North by Northwest Scene 5 Summary

  • Thornhill's falling down drunk in the police station, where he's ordered to take a test and charged with driving while intoxicated.
  • The police advise him to call his lawyer, but Thornhill calls his mother instead.
  • He tells her about his abduction, forced drunkenness, and drunk driving. He then asks her to bail him out, but the police say she'll have to do that the next morning.
  • No one at the station believes Thornhill's story.
  • A doctor pronounces Thornhill intoxicated. Thornhill falls fast asleep while the doctor's still talking. He's out like a light.