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[ man over radio, indistinct ] [ man ]♪ now, listen, julie baby ♪ ♪ it ain't natural for you to cry at midnight ♪ [ siren wails ] ♪ it ain't natural for you to cry ♪ ♪ when the midnight comes ♪ ♪ into the wee, small hours ♪ ♪ long for the break of dawn ♪ ♪ oh, lord ♪
♪ mm-hmm ♪ [ siren wailing ] [ man narrating ]the night started outwith a bang. a gunshot to the cheston a drug deal gone bad. all the elements were in placefor a long weekend-- heat, humidity, moonlight. i was good at my job. there were periodswhen my hands moved witha speed and skill beyond me. but in the last year,i started to lose that control.
things had turned bad. i hadn't saved anyonein months. i just needed a few slow nights,followed by a coupleof days off. [ man ]ladder four. we're there. respond to a 10-22.four-flight residential.417 west 32. 77-david at 177 west 24. there's a woman who saysa roach crawled in her ear.can't get it out. says she's goinginto cardiac arrest.
63-boy, men's room,grand central.man set his pants on fire. bad burns. move back. which apartment ? 5-a. oh, jesus,it's mr. burke. [ panting ]why is it alwaysthe top floor ? goddamn. [ 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 were just watching tv,and he was sort of punchinghis chest--
step outside. next thing, he lockshimself in the bathroom. so i told him i wasgonna call you guys,and he said not to. how long agodid he stop breathing ? i don't know. ten minutes. twenty. a woman on the phonetried to tell ushow to do c.p.r. could you dosomething ? we'll do what we can. he was cryin'. i never heard him cryin' before.
[ beeping ] i need you to squeeze thisonce every three seconds. clear ! clear ! - [ gasps ] - [ long beep ] - 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]in the last year, i'd cometo believe in such things...
as spirits leaving the bodyand not wantingto be put back. spirits angryat the awkward placesdeath had left them. i understoodhow crazy it wasto think this way. but i was convincedthat if i turned around, i'd see old man burke... standing at the window, watching, waiting for us to finish. i'll take over.call e.r. and askfor an 83.
sorry. [ sighs ] do you have any music ? what ? music. i think it helps if you play something he liked. john. play the sinatra. what is it,johnny ?
♪ i'm a man ♪ ♪ who has always had ♪ - ♪ the wandering ways ♪ - [ beep ] ♪ now i'm reaching back ♪ ♪ for yesterday ♪♪ - [ 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 yourmother and brother. help your family.they need you more.help yourself. ♪ now, julian, there ain't nothin' on my mind ♪ - ♪ more for the way than what you're lookin' for ♪- [ siren wailing ] - for the family. - ♪ and she done went and jumped at me ♪ ♪ lunged from behind the door ♪
♪ and looked into my eyes ♪ [ frank narrating ]i had to concentrate to keepmy mind from wandering off... on these short trips. it was the neighborhoodi grew up in... and where i'd worked mostas a paramedic. and it held more ghostsper square footthan any other. ♪ your little starstruck innuendos ♪ ♪ inadequacies and ♪ ♪ foreign bodies ♪
♪ and the sunlight shining through the crack in the windowpane ♪ [ men arguing ] ♪ numbs my brain ♪♪ come on !come on !come on ! hey, partner. your mandoesn't look well. they notgonna appreciate you inside. nobody loves me, griss. hey, griss just tellin' youthings are backing up. griss, let us in. whatever you say.
oh, my foot ! don't even slow down.just keep on moving. sir, you say you've been snorting cocaine for three days... and now you feelas if your heartis beating too fast... and you would likefor us to help you. to tell you the truth,i don't seewhy we should. correct meif 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 of water ?
shut up, goddamn civilian ! all i wantis a cup of water ! [ woman ] oh, no. no, no, no, no, no, guys. we're on diversion here.we're not acceptingany more patients. the dispatcher should've let you know that, frank. i cannot do it. no. we picked him upat 49th and 10th.you're the closest. where do you want meto put him ?you tell me. he wanted to come here.he said that the nursesat misery were the best. - all i want is a cup of water !- all right, fine. i'll kick someone out of bed three.
excuse me.you're a kind man,i can see that. a man like you'snot gonna deny a poor,sick, dying, helpless man... - a small cup of water.- i can't. i have to stay with my patient. will you shutthe fuck up ? goddamn it. what the hellare 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 peopledead over the phone. yeah. better, huh ?they're fixed and dilated.this guy's plant food. hey, we stole a stretcherfrom x ray, so put himin three next to the overdose. all right, look.he's our lowest priority now.he shouldn't even be here. all this technology.what a waste. [ griss ]leave that dope alone.the doc'll be out in a minute. sir, is there some way we couldfind out what's going on ? please, folks, step back. please, folks, step back.i've already told you twoto step back.
mister-- now, look, don't make metake off my sunglasses. first-time heart attack, age 45.he should've gone to c.c.u.ten hours ago. we got three bodies up therejust like the oneyou brought in. over there, two aids patients.one is 12 and filling upwith fluids. mother won't signthe "do not resuscitate." mercy killing doesn'ttranslate well in spanish. it's a sinto have to tube that kid. we got three more o.d.sfrom this new killer junkthey're calling red death.
what's in it ? it's a mix of heroinand i don't know what else.an amino acid, maybe. this stuff is so strong,they're drinking itwith grain alcohol. you need ten timesthe usual amount of narcan. and when they wake up, watch out'cause they're liableto go nuts on you. - he one of 'em ?- no, that's noel. he used to be a regular off and on. i haven't seen himfor a while.he seized and almost coded. i gave hima hypertonic solution. he drank so muchhis kidneys weretaking out salt.
that's onefor the textbooks. doc, you're the greatest. - you gotta help me.- can you give this guy a drink of water ? noel, i am helping you.you drink any more water,you could die ! [ woman ]hazmat, three's coding.we got a flatline here. start c.p.r.milagros, get me an epi.odette, wake up dr. stark. tell him we're gonnaneed him stat.400 joules. clear ! you want water ?i'll give you water. what a pain in the ass.just get out of here.
600 joules. - clear !- [ woman ] so you get drunk every day and you fall down. well, why should we help you ?you're just gonna get drunktomorrow, fall down again. griss, this manwants to leave. [ shouting, indistinct ] thank you. i know him.that's noel. you better step outside.quickly. - get--- [ yelling ] fuck !
noel ? noel. it's-- it's me.it's mary burkefrom 49th street. oh, mary. oh, mary, i'm so thirsty.they won't give me any waterto drink in there. please. i'll get you some. i wouldn't do that. the doctor seemsto think he's sufferingfrom 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... for not giving somebody a lousy cup of water. here. my father's dying,noel. [ crying ] oh, mary, mary, mary. oh. ♪♪ [ singing, indistinct ] ♪ but it doesn't mean i didn't try ♪
♪ i just never know why ♪ [ larry ]chinese closesin five minutes. beef lo mein.been on my mind since i awoke.what do you think ? i think the momentthat food hits your mouth,we'll get a run. turn here.you missed it.chink's on 11th. [ tires screeching ] oh, finally.where you been ? [ grunts ] hey, ambulance man, what you looking at ?
[ laughs ]yeah, pretty soonyou'll be coming for me. do you thinkhe'll come for me ?[ laughing ] pretty soonyou'll be coming for me. boy, some partneryou are, frank.i could've walked there faster. i'm starving, and you stopto talk to hookers.you're making me nuts. is that what you're tryingto do ? drag me downto nutsville with you ? oh, no ! i just remembered.i'm so stupid.i had beef lo mein last night. i can't eat the same thingtwo 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'thad coffee yet. only coffee and whiskey.lucky you ain't deadwith that diet. i got it. half fried chickenand fries. let's go. ♪ you can't put your arm around a memory ♪
♪ numbs my brain ♪ [ frank narrating ]rose's ghostwas getting closer. it had been six monthssince i lost her.a homeless girl, asthmatic,18 years old. i used to blockthe bad calls out. i used to forget,but she wouldn't let go. and now she'd cometo bear witnessfor all of them, all that had been lost. these spiritswere part of the job.
it was impossible to passa building that didn't holda ghost of something. the eyes of a corpse. the screams of a loved one. all bodies leave their mark. you cannot be nearthe newly deadwithout feeling it. i could handle that. what haunted me nowwas more savage. spirits born half-finished. homicides.suicides. overdoses. accusing me of being there,witnessing a humiliation,
which theycould never forgive. [ woman over radio, indistinct ] turn it off. you know what.the radio. that's not the police band.it's your fire departmentscanner in your bag. [ man ]ladder four,respond to a 10-22. six-flight residential.534 west 32. - let's do it. it might be a good one.- there are no good fires. people die in fires.people get burned up in fires.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.if you get any closer,i'm gonna put a burn on you. [ man ]6-3 zebra. 6-3 zebra.zebra three, i need you. you see ?he's giving it to us anyway. zebra, are you there ?
- i'm holding an unconscious at 9th and 41st.- no, no, no ! 3:00 in the morning. that can only mean one thing. - mr. oh.- mr. oh. i'm not answering it. answer the radio, zebra.you know it's that time. four times this weeki've had him. aren't thereany other units out there ? - zebra, are you there ?- don't answer it. they'll get somebody else. 63-zebra, answer me now,or i'm sending a captainto your location. frank, when i say don'tanswer it, that means answer it.you could do me that favor. 6-3 zebra.
yes, zebra,you'll be driving... to the manwho needs no introduction. chronic caller of the year,three straight and shootingfor number four, the duke of drunk, the king of stink, our most frequent flyer,mr. oh. 10-4. don't do it. not this time-- relax. it's a street job. it's easy except for the smell. we just throw himin the back,zip over to mercy.
no blood, no dying.that's how i look at it.he's just a drunk. it's not our jobto taxi drunks around. yeah, but they're justgonna keep calling. someone's gonna have a cardiac,and the only medics willbe taking care of mr. oh. he's bad, mister.he ain't eatennothing all day. and he's seizing and throwing up. so, what's differentabout him today ? he says his feet hurt. - oh, why didn't you say so ?- i can't find a pulse, but he's still breathing.
well, it looks likewe're just in time.step aside, sir. he's drunk. he's sick.you gotta help him. he's fine.he can walkto 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. goodluck, old buddy. ♪ i gotta get running now ♪ ♪ bell boy ♪ ♪ keep your lip buttoned down ♪ oh ! ♪ carry the bloody baggage out ♪♪ faster !come on, frank. faster ! faster ?
you want faster ?[ laughing ] [ retching ] oh, no. take that stinky-assmotherfucking bug-riddenskell out of my face ! johnny, welcome back.good to see ya. and my conscience simplywill not allow that. griss, this gentlemanwould like to leave. oh ! he looksso pale. hey, you gettingenough to eat ?you getting your fiber ? wasted.that's my diagnosis.he's shit-faced.
he just needsa 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 haveto wait in the lobby. no way, man. not even in the corner.griss cannot abidethe funk tonight. senor. senor.[ speaking spanish ] [ larry groaning ]
my first cigarettein over a year. first is alwaysthe best. the doctor doesn't thinkmy 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 ihaven't spoken in three years.
when my brother called meand said that my fatherhad a heart attack... and that he locked himselfin the bathroom, all the way going over there,i was thinking of... how i was gonna tell himwhat a bastard he was. when i got thereand we put him up on the bed, and i thoughtof all the other thingsthat i wanted to say to him-- well, right nowi'm more worriedabout my mother than anything. go home.take her home.get some rest. you're not gonnafind anything out now.
that's what i told her. if she could just see himfor a second, then i knowshe'd let me take her home. thanks for the light. here's your dinner.i wheel, you heal. [ man ] 6-2 david,at 38th and 2, you'llfind a three-car accident. two taxis and a taxi. 6-2 henry, 6-2 henry.487 west 22. report of a very bad smell.no further information. larry, swing over to 10th.we're gonna have to runone of these calls.
relax, will ya ? [ frank narrating ]the biggest problemwith not driving... is that wheneverthere's a patient in the back,you're also in the back. the door's closed.you're trapped. ♪ let me breathe ♪♪ 5:00 or 6:00 in the morningis always the worst time for me.just before dawn. just when you've beenlulled into thinking... it might be safeto close your eyesfor one minute. that's wheni first found rose.
she was on the sidewalk,not breathing. [ groans ]i'm not feelingvery well, larry. let's say we go backto the hospital,call it a night. you got no sick time, frank.no time of any kind.everyone knows that. take me back.put me to bed.i surrender. we've doneenough damage tonight. you take things waytoo seriously, frank. [ frank ]you ever thinkof doing anything else ? sure.
taking my captain'sexam next year. once the kids are in school,louise can go backto the post office. i thought, "what the hell ?i'll start my ownmedic service." out on the island,the volunteers arebecoming salaried municipal. it's just a matter of timeand who you know. someday it'sgonna be chief larrycalling the shots. [ frank narrating ]i'd always had nightmares. but now the ghostsdidn't wait for me to sleep. i drank every day.
"help others and you help yourself." that was my motto. but i hadn't savedanyone in months. it seemed all my patientswere dying on me. i'd waited,sure the sickness would break. maybe the next call,maybe tomorrow,the feeling would drop away. more than anything else,i wanted to sleep like that. close my eyesand drift away. [ man on radio ]zebra. 6-3 zebra.
zebra. zebra, answer the radio.come on. i got one for you. pick up the radio and pushthe button on the sideand speak into the front. come on. zebra ? suicidal male bleeding, corner of 44th and 8th. no further information. [ horn honks ] [ frank ] we have a call,chief. somebody's bleeding.44th and 8th.
no, no. brake ! brake !it's the water. turn around. ♪♪ [ rock, indistinct ] [ noel ]come on. kill me !push it in ! do it ! kill me ! huh ?come on. kill me.just push it. huh ? i'm gonna cutmy throat, man. [ yells ] no, don't !drop the bottle. put down the bottle. he's crazy.
really ? you lookpretty thirsty, noel.you want some water ? see, i can't do it.i came out of the desert. those people left mein the sun to die. you came outof the hospital. you were tied downand hallucinating. you got some badchemicals in your head. - now, there's some medicine at the hospital that'll fix that.- no ! no medicine. - no medicine. - he got ya. - [ man ] do it ! man wants to die ? i know how to kill that mother. pop, pop.
oh, sh-- shit ! noel ! noel ! noel !larry, call for backup. [ larry ]6-3 zebra,10-85 forthwith, 44 and 8th. [ man ]get out of the road,you crazy bastard ! noel, you didn'tlet me finish. we have rules against killingpeople on the street, okay ?it looks bad. there's a special roomat the hospitalfor terminating.
it's a nice quiet roomwith a big bed. - you mean that ?- yeah. man, thank you, man. wait a minute. how ?how are you gonna kill me ? well, you have a choice.you can have pills,injection or gas. pills.definitely pills. [ man ]you fucking asshole ! tom wolls,that crazy motherfucker. he used to bemy partner.
frank. this the guyyou 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 hereany more trouble,i'll kill ya. yeah, at the hospital. at the hospital.he's gonna kill mein the hospital. forget the hospital.i'll kill you here.
this looks likea very bad man i took ina couple of weeks ago... who'd been holdingtwo priests--not one, two priests-- hostage with a screwdriver,and i told him... if he was ever caughtmaking trouble again, i'd kick the murdering lifeout of him. it's not worth it, tom. he's surrendering. - the war's over.- not mine. hey, pedro, come here,you little motherfucker.
i just wantto talk to you, give you a littlepsychological first aid. i'm gonna give youyour first lessonon 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 himto the hospital. i have to get himto the hospital. get up here, motherfucker !
- that's enough ! - take that ! there's a double shootingthree blocks down.41st and 8th, confirmed. we'll do that.larry. larry. larry ! i'll take it.motherfucker ! that's enough. i'll do that.i'll see youover there, okay ? - what happened ?- [ siren wailing ] oh, man. just walked upand 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 herework for outlaw. [ grunting ] - [ man ] we got a gang 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 yoursto heaven. i'll take mineto hell. let's go.
get him on the board.let's go. you're gonna feela stick in your arm.don't move. listen, i'm quitting, man. i'm going in the armywhere 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 ? - hold my hand, man. - i can't. i gotta do the other arm. - hold my hand, man.- hold this.
if you let go,i swear i won't kill you. [ frank ]it's all right.we're here. fuck. he's not breathing.call a code. noel, let's go. let's go ! fucking christ. [ man ] so here i am.and this junkie got somethingjammed in his teeth. now, none of these junkieswanna give mouth-to-mouth.it was a blow dryer.
so i pulls it out.his body was coldexcept for his throat. it had been blow-dried for anhour. junkie had second-degreeburns of the tongue. did you ever givemouth-to-mouth ? a long time ago,when i was your age, boy.never again. chances are you end upwith a mouthful of puke.junkie puke. i'd do it if i had to.it's part of the job. what about you ? you ever domouth-to-mouth before ? once. on a baby.
[ griss ]oh, babies. now, babies are a wholedifferent thing entirely. did i ever tell youabout the time thatwhite woman approached me ? i said, "ma'am, i'm a true cocksman, and i don't mix my seed." only time you see mewith a white woman wheni'm holdin' her for the police." that's the truth. you shouldn't smoke. it's okay.they're prescription. works betterwith a little whiskey.
yeah, that wasmy brother's problem. that'swhy 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 matterwith that doctor... who keeps mumbling and pokinghimself in the eyewhenever he talks to me ? he's workinga 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'd take her,but somebody'sgot to stay here. did you see him ? [ mrs. burke ] it wasn't him. you saw him ? 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 knowmy own husband. they wouldn'tlet me see him. larry and i'll drop her home.help me get herto the ambulance.
mom, they're gonnagive you a ride home.come on. this way. you want some coffee ? i have applesauce cake too. right here. right there. thanks. i'll call you if anything changes. [ frank narrating ]saving someone's lifeis like falling in love. the best drug in the world. for days,sometimes weeks afterwards,
you walk the streetmaking infinitewhatever you see. once, for a few weeks,i couldn't feel the earth. everything i touchedbecame lighter. horns played in my shoes.flowers fell from my pockets. you wonderif you've become immortal, as if you've savedyour own life as well. god has passed through you. why deny itthat for a moment there-- why deny for a moment theregod was you ?
taking creditwhen things go rightdoesn't work the other way. when things go wrong,spreading the blame is anessential medic survival tool. "the elevator broke down." "the boyfriend was crazy." "i should've called in sick.""the tube wouldn't go in." the god of hellfireis not a rolethat anyone wants to play. [ buzzing ] [ buzzing stops ] good morning, captain. what am i gonna dowith this guy ?
pierce, i justgot off the phonewith borough command. out of 12 shifts this month,you've been late for nine,sick four. that includes the shiftwhere you came in late,you went home early. i'm sick. that's whati've been telling you. you're sick ? you're killing me,do you know that ? you've got no sick time leftaccording to command.i mean, i was told to terminate. it's okay. i'lljust get my thingsout of my locker. excuse me. it's not okay.i-i-i never fired anybodyin my life, man.
i'm sorry, captain.don't take it too hard. [ barking ] [ laughing ]nobody tells meto fire anybody, ever. i told them,"stick it right up your big one." pardon me. i said, "you wanna fire him ?come on over anddo it yourself." 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 is a weekend of full moons.nobody wants to work.
i mean, your partnerlarry's called in sick. okay, larry veeber.stupid stanley too. come on.i need bodies out there.i got buses that gotta run. i had to put marcuson 62-young. hey. hey. you knowhe's not supposed to worktwo nights in a row. - you know what we're in for with that one ?- you swore you'd fire me... if i came in late again. i'll fire youtomorrow. [ pounds desk ]
even better than that,what was i thinking about ? i could forward yousome sick time.how about a week ? a week's not gonna do it. a week's not gonna do it. kid, your saying no,it ain't gonna do it. you're going outwith marcus. okay ? duty calls you, kid.the city needs you. please. i'll front you sick time.i'll make it up to you.honest to god. look at me.the next time i see you,i'll fire you. i can bark too.
pierce,you can do it all. i never said i could bark better than you. go and help-- go and helpthe people of new york.go ahead. get out thereand mop them up for me.go ahead. do your job. do your job. you're the best. [ woman ]put down that crack stem. put down that crack stemand drop your jug of sin, your high-heeled skirtsand your stock dividends, your patent leather underwear,televised suicides,
lap dancers in leotardsin delicatessens. and the lord said,"if you can find one that isn't a sinner-- just one-- then i will sparethe city." lord, mothering man. boy, you look like hell.what you drinking ? captain almostfired me tonight.i'm on my way out. [ chuckling ] anytime now. nobody gets fired, son. look at me.
the most they might dois transfer youto the bronx. boy, you look likeyou aged about ten yearssince i rode with you last. i ain't feeling so hot. i've been seeingthe ghosts. you meanthe people we lost ? yeah. if they got to go,got to go.god bless 'em. you ever noticepeople who see shitare always crazy ? mm-hmm. scientific fact.
i think the worst is over. oh, no, son. it can always get worse.see, you can't changewhat's out there. only whereyou're coming from. so you got to letthe good lord--thank you, 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 herin months. well, no,she only works when i'm on.
i makes her wait.drives her crazy. it is true you and lovewent on a blind date ? mm-hmm. - she hit you with a bottle ?- why you gotta bring that up ? she loves me the wayno woman ever has. 6-2 young, i don't have timefor your games. now, answer me, or do i haveto come out there myself ? oh, sookie, sookie.now. rough. now, see, i usually don't do calls before my coffee,
but i think this'llbe good for you, son. 6-2 young is here, baby. [ laughing ] and i'm gonnatake care of you. ♪ don't you worry 'bout a thing ♪♪ come on, white boy. 'cause big daddy marcusis alive and on arrival, baby. i'm not your baby, young. i'm not your mother either. you're goingto a cardiac arrest.30th and 11th, northeast corner.
it's a club.take the back entrance. all right, 10-4, sweet mama.you feeling better, frank ? i feel worse. oh, that's good, boy. - this here is for you.- [ siren wailing ] i hope we're not too latefrom you folks holdingus up here. excuse me. right this way. ♪♪ [ alternative rock ] ♪♪
get the hellout of my way. okay, what happened ? - please tell me he's gonna be all right.- no, he dead. - you buggin'. we just signed our first record deal.- look, he dead, son. ain't nothingwe can do about it.come on, frank. that's it. - [ woman ] what do you mean he's dead ?- [ quietly ] he's not dead. it's a heroin overdose.let's break outthe narcan. he's dead, unless you folkswanna stop bullshitting meand tell it straight. then, the good lord willing,we'll try and bring him back.
he broke upwith his old lady. we didn't break up. we werejust seeing other people. oh, she broke his heart. - shut up, asshole ! nobody asked you ! - was i talking to you ? dick, shut up ! i'm still waitingand this young man hereis still dead. - you wanna leave here in a body bag too ?- you'll end up like him, dick ! shut up ! he's been snorting that red death stuff.
it's been going onfor, like, four days now. i rebuke the spirit of drugsin the name of jesus.what's his name ? i.b. bangin'. what you meani.b. bangin' ? - i.b. bangin'.- what the hell kind of name is i.b. bangin' ? - i don't know his real name. - it's frederick smith. [ marcus ]okay, freddy-- it's frederick. okay, i.b. bangin',we're gonna bring youback from the dead.
now, i want everybody here to grab the hand of the person next to you. come on now.we ain't got much time. and look up towards the heavens. dear lord, here i am again... asking one more chancefor a sinner. please, lord, bring backi.b. bangin', lord. you have the power, jesus. you have the might. you have the super lightto spare this worthless man. my god !frederick !
rise up, i.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 first 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 spontaneousrespiration. now he's fightingto pull out the tube. he had to be sedated.he's in cat scan.there's no room in i.c.u. what do you think ? who knows ? it's all lower brain stemactivity at this point.the heart refuses to stabilize. you know,he coded 11 timessince he got here. but the guy's a fighter. every time the valium wears off, he starts yanking on the restraints. the family know ?
i wanted to bring them in to see if he'd respond to voices. but there was no onein the waiting room. this guy's daughterwas in my face all night. finally, i got somethingpositive to tell her,she's gone. you put poison in your veins,and now that you'rebreathing again, you can't wait to say"thank you very much" and getback out to poison shopping. well, since we saved your life,could you do us a favor... and stop breathingin another city next time ? i ever tell youabout that time years ago...
i was on this ledge uptowntrying to pull this damnpsycho inside ? you mean where the guy jumpedand you almost fell ? no,you never told me that story. [ chuckling ] no, you never listened. there i was. i put everythingi had into saving thisdumb-ass, low-life suicidal... that when he went down,it was like i wantedto go with him. that happened once in ireland. this girl jumped offthe cliffs of moher andthe wind blew her back up. - the wind blew her back up ?- yeah, the wind. - no, that was jesus, son.- it was also the wind.
the wind, my black ass. that was jesus. don't tell me about the good book. i'll preach heavenand beat the hell out of you.don't tell me that now. i was going, son. but if someone up on high--thank you, jesus--hadn't have pulled me in-- would you turn left here ? i wanna make a stop. the point is,everybody go through a stretchwhere folks gonna die on you. just don't meditate on it. ♪ i say open up the window ♪
i'll be right back. ♪ and let me breathe ♪ ♪ i say open the window ♪ - ♪ and let me breathe ♪- hello. it's frank pierce from the ambulance last night. i brought your fatherinto the hospital. - i just learned some news.- [ mary ] i'll be right down. ♪ i cried for ya ♪ he's better, isn't he ? well, the doctor says he's showing some movement.
i mean, it's still early.it might mean nothing,but i thought you'd wanna know. ♪ i cried for ya ♪♪ yeah, i knew. i sensed itwhen i heard your voice. you-you lookso different. oh. [ laughing ]it's awful, isn't it ? it's like night of the living cheerleaders. well, i thinkit looks good. ah, i was going nutsin that waiting room.i came back to check on my mom. how is she ?
she's sleeping. sleeping. i was just gonna getsome food. pizza.i thought maybe we-- you can't killmy father that easy. he'sa real fighter, like with me. he hasn't talked to mein 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 geta taxi here. we can give youa ride if you like. okay.
who that ? she's the daughterof a cardiac arresti brought in last night. i told her we'd give her a rideback to misery. her father'sshowing signs of improving. oh, frank, you got it bad, son.so much worse thanwhat 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 ♪ ♪ until you break ♪ ♪ these days you might feel a shaft of life ♪
♪ make its way across your face ♪ ♪ and when you do ♪ ♪ you'll know how it was meant to be ♪ ♪ see the signs know their meaning ♪ ♪ it's true ♪ ♪ hear the signs and know they're speaking ♪ ♪ to you ♪ ♪ to you ♪♪ dad ?
can you hear me ? it's mary. squeeze my hand ifyou can hear me, dad. [ squeals ]he squeezed my hand. he's moving, doctor.he grabbed my hand. come on, dad.show 'em. come on.see ? see ? i'll be damned. it's movement.just not sure how voluntaryit is. [ mary ]no, he heard me. come on, dad. yeah.
oh ! nurse crupp. nurse crupp !ten milligrams of valium ! - get over here. - [ beeping ] - where's that valium ? - why don't we step out for a little while, wait tillthis passes. make sure he's breathing. [ beeping continues ] he must havepulled that tube out. it's pretty painful.that's why theykeep him sedated.
but it's a good sign. are you sure ? i know my fatherwould hate being tied down. he wouldn't even goto the dentist. that's how it's done. you have to keep the body goinguntil the brain and the heart... recover enoughto go on their own. he's better though,right ? he's better.
i'm sorry.it's just-- it's important to me.i mean, a week ago... i was wishing he was dead. and now, i wanna hearhis voice just once more. you know what i mean ? [ door swings open ] [ marcus ]went over to ray'sand got this. must be a place reserved in hellfor somebody who charges$1.50 a slice. anything comes up,i'll call you.
- bon appetit.- thanks.- thank you, marcus. oh, thank--i'm not really hungry. you know, my father'sa really wonderful man. there was nobodyhe wouldn't help. you know that crazy guy, noel,who i gave water to last night ? he lived at our house for almost a year. total strangerhe'd do anything for. his own family, though--[ scoffs ] it's best not to...dwell.
it's good pizza, huh ? mmm, it's not as goodas, uh, nino's. you remember that pizza place,mimi's, on 10th,maybe 15 years ago ? when you ordered a pie,it came with a little plasticmadonna in the middle. saint anthony, yeah.you from the neighborhood ? 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, your parents--good. they're fine. 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 timeadjusting to, uh-- well, maybe-maybeit 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'veseen some things, huh ? well, no.i mean, you sort of learnto block it out, you know ? it's like, um-- like copsfencing off a crime scene. but then,something good'll happen. everything just glows. you must geta lot of overdoses. bet you picked me upa couple times. i think i'd remember that.
maybe not. i was a different person then. does everyone you meetjust... spill their guts on youlike this ? uh, mostly. must be my face. my mother always saidi look like a priest. you do. yeah. yeah, my mom thoughti was gonna be a nun...
because, uh, i ran awayto a convent when i was 13. but i didn't want to be a nun.i just-- i wanted to run away. well, sister maryor mary the junkie,it didn't really matter to me. you know, i bettergo check on my father. yeah, all right. thanks for the pizza.i owe you one. maybe, um,when he gets better. when we're throughwith all of this. sure.
look after her, griss,okay ? ♪♪ [ r&b on radio ] rule number one: don'tget involved with patients. rule number two:don't get involvedwith patients' daughters. you understand ? [ mimicking marcus ] what about rule number three ? don't get involvedwith dispatchers named love. now, boy,you don't know nothin'about rule number three. cannot begin to understandthe complexities of that rule.
♪♪ [ continues ] come on. let's go lookat some hookers, hmm ? kit kat club be lettin' out 'bout now. [ love on radio ]74-will. 330, west 33rd. church of jesus son,for demonic possession. 72-victor,you're goin' to 8th and 14th. on the corner,there's a 40-year-old manhearin' celebrity voices. 76-x ray, take it uptown,541 west 54th st, for the elderly womanabducted by her cat.
[ marcus ] look at these women.can't even tellwho's a hooker no more. whatever happened togo-go boots and hot pants ? they'll wear anything now. walk out the housewith whatever they got on. [ man shouting, indistinct ] you got the wrong guy !hands off, baby ! [ frank narrating ]the street's not like the e.r. there's no walls,no controls. to make up for that,they try to teach me howto act without thinking,
like a soldier who cantake apart and reassemblea gun blindfolded. kick his ass !fuck him up !fuck him up ! kick his ass !beat the shit out of him, baby ! beat the shit out of him ! [ frank continues ]i realized thatmy training was useful... in less than ten percentof the calls, and saving someone's lifewas rarer than that. after a while,i grew to understand... that my role was lessabout saving livesthan about bearing witness.
i was a grief mop. it was enough thati simply showed up. [ woman sobbing ] except with rose. [ wolls ]shut up ! i'll get ya a glass of water.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 in spanish ] [ shouting continues ] get him in there ! look-look-look at that. hmm ? look at that. leaves you with no ideawhat's underneath.not even a suggestion. could be a skeletonfor all you know. yeah, that-that's nice, though.right there. mm-hmm. pullin' back her hoodas we drive by. see, there's a mystery to it.
then she shows ya. she's not a whore, marcus. we're all whores, frank. you know whati'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 thank you. but there's still a couple hoursleft on our shift. no, it's not you.it's some--
you hearin' them voices again ? i just need a drink. what-what them voices sayin' to ya ? they say, "kill marcus !"okay ? that ain't funny, frank. look, i don't needshock treatments.i'm not sick, all right ? okay. [ love on radio ]62-young, answer the radio.i have a call for you. i can't wait all night, young.i'm holdin' a priority,
and if you don't answeri'm gonna knock yououtta service. 62-young is here, baby,and i'm gonna help you out. just remember,you owe me. [ love ]you're going to370 west 98th street. 17-year-old female,cardiac arrest.no further information. - 10-4, hon.- why is everything a cardiac arrest ? what happened to chest pain,difficulty breathing,fractured hands ? come on, people ! lord jesus,help me get through the night.
♪ i can't get over it ♪ ♪ it's so wide i can't get around it ♪ ♪ nowhere to run nowhere to hide ♪ i hate this block.nothin' but crackheads. i don't wanna go in therewithout the police. i'm goin'. it's easier than waitin'. e.m.s. ! ambulance !
oh, jesus.my bad back. my feet hurt.damn crackheads. 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's a first. what's wrong ? no english. she hasterrible pain in her belly. - i mean, she's pregnant.- no, no, that's impossible. we're virgins. are you pregnant ?â¿ estas embarazada ? can you walk ?â¿ puedes caminar ? she say shein great pain. thank-thank you. thank you for the translation.what's your name ?
â¿ nombre ?all right, let's have a look. maria ! maria ! [ couple speaking spanish ] you two know each othera 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 beersone 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. hold her down. - my god ! what the hell is that ? - it's three legs. backup !- that's too many ! [ marcus ]they're comin' ! is she dying ? she's having a baby.twins. that's imposible. it's possible ! it's possible !she's having a baby, okay ? [ panting ]it's a miracle.
[ labored 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's just put her down. put her over here.let's just put her down. you take the first one.
[ screaming intensifies ] [ baby crying ] it's a boy, frank.he looks good. how's yours ? open the door ! she had a pulse ! [ constance ]code ! code blue ! [ man over p.a., indistinct ] we're set up in two.
jesus christ. get her on the monitor. where's the pediatric 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 himand the mother to maternity. i'm a mother ! i got a daughter ! i got rights !
[ hazmat ] stop compression. give her some valium ! ten mil, stat ! flatline.let's start c.p.r. starting. status ? [ constance ]i think i got a pulse.i think. fuck ! nothing !
[ mishra ] give me an i.v. line. [ hazmat ] call x ray. i.v.'s in. give me epinephrine. how long has she been down ? [ constance ] about ten minutes. call respiratory. excuse me, sir. can i pleasebother you for a cup of water ? can we get an x ray here ? [ voices continue, overlapping ]
oh, my god. for days, i have eatennothing but sand, o lord. stop compression. i've waited so long. all right, status ? can i please getsome fucking water ? flatline ! jesus christ !who woke that guy up ? come on.
i've got nothing. [ hazmat ] shit. are the parents here ? someone's gonna have to tell 'em. don't give me that look. what look ? you know what look.it's all over your face. that i-just-saved-a-little-baby-boy look. we just saved a little, bouncin' baby boy. think of it that way.
i don't wannahear about it, okay ? that's three jobs for the night.it's over. three jobs. 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 thatlittle baby in my hands, i felt like i was21 again. call like that makes mewanna 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 greatest jobin the world. the greatest job in the world. [ love on radio ]62-young, i have prioritiesholdin'. pick up the radio. don't do it, marcus.please. tell her the bus died.tell her the radio'snot working. tell herour backs are out. tell her-- tell herwe're too drunkto take any more calls.
okay ? let's take it ! no ! 62-young, this is marcus.only for you, baby !only for you ! keep it to yourself, young. male diff breather,approximately 30.west end and 72nd. 10-4, hon.i'm comin', baby ! big daddy marcus is comin' ! - we comin' ! we comin' !- no !
lord have mercy ! thank you, jesus. are you all right ? amen.thank you, jesus. oh, thank you, lord. oh, thank you, jesus. that is the last timeyou 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 workthat way, frank ! i've been there, son ! you needthe holy ghost, frank ! [ laughing hysterically ] the holy ghost ! [ noel shouting, indistinct ] noel.
what's going on, griss ? your friend there justuntied the water beggar. griss was comin' outto thank her. probablysaved griss a murder charge. [ sighs ]she's havinga tough time, though. [ children chattering ] excuse me. you seemedlike you were in trouble. no, i'm all right. i just-- i can't stand seeingpeople tied up. i'm in that waitin' roomfor hours, and i'm listeni''to noel screamin'.
and the only reasonthat's he's screamin'is 'cause he's tied up ! don't seem so bad to me. don't say that. i almost cut my father loose too. you know, one minute theytell me that he's almost dead. the next minute,they tell me he's betterand i can go in and-- it's killing meseeing him fight like that. well, since you're here,maybe, uh, maybe you coulddo me a favor and, uh--
wait for me outsidethis building, 'cause i gottago visit a friend who's sick. i'm only asking you becausethis is a dangerous building, and there's been some robberiesand a woman was rapednot long ago, and-- this woman i'm seeing, she's gonna wanna sit and talk with me all day, but if i can point to youout the window and tell herthat you're waitin', then she'lllet me out quick. if anything happens,i'm in 16-m. maybe i shouldcome up with you. if i'm not back in 15 minutesjust hit the buzzer,and that way she'll let me go.
nothing's gonna happen.i'll come with you. i'm okay. i'm justvisiting a friend who's sick. [ sighs ]i shouldn't haveasked you to come. you asked menot to come. promise you won'tgo inside. fifteen minutes. you know, everyoneat that hospital's crazy ! i'm going crazy too.you understand ? i just have to--
i just have torelax a little and notfeel so guilty all the time. we can still go back. i'll walk you home.you sleep fora couple hours. watch some tv.take a bath. don't be such a cop. if you have any doubtsabout this, it's my fault. you go on home.really. i'm fine.thanks. i don't need you.
hi. hey, cy,guess who's here. [ door closes ] [ 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 mightbe coming over.
where is she ? sleepin', brother,in the back. she asked meto pick her up, go out for a movie and a maltand bring her right home. [ phone ringing ] i know, i know. i know. but she told me to tell you shewants to crash here a few hours. [ takes phone off the hook ] see, it's terribleabout her fatherand everything.
i better just go inand see her. frank, see,i call this the oasis. it's a refuge fromthe world out there. you wanna come in here,relax, sit down. it's all right.brother, she is sound asleep. she ain't gonna knowany difference. no, i'm gonna go see her. well, did you knowtwo people got shotin this buildin' last week ? a priest got robbedby ten-year-oldsacross 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 somethingto help her sleep, brother.
mary,we really have to go. whoa, frank, shesuffered enough, all right ? now, she's gonna be fine.i promise. come on, frank. now, i'm alwaysinterested in peoplewith stressful occupations. now, bein' a paramedic,that's about as stressfulas i can imagine. go ahead, take a seat.sit down. tell me some war stories.you know, what's it like ? got a beer ?
oh, that shitis poison, frank. we don't havealcohol around here. what you needis one of these. did-did you give marysomething called red death ? [ clicks lighter ] excuse me ? red death. tell me something, frank. does killing your clientssound like good business senseto you ? hmm ?
see, the kids sellin'that red death are just tryin'to make a quick buck. they don't got no respectfor me, all the worki done in this community. but don't worry.they gonna be taken care of. i got tiger workin' on it. i should be going. i just quit. oh, look. sleep is allstress reduction. all right ?here. now, if you take one of these,sleep for two hours--
that's all you need. why do you thinki'm tellin' you this, frank ? for my health ? now, brother,you gotta look at yourselfin the mirror, all right ? kanita. would you get our new friendhere a glass of water, please ? oh, you're so 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's no language.just brute power. but, see, you just ain't gonna believehow relaxin' that shitreally is, all right ? 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 "japanese sandman" ] ♪ who are you ♪
[ lip synching ]♪ i am the japanese sandman ♪ ♪ you lookee like the japanese sandman ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ ends ] ♪♪ [ classical ] ♪ don't worry about it don't worry about it ♪ ♪ don't worry ♪ ♪ uh-huh ♪ ♪ i want a, i want i want a drink of water ♪ i want a drink of water ♪
♪ go in the kitchen and get me a drink of water ♪ ♪ said i gotta go ♪ ♪ i'm all right all right ♪ ♪ i turn on the radio ♪ ♪ if you wanna hear a few tunes i'll turn on the radio for ya ♪ ♪ there you go there you go ♪ ♪ there you go, baby there you go ♪ - you're in the stomach.- you sure ? you're in the stomach again.
you're in the stomach again.let me try. one more time. - rose.- huh ? my name, rose. - stomach again.- no way ! no pulse.let me try. no pulse ! no pulse, goddamn it ! [ screaming ] frank ! frank ! take it easy !okay, what happened ?
♪♪ [ resumes ] he flipped out ! all right, now, frank-- frank, be cool, my brother. you're havin' what you calla paradoxical reaction. [ kanita ] he's psycho ! listen to me, frank. frank, where are you goin' ?you're makin' a mistake. yeah, you go.okay, that's good.you go in there. you go in there, lie down.get some sleep, whatever.
[ kanita ]hey. look. cy, you want meto stop this ? no, tiger, it's all right. you sure ? it's cool. be cool. let him go. let him go. put me down ! [ cy ]frank, you are makin'a serious mistake, my man. she's just gonna come back.oh, and frank,you owe me ten dollars.
[ mumbling ]put me down. get off ! [ mary ] did you and cyhave a nice talk ? let go ! did he tell you aboutdayrise enterpriseshelping people ? well, i've seen himhurt people. [ exhales ] why are youfollowing me ? because youcan barely walk.
you remember noelfrom the other night ?how noel is now ? he wasn't alwayslike that. he was my brother'sbest friend. cy or tigeror one of those goonsput a bullet in noel's head. he was in a comafor three months. he's been crazyever 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 downfor a minute. you wanna fuck me ?everyone else has. [ 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 friendwho loves animals. [ frank narrating ]i washed my facewith three kinds of soap, each smellinglike a different season. it felt good to bein a woman's room again, especially a womanwho wasn't comatoseor severely disabled.
i felt like perhaps i had turned a corner-- like i saved someone-- though i didn't know who. hey, pierce. you're late, i know it,but i can't fire you today. - i got nobody to ride 66-x ray with wolls.- no. i got a form for youto make out about the accidentwhen you get some time. come here, kid. come here. look, i'm gonnafire you tomorrow.i promise you.
what-what if there isno tomorrow ? will you get out of herebefore i give you a big hug ! "no tomorrow."[ laughing ]i love that kid. frank. hey, man.what do you know ? you and me again, tonight.the rough riders, tearin' up the streetsjust like old times, huh ? [ pounds hood ] this old busis a warrior, frank. just like us.
i have tried to kill him...many times, and he will not die. i have great respectfor that. [ shouting, indistinct ] get up, right now ! get up ! cool it ! i already told youyou can't go in there !didn't you hear me ? don't make me take offmy sunglasses ! - good morning, griss.- we're full up here tonight, frank. get the hell out of here.step back ! step back !
[ breathing apparatus humming ] [ mr. burke's voice ]go to the bank, boy.take out everything you can. mr. burke ? i'm going. i've had enough. [ 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 usto keep him alive. the wife wantsto believe in miracles.we keep him alive. shock him, frank.he'll come back.he always comes back. clear ! - [ burke ] you son of a bitch ! - nothing. shock him again. don't do it !
[ screams ] - [ burke ] son of a bitch ! -[ milagros ] do it again. frank ! jesus !move ! move ! [ machine whirring ] [ burke ]hey, boy.where you goin', frank ? hey, frank ! frank ? frank,what the hell you doin'back there ? i'm sick, tom.i need a cure.
vitamin b cocktail, followedby an amp of glucose... and a drop of adrenaline. it's not as good as beer,but it's all i got. come on, frank. there's bloodspillin' 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 of the bull.puerto rican espresso. 10-4.el toro de oro. blast off ! [ groans ] this cure's not working, tom.maybe we should goback to the hospital.
oh, come on. don't worry.tom will take care of ya. put your head out the window.get some of that nice clean air. come on, stop it ! [ man on radio ]okay, units, it's suicide hour. 14th and 7th. a manwith a noose around his neckand nothin' to hang it on. 66-x ray, don't even thinkabout getting coffee.i have a call for you too. 66-exterminator here.we like our coffee bloody. this better be good.my partner's dyingto help someone. you're in luck, x.your patient awaits you withbleeding wrists in the tunnel.
tom, where arethe band-aids ? this is an ambulance,isn't it ? be cool, man. - look out !- [ tires screeching ] he does this every time he gets drunk. you smell that ? but he hateswhen i call you guys. what the hell'sgoin' on here ? you gotta take himto the hospital.
he tried to kill himself. you guys gotany coffee ? show him your wrist.go ahead, show him. all right, come on. let me see. it's not even bleeding. [ man ]he does this all the time.he ain't right. it was bleedin' before.he kept spilling his beer.i gave him mouth-to-mouth. you're luckyyou didn't kill him. i wanna hear it straightfrom the looney tunes himself.
try to bumpyourself off ? yeah ?why didn't you say so ? come on.i'm gonna fix you up. sir, i am going to give yousome medicine that is stillvery experimental. it's from nasa.and although our astronautshave been using it for years, we are the veryfirst service to try it. now, i am gonna put this patchon your forehead, like this. and in about a minute,you will have to relax. you will lose allyour suicidal feelings.
it's very importantthat you wear the patchfor at least 24 hours. and keep checking the mirror. if the patch turns green, you have to see a doctor immediately. the side effectscould be fatal.okay ? okay, now, what did i say ?what color ? uh, clean. clean. "cream."you said "cream." cream.green.
green. this, uh--excuse me. this is the worstsuicide attempti'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. oh, i see. with all the poor peopleof this city...
who wanted only to liveand were viciously murdered, you have the nerveto sit here... wanting to dieand not go through with it ? you make me sick ! take it ! take it ! [ wolls laughing ] [ wolls ]we cured him ! there's nothin' we can't doif we just work together. i told you to stopfor coffee.
♪♪ [ salsa ] thanks a lot. [ radio dispatcher, indistinct ] it sounds likethey're trying to clean upthe bus terminal tonight. [ sighs, chuckles ] hello ?major tom to frank. time to just say "no." ♪♪ [ man singing in spanish ] where you goin' ?
come on, tom,the city's burning. ♪ he's in love with the rock and roll world ♪ ♪ he's in love with the getting stoned world ♪ ♪ he's in love with janie jones' world ♪ ♪ he don't like his boring job, no ♪ ♪ and he knows what he has to do ♪ ♪ he knows he's gonna have fun with you ♪ what are you doin' ? i'm drivingout 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-x ray. x ray-66. x. first of all, i want you to knowhow sorry i am about this. i've always liked you two.a unit above none.a legend in its own lunchtime.
so it hurts me deeplyto do this,but i have no choice. you must go to48th and broadway. in front of a liquor storeyou'll find a 50-year-old male,unconscious. it says here,"man smells real bad." - do i have to say more ? - but you've said too much already. - mr. oh !- it's early for him. it's all right.we're not meantto do oh tonight. something's gonna happen.i can feel it ! [ man on radio ]sergeant, put meon the back of that jumper.
e.m.s. to central.what was that call ? e.m.s., a jumper.a shooting. west side projects. one minute out.let's go. somebody's gonnakill themselves. let's go.i don't wanna miss it. [ dispatcher ]66. 66-x ray,level one emergency. level one emergency.i need units. i need units. we got fires in the hole.8th and broadway. shots being firedoutside the dynamite club.13th and 6th. fired workers are shootingeach other at the post office.where are my units ?
where are my units ?6-6 ? 6-6 x-ray ? level one emergency !level one emergency !where are my units ? [ sister fetus ] the deadare rising, but you can't telltheir faces from the smoke ! [ wolls ] somebodyholdin' him or somethin' ?is he trying to jump ? [ sister fetus ]go on home, sinners ! go back to your opium pipesand whiskey bottles ! - what's with the rabbis ?- they love to hang around with us. they offered us moneyfor a new rig,so i deputized them. [ sister fetus ]back to your slot machines,
ribbed condoms,mexican divorces, your sex clubsand 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 firedon the 16th floor. the jumper called right after.
he landed on 14. [ chuckling ] i'm goin' to 16. he must've left the tub on. that's it.nobody else home. aye, that's gotta hurt. - [ cop ] tell him not to move. - i'm going down to 14. [ motor cranking ] 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 fella. misses the railingbut breaks both legson the balcony. [ chuckling ]then he throws himselfthrough the glass window. then he starts crawlingthat way and, uh,he passed out. well, he's our shish kebabfor 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 ! either you jumpor you get shot.what are ya gonna do ? i think i'd rather get shot. [ scoffs ] [ man ]drug dealers. - does that hurt ?- no ! no. no. i don't think you're cutthrough any major arteries. we have to get youoff this thingwithout setting off bleeding. yeah, that'sa good idea.
- i'll take your blood pressure.- [ sister fetus continues ] all right, i'm in.you in ? i am now. if he happens to fall,i don't think anybody'dbe cryin' too much. they're gonna torch the fence.you're gonna feel the metalgetting warm. maybe very warm. i can't hold my head upanymore. 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. that ten dollarsyou owe me ? yeah ? keep it.
i've been thinkin'about things, you know ? oh, you guys gave me lots of time to meditate on the future. what'd you do, huh ?stop for chineseon 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,fine-lookin' ladyon your arm,
then everybody wantsto take a piece. yeah,there's some kid... who i wouldn't letwash my mercedes,comes to the oasis, starts shootin' at me. the red death gang.bunch of 12-year-olds. i thought i could make iton 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 ]
goddamn, that's hot ! [ groans ] [ laughing ]bring it on !bring it on ! you can't kill me,dumb-ass kids ! oh, yeah.[ groans ] ooh. look at that.look at that. look at that.hey, isn't that beautiful ? [ laughing ]isn't that beautiful ? oh, when the firesstart to fall, them that's strongestrule it all !
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 ! stop jerkin' my pole ! [ cheering ] [ cy ] i-i got a fenceup my ass, all right ?i need something for the pain. [ woman ]we'll get you another sedative. and somebody'll be byto take you to the o.r.,hopefully sometime this morning. hopefully ? hopefully sometime this morning ? oh, frank. frank. psst. you saved my life.
yeah, i know. nurse crupp, we're gonna needsome valium here.he's waking up again. where's that valium ? coming. frank, give me a handover here. i gotta getsomething between his teeth. - [ burke's voice ] don't ! don't do it ! - valium's in. how many timeshave you shocked him tonight ? fourteen. finally got hima room up in i.c.u. he should be up therein a couple hours.
what are you gonna do,just have somebody follow himaround with a defibrillator ? that's a good one, frank.no, but we mightsurgically implant one... around the shoulder over here,'bout the size of my thumb. two electrodesconnected to the heart. sends a shockwhenever he needs it. or we could just send him homewith a defibrillator.he could do it himself. [ laughter continues ] ♪ i know it ain't funny it ain't funny at all, baby ♪ ♪ to land in the cool room, man ♪
look. last night i was weak,and it won't happen again. all that shit i was sayin'was just 'cause i was stoned. just forget it. no problem. thanks for letting me crash. it was the best sleepi've had in months. i used some of your soap. did you see my father ?
you know, the doctor saidthat, uh, that his brain'sstartin' to come around. they're just waitin' forhis heart to stabilize. i don't know who to believe.[ chuckles ] can i bring you backsomething to eat ? a falafelor some pizza ? no, we just ate. [ sighs ]i keep thinking abouthow tough my father was. now i knowhe had to be like that--
to make us tough. 'cause this city, it'll kill youif you're not strong enough. no, the citydoesn't discriminate. it gets everybody. [ siren chirps ] i gotta go.another call. we're all dying,mary burke. [ siren wails ]
get ready, frank. missed a drug shootingwhile you were dickingaround in there. gonna be trauma tonight,baby. as long as we keep moving.no standing still. ♪ i'm so bored with the u.s.a. well, what can i do ♪ look at your screen !give us some blood ! 66-x ray, a manat the bus terminal... shot three years agosays his arm hurts. come on, tom.pick up a job.
you want some bumin the bus terminal ?we'll wait for a real call. let's get in a fight then.that's your job. 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 aroundbreaking 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 cabbie move.hey, swami ! it's called a crosswalk !you're supposed to stopbefore it, not on it ! you senegalian raghead ! motherfucker ! i know who to work over. him ! this guy's been terrorizi'' the neighborhood for weeks,
ever since he got out of jail,wreaking general havoc, contributing tothe bad name of the place. you know, the term"menace to society"was made up for him ! he's crazy.he can't help it. oh, yeah ? well, why don't theyput him away ? prisons don't want him. i took him to the hospitalyesterday. i gave hima cup of water. i was very nice to him.and here he is again.
oh ! look at that ! tell methat's a crazy person. huh ? every moveis calculated ! he knows exactlywhat 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 toughfor one person. but with the two of us, you know-- okay, what do i do ?
okay, i'm gonnaget out here. if he sees me, he'll run.he doesn't like me. you start talkin' to himabout baseball or something. i'll sneak around behind himand 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. havin' fun now !
that's a hell of a swingyou got there, noel. i'm thinking mattinglyin his prime. mattingly ain't shit. me, i swing like reggie. huh ? mr. october,number three. game sixof the 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. okay.what the hell. the next year,tiebreaker for the divisionin boston. the yanks down two to nothing.bucky dent steps to the plate. 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 hell are you doin' ?huh ? now get down those stairsand go after him ! you meet me back herein ten minutesif you can't find him. call out if you see him !remember, he runs like a rat ! come on, frank !get with the program, man !
[ water dripping ] [ rose's voice, echoing ]why did you kill me, frank ? i didn't mean to. you should've helped me. i tried to help. i wanted to. rose ? don't you love me ? 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 ?fuck you ! [ bat strikes 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 funkymotherfucker this time ? last show of the night. what do you got ? what-- oh, boy. oh, boy. nurse crupp !anybody else hurt ? no.
get him over bythe counter over there. all right, we're gonna needan x ray for a c-spine. got it. i'm gonna needrespiratory down here. crazy bastard.at least he's intubated. won't hear him screamin'tonight. [ griss ] people, hear me out. now, the path to your well-beingand salvation will notbe over griss' body. you can forget about that,'cause griss gets offin 47 minutes.
then he's goin' hometo take a bath.nice warm bath-- nurse crupp, i'm gonna needanother line here. [ crupp ]fine. one second.here you are. notify cat scan. we're gonnaneed a c.t. right away.welcome home, buddy. [ crupp ] oh, look who we have.you're gonna haveto start paying rent here. where are you puttin' him ? [ milagros ]three. give me some gloves, please.nurse, call cat scan. tell 'em we'll be therein a couple minutes.
is patrick burke here ?i brought him in. [ breathing apparatus humming ] [ burke's voice ]frank ? yes ? where have you been ? what is it ? let me go. [ alarm ringing, bell dinging ] code !
[ continuous beep ] [ man ]what's this ? he just coded. what a way to begin the day.are we doing c.p.r. ? one mil epi.let me see this. is this the man who was downin the e.r. for so long ? yes, it is. seventeen codes. my god. who's this man ?
he says he's the one who brought him in. the family ? seventeen codes. well, they must be prepared. you know how they can be. okay, stop c.p.r. that's it.i'm calling it. 6:02. are you gonnatell the family ? [ pounding ]
die ! die ! die ! son of a bitch !die ! die ! die ! die ! die ! die ! bastard ![ grunts ] [ ringing ] [ mary ]who is it ? oh, come on up. he's dead, mary. your father passed.
they just moved himto the second floor,to i.c.u. he coded. they shocked himtoo many times.i'm sorry. i don't know how he held onas long as he did. i'm sorry. you have to keepthe body going... until the brain and heartrecover enoughto 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 ? [ sirens wailing ] [ man on radio, indistinct ]
