The Bedford Incident (1965)
Martin Balsam: Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N.
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Commodore Schrepke : [Entering the ship's dispensary] Your captain informs me a prescription given by the former medical officer should be renewed by yourself.
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N. : I see. A prescription?
Commodore Schrepke : Sure. A prescription.
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N. : [searching the medical files] Schrepke? Is that it?... Here we are... Nothing there.
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N. : It looks like Lt. Hirschfeld didn't make any notation of the prescription, or the nature of the condition it's supposed to treat.
Commodore Schrepke : That's all right, Commander. The doctor and I had an understanding.
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N. : I see. Well, what was the medicine?
Commodore Schrepke : Schnapps.
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N. : [a bit confused] Schnapps?
Commodore Schrepke : Yes, schnapps. You carry brandy in your medical supplies, do you not?
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N. : Well, yes, of course. But why do you have to have schnapps?
Commodore Schrepke : I really don't know, Commander. I've had three schnapps a day ever since I joined the Navy in 1931. Even when I was a prisoner of war, your English allies were kind enough to let me have my schnapps.
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N. : I'm afraid I'll have to check this with Captain Finlander.
Commodore Schrepke : It was he who suggested you see me. Sorry if I troubled you.
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N. : No, no, it's all right... Mac, will you fill that, please?
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N. : Commodore, you realize there's nothing personal about this. I'm sure you can see that I have to exercise caution in the matter. If the crew got wind of this there'd be a hell of a raid on the dispensary.
Commodore Schrepke : You're wrong, Doctor. Not on this ship.