Hello?
It wasjustsimply exhaustion.
Hejust 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 ofthe financial burdens...
I gave up a TV series. What a dummy.
We're prepared to try to get you
temporaryjobs, 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 I'd like to say to you is,
I... we... think ofyou all as family.
- Bullshit.
- And we want to do everything
we possibly can to keep you all together.
I was with him lastnight.
Alreadyhe's much better.
Ijustlefthim an hourago.
He was in a greatmood.
Makingjokes, makingpasses
atall the nurses.
And he told me to tell all ofyou, 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.
I can see where it'd 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.
- I'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% ofthe 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.
I always look for the worst in people.
- A piece ofyou 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
upstairs to a private room for a while.
Oh, yeah.
But you'd better rest.
Ifyou don't, you're in for a lot oftrouble.
Oh, I will, doctor.
I promise. I will.
Mr Gideon.
Mr Gideon, what are you doing?
Oh, this? I was just getting rid of it.
I caught someone smoking,
and I told him a man in my condition
shouldn't even be around smoke.
I'm telling ya, Gideon,
I got real insight into you.
There's a deep-rooted fear
of being conventional.
Right.
Your blood pressure is higher than we hoped.
Your cardiograms haven't improved one bit.
Now, ifyou don't give a damn,
it's hard to expect us to.
Mr Gideon!
I'll leave these menus with you. Please check
offwhat you want for the coming weeks, OK?
Monday, I'll have roast beef,
Tuesday, chicken, Wednesday, steak,
Thursday, I plan to be dead,
so... I'll just have something light.
Mr Gideon!
She wrote a little note on the back.
She said you'd understand.
"Dear loving, giving, generous" -
underlined four times - "Dad,
I hear nurses are nice people, hint, hint.
Your poor, brotherless daughter."
Joe, what does it mean?
It means she's inherited her mother's
determination, that's what it means.
Oh, no... Thankyou,