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In Short: A troubled Dr. Geiger seeks a blessing from his institutionalized ex-wife so he can continue his relationship with Dr. Infante. A dying AIDS patient hopes Hancock can arrange a surgical procedure that would allow him to see one more sunrise.
Guest Starring: Kim Griest (as Laurie Geiger), Vondie Curtis-Hall (as Dr. Dennis Hancock), Jayne Brook (as Dr. Diane Grad), Diane Venora (as Dr. Geri Infante), Jeff Perry (as Gilbert Weeks), Stephen Tobolowsky (as Dr. Joseph), Cotter Smith (as Dr. Bob Mariniak) and Obba Babatunde
Story: David E. Kelley and Dennis Cooper
Teleplay:
Directed By: James Frawley
TOP Summary: Dr. Aaron Shutt and Alan Birch are taken aback when they realize that Dr. Jeffrey Geiger has converted his office into a showcase for toy trains. Despite the presence of other physicians in Geiger's office, Dr. Geri Infante asks intimate questions about where their relationship is headed. Geiger, squeezing Shutt's hand, is unable to answer. Later, Geiger tells Infante that Laurie's blessing would solve his fidelity problem. He arranges for his ex-wife to be released from the mental institution so the threesome can have dinner together. Geiger's best-laid plans go awry when the party of three burgeons into a party of four, then five, and so on, as Camille and Aaron Shutt, Laurie's boyfriend Gilbert Weeks, a psychiatrist and two security officers all show up at the restaurant. During the course of the conversation, Laurie learns that Geiger and Infante danced with one another. She grows upset and demands to know why Geiger refused to dance with her when they were married. Geiger reminds Laurie that they, too, danced together when they first dated. When Laurie also accuses Geiger of having a mother complex, he storms out of the room. Laurie convinces Shutt, Camille and the psychiatrist that Geiger went to Russo's, a nearby bar where he sings away his woes whenever he is unhappy. Laurie's hunch proves correct; the group finds a pathetic-looking Geiger inside the bar singing. Geiger returns to his office and takes solace in his trains. Realizing that Geiger is close to the breaking point, the psychiatrist threatens to file a report on his condition. Later, Geiger describes to Shutt how he feels haunted by the ghost of his dead, domineering mother. He fears that his relationship with Infante may be part of an Oedipal complex. Shutt begs his friend to seek psychiatric help. Later, Laurie assures Geiger that she will always be around for him whenever he needs support. Meanwhile, Charles Ellis, a 41-year-old patient with full-blown AIDS, is admitted to the hospital after suffering acute abdominal pains. Ellis tells his physician, Dr. Dennis Hancock, that he wants to live — even if it means only one more day. Hancock asks Dr. Bob Marinak to remove Ellis' appendix. Marinak refuses, citing that Ellis will not likely live more than a day if he survives the operation. Marinak also voices his concern about how the procedure would place everyone involved at risk of infection. Finding Marinak's attitude unacceptable, Hancock decides to perform the operation himself, with an assist from Dr. Diane Grad and an all-volunteer scrub team. Despite a great deal of blood loss, Hancock successfully removes Ellis' appendix. The next day, Ellis regains consciousness long enough to see the sun rise. He dies shortly thereafter, but to Dr. Hancock, who was present in the room when Ellis regained consciousness, the operation was a complete success.
TOP Facts:While Jeffrey is operating at the beginning of the episode you hear: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder
The song Jeffrey sings at Rusty's: Rock-A-Bye-Baby with a Dixie Melody (from the musical Sindbad), it can be found on his CD "Mandy Patinkin"
TOP Quotes:Jeffrey is spotting Geri Infante in the scrub room, dashes out to speak with her, ripping off his mask, gloves
Jeffrey: Hey, Geri. I got it figured out. I got it figured out.
Geri: Tell it to me later. I'm face-lifting a nun in 3 minutes.
Jeffrey: A nun? Cosmetic surgery?
Geri: She won it at a church raffle. She's all prepped. I've gotta go.
Aaron to Jeffrey after he invited him to the dinner with Laurie and Geri
Aaron: You are my best friend in life. You know this. You need professional help. It is not normal for you to need me to referee a dinner between your ex-wife and your girlfriend. It is certainly not normal for you to need Laurie's blessing in order to achieve intimacy with Geri.
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