So what do you say?
UCLA against
USC at Poly.
You get the tickets.
I'll get the ladies.
I hate to stand
in ticket lines.
Oh, come on, Jon.
It will be a great game.
Alright,
I'll think about it.
Alright.
I don't know
what I'm going to do.
Hey, would you
believe it?
She flags me down,
lets me get it all hooked up
and then she tells me
she can't pay.
I can too pay.
I just don't have cash
and I didn't bring
my checkbook with me.
Okay, okay.
Look, lady, right now
I've got a lien on your car
because you let me
hook it up.
I'm trying to be nice
about it. Okay?
Listen do you have
any credit cards?
My husband and I
have separated
and I haven't had a chance
to establish
a line of credit
for myself.
- Hey, listen, man--
- Oh, uh-uh, man.
Hey look, by the time
you unhitch her car
and get another job
you could have towed
her car off the freeway
to the garage.
What are you going to
do do leave her out here?
That's not my problem,
now, is it?
Look, she's a victim
of circumstances.
We're all out
on the pavement together.
Now, is it that hard
to do her a favor?
Okay, I'll do it for you,
but not for her.
That's not the point,
is it?
Take it easy. I'm doing
what you want, ain't I?
Thank you.
Thank you.
It takes all kinds.
Yeah. Seen too many
of that kind lately.
I mean, if the bucks aren't
there, it's forget it.
I've had it with that
"who cares" attitude.
Come on, Jon.
Those kind of people are
the exception to the rule.
Lately I'm beginning
to wonder.
Doris, this one goes
to Morris Ridley
in general accounting.
Dear Morris,
we're having trouble
with the accounts
receivable
of the last month
of the prior quarter.
I'll untangle things
back here.
LA 15, Mary 3.
We got a multiple 11-80.
Uh, foothill, west of mission.
Roll an 11-41, 11-85.
'10-4, Mary 3.'
Okay, guys, I'll take over.
Excuse me.
I'm a doctor.
Get an ambulance stat.
It's on its way.
How is he?
He's not good,
I'm afraid.
He has a crushed windpipe.
He can't breathe.
I'm going to open
his throat.
I hope you don't
mind assisting me
in a tracheotomy?
I want you to wipe away
the surface blood
and pull the hemostat
when I set it.
You're doing fine.
Now, just one more vein.
That should do it.
He's breathing.
Lucky you happened along.
He's going to be
a pretty grateful guy.
Here comes the ambulance.
Perfect timing.
I have an emergency appendectomy
at the County General.
I'm running late.
How's the guy?
I think he's
going to be okay.
Thanks to that doctor.
Hey, you know,
for an angel of mercy
she's in a pretty big hurry.
She's got a busy day.
She's like Florence Nightingale.
See, Jon, there are a lot
of people out there
ready to jump in and help.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
Jon, if you get there early
there won't be any line.
Besides, you like
to get up early.
Pam's cousin is in from Phoenix
for the weekend.
And I saw a picture of her
and she's a knockout.
Yeah, well, I'll think
about it, alright?
Hey, sarge.
Hey, Jon, I want
a word with you.
Uh-oh. It sounds like
his official tone.
That emergency
tracheotomy yesterday
you forgot to put the name
of the attending doctor
in your accident report.
Uh, yeah, well,
I didn't have a chance.
She ran off to emergency surgery
at County General.
Took off like
Parnelli Jones.
Eastbound
on the foothill freeway
isn't the way
to County General.
Uh...yeah, I guess.
Maybe she was going westbound,
saw the accident
doubled back at
the next overpass.
'Excuse me.'
- Hey, Grossman.
- That's funny.
Little lunch.
Grossman, didn't you
report a woman doctor
assisting at a crash off
the Ventura freeway last week?
Yeah. Nice lady.
She was on her way to surgery
at St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Who says a doctor can't work
more than one hospital?
They can, but it bears
checking out, hmm?
Jeff, I thought
you'd never get here!
My folks will be
home any minute.
We're never
going to get away.
Hey, Kim, will you relax?
Just cool it.
Where's
It's over here.
Wait a minute.
Do you need all that?
Well, it's just
the basic essentials.
Where do you think we're going
to be living, in a mansion?
Oh, well, look
at all the junk you're taking.
Okay. I'm sorry.
We'll get it all
in somehow.
Okay.
Hi! Where you guys going?
On a picnic
out near Agora
and we won't be back
till late.
Well, would you mind
if I came along?
I could just leave
a note for mom.
Some other time, okay?
Oh, come on, sis,
give me a break.
You know, I've been hitting
those books pretty hard lately.
Yeah, I could use some relief.
Like a picnic?
Wow.
You guys must be going
on some picnic.
Bye, Darla.
Yeah.
I'll be seeing you.
She knows.
Don't start having
a guilt trip.
We made up
our minds to go
and we're
going to do it.
Boy, Kim..
...you're really going
to get it this time.
'Uh, Baker.'
I checked Grossman's accident
report for that doctor's name.
And?
She told him she was
a Dr. Beverly Otis
out at St. Joseph's and there's
no problem about her working
at two hospitals
at the same time.
She doesn't work
at either hospital.
I-I don't get it.
Well, neither does
anybody else.
If you cross paths
with her again
I sure hope you'll ask her
a few questions, huh?
You can count on that.
Why should she lie? I mean,
maybe she's not even a doctor.
It's a possibility
you got to admit.
- It was too good to be true.
- Keep talking.
Well, I mean you finally
find somebody
that goes out of their way
to help somebody
and it turns out to be
some kind of weird scam.
Yeah, but we may not
know what's going on
but why assume the worst?
Because it seems to be
right most of the time.
Why be disappointed?
Alright, new subject.
What about
the basketball tickets?
Alright, now, tell me something.
Is Pam's cousin from Phoenix
really all that special?
Oh, Jon, that really
disturbs me, you know?
On a matter like this
you're going to question me?
Alright, alright,
I was just trying to figure out
when I can set aside some time
to pick up those tickets.
Alright. Nice to see you got it
all together, partner. Come on.
Oh, daddy,
am I glad you're here.
Why, baby?
What's wrong?
I tried to get you
at your office.
Except you'd already gone.
Read this. Kim has run away!
- Yeah, with Jeff.
In that clunker of a bus
he drives.
Does your mother know
about this?
No. It's Ladies' Day
at the golf course, remember?
Well, they've
headed north.
Well, they won't get far.
I can promise you that.
And if we make it
into Canada
the government still gives
free land to homesteaders.
- At least I think it does.
Anyway, it won't cost an arm
and a leg like here in LA.
I remember
my grandmother talking
about the quilting bees
she went to as a girl.
Well, I could learn
to quilt and can peaches.
And pluck chickens
and clean fish.
Can't we just buy the food
at a supermarket?
Jeff, what is that?
I don't know.
'Attention, all San Diego
freeway units'
'B.O.L a green
'58 Volkswagen bus'
'northbound from Garden Grove
20 ago.'
'Occupied by a runaway
teenage couple'
'believed en route
to the Pacific Northwest.'
Trying to get away
from it all.
They didn't get very far.
LA 15, Mary 3.
We're 10-97..
- I don't know.
All of a sudden
it started making
this awful clanking noise,
and I lost power.
I just barely made it
to the shoulder.
I hate to tell you,
but I think you've thrown a rod.
- Rats.
I'm afraid not. I think you're
going to need a new engine.
There goes everything.
Where are you heading?
- North.
Yeah. We were
going on our..
Well, you know,
on a vacation.
Could I see
a driver's license please?
The tow truck's
on its way.
Baricza will
take them in.
Take us in?
We haven't done anything.
We haven't
broken any laws.
Okay, take it easy.
Just take it easy.
You're Jeff Johnson,
right?
Yeah.
Kim Richardson?
I think your folks want you
home for dinner. That's all.
Hey, cheer up. You could have
had a serious accident.
What if you'd been
way up north
a few miles from nowhere
when this had happened, huh?
At least we'd be
alone together.
The man back there will take you
to the station house.
You can call your folks
from there.
What about our stuff?
My entire record
collection's in there.
All my Elton John records..
You and your folks can pick
everything up at the garage.
It will all still be
there, I promise.
Next time we'll have
some decent wheels.
You know, Ponch,
sometimes I feel
like heading for
the high lonesome myself.
Ah, man, you'll be
bored, just bored.
Besides, wherever
that place is
you can be sure there aren't
any big basketball games.
Sounds like a hint to me.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
Going to be a big sellout.
We'll pick them up at lunch.
Sorry, old buddy.
I got a court date.
Besides, I'll be
with you, in spirit.
Thanks a lot.
You save your thanks
for when you say hello
to Pam's cousin.
'Officer! Officer!'
Officer!
My car was just stolen
less than five minutes ago.
- I bought it in a kit.
It's a reproduction of a 1935
white Auburn boattail Speedster.
I'll get right on it.
'LA 15, 62 Adam,
a citizen's report'
'on a stolen 1935 Auburn
boattail Speedster, white.'
'Environmental plates reading'
'Boy hyphen Tom
Adam item Lincoln.'
'Uh, last seen westbound
on Larchmont.'
'Possibly entering
San Diego freeway'
'at Elderbush five ago.'
LA Mary 5,
I have visual with stolen Auburn
southbound San Diego
from the Ventura.
LA 15, Mary 3 and 4,
we'll intercept at Sepulveda.
15, Mary 4. 11-83
at Crystal Plaza parking lot.
Roll paramedics
on the double.
'10-4, Mary 4.'
Excuse me!
Excuse me.
Better let me see to him
while you call the paramedics.
It's alright. I'm a doctor.
I'll take it from here.
An ambulance is on the way.
I can barely feel a pulse.
Here, please,
in the green Pinto there
bring the black bag
on the front seat.
Listen, for the record, could I,
uh, have your name, doc?
He's fallen into severe shock.
There's massive
bleeding somewhere.
Look, it's swollen
for sure.
It's just started.
'Bleeding from where, ma'am?'
Open.
Now let's find out.
Right now?
- Well, it's now or never.
He could bleed to death
before he gets to the hospital.
Now, I'm going to make
a quick incision.
'Here in the upper abdomen.
Are you with me?'
You're the doc.
There..
No..
Where are you?
It's the spleen.
It's ruptured.
It's like a little faucet.
Pack.
You okay?
Yeah, I'm alright.
I'm in great shape.
Get on your feet.
Put your left hand
on your head.
I've got to get some
more supplies from the car.
No, wait a minute.
You can't leave me like this.
No, no, you're doing just fine.
Now, keep the pressure constant.
You see, you've got it.
Now, don't move.
Uh, doctor! Doctor!
Hi. I'm from the, uh,
"LA Sun Chronicle."
No, no, no, I'm sorry.
T-there's no time.
Ask the highway patrolman.
It really would
make it easier--
No, no, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I can't.
Got a ruptured
spleen here.
Set up an IV.
Establish vitals.
Did you do this?
Me? No. It was the doc..
It's a good thing.
It's a pretty hairy thing
to pull off out here
in the field.
Ha-ha! What on Earth
happened to you?
Ah, I had to see a man about
a stolen car. How's the boy?
- Alive thanks to..
I don't know.
I'm afraid to say I think
Miss Nightingale struck again.
And you let her
get away? You didn't--
Hey, partner, you know,
we had a problem here.
Before it clicked,
she split.
She probably
recognized you
from the tracheotomy
on the freeway.
'Jeff?'
That's right,
isn't it?
Hey, man,
how you doing?
- Oh, I'm okay.
- Yeah.
Things are a little slow
right now without my wheels.
Oh, you got some business
to transact down here?
Just scoping it out.
Next time we're not going
to run away and get married.
We're going to get married
first and then leave.
Sound like a man
with a plan.
Better believe it.
What does, uh,
Kim's dad think about it?
I haven't had a chance
to talk to him.
Well, Jeff, uh, I don't
know all his reservations
but I'll bet for sure he thinks
you're both not ready yet.
'I mean, what are you going
to do to support yourself?'
I can do lots of things.
I'm getting a new job right now.
Yeah, that's a great start,
but, uh, there's a lot more
to think about
than just that.
I mean, if you love each other,
really love each other..
...you'll take the time
to sort things out.
'There's no rush.'
I just don't
understand why people
won't let us live
our own lives.
Huh. It's because
they love you too much, man.
They sure have
a funny way of showing it.
Yeah, that they do,
don't they?
Listen, I got to run.
You be cool now, okay?
Um, excuse me, guys.
Hey, listen, I got to
get back on duty.
If one of you guys would,
uh, do me a favor..
In other words,
who cares, right?
I'll do it.
Oh, great. I need four tickets.
I'd appreciate that.
Listen, I'll give you my number.
You can call and pick them up.
Okay. That would be great.
What is it?
Sorry, folks. Sold out.
Oh, great.
At least I got your number.
Keep it.
You know, even for
a crosstown rivalry
I never expected that many
people to want tickets.
You better believe
they would.
Well, you tried,
old buddy.
"Lucy Kenton."
What's this..
Another blind date?
Florence Nightingale's
realname and address.
Well, pray tell, little lady,
how did you get this?
There was a reporter
out at the shopping center
yesterday taking notes
on the accident
and I thought he just
might know something.
Anyway, he saw this Lucy Kenton
working on the boy
and took down
her license plate number
just in case he wanted
to do a follow-up.
Man, that's terrific.
Thanks, Bonnie.
Any time.
Well, what do we do now?
Oh, I guess
we bait the bear, huh?
Well, the proper
thing to do is--
I knew it.
Here we go.
Will you just
wait a minute?
The thing to do
is to turn this over
to the state
licensing board.
It's out of our
jurisdiction.
Look, sarge, she hasn't
committed any crimes.
Besides, no one has filed
a citizen's complaint
against her.
- Not that we know about.
Both Jon and I on two
separate occasions
watched her save
someone's life!
Maybe you guys could have done
the same thing. Excuse me.
What if we hadn't
been there?
Uh, Ponch,
the bottom line is
she may be practicing medicine
without a license.
Well, we don't know that.
She could be a doctor!
But the license is issued
to a MissLucy Kenton
not a Dr. Kenton.
And what's your interest
in this anyway?
We just want to rap
with her.
You know, she must
might be doing
the right things
for the wrong reasons.
Oh, boy.
A couple of C.H.P. Officers
who want to be boy scouts.
Come on, sarge.
We'll keep it low
Alright.
Alright.
Ball's in your court.
What are you doing here?
You got a death wish
or something?
Is your dad home?
If he is, I'd like
to speak with him.
I was right.
You are tired of living.
'Who is it, sweetheart?'
Listen, if I was you,
I'd take my advice and split.
No way!
What's going on
out here?
'Oh, it's you.'
I thought we saw the last of you
at the highway patrol station.
Adios,pioneer.
'Please, Mr. Richardson'
I-I'd like to speak
with Kim. May I?
In words of one
syllable, Jeff.
No, you may not.
We're not going anywhere.
I give you my word.
Look, and I'll
give you mine.
Kim is not going anywhere,
and that's for sure.
We're not kids,
Mr. Richardson
and that's how you're
treating us.
Now, think of it.
Jeff, a cabin in the north woods
is not kid stuff.
Now, come on, you know
better than that.
Look, I gave you my word
we wouldn't go anywhere.
Can't I even talk to Kim?
No. No, you may not.
I'm sorry, Jeff.
Maybe later, okay?
Oh, I take it all back.
First chance we get,
we're going!
Jeff!
I'd like to know up-front..
...am I under arrest?
No, ma'am,
not at all.
We'd just like to talk
to you unofficially.
I guess I've been
expecting this for months.
I suppose we do have
a lot to talk about.
Well, it was bound to happen
sooner or later.
In a way,
it's something of a relief.
First off, you must know
I'm not a doctor.
I'm not even a nurse.
I'll get back
to examinations in a moment.
I have some things to talk over
with these officers.
Where did you get
all this equipment?
Oh, from medical
supply houses
volunteer clinics
going out of business
doctors buying
newer equipment.
And you paid for it
yourself?
Right down
to the last Q-tip.
Having trouble here,
Miss Lucy?
Oh, no, no, Tony.
It's alright.
I assisted these officers
at an accident the other day
and they just need some more
information from me.
- Oh. Oh, okay. Just checking.
- Thank you.
My neighbors are
very protective of me.
They call me
un angel con ojos azules.
Oh, uh..
- An angel with blue eyes.
- Yeah.
As you might expect,
there are
many undocumented
aliens in this area
and so often they're afraid
to go to regular doctors
or they don't have the money,
so they come to me.
Look, uh, how did you
get started in this?
Well, it's a long story
but, uh, I'll try to make it
short and sweet.
My husband was
a missionary doctor
in Africa for 20 years.
'He was Austrian.'
And, uh..
...then when he d*ed,
I came back here.
I didn't know anyone
but I wanted to go
to medical school.
'Oh, they were very kind'
'but my age had to be
considered.'
Well, I got to thinking,
why shouldn't I be helping
these people
just around the corner
as well as those on the other
side of the world?
Well, that's something
that we overlook sometimes
our own people.
Yeah, that's for sure.
And, uh, well, of course,
I never attempted anything
that I wasn't
well equipped to handle.
'Oh, no, not ever.'
Well, I guess
it's over, isn't it?
Now what?
Don't look at me.
I don't have
an answer, either.
Okay, that's about it
unless anybody has
something to add.
Okay, let's get out
among them.
Frank, Jon,
could I see you a minute?
What is it with you guys
the past couple of days?
You've been grousing
around here
like, uh, somebody
in a laxative commercial.
It's that Lucy Kenton business,
isn't it?
Yeah, I'll say.
I mean, a lot of people
laugh at you unless you expect
the worst from everybody so
when you finally find somebody
that puts it on the line,
I mean who really cares..
...it makes you feel
pretty good.
I mean, about humanity,
things like that.
Yeah. I know
what you mean.
It's pretty hard to take
when you have to help
put a person like her
out of business.
Either of you ever hear
of the medics program?
What's that?
Well, it was started recently
in this area to help
with shock treatment,
trauma, that sort of thing.
Now, the people completing
the program aren't doctors
but they're certified
as assistant doctors
in remote locations to help
with the initial treatment.
You think Lucy Kenton
could qualify?
Could she?
Yeah. Where does she
get started?
She has to take an exam.
Err, she'd probably know
more about it
than the people who gave it.
Remember, all you have to do
is the trim and sills.
Shouldn't take you
over eight hours at the most.
And don't forget,
please don't forget
to put your drop cloths
over her shrubs.
Yes, sir.
Do you know
what you're going to do?
Yes, sir.
Forget it, Ponch.
Lucy won't know
the results of the exam
until late today
at the earliest.
Kim! Kim!
Kim!
Go faster.
He's catching up
on us.
Jeff!
Kim!
Kim!
Kim, can you hear me?
Kim!
'Any unit in the vicinity'
'of the foothill freeway
and mission.'
'Citizens report
a multiple 11-80'
'and vehicle fire.'
'Roll fire and rescue units
for 11-84.'
'Kim! Kim! Kim! Kim!'
Will you help me?
They can't get out!
'They can't get out!'
Get back,
get out of there!
Get back from here!
Jon, give me your baton. I'm
going to go through the window.
Stay back. I'm going
to go through the window.
Come on.
You alright?
Whoa! It's getting hot.
Kim!
Alright.
It will be a long time
before I work my way
out of this mess.
I'm sorry.
I wouldn't want to hurt Kim
for the world.
It's my fault,
too, daddy.
I guess after we pay
for all this
if we're still together that
will really be something, huh?
I'm just thankful
no one got hurt, sweetheart.
You have to admit,
Mr. Richardson
you and Jeff have
one thing in common.
What's that?
You both love
the same girl.
Hey, look at that.
It's alright!
I'm legal now.
I passed my test.
It's a heck of a note,
isn't it?
Beg your pardon?
That a person who cares
has to take a test to prove it.
Yes.
Hey, I hear you guys
had a busy afternoon.
You can say that again
but the big news
is that Lucy Kenton
made it into
the medics program.
Oh, terrific.
That's great.
I'm sorry I can't
give out merit badges.
I'd just be happy
to get two tickets
for the UCLA
Basketball game.
Yeah? Take a look
at these.
How did you get them?
Pam's cousin from Phoenix.
I found out her little brother
played for the Bruins.
Hey, that's fantastic.
Listen..
Wait. Her littlebrother
plays for the Bruins?
How tall is she?
Oh, yeh high.
- Sure, old buddy.
You're kidding, right, Ponch?
I mean..
Jump ball.
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