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The Doctor Page #6
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1991
- 122 min
- 3,241 Views
She's a friend, Anne.
She has a brain tumor.
Oh. I missed the plane.
I'll be home in the morning.
Good night. Jack.
- I'm late.
- Anne, can we meet?
Can I find you and talk?
You're breaking my heart, Jack.
- "Where's my lung?"
- Where's my lung?
That's exactly what he said,
this is two years later.
No, it's true.
Apparently he'd seen some shrink
who told him he was suffering
from "organ bereavement".
He should ask for his lung back.
I told him he should dial 1-900-LUNG.
Yeah. "Hello, remember me?
I want my lung back."
I don't believe it. It's Mr. Dribble.
The guy's a fruitcake.
- That's your patient.
- That's Richards? What's he doing?
I saved the guy's life,
and then he just fucks me over.
- He's suing me. Is that crap?
- See you later.
Jack, where are you going? Jack!
The guy's taking us to court!
I'm telling you, man. It's unbelievable.
- Hey, Mister, you need a hand?
- Keys. Locked... car.
I'm sorry, you lost your keys?
Locked... Keys. Locked. In car.
You locked your keys in the car. Oh, my.
I'm late. Speech therapy.
Look, you go on ahead.
I work here at the hospital.
I'll have your keys left for you at the front
desk. I come equipped. I'll make a call.
It's not a problem.
Name is... Richards.
Mr. Richards? Don't worry.
It's not a problem.
This... just driving me crazy.
- It's gonna be OK.
- Thank you.
Aahhh...
OK.
I'd make a gag,
but I'm busy gagging.
How's it look?
Well, I think Dr. Reed
had already mentioned that the, um,
No. No, no!
He said it was worried it hadn't
gotten smaller. He didn't... Is it bigger?
It's disappointing because we, uh... we
get a very good cure rate with radiation.
Yeah, that's disappointing as hell.
Look, look. OK, I'm asking.
This is torture.
What is the prognosis on my
vocal cords? Can you save them?
I won't know until I'm there.
But that would be the idea, yes.
Maria? Yeah, I'm looking at moving
the tongue or the parotid a day or two
to make way for the laryngeal.
the adenoids late on the 20th.
Yeah, that works. Adenoids late on the
20th and laryngeal afternoon of the 18th.
No. No, I don't want you
cutting me in the afternoon.
Excuse me?
You'll be tired in the afternoon,
and ragged and hungry.
You'll have been on your feet for hours.
Come on, we both know how it is.
I am the doctor and you are my patient.
And I am telling you
when I am available.
Now let's get this thing out
before it does any more damage.
Knife.
Let's go, boy.
- Are you OK, Doctor?
- Jack?
Let's go, Jacko.
OK, here we go.
It's Jack.
I lost it.
June, I lost it today.
I should go home. It's too late, I'll go.
No, it's OK. It's OK. Come in.
And then, there's Anne. But...
No, you know.
Um, I'll go. This is terrible.
I woke you up.
"There's Anne, but..."?
I don't know. I don't know.
I don't know.
I've kept her there, you know,
over there, for so long.
And now... I can't get my arm down.
I have to have the operation, June.
I'm sorry.
Excuse me, you can't go...
Dr. MacKee's headed back there.
You'd better come out.
Dr. MacKee. What is it?
Do you have a minute?
You can see for yourself.
I have a waiting room full of patients.
- One fewer.
- What?
You have one fewer patients. I'm out.
Look, Doctor, I know
how you must be feeling.
That's the problem. You don't have
the first idea what I'm feeling.
I think we better continue this
conversation some other time.
your act, Dr. Abbott.
Because today I'm sick.
Tomorrow or the day after
or 30 years from now, you'll be sick.
Every doctor becomes a patient
somewhere down the line, and then...
it'll hit you as hard as it's hit me.
I'm finding you very offensive,
so if you don't mind...
Sure.
If I had a patient like me
when I was a doctor like you, I'd...
I'll just... wait for my file.
I'll get you your file.
Airmail. Thank you.
- Eli...
- Jack.
- May I speak with you for a minute?
- Sure.
I need a partial laryngectomy.
Would you do it?
I don't know a doctor I trust more.
I'll do it tomorrow.
Tomorrow...
Yeah, I'm not working,
so... we'll get you in.
Thank you.
You know, I've been pretty...
No, very insulting about you in the past...
which I'm ashamed of.
Dr. Blumfield. Ready in two.
Yeah, well, that's OK, Jack. I, um...
I've always wanted to slit your throat.
Now I'm gonna get a chance to do that.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Murray, can I speak to you, please?
- What's wrong?
- Let's go in here.
- What's going on?
- I have to have surgery on my throat.
- A partial laryngectomy.
- Jesus, Jack. Why didn't you say?
I knew you were jumpy,
and then yesterday...
I was saying to Pete,
I thought it was me or something.
- I asked Eli Blumfield.
- The Rabbi?
It's tomorrow. I trust him.
I don't wanna lose my voice.
Well, me neither. I need you talking.
Tomorrow...
But even if I can talk...
I won't be testifying.
Say that again?
I won't testify because I tell the truth
and the truth is that poor guy
had a history of thrombophlebitis.
- Well, how did you know that?
- I called his internist.
What'd you think?
You could just tear up his records?
It's not relevant, Jack.
No.
What did you do this for, huh?
Checking up on me?
You wanted a witness.
I wanted to know what I was witnessing.
14 years is what you're witnessing.
Me covering your tail,
you covering mine.
Why did you pull his file?
You can't do that.
It's not relevant. It's a judgment thing.
I'm sorry, Murray.
No, no.
It's not just me, partner.
Your neck is on the f***ing line, too.
Yeah, that's right.
Jack, you're killing me.
I have a surgery.
I'll find someone else to help me out.
Jack, hell you will. Hey, Jacko.
Jack!
Carrie told me about your surgery.
I was going to...
Oh, Anne...
Yeah, well, that's how I find out
most things about us, you know.
Dinner dates, messages,
your problems...
through your secretary.
It's the 28th, is that right?
It's tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
Eli Blumfield's gonna do me.
You heard that from me first.
Last night... Did you go
to your friend? June?
Yes, I did.
You know what I resent?
I don't resent her.
Truly, I... I'm sure she's...
She must be very special.
It's just that...
You have a friend to go to. You know?
And you were always my friend,
and... now I can't go to you.
Anyway, blah-blah-blah. I have to go.
You know, it's funny.
I wake up every morning,
and I have this... this feeling.
This sensation.
And I didn't know what it was.
What is it? Am I hungry? Am I tired?
Am I sad?
Then I realized... I'm just lonely.
June?
- June, it's Jack.
- I don't think she can hear you.
It's me. It's Jack.
And I came over last night
and I made you so tired.
I have my operation tomorrow.
And selfish to the end, I was hoping
you'd be there to help me through it.
Oh, June...
I'm... I'm really terrified.
That's the truth... which I got from you.
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