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01:44All right.
01:45Excuse me.
01:45Coming through.
01:46Hey.
01:46Whoa.
01:46Look at this.
01:47Smurfs with thyroid problems, huh?
01:50Hey, Malik.
01:51How you doing, man?
01:51Nice to see you.
01:53Where's the seven-figure Burger Town endorsement deal you promised me?
01:55It's in the pipeline, bro.
01:57It's in the pipeline.
01:58Hey.
01:58Give my love to your wife, all right?
02:00I don't have a wife.
02:01Oh, cool.
02:02Give them babes something to dream about.
02:04You know what I mean?
02:04Hey, Brent.
02:06Nice to see you, buddy.
02:06What's going on?
02:07Bodine, when are you going to renegotiate my deal with this lousy team?
02:10I'm on it.
02:11I'm under it.
02:12I'm around it.
02:12I'm through it.
02:13Hey, you know, this blue, it really brings out your eyes.
02:16Get out of here.
02:17Hey, there's the man I want to see.
02:20Well, well, well, the shoes look great.
02:22And, you know, I'm the guy who put you in them.
02:25I thought when I fired you, I never had to see you again.
02:27Oh, no, no, no, no.
02:29I'm going to be your reflection until I get that half a million dollars in commissions you owe me.
02:34You know, it takes a lot of gas to drive a shiny red Humvee.
02:37I wouldn't give you the change between my couch cushions.
02:40Well, that's a shame, because that'd probably just about put us even.
02:47Whoops.
02:47See you in court, Boychick.
02:49I had a kind of without the hoops.
02:52There he is, Howie, superstar.
02:53Get your wings pressed, man.
02:54I got you a gig on Touched by an Angel.
03:00Dwayne, would you get me some ice?
03:04What is it with that guy?
03:06Twenty million dollars a year.
03:09You know what?
03:10It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back,
03:12but you ain't got the guts to do it face to face.
03:17Break it up!
03:18Break it up!
03:20Break it up!
03:22You bit my nose!
03:24You bit my nose!
03:46It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
03:47It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
03:48It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
03:49It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
03:51It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
03:54It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
03:55It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
03:58It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
03:58It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
03:59It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
03:59It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
04:02It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
04:06It's easy for you to take a shot at somebody's back.
04:13How did that happen, anyway?
04:15He tried to break up a fight.
04:17Those guys are huge.
04:19I'm glad he didn't break his jaw.
04:21I wonder it's not broken.
04:23It's my fault. I recommended him for that mistake, John.
04:26Mark, he's an adult. There's no way you could have predicted it.
04:28I'm standing between two of the greatest talents to ever share a court,
04:32and it's a very volatile mix.
04:33It's like matter and anti-matter.
04:35Predicted that his ego would go completely out of control.
04:38You know, as a doctor, I'm the one who's got to hold the whole team together.
04:42I'm like the glue. A physician, sure, but I'm also a friend, a counselor, a spiritual leader.
04:47And the Nobel Committee has been informed.
04:50You're not encouraging him, are you?
04:52I'm just trying to get an autographed jersey for the PBA auction.
04:55And that requires another endless recital of Jesse's basketball adventures.
04:59Apparently.
05:01Jesse, I don't want to dash your hopes and your dreams,
05:04but when I recommended you to Dave Clark, it was just as a doctor.
05:07And I appreciate it.
05:08I mean, this has been like a condensed residency in the highest levels of sports medicine.
05:14Really?
05:14Yeah. It's the best job I've ever had.
05:17Too bad it's only temporary.
05:19Which means you better get to work in that jersey, Jess.
05:21Ah, you'll get it.
05:22And you know what?
05:23I'm also thinking about putting my name in for a permanent position as the team doctor.
05:26Whoa. Look at the time.
05:28Oh, yeah.
05:29It's getting late.
05:29Later.
05:30Why do you think I'm kidding? I'm serious!
05:36Just get out of here and take your poison with you.
05:39I would sue you for everything you've got if I thought they paid you anything.
05:42Is there a problem?
05:44Outside of Nurse Mendel, if you're trying to poison my client, know everything's fine. Thank you.
05:48I'm Dr. Amanda Bentley, chief of pathology.
05:50And if you're having a problem with one of our nurses, I need to know about it.
05:53My problem, doctor, is with your entire medieval system of dose-em-up-and-shove-em-out medicine.
05:59But, Ken, it hurts.
06:00Hey, you think I'm not suffering here?
06:02I'm passing a freaking kidney stone just thinking about my top client in pain.
06:06But come on, man. I'm not running to their medicine cabinet.
06:09How bad is the pain?
06:10I just got my nose bit off, lady. How bad do you think it is?
06:13Calm down.
06:14You're attending physician prescribed oxycodone. Would you like me to get you one?
06:17No.
06:18He would not.
06:20Ken, my nose hurts.
06:22More than losing the Dash Cola endorsement, you have got a date with a needle, remember?
06:27I thought you took care of that.
06:29I did. I opened up a dialogue. We had a substantive discussion.
06:32And, uh, we came to an understanding.
06:34But I still got to take the test.
06:35Basically, yes. Here. Here. Chew on this.
06:40Doctor.
06:41Go ahead. Hey, it'll make you feel like $15 million.
06:44Well, $13.5 after my commission.
06:46Nature's Natural Health Alizer.
06:48Yeah. I'm the West Coast distributor.
06:50Ah. Made from the same endangered rainforest tree bark eaten by the Chamacoma Indians in their sacred rituals.
06:57Which, as I'm sure you know, are the healthiest people on Earth.
07:00Does it actually relieve pain?
07:01You could say that.
07:03Could you?
07:04Well, not until the FDA lifts the restraining order, no.
07:06But, uh, my lawyer assures me that it's just a matter of time before those fascists crumble under the weight
07:11of massive scientific evidence.
07:13Which, by the way, would make this a perfect time for you to get in as a sub-distributor.
07:19Tell me, do you harvest the bark before or after the Indians eat it?
07:28Well, I don't know.
07:29Just keep that up a little bit.
07:30Thanks.
07:32All right.
07:32Who's next?
07:34Malik Sealy.
07:40All right, Doc.
07:41Hey, be careful there.
07:42The arm is worth a lot.
07:44You got it.
07:45I'm not going to do any permanent damage.
07:46I promise you.
07:47Okay.
07:49You know, uh, I play a little ball myself.
07:52Is that real?
07:52Well, you're good.
07:54No.
07:55Oh, okay.
07:59His blood is red.
08:00What they pay him?
08:01I expect it to be green.
08:03Or gold.
08:06Howie.
08:07Man, where were you?
08:09My lawyers checked the players' union contract, and your agent was right about every one of his objections.
08:14So you're going to call off the drug test, right?
08:15Well, I want to, because I want to do right by my players.
08:18What?
08:19What?
08:19Before I realized my mistake, someone mentioned the testing to the Dash Cola guys.
08:24What?
08:24Anyway, they want the names of anyone who refuses a test.
08:28Now, I'm terribly sorry if that causes you a problem, but I promise it will never happen again.
08:32Who told them?
08:39Sorry, Howie.
08:40See, Dash Cola, they don't want players with good taste.
08:42They want players who taste good.
08:44Huh?
08:45Yeah, nothing like a little cannibalism to sell product, right?
08:48Yeah, see, that's why I signed three new deals after my little snack.
08:52Blah!
08:53Yeah, well, too bad the new Thundershoe Speedmeister XLQ wasn't one of them.
08:58What are you talking about, man? I am Thundershoes.
09:00Then why am I holding the first pair of XLQs off the assembly line?
09:04Give me that.
09:05Sorry, my man.
09:06Didn't you read the confidentiality clause in the Thundershoe contract?
09:09Oh, yeah. That's only that new important campaign, right?
09:13Shit.
09:14The $1,000 says there's no shoes in this box.
09:16Ooh!
09:19Gee, Tess, you win!
09:22You're a dead man.
09:28You took my nose, so I took yours!
09:31Listen!
09:36I'm gonna take that blood test right now!
09:39You did good work in there, Travis.
09:42Oh, well, the players did the hard part. I just put the needle in.
09:45No, it's more than that. These drug tests can get ugly, turn players against management, but they seem to like
09:51you, trust you.
09:52Yeah, I'm just doing my job.
09:54I don't know what your future plans involve, but if sports medicine is in interest, well, maybe we can work
09:59something out.
10:10Whoa, whoa, whoa.
10:11You gotta help me.
10:13Okay, okay, come on. Let's go back in.
10:18Oh, it doesn't say here what you usually take for allergy attacks.
10:25I try not to take anything. Those drugs mess me up worse than allergies do.
10:29They make you drowsy?
10:31Man, they take my edge off. That's why I switched to holistic medicine.
10:35Oh, you mean those natural pills made from herbs and bark?
10:39Yeah.
10:41They do any good?
10:41Oh, they're great. They're marinating chicken. But, uh, you know, if you want some real allergy relief, why don't you
10:49try a few of these samples?
10:52Wait a minute.
10:53Terfinidin?
10:54Guaranteed not to cause drowsiness and it won't take your edge off.
10:58Are you taking any other medications or are you allergic to any other medications?
11:03Choose that chicken marinade. Oh, I take a lot of concentrated garlic.
11:08What do you take that for?
11:10Anyone who tries to block me.
11:14Wow.
11:38Is it possible the case just fell off the seat?
11:41Oh, sure. And it's possible that I forgot to latch the top.
11:45And it's possible that all the vials slipped out of the container that was specifically designed to prevent that from
11:50happening.
11:51And it's possible that it was all caused by a 6.9 earthquake that maybe nobody seemed to notice.
11:56I have to ask these questions, Jesse.
11:58I know, Steve. It's just I've heard them all.
12:00And nobody's gonna be harder on you than you.
12:04Yeah, except for those two cops at the car wash who saw my floor mat.
12:07They thought I was Jeffrey Dahmer's little brother.
12:10There's no sign at all that Jesse's car's broken into. Not a trace.
12:13Oh, yeah, and it's possible that I forgot to lock the door of my new car, which I happen to
12:17spend a fortune on.
12:18Oh, Jesse, nobody's blaming you.
12:20That's because nobody knows yet.
12:22Do you think these players are gonna be thrilled when they find out they have to be tested again?
12:25Well, one of them a lot less than the others.
12:27You think one of the players smashed all the vials to hide his own drug use?
12:31You know what? Howie Lanier was fighting pretty hard to keep from being tested.
12:35You know, but if he was on drugs, postponing one day is not gonna substantially change the results.
12:40Maybe it was enough to just delay it. You know, they don't get tested for drug use every day.
12:46You can't fire me from this commercial. My endorsement future is riding on this ad.
12:51But your nose.
12:54Man, you're shooting the shoes. Come on, look. Can't you shoot my face later?
12:57I'm sorry, Howie. Hey, keep the shoes. Our treat.
13:02Yeah, well, only wear what I'm paid to wear.
13:07Well, if we lower the hoop, maybe you can do that with a ball someday.
13:10I won't forget this. I don't think any of us will.
13:20How do they squeeze in practices between movies, commercials, and photo shoots?
13:25The marketing is what gets people to watch. It's as important as how they play.
13:29You play back!
13:31And action!
13:43Yeahh!
14:03He's dead.
14:17How's Jesse?
14:19Shaken. We all are.
14:21Desmond Conway was a professional athlete in peak condition.
14:25Hardly a candidate for a heart attack.
14:27And from what Jesse tells me, his medical file doesn't show any history of coronary problems.
14:31Well, maybe we should take a closer look at the file.
14:33He had heart problems?
14:34Not until today.
14:35What are you getting at?
14:36The first thing I noticed about him was that he had a very high white blood cell count.
14:43It looked like he was fighting an infection or allergy.
14:46With the help of an antibiotic, clarithromycin.
14:48Well, that's not unusual.
14:50I also found traces of the allergy medication, triphenidin, in his system.
14:54If you combine those two, you get ventricular fibrillation.
14:58But Jesse wouldn't make a mistake like that.
15:00I know. I know. I just felt that you should hear it from me first before I make my official
15:04determination public.
15:06Cause of death is possible negligent homicide by fatal drug interaction.
15:10Do you have any idea what that'll mean to Jesse?
15:12Mark, I have no choice.
15:20I checked his file before I gave him the sample of triphenidine.
15:24I mean, there was nothing in there showing that Dr. Gilman had prescribed clarithromycin.
15:28I mean, you can look at the chart yourself.
15:29It's being sent over.
15:31Did you ask him if he was taking any prescription medication?
15:33Did I?
15:34Oh, come on.
15:35What kind of doctor do you think I am?
15:37Jesse, I'm sorry, but I had to ask, and unfortunately, I won't be the last.
15:41It wasn't in the chart, and he didn't tell me that he was taking it.
15:44I believe you.
15:45If medication isn't in a patient's chart, and he doesn't tell me that he's taking it, how am I supposed
15:50to know?
15:50No, you're right. I just thought...
15:51If Connolly was taking antibiotics, why wouldn't he tell me?
15:55Huh? I mean, it's not illegal, and it's certainly nothing to be ashamed of.
15:58No, of course it's not. I don't know why...
15:59I mean, normally, I would have double-checked with his physician, but, you know, the hereafter's a long way to
16:03go for a medical consultant.
16:04Jesse, it's not your fault.
16:12Whether it is or isn't, it's not open to debate.
16:15But it will be once I get my hands on Conway's chart.
16:19Excuse me, Dr. Travis?
16:21Yeah, that's me.
16:23Neil Ryder, legal counsel for community general.
16:26Good news travels fast.
16:28A David Clark just came to see me.
16:30He's naming you in a $100 million wrongful death suit.
16:34Since you're on our staff, we're being named as well.
16:37I don't believe this.
16:39The hospital will be holding a fitness hearing in 48 hours to decide whether to revoke your privilege to practice
16:44here.
16:45In the meantime, you're on paid leave.
16:50Look, we can clear this all up in a couple of minutes.
16:53All you have to do is take a look at Conway's chart.
16:55I have.
16:56Here's a copy.
16:57You might want to look at it a little more closely this time.
17:00I also suggest you get yourself good legal counsel.
17:08He was prescribed clorithromycin.
17:12I swear to you, Amanda, this page was not in the chart when I read it.
17:35I swear to you, Amanda, this page was not in the chart when I read it.
17:45What are you doing here?
17:47I'm not here.
17:48What are you doing here?
17:48I came to check out those pills to see who prescribed them and when.
17:51Now you get down from there and go home.
17:52You don't see me.
17:53I don't see you.
17:54I am the county medical examiner, which makes me an officer of the court.
17:58Hey, well, I'm not in court.
17:59Not yet.
18:08Boy, you'd think a guy like Conway would have set his alarm.
18:10How do I know you haven't stolen that bottle of antibiotic to save yourself?
18:15You can search me.
18:16You're missing the point.
18:17No, look, the point is my career is at risk.
18:19I mean, what would you do?
18:20Just sit on your hands and rely on friends or would you do anything you could to save yourself?
18:26All right.
18:27I don't see you.
18:28You're not here.
18:30Never thought I'd be glad to hear a woman say that.
18:35Well, this guy has his own hall of fame.
18:40Wow.
18:42Hey, you want to see Desmond's first diaper?
18:44No, I'll pass.
18:45It's inscribed.
18:47You know, most people keep their prescription drugs in their master bathroom.
18:54He was a humble fellow, wasn't he?
18:56No.
18:58Oh.
18:59Hey, I don't want you anywhere near the medicine chest.
19:02That's just that I wasn't here.
19:10Find anything?
19:12Yeah.
19:13Healthalyzer, high-energy formula powder, 100% organic, all-natural ingredients, take three times daily.
19:20Is that all?
19:21No, there's more.
19:22There's Healthalyzer shaving lotion, Healthalyzer vitamins, Healthalyzer deodorant.
19:26You know, I don't see one prescription drug.
19:29I don't see any genuine medication for that, man.
19:31What have you got?
19:32Conway's bedside reading.
19:34His entire life story in news clippings from the first diaper until the nose bite.
19:41Somebody's here.
19:57A red Humvee.
20:20You okay?
20:22I'm okay.
20:24I put you down.
20:25I think I saw whose car that was.
20:27Well, good for you.
20:28I need trouble with this turret.
20:34You know, even in high school, this Conway was an exceptional player.
20:37Mm-hmm.
20:38And an exceptional jerk.
20:40He deliberately hammered an opponent into the basket post during a game.
20:44In fact, he put a kid's skull open.
20:46Well, you broke Tommy Taylor's arm when you tackled him in the Malibu High Playoffs.
20:50You know, accidents happen in sports, especially at this age.
20:52Yeah, but you won't find Tommy Taylor in my scrapbook.
20:55It's not something I'm proud of. Conway's got every injury but his own in here.
20:59Well, you got a point.
21:01Remember when you caught the fly ball with your nose?
21:03Every time I look in the mirror.
21:05Hey, guys, I read some tests on the health formula I found at Conway's home.
21:09Let me guess.
21:10It's, uh, sucrose, fructose, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids.
21:15Good, but you left out one ingredient.
21:16Uh, fiber.
21:18Clarithromycin.
21:19It's as though somebody smashed up the pills and laced it in the powder.
21:23That's no accidental drug interaction.
21:26That's murder.
21:27And Jesse's the weapon.
21:29Where's Jesse now?
21:30Well, remember I told you I was at the house alone and that I lost the intruder because my car
21:34got cut off?
21:35Yeah?
21:36It was Jesse who cut me off.
21:39Jesse was with you?
21:40Actually, he was there when I arrived.
21:43You realize how this looks.
21:44Now someone can argue that Jesse stole the prescription and spiked the, uh, vitamin mix to make it look like
21:49murder instead of malpractice.
21:51Well, Steve, what was I supposed to do? Physically subdue him?
21:54No, but when I find him, I might.
21:55Where is he?
21:56I don't know.
21:57He drove off, but he did say he had an idea who the intruder was.
22:27He did say he had an idea who the intruder was.
22:51If you're nice to me, I'll teach you how to rub two sticks together and make a fire.
22:56Pretty cocky for a guy with the muscle tone of a jello mold.
22:59I have something for you.
23:01Don't hurt me.
23:04Take this with a glass of milk three times a day, with a little aerobics and weight training.
23:09The next time I choke you, you might have 30 to 40 seconds more before you pass out.
23:15Next time, huh?
23:17Isn't she great?
23:19Stallone with Hooters.
23:21Just what the world needs more of.
23:23Yeah.
23:24Oh, right now she's my personal trainer and bodyguard, but she is gonna be a major star.
23:29Ken's developing a Hercules movie for me.
23:32Yeah, you bet your abs, baby.
23:34And, uh, you know, her health formula is gonna make her the Mrs. Fields of Fitness.
23:39Really?
23:39Well, you know, I'm thrilled for the both of you, really.
23:42But don't you think that going to jail for stealing Conway's MVP trophy
23:46and for nearly choking me to death is gonna kind of put a crimp in things?
23:51Conway owed me a half a mil in commissions.
23:54Now that he's dead, maybe this trophy will help me get back a little piece of it.
23:59You know, I'll probably never see the rest.
24:02I'm the real victim here.
24:04If you and Conway were on the outs, then how come his shelves are filled with this Healthalyzer mix?
24:08Because it's a superior product, and it tastes great.
24:11That's right.
24:12All my clients, the entire galaxy of NBA superstars are using it.
24:16And I'm sure they all wanted to endorse it, except for Conway.
24:20Boy, that's enough reasons to hate the guy.
24:23Maybe even enough to want him dead.
24:28Except I'm not the doctor that poisoned him.
24:31No offense.
24:33If we lower the prices any further on those houses, we might as well give them away.
24:44Yeah, well, I don't care what those other developments charge.
24:47Bella Vista County Estates is a prestige address.
24:50We spent more furnishing our models than they spent building theirs.
24:54Well, you think hard on updating your resume, Jimmy.
24:59You got a lot of guts coming down here.
25:01I wouldn't be here if it wasn't important.
25:03We found clarithromycin in Conway's health drink.
25:07So you just proved our case?
25:09Well, the antibiotic comes in pill form.
25:12If Dr. Geldman gave Conway a prescription, why didn't we find a pill container?
25:16Why would he mix it in his vitamin shake?
25:20Maybe Conway didn't like to swallow pills.
25:22What difference does it make?
25:23Your doctor's incompetence killed him.
25:25The thing is, if Jesse's right, it could be that Conway didn't even know he was taking it himself.
25:32Why would anybody spike his vitamins with antibiotics?
25:36Why, indeed, especially when it's lethal.
25:39That's what I'm trying to find out.
25:41I'm asking you to drop the suit against Jesse, just till I find out what happened.
25:47I'll tell you what happened.
25:49I lost my headline player, and now my team, which was worth a hundred million, probably won't sell for a
25:54quarter of that.
25:56Oh, I see. You were counting on that sale to offset some of your real estate losses.
26:01And that drug test would show potential buyers that the team was clean.
26:05You know, it's a good thing you insured Conway, because now you can keep the team and settle with your
26:10creditors.
26:10What are you implying?
26:11Nothing. Nothing at all.
26:12Just relieved that you came out of this thing on your feet.
26:16I intend to do the same thing for Jesse.
26:48That's a sweet shot.
26:49You know that's not fair.
26:51That's all right, baby.
26:55I'm just fooling around.
26:57Trying out your hook shot?
26:58Yeah.
26:59You should work on your crossover dribble.
27:01I'm a cross what?
27:04I don't think I could ever do that.
27:06Well, most of the time, he can't either.
27:09Come on, Jimmy.
27:11It's okay. Come on.
27:12Come on, give it your shot.
27:14Come on, give it your shot.
27:18Whoa!
27:25What's the matter? Don't you like cats?
27:27Well, his habit, Conway was allergic to them. I was supposed to keep them out.
27:33I didn't know basketball, too, cats.
27:34Oh, it's all the popcorn and the pretzels and the hot dogs, and it brings rats.
27:40So Mr. Clark got cats to kill them.
27:43Most people use poison.
27:44Oh, Mr. Clark doesn't care what other people do. He does what he thinks is best.
27:49I have noticed that, aren't I?
27:51Most people wouldn't even consider hiring a guy with cerebral palsy, but Mr. Clark knew it was the right thing
27:56to do.
27:57Well, I sure hope the new owner feels the same way about it.
28:01Mr. Clark would never sell the Mustangs.
28:04I hope you're right about that.
28:06But, you know, you ought to take a look around, just in case.
28:10Well, I guess I'll have to find somebody else with Mr. Clark's courage.
28:15Guy in the job opens for an orderly who moves slow but works hard.
28:19Tell you what, if it comes down to that, give me a call.
28:22All right.
28:45Hey, Doc, you coming to watch us play?
28:47Hi, Howie.
28:48No, I'm taking one last shot at convincing David Clark not to sue poor Jesse.
28:53Yeah, pity what's happening to him.
28:55I kind of like the guy, you know?
28:56Yeah.
28:57Hey, listen, maybe you could use your new influence to help me.
29:01My influence?
29:02Well, yeah, I mean, with Desmond gone, you're the new star of the team.
29:06I've always been the star on this team.
29:08Yeah, I'm sorry, Howie.
29:10All you hear is Desmond Conway.
29:12I guess I just assumed.
29:13Des was a freak show, you know?
29:14I mean, he got all the air time.
29:16Uh-huh, and he got the endorsements, too.
29:18I read he had a $50 million shoe contract.
29:21Well, wasn't that the commercial you were doing one time?
29:24Yeah.
29:25Say hello to the little guy for me.
29:27Yeah.
29:28Uh-oh.
29:30Something wrong?
29:31I think I locked my keys in that car.
29:34You need a hand?
29:35Uh, no, I'll take a cab back home.
29:38I'll get the extra set.
29:39I'm a half an hour from here.
29:40Why don't you hold these?
29:42What are you going to do?
29:44A little trick I kind of picked up as a kid, you know?
29:56That's amazing.
29:58I guess I'm out of practice.
29:59It took a little longer than it used to.
30:04How long did it take you to break into Jesse's car
30:06and smash those blood vials, Howie?
30:11What are you talking about?
30:13You're jittery.
30:13You can't stand still.
30:15Guess that's my electric personality.
30:18You're addicted to pain pills, Howie.
30:20That would have showed up on those blood tests.
30:22You got all the symptoms.
30:24How'd you get hooked?
30:27Guess it was a practice session
30:30before the start of last season.
30:32Conway hit me when I was in the air.
30:34I came down too hard on my knee.
30:36Your own teammate.
30:38You must have hated him.
30:42I started taking the pills for the pain.
30:46Then I just started inventing pain
30:48so I could keep taking it, you know?
30:51Then I just stopped pretending.
30:57Look, you're not going to tell Clark about the pills, are you?
31:01Not if you want to quit.
31:04These people can help you, Howie.
31:06Quietly.
31:09Thanks.
31:13Had them all along, what do you know?
31:21Did Dr. Gelman ever do anything for these people
31:23besides prescribed drugs?
31:25As far as I can see, they were a healthy bunch.
31:27There was an outbreak of strep throat about a month ago,
31:30but other than that, nothing.
31:32Well, there's not even a hint
31:33of preventative medicine anywhere in here.
31:35Even the slightest injury results in drugs.
31:37Huh.
31:38Okay, so Dr. Gelman was sloppy.
31:40At least nobody died while he was there.
31:42Jesse, there's only a few allergy medicines
31:44that don't cause drowsiness.
31:45Any doctor would have prescribed exactly the same thing.
31:48Well, how would the killer know
31:49that Conway would need allergy relief
31:51at the right time?
31:54Do you still have the clothes
31:55that Conway had on when he died?
31:57I sure do.
31:58They're in my path lab.
31:59Well, I think that we're gonna find
32:00the other half of the weapon right there.
32:06Uh-huh.
32:07Just exactly as I thought.
32:09There's cat dander all over Conway's clothes.
32:11And not just the ones he was wearing.
32:12I checked out the clothes in his locker
32:14and they were covered, too.
32:15Has somebody put it there deliberately
32:16to make sure he had an allergic reaction?
32:18Probably the same person
32:19who put the clarithromycin in the health formula.
32:21That's a safe assumption.
32:23Yeah, well, safe for the guy who did it
32:24because we still don't know who that is.
32:25And I got a hearing tomorrow.
32:47Jesse, Dad's been looking all over for you.
32:49Your hearing starts in less than an hour.
32:51Yeah, it slipped my mind entirely.
32:56Sorry I bothered you.
32:58The truth is,
32:59it's the only thing I've been thinking about.
33:03Oh, man, I'm so scared.
33:15It's worse than the time you were infected
33:17with a genetically altered smallpox.
33:21I was the victim of an infection
33:23I had no control over.
33:24That's totally different.
33:26You've been in tight spots before.
33:28You always manage to come out all right.
33:31But those times, it wasn't my fault.
33:34It's not your fault this time, Jeff.
33:36Yeah, but what if I missed it?
33:37Huh?
33:38I mean, what if that page was in the chart
33:40and I didn't see it?
33:42What if Conway mashed up the antibiotics
33:45and put it into his health formula?
33:49You really believe that's what happened?
33:50No, but maybe I'm just fooling myself.
33:52Maybe this is just my subconscious
33:55protecting my conscious
33:57from some horrible truth
33:58that I can't bear to face.
34:04I thought you gave up
34:05watching soap operas for lunch.
34:12It's either that
34:13or Barnaby Jones reruns.
34:16What ever happened to Mark Shearer?
34:19You didn't miss the page, Jesse.
34:21It wasn't there when you looked.
34:23Conway was murdered.
34:25He was set up.
34:27But, you know, right now,
34:29that's just your theory.
34:31I mean, all I got is my word against theirs.
34:33But you got something going for you
34:35that they don't.
34:38The truth.
34:42Sounds to me like somebody's been watching
34:43those Barnaby Jones reruns at lunch.
34:46Did I sound like Mark Shearer?
34:47Oh, yeah.
34:48Always liked Mark Shearer.
34:49Oh, he's a talented man.
34:55Mr. Ryder,
34:56what is your recommendation to the board?
35:00I believe it is in the best interest
35:02of our patients
35:03to release Dr. Travis
35:05from his obligations
35:06to community general.
35:07Uh, Mr. Chairman,
35:08I think it's a little soon
35:09to be making any decisions
35:10about Dr. Travis' future.
35:12I was certainly not based
35:14on the information we have.
35:15Right at the moment,
35:15but we don't have all the facts yet.
35:17We know enough.
35:19Uh, Dr. Travis
35:20prescribed terfetidine
35:21to a patient
35:22who was already taking
35:23clarithromycin.
35:24A first-year med student
35:26wouldn't make that kind of mistake.
35:27Jesse didn't.
35:29It says very clearly
35:31in Conway's chart
35:32that he was taking
35:34clarithromycin.
35:36That notation
35:37wasn't in the file
35:37when Jesse read it.
35:40So, what we have here
35:42is a file folder
35:43on one side
35:44against Dr. Travis's
35:46word on the other.
35:48You'll both have to do
35:49better than that.
35:56Last month,
35:57an event occurred
35:57that almost forced
35:58the L.A. Mustangs
35:59to cancel a game.
36:01Can you tell us
36:01what that event was?
36:03Some kind of bug
36:04hit everyone
36:05from the towel boy
36:06to me.
36:07Looked like half the team
36:08was going to be
36:09too sick to play.
36:10And what did you have?
36:12Dr. Geldman said
36:13it was strep throat.
36:15And what did the team
36:17physician prescribe
36:18for all of you
36:19to treat this illness?
36:22Clarithromycin?
36:23A prescription noted
36:25in almost every employee
36:27and player's chart,
36:28including
36:29Desmond Conway's.
36:36The L.A. Mustangs
36:38did play that game,
36:38though, didn't they?
36:39Yes.
36:40We beat Chicago
36:40by 20 points that night.
36:42And who scored
36:42half those points?
36:44Desmond Conway.
36:46As a matter of fact,
36:47that was one of its
36:47best game of the season.
36:48That's pretty amazing
36:49for a man who supposedly
36:50had strep throat.
36:51The guy was a superstar.
36:54Now you know why.
36:55I am dead.
36:56No, he's just getting
36:57warmed up.
36:58I hope you're right.
36:59Oh!
37:00I'm sorry.
37:00Ah!
37:01Sorry.
37:02Sorry.
37:04Sorry.
37:04Will we have a moment,
37:06please?
37:06Sorry.
37:11Square another point
37:12for our team.
37:13Jesse, nobody blames
37:14you for being nervous.
37:20Jesse, I want you
37:22to go somewhere.
37:23You're kicking me
37:24out of my own hearing?
37:25I want you to go find
37:26Dwayne the team gopher.
37:28Dwayne the gopher?
37:29What do you want him for?
37:30To save your neck.
37:32Now, Dwayne was there
37:33when you did the blood test
37:34and he witnessed the fight
37:35between O'Neill and Conway,
37:36right?
37:36Right.
37:37Then go get him down here
37:38as fast as you can
37:39to testify for you
37:40right away.
37:40Okay, I'll tie him down
37:41and stick him in my trunk
37:42if I have to.
37:48Dr. Clark, we'll be back in just a moment.
37:50He asked me to continue on for him,
37:52if I may, on his behalf.
37:54I'd like to call Dr. Amanda Bentley
37:57to the stand.
37:58If I may, she serves
37:58with the medical examiner's office.
38:01Maybe she could explain her findings.
38:03Thank you, Mr. Clark.
38:08What am I supposed to say?
38:10As much as you can
38:10for as long as you can.
38:15Dr. Bentley,
38:16your autopsy showed
38:17that Conway died
38:19of cardiogenic shock
38:20caused by an interaction
38:21between terphenidine
38:22and clarithromycin.
38:23Yes.
38:25Did you ever locate
38:27the prescription
38:28for that antibiotic
38:29or even the actual pills
38:31in the possession of Mr. Conway?
38:32No.
38:33Well, how then
38:34was it administered?
38:36Uh, it was ground up
38:37in a health formula
38:38he presumably took each morning.
38:40Mm-hmm.
38:42Now that, uh,
38:44is that a standard way
38:45to administer
38:46that kind of medicine
38:46or any kind of medicine?
38:48Absolutely not.
38:48How can you monitor the dosage
38:50if the pills are ground up
38:51in a wheat germ vitamin powder?
38:54So it's almost as if
38:56somebody had spiked
38:57that health drink
38:59without his, uh, knowledge,
39:01wouldn't you say?
39:02That would be my guess.
39:03Her guess.
39:05Now, when you examined
39:07his, uh, medical records,
39:08did you find any
39:09pre-existing medical conditions?
39:10Only a problem with allergies,
39:12particularly to cats.
39:13Cats.
39:15So, uh,
39:16it would be safe to say
39:17that if he had
39:18an allergy attack,
39:19he might have been given,
39:20uh, terphenidine
39:22by a doctor.
39:23And if the doctor
39:25or Mr. Conway
39:26didn't know
39:26that he was on the antibiotic...
39:28It could kill him.
39:33But you don't
39:35actually know
39:35if Conway
39:37put the antibiotic
39:38in his health stuff himself.
39:39Do you?
39:40I don't know.
39:42In fact,
39:43this whole scenario
39:44is a hypothesis.
39:46There are no real facts
39:47to back it up.
39:48I wouldn't say that.
39:50Of course you wouldn't.
39:57Uh, if I may,
39:58I'd like to ask, uh,
40:00Dwayne Roberts
40:01to come up
40:01and answer
40:02a few questions
40:02for us.
40:03Oh, come on.
40:04How long
40:05does this charade
40:06have to go on?
40:07I mean,
40:07we are talking
40:08about a medical issue here.
40:10What possible insight
40:11can the, uh,
40:12towel boy provide?
40:13No offense.
40:14I'm taking.
40:15Uh, I beg
40:16the indulgence
40:17of the, uh, board.
40:18Just take a moment
40:19or two.
40:19You have a moment,
40:20then,
40:20but that's all,
40:21Dr. Sloan.
40:22Our patience
40:22is wearing thin here.
40:24Thank you,
40:25Dr. Bentley.
40:26How are we, ma'am?
40:32Dwayne,
40:33thanks for coming down
40:34to help us out.
40:34No problem.
40:37Dwayne,
40:37what is your job?
40:39I keep the locker rooms
40:41clean,
40:41and I run errands,
40:44and I do the laundry,
40:48and I get Gatorade
40:50and towels for the players.
40:53Shoe away the cats?
40:55Whatever they ask me
40:56to do, I do.
40:57My job description
40:58is pretty loose.
41:00You're one of the few
41:01people who has the run
41:02of the entire facility,
41:03including the players' lockers,
41:04right?
41:05Me and Mr. Clark.
41:07Mm.
41:08You like basketball?
41:10I'm not in the job
41:11because I like
41:12cleaning toilets.
41:14Would you like to play?
41:18With cerebral palsy,
41:19I'm just happy
41:20to be able to walk
41:21in a straight line.
41:22Playing basketball
41:24isn't even a possibility
41:25for me.
41:27But it was once,
41:28wasn't it?
41:30Never.
41:31Cerebral palsy
41:32is something
41:33you're born with.
41:34You should know that.
41:36I do.
41:38Dr. Sloan.
41:40Cerebral palsy
41:41is a disorder
41:42that affects
41:43the entire body,
41:44not just half the body.
41:46That's usually
41:47caused by stroke,
41:48possibly a head injury.
41:53like the one
41:54you got
41:54in high school
41:55when Desmond Conway
41:56slammed you
41:57against the backboard post.
41:59That's not me.
42:01That's not even
42:02my name.
42:03If you had cerebral palsy,
42:04you couldn't have
42:05blocked that ball
42:06the way you did.
42:08Desmond Conway
42:09did more than
42:09hurt you,
42:10didn't he?
42:10He destroyed
42:11your future,
42:13stole your dreams.
42:15You've got
42:15the wrong person.
42:17My right arm
42:18has always been stronger.
42:19I've been working
42:20on it for years.
42:22As a matter of fact,
42:23Dwayne,
42:24even without that
42:25accident,
42:26you'd have never
42:27made pro.
42:28I mean,
42:29you were okay,
42:30but you weren't great.
42:31You didn't have
42:32the talent and the skill
42:33that Conway had.
42:34I mean,
42:34even back then,
42:35he was extraordinary.
42:37You were just
42:38plain.
42:40Conway lived
42:41that game.
42:42I mean,
42:43those moves came
42:43to him as naturally
42:44as breathing.
42:45He was.
42:46No better than me.
42:48The only reason
42:49he got where he was
42:50instead of me
42:51was because
42:51he took me out.
42:53He assassinated me.
42:55So you assassinated him.
42:57You had strep throat.
42:59That's where you got
43:00the antibiotic
43:00that you put in
43:01his drink.
43:01And you had access
43:02not only to the
43:03lockers,
43:03but to the files.
43:04Nobody knew more
43:05about his allergies
43:06than you did.
43:07That's right.
43:07I took this job
43:08so I could get close
43:09to him.
43:09I exaggerated my illness.
43:11And you know what?
43:12I didn't even have to.
43:12I worked a stinking
43:13locker room
43:14for two years.
43:14And you know what?
43:15He didn't ever
43:16recognize my face.
43:18He didn't remember
43:19the face of a man
43:20whose life he destroyed.
43:22You set up
43:22that drug interaction.
43:24You altered the charts.
43:25Dude, didn't you?
43:25It's all about
43:26their getting
43:26all the acclaim,
43:28the women,
43:30the endorsements.
43:32That should have been me.
43:35And it would have been me.
43:37But he took it.
43:40He stole it from me.
43:42So you stole a career
43:43from Jesse, huh?
43:45You.
43:47It was the only way.
43:50Oh, God.
43:51Oh, God.
43:52I'm sorry.
43:53Oh, God.
44:03I recommend that Dr. Travis
44:06remain on the staff
44:07of this hospital
44:08and that no mention
44:09of this be made
44:10in his file.
44:11Your recommendation
44:12is accepted
44:13and this hearing
44:14is over.
44:28Where the heck's the doctor?
44:29I'm dying here.
44:32Oh, it's fatal, right?
44:34Would you come to measure me
44:35for a slab in the morgue?
44:36What's wrong?
44:38I can't stop throwing up.
44:39I think I got the black death
44:41or the red death
44:42or one of those
44:42major colored deaths.
44:44Well, maybe it's food poisoning.
44:45No, that's not possible.
44:47All I had to eat
44:47was some of my
44:49health-alizer meal packets.
44:51Let's put them
44:51on an IV saline,
44:53sodium and potassium,
44:54five milligrams promazine,
44:550.6 milligrams atropine.
44:57Oh.
44:59Man, you know,
45:00the Chammacomi Indians,
45:01they used to eat this stuff
45:02all the time
45:02in their sacred rituals.
45:04Well, tell me,
45:04have you ever seen
45:05one of these Indians afterwards?
45:06No, no, they all disappeared
45:08like three or four million years ago.
45:10And you may have
45:10just discovered why.
45:12Gee, the little stick drawings
45:14on their caves
45:15were so healthy-looking.
45:18Hey, you know,
45:20maybe I could market this
45:21as a diet program.
45:23Hmm.
45:24Amanda,
45:24you've been hiding from me.
45:26Yes, but suddenly
45:27you seem like
45:27the better alternative.
45:29I'll take that
45:30as a compliment.
45:30No, wait, wait.
45:31Doctor, you know,
45:32I can still get you in
45:33on a very lucrative
45:34sub-distributor...
45:38I'd appreciate it
45:38if you could rush
45:39the Hope Street autopsies.
45:41Oh, but I was planning
45:41on taking my time
45:42savoring every last moment.
45:44But since this is such a...
45:45What happened to you?
45:46Hey.
45:47I was playing
45:47a little half-court
45:48with the guys.
45:49I'm sorry,
45:50I didn't even see him.
45:51I was just jumping
45:52down the court.
45:53I had no idea
45:53I was bouncing the ball
45:54off your head.
45:55No idea?
45:55Well, that was my strategy.
45:56And I bet you didn't even notice
45:57I stole the ball from you.
45:58Not until he dropped you
45:59through the basket.
46:00Yeah, well,
46:01it's still two points for me.
46:02I had possession.
46:02You guys don't even know
46:03the rules.
46:04We know the rules.
46:05You're the one
46:05in the wheelchair.
46:06Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
46:41Viacom.
46:41Viacom.
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