Martin Balsam credited as playing...
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N.
- 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.