STEPHEN KING'S KINGDOM HOSPITAL: HOOK'S KINGDOM {EPISODE 5} (TV)
Summary
The fifth in this thirteen-part miniseries, developed by Stephen King and based on Lars von Trier's "The Kingdom," about ghostly happenings experienced by staff and visitors at a hospital in Lewiston, Maine. This episode begins with Paul trying to choke Peter. Before he completes the job, Mary arrives and signals for Antubis, who chases Paul away. Afterward, Peter tries to communicate with Carrie but he is unable to mention anything more than something about "a little girl." Hearing about this, Dr. Hook knows he must bring Sally in to use her psychic talents on Peter. Meanwhile, Reverend Jimmy Criss leads a group book discussion at the mission. There, one of the homeless men, Frank Schweigen, flips out and begins ranting before attacking Jimmy. Frank claims something is in his head and is taken to the hospital. At the same time, Dr. Hook hints at what's ahead for Dr. Stegman as he prepares to join the Keepers. Frank's brain is scanned and found to have a "homicidal octopus" tumor in it. Dr. Stegman operates on Frank, with Dr. Sonny Gupta commenting on how much Frank looks like Elmer. Then, Jesse speaks with Abel and Christa, who ask for a favor. Later, Dr. Hook speaks with Christine, who complains about her lack of access to good medicine and equipment. Dr. Hook gives her a tour of the quarters beneath the hospital, revealing that he thinks he has seen Mary and that Sally believes Peter knows something about the little girl.
During Dr. Stegman's operation, Frank seems to wake up and speak while under anesthesia. Frank notices Mary standing beside Dr. Stegman and refers to her as "an angel." Still underground, Hook tells Christine about the previous hospital, the "Old Kingdom," which burned to the ground. Hook then takes Christine to his actual home under the hospital, intriguing and impressing her. Together they drink some "Alzheimer's wine" as they await Sally's arrival. Hook tells Christine that there is a price to be paid for evil and incompetence and that he keeps track of such cases within Kingdom via his "mini-graveyard." He explains that the tiny crosses in pots of dirt denote a patient that died due to malpractice, also listing which physician was responsible. Christine takes exception when finding herself as part of Dr. Hook's graveyard but ultimately admits to her own medical shortcomings. Elsewhere, Stegman's incompetence leads to Frank dying on the table. Afterward, Stegman goes searching for the orderly who defaced his car. He again finds that Johnny B. Goode is absent from his station, temporarily replaced by a man called Jackie Gleason. At the same time, Mona paints, inspired by the sound of chanting spirits. Later, Sonny runs into Elmer in the locker room and tells him about his uncanny resemblance to the recently deceased Frank. Meanwhile, Dr. Hook secures a microscope for Christine, deeply touching her. When Elmer finally comes face to face with Frank, he is unable to see a resemblance, at least initially. Finally, back in "Old Kingdom, Paul tries to put an end to Antubis. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: March 31, 2004 Wednesday 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:59:30
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:82728
- GENRE: Drama, mystery/suspense
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, mystery/suspense; Drama, fantasy/science fiction; Ghosts; Hospitals
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 2004
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "Hellboy" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "The Punisher" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "The Rundown" home video
- TV - Commercials - "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" home video
- TV - Commercials - "The Whole Ten Yards" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - Chevy automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Chrysler automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Citi cards
- TV - Commercials - Faith in Action organization
- TV - Commercials - Ford automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Gatorade energy drink
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Nexium acid reflux medication
- TV - Commercials - Office Max office supplies
- TV - Commercials - Patanol eye drops
- TV - Commercials - Plus+White toothpaste
- TV - Commercials - Propel fitness water
- TV - Commercials - ReMax realtors
- TV - Commercials - Subway restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Toyota automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Trident gum
- TV - Commercials - United Negro College Fund
- TV - Commercials - Volkswagen automobiles
- TV - Promos - "George Lopez"
- TV - Promos - "Hope & Faith"
- TV - Promos - "Jimmy Kimmel Live"
- TV - Promos - "Life With Bonnie"
- TV - Promos - "Nightline"
- TV - Promos - "Peter Jennings Reporting: Jesus and Paul, the Word and the Witness"
- TV - Promos - "Primetime: Peter Jennings Reporting: Ecstasy Rising"
- TV - Promos - "The Bachelor"
- TV - Promos - "The Big House"
- TV - Promos - "The D.A."
- TV - Promos - "The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour"
- TV - Promos - NBA basketball
CREDITS
- Mark Carliner … Executive Producer
- Stephen King … Executive Producer, Developed by, Writer
- Lars von Trier … Executive Producer, Based on the mini-series "The Kingdom" written by
- Richard Dooling … Producer, Writer
- Thomas H. Brodek … Producer
- Robert F. Phillips … Producer
- Lisa Henson … Producer
- Janet Yang … Producer
- Bruce Dunn … Co-Producer
- Mary Anne Waterhouse … Co-Producer
- Craig R. Baxley … Director
- Niels Vorsel … Based on the mini-series "The Kingdom" written by
- Gary Chang … Music by
- Andrew McCarthy … Cast, Dr. Hook
- Bruce Davison … Cast, Dr. Stegman
- Diane Ladd … Cast, Sally Druse
- Brandon Bauer … Cast, Abel Lyon
- Jack Coleman … Cast, Peter Rickman
- Jennifer Cunningham … Cast, Christa
- Meagen Fay … Cast, Dr. Brenda Abelson
- Jodelle Micah Ferland … Cast, Mary Jensen
- Lena Georgas … Cast, Carrie von Trier
- Jamie Harrold … Cast, Dr. Elmer Traff
- Allison Hossack … Cast, Dr. Christine Draper
- Suki Kaiser … Cast, Natalie Rickman
- Sherry Miller … Cast, Dr. Lona Massingale
- Del Pentecost … Cast, Bobby Druse
- Julian Richings … Cast, Otto
- Kett Turton … Cast, Paul
- William Wise … Cast, Dr. Louis Traff
- Ed Begley … Cast, Dr. Jesse James
- Michael Adamthwaite … Cast, Deputy Carl Anderson
- Christopher Heyerdahl … Cast, Reverend Jimmy Criss
- Paul Perri … Cast, Frank Schweigen
- Zak Santiago … Cast, Dr. Sonny Gupta
- Ron Selmour … Cast, Firecracker Man
- Jim Shield … Cast, Rolf Pedersen
- Chang Tseng … Cast, Jackie Gleason
- Janet Wright … Cast, Liz Hinton
- Penelope Corrin … Cast, Julie
- Philip Granger … Cast, Jack/Wino
- Deejay Jackson … Cast, Ragged Reader #3
- Xantha Radley … Cast, Orderly
- Klodyne Rodney … Cast, Ragged Reader #1
- Gary Sekhon … Cast, MRI Tech - Digit
- Peter Shinkoda … Cast, Anesthesiologist
- Emily Tennant … Cast, Mona Klingerman