can't go in there !" "Didn't you hear me ?" "Don't make me take off my sunglasses !" " Good morning, Griss." " We're full up here tonight, Frank." "Get the hell out of here." "Step back !" "Step back !" "(BreathingApparatusHumming)" "(MrBurke's Voice) Go to the bank, boy." "Take out everythingyou can." "Mr Burke ?" "I'mgoing." "I've hadenough." "( Beeping )" "(Curtain Slides Open)" "( Whirring )" " You do it." " I can't reach." "You're taller." " (Burke's Voice)Don't do it !" " He's getting better." " Better than what ?" "It doesn't matter !" " Better than what ?" " Why not ?" " The family wants us to keep him alive." "The wife wants to believe in miracles." "We keep him alive." "Shock him, Frank." "He'll come back." "He always comes back." "(Beeping Continues)" "Clear !" " (Burke) Youson ofa bitch !" " Nothing." "Shock him again." "Don't do it !" "(Whirring)" "( Screams )" " (Burke)Son ofa bitch !" " (Milagros)Do it again." "Don't do it !" "Frank !" "Jesus!" "Move!" "Move !" " (Machine Whirring)" "Clear !" "(Burke) Hey, boy." "Whereyougoin ', Frank ?" "Hey, Frank!" "##(Rock, indistinct)" "Frank ?" "Frank, what the hell you doin' back there ?" "I'm sick, Tom." "I need a cure." "Vitamin B cocktail, followed by an amp of glucose... and a drop ofadrenaline." "It's not as good as beer, but it's all I got." "Come on, Frank." "There's blood spillin' in the streets." "Let's go have some fun." "Watch out." "You all right ?" "These are hard times, Tom." "Yeah, it's great, isn't it ?" "It's great to be drunk." "Sobriety's killing me." "Look up in the sky, Frank." "It's a full moon." "Blood's gonna run tonight." "I can feel it." "Our mission:" "to save lives." "Our mission is coffee, Tom." "A shot ofthe bull." "Puerto Rican espresso." "1 0-4." "EI Toro de Oro." "Blast off !" "( Groans )" "This cure's not working, Tom." "Maybe we should go back to the hospital." "Oh, come on." "Don't worry." "Tom will take care ofya." "Put your head out the window." "Get some ofthat nice clean air." " Come on, stop it !" " (Man On Radio) Okay, units, it'ssuicide hour." "14th and7th." "A man with a noose around hisneckandnothin'to hang it on." "66-Xray, don't even thinkaboutgetting coffee." "Ihave a callforyou too." "66-Exterminator here." "We like our coffee bloody." "This better be good." "My partner's dying to help someone." "You're in luck, X. Yourpatient awaitsyou with bleeding wrists in the tunnel." " 1 0-4." " Tom, where are the Band-Aids ?" " This is an ambulance, isn't it ?" " Be cool, man." " Look out !" " (Tyres Screeching)" "( Siren Wailing )" "He does this every time he gets drunk." " You smell that ?" " But he hates when lcallyouguys." "What the hell's goin' on here ?" "You gotta take him to the hospital." " He tried to kill himself." " You guys got any coffee ?" " Show him your wrist." "Go ahead, show him." " All right, come on." "Let mesee." "It'snot even bleeding." "(Man)He does thisallthe time." "He ain 't right." "It was bleedin' before." "He kept spilling his beer." "I gave him mouth-to-mouth." "You're lucky you didn't kill him." "I wanna hear it straight from the Looney Tunes himself." "Try to bump yourselfoff ?" "Yes." "Yeah ?" "Why didn't you say so ?" "Come on." "I'm gonna flix you up." "Come on, Frank." "Sir, I am going to give you some medicine that is still very experimental." "It's from NASA." "And although our astronauts have been using it foryears, we are the very fiirst service to try it." "Now, I am gonna put this patch on your forehead, like this." "And in about a minute, you will have to relax." "You will lose all your suicidal feelings." "It's very important that you wear the patch for at least 24 hours." "And keep checking the mirror." "Ifthepatch turnsgreen, you have to see a doctorimmediately." "The side effects could be fatal." "Okay ?" " Okay, now, what did I say ?" "What colour ?" " Uh, clean." " Clean." " "Cream." You said "cream."" " Cream." "Green." " Green." "This, uh-- Excuse me." "This is the worst suicide attempt I've ever seen." "Can you feel that pulse ?" "Here ?" "That's where you cut." "And it's not across." "It's down, like so." "Here." "Take it." " I can't." "I can't." " What ?" "Oh, I see." "With all the poor people ofthis city... who wanted only to live and were viciously murdered, you have the nerve to sit here... wanting to die and not go through with it ?" " ( Sobbing )" " You make me sick !" " Take it !" "Take it !" " (WollsLaughing)" "(Wolls) We curedhim !" "There's nothin' we can't do ifwejust work together." "I told you to stop for coffee." "##(Salsa)" " Thanks a lot." " (Radio Dispatcher, indistinct)" "It sounds like they're trying to clean up the bus terminal tonight." "( Sighs, Chuckles )" "Hello ?" "Major Tom to Frank." "Time tojust say "no."" "##(Man Singing ln Spanish)" " Where you goin' ?" " Come on, Tom, the city's burning." "#He's in love with the rockandroll world#" "#He's in love with thegettingstoned world#" "#He's in love with JanieJones' world#" "#He don't like hisboringjob, no#" "#He's in love with the rockandroll world#" "#He's in love with thegettingstoned world#" "#He's in love with JanieJones' world#" "#He don't like hisboringjob, no#" "#Andhe knows what he has to do#" "#He knowshe'sgonna have fun withyou#" "What are you doin' ?" "I'm driving out of myself." " Uh, these brakes are shot." " I've taken that into consideration." " Frank ?" "Frank ?" " Yeah ?" "Are you okay ?" "Never felt better in my life." "How are you ?" " I'm good." " Good." "(Male Dispatcher) 66-Xray." "Xray-66." " X." " First ofall, I wantyou to know howsorrylam about this." "I've always likedyou two." "A unit above none." "A legendin its own lunchtime." "So it hurtsme deeplyto do this, but lhave no choice." "You mustgo to 48th andBroadway." "In front ofa liquorstoreyou'llfind a 50-year-oldmale, unconscious." "It sayshere, 'Man smells realbad. '" " Do lhave to saymore ?" " But you've said too much already." " Mr Oh !" " It's early for him." "It'sallright." "We're not meant to do Oh tonight." "Something's gonna happen." "I can feel it !" "(Man On Radio)Sergeant, put me on the back ofthatjumper." "E.M.S. to Central." "What was that call ?" " E.M.S., a jumper." "A shooting." "West Side Projects." " 1 0-4." "One minute out." "Let's go." "Somebody's gonna kill themselves." "Let's go." "I don't wanna miss it." "(Dispatcher)66." "66-Xray, levelone emergency." "Levelone emergency." "Ineedunits." "Ineedunits." "Wegot fires in the hole." "8th andBroadway." "Shotsbeing firedoutside the Dynamite Club. 13th and6th." "Fired workersare shooting each other at thepost office." "Where are myunits ?" "Where are myunits ?" "6-6 ?" "6-6X-ray ?" "Levelone emergency!" "Levelone emergency!" "Where are myunits ?" "(SisterFoetus) The deadare rising, butyou can't tell theirfaces from thesmoke!" "(Wolls)Somebodyholdin'him orsomethin' ?" "Ishe trying tojump ?" "(SisterFoetus) Go on home, sinners !" "Go back toyouropiumpipes and whiskybottles !" " What's with the rabbis ?" " They love to hang around with us." "Theyofferedusmoney fora newrig, so ldeputizedthem." "(SisterFoetus) Back toyourslot machines, ribbed condoms, Mexican divorces, your sex clubs and martinis." "Back to your hot oil wrestling, Washington lobbying, organ donation." " What do we bring ?" " Better bring it all." "You guys grab all the gear." "Let's go." " This guy a jumper ?" " Got a call for shots fiired on the 1 6th floor." " Thejumper called right after." " He landed on 1 4." "( Chuckling )" "I'm goin' to 1 6." "He must've left the tub on." "##(Reggae On Radio)" "That's it." "Nobody else home." "Aye, that's gotta hurt." " (Cop) Tellhim not to move." " I'm going down to 1 4." "(MotorCranking)" "Forget that thing." "Go with the torch." "Go." "Hey, get this, Frank." "We got two patients." "Number one:" "the scarecrow outside." "Number two:" "the big fellah." "Misses the railing but breaks both legs on the balcony." "(Chuckling) Then he throwshimself through theglass window." "Then he starts crawling that way and, uh, he passed out." " Well, he's our shish kebab for the night then." " Gonna have to torch him." " How's he doing ?" " I don't know." "I'm gonna work on Sleeping Beauty." "Hey, big guy !" "Eitheryou jump oryou get shot." "What are ya gonna do ?" " Ithinkl'drathergetshot." " (Scoffs)" "(Man) Drug dealers." " Does that hurt ?" " No !" "No." "No." "I don't thinkyou're cut through any major arteries." "We have to get you offthis thing without setting off bleeding." "Yeah, that's a good idea." " I'll take your blood pressure." " (SisterFoetus Continues)" " All right, I'm in." "You in ?" " I am now." "If he happens to fall, I don't think anybody'd be cryin' too much." "They're gonna torch the fence." "You're gonna feel the metal getting warm." "Maybe very warm." "I can't hold my head up anymore." "Hold this." "( Groans, Coughs )" "(Man) Jump !" "Let him fuckin'go !" " Let him die !" " Let him go !" "So, Frank." "( Breathing Heavily ) Am I gonna live ?" " You're gonna live." " Frank." "That ten dollars you owe me ?" " Yeah ?" " Keep it." "I've been thinkin' about things, you know ?" "Oh, youguysgave me lots oftime to meditate on the future." "What'd you do, huh ?" "Stop for Chinese on the way over here ?" "I was tired." "I needed a coffee." "What about Kanita ?" "Dead." "That's, uh-- That's too bad." "Hmm." "See, Frank, make some money, fiine-lookin' lady on your arm, then everybody wants to take a piece." "Yeah, there's some kid... who I wouldn't let wash my Mercedes, comes to the Oasis, starts shooting' at me." "The Red Death Gang." "Bunch of 1 2-year-olds." "I thought I could make it on the balcony, like Tiger." "But he's fat." "Falls faster." "That's why." "I'm tryin' to watch my weight, and look what happens." "( Laughs, Groans )" "Goddam, that'shot!" "(Groans)" "( Laughing ) Bring it on !" "Bring it on !" "You can't kill me, duck-ass kids !" "Oh, yeah." "( Groans )" "Ooh." "Look at that." "Look at that." "Look at that." "Hey, isn't that beautiful ?" "( Laughing ) lsn't that beautiful ?" "Oh, when the fiires start to fall, them that's strongest rule it all !" "Oh !" "I love this city !" "( Fireworks Exploding )" "( Both Yelling )" "( Grunting, Straining )" "Good thing we clipped you in, huh, Frank ?" "What about me ?" "Who buckled me in ?" " I thought you did." " Nah, I thought you did." " I'm sorry about that, sir." " Yeah, right." "Aah !" "Stopjerkin'mypole !" "( Cheering )" "(Cy)l-lgot a fence up myass, all right ?" "lneedsomething forthepain." "(Woman) We'llgetyou anothersedative." "Andsomebody'llbe byto takeyou to the O.R., hopefullysometime thismorning." "Hopefully ?" "Hopefullysometime thismorning ?" "Oh, Frank." "Frank." "Psst." "You saved my life." "Yeah, I know." "Nurse Crupp, we'regonna need some Valium here." "He's waking up again." " Where's that Valium ?" " Coming." "Frank, give me a hand over here." "I gotta get something between his teeth." " (Burke's Voice) Don't!" "Don't do it !" " Valium's in." "How many times have you shocked him tonight ?" "Fourteen." "Finally got him a room up in l.C.U." "He should be up there in a couple hours." "What are you gonna do, just have somebody follow him around with a defiibrillator ?" "That's a good one, Frank." "No, but we might surgically implant one... around the shoulder over here, 'bout the size of my thumb." "Two electrodes connected to the heart." "Sends a shock whenever he needs it." "Or we could just send him home with a defiibrillator." "He could do it himself." "(LaughterContinues)" "#lknowit ain 't funny lt ain 't funnyat all, baby#" "# To landing the coolroom, man#" "Look." "Last night I was weak, and it won't happen again." "All that shit I was sayin' wasjust 'cause I was stoned." "Just forget it." " No problem." "Thanks for letting me crash." "It was the best sleep I've had in months." "I used some ofyour soap." "Didyousee my father?" "You know, the doctor said that, uh, that his brain's startin' to come around." "They'rejust waitin' for his heart to stabilize." "Idon't know who to believe." "(Chuckles)" "Can I bring you back something to eat ?" "A falafel or some pizza ?" "No, wejust ate." "(Sighs)lkeep thinkingabout howtough my father was." "Now I know he had to be like that-- to make us tough." "'Cause this city, it'll kill you ifyou aren't strong enough." "No, the city doesn't discriminate." " It gets everybody." " (Siren Chirps)" "I gotta go." "Another call." "We're all dying, Mary Burke." "(Siren Chirps)" "Get ready, Frank." "Missed a drug shooting while you were dicking around in there." "Gonna be trauma tonight, baby." "As long as we keep moving." "No standing still." "#l'm so bored with the U.S.A. Well, what can ldo#" "Look at your screen !" "Give us some blood !" "66-Xray, a man at the bus terminal... shot threeyears ago sayshisarm hurts." "#l'm so bored with the U.S.A. Well, what can ldo#" "Come on, Tom." "Pick up a job." "You want some bum in the bus terminal ?" "We'll wait for a real call." " Let's get in a flight then." "That's yourjob." " Who with ?" "Just keep driving." "Keep moving." "No stopping." "We're sharks." "We stop too long, we die." "Let's break something, Tom." "Let's bust something !" "Let's bomb something !" " What do you wanna break ?" " I don't know." "Let's break some windows !" " Why ?" " Destruction !" "Distraction !" "I feel the need !" "You need a reason, Frank." "You just don't go around breaking people's windows." " That's anarchy." " What's the reason, Tom ?" "Give me a reason." "All right, let me think." "Oh, look at this." "Classic cabby move." "Hey, swami !" "It's called a crosswalk !" "You're supposed to stop before it, not on it !" "YouSenegalian raghead!" "Motherfucker!" "I know who to work over." "Him !" "Thisguy'sbeen terrorizing ' the neighbourhoodfor weeks, ever since he got out ofjail, wreaking general havoc, contributing to the bad name ofthe place." "You know, the term 'menace to society' wasmade up forhim !" " He's crazy." "He can't help it." " Oh, yeah ?" "Well, why don't they put him away ?" "Prisons don't want him." "I took him to the hospital yesterday." "I gave him a cup ofwater." "I was very nice to him." "And here he is again." "Oh !" "Lookat that!" "Tell me that's a crazy person." "Huh ?" "Every move is calculated !" "He knows exactly what he is doing." "Frank, this is the guy." "I've been after him for weeks." "He's quick, though." "He runs like a rat." "He'd be tough for one person." " But with the two of us, you know" " Okay, what do I do ?" "Okay, I'm gonna get out here." "If he sees me, he'll run." "He doesn't like me." "You start talkin' to him about baseball or something." "I'll sneak around behind him and get down, and then you push him." "And when he falls, we get him." " That's ridiculous." " Believe me, it always works." "The simpler, the better." "Okay ?" "Havin'fun now!" "That's a hell ofa swing you got there, Noel." " I'm thinking Mattingly in his prime." " Mattingly ain't shit." "Me, I swing like Reggie." "Huh ?" "Mr October, number three." "Game six ofthe World Series." "All right !" "You hit it." "Come on, take a crack at it." "It's okay." "Come on, hit it !" " ( Laughs )" " I better not." "Go ahead." "Give it a go." "Try it." "Yeah ?" "Okay." "What the hell." "The next year, tiebreaker for the division in Boston." "The Yanks down two to nothing." "BuckyDentsteps to theplate." " Lucky-Fucky-Bucky, man." " The pitch: high heater." "Bucky knows what's comin'." "He steps in." "Smash !" "Over the Green Monster !" "Yeah !" "Frank !" "What the" "What the hellareyou doin' ?" "Huh ?" "Now get down those stairs and go after him !" "You meet me back here in ten minutes ifyou can't fiind him." "Callout ifyousee him !" "Remember, he runslike a rat!" "Come on, Frank !" "Get with the programme, man !" "(WaterDripping)" "(Woman Sobbing)" "(Sobbing Continues)" "(Rose's Voice, Echoing) Why didyou killme, Frank ?" "I didn't mean to." "Youshould've helpedme." "I tried to help." "I wanted to." "Rose ?" " Don'tyou love me ?" " Rose." "Rose ?" "( Gasping )" "To the moon, Alice !" "Little motherfucker !" "( Yelling )" " Get the kit !" "We're gonna tube him !" " What the fuck ?" " Get the kit !" " Frank !" "You're gonna be all right, Noel." "We're gonna save you." "Do it, Tom !" "I'll call for fuckin' backup !" "I swear !" " You'd call for fuckin' backup ?" "Fuckyou !" " (BatStrikes Ground)" "You're gonna make it." "You're gonna make it." "(Constance) Let him through !" "(Chattering, indistinct)" "Let him through." "Bring him through." "Who got that funky motherfucker this time ?" "Last show ofthe night." "What doyougot ?" "What" " Oh, boy." " Oh, boy." "Nurse Crupp !" "Anybody else hurt ?" " No." "Get him over by the counter over there." " All right, we're gonna need an X ray for a C-spine." " Got it." "I'm gonna need respiratory down here." "Crazybastard." "At least he's intubated." " Won't hearhim screaming'tonight." " (Griss)People, hearme out." "Now, thepath toyour well-beingand salvation willnot be overGriss'body." "You can forget about that, 'cause Grissgets offing 47minutes." "Then he's goin' home to take a bath." "Nice warm bath" "Nurse Crupp, I'm gonna need another line here." "(Crupp) Fine." "Onesecond." "Hereyou are." "Notify CAT scan." "We're gonna need a C.T. right away." "Welcome home, buddy." "(Crupp) Oh, look who we have." "You're gonna have to startpaying rent here." " Where areyouputtin'him ?" " (Milagros) Three." "Give mesomegloves, please." "Nurse, calICA Tscan." " Tell 'em we'll be there in a couple minutes." " I got it." "Is Patrick Burke here ?" "I brought him in." "(BreathingApparatusHumming)" " (Burke's Voice)Frank ?" " Yes ?" "Where haveyou been ?" "What is it ?" "Let mego." "(Alarm Ringing, BelIDinging)" "Code !" "( Continuous Beep )" " (Man) What's this ?" " Hejust coded." " What a wayto begin the day." "Are we doing C.P.R. ?" " Mm-hmm." "One mil epi." "Let mesee this." " Is this the man who wasdown in the E.R. forso long ?" " Yes, it is." "Seventeen codes." "My God." " Who's thisman ?" " Hesayshe's the one who brought him in." "The family ?" "Seventeen codes." "Well, theymust beprepared." "You know how they can be." "Yeah, Iknow." "Okay, stop C.P.R." "That's it." "I'm calling it. 6.02." "Areyougonna tellthe family ?" "(Pounding)" "Die!" "Die!" "Die !" "Son ofa bitch !" "Die !" "Die !" "Die!" "Die !" "Die!" "Die !" "Bastard!" "(Grunts)" " ( Ringing ) - ( Mary ) Who is it ?" " Frank." " Oh, come on up." "Hi." "He's dead, Mary." "Your father passed." "Theyjust moved him to the second floor, to l.C.U." "He coded." "They shocked him too many times." "I'm sorry." "I don't know how he held on as long as he did." "I'm sorry." "You have to keep the body going... until the brain and heart recover enough to go on their own." "Forgive me, Rose." "It's not your fault." "No one asked you to suffer." "That was your idea." "Noel was almost killed." "I took care of him." "He's gonna pull through." "Would you like to come in ?" "Yes." "(Sirens Wailing)" "(Man On Radio, indistinct)"