03x07 - The Promotion

[bunniefuu]

Hey, DeSoto, Kelly.

Relax, Marco, man. It's too
early in the morning for all that.

The engineers' list is out!
Oh, yeah?

Hey, Roy, let's keep
our fingers crossed.

The Captain's got the Chief
on the phone right now.

Let's go.

Come on, come on. Your list.
All right, I'm coming.

You know, I figure, 30th,


No kidding. Okay. Hold on.

Roy, congratulations.

Ninth, beautiful.
Welcome to the club.

You'll make engineer next month.

Congratulations. Hey, hold on.

Chief, that's K-E-L-L-Y,
Chester B.

Chester B?

Tell him to look in the 30s.

He's already in the 40s.

Keep going, Chief. Kelly's
got to be in there some place.

Keep going.

Keep going.

What's wrong?

Well, how would you
like to leave the paramedics?

That's what I'll have to
do now, I guess.

I can't believe it. You're on the list,
Chet and that's something.


to do better than that.

Well, if you feel that way,
what'd you take the test for?

Right now, I couldn't tell you.

DISPATCHER ON RADIO: Battalion 3,
call Operations your next stop.

The list is good for a year,

so you've got a chance
to make it.

Yeah, sure I have.

I wonder who I'm gonna get for a
new partner when you get moved up.

Well, maybe I won't.

You're gonna
pass up a promotion?

No, I don't... I don't have
to take it, you know.

No, that's true.

What'
Joanne say?

Well, she always said as long as I
make a living, it's up to me to decide.

[SCOFFS]

Yeah, well,

just don't do anything foolish.

Think about it.

Yeah. I'm gonna have to.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER: Station 51,
Station 45.

Multiple traffic accidents
with injuries

on the San Diego
Freeway southbound

between Century Boulevard
and Western Avenue.

San Diego Freeway southbound
between Century and Western.

Time out, 0820.

Station 51. KMG 365.

[HORN BLARING]

ROY: You guys
blocking the freeway?

Yeah, the CHP is from both ways.

Listen, there's a lot of fog
down just below,

so take it easy, okay?

Hey, listen, are there
any ambulances up there?

Not from this end. Thank you.

Wow, will you look at this?

[HORN BLARING]

Engine 51, this is Squad 51.

Can you still see our lights?

MAN ON RADIO.' 10-4, 51.

JOHNNY: This is really hard
to see.

I'm gonna get out on the running board,
see if I can't see any better.

All right.

[HORN BLARING]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

You all right?

I've been in an accident.

Oh, okay. Well,
just take it easy. You're gonna be okay.

I couldn't find anybody
back there to help me.

All right, now look,
you're gonna be okay.

We're here
to help you right now.

Do you know how many people
are involved in that accident?

I'm gonna be late
for my appointment.

Do you think you could
give me a lift?

Well, it's...
Hold it, whoa. Roy!

Yeah.

DISPATCHER: 10-4,
Engine 41. ETA of gas company, 10 minutes.

Here, take the HT, Chet.

You and Marco take a survey of the
cars up ahead. Let us know what you find.

Right, cap-

Are you hurt anywhere
other than just your knee?

Uh-uh.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.
Do you read?

This is Rampart. Go ahead, 51.

We have a major pileup here
on the San Diego Freeway.

We haven't yet been able to
determine how many injuries there are.

Standing by, 51.

10-4.

Engine 45, Engine 51.

We're at the north end of this pileup
about a quarter mile south of Century.

What's your location?

Engine 51,
we've just now found the south end.

Somewhere above Western.

I can't make out any landmarks.

Okay. I think you're
gonna be all right.

My partner's gonna
take good care of you.

Roy, I'm gonna go on up ahead
and check up there.

All right.

How you doing?

Pretty good, I think.

I'll check you out.

You okay? Yeah, yeah, but

just look at this.

You all right?

Hey, you okay?

I'm not sure.

Engine 45, Engine 51.

Hit your air horn.

MAN: 10-4, 51, stand by.

[HORN BLARING IN DISTANCE]

45, hit it again.
This time hold it for five.

[HORN BLARING]


south of the curve.

You must be a half mile from here.
I'm gonna call for more manpower.

Engine 51.

L.A. Engine 51.

MAN: Rampart Emergency,
this is Squad 45. How do you read?

I'll get it, Dix.
Get Joe and Mike.

Rescue 45, this is Rampart.
We read you loud and clear.

Please switch to Base 2.
We're holding for 51.

MAN: 10-4, Rampart.

We're on 51's incident
at other end of pileup.

Right now, we have two victims.

Number one is a male about 30,


Weight about 140.

Hey, Marco, you need any help?

I can handle this. Okay.

Sir, are you injured?
No, I'm fine.

Ma'am?

Okay. Chet, you need any help?

Possible whiplash.
Nothing serious, John.

All right, look, if you need me,
just give me a holler.

Okay. How's that?

You know, once they're hit like this,
they're never the same.


with lactated Ringer's

and transport
as soon as possible.

MAN: 10-4, Rampart. IV
with Ringer's and transport.


how many people are injured?

Negative,
Rampart. You can't see 10 feet down here.

It could be maybe 50, 60 cars.

Looks like we're
gonna be swamped, Kel.

Yeah. Where's Mike?
He's on his way.

Good.

Hey, buddy, I told you I want
to see your driver's license.

Hey, hey, hey. Relax, will you?

This man could be
seriously injured.

Yeah? Well, when you get his name,
give it to me, will you?

Yeah, look, why don't you
go on off down the road?

Maybe you can find a highway
patrolman to help you out.

Okay, but don't let him
get away while I'm gone.

All right.

Well, what seems to be the
trouble? You hurt any place?

No, but I can't breathe.
I need oxygen.

All right, now look,
you're breathing too fast.

You're gonna have to calm
down. You're hyperventilating.

You're getting too much oxygen.

Here.

Look, I want you to breath
through this sack, okay?

All right, now, just breathe slowly,
just breathe slowly. Now just calm down.

Now, are you hurt anywhere else?

MAN: Hey! Over here! Come on!

All right, now look.
I'm gonna have to go.

You're gonna be okay.
I just want you to calm down.

Now, if you need me,
you holler, okay?

Okay, you're gonna be okay.

You gotta get my brother
out of there! All right.

He's in there. Come on.

You gotta get my brother
out of here!

Hey, now, cool it!
There's other people coming.

Why don't you shut that hood
and smother that fire out?

Engine 51, this is Squad 51.

We need immediate assistance.
We're in the first lane

about 100 yards
from your position.

STANLEY.' 10-4, 51.

Okay, Mike, go with Roy. I'll stay with
this guy till the ambulance gets here.

You should be okay now.
Thank you.

How you feeling?

Fine.

You still live at this address?

Yeah, yeah.

CHET: We heard Johnny
on the handie-talkie.

ROY: Johnny? Yeah, over here.

Hey, can you get him
out of here, please?

Come on, just get him out. He
can't move. Okay. Are you okay?

Guys, you're on.

All right. Just get down.

Easy now. There we are.

Just get him out of there,
will you, please?

I'll move on ahead.

Marco, you wanna
give me the drug box?

Yeah.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.

We have a female, approximately 30,


She has a bad bump on her
forehead. She's also unconscious.

Vital signs are BP 126 over 78.

Pulse is 80
and respiration is 16.

Her pupils are equal
and reactive.


just a concussion,

but we can't rule out
intracranial hematoma.

Stay with her until
she regains consciousness.

Start an IV D5W TKO.



Hurry UP-

How bad is he?

Come on, get him out of there!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry,
there's nothing we can do for him.

What do you mean?

Look, you're not just gonna
leave him there.

Look, there's nothing
we can do for him.

I'm sorry.

How's your head?

Oh, God.

Okay.

My arm. Your arm?

I think I hurt my arm.
All right.

[GROANS] You let
me know if it hurts.

Rampart, Squad 51.

JOE: Go ahead, 51.

Rampart, the vitals
are holding steady,

but the victim
is still unconscious.

Ambulance is not
at the scene yet.


Transport as soon as possible.

10-4, Rampart.

How many can we send you?

Great, Sam. Thanks,
I appreciate it.

What's it look like, Kel?

Lacy Memorial says
they can handle our overflow.

Well, from first reports,
looks like there'll be plenty to go around.

It sure does.

An ambulance has just arrived. I'll get one
in here to you just as soon as possible.

Okay, good. Thanks a lot.

All right, now, you stay right here,
okay? There'
be an ambulance...

DISPATCHER: Squad 51,
Engineer Stoker.

Ambulance will take you to the hospital
real soon. Woman trapped and injured.



All right.

We need to relay to the hospital.
We'll go through you, okay?

Okay.

Rampart, Squad 51.

Expect information
on new victim shortly.


with your unconscious woman?

No, Rampart, nothing at all.


MS IV.

10-4. Five milligrams MSW.

The first of the accident
victims are arriving now.

I can handle it here, Kel.

MIKE: He's going sour.
Get him into 2. Quick! Move!

This one has lost
a lot of blood.

Let's take her in 1.

The woman's semi-conscious
and incoherent.

Well, you guys wanna see if we
can get in through that back window?

Ma'am?

Ma'am, are you okay?

My daughter.

Ma'am?

My daughter.

Where is she?

She's not moving anymore.

[GROANS]

Where is your daughter?

Underneath me.

Better get me an
Ajax tool. Right.

Come in here and see
what we can do for you.

I can't move.

All right. Stay right there.

Let me do all the work.

All right.

Let me take this
off you first of all.

[GROANING]

There we are.

Okay, here you go. Chet?

Yeah.

Can you push
yourself out at all?

No. You'll have to lift me.

All right, well...

Let's see. What about your legs?

Your legs are free there.

What? I can't feel them.

All right.

[SOBBING]

Got some spinal damage.

Please! Please hurry. Okay.

Now look, you've probably got
a very serious back injury here.

I'm gonna have to be careful
when I move you. It might hurt, okay?

I don't care. Please, just
do whatever you have to.

I want you to keep your back and
your neck as straight as possible

when I move you up, all right?
Yeah. Okay.

'Cause we're gonna get your
daughter out. Are you ready?

Okay.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

There you are. It's okay.

All right.

Okay.

It's all right.

We're gonna get your daughter.
We're getting your daughter out.

Lean forward a little more.

There. All right.

All right. We'll get
your daughter out.

Easy now. Easy now.
I'm gonna stay with her.

Okay, there.

The t*nk's okay. No gas leak.

You can't take the woman
out the same way?

No. She's got a back injury.

All right, let's cut her
out of here.

[WOMAN GROANING]

I'll need a back board. Right.

You Okay?

Okay, we're ready on this end.

[WHIRRING]

Well, we got everything
cleaned up behind you.

Ambulance will be here
in a couple of minutes.


at the other end.

Yeah, well, Roy's
got something up ahead.

Okay, I'll check it out.
Okay, Cap.

Your baby is just fine,
just fine.

We're taking good care of her.

ROY: Easy does it.

All right.

[WOMAN GROANING]

Hold on. It's gonna be okay.
Can we slide this in any more?

We'll get you out of here.

Almost there.

Lift, ma.

I got her. Here we are.

Keep her back straight.

A little more.

All right, okay. There we go.

Get her, Mike. Yeah.

The baby's not breathing.
I can't find her pulse.

Kelly's doing CPR.

Fireman Gage,
this is Fireman DeSoto.

Go ahead, Roy.

We have two female victims.

One is two years old.

Cyanotic, no respiration,
no pulse.

Kelly's on CPR with her.

The other is her mother. She's




Rampart, Squad 51.

We have two victims.

The first is a female
about two years old.

No respiration.

She's cyanotic
and there's no pulse.

We're now doing CPR.

[WOMAN SOBBING]

I got a pulse and some
spontaneous respirations.

This is DeSoto. We got a pulse
and spontaneous respirations.

Correction, Rampart.

She's alive.

Oh, she's alive.

ROY: It's okay.
Take it easy now.

That's a girl.

Everything's gonna be okay.
I'm gonna check you out.

You mean to tell me that unless you
stay at the lowest rank in the department,

you've got to stop working
as a paramedic?

ROY: Yep.

That's right.

Well, that just doesn't
make any sense to me.

Well, it sure does to somebody.

For one thing, according
to Civil Service rules,

men doing the same job have
to have the same rank. Hi, Doc.

Hello, Roy.

So unless all paramedics can be engineers,
none of them can be.

Sounds as fouled up
as the hospital.

Dr. Brackett,
how is that mother and child we brought in?

It looks pretty good, Roy.

I didn't see any indication
of brain damage in the child.

A neurologist is examining
the mother now.

Looks pretty encouraging for her,
too. I'll keep you posted.

Do you have a minute?

I'd like to talk to you
about something.

Sure. Let's go have a
cup of coffee. All right.

Oh, and four bags of Ringer's.

Yeah.

Well, I think I've got just
about everything entered now.

Well, if I were he,
I think I'd be a lot more upset.

Oh, well,

don't worry. He is.

Cream, Roy?

No, thanks.

Well, I don't suppose
there's anybody

I can talk to or write
a letter to, is there?

No, I don't think
it would do any good.

It's the way that it works.

Not only just for your sake,
you understand.

Hi, Doc.

Hi, Roy.

Kel, it looks like they got that
freeway pretty well cleaned up.

Oh, good.

Did you hear the news? No.

Roy's liable to be leaving us.
He's up for promotion.

Congratulations.

Thanks, Doc.

Only problem is, it's either the
paramedics or the promotion.

He can't have both.

Promotion to what, Roy?

Engineer.

That means that I'll be driving
the rig and working the pumps.

Well, is that better than...

Well, I guess
if it's a promotion, it is.

It's pretty important.

You know you're just about
the best paramedic we've got.

KELLY: Yeah, that's what
bothers me.

All his training,
years of experience,

plus a genuine talent,
right down the tubes.

I don't like to lose him.

Thank you.

It's not personal, Roy.
I'm simply being practical.

You make our job a lot easier.

Yes, but let's be realistic.

If anyone deserves
a promotion, Roy does.

Well, we're certainly not
trying to influence you.

I was kind of hoping
somebody would.

You know we can't
advise you, Roy.

The last thing I want to do is try to
hold you back. That wouldn't be right.

JOE: It's a shame, though.

We'll undoubtedly
be losing some others.

Probably some of the best.

Yeah.

Well, thank you.

I appreciate it.

You bet. Whatever you decide,
Roy, good luck.

Good luck, Roy. Thank you.

What are you trying
to do in there?

Get them to talk you out of it?

No, not exactly.

This is a very heavy thing.

I mean, it means going
from a job that I like

and I really know to one
that I'm not even that sold on.

So I just thought I'd talk to some
people I respect, see what they think.

Well, I'll be more than happy
to talk it over with you.

Okay.

I mean,
if you want my opinion. Sure.

Well, I think you're being
darn selfish about it.

How so?

Well, there are other people
involved than just yourself, you know?

What do you think I took the
test for in the first place?

I got a whole family growing up.

They're gonna need
a lot more things.

Engineers make a lot more money.

That's what it's all about,
Joanne and the kids.

Oh.

Them, too, huh?

Who else is there?

Me.

Where do you come in?

Well, I figure
if I can get rid of you,

maybe I might be able to get
myself a decent partner.

See, I'm glad we had this
heart-warming little talk.

It's okay, anytime.

You've given me
a whole fresh perspective.

I'm glad I could help.
You didn't.

[MUMBLING]

Joel.

My son.

He's next door. They're taking
very good care of him.

Carol, get him type and
cross-match as soon as possible.

Joel.

His heart.

What about it?

Weak.

Very weak.

Does he have a heart problem?

Exertion, excitement
could k*ll him.

All right, don't worry about it.

We'll see that
he's taken care of.

How's my dad?

He's with the doctor now.

There, doesn't look too bad.

Something like this can
bring on a heart attack, can't it?

Oh, I wouldn't worry about that.

What's your name? Joel Ferguson.

Mine-s Dixie.

Look, I know it can.
I've read about it.

Heart attack?

No. Not around here.

It's against the rules.

You could always
look at it another way.

This could be the start
of bigger and better things.

You could go on to be Captain.

Then later on you could be
Battalion Chief.

[CHUCKLING] Chief DeSoto.
How does that sound?

I think you're trying
to get rid of me.

Hey, I'm only thinking
of what's best for you.

Uh-huh.

Well, hopefully they left
the food in the oven.

Yeah, but it's probably
bone-dry by now.

Well, if we can break it,
we can chew it.

Man, am I starved.
I'll get some plates.

ROY»

you can't go on being
a paramedic forever, you know.

Unless you want to make a
fireman's pay until you retire.

Ow!

Why don't you use this?

Thank you.

You know, how are you
gonna make any money?

I mean, enough to put your
kids through school, anyway.

Oh, I've thought of that.

And then what kind of a
pension do you want to retire on?

[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER:
Squad 51, attempted su1c1de.

1511, West Hill Street.

1511, West Hill Street.

Cross street, Danvers.
Time out, 1:32.

I'm trying to think what's on
the 1500 block of West Hill.

Well, I think
it's mostly stores.

Should be it over there.

Now, look, why don't you check it out,
and I'll take a look.

Right.

This is Squad 51. Do you want to
confirm the address on this location?



Squad 51, stand by.

There's nothing here,
that's for sure.

Maybe it's East Hill.

Squad 51, there's no answer
at the callback.



What do you think?

He probably gave us
the address indistinctly

and then he passed out before he
had the chance to give it to us correctly.

[SIREN WAILING]

Squad 51, we're going to try


Squad 51.

Well, let's go, junior.

All right, pally.

I guess you can hear it.
Just be quiet a minute.

When did you first
find out about this, Joel?

September, I guess.
Yeah, September.

We had to have a physical checkup
before we could take Physical Ed.

Was it the school doctor?

No, our own doctor.
Doctor Cargill.

Is it any worse?

I don't know what it sounded
like in September, but I doubt it.

What did the doctor tell you?

Well, he said I have this heart
defect in one of the valves.

Mmm-hmm. And then, like,
you know, take it easy. No exertion.

Have you seen him since? No.

Have you been to a specialist?
No.

Before September, how did you
feel? Did you notice any problems?

Well, when I ran,
stuff like that. Yeah.

What kinds of difficulty
did you notice?

Shortness of breath?
Something like that?

JOEL: Yeah. Right.

And you haven't been doing any
exercise or running since then?

Well,
no. My mom picks me up right after school.

I usually go right to bed.

Hey, it's not bad. I don't mind.

Do you have any hobbies?

Well, I read a lot

and make these model planes.

You take it easy. I'll be back.

Are you gonna leave, too?

No, I'm gonna be right here.

Hey, you're not nervous,
are you?

Well, yeah.

Well, you're gonna be just fine.

Yeah, I know. That's what
you're supposed to say.

Kel,

when you have time, could you come
next door and listen to this boy's heart?

I'd like to get your opinion.

I'll be right there, Joe. Okay.

MAN: Who is it?
It's the fire department.

Just a minute.

Hi, you call for us?

No.

Is everything all right?

Just fine.

Everything's fine.

Well.

That's a little strange.



Huh.

Well,

doesn't look like
it's gonna be our day.

[HORN BLARING]

Wait! Don't go!

Is she all right?

Who you talking about?

She's trying to k*ll herself!

Brad?

Brad!

Open up! You hear me?
Look, I told...

Come on, you guys.

GIRL: Where is she?
Where is she?

[ALL ARGUING]

Hold it, hold it. Hold it!
Now, what's going on here?

My sister's trying to
commit su1c1de because of him.

Oh, that's a lie. That's right.

I told you everything's fine,
no problem. Okay, but who called us?

ROY: Who called us? We did.

Beth called and said
she couldn't take it anymore,

and she swallowed some pills.

It's a stunt she pulls.

We had a little fight,
but I can take care of it.

Now, I want all of you
out of here!

She's not in any of the
bedrooms or any of the bathrooms.

Now, where is she?
Come on, where is she?

Charley, look, I want you out
and I mean it.

I'm gonna call the cops.

You touch the phone,
and I'll deck you.

All right! Now hang on,
you two. Just hang on.

[ALL ARGUING]

Hang on, please!

Charley, where is she?

It's all right, Mrs. Baker.
You just take it easy.

I guarantee you, she's not
trying to commit su1c1de, all right?

After the way you've
treated her. Running around.

If you could show us where she is,
it would settle this whole thing.

Okay.

She's locked herself
in the pool house.

Charley, she's out
in the pool house.

Carol!

You all right?

Yeah.

How many pills did you take?

[SOBBING]

There's no need to hurry.

She took six aspirins.

You, uh... You still squish
when you walk.

I don't have
any other shoes here.

You know, when it got
right up to leaving,

I was sort of thinking of us

as male Florence Nightingales.

It's funny how your mind works.

You know, you forget
how many messy things...

How many messy and
miserable things we get into.

I'm gonna take
that promotion, I guess.

Well,

engineers have
their bad days, too.

It balances out.

Comes down on the side of money.

Your...

Your mind's made up?

I think so.

It's right in here.

Doctor Early,
this is Mrs. Ferguson.

Hi, Mrs. Ferguson, how are you?

All done.

Hi, Mom.

Had quite a time.
How do you feel, son?

Oh, I'm okay. You should've
seen that freeway, though.

Cars all over the place.

Mrs. Ferguson,

I don't want you to get your
hopes up too high just yet,

but both Doctor Early
and I agree

that Joel's heart condition
isn't too terribly serious.

Well, I've got this murmur...

Yes, we heard it.

To put it in simple terms,
what happens sometimes

with young people Joel's age

is that the body grows
faster than the heart.

And the heart has to pump a
relatively large volume of blood.

Now, this can cause
a heart murmur,

but it doesn't indicate
any valve damage.

Well, Doctor Cargill said...

It's something that's
very difficult to diagnose.

We'd like very much to see
Doctor Cargill.

Oh, yes.

Sometimes it's easy
to misunderstand

the doctor's instructions.

To overreact when he says
to take it easy, no exertion.

I can understand that.

We have some very
fine cardiologists here.

I'd like to have one come down
and examine Joel.

Run some tests. Of course.

Hey, do I have to?

I think you should, Joel.

No, I don't want to.

Joel,
don't worry about it. It's not painful. No!

And if you're thinking they're going
to suggest something like surgery,

believe me,
it's not in the cards.

Look, I'm not gonna do it.

It's for your own good, Joel.
No! No.

Maybe you could take part in
things again. Wouldn't you like that?

Okay, look, you're pressuring
me. You're getting me excited.

You know you're not
supposed to do that.

Just stop it and leave me alone.

[MRS FERGUSON MUMBLING]

Couple of quack doctors.

You better leave me alone.

What are you afraid of?

Hey, I don't wanna die.

Not too many people do.

But you'd be surprised the
number of people that wanna be sick.

Really.

And for all kinds of reasons.

Sometimes people use sickness

as a kind of power
over the people around them.

And it works, you know.

Sometimes it's because sickness gives
them an excuse so they can be out of it.

Not to have to compete.

People don't expect
too much from them.

Some people find that
very satisfying.

There's all kinds of reasons.

Look, Joel,

I don't know you well enough to
even guess what makes you tick.

Maybe you don't know yourself.

But I can tell you this.

It's worth thinking about.
Very hard.

So if you change your mind,
let me know. The offer's always open.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

Station 51, Station 9, Truck 19.

Structure fire.

1127 North Ninth Avenue.

1127, North Ninth Avenue.

Cross street, Meade.
Time out, 4:50.

Station 51. KMG 365.

[HORN BLARING]

Hey! Hey! I think
my partner's still in there.

Roy, John!

Listen, you stay right here. I
want you to tell those two men

exactly where you think
your partner is. Okay.

Kelly, you and Lopez grab a
two and a half. Hit that front door.

L.A., Engine 51. I want
a second alarm response.

Engine 51.

Hey, boys, we got
somebody in there, I think.

The last time I saw my partner,
he was down at the far end there.

Right. We'll get him safe.

It doesn't look too bad.

You all set? Yeah.

[COUGHS]

[expl*si*n]

Johnny!

Johnny!

Hey!

Johnny!

Johnny!

Johnny!

Johnny, you all right? Yeah.

Yeah, I'm all right.

In here. The ceiling gave way.

[COUGHING]

[HORN BLARING]

[COUGHING]

Can you manage okay?

Yeah. Yeah, I can
take care of myself.

Go on and just take care of him.

We can't make it this way!
Let's go upstairs.

Sit down here.

Hey, come on, get that line
in here. Get over here.

Give them a hand here.

Okay, I'm gonna
give you this mask.

Breathe in now. Breathe in.
Hold that to your face.

Breathe in.

I want Lopez and Kelly here. I
want a ladder and an inch and a half.

Hold this in your lap.
Keep breathing.

Okay, Johnny, we just need
to get out of here.

[BOTH COUGHING]

JOHNNY: Yeah, let's go.

I'm all right. I can manage.

ROY: Room's gonna flash
any second.

Keep breathing.

Watch out.

Okay, up here!

You Okay?

Ask me that same question
in about an hour.

[COUGHING]

WOMAN ON PA: Dr. Hoffman,
Treatment Room 1.

Dr. Hoffman, Treatment Room 1.

Thanks, I really appreciate it.

I don't think it'll
give you any trouble, Roy.

If you get a chance sometime tomorrow,
come by. I'll take a look at it.

I might want to
change the dressing.

All right, I'll do that. Okay.

Kel, the Ferguson boy
wants to see you.

I'll be right there.

I think it's important.

Okay.

Johnny's in 4. Oh, thanks.

Well, I guess you expect me

to tell you how grateful
I am and whatnot.

Whatever seems natural.

Well, I am.

Grateful, I mean.

Gave me a chance
to get my shoes dried out.

By the way, I decided
to pass up that promotion.

What for?

Well, I can always take
another shot at it next year.

Maybe by then,
the rules will be changed

and you can still get a
promotion and be a paramedic.

Hmm.

Well, that's worth
another year, I guess.

Besides, you're gonna need
somebody to look after you.

[SCOFFS]

Hey.

Next year for sure, though, huh?