The Naked Face

Did the Tarasoff Rule (Duty to Warn or Duty to Protect) arising from the Tarasoff case increase this kind of endangerment of professionals? Do Dr. Stevens’ methods conform to those of psychoanalysis?

In a session, patient Teri tells psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. Judd Stevens, "If I’d been really smart... a really smart thing to do..." (0:00)

Judd visits his wife’s grave in a cemetery. (0:01)

Patient in session with Judd (0:06)

Patient Ann Blake in session
Judd: ”... unfaithfulness...” (0:08)

Police Lieutenant McGreavy tells his partner, Detective Angeli, "... the Surgeon General hasn’t determined shrinks as being bad for your health." (0:11)

McGreavy tells Judd, "... your expert testimony helped screw up justice..." 
Judd, referring to Zifrin: ”... He was committed as insane...” 
”... one of my patients hadn’t brought his coat...” 
McGreavy: ”... your ex-patient was still wearing it.” 
”... it will go in the Guinness Book of Records as a suicide first.” 
Judd: ”... he was a bisexual... trying desperately to come to terms with his homosexuality.” 
McGreavy: ”... Do any of your patients... love you?” 
Judd: ”No, a patient walks in here.” 
McGreavy: ”... Oh, a patient, a patient... A patient walk in... I don’t wanna shock you...” 
Judd: "... If a patient of mine has been murdered..."
”... he was knifed in the street by some random maniac...” 
McGreavy: ”... you’re the expert on maniacs...” 
Judd: ”... I do not deal in maniacs... I practice a form of medicine for people who need mental help...” (0:12)

Judd answers his physician brother-in-law Dr. Peter Hadley, "Yes, one of my patients was murdered today." 
”... I was the principal defense witness for a successful plea of insanity... I know it sounds crazy...” (0:18)

Judd sees his receptionist Carol dead on the floor. 
McGreavy asks Judd, ”... You got dope... You do use drugs...” 
Judd: ”I don’t keep addictive drugs.”
Judd tells Angeli: ”Like Hitler was a good painter.” (0:23)

McGreavy tells Angeli, "... I’m an idiot..." (0:26)

McGreavy tells Angeli, "I don’t understand why anybody would go to shrink..." 
Angeli: ”... He’s a smart doctor. He must know a million clever ways to kill.” 
McGreavy: ”... For a lousy heroin fix...” (0:27)

McGreavy: "... we can rule out perversion..." (0:29)

McGreavy tells Angeli, "... Is there a motive of drugs?... looking for a maniac without a motive... one very smart doctor." (0:31)

Peter tells Judd, "... we can’t help worrying about you..." (0:32)

A nurse tells Judd, "Doctors always make the worst patients." 
McGreavy tells Judd, ”... a cripple driving a Harley-Davidson.” 
”... we don’t just have a cripple...” 
”I thought you medical men were wonderful... professional intuition.” 
”... there’s a cripple... and a maniac...” (0:34)

Angeli tells Judd, "... your wife’s dead."
”What about your patients?... a fixation, psychosis...” 
Judd: ”... I deal with people with serious emotional problems... They’d lose all their confidence in me... I’d never... be able to treat them.” (0:38)

Newspaper headline: "Cops babbled by two headshrink murders" 
Judd tells Peter, "It’ll be therapy for me listening to other people's nightmares.” 
Receptionist Betty tells Judd, ”... I took the liberty of calling your patients...” (0:40)

By telephone, Judd tells Angeli, "... I’m sorry to worry you..." (0:41)

Patient Terri in session 
Judd: ”... I can’t treat you.” 
Teri: ”So stop treating me.” (0:41)

Patient Ann Blake tells Judd, "... There’s nothing worrying me..." 
”... a friend of mine who didn’t have the courage to face up to something...” 
Certificate: “National Psychiatric Association”
”... she began to doubt her own sanity...” (0:42)

Judd tells the doorman, "... Don’t worry about the car..." (0:46)

"Okay, suicide..." (0:51)

Peter tells Judd, "Okay, suicide..." 
Judd tells Peter, “... make that suicide call...”
”... I’m not gonna get drunk on my own.” 
Judd tells McGreavy, “... A little early for the wake...”
McGreavy: ”... You can give us the Medicare details...” 
McGreavy: ”... I wanna tell you in medical terms...” 
Peter: ”... I’ll give you a little free medical advice...” (0:52)

Rose Graham, in session 
Judd: "Is this still part of the dream?” 
Rose: ”No. No. The dream came later...” (0:58)

Private detective Morgens asks Judd, "Are you medical or philosophical?" 
Judd: ”I’m a psychoanalyst." 
Morgens: ”... I’m not proud... maybe I can diagnose something...” 
Judd: ”My wife is dead.” 
Morgens: ”... What about your patients, Doc? Most of your patients are loonies, right, Doc?” 
”... most people are crazy today...” 
”... find out whether you’re nuts yourself...” 
Judd: ”... i”ve got regular patients scheduled.” (1:02)

Morgens tells Judd, "... you’re not a basket case..." (1:10)

Morgens asks Judd, "... are we dealing with some homicidal maniac...?" 
Judd: ”... the theory of one homicidal maniac...” 
”... although a deranged mind has an obsession...” 
”No. I never discussed patient with patient, or patient with secretary.” 
Morgens: ”When you take on a patient, do you interview the family?” (1:10)

Angeli tells Judd, "... for a smart shrink, you’re not too bright..." (1:13)

Receptionist Betty answers Judd: "... just some disappointed patients." 
Angeli answers Judd: ”... Just to win your confidence...” (1:14)

Angeli tells Judd, "Smart of you to figure that out, doctor." 
”You know, for a smart shrink, you don’t pull down too much psychology...” (1:25)

Ann’s mobster husband Cortini answers Judd, "You’ve been seeing my wife as a patient." 
Judd: "I have no patient by that name." 
”... people with a variety of emotional problems.” 
Cortini: ”... emotional problems?”
”... what... were my wife’s emotional problems, doctor?” 
Judd: ”... I can’t betray any professional confidence...”
Cortini: “... what you call a professional confidence... if she had no emotional problems...”
Judd: ”Some patients merely want the comfort of talking.” 
Cortini: ”... Maybe you’re trying to be smart...” 
”... this smart, $50 shrink...” (1:27)

Cortini beats Judd.
He tells Judd, "... I deal with reality, not dreams, doctor." 
”... a $50 shrink.” 
”... Come on, psychoanalyst.” (1:36)

Ann approaches Judd at the cemetery. 
Ann: ”... I’m Dr. Hadley’s patient.” 
Judd: ”... I don’t have private patients anymore.” 
Ann: ”... you’re now allowed to socialize with ex-patients?” 
Judd: ”... I might even let you analyze me...” (1:40)