Madhouse

AAH!

RUNAWAY!

HE'S OVER THERE!

THIS WAY! THIS WAY!

JUMP! HURRY UP!

KEEP GOING!

AAH!

HELLO.

IT'S CLARK STEVENS FROM FARLEY UNIVERSITY.

HELLO.

I'M LOOKING FOR DR. FRANKS.

NO. NO. HERE. CATCH.

EXCUSE ME.DO YOU KNOW

WHERE I COULD FIND DR. FRANKS?

IT DOESN'T LIKE IT WHEN YOU SAY THAT!

IT DOESN'T LIKE IT, AND IT DOESN'T LIKE YOU!

LEAVE HIM ALONE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

CAN'T YOU TELL

HE DOESN'T LIKE YOU TOUCHING HIM LIKE THAT?

IT DOESN'T LIKE IT WHEN YOU SAY THAT!

IT DOESN'T LIKE IT,

AND IT DOESN'T LIKE YOU, EITHER, PUDDLES!

WELL, IT'S TOO FUCKING BAD!

THAT'LL BE QUITE ENOUGH, PUDDLES.

I'M DR. HENDRICKS.

UH, CLARK STEVENS.

WELCOME TO CUNNINGHAM HALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND THAT I LET MYSELF IN.

OH, NO, NO. WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

YEAH. WELL, UM... MY TRAIN RAN A LITTLE LATE,

AND IT'S HARD TO FIND A CAB

THAT'LL TAKE YOU ALL THE WAY OUT HERE.

YET HERE YOU ARE.

YES, HERE I AM.

WE SHOULD PROBABLY BEGIN WITH A SERIES

OF PSYCHIATRIC TESTS.

YOU KNOW, JUST TO MAKE SURE

WE'RE STARTING WITH A CLEAN BILL OF MENTAL HEALTH,

FOLLOWED BY A THOROUGH PHYSICAL.

BETTY.

OH, MR. FRANKLIN.

WHAT DID WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE SAID

NO MORE PRETENDING WE'RE A DOCTOR?

BUT... BUT...

I KNOW, MR. FRANKLIN.I TELL YOU WHAT.

WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK IN THE REC ROOM

AND MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.

NURSE HENDRICKS IS GONNA BE SERVING PUDDING POPS.

WON'T THAT BE NICE?

VERY NICE.

GOOD BOY.

IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.

HI. I'M BETTY DONNER.

CLARK STEVENS.

I'M THE ADMINISTRATION COORDINATOR.

I AM SO SORRY THAT I MISSED YOU UP FRONT.

I JUST STEPPED AWAY FOR A MOMENT.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I'M JUST REALLY GLAD TO FINALLY MEET YOU.

OH. SAME HERE.

WE ARE JUST SO EXCITED

ABOUT YOUR COMING IN TO LEND US A HAND.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING TO WORK.

WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL.

PERFECT. I'LL HAVE YOUR BADGE READY FOR YOU

IN A FEW DAYS.

AND I NEED YOU TO FILL OUT THESE FORMS

SO I CAN MAKE SURE YOU GET SCHOOL CREDIT.

THE BLUE CARD ON THE BOTTOM IS FOR EMERGENCY INFORMATION.

OOP. YOUR KEYS TO THE KINGDOM.

THANK YOU.

AND YOUR WALKIE-TALKIE.

THAT'S HOW WE COMMUNICATE AROUND HERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE STAYING IN ONE OF THE RESIDENT COTTAGES

ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

WELL, THERE’S ONLY ONE THING LEFT.

WHAT'S THAT?

TO MEET THE BIG CHEESE.

DR. FRANKS.

VERY GOOD.

HELLO, BETTY.

SO I TAKE IT THIS PLACE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE.

OH, SINCE 1918.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE TERRIBLE SHAPE IT WAS IN

BEFORE WE SPRUCED IT ALL UP.

IT'S TAKEN OUR PATIENT CLEAN-UP COMMITTEE

A YEAR AND A HALF TO GET IT TO THIS POINT.

THEY'VE DONE SUCH A MARVELOUS JOB.

ABSOLUTELY. NO, I'M SURE.

IT'S JUST...

WELL, IT SEEMS A LITTLE RUN-DOWN,

NOT PARTICULARLY CONDUCIVE TO REHABILITATION.

OH, WELL, CLARK,

FOR SOME OF THE PATIENTS HERE,

THAT... THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

GET ME OUT OF HERE.

HEY.CARL.

I SHOULDN'T BE IN HERE! NO ONE SHOULD.

IT'S OK. CARL...

THEY DON'T LET YOU GO HOME,

EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW YOU'RE BETTER.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT, CARL?

BECAUSE THE PEOPLE RUNNING THIS PLACE

ARE REALLY THE CRAZY ONES.

GUILTY AS CHARGED.NOW RUN ALONG.

YOU RUN ALONG.GO ON. SCOOT. SCOOT.

HAVE A SEAT.

THANK YOU.

THE DOCTOR WILL BE WITH YOU MOMENTARILY.

GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BETTY.

"EINSTEIN ALSO BELIEVED

"THAT SOME CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENICS WERE MISDIAGNOSED

"DUE TO POSSIBLE PSYCHOKINETIC CONDITIONS

SUCH AS THEIR ABILITY TO SEE PARANORMAL ACTIVITIES."

NOT A VERY PLEASANT WAY

OF RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, IS IT, MR. STEVENS?

DR. FRANKS.

I RECEIVED YOUR ACADEMIC RECORDS

FROM THE UNIVERSITY.

A 4.0 AVERAGE. MY, MY.

IT SEEMS LIKE YOU MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL

TO FOLLOW IN YOUR GRANDFATHER'S FOOTSTEPS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.I HOPE SO.

AND MY INTERNSHIP HERE IS ALL I NEED TO GET MY DEGREE.

THEN WHAT?

WELL, TO...

TAKE RESIDENCE INA MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY

AS A COUNSELOR.

I SUPPOSE THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE? PUT THEM IN A CUP, POLLY.

OH, I'M SORRY, DR. FRANKS.

MY MINOR, SIR, IS IN ADMINISTRATIONS.

ULTIMATELY, WHAT I'D LOVE TO DO

IS WORK IN A PLACE LIKE CUNNINGHAM HALL,

MAYBE HELP DESIGN AN UPDATED CURRICULUM.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.I DID SOME RESEARCH

ON THE BUILDING AND ITS OPERATING PROCEDURES,

AND I MADE A COUPLE NOTES...

JUST LITTLE CHANGES, THINGS THAT I THOUGHT

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT DURING MY STAY HERE.

MR. STEVENS, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS

YOU'VE GOTTEN YOURSELF INTO HERE.

I'M SORRY?

THIS ISN'T A SUMMER CAMP.

WE HAVE NEITHER THE FUNDING OR THE TIME

TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING BUT PATIENT MAINTENANCE.

I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND

THAT THAT HAS TO BETHE MAIN PRIORITY, BUT...

IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO EMPTY A FEW BEDPANS

TO MAKE YOUR FINAL GRADES BETTER, GREAT.

BUT YOU ARE NOT SITTING IN A CLASSROOM,

READING ABOUT WHAT LIFE IS LIKE

IN A MENTAL INSTITUTE. YOU'VE ARRIVED.

I DIDN'T MEAN ANY DISRESPECT.

I JUST THOUGHT THAT...

LET ME BE BLUNT.

YOU'RE NOT HERE TO THINK.

IF YOU WANT TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF MY STAFF,

THEN I EXPECT YOU TO STAY FOCUSED

ON THE MAIN OBJECTIVE.

AND THAT IS?

HOUSING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MENTALLY ILL.

MAKE NO MISTAKE...

THERE ARE VERY SERIOUS REASONS

WHY A PERSON WOULD BE LOCKED UP IN HERE.

WHERE IS THIS WONDER BOY

THAT I HAVE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT?

DR. MORTON, DR. DOUGLAS.

CLARK STEVENS.

NICE TO MEET YOU. PLEASURE.

IT IS YOU. I'D RECOGNIZE YOU ANYWHERE.

I FIRST MET YOUR GRANDFATHER

AT THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE

OF MENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES IN '75.

HE AND I WENT ON SUCH A BENDER...

I WAS JUST DISCUSSING OUR OPERATING PROCEDURES

WITH MR. STEVENS.

I THINK WE'VE COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING.

WHY DON'T YOU TWO INTRODUCE HIM TO SARA.

THEN SHE CAN GIVE HIM THE GRAND TOUR OF THE FACILITY.

I LIKE TO GIVE MY FAVORITES A LITTLE EXTRA.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT NEED A LITTLE FAVOR.

NOTED.

SO YOU SURVIVED THE FRANKS INTERVIEW.

YES. JUST BARELY.

WELL, SOME SAY

IT'S THE WORST FORM OF SHOCK TREATMENT

THE HOSPITAL OFFERS.

I CAN'T ARGUE WITH THAT.

FOR WHATEVER IT'S WORTH,

I KNOW HE'S KIND OF A SHARK,

BUT BOTTOM LINE IS, IF YOU WORK HARD,

HE'LL EVENTUALLY HIRE YOU FULL-TIME.

THAT'S WHAT HE DID WITH ME.

YEAH. I WOULD JUST IDEALLY LOVE

TO HELP CHANGE THIS PLACE,

YOU KNOW, IMPROVE IT A LITTLE BIT.