Nomads

Yeah?

Yeah. Okay, I'll be right down.

Dr. Onaman. Calling Dr. Onaman.

Dr. Benway. Calling Dr. Benway.

Cops pulled him off the beach fifty, twenty minutes ago.

Took 4 of us to get him on the bed. Strung way out.

We can't even get eye contact. It's like he thinks we're not even here.

His clothes were blood-soaked... I mean soaked.

Cleaned him up. Found a couple of lacerations,

- but what are the rest... - Is that French?

Sounds like it, but he's too fast for me.

His pupils are constricted, pressure's up, motor stuff's right.

I'm sure it's PCP, but I don't know. I can't get a needle into him to check.

Now, if I try to sedate him, it could be a real mess.

Look, I know you're new, and I'm sorry to put you on the spot.

But if I sedate him without a neurology, okay, my ass...

Your ass is secure, dear, okay?

Just go and see if you can find someone who speaks French.

Oh, and maybe a priest. He's probably catholic.

Well, what happened to you, then?

We stopped him going across the park by the palisades.

By the time we...

- Get back! Get back down there! - Stop. He'll tear his wrists.

Do me a favor and wait outside. Outside, please.

- You, too. A.J. - A.J.

- But somebody's got to... - Outside, okay?

Boy, you've been in quite a scrape, haven't you?

Quite a scrape.

What happened to you, hmm?

What happened?

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

- Are you all right? - Look out. Coming through.

Anyone else?

Call for Dr. Rodriguez right away!

Be careful. Be careful.

Gently, please. Gently.

- I guess he got me. - Jesus Christ, he's dead.

Makes tonight look like... nursery school.

I'll pass, thanks. This weekend I've got a date with my apartment.

Don't ever try and move and work at the same time.

Well, that is what wives are for.

Mmm.

You gonna miss the east?

Well, there are a lot of university people, but...

But what?

I don't know. I suppose they were more my husband's friends than mine.

At some level, this going-west business appeals to me.

Swab that, please, nurse.

Oh, you know what I do miss, though?

Trees.

It's so barren. You get the feeling that every last bush has been installed.

It's like Disneyland or something.

Well, people don't realize that this is a city built on a desert.

Just try to think of it as extended parking for the beach.

What? Ow!

Hold on. Just a couple more, we'll be through.

Ooh.

On these hours, who gets to go to the beach?

Last one. There we go.

- Do you want it dressed? - Leave it uncovered.

How long have you been on duty?

Uh...

32 hours. 4 more to go.

All right. That's it, then.

And you have had enough excitement for one night.

So, I want you to go home,

get some sleep, and those are surgeon's orders.

Besides, you're too old for this career stuff.

You should be home taking kids to get their teeth straightened.

See that, nurse? See that?

They turn 30 and everything is sex, sex, sex.

Listen, you need a tetanus booster? All right. Then get out of here and go home.

- Good night, doctor. - Go.

- Good night. Thanks. - Good night.

I'll catch you later.

What'd he say, anyway?

Who?

The guy who jumped you. What'd he say?

Nothing.

Hmm.

That's a pity. Last thing a man says is supposed to be significant.

This is Dr. Collins' office. I'll try you at the hospital.

Hello, Mrs., uh...

Dr. Flax, this is Mr. Hendricks from the telephone company.

We'll have an installer in your area tomorrow afternoon...

What are you doing?

I thought it was funny, too. No sense of humor.

This son of a bitch gets out of his car... looks about 14 years old,

and he's got a beer belly already... gets out of his car carrying a tire iron.

- No kidding. - Honest.

What'd you do?

Got the hell out of there. What the fuck else?

But, fuck, man, there are more crazy, meshugina lunatics running around...

What did you do at Radcliffe, major in sailors?

I wish.

You know your nutcase from last night?

Well, the lab report came back this morning.

No drugs.

Adrenal residue enough to frizz a horse, but no dope.

I wonder what happened to him.

Looked like some creep off the beach, right?

Yeah.

The man was an anthropologist from UCLA.

Spoke half a dozen languages, lived all over the world,

and was, apparently, a very famous individual.

Jesus.

What kind of people did he study, anyway?

I don't know.

This morning in Richter's office, I got a look at his wife.

She's this elegant-looking redhead. Just the opposite of what he looked like.

And the crazy thing about it is they've only been in the country a week.

- Well, I got a minute flat to get to 7. - Walk in backwards.

I tried that. I promised I'd actually be there this time. Eileen.

Hey. Hey, quit it.

- Hmm? - Your lip.

If you don't quit chewing on it, it'll look like your ear.

Hey, Eileen, are you okay?

Oh, sure.

Cassie, what does, um...

N'y sont pas...

sont des innois mean?

Uh...

Shit. N'y sont pas...

They are not there. They are...

- Sont des innois. - Sont des innois.

Sounds like a place. I don't know. Why?

Dr. Wayne, please call the operator.

Walking right now is the best thing for you.

Tomorrow I want to hear that you've been...

right...

Dr. Stafford's on in the morning.

Do you want me to order a repeat EEG for her?

No.

The carpet's fine. I like the color.

What?

The old carpet was yellow, but the owners didn't...

Doctor, I think we skipped...

Doctor?

The owner was only here for a little while,

but they did a good deal to the house.

There's so many things. For instance, the old carpet was yellow,

and it didn't clean very well, so they put in all new ones.

The house is only 4 blocks from the beach.

And, of course, there's plenty of storage space.

Obviously, I tried to convince the owners to stay here

long enough to sell instead of rent,

but apparently his transfer was pretty sudden, and they just upped and left.

What do you think, huh?

I admit that science is not my strong suit, but anthropology...

that's bones and tombs and things.

No, no, no, no, no, no. Nothing so dramatic.

My work is cultural. I...

Je l'adore!

At least it's warm, eh?

I, uh...

I mostly watch people.

Oh! But I thought you were teaching here this fall.

- Uh, yes, I'm afraid that is so. - Oh, listen to him.

The first civilized place we live in years,

and already he's bored.

Goddamn freaks.

I'm fine. I'm fine, I'm fine! Leave me alone! I'm fine! Stop it!

Stop it! I'm fine.

Just fine.

What's he gotten into?

Da da da da da! I got the material.

Ah, hold it, hold it, hold it.

I got the material, but you will have to help me with the...

Comment dit?

- Trigle de rideau? - Curtain rod.

Ah! Curtain rod. Curtain rod. Curtain rod.

I forget English faster than I learn, huh?

- It will come. It will come. - Alors. Tell me.

Which one do you like best, huh? This one?

Ah... On you or the living room?

For the living room, this. For when we live in the land rover, this.

Oh, no. Cochon.

Ooh. I forgot about her.

Mm-hmm.

- Johnny? - Mm-hmm?

You are not really bored, are you? Huh?

Pas du tout. Pas du tout. I'm looking forward to it.

I'm looking forward to water we did not have to carry.

I am looking forward to working 5-hour days.

I am going to get food in supermarket wrapped in plastic.

I am going to get hamburger commes les Americains.

Alors, maintenant, je suis americain, eh?

Americain. Americain.

Americain.

Americain.

- Mr. America. - Mm-hmm. Oui.

- Which one of these is you? Hmm? - Where did you get that, Niki?

Give me that photograph! Niki! Come here!

- No! No. - Niki! Give me the photograph.

- No. No. No. - Niki. Come. Come, come.