Dr. West is an opening skit that acts as an introduction to the track "3 a.m." The song follows Eminem preparing to leave rehab as he talks to Dr. Dominic West. The skit follows a standard checkup but soon Dr. West starts encouraging Marshall to be careless and possibly relapse. Eventually, Dr. West brings up pills in front of Marshall leaving him to go mad and hear Dr. West's voice become demonic. Marshall wakes up and realizes it was all a dream and proceeds to go on the murder rampage that is 3 a.m.
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[Dr. West]
Morning, Marshall.
[Eminem]
Morning, doc.
[Dr. West]
So we're discharging you today. How are you feeling?
[Eminem]
Ah, anxious.
[Dr. West]
Anxiety?
[Eminem]
Well, anxious to get home, anxious to get back into the world, nervous.
[Dr. West]
Nervous? C'mon, Marshall, you're a big boy now. You're sounding like a bit of a baby, you can do this. You found a sponsor yet?
[Eminem]
Um, not yet, but I mean, when I get back.
[Dr. West]
Well, if you find one, you find one, if you don't, you don't.
[Eminem]
Well, yeah, I mean, I gotta start going to meetings first and— Wait, what?
[Dr. West]
Well, I mean, you don't absolutely have to go to meetings, I mean, it's not like, a requirement, I mean, if they fit into your schedule, I know you're a busy person.
[Eminem]
Well, yeah, but I thought sobriety was the most important thing?
[Dr. West]
So what else are you thinking?
[Eminem]
Um, well, I know I gotta start practicing the steps, and, I mean, learn 'em, and start being able to apply 'em.
[Dr. West]
The steps?
[Eminem]
Yeah, the steps.
[Dr. West]
There's a lot of them, aren't there?
[Eminem]
Well, 12, but–
[Dr. West]
Christ, I don't even know them all.
[Eminem]
Really?
[Dr. West]
Anything else?
[Eminem]
Um, well, I mean, the only other question I have is, like, what do I do if I find myself in a situation where, maybe somebody is drinking around me or something like that, and I get tempted to—
[Dr. West]
Take a drink.
[Eminem]
What?
[Dr. West]
Take a drink, and y'know, take the edge off.
[Eminem]
Take the edge off? Man, if I have a drink, I already know what that's gonna lead me to.
[Dr. West]
What, you mean these?
[Eminem]
Man, what the fuck?!
[Dr. West]
Marshall, what's the matter, darling? Having some doubts, are we? Marshall, you can't leave me, you'll never leave me, Marshall. We'll always be together, Marshall. Marshall? Marshall!
[Eminem]
Oh no, no, no! Come on, man! Oh, fuck you, man! No! No! No! NO!
Oh, shit.