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A PERSON CAN LOSE A LOT OF THINGS.

HE CAN LOSE HIS SOUL. HE CAN LOSE HIS LIFE.

BUT I'VE ALWAYS SAID THE WORST THING A MAN CAN LOSE IS HIS TEETH.

IT'S TRUE. I SHOULD KNOW.

ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME, MIKE ? BECAUSE I'M DEAD SERIOUS HERE.

AH. COME ON, MIKE.

I AM DEFINITELY NOT PLEASED, BIG FELLA. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN FLOSSING, HAVE YOU ?

FRANK, I HAVE BEEN TRYING.JEAN, HIT THE VIDEO. I WANT TO RECORD THIS.

OKAY, DOCTOR.

THIS IS THE NEW INTER-ORAL CAMERA WE'VE BEEN USING. I LOVE IT.

WHY IS IT IN THAT BOX ? FIREPROOFING.

ALL OUR DATA IS FIREPROOFED FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

I KNOW IT'S EXPENSIVE, BUT IT'S NOT A TOY.

EYES ON THE MONITOR. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

RELAX, MIKE. BREATHE. MOVE THAT TONGUE OUT OF THE WAY, MIKE.

OTHER WAY. OUT OF THE WAY.

MIKE, JUST UNROLL IT.UNROLL IT, MIKE.

HERE'S THE PROBLEM AREA. THIS TENDER ? UH--

HOW ABOUT HERE ?

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. LET'S SET HIM UP FOR A TEMPORARY ON 21.

WE'LL FIX HIM UP NEXT WEEK. BOOKED SOLID.

HOW ABOUT TWO WEEKS TUESDAY ?FINE. SLIDE ME THE TANK, PLEASE.

BY THE WAY, YOU KNOW THAT MALPRACTICE INSURANCE WE TALKED ABOUT--

I KNOW. YOU TOLD ME. YOU MOVED EVERYTHING INTO THE NEW CORPORATION.

THIS WAY YOU'RE TOTALLY PROTECTED.

THE HOUSE, THE PRACTICE, THE MONEY MARKET ACCOUNTS.

YOU TOLD HIM, MIKE.HOLD ON.

THE BEAUTY OF THE THING IS ALL OF YOUR HOLDINGS ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE CORPORATION.

RELAX. I PROMISE NOT TO DRILL TOO DEEP.

COME ON.TOO DEEP ?

JUST LEAN BACK, BIG FELLA, AND WATCH THE FILM. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

MOVIE'S IN. BREATHE DEEP.

I THINK YOU'RE GONNA LIKE THIS ONE, MIKE.

IT'S ABOUT A POSTMAN IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE.

RIDES AROUND ON HIS BICYCLE ALL DAY, DELIVERING MAIL.

BEAUTIFUL PLACE, ROLLING HILLS, SUNFLOWERS.

SOMETIMES I REALLY ENVY HIM. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, MIKE ?

MIKE ?

MIKE ?

I'D SAY HE'S OUT, WOULDN'T YOU ?

I'D SAY SO, DOCTOR.

ANYONE WAITING IN THE OFFICE ?

YES, EDWIN HAMADA 00, BUT HE SAID HE'LL BE LATE.

WELL, IN THAT CASE--

JEAN WAS MY FIANCEE,

THE KIND OF ALL-AMERICAN WOMAN WHO COULD COOK A PERFECT BANANA BREAD,

THEN TURN AROUND AND REORGANIZE THE ENTIRE OFFICE...

AND STILL LOOK GREAT AT THE END OF THE DAY.

PLUS, SHE WAS THE MOST METICULOUS HYGIENIST I EVER HAD.

SHE EVEN PRACTICED ON WEEKENDS.PERFECT.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS HER GUINEA PIG.

SHE WAS BRIGHT.

SHE WAS CHEERFUL.HI !

SHE WAS VORACIOUS.

AND THEN THERE WAS MY OFFICE MANAGER, PAT.

BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, I COULDN'T MAKE A FALSE MOVE.

GOOD MORNING.

YOU MAY THINK DENTAL ELVES COME IN AND DO THE PAPERWORK, DOCTOR,

BUT BELIEVE ME IT IS NO PICNIC RUNNING AN OFFICE WHEN THE DENTIST ISN'T EVEN HERE.

PAT, YOU'RE THE ONLY DENTAL ELF HERE. WE BOTH KNOW I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

NO, NO, NO.

DON'T TRY TO BUTTER ME UP EITHER.MORNING.

NOW, THE MacARTHUR--

THE MacARTHUR TWINS WILL BE HERE IN 15 MINUTES,

SO I SUGGEST YOU PUT DOWN THAT COFFEE AND GET TO WORK.

WHO'S UP ?NEW PATIENT, SUSAN IVEY, ROOM THREE.

ROOM THREE IT IS, AND I'LL SEE YOU AT LUNCH, DARLING PAT.

LOOKS PRETTY PERFECT, DOESN'T IT ?

I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO.OOH ! OOH !

YET SOMEHOW I COULDN'T SHAKE THE FEELING THAT PERFECT WAS JUST AN ILLUSION.

AFTER YOU. THEN I TURNED THE CORNER, AND THERE SHE WAS.

I'M SORRY I'M LATE. I HAD A LITTLE--

LITTLE, DOCTOR ?

UH, HAD A LITTLE, UH, CAR TROUBLE. SO, UH, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU ?

IT'S MY TOOTH. I WOKE UP LAST NIGHT SCREAMING.

I THOUGHT SOMEBODY WAS HAMMERING A NAIL INTO MY JAW.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

ANYTHING THE MATTER ?NO, IT WAS THE PERFUME.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. I WAS SO FRAZZLED I SPILLED IT ALL OVER MYSELF.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'LL SURVIVE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK, SHALL WE ?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HURT ME, ARE YOU, DOCTOR ?

OF COURSE NOT.PROMISE ME.

ALL RIGHT, I PROMISE. OPEN UP.

YOU SEE SOMETHING ?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, YES. YOU HAVE A BAD TOOTH THERE. DEFINITELY NEEDS A ROOT CANAL.

I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.I HAVE SOME TIME THIS AFTERNOON.

AFTER LUNCH ALL RIGHT ?NO, SORRY, I CAN'T TODAY.

HOW ABOUT TOMORROW ?

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE MORNING, SAY, 7:30 ?

7:30 WOULD BE FINE.ALL RIGHT.

ONE MORE THING, CAN I HAVE SOMETHING FOR THE PAIN ? I CAN HARDLY THINK.

ABSOLUTELY. GIVE THIS A TRY. TWO EVERY FOUR HOURS.

THANKS. IBUPROFEN ?

NO, THIS I'M ALLERGIC TO. WHAT REALLY WORKED BEFORE WAS THIS OTHER THING--

I FORGET THE NAME. DEM-- DEM-- DEM-- SOMETHING.

DEMEROL ?RIGHT. THAT'S IT. DEMEROL.

THAT WORKED REALLY WELL.

I'M SORRY. I'M NOT THAT KIND OF DENTIST.WHAT KIND OF DENTIST ?

YOU KNOW THE KIND. I COULD LOSE MY LICENSE.

MY LAST DENTIST PRESCRIBED IT TO ME ALL THE TIME.

THEN GET IT FROM HIM.

PLEASE, DOCTOR.

YOU PROMISED IT WOULDN'T HURT.

FIVE TABLETS.

TEN ? PLEASE ?

NO, FIVE WILL DO.

I TRUST PEOPLE, BUT I'M NO DUMMY.

I KNEW SHE WAS SCAMMING ME, AND I SHOULD HAVE THROWN HER OUT RIGHT THEN,

BUT I DIDN'T.

YOU SEE, THAT'S THE NATURE OF ATTRACTION.

YOU FIND YOURSELF DOING THINGS, AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHY,

BUT YOU DO THEM ANYWAY.THANKS.

GOOD NIGHT, DR. FRANK. DON'T STAY TOO LATE.

- GOOD NIGHT, PAT. 30 TOMORROW.

- ALL RIGHT, I PROMISE. GOOD NIGHT. - GOOD NIGHT.

DR. SANGSTER.

HIYA, DOC. WAYNE PONCE, LINCOLN PHARMACY.

GOT A SCRIP HERE. NAME'S SUSAN IVEY.

IS SHE YOURS ?YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. SCRIP FOR DEMEROL.

FINE. HANG ON.

THANKS.

WHOA, HEY, SHE'S A LOOKER, HUH ?

YEAH, I GUESS. WELL, GOOD NIGHT.

BY THE WAY, 50 TABS IS WAY OVER THE LIMIT. NEXT TIME I WON'T FILL IT.

THAT'S WHAT IT SAID, "DEMEROL, 50."

PUT HER ON A MINUTE, WOULD YOU ?SHE'S GONE.

IF SHE'S GONE, WAYNE, WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME TO CHECK ON A PRESCRIPTION ?

LOOK, FRIEND, I'VE GOT A BUSINESS TO RUN.

WHILE YOU WERE YAMMERING, I RANG HER UP.

IF YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM, YOU BETTER TELL ME SO I CAN CALL THE AUTHORITIES.

NO. NO PROBLEM.[ Line Clicks, Dial Tone Hums ]

GOOD NIGHT.

PROBLEM ?UH, NO, NO PROBLEM. JUST A PHARMACIST CHECKING ON A SCRIP.

YOU LEAVING ?YEAH, IF THAT'S OKAY.

I'VE GOT TO PICK UP MY GI AT THE CLEANER'S, BECAUSE I HAVE TAE KWON DO TOMORROW.

WANNA COME ?NO, THANKS.

YOU SURE ? THE EXERCISE MIGHT DO YOU GOOD.

YOU SAYING I'M OUT OF SHAPE ?

LET'S JUST SAY YOU COULD TONE UP A BIT.

JUST A LITTLE BIT. SEE YOU TONIGHT.GOOD NIGHT. HEY.

WHAT ?TELL YOU WHAT.

MAYBE I HAVE A BETTER IDEA.

FRANK ! I THOUGHT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. NOT IN THE CHAIR.

YOU SURE ? YOU NEVER KNOW. YOU MIGHT LIKE IT.

I'M NOT HERE TO FULFILL YOUR SECRET FANTASIES.

BUT... TONIGHT...

IF YOU'RE GOOD, IN BED.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'D EVER LIED TO JEAN.

LYING IS A LOT LIKE TOOTH DECAY REALLY.

A PARTICLE OF FOOD BECOMES EMBEDDED BEHIND A TOOTH,

AND THERE IT SITS, WORKING ITS WAY IN BEHIND THE ENAMEL,

ROTTING IT FROM THE INSIDE OUT,

UNTIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO DO BUT PULL IT.

ONE SMALL LIE AND EVERYTHING UNRAVELS FROM THERE.

JESUS CHRIST.

I PAINTED YOUR FUCKIN' CABINETS FOR YA.GET UP !

OKAY. OKAY, JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE.

OOH. AH.

COME ON. GIVE ME YOUR HAND.

HELP ME UP.

GOT YA.COME ON !

I TOLD YA. I CAN'T GET UP.

WHAT THE HELL'S THE MATTER WITH YOU ?

I TOOK SOME SHIT FROM THE CABINET OVER THERE.

HOW MANY ?I DON'T KNOW, FIVE, TEN.

COME ON !IT'S ALL MEDICINE. RIGHT, YOU ASSHOLE ?

YEAH ! WHO'S THE ASSHOLE NOW, HUH, FRIEND ? COME ON !

THEY SAY HOME IS THE PLACE WHERE WHEN YOU GET THERE...

THEY CAN'T TURN YOU AWAY.

I GUESS FOR MY BROTHER HARLAN I WAS HOME.

I'D NEVER DONE ANYTHING WRONG TO HIM, BUT SOMEHOW I ALWAYS FELT I OWED HIM SOMETHING.

GIVE ME A COUPLE OF SHOTS OF JACK STRAIGHT UP AND TWO ROLLING ROCKS.

YOU GOT IT.THANKS.

AH !

THIS IS NICE,

VERY NICE.

YOU KNOW WHAT, FRANK. I BLEW IT.

YOU DIDN'T BLOW IT. YOU JUST SCREWED UP A LITTLE.

THANK YOU. AH.

TO BROTHERS.

ONE A SUCCESS AND ONE A LOSER.

EASE UP ON YOURSELF, WOULD YA, HARLAN ?

YOU KNOW, I KNOW I'VE BEEN A REAL JERK.

CHRIST, I DESERVE WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW. BUT THAT'S TRUE, ISN'T IT ?

I STARTED OFF SAME AS YOU. SAME PARENTS, SAME GENES.

RELAX. I ALREADY SAID YOU COULD STAY.

IF I FOLLOW THE RULES.

HEY, CHRIST, HEY. MAYBE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS, RIGHT ?

LIKE WHAT ?YOU WITH EVERYTHING, ME WITH NOTHING.

BUT WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ABOUT IT, CRY ?

SOMETIMES YOU ACT LIKE EVERYTHING JUST FELL INTO MY LAP.

YOU MEAN LIKE JEAN ?

YOU STEER WAY CLEAR OF HER, UNDERSTAND ? KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.

WHY DOESN'T SHE LIKE ME ?WHY DO YOU THINK ?

YOU GOT THREE SECONDS TO GET OUT.ALL RIGHT !

JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP.ALL RIGHT, I'LL SHUT THE FUCK UP.

OH, YOU LITTLE FUCK ! GET THE FUCK--WHOA !

I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU AROUND HERE AGAIN !

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE.