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Good, okay, thank you.

...missing

driver as Abdul Pamir.

Now, we can show you

a picture from Pamir's

social networking site.

Isn't that a traditional

Muslim hat he's wearing?

Yeah, Brian.

It's actually referred to as a kufi...

Lily's coming by

with the first couple at 8:30.

Nothing stands in

the way of real estate.

What did Lily call this?

Clutter.

Who'd have thought that the

whole of my life's work

would be worth less

than the room I painted it in.

But how can I turn down

a million dollars?

I have nothing else to

leave Ruth besides all this

clutter.

Come on.

Okay. There.

Yes? Hello, Doctor.

Yes, this is she.

Dorothy's stabilized,

so I'd like to operate on her

first thing in the morning

to minimize distress.

Honey?

Yeah.

The Doctor wants to operate

on her tomorrow morning.

Yeah, now,

she has a heart murmur.

Yes.

Yes. I see.

Yes, of course.

He says the longer we wait the

more stress there is on her heart.

What are the odds

if they operate?

What are her odds?

Around 60-40.

60-40?

In her favor?

There's no guarantees,

but one can't be certain.

So do you want to

go ahead with this?

Well, yes, we do.

I should tell you that the

operation will be at least $10,000.

$10,000?

Yes.

Well, that's a lot of money.

I don't really know...

Here. Let me talk to him.

Okay.

Doctor? This is Mr. Carver.

Hello?

Hello?

What's the matter?

Doesn't work. Hello?

What?

Is anyone there?

Doctor, this is Mr. Carver.

Yes.

Listen. I want you to do whatever

is necessary to save Dorothy.

Never mind what I signed.

The money doesn't matter.

Okay.

Just do whatever it takes.

Will do.

What?

You know what.

It's a brand new day here at WZRZ.

Your place for New York talk.

Traffic is still snarled up

on the Williamsburg Bridge.

We'll go out there

with Cynthia Piermont soon.

But first, we have

a studio full of newlyweds.

So we're learning now

that the suspect, police source said,

Abdul Pamir is from Uzbekistan.

Hey.

Look at that.

What?

"Peril on the bridge!"

They make it sound like an

amusement park ride or something.

Several of Pamir's co-workers

have come forward to say

that he's a quiet,

good-natured young man.

Who's screwing up

the real estate market.

We're going now to Queens,

where the family is

about to make a statement.

Logan is reporting

live from the scene.

Abdul Pamir is a devout,

gentle and caring son.

Yes, he was born in Uzbekistan,

but he became a proud American

citizen two years ago.

All we want is for

him to come home safe.

Hello.

This is Dr. Kramer,

Mrs. Carver.

Dr. Kramer. Honey, honey.

It's Dr. Kramer.

The good news is Dorothy made

it through the surgery fine.

But when she was waking up,

she had a seizure.

A seizure?

It concerns me.

You have to keep in mind

she's not a puppy.

Now, the anesthesia should wear

off in the next couple of hours.

And I'll call you as soon as

I know anything. All right?

Thank you, Doctor.

Hey...

I mean, that's not good news.

Okay.

Turn off the TV, honey.

Okay.

I don't want to see them.

Then go hide.

Good morning!

Hello. Good morning.

These are the Schuylers.

This is Mrs. Carver.

Please.

Call me Ruth.

Ruth. I'm Jenny.

Well, good. It's good to

see you. Come on in.

Where's Dorothy?

Well, she's recovering

from surgery and...

Well, you know,

you can have pets.

We don't do pets.

So do you see how the hallway

expands the sense of space?

And would you look at

the size of the kitchen.

You've got light coming

from both directions.

You practically

have to wear sunglasses

when you have breakfast in here.

It's so bright.

So the master bedroom

is this way.

Master.

Hello. Yeah.

We're looking at some place.

Reminds me of my grandmother's.

I know. Who's

gonna buy a place

with the sh*t that's

going on out there now?

So this is the laundry room.

Right.

And this is

a really large hall closet.

I love the plank floors.

I always hated

the parquet floors

in our East Side place.

Who came up with the idea

of parquet, anyway?

I don't know.

It's like walking on a board game.

I know.

This is the bathroom.

Only one?

I told you that, honey.

Jesus. Yeah.

I'm listening.

The second bedroom.

Sorry.

Hello.

This is my husband's studio.

And I'm her husband in his studio.

How do you do?

Yeah, hold on a second.

sn't this

an amazing view, honey?

Yeah, it's good.

It could be a nursery.

Or a screening room.

She's right, honey.

There'd be a lot of room in here

once we got all this stuff out.

No, I told you

we weren't doing that.

Does anybody listen to me?

My husband is in

the financial sector.

Was. Is.

We've had a rough

couple of years.

That's why we had to

sell our duplex uptown.

It's all right.

'Cause our therapist says we

need to lower our expectations.

She said it'll

be healthy for us.

It'd be good karma to

live in a place like this.

Because we don't

really need all that much.

I mean, who does, right?

Right.

You could always go live in a

cardboard box under the bridge.

This street is

very sought after.

Thank you for letting

us see it first.

Please.

My pleasure.

Shall I show you out?

Okay.

Thank you.

Okay. All right.

That was a good start.

Yeah, well, the others

are gonna be better.

Couldn't be worse.

Stop.

Honey.

So there's good news,

and there's bad news.

Okay.

Um...

They liked the apartment,

or at least she does... Ooh!

...which is usually

what matters.

They love the neighborhood...

...but they're a little worried

about the stuff on the bridge.

No. But it's gonna

be over in a week.

Yeah. That's what I told them,

but they said if it happens once...

What's happening?

...that there is

no bomb in the tanker.

However, police have

not yet ruled out

the idea that

the suspect may be armed.

Are they still saying

this guy is a terrorist?

They don't really know.

If you see something,

say something today on this day,

years after 9/11.

Next couple.

Hi. Come on up.

Does he have a device with him?

Is he wearing a suicide vest?

We, of course,

have more questions than answers.

Great.

My God.

It is true, though, Brian,

that nothing is being ruled out

until they find the suspect.

Of course, we can't confirm

if there is actually a bomb.

Then why do you

keep talking about it?

'Cause they make sh*t up as they go along.

That's why.

Okay. Okay.

Coming, coming, coming.

Okay. Here we go.

Good news. There is

no bomb in the tanker.

Did they catch the driver?

No, not yet.

Mrs. Carver?

Yes. And what's

the name of your dog?

This is Harold.

Can I pet Harold?

No. No, no!

He's wearing a vest.

Sorry.

He's in training to

be a seeing eye dog.

He's still learning the

difference between work and play.

Mrs. Carver,

I'm Annie. Annie Meyer.

Hello. Well,

you know, we have a dog.

He's not here now.

Well, no. She's in the hospital.

She's recovering from surgery.

N... Whoa!

Harold, Harold!

Stop, Harold. Heel! Heel!

He must be smelling our dog.

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