Emergency! (TV Series)
The Lighter-Than-Air Man (1975)
Robert Fuller: Dr. Kelly Brackett
Quotes
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Debbie Miller : [to Lt. Crockett, at the elevator section] He was known as the Lighter-than-Air Man!
Dr. Kelly Brackett : [In his office, to Lt. Crockett] Medford's lying
[about the leg]
Lt Ron Crockett : ...how can I put it?
Dr. Kelly Brackett : You don't have to put it delicately, Lieutenant. Any doctor examining Mr. Medford will confirm that he's lying about the leg. You're welcome to have another doctor check him.
Lt Ron Crockett : Sorry, Doctor, but I get paid to be suspicious.
Dr. Kelly Brackett : So do I.
Lt Ron Crockett : Touché!... speaking of which... how did you know that Medford was actually lying about that leg?
Dr. Kelly Brackett : Well, he showed no signs of voluntary movement in his leg when I examined him. There are people who pretend to be paralyzed. But there's a simple test called the Hoover's test in which you ask a patient to move his good leg. Muscular movement in the bad leg indicates it's not really paralyzed.
Lt Ron Crockett : And Medford does have movement in that leg?
Dr. Kelly Brackett : No question.
