01x10 - Blue Balloon

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Trauma". Aired: September 28, 2009 – April 26, 2010.*
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01x10 - Blue Balloon

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[LAUGHING]

[YAWNING]

Almost off the box.

Yeah, I am so ready
to be at home right now.

To what?

My bed, my place.

And?

What is up with you?

Partners know partners.
You have something
going on.

[LAUGHING] What?
You're projecting.

You're dodging.

[LAUGHING] God.

See? I caught you.
Busted. Tell me.

No, I'm just thinking,

you know,
how much we sound
like partners, that's all.

You are seeing someone,
aren't you?

Just drop it, okay?

Hey, Nance,
after everything that
we've been through

you know you can tell me
that kind of thing, right?
It's cool.

Glenn, after everything
we've been through

I would tell you
that kind of thing.

Just please drop this,
okay?

You promise?

I promise.
Pinky promise.

I don't know.

[HORN HONKING]

Bro, do you mind?

I'll be just a minute.

Hey, you can read
the sign, right, bro?

Pull forward.

Yeah, but... But, bro,
there was a car here.

So, I started
filling my t*nk.

Seriously.
Just chill a second.

You got a problem?
No, I'm...

I'm just trying
to pump gas.

I'll kick your ass.

Kick my ass?

Oh, you think
that's funny?

You think
that's funny, bro?

No. No, it's just...

Oh, geez.
Oh, bro, listen.

All right,
all right, listen.
Can you talk?

Are you choking?

[RETCHING]

[GROANING]

Call 911!
MAN: What's wrong?

I've got you.
Call them!

Another day done.
Let's get out of here.

Okay.

MALE DISPATCHER ON RADIO:
Medic 114, respond Code Three.

Gas station
at 676 Hayworth,

choking and cardiac arrest.

A choking
and cardiac arrest?

Are you kidding me?
Another day is done?

Did you have
to jinx it?

[LAUGHING]
Never a dull moment.

I need a dull moment.
Just one.

[SIREN WAILING]

Hey, guys, watch out.
Coming through.
Coming through.

Hey! Sir! Sir!
Thank you.
Thank you so much.

I'll take it from here.
Sir, can you hear me?

I've got you,
I've got you,
I've got you.

Okay, I need to
get him on oxygen.

He choked.
I Heimliched him up.

Back up.
But then,
he had a heart att*ck.

Grabbed his chest.
Had trouble breathing.

He's not having
a heart att*ck.

No offense,
but I really think you
should check his heart.

I just did, okay?

He's clutching his chest
because when you
gave him the Heimlich,

you actually broke
one of his ribs.

That rib has now
punctured his lung.

Can you get him
on the gurney?

[GROANS]

I've got him.
Right behind you.

Here we go.

Nance...
Glenn?

I told you he had
a heart att*ck.

Now.
Look, I've
seen this before.

I saw it.

He gets scared
from the choking and
he has a heart att*ck.

I saw it before.
I saw it before.

Tension pneumo needle.

GLENN: Just back up.
Let us do our job, man.

Do your job?
I saw it in his face.

I saw it in his eyes.
He's not having
a heart att*ck.

The CPR you gave him
for 10 minutes or so?

It actually cracked
his sternum,

pushing that rib
further and further
into his lung.

[INHALES]

How does
the breath sound?
Okay. Yeah.

He's stabilizing.
Okay, take it.

Come on, come on,
come on, come on.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Good.
Welcome back.

You scared us, buddy.
Where did you get
your First Aid?

I watch a lot of
documentaries.

Okay, well,
doing what you did

may well have
saved his life
from choking.

But Heimlich
and CPR done wrong

almost k*lled him.
What's your name?

Ricky. Uh, Richard.

Well, Ricky,
do me a favor.
Take a CPR course.

Are we good?
Yeah. Let's go.

NANCY: Thank you.

Sorry, bro.

RABBIT: Late night.

Yeah.

Yeah, we got a call
right at the end of shift.

[SIGHS]

You are not going to
believe this, right?

What?

Some guy pulled off
his own head
and threw it at you?

No.

Because that would just
be insane.

No.

That would be something
I wouldn't believe.

But anything else,
I'm good for.
What you got?

Okay. This guy
starts choking,
right?

Yeah.

Bystander Heimlich's him.

Okay, so, he, uh,
cracked the guy's rib.

[LAUGHS]
Well, yes.

Fine, okay, yes.
But that is not all.

Okay, the guy
does it so hard that
he punctures his lung.

So, yeah.
He's not
choking anymore,

but the guy has
shortness of breath
and clutching his chest.

Oh, no.

The guy gives him CPR.
But for 10 minutes.

[LAUGHS]

And let's just say
that he was not
being gentle.

Please tell me
the guy lived.

The CPR guy? Yeah.

Yeah.

One beautiful needle
thoracostomy later,

our Heimlich victim
is going to be just fine.

Wow.
Yeah.

You're amazing.

Can you drive like
we're not 16-year-olds
on our first date?

Uh-uh.
You've already
had an accident.

I'm not going to
be the cause of another.

Look, do not be
such a wuss, okay?

Thank you. Otherwise,
we're going to be late.

Oh. Hey.
I just realized.

We can't go in
to work like this.

Everyone will find out.

Okay. Now, you're acting
like a 16-year-old.

You know these things
don't work out at work.

I mean,
it just doesn't work.

Look what happened
between you and Terry.

Okay. Now you're
being a d*ck.

No, seriously.
I mean...

Do you really want
Glenn or Marisa to
get a hold of this?

Okay. Glenn does
already wonder.

See? See?
All right.
Pull over, pull over.

I'll get out here.
I'll walk the rest of
the way.

No. No, I'II...
I'll take you
a little further.

Honestly,
the next corner
is fine.

Please, just
pull over here.

Okay.
Uh, hang on
a second.

Now, are you doing this
because you don't want
everyone to find out,

or you don't want
Glenn to find out?

Just take the win,
Rabbit.

Okay?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Come on.

You got a second?

Yeah, yeah.
What's on your mind?

You know, things are
finally working out
between me and Sela.

Well, that's great.

I've got to be honest,
you know, the job
is not exactly helping.

Oh, you're preaching
to the choir.

So, uh...

I'm trying to get
behind a desk.

You think it's
that simple?

I don't know.

You know, I've got
too much seniority

to switch over
to suppression.

Mmm-hmm.

And I want to work
towards something

other than being
on the field all day.

I'll tell you what.

My daughter's got
a soccer game today.

I was going to
call North in to
hold the desk for me.

Why don't you do it?

You know I've never
done the job before,
though.

Ah. Simple.

Mostly, it's just
fielding phone calls.

Look,
if there's a problem,
you call me on my cell.

Boone, it's a win-win
for both of us.

You get to see if
this seat is something
you want to pursue.

And I get to enjoy
some paternal pride.

Watching my little girl
kick ass on the soccer field.

Hmm.

Listen up!
Listen up!

What?

Friends, medics,
and countrymen,

I will not
be with you today.

Medic Boone will
be Acting Captain today.

What...
Whoa!

And I am trusting
that you will all show him
the courtesy and respect

that the position
deserves.

Wow.

I give you
Acting Captain Boone.

[ALL CHEERING]

All right, cool. Look.

Everybody knows
what to do.

Go do it and
have a good day.
God bless.

Cool.
That's it?

CAMERON: That's it.
Have a good day.

Wow.
Yes, sir.

Wow.

Nicely played, my man.

Thank you very much.

Very nice.
Good for you.

Captain Boone.
Ah.

Yo.
What?

What the hell
am I supposed to do?

I don't know, man.
Drive another medic.

I've got to
go to work.

Drive another medic.

Yeah.

Drive another medic.

Seriously,
what am I
supposed to do?

Hey. Good morning.
Good morning.

Saw you get out
of Rabbit's car
this morning.

Yeah, I'm having
my brakes fixed.

All right. Well,
the box is locked,
loaded, and ready to go.

Thanks.

KAMAN: [READING]
"In Xanadu did Kubla Khan

"A stately
pleasure-dome decree

"Where Alph,
the sacred river, ran

"Through caverns
measureless to man

"Down to a sunless sea

"So twice five miles
of fertile ground

"With walls and towers
were girdled round

"And there were gardens
bright with sinuous rills

"Where blossom'd many
an incense-bearing tree

"And here were..."

[GROANS]

STUDENT 1: Call an ambulance.
STUDENT 2: Call an ambulance.

[BELL RINGING]

Thanks for getting here
so fast.

How long since
Ms. Lane went down?

About 10 minutes.

Is she on
any medications?

Not that I know of.

Any allergies?

Nothing in her
employee file.

Okay. Thanks.

Hey, ma'am? Thank you.
I'll take it from here.

Hey. Hi. Ms. Lane,
can you hear me?

Go.
GLENN: Yep.

Respiration's
six per minute.

NANCY: Bag her.

Ossie Davis.

What's going on?

Could you just give me
a second of privacy?

Thank you, guys.
Thank you.

Ossie Davis, Nance?

The only words
I could think of

that began with
"O" and "D."

Didn't want
the world to know.

Why not? She deserves
to get canned.

Nodding off
in front of her class
like that? That's lame.

Okay,
she's 80 and strong.

Give me the nasal naloxone.

Come on, come on.
Oh, there it...

[COUGHS]
GLENN: There it is.
Get her over.

Come on.
There you go.
Come on.

[LANE RETCHING]

GLENN: Get it out.

I'll just drop off
this kidney
and be right back.

Sorry.
Nature calls.

You can't hold it?

Nope.

[EXCLAIMING]

Excuse me.

Oh. Excuse me, sir.
Where's the ladies room?

Oh. Hang a right
at the end of the hall.

Oh, great. Thanks.

Nice suit.

Thank you.

I used to fly Hueys
in Nam.

What are you
soaring in?

Uh, Bell 212.

I bet those puppies have
got a lot of kick.

Yeah.
Oh, she's a beauty.

I'd love to keep talking,
but I've got to
run to the bathroom.

I'll be right back,
though, okay?

Not a problem.

[GROANING]

Yes. Ma'am.
Okay, I...

I'm sorry
that the paramedics...

All right. Ma'am?
Yes. I...

I'm sorry that
the paramedics
scared your cat.

Right. Okay.

But from the report
it says that they were
resuscitating your neighbor.

Right. Okay.
Ma'am, listen to me.

Ma'am? Listen to me.

Okay, I'm going to
need to put you on hold.

I'll put you on hold
or I'll call you back.

Dude, what are
you doing, man?

What do you mean,
what am I doing?

Man, you can see
what I'm doing.
I'm bored.

Dude, you're
licking your...
Hey.

What are you,
like, a kid?

What are you,
Captain Hank Stanley?

You don't know
who that is,
do you?

Hmm.
Hmm. Figures.

I'm doing something
very adult here.
I'm working.

You... You...
You're doing something
grown up here.

Real pressing work here.

Listen, I've been
dancing around the station
all morning

with nothing to do
because of you.

Give me
something to do.
Hook me up.

I've got something for you.
I've been waiting...

What you got?
Waiting to give it
to you.

You've been waiting.
Hey, I'll take that.

Yeah. Because I deserve
an applause.
Okay.

And I'll tell you
one other thing.
This Captain thing?

Going right to your head.
I don't like it.

Doesn't look
good on you.

I'm muting you.

[MOUTHING]

It didn't really work.
I've got a call.

I just did that
because I wanted to.

You hung up
on her, didn't you?

So, I hung up on...

Hung up on her.

Dude, get out
of here, man!

I'm so embarrassed.
This is all a mistake.

I was at a party
this weekend.

They were passing
some stuff around.

It must have still been
in my system.

I don't have
much tolerance for
any kind of drug.

So, you snort
a little dope on Saturday

and then
drop on Tuesday.
That makes sense.

Please don't tell my boss.

We didn't.

Looks like
the naloxone worked.

I can keep her here
for a little while,
but, uh,

we need the bed.
Twelve ODs in 24 hours.

Six people have
already d*ed.

What? Must be some
bad dope out there.

Mmm-hmm.
Hey, we got

this from the teacher.

DIANA: Oh, thank you.
I'll get this to the lab.

They can figure out
what it's cut with,

and maybe
that will help.

[CHOPPER ENGINE WHIRRING]

No. Wait.

No. No. No.

Crap. Crap.

No, no, no, no, no.

Oh. Wait a second.

Wait a second.

Uh-oh.
Where's the copter?

Am I being punked?

Marisa? Marisa,
where's the helicopter?

Okay, wait a second.

It's gone, Rabbit!
Oh, you've got to
be kidding...

Wait, hold on.
I'm about to freak out
right now.

Well, we left it
right here, right?
Hold on.

Did someone steal
the helicopter?

RABBIT: What?

Dude, it's, like,
totally gone.

Crap.

Angel Rescue 2,
do you read me?

Angel Rescue 2,
do you copy?

Answer me,
you thieving little prick.

Hey, watch your language
on the radio.

Watch my language?

Yeah, it's irresponsible.

That bastard stole
my helicopter.

And when we find him,
I'm going to mess him up.

And we are
going to find him.

No, no, no.
What we've got to
do right now

is we've got to call
the cops or the FAA
or something.

What? No.
No, no, no way.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You've got to
be responsible.

I mean,
this is serious.

Really. I mean,
what did you do,

give the guy
the keys?

I put the keys
in the chin bubble.

Oh, the chin bubble.
The chin bubble.
Yeah, that will do it.

All helicopter pilots
put the keys in
the chin bubble, genius.

Whoa.
Don't call me names,
okay?

I'm not the one
that just got my copter
jacked by a cr*pple.

Angel Rescue 2,
please respond.

Angel Rescue 2,
this is Marisa Benez,

the pilot of the helicopter
you just jacked.

[RINGING]

Hello.
Acting Captain Boone.

Hey, Boone.
You are going to
love this.

Hey, Rabbit.
What's up?

What's going on?
What did you do
this time?

Nope. Dude, not me.
Marisa.

She, uh, lost the copter.

What?
Where are you right now?

The VA. I mean,
some guy just,
like, uh,

took off in the copter.

Okay. So, what...
What did you do?

Do we call the cops?
The Army?

[LAUGHING] No way.
Not the Army.

I don't see
what's so funny.

A mess-up this big?
Oh, that is hilarious.

I'm...
I'm glad to see...

I'm glad to see
that you think
it's funny.

Look, do us a solid
and send someone
to pick us up.

Hey, guys.
Guys, listen up
just for a second.

I just want to
let you know

that there is some
bad heroin going around
right now, okay?

We've had a lot
of calls.

It comes in
a blue balloon.

If you're going to take,
take safe, okay?

Do it with a buddy.
And if you get into
any trouble,

take this naloxone.
You got some?

Yeah.

And call us.

You know,
it could save your life.

GLENN: Preventative medicine,
huh?

Yeah, help people
take care of themselves.

Yeah, well, if they
could take care
of themselves,

then we wouldn't
be here.

Look, Nancy,
I know you.

I know you have
a soft touch.
What?

Don't get pissed. It...
It's what makes you
good at your job.

But Nancy,
these are junkies.

I mean, they'll con you,
they'll lie to you.

I mean,
they're capable of things
you can't even imagine.

Who was it?
Mother, father,
brother, sister, lover?

I mean, come on.
It obviously
hit a nerve.

It's a sister.

I don't want to
discuss this.
Not here.

When did she die?

She didn't die.

It probably would
have been better
if she did.

Sir, can you please
step away from the rig?

Sir? Ain't nobody
ever called me that.

[LAUGHS]
Yeah. Hey, Nancy.

Hey.
How are you
doing, Duke?

Been doing all right.
You know, long term,
I've seen better days.

Short term,
I'm doing just fine.

Good.
You know him?

Yeah, Duke and I
go way back to
my probie days, right?

Saved his life once.

Try twice.

Hey, I got one
for you, Nancy.

Mmm.
Uh, pick a card.
All right.

Don't show me
which one.

NANCY: Okay.
Don't you be looking.

I'm not looking.

NANCY: I know your type.

All right.
You got it?
I got it.

All right.
Put it back in there.

All right.

That's the deuce of hearts.

Nope.

No?
No.

Which one is it?

Eight of clubs.

Eight of clubs?

Check your right
front pocket.

[NANCY CHUCKLES]

What?

Eight of clubs.
That is crazy.

You have got to
show me how
you did that.

Oh, you know
I can't do that, Nancy.

You want to try, sir?

No, I'm good, man.
You sure?

Yeah. I'm good, thanks.

So, you know
there's some pretty
bad dope out there.

Yeah, I heard.

And I shall steer clear.

Good.

And if I get in trouble,
I can give you a call,
right?

NANCY: You got my number.

RABBIT: Uh-oh.

Angel Rescue 2,
you're in a serious
heap of trouble.

Are you Miss Benez?

Yes, sir.

I think it's obvious
Mr. Smith isn't
going to be chatting.

The man who
stole your helo?
Edward Smith.

Sixty years old.
Recently diagnosed
with a brain tumor.

Oh.
Oh, great.

One last spin
around the block.

Well, we can't be sure.
But it's safe to say

his condition is
affecting his reasoning.

You think?

BURNETTE:
We're turning this into
an inter-agency mission.

Coast Guard is going to
work hand in hand
with SFPD.

It's an RWAI.
What the hell is that?

Rotary Wing Air Intercept.

Oh.

They're either going to
force it down

or they're going to
sh**t it down.

No way. Come on.
The guy's just going
for a joy ride.

He's not a t*rror1st.

Doesn't matter,
we can't chance it.

[LAUGHING] Wow.

Now, and here
I thought you guys were
just hazing Boone.

You're serious here.
Hell, no.

MALE DISPATCHER ON RADIO:
Medic 78, respond Code Two

to 370 Lindale
for unknown medical aid.

Medic 78 en route.
I need a medic.
Anybody here a medic?

Oh. I'm a medic.
Hey.
You're a medic.

Burnette...

Let's do this.
You're taking a call?

Yeah. Hell, yeah.
I mean...

Hey, thanks, man.

Dude, you got
another one of those?

Mmm?
Come on.
Where's your stash?

[EXCLAIMING]
Ah...

Huh? Boom!

Edward, I know
you can hear me.

Okay? Answer me.

He ain't answering you.
Even if he does, it's not
our problem anymore.

Not our problem?
It's still my helicopter,
Rabbit.

And there's a U.S.
Serviceman up in it.

[EXCLAIMS] Sounds like
somebody needs to let it go.

Tyler, not right now.
TYLER: All right.

All right. Okay.
Let's play this game.

If you're a crazy vet
with a stolen copter,

where would you go
in San Francisco?

The Bay.
He's going to the Bay.
The Bay.

Alcatraz.
Alcatraz.

Golden Gate.
Sightseeing.

Monuments.
Monuments.

That's what I would...
Sightseeing.

No. He's not
going to hit Alcatraz.

He's not going to
go over water.

RABBIT: Why?
MARISA: That would make
him a sitting duck.

He's a soldier.
He's probably smart enough
to fly over populated areas.

RABBIT: Right.
m*llitary intelligence.

Clever duck.
m*llitary.
TYLER: Very smart.

TYLER: Yeah.
Oh, there we go.

RABBIT: Yeah.
How about that game?

TYLER: It feels so quiet.

RABBIT: Yeah, it does.

Okay,
let's check it out.

TYLER: Okay.

Out of the way.

Okay.
Where are you?

Come on, Edward.

Yeah.

Oh, man.
RABBIT: Okay.

Hey, Edward,
you keep this up,

you know that
they're going to
sh**t you down, right?

sh**t you down.

Damn.

I can see someone's
on the floor
in the kitchen.

Call it in.

TYLER: Okay.
Dispatch,
this is Medic 78.

Uh, we see someone
lying on the ground inside.
Hello, sir?

Attempting to gain entry.
RABBIT: Hello?

MALE DISPATCHER:
Copy that, Medic 78.

TYLER: All right. No?
No.

All right.
Do it up.

RABBIT: Hello, sir.
Can you hear me?

Hello, sir.
How are you doing?

Sir, can you tell us
how you got down
on the ground?

All right.
I'm just going to
pop off those glasses.

Looks like
you had a little
accident there, sir.

Oh, Fonzo.
Is that you?

No. No Fonzo.

Who the hell
is Fonzo?

Keep your eyes open
just like that, okay?

Edward.
Come on, Edward.

Angel Rescue 2,
do you copy?

Where the hell are you?

Oh, well,
it looks like you had
a little accident there.

Fonzie.
Is that you, Fonzie?

Fonzie. No. No.
Who's Fonzie?

Is Fonzie...
Is Fonzie here with you?
Fonzie.

He's alert.
Where is he?

Fonzie!

He's got
no MedicAlert tags.

TYLER: Diabetic shock?

I don't think so.
Let's check his pulse.

Not another OD.

Nope.

EDWARD: You know,
you're throwing
a little oil here.

Excuse me?

Your bird's throwing oil.
Not a lot.

But it's something you
should keep an eye on.

Yeah, yeah.
No, I know...

I know she's a little bit
of an oil burner.

She ain't burning it.
You using cst 9
transmission oil?

Yeah, yeah.
Of course, I am.

That's the problem.

It's cracking
your bypass valves.

Wait. Wait a second.
Edward!

Edward, get the hell out
of my helicopter.

After two tours
of Vietnam,

you can call me
Captain Smith.
I work for a living.

Captain Benez, Iraq.
Okay? Yeah.

And I worked
for a living, too.

Until you decided
to go off and steal
my helicopter.

You know what
year it is?

Fourteen.
Fourteen.

RABBIT: Good.
And your name?
Phil.

Phil.
Your name's Phil.
Phil.

Phil.
Phil it up.

[LAUGHS]
Is Fonzo...

Is Fonzo your cat?
Fonzo!

Are you Fonzo?

Grab my hands.

This one, too.
Grab both hands.

I'm going to
hold them up.
Yeah.

Now, when I let go,
I... Close your eyes.

I'm going to let go.

Now, keep holding
them out straight.

Oh, yeah.
Good.

Hold them up
nice and straight.

That's great.
You're doing
really good.

Let's get him
out of here now.
He's having a stroke.

Edward! Damn it.

Hey, guys, I got him!
I got him.

You guys, come on.
We've got to go find him.

No way. We've got
to get this guy
to the hospital.

You might want
to try getting your
priorities straight.

Hey, Edward.
I get it, okay?

You've had your joy ride.
You've had your little
spin in the air.

Now, land immediately.

EDWARD: Look, Captain Benez,
I've got a brain tumor.

You know I ain't
landing this thing.

You're a soldier.
How would you want to go?

In a hospital
with your brains
oozing out your ear?

Or flying free
up in the sky?

Angel Rescue 2 out.

Sir. No, it is not
our policy

to leave a $2 million
helicopter unattended.

Okay, yes, I know that is
a National Security issue.

Yes, I...
I'm Acting Captain.

Okay. I've... I've
tried to get in touch
with Captain Basra.

Okay. Immediately.

[DIALING]

[RINGING]

[BASRA ON ANSWERING MACHINE]
This is Sebastian Basra.

Straight up.
I will never ride
with this bitch again.

Bitch?
Oh, that's great.

You see? This is
the level of respect
I'm getting.

You want respect?
Earn it.

Riding my ass and
treating people like crap
is not how you get it.

Okay, ladies. Really.

How long you guys
been riding together?
Two years.

Is there anything else
going on here?

What the hell is that
supposed to mean?

Nothing, nothing.
I'm just trying to get
to the bottom of this

[PHONE RINGING]
And find out
what the problem is.

Just...
Just hold on.

The problem's simple.

Acting Captain Boone.

Is it Acting Captain Boone?
What is that? Acting?
What is that about?

That's cute.

Ladies, can you
close the door?

[SIGHS]

Thanks.

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

I told you to
get them here.

Okay, that's your job.
They're in a lot of
trouble, bro.

I know.
They lost the helicopter.

Who does that?

No, Boone,
we keep getting calls.

I mean, you know,
I've got Rabbit.
I'm going to use him.

I mean, we just rocked
a stroke call.

Whoa.

No offense.
I miss you.

Okay, man.
You know what?
I'm out. I'm gone.

[ALL EXCLAIMING]

Hey, hey.
We got him.

TYLER: Hey. Boone, Boone.
We got the chopper, man.
We out.

MARISA: Okay,
turn left here.

Turn left now.
There you go.

[DIAL TONE]

FEMALE DISPATCHER: Medic 114,
we have a possible drug
overdose in Needle Park.

Please respond.

[SIREN WAILING]

Duke.
Duke, are you okay?

Mmm... My stomach is
k*lling me, Nancy.

[GROANING]
Here, let me
have a look.

Let me at it.
Can you take his vitals?

NANCY:
Your stomach doesn't
feel hard.

Pulse is 80.
It's fine.

Yeah, I want to
take him in for
observation still.

Can you get up?
Yeah.

All right. Hey,
you don't have any
needles on you, do you?

I don't want to
get poked.

DUKE: Hey,
show a little respect.
I ain't that sloppy.

Just a question.
Glenn.

No, Nancy.
I really don't see
what the point is.

We take him in,
patch him up,
he goes AMA,

he's back out here
getting high.
It starts all over.

The great circle of life.

It's just a vicious cycle
that costs time and money.

You, my friend,
are a realist.

Which is great
for the unimaginative.

Shut up.
Man, just shut up.
Sit down.

Okay. Can you remember
you are still talking
to a patient?

You're too close
to this guy, Nancy.

For once, I might have
a little more experience
than you, Nance.

Hey, Edward.
Just talk to me, okay?

You're not going to
do anything stupid now,
are you?

Benez, I already swiped
a helicopter.

Seems like
I've already done
something stupid.

Yeah, that's true.
It's pretty stupid.

But it wasn't
dead stupid.

This thing has got
some real juice.

Quick mover.
I like it.

Yeah, she's a beauty.
I like her, too.

Hey, Edward,
let's just try to
figure this out, okay?

I mean, you've got
a lot of people

who are really
pissed off at you
right now.

EDWARD:
Well, that won't be
the first time.

MARISA:
Yeah, but this time,
it's people like you.

How do you mean?

Oh, you know, cops,
firemen, firefighters,
Coast Guard.

People who know
what it means to serve.

I just wanted to fly.

I know, man.
I get it.

I know how good it feels
to just sail away and fly.

But sometimes,
we've all got to land,
you know.

Yeah.

Hey. This is Duke.

Thirty-seven years old.
IV drug abuser.

Sorry. No offense.

None taken.

BP's 108 over 71.
Heart rate is 78.

Complaining of
acute stomach pains.

Thanks, Nancy.

TYLER: Oh,
I don't see anything.

No planes, no birds,
I don't even...

All right, Tyler,
we got your point.

Let's head back
into the city traffic.

Oh, there he is!
TYLER: Where? Where?

Angel Rescue 2,
do you copy?

Edward, Angel Rescue 2,
do you copy?

Come on.
Let's go L and S.
L and S.

Hey, forget it.
I am not going lights
and sirens on a non-call.

Oh, yes, you are.

[SIREN WAILING]

I'll be damned.
Here we go.
Code Three. Okay.

Here we go.
Oh, look at these...
Look at these idiots.

Come on!
Siren's on!

Get out of the way!
Move it!

Uh-huh.
Welcome to my world.

Welcome to my world.

We lost him.

RABBIT: Come on,
try him on the radio.

Edward! Edward!
Edward, do you copy?
Do you read me?

Edward? Damn it!

Hey. Uh-uh. No.
Respect the rig.
It's mine.

You about ready to go?

Four vials of morphine
are missing.

What? But how...

Oh, no.
What?

So are my keys.

What?

Gina, where is the guy
I just brought in
for abdominal pain?

Trauma bay four.

He's not there.

Maybe he went
to the bathroom
or something.

GLENN: Yeah.

Duke!

No?

Nothing.

The signs were
all over the place
with this guy,

and you missed them.

Duke has never
done that before.

Nancy, he's a junkie.

There's bad dope
on the streets.
What did you expect?

It's not our fault,
Glenn. It's...

A patient took morphine
from us.

Nancy, it doesn't matter?
Missing dr*gs is
a federal offense.

I think you're making
more out of this
than there is.

No, I don't think I am.
I... I'm new.

I'm a probie.

I'm a probie who's
already been involved
in an MVA

and caused a big stink
with SFPD.

The brass has been
looking for a reason
to can me,

and we just
gave them one.

All right, look. I will
take full responsibility
for all of this.

That's not what
I'm saying.

You're supposed to be
teaching me, right?

[PHONE RINGING]

Captain Basra's office.

NANC Y: Boone?

Hey. What's going on?

A patient has taken
all the morphine
from my rig.

What? Are you...
Are you joking?

No, I wish I was.

All right. Do you...
Do you have
any idea where it is?

Yeah, maybe.

Okay. Well,
you're going to
have to go get it.

[SIREN WAILING]

Mmm!
TYLER: What?

There, there!
Go through there.

You know,
we should really do
this more often, Rabbit.

[LAUGHS]

Edward, come on, man.
You're running out of gas.

You've got to land
at some point.

Yeah, I know.
I was just thinking
about that.

Look, Captain Benez,
soldier to soldier,

I promise
I won't hurt anybody.

Yeah? Not even
the soldier in the copter?

EDWARD: Well, that promise
is a little tricky.

Whoa.
What?

I just saw an accident
down below.

Bicycle got hit by a car.
Looks pretty bad.

I'm not messing around,
Miss Benez.

Looks like
the bicycle guy
needs some help.

Okay. Uh, where is
the accident, Edward?

No street signs up here.

I see a huge cathedral
with twin peaks.

I got it.
St. Peter and Paul's Church
on Washington Square.

Washington.
Yeah, got it.

Okay. Control,
this is Medic 78.

We are en route
to a cyclist versus auto
on Washington Square.

MALE DISPATCHER:
Is that you, Rabbit?

Where did you
pick up a call?

Yeah, it's Rabbit.
And don't even ask.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[HUMMING]

This is awkward.

You stole from me, Duke.

And I am ashamed
about that, Nancy.

I was stuck
between a rock
and my own hard place.

I had bad dr*gs
on the streets.

Good dr*gs
in your ambulance.
I'm sorry.

Dude, she put herself
out there for you.

You stabbed her
in the back.

Well, I think I can
make it up to you.

There were four.

Sorry, my love.

Unfortunately,
the fourth one
has disappeared.

Your tricks
are not going to work
for you this time.

Control, I need
an SFPD unit now.

MALE DISPATCHER:
Copy that, 114.
We'll notify SFPD.

Hey, Nancy. Come on.
Let's do a trick.

Come on,
pick a card, Nancy.

Angel Rescue 2,
do you copy?

Edward, do you copy?

TYLER: Give us
some room, sir.
Thank you.

All right,
check out that bike, huh?

su1c1de rocket.
How cool.

What's your name?
James.

James. All right.
He's conscious.

Careful.
Careful with that head.
There you go.

[EXCLAIMING]

Get a C-spine on him.

All right.
Here we go.
Well...

RABBIT: Help me.

All right.
No brakes, no helmet.

James.

[GROANS]

Okay, we've got
a distal radius
fracture.

Anything else hurting?
Huh, James?

Okay. Possible head trauma,
a compound clavicle fracture,

femur fracture,
and multiple abrasions.
Hands, arms, and face.

Okay. His pupils are
uneven, Rabbit.

No good.
Not good at all.

All right, kiddie.
Wakey, wakey.
You still with us?

All right,
let's get him intubated
and in the rig.

I don't think we're going
to have enough time.

All right, Marisa.
Get me my damn
copter now.

Hey, Edward?

Did you mean
what you said about
not hurting anybody?

Yes, ma'am, I did.

MARISA: Okay.
Then, you listen to me.

You are a soldier,
which means that you
understand honor and duty.

And right now,
I have a man who will die

unless I can get him
to the hospital
in that helicopter.

So, I am asking you, Edward,
to please help this man.

Where do you want me?

Just east of the church.

And, hey,
thanks a lot, Edward.

Guys, we've got a copter!

RABBIT: Hey! Let's go!
Let's go!

One, two, three!
Let's move!

Good to meet you,
Captain Benez.

You, too, Edward.

Captain Burnette,
Angel Rescue 2

is under my control
and ready for service.

Hey, Edward!
How you doing?

Control, this is
Angel Rescue 2,
en route to City Hospital.

Climbing up to 500.
Over.

MALE DISPATCHER:
Copy that,
Angel Rescue 2.

You are cleared to 500.

So, what happens to me?

You go back,
and you deal with it.

I really can't believe
you're doing this, Nancy.

That's why
you chose me
to rip off.

We are what we are.

And I really am
ashamed of what I did.

Yeah. Me, too.

Hey, Abe!
Watch my head.

[SIGHS]

You...
You can say it.

You were right,
you know.

I got too close,
and I got played.

I'm not going to gloat.
Good.

Feel free to head check me
sometimes, though.

Okay?

[PHONE RINGING]

Acting Captain Boone,
please hold.

[PHONE RINGING]

Acting Captain Boone,
please hold.

When the shift is ending,
I usually just stop answering.

Captain, I'm glad
to see you.

You know, I... Look.
I hope your daughter's
game was great,

because today was not
the day for you to leave.

Oh, I don't know.

Marisa loses a helicopter.

Nancy's rig gets jacked
for morphine.

Sounds like the
perfect day to miss,
if you ask me.

Yeah. I know.

SFPD called me immediately.

And you didn't call me.

Nope. I wanted to see
you think on your feet.

You did.

Copter's back.
So is most of the morphine.

All is well.

Yeah, I guess so.

Kind of a crappy job,
though.

Isn't it?

Hey. This is Deirdre, 72.

She lives in
a residential home.

Her emphysema's
flaring up.
Bilateral wheezing.

Slow respirations,
and her pulse ox is...
Is not good.

Okay, Gina's going to
take care of you, okay?

That's the school teacher.

Oh, yeah.
She crashed into
a light post on Geary.

They found her unconscious
with low respiratory rate,

and a bottle of pills
in her passenger seat.

GLENN: Is it oxycodone?

Yeah. We're keeping
her here overnight.

They're going to
charge her with a DUI.

And I've got
a drug counselor
coming in, but...

ODs twice in one day.

Guess you were right
about her, too.

Nancy, give me a sec?

I'll catch up
with you.
Sure.

I remember you.

Landing in the ER twice
in one day.

You know that's
a problem, right?

I don't need
a lecture.

Lectures don't work.
I'm not going to
give you a lecture.

I knew a girl.

She was the most beautiful
little girl I ever knew.

When she got older,
she OD'd three times
in 36 hours.

The first time,
the nurse talked to her.

Second time,
her dad talked to her.

Third time,
no one talked to her
for a long, long time.

She came out of a coma
and went to rehab.

They talked a lot
to her in there.

Six months later,
she was living in a motel.

And I don't like to think
how she was earning
her money.

She's in
a halfway house now.

Maybe it will stick.
Most likely it won't.

I love my sister.

You and I can end up
seeing a whole lot
of each other

over the next few years.

I'm not excited
about watching you
waste away and die.

That is exactly
what's going to happen

until you start to care
more about your life
than I do.

[SNIFFLING]

Yo.

Yo-ho-ho. So?

So, what?

So, you missed it
out there today,
didn't you?

Dude, I'm telling you,
we were chasing

a helicopter
across the city.

Rabbit's breaking windows,
are you kidding me?

I knew I loved that guy
for a reason.

Tell me you didn't
sit around all day

getting splinters
in your ass.

Oh, it wasn't that great.

Ah. I figured.
You're a man that's
made for the field.

You know that, right?

[SIGHING]

I might do it again,
though.

[EXCLAIMING] Yeah, right.
You're joking, right?

Well, you could do
worse than having me
as Captain.

Yeah, but, I mean...

I don't think
I could do much better
for a partner.

Good night, man.

All right, Captain Boone.

That's the point.

Hey.
Hey.

Hear you got
your copter back.

Yeah. Whatever.
My copter.

Anyway,
I heard about Duke.

Yeah.

Yeah. Sorry about that.

Yeah.

Anyway,
I'll see you tomorrow?

Yeah. See you tomorrow.

Tomorrow, all right.
Good night.

Night.

Good night.

RABBIT: So, tell me
about your day.
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