Dr. Cabbie Page #7

Papa's with you!

Sir? Natalie Wilman.

Hmm...

- Hey!

Come here, come here.

You know what? I'm actually

in a pretty generous mood today,

so, uh, you get your client

to plead guilty...

...to impersonating a doctor,

then I'll drop all the other charges.

What do you say?

- He's innocent,

and pleading guilty means deportation.

- Ah!

- So no deal.

All rise!

Mr. Chopra, how do you plead?

I object, Your Honour.

- Miss Wilman, normally you only object

to things he says.

Objecting to what the judge says

can seriously offend him.

- Your Honour, you referred

to my client as Mr. Chopra.

He's a certified doctor

and deserves to be addressed as such.

Mr. Chopra?

Not guilty, Your Honour.

- Yes! Not guilty!

- Shhh! What are you doing?

OK.

Let's go!

After putting Mr. Chopra

under surveillance,

I found a full medical clinic,

client charts and prescription drugs

like oxycodone,

morphine and lorazepam.

- But Dr. Chopra said it was a symptom

of retinal detachment,

and he dragged me off to the ER.

- And was his diagnosis accurate?

Well, the specialist said if I had waited,

I would've lost my eye.

Thank you.

- You are saying

that you paid Mr. Chopra $50

as payment for medical services.

Yes, but it was a tip!

For medical services.

Yes or no?

Yes or no, Mrs. Robinson?

- Yes.

- Thank you.

Thank you very much

for clarifying that.

- I came here thinking

I could make a difference.

What have I done?

I've shamed our family.

I've ruined Papa's legacy.

- Deepu, there are 3 things

that can never be hidden:

The Sun, the Moon and the truth.

And the truth is you help people, Beta.

Not everybody thinks so.

Well, then, they're mean.

But you know what they say

about mean people?

That they come back in their next life

as a fly and eat poop!

Here we go.

Tony, don't be nervous.

Just be yourself, OK?

- So, what was this, then?

A little side-business you two had going?

Uh...

See, as brownies,

we'll do a lot for an extra buck, huh?

We'll, uh... cut your hair with one hand

and we'll cut your taxes with the other.

Asking me to deliver a baby

in the back of my cab for an extra $20,

I mean, that's a little much,

even for us, huh?

Thank you very much.

That was a compelling comedy routine.

Uh, you know...

Deepak, man, he saved 2 lives in the cab.

Two lives!

He's a hero.

Our hero.

- Mr. Donaldson,

what did Dr. Chopra prescribe you?

Herbal medicine and hope.

What's the matter

with all you stupid, smart people?

There's a lot of people in this country!

They need doctors!

And you've got your heads

so far up your asses,

you can't see you got a really good one

sitting right there in front of you?!

I'm on my way out,

but he just might

save your life one day!

You're gonna beat it, kid!

You gotta grab 'em by the balls

and enjoy the ride!

Your Honour, please!

- The defence calls

Zarah Mahmood to the stand.

- Zarah, you swallowed

the whole bottle of antidepressants.

Why'?

- When I overheard

my mom and dad say...

that I had shamed them...

they would rather die...

I decided to take my own life...

...to let them live.

- Now, tell us the night

that you contemplated suicide,

did Mr. Chopra... did he call 911?

- No.

- No. Did he call social services?

- No.

- Did he call your parents?

- No.

- Zarah, did Dr. Chopra, in any way,

influence your decision

to take your life?

He saved my life.

- But he did give you a bottle

of illegal prescription drugs.

Is that correct?

- Yes.

- Zarah, Mr. Chopra

was an irresponsible young man

who failed in his basic civil duty.

- Objection, Your Honour!

- Sustained!

- I stand corrected, sir.

Thank you, Zarah.

Careful, Mr. Wilcher.

- My parents used to bring me here

when I was little.

I like to come out here

when I miss them.

Look at each plane.

So many different people,

so many different dreams.

How many of them actually come true?

- Your dream of becoming a doctor

has turned into a real nightmare, huh?

I was bound by an oath that Hook.

You always keep your promises?

Yeah, of course.

Can you tell me

how you justify...

a tip that is 5 times your cab fare?

- Sir, from what I understand,

in some professions,

people charge $50

for just 5 minutes of service.

Prostitutes.

Lawyers.

; Order!

- I'm glad that you're having

a good time here, Mr. Chopra,

but tell me,

there are millions of needy in India,

yet you fly 7,000 miles to come here

and treat people for free?

I came hereto heal people,

no matter where they come from.

That's very, very moving,

and so sincere.

But tell me,

did you at any time know

that what you were doing was illegal?

- I had taken an oath...

- Yes or no, Mr. Chopra?

Yes.

Yes, I did.

Thank you, Mr. Chopra.

You may step down, Mr. Chopra.

Mr. Chopra, you may step down.

I swear to fulfill,

to the best of my ability and judgment...

- Uh, we're finished with the witness.

- Please, Your Honour!

- May I always act so as to preserve

the finest traditions of my calling...

and may I long experience the joy

of healing those who may seek my help.

I will remember

that I do not treat a fever chart,

a cancerous growth,

but a sick human being.

I will remember that I remain

a member of society

with special obligations

to all human beings.

I will respect the hard-won scientific gains

of those physicians in whose steps I walk.

I will remember that warmth,

sympathy and understanding...

may outweigh the surgeon's knife

or the chemist's drug.

I will no! permit race, religion,

nationality or social standing

intervene between my duty

and my patients.

If I do not violate this oath,

may I be respected while I live,

remembered affectionately thereafter.

Your Honour, may I?

Dr. Chopra, what did you just recite?

- The Hippocratic Oath.

- Why'?

Because I swore to it.

- Dr. Chopra, do you believe

that what you did was right?

With all my heart, yes.

And had I not done so,

I would've betrayed my profession...

and everything I believe in.

Thank you.

Your Honour.

- Do you want our great medical system

to be run by cabbies?

No.

I urge you to disregard

Mr. Chopra's celebrity status

and his phony philanthropy,

and keep in mind

his utter contempt for the law.

Dr. Chopra is a doctor of medicine.

He upheld an oath...

that transcends borders,

languages, cultures.

Members of the jury, I ask you:

what if you were in the back of that cab?

Would you find this man guilty

if I! was your life that he saved?

What if it was the life of your child?

Cabbie! Cabbie...!

We love you, Dr. Cabbie!

Cabbie! Cabbie...!

We love you, Dr. Cabbie!

We love you!

Any comment, please!

I'm trying to get you to deliver my baby!

We love you!

Has the jury reached a verdict?

Yes, we have, Your Honour.

- On the charge of impersonating

a doctor, what say you?

Not guilty.

- On the charge of criminal negligence

causing bodily harm?

Not guilty.

- And possessing and dispensing

controlled drugs without a license?

Guilty.

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