Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Page #3

What's the matter?

You've ruined my slides.

That's what.

I told you to stay out of here.

I told you a dozen times.

Always you do something stupid.

Why don't you obey me?

I'm sorry, Paul. But you

were coughing so hard.

- Oh, my slide's ruined.

- Sorry, I am...

A week's work gone for nothing.

'All burned up. '

'What is it, Paul?'

'The heat. It

must've been the heat. '

'The microbe is stained. '

Look, Emil.

The heat must've fixed the dye.

Hedi.

Hedi.

- You see them?

- Of course, I can see them.

Anyone can see

them now very clearly.

Oh, this is amazing,

Paul. Amazing.

Paul, I want you

to try something.

Try what?

Try this method

of diagnosis on yourself.

Why, why should I?

Can't do any harm.

Oh, ridiculous.

'Please. '

Oh, very well, then.

'It is quite

possible while working'

'On these tubercle bacilli

you became infected. '

'But I tell

you it's ridiculous. '

The sputum shows nothing.

Nothing at all.

Just as I thought.

'Let me see. '

- There isn't anything to see.

- I insist.

You won't say

anything about this.

I don't want Hedi to know.

As you say.

'The tubercle

bacillus is our greatest enemy. '

'To fight it,

we must have more money. '

My dear professor,

the budget committee

Simply will not consider an

increase in the appropriation.

What do members

of the budget committee

Know about

the requirements of science?

I thoroughly agree with you.

But that's their decision.

- We must abide by it.

- Who is it?

It's I, Behring,

here, professor.

What is it, Behring?

Do you recall the doctor

who talked about staining

At your demonstration

of the tubercle bacillus?

Yes, yes, indeed.

What was his name?

Ehrlich. He's outside.

He wants to talk to you.

I can't see him now. I'm

very busy. Tell him to write.

He has something to show you.

Something very important.

- I'm confident...

- Please don't mind me, sir.

- Well, tell him to come in.

- 'Thank you. '

- Paul.

- 'Come in. Come in, young man. '

Very kind of you to ask me.

If you please.

- Excuse me.

- Yes, yes.

It's... it's my tubercle microbe.

Oh, this is marvelous.

My dear Ehrlich,

how did you do it?

By applying fuchsine red,

heating the slide

And then washing

it with acid alcohol.

It's the heat that does it.

I tried a thousand combinations

before I came on it by...

A lucky accident.

Oh, here, here, look

into the microscope, Excellency.

- You've met Dr. Ehrlich.

- Yeah, how do you do, doctor?

This is a great contribution

to science.

It's marvelous.

The doctors,

little doctors everywhere

Will be able

to diagnose tuberculosis

With 100% accuracy.

Now, there's something

I can show the budget committee.

Put under their noses.

This can't be got around.

My dear Dr. Ehrlich

I owe you an apology

for my attitude

Towards you at the meeting.

To show you I mean it

I'm going to ask you

to join my staff.

What I said in irony

holds good.

Your place in science

is guaranteed.

I don't think there's

anything left to toast.

Well, let's start

at the beginning again.

- Yes.

- To Hedi.

- Let's dance.

- Oh.

Paul's really happy about his

position at the Koch Institute.

It's where he belongs, Kunze.

He's no medical doctor.

In all the years I've known him,

I've never seen him dance.

I wish he wouldn't.

I'd almost forgotten

how well you danced.

We haven't danced together

in a long time.

Or gone to parties.

It makes me happy

to see you like this.

You're gonna have

a brand new husband

Who'll always be

on time for dinner.

Oh, Liar.

Yes, we'll try to move into

a new house, have a servant.

You and I will go waltzing

at least twice a week.

Paul, Paul,

what's the matter?

Come, sit down.

Water, please.

What is it?

Just a momentary weakness.

Stay with him

while I get his coat.

- Paul.

- It'll pass.

No... it will not pass.

Emil, please.

If you don't tell Hedi,

I will.

Tell me, what?

Paul is ill.

Very ill.

What's the matter

with him?

He contracted tuberculosis while

working on that deadly microbe.

Tuberc...

Another winter here

and his work would kill him.

You must go away and take

a cure immediately.

I think Egypt will be best.

Egypt? I'm not a millionaire.

I'll speak to Koch.

The institute will provide.

Oh, but... I want to stay here

and do my work.

Behring says Egypt.

Egypt it must be.

You can't read a thermometer.

Let me.

No, no. The patient isn't

supposed to read it.

Uh-ha, almost normal.

Of course, it's normal.

I could've told you that.

Professor Koch says

that you're to rest, rest, rest.

And at least six months

After all your symptoms

have disappeared.

Rest and sunshine and milk.

Yes, the three

things I hate most.

I thought when I left

my mother's house

Nobody would ever

pour milk down me again.

But here I am,

the father of a family.

Steffi gets one and a half

quarts milk a day

And I drink two.

- Doctor, you come, please.

- No, no, the doctor is sick.

- You get another one.

- No doctor in village.

What's the trouble?

Snake bite father

and little brother.

Knife.

I don't think you called

me soon enough.

- Where is your father?

- There.

'Were you bitten too?'

Yes.

Here.

Don't you feel badly?

No.

Are you sure the same snake bit

you and the child?

Snakes no kill me.

I was bitten before.

Four times.

No symptoms at all.

When were you

bitten the last time?

Two years ago.

Were you sick then?

Little sick.

When were you bitten

the first time?

Oh, small boy.

Were you sick then?

Oh, much sick then.

Nearly die.

Hmm.

Well, you seem alright.

I better take care of the wound.

No. Help boy, please.

I no die from snakes.

It is Allah's will.

Bismillah hir-Rahman

nir-Raheem.

Paul.

The boy died.

Snake venom acted quickly.

And the father?

The father is quite alright.

I had a letter

from the children.

'They're quite well.

They've sent their love. '

Fourth times before this man

had been bitten by an adder.

Four times.

And each time

with less effect.

Here's letter for you

from Behring.

- Behring. Oh, let me see.

- No, no, no, Paul.

Sit down.

Let me read it to you.

Very well.

"Dear Paul, I envy you basking

in the Egyptian sun

"While we freeze in a dark

and bitter winter.

"There was great

deal of diphtheria.

"Fortunately, my research

is nearing a conclusion.

"I have long been of the belief

that the power to combat disease

"Is a quality of the blood.

Truly there is magic in the

blood, Paul. I miss our argum... "

Yes, there is magic

in the blood

But what does it

consist of?

Behring thinks there is

a mysterious power in the blood.

But if it can be augmented.

Build up in stages within the

body seems to be the case

Of a man

who was bitten four times...

Perhaps...

'"I miss our arguments

and dear Hedi's dinners'

'Most frightfully. "'

- Professor, he is coming.

- 'Yes. '

- Oh, so happy to see you back...

- I'm very happy to be back.

Oh, you look so well.

- I feel well.

- Let's show him his laboratory.

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