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In Short:An accident brings tragedy to a family trapeze act. Dr. Geiger walks the fine edge of sanity. Dr. Shutt has a nasty run-in with a bigoted patient. Camille returns to a scary, independent life without Aaron.
Guest Starring: Louis Guss (as Joseph Collito), Anna Berger (as Mary Collito), Victoria Dillard (as Dr. Nadine Winslow), Richard Romanus (as Anthony Travelli), Jamie Rose (as Det. Stacy Halmora), and Bianca Rossini (as Jeanette Travelli)
Story: David E. Kelley
Teleplay:
Directed By: James Frawley
TOP Summary:Camille and Aaron are packing up final things and he finds it strange that they're getting along. They talk about the good old days and kiss...Camille stops it. Joe Coledo is back at CH, and is upset that Aaron seems like he doesn't remember him. A family flying trapeze act comes into trauma after a freak accident during performance. Winslow tells Coledo that he's going to have to have his gall bladder removed. Aaron feels like the patients are just passing through and it doesn't mean anything. Geigher approaches a woman telling her he would date her but all he wants is sex, and maybe afterwards he'd offer to pay her tuition to Barbazon. Turns out she's a cop and she arrests him.
Alan argues for Jeffrey with his "why bother" defense--it's pointless to try to prosecute Geiger because he's not who they're really after. Aaron and Phillip try to explain to the Travelli's that they won't be able to do their act for awhile. Coledo dosn't want Winslow to perform his surgery--he wants a Jewish doctor. A man parks in Jeffrey's spot so he breaks the man's windows with a golf club. Winslow sees this and thinks he needs help. Jeffrey tells Nadine he has some stuff going on but doesnt want to tell her. She insists that if they're going to have a relationship he has to share withe her. Tomorrow he'll tell her. Mr. Travelli agonizes that he caused their accident. Camille tries to convince Angela she's looking forward to the single life, but shes really terrified.
Phillip wonders if the Travelli's don't care that one of their own is on the brink of death, but Mr. Travelli tells him they live every day loving each other as if it might be the last. Alan takes Stacy, the detective who arrested Jeffrey, on a tour of CH. Jeffrey thanks Alan. Aaron doesn't want to get Coledo a new doctor because he's being racist but Phillip makes him oblige the patient. Jeffrey tells Nadine his wife Laurie drowned their son, Joey, and is institutionalized. He's also afraid of intimacy and is afraid to get involved with Nadine because she's special, but she's not going to let him push her away. The young Travelli boy dies, which really upsets Aaron. Mr. Travelli is still concerned about the next show.
Phillip warns Aaron and Camille about domestic tension, and if there are problems it would be Camille that would be fired. Jeffrey tries to break up with Nadine but she wants an explanation. He tells her he always pictured himself with a white, Jewish woman and used the fact that she's black as a safety net. He never thought he'd fall in love with a black woman. He doesn't want to be in love--he's still married to Laurie. He askes her to leave.
Mr. Travelli finally shows remorse and Phillip wonders why he goes on. Travelli wonders how Phillip, as a doctor, can go on surrounded bu death. They find they have something in common. Aaron reassures Coledo and apologizes for his outburst. Phillip wishes the Travelli's well. Jeffrey puts on Camille's favorite song even though Aaron asks him not to. He says sad songs make you happy when you surrender to the misery. Alone, Camille listens to the same song.
TOP Facts:Jamie Rose was in a short lived police tv-series "Lady Blue" which also plays in Chicago (with Danny Aiello)
Song: "Try a little tenderness" by Otis Ready can be found on his album: The best of Three Dogs Night (which also contains such beautiful songs like: Sitting on the dock of the Bay, I have got dreams to Remember, Day Tripper, Knock on Wood, Respect, Hard to Handle...)
TOP Quotes:ALAN: Why don't you shut up, Jeffrey? Your big mouth is the reason youre here, so why dont you just keep it closed. Think you can do that?
JEFFREY: I don't know, let me try. Oops, seems I can't.PHILLIP: What's wrong with Jeffrey?
AARON: He's having his period.AARON: I tell my patients no trapeze flying for at least 48 hours. Superstition.
GUY: Are you nuts?
JEFFREY: Completely, but you're in my spot.PHILLIP: Let me just say one thing as your doctor--no one has ever knocked me on my ass.
JEFFREY: We go on because we have to. We save life, Aaron. Have a bad day, you know what, its just a day. There's another one after that. And then another and then another and then another...More of them good than bad. More good than bad. Heroes, Aaron. We save lives. More good days than bad, remember that. Heroes.
TOP Transcripts:Jeffrey and Aaron are sitting in a bar. Jeffrey stops a women (Stacey Hallmora) who passes by.
Jeffrey: Excuse me ma'am. I won't keep you a minute. You're lovely, by the way.
(Introduces Shutt and himself.) Aaron Schutt, Jeffrey Geiger.
I'm sure we'll get your name. It's not important. Here's what is. We're both busy professionals, particularly me. I'd love to take the time to get to know you. I'm a firm believer in extended courtships. What ever happened to bundling for example?
Stacey: Is he a wacko?
Aaron: Very much so.
Jeffrey: Look, the point is this. I could take you to dinner, a show, a quiet nightcap, learn about your youth, fawn over your intellectual acuity. All these things I'm sure would happen. Why? My interest is appropriation and my time is short. Why indulge this charade with a preamble? Why not just physically commune? Afterwhich I could offer to pay your tuition to the Barbizon School.
Stacey: Wait a minute. You mean, like we have sex and you give me a tip.
Jeffrey: Well, if you want to put it like that, I could charge it on my Visa and rack up some frequent flyer mileage.
Stacey: Want to put your hands on the table.
Jeffrey: I'd love to.
Stacey: Stand up and spread your legs.
Jeffrey: Right here?
Stacey: YES.
Jeffrey: Yes ma'am. (to Aaron) You have to be polite.
Stacey: You're under arrest for solicitation.
Jeffrey: What!?
Stacey reads Geiger his rights:
Jeffrey: (to Aaron) What are you laughing at. Big mistake. Call the Eel, will you. Stop laughing. Call the Eel.
Alan Birch and Stacey Hallmora walk into the room overlooking the OR:
Alan: They call this OR the Theater. It has the highest state-of-the-art technology in the world. I can show you how a lot of it works. I've been in here so often I can actually do many of the procedures myself. Of course, I'm not licensed.
Stacey: I think you should stick to law. You're good at it.
Geiger, hiding in the shadows, starts to cough.
Jeffrey: Sorry.
Alan: Jeffrey! (astonished)You remember Detective Hallmora.
Jeffrey: (Salutes her) Detective.
Alan: Detective, want to give me a second. (She leaves) I was just kidding about me doing procedures.
Jeffrey: Uh huh.
Alan: Okay. Good seeing you.
Jeffrey: Alan. Something you should know. Thank you for the other night. And like she said, stick to the law. You're good at it.
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