Mr. Jones Page #3

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I'm going to tell you something.

Both of you listen,

you might learn something.

It is not a disease! Okay?

Not a disease! I do not have a disease.

This is who I am! I like who I am!

You got it?

Forget it. Don't even think

about that f***ing needle!

I'll give you some medication

so you won't hurt yourself.

I'm not hurting myself,

they're hurting myself.

- Look, Mr. Jones....

- What?

- You're here?

- Yeah.

- You asked for me?

- Yes.

I came.

You did come. Thank you.

You've made me very happy. Thank you.

- Now, you're very agitated.

- I am agitated.

- And very tired.

- I'm not tired! I'm not tired.

I'd like to give you something

to help you rest.

Forget the Haldol! I'm not taking Haldol.

Forget it!

That's not Haldol.

- What is it?

- This is Amytal.

- You've heard of it?

- Yeah.

- It's a sedative.

- It's good.

- You'll sleep.

- I know what it is.

- Something to help you rest.

- To help me rest.

Okay?

Okay. You're awfully pretty

when you smile.

Here. Let me help you out.

This is going to be good.

Glass of Chardonnay?

Think of this as a whole bottle.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

I enjoyed that.

Now you'll go home...

and have some wine.

I'll have a glass of wine.

You'll think of me and have some wine.

I'll think of you getting better.

Okay. I'll rest, but I won't sleep.

- You don't have to sleep.

- Thank you very much.

You're pretty. Elizabeth, my Elizabeth.

Okay.

Elizabeth, where do they all go?

Where did he go? He was 18.

Where did he go?

Where...? Mommy?

I had such a bad dream.

Do you understand why you're here?

Yes. This is a competency hearing.

Do you understand the consequences

of these proceedings?

Yes, I do. I am facing involuntary

commitment to a mental hospital...

with indeterminate release.

Attorney, you may proceed.

- Please state your name.

- Dr. Elizabeth Bowen.

And Dr. Bowen, are you board-certified

to practice in this state?

Yes, I am.

Why do you think Mr. Jones should be

on a hold?

I believe that he is suffering from

bipolar manic-depressive disorder...

and he's currently in a manic cycle.

What behaviours or attitudes can

you report to support this assumption?

Two incidents.

In the first, he had to be restrained

on a roof for his own safety...

after claiming he was going to fly.

It's actually, it was a fairly creative act,

if you keep your mind open.

Okay, all right. Sorry.

In the second, he was brought to us

by the police...

after disrupting a symphony orchestra.

Excuse me, is the original conductor

here also?

Mr. Jones, please.

You'll have an opportunity to respond.

Thank you. Thank you very much,

Your Honour.

Continue, Dr. Bowen.

I think that his judgement is impaired

and that he is a danger to himself.

In what way?

The manic state is usually followed

by depression.

What are the symptoms of depression?

Hopelessness. Despair.

The inability to experience pleasure,

the inability to function.

Mr. Jones?

"Despair". "Hopelessness".

"The inability to experience pleasure".

Now, Doctor...

are these words and phrases that come...

spontaneously to you

when you look at me?

Are they? I don't think so.

I deeply respect Dr. Bowen.

She is a wonderful doctor.

I respect her and her advice,

but I graciously say no.

No, thank you.

The fact is, that the doctor and the other

fine healers have decided that I'm bipolar...

and this is without regard to the fact

that they have not one shred of evidence.

They've never observed me

once have a depressive symptom.

- Is that not true?

- Yes.

Thank you very much. Now, the fact is,

maybe I never get the blues.

Maybe I'm just a happy-go-lucky guy

all the time.

Your Honour, the truth is,

this is a very simple case.

If we go to the issues and see the case

on its merits, it's very simple.

Now the fact is

I'm a productive human being.

Last year in this country alone...

over 75,000 people suffering

from depression killed themselves.

Your Honour? Your Honour,

will you please look at me?

Do I look suicidal?

What do you have to say

about these incidents...

that Dr. Bowen mentioned?

Like the flying scam? I talked about it.

This is not a big deal!

This is nothing! It's kid's stuff!

I'm a big personality! I'm grandiose!

I'm a kid, all right? I always will be.

I'm sorry.

Your Honour, I swear....

I swear on my life...

l could have done a better job conducting

that Beethoven piece. I mean it!

Please? Please, Your Honour?

Please, Your Honour,

please do not lock me up.

You don't have to do this.

I promise I'll be a good boy.

There are people who really are sick

and need that bed more than I do.

Sit down, Mr. Jones.

Okay. I just want to thank you again.

Thank you, Your Honour.

Want to go bowling?

Do you want to do me a favour?

Next time you're in trouble,

don't ask for me. I'm a busy person.

I didn't expect you'd be a bad loser.

We're not competing.

What is going on here?

I was fighting for freedom in there.

I don't know what you're in this for.

Tell me something. Do you crash?

What?

Do you get suicidal?

Do you?

How can I get suicidal?

I have my little friends here. Lithium.

Four a day, every day...

keeps those highs and lows away.

If you take them.

Elizabeth. Elizabeth, wait a second.

I'd be happy to make an appointment

with you if you want.

I'm worried about you.

Something happened.

- Good-bye.

- Is it your ex?

Take your medicine, pay your taxes....

Is his girlfriend pregnant?

She's not pregnant.

You know nothing about me.

Is it the yuppie doctor?

Is he hitting on you?

I don't know how I shall put this. Shut up!

I'm sorry. I didn't mean it.

What are you doing?

I don't live very far from here.

I thought maybe you could give me a ride.

I'm a psychiatrist. If you have

a psychiatric problem, call me.

If you have a transportation problem,

you call a cab, okay?

I guess maybe I do have a problem.

I don't have any money.

So, tell me. When did you

first notice the symptoms?

- Elizabeth, can I ask you something?

- Yeah.

Good.

Say you go to the theatre tonight, right?

You go to the theatre.

You run into your gynaecologist.

He says to you:

"Good evening, Elizabeth,

are you enjoying the play?

"How about that little condition

you came to me about last week?

- "Let's have a look".

- It's not the same.

It's exactly the same thing!

You're at the theatre, with your dress up....

Me, on a beautiful day like this,

with a woman like you....

It's exactly the same thing.

The minute the doctor shows up,

and starts poking around in things...

that he or she is uninvited

to be poking around in, it's rude.

I guess I never thought of it that way.

- I'm sorry.

- Yeah.

- Yeah. I'll forgive you.

- Thanks.

- If you feed me.

- I can't.

Can't? This is America.

You can do anything you want!

- I have appointments!

- I have hunger.

Mucho hunger.

I really can't.

Who needs you more today than me?

There can't be anyone. I'm desperate.

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