Closer To God Page #2

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I had stepped out of the room, but she

told me about it as soon as I returned.

We're talking about a harmless skin cream.

I'll decide what's harmless.

Subject number...

M-124.

Okay.

Let's target...

175 through 350.

Okay.

We're ready for her.

Yes.

No, I... I couldn't say.

Is Laura still here?

Excuse me.

You're not allowed down here.

I was looking for the cardiology floor.

How'd you get down here?

I'm sorry. I must have gotten lost.

This isn't the cardiology floor?

No.

What's down here?

Sir...

you need to turn around

and leave this floor.

Sir, you need to leave right now.

Alright. I'm leaving.

Must have gotten lost.

- Have you seen him before?

- No.

Never been on this floor?

Was he aggressive to you?

- Yes.

- Okay.

- Would you recognize him again if you saw him?

- Yeah, absolutely.

Okay. Doc, here's what I'm going to do.

I'm going to post a man at each one

of the entrances coming onto this floor.

Ethan. Where are you?

Ethan?

Ethan?

Where are you?

There you are!

Are you hurting?

What did you say?

Ethan, what did you say?

Can you say "Mary"?

Mary.

That's... that's my name. Mary.

Let's try your name. Ethan.

Ethan.

Ethan. You can do it. E...

Enough. Now stop it.

Ethan.

I said stop it!

Do you want me to take that toy?

Ethan. Ethan!

We're looking into this to see

if he's broken any laws in this state.

At the very least, though, the state

wants a right to examine the baby,

make sure she's not a health risk

to the community.

- We petition the court to do just that.

- Well, what if she is a health risk?

I'm not in position to answer that.

It's going to be up for the courts to decide.

I will say this, though...

there are a lot of people

upset about this, including me.

I'm not going to sit idly by.

I want answers.

We're not just talking about state and

federal laws, we're talking about God's law.

Intense reaction continues following

Dr. Reed's shocking announcement.

Protestors are gathering

outside Parkland Hospital

where Dr. Reed is rumored

to be keeping the cloned baby.

Hospital officials aren't confirming

if baby Elizabeth is indeed inside.

But rumors continue to draw out crowds.

With police, at on point, breaking up

an angry group of protesters,

forcing them off the hospital's property.

Now, joining us live at the studio is

our medical expert Dr. Rachael Morison.

Dr. Morison,

what do we know about Dr. Reed?

Well, we know he received

his doctorate from MIT in 1994,

and then he did a surgical

residency in Johns Hopkins.

- But this is where it gets pretty hazy.

- Where have you been?

We have confirmed reports that he

spent several years out of the country.

- Working.

- You didn't call.

The girls were expecting you for dinner

and I didn't know what to tell them.

Now that you're home, you have to call.

Not for me, but for your daughters.

I don't know what to say.

You know what we're working on.

This is just the beginning, isn't it?

I don't mean to sound harsh,

but right now this is more important.

Fish is coming through,

fish is coming through.

My finger.

Dr. Reed is home.

You better take a look.

When did it start?

It's been going on since I got home.

Did you feed him?

Well, no. I won't feed him

when he's like this, you know that.

Well, don't worry about it.

He'll calm down in a little while,

and I'll take care of it then.

This is different.

I don't like it.

- Would you listen to him? He never stops!

- Well, he's in a lot of pain.

You always say that.

Did you give him his medicine?

- Yes.

- Well, why is he acting like this?

I thought the medicine was supposed

to help. When's it gonna stop?

I don't know, Mary! I don't know,

I'm not a doctor, so I don't know.

You know how it is.

We just have to wait it out.

Besides, he's coming tomorrow, right?

He's gonna come tomorrow,

he'll look at him, and then...

you know, we'll take it from there.

- Did you see all the security?

- Yeah.

He brought the baby home.

Really?

Did you... did you see her?

She looks normal.

I gotta go lie down. Sorry.

I'll be right back.

Victor.

Victor!

What is it?

You need to wake up now.

There are people outside.

Dr. Reed, we need to get you

back to the house immediately.

- When did all this happen?

- They've been coming in all morning.

- Have you called the police?

- They've been notified, they're on their way.

I have more men coming.

But right now we need to get you back up.

This is insane.

So that's another indication

that our sources are right.

That baby Elizabeth may very well

be right here at Dr. Reed's estate.

We know Dr. Reed is here.

We know there are several guards on hand.

Jamie, would you say the intense security

presence is a pretty good indication?

Certainly. And as big as the story is,

it's likely they'll be here a while.

Thank you, Jamie. And now we

have exclusive breaking news,

an extraordinary development

in this story.

There's one picture submitted by Dr. Reed

to the press that has been the only glimpse

the world has seen

of this little girl until now.

We have never before seen

photos of baby Elizabeth

that were taken by an anonymous source

inside the Reed estate.

And as you can see, there's

a mysterious device on her forehead.

To find out what that might be,

we have asked medical and science expert

Dr. Lawrence Freedman to join us.

Dr. Freedman is a professor in both

- biology and genetics at...

- Sydney?

Victor, so glad you answered.

I have something urgent.

Have you seen

what's going on outside my house?

Yes, I know. I'm afraid there's more.

I have a source over at the governor's office.

They're building

a criminal case against you.

You're going to be arrested, Victor.

Most likely in the next day or two.

They're having a hard time

charging you with cloning,

so they're going to charge you

for transporting her into this state.

They're using it to get a court order

to examine Elizabeth.

No, no.

Did they not hear what I said?

She's not ready yet.

I need at least another month, and they

can do all the examinations they want.

Can you not convince them of that?

I'm sorry, we can't stop this.

My advice is cooperate, let 'em see her.

Dammit! Goddammit!

Kind of breaks something natural

about the human cycle.

It's not a matter of can we.

It's a matter of should we, I guess.

I just think we're going to lose

something valuable to us

if we just start manufacturing people.

I can't imagine a world where...

we are vegetables, you know?

Grown in some farm.

You're playing with things that we as

humans have no business playing with.

This is something

that only God can take care of.

I don't know why everybody's so upset

about this. I mean, it's pretty incredible,

and I think we should give this a chance.

We don't know where this could go.

This is a violation. God is the author

of life, not Dr. Frankenstein.

God is the author of life. Who would think

anything other than that?

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