 If you're lucky, only vacancy we have, this is our busy season. You see, Joe, I told you they'd make room for you. Yeah, he was here what before, wasn't he? I started here six months ago. I know it won't take long this time, Joe. You just need some rest. You're just a little down. Just a few times a day? Can't we take care of this after he goes to his room? I mean, he hasn't slept for days. He needs some rest. Joe, it's 4.30. You've been working over 24 hours. Don't come too fast. You've got to get some rest. I don't need rest. I'm the best, Mary. Sleep, some creeps. You keep the night bright. Dance with me, Mary. Romance with me! Romance! When Dr. Seltzer sees these blinds, I'll tell him the truth. You do that. Come on over here. Come on, Mr. Harmon, we're going to take you to the executive suite. If you want to shave, call me and I'll get you an electric. Have the rules changed? I mean, last night... The condition has changed. No house privileges until we see a market placement. Anything else? Ten knives, glasses, bills? Oh, Joe. Joe, listen. I've got to get back to the kids now, huh? It'll be fine. They helped you before, Joe. You'll see. Everything will be all better. Hold on. It's quite late, isn't it? Maybe I'm out of line here, but, uh, I'd just like to know what happened to you last night. When you left here, you had this pretty face. Look at you now. You're a mess. All right, breakfast in ten minutes. Then, the morning roll call at 9. Dr. Seltzer, 10.30. Then, occupational therapy of all day. Mom, will you take the chair? I'll introduce you around. You probably know a lot of people here. I understand that you were here before. I don't know how to tell you this, Mr. Harmon, but your right pulse isn't working at all. Oh, your left on the other hand is working twice as fast. Good. I would just put them together. So wouldn't the moment? Allow me to introduce myself, sir. David Murray. His name. I am your, uh, your roommate and caretaker. And I, uh, I also give, uh, psychiatric advice for five cents an hour or any portion they're off. So just let it tumble out whenever the need hits you. I am here to help. You see, it's working already. That doesn't help you. Uh, it has been my experience in several, uh, numerous, sojourns here and other such confines that there is nothing better for a nut than a nut. I, uh, I'm a very busy man, Mr. Harmon. I have all kinds of patience to look into and lots of paperwork, but I'm going to give you as much time as I possibly can. That's, uh, time for breakfast. When the fun begins, uh, I do love the morning session. They seem to catch more truth in the morning. During the day, we learn to lie a little better. That's good. I know your husband's dead. You're just making it up. That's enough, though. We go ahead. My wife can leave within a week or so. I'll probably stay with my son and his wife, my husband and him. We'll begin out of here if you talk like that. Okay? I'm going to finish this talk. That's very, very good. Now, Phillip, you're next. You know my name. Well, come on. Let us hear you say it. Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller, this is very helpful to the others. You're holding us up. Wait up! I tried my best to work with them. All right, now, please. Now, would you please stop wearing white. You're throwing people off. Well, I do work here. All right. My work is wherever I go. All right. My job is saving souls from the likes of you. All right, Murray. Sit down. We'll talk to you later, Mr. Miller. My name is Billy. And I came in here very upset because they tried to take my baby away from me. See? See, these, these aren't from raises like a lot of you. They're from breaking handcuffs when they tried to take away my baby. But the two cops couldn't stop me. If I want to do something, I'll do it. I feel better. The doctor says that I'm losing my hostility. And my husband says that if I keep improving, then maybe Sunday, maybe I'll be able to go, we'll walk with him and my baby girl. I'm really much better. I'm really well enough to see my baby. That's good to listen to. See? I just, I just want to see my baby again. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Mr. Joe Hammett. You were here before. I remember your drawings on the bulletin board. Joe came back. How are you feeling? Isn't it hard for people to be arts and crafts now? The Lopez doesn't. You helped her a lot. She's a little busy now, Joe. She just came back from a shot for it, so maybe she don't remember anything. She made a little, and I can't help anybody. I can't even tell him I only use. Go get your help. Come on, doctor! Well, that's perfect, Joe. That's just what she needed. That's for nothing. Come on, Larry. Waco! Talk about Waco. Wow, is she some case? They practically had a puller in from the ledge last week. You know, she actually didn't know the bars. See? That shock therapy doesn't help a bit. It just gives you these headaches that won't quit. So what was so terrible out there that you're on this kind of a trip? Tell me, Joe. You got a lot of people. I really want you help, doctor. No way she's done it. You know there's a point that a patient reaches wherever it is. Pretty kind of enjoys his misery. Dangerous place, Joe. Dangerous place, Joe. What about Mary and the kids? Don't they count? You used to write them every day when you were in before. Doctor says I may get to go home, Easter. A bit off, doctor. I, uh, think a long truth to you. I was asleep at night. You understand? Wake up in the middle of the night. There's one night I actually took the car. I tried to find a place on Mulholland Drive to drive off. I figured it could look like an accident. At least I could leave him some insurance, you understand? And I realized as I was heading right toward that cliff, that I had started eight suicide notes. I'd pumple them up. I'd pumple them up, and I'd put them in a waste basket of water. So those suicide notes are right in the middle of the climb. And that goes to the insurance. What? What? Some of it. A movie. You beat that doc. I'm so far gone I can't even... can't even try to kill myself with up watching it up. At least you haven't lost your sense of humor. Don't tell me for funny, doc. I mean, my living being funny. I wrote a... I wrote a... I wrote about funny little German cars. Until our next appointment, I know what's spending all your time in your room. All right, Joe? Some of our patients are left out. Wait, will you look? Maybe tomorrow, sir. Sleeping pills. I've been trying to force them on me for the past four weeks. You see, I... I very cleverly tucked them under my tongue when the nurse who gives them to me and then I removed them busily after she leaves. I mean, you haven't taken any of your medication? It's only to dull my power. How much blood have you forced them on? I'm... I'm stirring myself organically in my comfort zone. You're a real bullfight nut. All right, you did it. I knew a guy like you was. He played games like you did. His name? Joe Hammond. That's me. How do you yourself, Sire? Two times in this institution merely qualifies you for the semi-pro list. On the other hand, when you've done time behind the big wall, that was... that was before, though, before I began to cure myself by curing others. I probably won't ever need pills again. When I was much happier, when I was helping others. Time for my rounds. Delaney. I have to go see Delaney. He's the junkie in 403. And then on to my analysts to have to dream up a few lines to blow his mind. Much too smug. And the serious case. Miller. Miller. Did you see Melody for a minute? I don't know. He has a plate in his forehead, you know. Frontal lobotomy. I can't seem to make it with Miller. Very hostile. Very hostile. He was a P.O.W., you know. Apparently, they played some little games with him, but he can't forget. I think the lobotomy was a mistake. A couple of acupuncture needles in the heart would have done the trick. Very difficult. Very serious. Did you know that... you know that she was raped by her father when she was 12? Don't waste your time with a corner demon. She likes a mystery. You know all about that. Don't you, Sire? You're a pretty good fool, Shat. Come on, why don't you jump in and give him a pool? Listen, I... I'm sorry I yelled at you. Hey, that was a lousy thing you did to Maria. Joe, everybody's got problems. Everybody's got problems. She's in a room. You really put on a down trip. Now, why don't you just stop by there and just talk? What? You're on your own business, Tom! Okay, have it your own way, partner. Maybe you ought to stay away from her. So what about it, Joe? It's just your work. There must be something you can do. You really can't write anymore. My old man was out of work for four months. But he found something. He's selling back things to me from door to door. I mean, you're too proud to do an honest state's work. It's big and strong. I want to get off the marigold around, Tom. Think you're ready, Joe? I know if you got out too early, you may come right back. There's some place worse. Upstate? My aunt. Her roommate's all my mother. Yes, Murray. He's a semi-regular. Why is he here instead of upstate, Doc? Oh, Murray has kind of a messianic complex, Joe. But in his case, it seems to help others. That's what you're all here for. Yeah, with all we know about medicine in the mind, but one thing that seems to work best is working to bring around others. Other wackos? Oh, Rob, a little nuts, Joe. But I guess that's part of what it means to be human. We hurt, we can't do all the things we want to do, but a place like this lets us know that it's all right to be weak and imperfect, to be human. Let's just know that we have to reach out to others to help us. Rob, let's get back to you. How do you feel today? You're holding my hand. That's right. And you won't hurt me. No, I won't hurt you, Murray. No one else will hurt you. And if you really believe that no one will hurt you, nobody can hurt you, we can only hurt ourselves for you, you know that? You do, but you're going away. You're going home. I'm going home, but you have my number. Don't you have my telephone number? You keep that number. Let me tell you, when you need help, you call me and I promise you I'll be there. I'll be right there whenever you need me. I'll be there. Okay. What are you thinking, Joe? Well, twice. I didn't even return the call, Doc. No, not before. Try it again. You're getting better, Joe. You'll be back at your typewriter again in no time. Joe, if you're up to screaming, we're going to have to turn the copy over to one of the other guys. Yeah, Debs, I got 30 pages of notice here for one page commercial. I can't put it together. I can't put it together. Why don't you take the weekend off? We all hit these dry spots. But if you wouldn't know a good piece of copy of here, step down. And you need 12 guys to tell you what you like. Get off my back. Get off my back. Keep them locked. You know, privacy around here? Well, hang on, huh? That's healthy. You know, you're something else, Joe. It's hard for me to believe. The same guy I met this morning. I really thought you were something, man. I had a bit no way you'd ever come back here. How did you crash? You really want to know who I was? Yeah, I really want to know who I was. Yeah, Joey. There aren't enough men around. They're taking people one of them. I don't like to be wrong. I can't afford it. You've been burned, have you? Yeah. Take it away. Yeah, I took a look at you. I took a look at your wife and I ended it. Yeah, I ended it. I said you've got a little problem. You could use some help, but this is a man. This is the kind of guy I want. Can you turn me on? Sure. How about that? Oh, not enough to forget that you were married or a patient, but, uh, you got to be. Oh, boy, oh, boy. True confessions of super nurse. Yeah, but I was wrong. You were spitting it. Fine. Oh, you need help around here. It's all right. I know. I know. I know. I know some position here myself. Your mother wanted a boy. Then your father wanted a boy. Yeah, malarkey little pears. I wasn't doing myself any good around here. I was, uh, doing my little act, playing games like my roommate. I'm a manipulator. I'm a manipulative people. You remember the line? You need to change your job. You need to clear this. We'll be able to see you tomorrow. Well, afternoon. Better get the proof-shaped up. We've got to stop this full moon. Hey, come on, low-patient. Our superstition. That's full moon. Don't give me that full moon stuff. I don't want it. Lopez, you better check the high intensity area. There's rumblings down there. Miller's acting up again. And Maria's at the end of her tether. I don't know what we're doing. I don't know what that means. What? What happens to my papers? Miller just beat somebody up. He's picking on people or everything. I'm going to take care of it myself. I don't, I, I can't stand violence, but I won't, I won't take cruelty from people. Come on, Larry! You're not a doctor and a shaper! I like it here now, you know. I, I'm on a privilege list. I can go home anytime I want to. My mother and I are getting along fine. And my old girlfriend is... What do you... Don't you try to confuse me. I'm a doctor here. Don't try and take my job away from me. You stole Billy's... Oh, didn't you? Now you have to give it back to her, doctor. You hear? About Maria. She was in her room and then he broke in and attacked her. He worked her over pretty good. Let me take it. When you need help, you're calling me. And I promise you I'll be there. I'll be right there whenever you need me. I'm not going to pick on anybody anymore. I fixed Bill's clock, Joe. I just walked right in there and I had him strapped from the bed if I was in order. Larry, what... What did you do? What's the loudest noise out of him? I'm not living. Shouldn't have done that. Yeah. No, we were lucky that... The nurse, uh... Blanket opened before he burned through battery. You know what this means, Murray? Huh? We'll pack you stuff later, Murray. Joe? Take you to a safe place. I need the friend I ought to go and try. I can't... I can't help anybody. I can't help anybody. I can't help anybody. Get thee well. Get thee well and hide thee from this place. You were not meant for these confines, Sire. Return to your wife. And your life.