Season 5 Episode 3 | 17m 36s | Video has closed captioning.
When a bipolar patient abruptly stops taking his digitally encoded psych meds, a therapist named Ant (played by Guillermo Diaz) learns they are no panacea. The therapist must risk his life to avert catastrophe in this film by Tina Mabry that looks at the culture of mental health care in the future.
Aired: 08/04/14
Expires: 05/14/24
Man: I STILL CAN'’’T SLEEP.
AND EVERY TIME I JUST TRY TO RELAX, THE MORE ANXIOUS I FEEL.
HOW CAN I WORK ALL DAY LIKE THAT?
[SNORING] [MACHINE BEEPS] Recording: COMPLIMENTARY MONTHLY LEXAPRO ENCODING COMPLETE.
IT'’’S LIKE THE WORLD ISN'’’T MOVING FASTER THAN I AM.
[BEEP] COMPLIMENTARY MONTHLY AMBIEN ENCODING COMPLETE.
[BEEP] I CAN'’’T TURN MY MIND OFF.
ENCODING COMPLETE.
[BEEP] COMPLIMENTARY MONTHLY AMBIEN ENCODING COMPLETE.
[BEEP] COMPLIMENTARY MONTHLY PROZAC ENCODING COMPLETE.
I JUST CAN'’’T FOCUS ON ANYTHING.
COMPLIMENTARY LITHIUM ENCODING COMPLETE.
[BEEP] COMPLIMENTARY MONTHLY WELLBUTRIN ENCODING COMPLETE.
[BEEP] NOT LIKE MYSELF.
[BEEP] COMPLIMENTARY MONTHLY PROZAC ENCODING COMPLETE.
THE AMBIEN ENCODING ISN'’’T WORKING.
[SNORE] I'’’M GONNA LOSE MY JOB IF I DON'’’T GET ANY BETTER.
LET'’’S TRY AMBIEN ENCODING TO SEE IF THAT HELPS.
[CHIME RINGS] Recording: SESSION COMPLETED.
[DOOR OPENS, THEN SLAMS SHUT] P.A.
: DR. DAVIS, TELEPHONE, PLEASE.
DR. DAVIS, TELEPHONE, PLEASE.
[MACHINE BEEPING] Recording: EXPECTED WAIT TIME NOW 22 MINUTES.
[BEEP] AMBIEN... [BEEP] LITHIUM... [BEEP] PROZAC... [BEEP] WELLBUTRIN... [BEEP] XANAX... KLONOPIN, LEXAPRO, LITHIUM, AMBIEN, PROZAC, KLONOPIN, WELLBUTRIN... Woman: ANT?
[TAPS TWICE] ANTONIO?
YOU READY OR WHAT?
I'’’VE GOT A PATIENT COMING.
[CHIME RINGS] P.A.
: PAGING NOAH PRESTON FOR AN 11 P.M.
APPOINTMENT WITH DR. ANTONIO CASTILLO.
ONE MINUTE REMAINING.
YOU GONNA GET RID OF THAT?
UM, JANITORIAL'’’S BACKED UP.
OH, JUST TOSS THE RUG, THEN.
YOU'’’LL BE WAITING FOREVER FOR THEM TO COME CLEAN IT.
[SIGHS] WE ALL LOSE PATIENTS, ANT.
[SIGHS] TIME'’’S ALMOST UP.
MARK HIM A NO-SHOW.
I'’’M BETTING YOU DID THAT WITH YOUR LAST 3 PATIENTS.
HELL, YEAH.
I'’’M NOT GETTING ANOTHER FINE FOR GOING OVER SESSION TIME LIMIT.
I'’’M BROKE AS IT IS.
[CHIME RINGS] Recording: SESSION COMPLETED.
[MACHINE BEEPS] UH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'’’LL, UM, I'’’LL MEET YOU THERE, OK?
YOU HAVE GOT TO GET OUT OF THIS OFFICE AND GET A DRINK IN YOU.
HELL, GET 3.
I'’’M GONNA GET 4.
[CHIME] [BEEPING] [ELECTRONIC TONES] Recording: WE'’’RE SORRY.
YOU HAVE REACHED A NUMBER THAT HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED OR IS NO LONGER IN SER-- [CHIME] HELP YOU?
YEAH.
IS, UM, NOAH PRESTON IN?
NOAH AIN'’’T HERE.
OH, OK. WELL, I'’’LL JUST-- UM, I'’’LL JUST WAIT FOR HIM.
YOU GONNA BE WAITING A LONG TIME, BECAUSE HE DON'’’T WORK HERE ANYMORE.
BOSS LET HIM GO YESTERDAY.
UM, DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE NOAH'’’S HOME ADDRESS?
NOT FOR YOU.
I'’’M HIS THERAPIST.
AND?
[LOUD THUMP] UH-- WHAT WAS THAT?
Woman: NOAH, PUT THE GUN DOWN!
[GUNSHOT] OH, HELL, NO!
Man: NOAH, PUT THE GUN DOWN!
[GUNSHOT] [WOMAN SCREAMING] [BEEPING] NOAH?
NOAH?
IT'’’S DR. CASTILLO.
I'’’M COMING IN, NOAH.
[NO AUDIO] WHY DON'’’T YOU LET THEM GO, NOAH?
I'’’M NOT STOPPING THEM.
GO.
WHY DON'’’T YOU PUT THAT AWAY SO YOU AND I CAN TALK ABOUT THIS, OK?
10 MINUTES AS USUAL?
[SIGHS] NO.
I'’’M HERE TO HELP.
WELL, NOTHING'’’S GONNA HELP, BECAUSE SHE'’’S NEVER COMING BACK.
I'’’M NEVER GONNA SEE HER AGAIN.
NOAH, SOMETIMES COUPLES COME BACK TOGETHER.
YOU DON'’’T REALLY LISTEN IN OUR SESSIONS, DO YOU?
DON'’’T COME ANY CLOSER.
WELL, PERHAPS YOU AND I CAN DISCUSS WHAT'’’S BEEN TROUBLING YOU.
MAYBE WE CAN MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO YOUR MEDICATION.
NO.
I'’’VE ALREADY MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS.
I'’’VE BEEN OFF THEM FOR MONTHS.
WELL, YOU'’’RE BIPOLAR.
IT DOESN'’’T FADE AWAY.
YOU JUST CAN'’’T STOP TAKING YOUR MEDS.
OH, I KNOW.
BUT FADING AWAY IS WHAT WE DO, ISN'’’T IT?
[CLICK, THEN THUMP] DID YOU EVER SEE ANYONE COME BACK FROM THE DEAD, DR. CASTILLO?
WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND, NOAH?
IF YOU EVER LISTENED TO ME, YOU'’’D KNOW THAT I DON'’’T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND AND HAVEN'’’T HAD ONE FOR A LONG TIME.
[SIRENS] YOU PUSHED YOUR EMERGENCY BUTTON, DIDN'’’T YOU?
[CLICKING] GOOD.
[TIRES SCREECH] THEY'’’RE WHO I WANT ANYWAY.
GOOD.
THE POLICE WILL HELP YOU.
YOU'’’D BETTER GO, DR. CASTILLO, BEFORE I-- IT'’’S ANT.
WHAT?
IT'’’S ANTONIO, BUT EVERYBODY CALLS ME ANT.
ANT, LIKE THE...
THE LITTLE BASTARDS WHO RUIN PICNICS AND BITE YOUR ANKLES.
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR THAT WORD?
NO.
NO SHRINK TALK-- NOT TODAY.
IT WAS ACTUALLY MY MOTHER WHO STARTED CALLING ME ANT.
WHY, BECAUSE YOU'’’RE SMALL AND ANNOYING?
NAH, BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANTED TO CARRY AROUND EVERYBODY'’’S GROCERIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
MY, UH...MOTHER WOULD SAY THAT ANTS CAN CARRY 50-- 50 TIMES THEIR WEIGHT, AND SHE WOULD SAY THAT I WAS REALLY GOOD AT LUGGING EVERYBODY'’’S THINGS AROUND.
HONESTLY, I THINK I DROPPED MORE BAGS THAN I COULD CARRY, BUT I DIDN'’’T HAVE THE HEART TO TELL HER SO.
YEAH, WELL, YOU SHOULD TELL HER WHILE YOU CAN.
I MEAN, WE ONLY GET ONE MOTHER, RIGHT?
YEAH.
AND MOTHERS ARE HERE ONE DAY AND THEN... OH, SHE PASSED.
UH, I SEE A LOT OF PATIENTS, NOAH.
IT'’’S VERY COMMON FOR A THERAPIST TO NOT-- GIVE A DAMN?
NO.
I AM HERE...
I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THAT TIME MAKES LOSING YOUR MOTHER BETTER, BUT IT DOESN'’’T.
TIME DIDN'’’T HELP WHEN I LOST MINE.
YOU'’’LL NEVER GET OVER IT, NOAH.
YOU JUST--YOU LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT.
AND YEARS LATER, YOU'’’LL STILL BE PISSED OFF, NO MATTER WHAT ENCODED MEDS I OR ANYBODY ELSE CAN GIVE YOU.
[VEHICLE DOOR SLAMS] Man: GO TO THE FRONT!
Second man: YOU TAKE THE FRONT.
Third man: HOLD TIGHT.
OH, WE'’’LL EXPLAIN TO THEM, NOAH, WHAT'’’S GOING ON, OK?
YOU HAVEN'’’T DONE ANYTHING BAD YET.
NO?
I TOOK THIS GUN.
[FOOTSTEPS POUNDING] DROVE THOSE CARS OUT THERE KNOWING I HAD NO BUSINESS DOING IT.
AND THEY LET YOU GO FOR THAT-- FOR DRIVING AROUND IN THE COMPANY RENTAL CARS?
MY BOSS SAID I DIDN'’’T RENT THEM, SO THAT'’’S THE SAME AS STEALING TO HIM, SO...
I GOT SOME LUCK, DON'’’T I?
WHY DID YOU TAKE THEM?
BECAUSE OUR CAR BROKE DOWN, AND I NEEDED THEM FOR NORMAL THINGS LIKE DOCTORS'’’ APPOINTMENTS, GROCERIES, STUFF LIKE THAT.
[INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO] AND YOUR--YOUR BOSS WOULDN'’’T HEAR YOU OUT?
NOBODY CARES ABOUT A SICK WOMAN ON HOME DIALYSIS.
[POUNDING ON DOOR] Man: NOAH PRESTON!
[POUNDING ON DOOR] WHAT'’’S THE CODE, NOAH?
YOU AIN'’’T LOCKING IT.
LET THEM IN.
Man: NOAH, COME ON OUT!
UH...HE'’’S IN HERE.
DON'’’T COME IN!
Man: HE'’’S GOT A HOSTAGE!
HE DOESN'’’T HAVE ANY HOSTAGES.
I'’’M HIS DOCTOR.
YOU THINK THEY CARE ABOUT THAT?
I DON'’’T GIVE A DAMN IF THEY DON'’’T CARE.
I CARE!
I CARE.
NOAH, PLEASE... JUST PUT THE GUN DOWN.
YOU CAN'’’T GO OUT THERE LIKE THAT.
THEY'’’LL KILL YOU.
YEAH.
THAT'’’S THE PLAN.
[HELICOPTER] I CAN'’’T PULL THE TRIGGER MYSELF, SO I'’’M GONNA LET THEM DO IT.
IT DOESN'’’T HAVE TO GO DOWN LIKE THIS.
NOAH, YOU HAVEN'’’T EVEN HURT ANYBODY.
I JUST GOT TO GO OUT THERE HOLDING THIS GUN.
WHOA.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
LOOK.
NOW, I CAN GET YOU INTO THE EXCARCERATION PROGRAM.
I HAVE A FRIEND IN HOMELAND-- YEAH, AND HAVE THE SYSTEM MONITORING EVERY TIME I CHECK OUT WOMEN AND WHEN I PISS.
NAH.
AT LEAST I'’’LL SEE MY MAMA AGAIN WHEN I'’’M DEAD.
OK. EXCARCERATION IS THE ONLY CHANCE YOU HAVE OTHER THAN GOING TO JAIL.
PLEASE JUST LET ME HELP YOU-- JUST US, JUST ONE ON ONE, OK?
NO--NO ENCODING, NO BUZZERS, NO NOTHING.
JUST--JUST US, OK?
OUR TIME'’’S UP.
NOAH, PLEASE DON'’’T.
PLEASE DON'’’T.
THIS AIN'’’T SOMETHING YOU CAN CARRY, ANT.
MY LOAD'’’S TOO HEAVY.
NOBODY ELSE IS GONNA DIE BECAUSE OF ME.
WHAT ARE YOU-- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
NOBODY-- NOBODY'’’S DIED.
YEAH.
MAMA WAS USING HER MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF US.
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE TAKING CARE OF HER.
WHAT KIND OF MAN DOES THAT TO HIS MAMA?
NOAH, I'’’M SURE SHE DIDN'’’T RESENT YOU NOT BEING ABLE TO-- NO, WORKING ON AND WASHING CARS ALL DAY UNTIL MY BOOTS SOAKED, MY FEET...
IT--IT STILL DIDN'’’T PAY FOR NOTHING.
BUT STILL, YOU CAN'’’T PUT THAT ON-- WELL, MAYBE IF I COULD HAVE PAID TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON OR FIX THE CAR OR SOMETHING, SHE WOULD HAVE MADE IT.
YOU DON'’’T KNOW FOR SURE THAT THAT WOULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE.
YOU WERE THERE, RIGHT?
YOU WERE THERE FOR HER.
THAT'’’S WHAT MATTERS, RIGHT?
THAT'’’S WHAT MATTERS.
IT'’’S NOT FAIR.
NOT FAIR DON'’’T MATTER.
WELL, IT SHOULD.
IT SHOULD MATTER.
COME ON, NOAH.
OK?
STAY BEHIND ME, OK?
WE CAN DO THIS.
UH, WE'’’RE COMING OUT.
[INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO] DON'’’T SHOOT!
HE'’’S UNARMED.
THEY'’’LL SHOOT ANYWAY.
WELL, THEN, THEY'’’LL GET BOTH OF US.
[DOOR OPENING] Man: KEEP YOUR HANDS UP!
Second man: YOUR HANDS UP!
Third man: HOLD YOUR HANDS UP!
First man: UP AGAINST THE WALL!
Third man: GET ON THE GROUND!
Second man: GET ON THE GROUND!
GET DOWN!
Ant: I GET THAT IT'’’S INVASIVE, BUT IT'’’S BETTER THAN A PRISON CELL.
YEAH, I GUESS.
MY PROBATION OFFICER'’’S A PRICK, THOUGH.
NECESSARY EVIL.
[KNOCK ON DOOR] SEE YOU NEXT WEEK, ANT.
HIT UP THE ENCODING ROOM.
I'’’M GONNA CHECK THE CAMERAS AND MAKE SURE YOU WENT.
YEAH, YEAH.
I'’’M GOING.
[DOOR OPENS] IT'’’S NOT ANY BETTER.
MAYBE NOT NOW, BUT IT WILL BE.
[INHALES DEEPLY] [SIGHS] LET'’’S TALK.
