Rear Window

Hey, I'm on my way. I'm so late. I'm sorry.

Say that again. You're breaking up.

Say it again.

Are you there? Are you there?

Damn it.

[crashing sound, glass breaking]

Mr. Kemp?

Mr. Kemp.

I'm Charlie Moore.

They tell us you can talk now,

and your condition is stable.

You're doing all right.

Can I have that in writing?

I'll see what I can do.

If you're up to it, I'd like to ask you a few questions.

Okay.

Do you remember anything about what happened?

Well, I remember leaving my office that Friday afternoon.

I was driving out to the country to have dinner with a client.

After that, I'm a total blank.

Until I woke up in I.C.U.

So, you're missing a whole week.

Yeah. If you come across it, I'd like to have it back again.

Will do.

Who's Franklin Porter?

It's one of my partners.

Manuel Hastings?

It's a client.

We're doing a big project downtown in New Woolrich

Performing Art Center and I'm the architect.

At least I was.

They tell you the first person on the scene

was a guy who was a medic in Viet Nam?

Yeah. I was lying there on the pavement and my neck was broken.

I wasn't breathing. And this guy came along

and he literally took a Swiss army knife

and dug a hole in my throat and stuck a straw in it.

And saved my life.

Lucky he happened by.

Sometimes I wished he'd been running

five minutes late that night.

- Was it my fault? - We're not sure yet.

- It's been three weeks. - It's been four.

You're missing one, remember?

We have no witnesses to the actual crash.

The other driver's blood alcohol level was slightly elevated.

And judging from impact, you were both doing the obligatory

ten miles an hour over the speed limit.

What's the other driver have to say?

They didn't tell you?

She died at the scene.

Okay, Jason.

We're gonna get you hooked up and breathing again.

We're gonna find it, okay? You just hang on, okay?

It's okay. We're gonna find it.

Where the hell is it?

You just stay calm, okay? You stay calm.

I've got a pop-off in 111! I need assistance, stat!

I need assistance in 111, stat!

I need assistance, please!

You just hang on, okay? Just stay with me.

- I got him. - Sorry.

I couldn't find it.

I couldn't find it. I'm sorry.

There it is.

Okay.

I'm sorry.

Sorry.

It'll be okay.

Take out.

Eighteen...

Nineteen...

Pull it. Come on, buddy. One more.

- Twenty. - Come on, big man.

We've got to increase the reps on the right side. You got to give me another 20.

- Ah, man, I can't. - We'll work through it.

My right side's not firing today. I'm done.

Man, you've got to get the right side working. You're gonna need it

when they find that cure you're always talking about.

- Ah, shut up. I hate you. - I hate you back.

I hate you, too.

All right, another 20. Here we go.

Okay. One, good. Two...

- That's the spirit. - All right. Three...

That-a-boy. Four...

five...

One more time. There.

Good catch, son.

One more.

There you go.

Hey, Leila.

I was beginning to think you stood me up, so to speak.

Very funny.

Yeah. I'm working on an act to take it on the road.

I stopped by the loft. Coming along.

Contractors just doing some last minute touch-ups.

This renovation's taking forever. But I tell you something,

I've got to get out of here, Leila.

- I really am going crazy. - One more day.

Everything is still on track for you to go in tomorrow.

- Good. - Is that ours?

Yep.

I wanted to show you what a good host I am.

And wait till you see it. It's magnificent.

I admit, I had no idea how expensive this was all going to be.

The lift alone, my God.

Well, I've got to get up and down between three floors.

You know, I still think you could've consolidated it on one floor.

Yeah, I've got all my gym equipment, I got nurses, there's me.

We can't live on one floor.

You sure you need all that high-tech exercise stuff?

That stuff is gonna get my body ready so that when the scientists have found a cure,

I'll be able to get up and walk, okay?

- I know. It's just... - It's just what?

I just whoever sold you all that expensive equipment

- isn't taking advantage of you. - What are you talking about?

Your vulnerability. Your frame of mind.

What?

This wish for a full recovery.

This wish is a reasonable expectation

based on the latest scientific research. Okay?

Fine.

I believe you.

I do.

Oh, boy.

Now I get it. Now I get it.

You went by the loft and saw how expensive everything was,

and now you're worried about my finances.

- I'm concerned, yes. - About your alimony.

Jason, it's not that. I see all this money flying out the window.

Do you have any idea how expensive it is to be disabled

in this country? The sooner I get back to work,

the better it's gonna be for both of us. Okay?

Forget I said anything about it.

Look. Whatever happens, I will not shirk my obligations

- to you. - I know that.

I really do appreciate everything you've done

while I've been here. Most ex-wives

wouldn't even show up in rehab.

Look. I've got to go. I'm running late.

Okay.

I'll see you soon.

- Have a good trip home, okay? - Yep.

Enjoying those blueberries?

Ah, thanks for bringing them in, man.

No problem.

I hear you had another pop-off last night.

Yeah, I'm getting used to them.

Not like the first time, eh?

I don't know who was more scared, you or that nurse.

Thanks, Mary. That's plenty.

What are we waiting for? Let's go home.

I'll tell you what. You get that van around here in ten minutes,

or I'm gonna leave without you.

Find me booking down the Jersey turnpike.

We'll get you a racing stripe and some chrome mag wheels

- for that Jalopy? - That's a deal, brother.

You got to go see the doctor first.

- No we don't. - Yep.

- Let's go. - All right.

If we have to, we have to.

You've been absolutely terrific, Dr. Schneider, and I hope I never see you again

the rest of my life.

We never had a patient quite like you, Jason, quite so driven.

Your work ethic. Your determination.

Formidable. You really impressed me.

Listen now, when you go home, don't overdo it. You need time to rest.

I can't afford to rest.

If they come up with a cure, I got to be ready.

Like I said, "Driven." Who's taking you home?

Antonio.

I can't believe you hired him away from us.

Well, if you paid these guys a decent wage...

Ah, the man of the hour.

Okay. See you in six months.

Antonio: Ready to roll?

Jason: Hey, Antonio, slow down, will you?

Antonio: I'm way under the speed limit, man, okay? Just relax, now.

After six months of going three miles an hour, this feels like Warp Speed.

Man, I go any slower, somebody' rear end us.

Now you just calm down, okay? Just relax, we get there safe and sound.

See, I told you, man.

You get to live to die another day.

Jason: That's good. 'Cause I got a meeting with my partners up stairs.

- I'll meet you up there. - All right.

You a lucky man, you know that?

How do you figure that?

You cheated death how many times so far, three, four?

Well, five, counting that ride.

Must be a reason you've been at death's door and back so many times.

It was an accident.

Somebody got careless and crossed the yellow line.

- How lucky is that? - I'm telling you, man.

Got to be a reason you survived.

Well, if you figure it out, let me know.

Hey, guys.

Jason.

Border and Mays, how are you?

You look great.

I look like hell.