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"Shock
Theater"
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Cut Scenes:
In an earlier script, Butcher is able to
blackmail the Nurse into allowing him to dish out shock
treatment as he is aware of an accident caused by her
involving Tom Black.
Immediately post-credits, there is a
suggestion that “Lost creatures with hollow eyes, sit
huddled or wander the narrow halls."
Many resemble the
staff and crew of Quantum Leap about this time of the season.
Nurse Chatam is called Nancy Chatman.
Al
says that Beederman is suffering from acute depression
as per the broadcast episode, and also schizophrenia
(the latter presumably removed as later in the episode
Wickless suggests Beederman does not have this
condition).
Al tells Tibby about microwave dinners and
about music in the future (stating at one point he’s been
“under the desert for five years”, which contradicts
continuity established elsewhere), before teaching him
the Alphabet Rap, after which Sam becomes Jesse.
Williams’ serial number is different and Sam says he’s
from 1971.
Sam can hear Verbeena and she does a lot
of the explaining of his background and the theory that Al
eventually explains instead.
Knowing they need Sam to
“become” someone susceptible to persuasion, Beeks
and Al briefly consider Leonard from So Help Me God
but then decide to hypnotise Sam to make him take on
the persona of Jimmy (quite why they can’t hypnotise
him into becoming Sam Beckett isn’t clear, which might
be why the script was changed). |
Syndication Edit:
the cigarette
The scene starts with a span of a room with
several inmates and Freddy the nurse. At the far end of the room is the fenced off area
with Sam, Al, Masters, and the nurses.
Sam: I can't believe this is happening. I
really shouldn't be punished, you know that, don't you? (Sam is using his hair brush to
emphasis his comments.) Buddy Rich deserved more that a punch on the jaw. (Sam stands at
the fence and talks to Freddy.) Can I have a cigarette please? Don't tell Gloria--she
doesn't let me smoke in the apartment.
(Freddy gives Sam a cigarette through the wire.)
Sam: Thank you. (Sam turns to Masters who is grinning and who lights the cigarette.)
'Course they don't let you smoke at work either.
Masters: Get Doctor Wickless up here immediately.
Al: Gooshie, get Dr. Beeks on the scene as soon as possible. We've got problems...big
time.
Syndication Edit:
the future
Al looks down at Sam who is lying face down
towards the foot of the bed.
Al: Now he's gone to sleep. (goes back to
punching the hand link)
Tibby: What's it like in the future?
(Al is concentrating on the hand link.)
Tibby: What's it like? I mean, is it real clean, is it? Are there cars that float in the
air?
Al: No, the air is filthy and the cars are still on the ground. But we're working on it,
Tibby.
Tibby: Like your threads.
Al: (skywards) Gooshie! Where the hell is Beeks?!
Tibby: Who is Gooshie?
Al: (to Tibby)The programmer. (to the sky) Well never mind, damn it, I'll find her myself.
(to Tibby) Listen, Tibby, when Sam wakes up, will you tell him...
Tibby: (corrects Al, remembering Sam's alternate ego) Her, her, her.
Al: Him, him, him. Tell him that I'll be right back and not to talk to
anyone, OK?
Syndication Edit:
the confrontation
Nurse Chattam is walking down a corridor
looking at a clipboard with Butch following her.
Butch: You've been spending a lot of time
with Masters.
Chattam: I'm a nurse, he's a doctor, we both happen to work for this hospital...
Butch: Just didn't want you making any mistakes.
Chattam: What are you talking about?
Butch: I'm talking about Masters finding out what happened to Beaderman yesterday.
Chattam: Mr. Beaderman came in here as a depressive. Six weeks later, he's showing signs
of violence and now he has split into not one but several personalities. And if what you
did yesterday had anything to do with, it I will tell Dr. Masters.
Butch: But you were there, weren't you? Or did you forget that little bit of information?
Chattam: You lied to me. You told me that Dr. Masters gave you permission to give him that
treatment.
Butch: You know the rules, Nurse Chattam. It's too bad you didn't try to stop me.
Chattam: I did try to stop you.
Butch: But you didn't.
Chattam: You could have killed him.
Butch: We could have. |