shit! I gotta get to rehearsals.
I'm fine. What do doctors know?
About angina, a little more
than show people.
If you wanna leave, fine,
but I think you'll die. Can I see you?
Dr Hyman.
The pain is gone. Nothing wrong
with me a rewrite wouldn't cure.
- Couple of good jokes is what I need.
- You can't leave now.
- Yes, I can.
- Damn it, Joe!
Didn't you hear what the doctorjust said?
Please, stay.
- Joey, I've been talking to Dr Ballinger...
- Jonesy, wait a minute.
Let me talk to the star here. If I stay,
how much time are we talking about?
At least two or three weeks.
You've got to be kidding!
l got a show to put on.
Jonesy, for Chrissakes, will you talk to these
people? They don't understand anything.
- Oh, Jesus...
- What's wrong?
- Miss Collins. All right, easy.
- Damn it.
You guys are doin' this to me.
I wasn't sick until I got here.
- What's wrong with him?
- It's exhaustion.
You're lying to me.
Yes.
Uh, no. No, I'm not a member
of his immediate family.
I'm, uh... I'm his girIfriend.
Well, can I leave a message for him, please?
Could you tell him that K...? Hello?
It was just simply exhaustion.
He just tried to do too much.
Anyway,
we've made a decision
to postpone the show for four months.
- The doctors assure us Joe will be fine.
- There goes my new apartment.
Therefore the show will
definitely be done. I promise.
Now, we're aware of the financial burdens...
l gave up a TV series. What a dummy.
We're prepared to try to get you
temporary jobs, or even lend you money.
Jonesy, Jonesy, easy on
the money, easy on the money.
All right, Larry, all right, OK.
We don't have a lot of cash available, but...
what l'd like to say to you is,
l... we... think of you all as family.
- Bullshit.
- And we want to do everything
we possibly can to keep you all together.
I was with him last night.
Already he's much better.
I just left him an hour ago.
He was in a great mood.
Making jokes, making passes
at all the nurses.
And he told me to tell all of you, he has
a terrific idea for a new hospital number.
Hold it, Audrey, hold it.
Hospital number, hospital number!
Just give me a minute.
Stanley, give me some room.
- How does the title "Hospital Hop" grab you?
- It grabs me.
Great, great.
- I think I got it. I got it!
- I think he's got it. He's got it.
Stan, help me out, please.
Clap your hands.
Cheer up.
Let's go! Everybody.
And, Lucas, they are without question
an absolutely marvellous cast.
Now we gotta wait around for four months.
Maybe even lose them.
l can see where iќd be difficult to hold
a cast like that together. It's really a shame.
And, of course, even after
four months, a heart attack...
There's no guarantee
that he'll be able to work.
None.
Jules, it's still too bright.
- Take number seven down five.
- And he's the greatest.
And, Lucas, I think we have a sure hit.
A sure hit.
Reads like a dream.
- l'd love to read it sometime.
- I'll get a copy to you this afternoon.
Oh, I forgot. Wait a minute.
I've got one right here with me.
Dimmer five up to three.
Hold that, hold that. That's good.
Of course, I know you couldn't
care less about the money.
What do you think about this, Lucas?
Is it any better?
No. No, no. It needs to be more... shadowy.
We talked about this, Jules.
It's a seduction scene.
All right, take the shadow lights to half.
How much... is Joe getting?
5% of the gross until payoff,
then he goes to 6%.
20% of all subsidiary rights,
including a movie sale.
Well, of course
my schedule's impossible, but...
You know how I feel about you, Jonesy.
- You've been like a father to me.
- And you a son to me.
l always look for the worst in people.
- A piece of you in them?
- Yeah, a piece of me.
And, generally, I find it.
Well, it may take you years, but you'll find it.
Oh, you're cute. You are cute.
It's looking better. I think we'll move you