Scenes with Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
4 scenes
Teddy Daniels
[Dr. Cawley has asked the marshals about their preferred drinks]
Soda and ice, please, thanks.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Oh. You don't indulge in alcohol? I'm surprised. Isn't it common for men in your profession to imbibe?
Teddy Daniels
Common enough. And... in yours?
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Er... I'm sorry?
Teddy Daniels
Your profession, Doctor, psychiatry.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Yes?
Teddy Daniels
I always heard it was overrun with boozers and drunks.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Not that I noticed.
Teddy Daniels
What's that, ice tea in your glass there?
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
[laughs, despite himself]
Excellent, Marshal. You have outstanding defense mechanisms. You must be quite adept at interrogations.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Men like you are my specialty, you know. Men of violence.
Chuck Aule
Now, that's a hell of an assumption to make.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
No assumption, no, not at all. You misunderstand me. I said, you are 'men of violence'. I'm not accusing you of being violent men. That's quite different.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
You both served overseas, huh?
Chuck Aule
It's not much of a stretch, Doc. For all you know, we're both paper pushers over there.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
No, you are not. - Since the schoolyard, neither of you has ever walked away from a physical conflict. No, no, not because you enjoyed it, but because retreat isn't something you consider an option.
Chuck Aule
We weren't raised to run, Doc.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Ah, yes. Raised. And who raised you, Marshal?
Teddy Daniels
Me? Wolves.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
[Dr. Naehring and Dr. Cawley laugh again]
Very impressive defense mechanisms.
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring
Did you know that the word 'trauma' comes from the Greek for 'wound'? Hm? And what is the German word for 'dream'? Traum. Ein Traum. Wounds can create monsters, and you, you are wounded, Marshal. And wouldn't you agree, when you see a monster, you... you must stop it?
Teddy Daniels
Yeah... I agree.
[Dr. Naehring injects him with a sedative]
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