Dead Ringers Page #5

"In The Still Of The Night"

by The Five Satins

In the still

Ofthe night

I held you

Held you tight

Cos I love

Love you so

Promise I'll never

Let you go

- In the still ofthe night

- In the still

Ofthe night

I remember...

Dance?

No.

You go ahead.

Go on, Bev, dance with the girl.

Before

The light

Hold me again

With all ofyour might

In the still ofthe night

In the still ofthe night

So before

The light

Hold me again

With all ofyour might

In the still ofthe night

In the still ofthe night

In the still ofthe night

- What's the matter, Bev?

- I just can't.

Bev, stay with us.

Stay with me.

Bev!

He collapsed.

F***, he's not breathing!

Don't touch him, he's my brother!

Come on, Bev!

Come on!

Bev?

Bev!

Elly...

...thank God you're here.

Oh, God!

Oh, Bev...

...Iook at you, you're a mess...

...you're a wreck.

You could've had a stroke, Bev.

You're lucky to be in one piece.

One piece.

Bev...

...we can't let anyone know

about the drugs.

If that gets out, we're finished.

How... would they know?

I had to fight them off to stop them

taking a blood sample...

...but I can't stay here day and night.

I've got to get you off the pills

without anybody knowing.

Do you think I'm really addicted?

I'll put you on a detox programme.

I'll supervise it myself.

There you go.

- Darling, tell me what's going on.

- Mother, I'm at the end ofmy rope!

I cannot live in that house

another second!

Every relationship

has its ups and downs, dear.

You and Tommy...

Bev, there's a couple of things

we're gonna have to...

Why are you taking that apart?

Elly... I can't sleep.

If you're asking me for a sleeper,

you're not gonna get one.

What am I gonna do, then?

You'll stay up.

Elly, I'll die if I don't sleep!

You'll stay up.

What if I take something

when you go home?

I'm staying here.

What if I take something

when you go to sleep?

- I won't.

- How will you stay awake?

I'll take something!

You'll take an up

so that I don't take a down?

- This is crazy!

- Bev...

Don't worry about me. I'm not you.

And don't destroy that.

Ow, that really hurts.

This?

This... hurts?

I don't know exactly

what it is that's hurting...

Mrs Bookman,

this is a solid gold Mantle retractor.

Solid gold!

It's the best there is.

This clinic's the best there is!

I mean...

...we have the technology.

- It couldn't possibly hurt.

- L-I didn't mean to...

When did you last have a period?

I haven't had one in four or five months.

And does it... hurt...

when you have intercourse?

Yes, it does.

Where was I?

You... asked me whether or not it hurt...

...when I had intercourse...

- Yes.

What exactly did you have

intercourse with?

What do you mean?

I just wondered.

I was once asked...

...to treat a woman...

...who had had... intercourse...

...with a Labrador retriever.

I thought...

...maybe...

You used this on Mrs Bookman?

Yes.

Bev... this is not for internals,

remember?

This is for surgical retraction.

No wonder it hurt her!

No, no, it's not the...

There's nothing the matter

with the instrument! It's the body!

The woman's body was all wrong!

Yes, I think you'll find

his work quite interesting.

Why don't you drop by

later on this evening?

Just a moment, please.

May I help you?

I wonder if you could

put me in touch with Mr Wolleck.

Perfect timing. Mr Wolleck is right

over there working on a new piece.

- That's Mr Wolleck? He works here?

- Mm-hm. It's part of his show.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

I was wondering

if you could help me with these.

Fascinating.

They're quite beautiful.

What are they?

They're gynaecological instruments...

...for working on mutant women.

Mutant women?

That's a great theme for a show.

No, it's not for a show. It's not art.

I'm a doctor, I need them for my work.

That's a little out of my line.

What do you want me to do?

Well, I need

three-dimensional prototypes...

...in surgical steel...

...cast...

...hand-finished...

...functioning.

And I thought maybe...

Aren't there large companies

in this town...

No! No, no, no, I can't go to them!

It's too radical for them!

We've always been too radical.

I mean... I can't!

It's too... It's too complicated.

I think maybe we could...

work something out.

I've had it with the bullshit

from this office!

I've asked you ten times to transfer

my wife's records to the Mount Sinai.

You haven't done it.

They refuse to admit her without them.

- What is going on?

- I'm so sorry.

The doctors assured me they'd been sent.

Bullshit! I want those files

in my hand before I leave!

Mr Glaser, I assure you

I'll do everything I can.

Not now.

Doctor, I have to speak to you.

Not now!

Doctor, I'm... giving you my notice.

I won't work under these conditions.

Fine.

Fine.

We're all set, Beverly.

We'll use these.

Give us the tools

and we will do the job.

L- I'm afraid I'm not familiar...

...with these instruments, Doctor.

I've just had them made.

They're brand-new.

Well... number them...

...one to ten, from left to right.

Give me the one... that I ask for.

Give me number five.

- Now, please!

- Yes... number five.

Number five.

No...!

Jesus Christ, Beverly!

I've got...

I've got to slow everything down.

I need something

to slow everything down...

Let go!

- Oh, my God, she's bleeding!

- Get a clamp, for God's sake!

Get him the hell outta here!

I am more than willing

to apologise for my behaviour.

I have been working too hard. I...

I must be more realistic about...

my energy levels, and...

...about my ability to concentrate...

...for long periods of time under pressure.

I must add, however...

...these accusations arise

out of a lack of understanding...

...of the radical techniques

my brother and I are known for.

And I think there's a certain amount

of professional jealousy involved...

...as well.

That's fine, sir.

We always intended to ease ourselves

into pure research, anyway.

No.

I don't think that'll be necessary.

You have our cooperation.

They didn't buy it, Bev.

I think they knew it was me.

They said we could've killed her.

They said the woman could've died.

They're lying!

They've always been jealous.

They won't revoke

our hospital privileges...

...as long as we don't ever use them again.

F*** 'em!

We always planned to ease ourselves

into pure research.

I certainly always planned it. Didn't you?

There seems to be some problem about...

...surgical instruments.

About holding them as evidence

of a disturbed mind.

Do you know what they're talking about?

I tried to tell you, Elly!

You don't know the kind of patients

we've been getting lately.

You don't know what's going on out there.

The patients are getting strange.

They look all right on the outside...

...but their insides...

...they're deformed.

Well, I had to deal with it somehow!

Radical technology was required!

You're right, Bev.

Something radical is definitely required.

Right, I want you to take...

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