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Scottie visits his long-time friend Midge as he recovers from the physical and psychological trauma of a rooftop chase that left him with severe acrophobia. They discuss his decision to leave the police force and his lingering guilt, while Scottie attempts to mask his vulnerability with playful banter about her career in lingerie design.
SCOTTIE: Ow!!
MIDGE: I thought you said no more aches and pains?
SCOTTIE: It's this darned corset. It's binds.
MIDGE: No three-way stretch? How very un-chic.
SCOTTIE: Well, you know those police department doctors: no sense of style. Ah, tomorrow!
MIDGE: What's tomorrow?
SCOTTIE: Tomorrow ... the co
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