Awakenings

Tag. You're it. You're it.

No, I tagged you last. Uh-uh.

Wanna go fishing? No fish. They're frozen.

No, they don't freeze. What do they do? Just die?

No. Hey, look at this car. Wow. A beauty.

Isn't that neat? It's a Ford. It's not a Ford.

Yeah, it is. Then what is it?

I don't know, but it's not a Ford. I've been in one.

- Hey, Leonard, what are you doing? - What's it look like?

Somebody might be coming.

Keep a lookout, James.

- No one's here. No one's coming.

My turn's next. Uh-uh. Uh-uh.

What's wrong, Leonard?

Leonard, honey.

- What? Better get dressed.

Your breakfast is just about ready.

Come on. We'll be late. Hi, Albert. James.

Hurry up.

Hi, Mr. Dylan. Morning.

They won't let me play with them.

You always study. Of course he does.

I'm a natural at this stuff. Let's see you pass the test.

We're going to begin today with a history test.

Keep your eyes on your own papers and at the recess bell

bring your composition books up to my desk.

- So, what are we gonna do today? - I don't know.

Oh, hello, boys.

Hi, Mrs. Lowe. Can Leonard come and play today?

Oh, no, I'm sorry. Better not today.

Well, how about tomorrow?

I'm afraid he won't be well by then either.

When will he be well? I don't know.

Thanks for coming by.

Good morning, Bainbridge Hospital, may I help you?

One moment, please.

- Excuse me... - You gotta ask her.

Good morning, Bainbridge Hospital, may I help you?

Oh, Dr. Horowitz, can you hold the line?

Bainbridge Hospital, can I help you?

Yes. Dr. Franklin and Dr. Tyler are in a board meeting.

Can I take a message, or would you like...? Bye.

Yes?

Yes, I'm Dr. Malcolm Sayer. I have an appointment.

Take a seat, please.

Bainbridge Hospital, may I help you?

Thank you. Bainbridge Hospital, may I help you?

I can connect you to the cafeteria but they will have to page him.

Thank you. Bainbridge Hospital, may I help you?

Dr. Franklin and Dr. Tyler are in the boardroom.

I can take messages, or you can call back in about 45 minutes.

When you say "people," you mean living people?

Mm-hm.

Well, I'm here to apply for a research position

in your neurology lab.

Neurology lab?

We have an x-ray room.

This is a chronic hospital, doctor. The position is for staff neurologist.

You will be working with patients, people. Yes.

- A "doctor" doctor. - Doctor.

Carmel Institute? Tell me about that. Anything with patients there?

- Earthworms. - I'm sorry?

It was an immense project.

I was to extract one decagram of myelin from 4 tons of earthworms.

- Really? - Yes.

I was on that project for five years.

I was the only one who believed in it. Everyone said it couldn't be done.

- It can't. - I know that now. I proved it.

Maybe before, at St. Thomas?

- All research? - Oh, yes.

- This isn't going to work. - Ben, we're totally understaffed.

He's never worked with human beings.

His research talents would be wasted here.

- If it wasn't a state law... - Excuse me. But, uh...

You're clearly looking for someone with more of a clinical background.

As much as I need a job, there must be more applicants suitable for this position.

- Thank you, anyway. - Dr. Sayer, back in medical school.

You couldn't have graduated without some clinical experience.

You took a pulse, you took a temperature. You did diagnosis.

- Oh. - Well, there you have it then.

You do want the job, don't you?

Hey, it's this way, doc.

You spend much time at chronic hospitals?

I, um...

- You'd remember. - Guess not then.

- Hi. Hey, Christina.

You see, doc, we got MS, Tourette syndrome,

Parkinson's disease.

Some of them, we ain't even got a name for.

How are you?

What are all these people waiting for?

Nothing.

How do they get well? - They don't, they're chronic.

- We call this place the Garden. - Why?

Because all we do is feed and water them.

Thanks, man.

Mr. Kean, I would like to ask...

I was born in 1911 in Kingsbridge, New York.

I came here in July 1955.

Prior to July 1955, I resided at the Brooklyn Psychiatric Center,

Brooklyn, New York. Prior to that, I was a person.

No, I'm not gonna hurt you.

Gets easier.

You don't think it will, but it does.

Oh, no, Buttercup. Oh, good.

No, go to your house. Go. Go.

Go home.

Good.

Good morning, doctor.

I have a new arrival for you.

She was brought in late last night. Here's her file.

Hello. I'm Dr. Sayer.

Do you know where you are?

Can you hear me?

"Diagnosis."

"Medical insurance." Hm.

Oh, God.

Her name is Lucy Fishman.

She was found by neighbors with her sister several days after her sister died.

She has no other living relatives

and they say she has always been as she is now,

with no response or comprehension.

And yet...

A reflex.

If she batted it away, I might call it a reflex.

But she didn't. She caught it.

It's still a reflex, doctor.

I'm sorry. If you were right, I would agree with you.

It's as if, having lost all will of her own to act,

she borrows the will of the ball.

The will of the ball?

Excuse me.

This is ridiculous.

Trying to make a good impression, right?

A good impression. That's it, isn't it?

You're still settling in.

Miss Costello, will you see to it that Dr. Sayer's patients that are waiting outside

- are rescheduled for tomorrow. - Yes, sir.

Borrows the will of the ball.

That's great.

- Okay. Thanks. Thank you. - Okay.

Let us know if she catches anything else.

I'll be fired.

It's all right. I'll go back to school.

- Did I forget something? - No.

I just wanted to say to you I preferred your explanation

and that I'll look after things for you until you've settled in.

Good night, doctor.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

- Hello. - Hi.

- I'm Dr. Sayer. - I'm Waheedah.

- Waheedah. How are you today? - I'm fine, thank you.

Yes. Oh, sorry. What form?

Yes, I'll hold.

Mm-hm.

Oh. Okay. Three, two.

Oh, thank you.

Bye.

Hello.

- PUPPET (ON TV): Contact. Roger.

Yippee! We made it, Orville. We're in orbit.

Oh, goody. Now we can try being weightless.

Let's celebrate with delicious Nestlé's Quik.

Nothing makes chocolatey milk like Quik, you know?

That great Nestlé's chocolate flavor is out of this world.

Out of this world.

Hello, up there. Time to recharge with delicious Nestle's Quik.

Lucy. Um...

You're out of the hole.

- Um, could...? - Anthony.

Anthony.

Could you help me move this?

Excuse me.

Lucy, you're almost there.

Come on.

Lucy.

Here's the water, Lucy.

Here it is, Lucy.

The water is...

I don't know why your nails grow so fast.

It must be all that Jell-O they give you.

Jell-O, Jell-O. Day after day.

Red Jell-O, yellow Jell-O. Every day, Jell-O.

Hurry up. You don't wanna miss the laundry truck.

I forgot to tell you, Mrs. Cooper passed away.

Remember her? She was nice.

Always a kind word.

Her dog I could have done without.

Excuse me.

Hello.

Does he ever speak to you?

Of course not. Not in words.

He speaks to you in other ways?

How do you mean?

You don't have children.