Elephant Song Page #2

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I know where Dr. Lawrence is.

I'm listening.

What about what I want?

Just because I'm crazy,

doesn't mean I'm stupid.

I'm not gonna negotiate.

I want 3 things:

First, you must agree

not to read my file.

You would be unduly influenced

as to my character.

I want to be discharged eventually,

and your good opinion

would go along way.

That's for Dr. Lawrence to decide.

- I'll need a new therapist too.

- Uh-huh.

Second, chocolate.

Just because Dr. Lawrence

is no longer with us,

doesn't mean

I should be deprived

of my daily quota, right?

So, Dr. Lawrence

gave you chocolate.

Last condition...

Miss Peterson stays out of this.

If she's involved...

And that was a mistake.

In what sense?

It was my mistake.

He was trying to get me

to engage emotionally, and...

I let him.

You didn't know what

was true and what wasn't.

You were there to help find Dr. Lawrence.

I was there because you asked me

to find out what he knew.

Yes.

And you felt the patient still had

pertinent information?

I felt he knew something, and I...

thought I could learn as much

from the lies as from the truth.

Hmm.

So, whether you were engaged

emotionally is irrelevant.

There's something else.

I was in no hurry to go home.

Can't somebody else go instead?

No, the board is nervous, Olivia.

They want me to handle it.

God forbid any of them should have

to change their plans on Christmas Eve.

They just want me

to talk to the boy!

Can't it wait?

No, it can't,

not after Dr. Cartwright.

Fine.

Should I drive your niece home?

Well, we always spend Christmas Eve...

I know, tradition,

but I have to cook dinner.

I have so much to do.

I-I'm not gonna belong.

Let's... let's just call Kevin to fix this.

You know what that means.

He's gonna charge double time.

Omelette?

I'm making fried eggs, Amy.

Honey, your aunt Olivia

makes the best fried eggs

in the whole world!

Do you want one?

- Yeah?

- Yep.

Try and have fun, OK?

Mmm.

Hey!

She's not mad at you, you know,

so don't worry.

- No.

- OK, yeah.

- Are you gonna help her make dinner?

- Yeah.

- Are you?

- Yeah.

OK. Are you gonna drew me

a snowman, a picture for the fridge?

Yeah.

'Cause I don't have mine yet,

you know?

I love you.

' Aw!

- Bye!

- Bye.

I thought, uh, no, I hoped...

that getting Olivia and Amy

to spend some time together would...

Maybe I just wanted

a break from Olivia.

So, what is Miss Peterson

involved in exactly?

Don't let the fact that she's a hick

from Port Francis fool you, Dr. Greene!

Come on.

She's not from Port Francis.

She's a cunning rhymes with runt.

Michael, why... I mean,

why are you attacking her?

Because she's a spying cow!

She's probably listening to us right now.

So, you don't like her?

Miss Peterson, Miss Peterson, help, help!

Miss Peterson, please!

Miss Peterson, I conjure you!

I conjure you.

In the name of Lucifer, I conjure you!

She's gonna be right there.

I conjure you, Miss Peterson!

I conjure you...

in the flesh.

- I heard something"

- There's been a misunderstanding.

Where were you yesterday,

Miss Peterson?

- Excuse me?

- Where were you yesterday?

You weren't at work yesterday.

I'm just curious to know

if you were feeling any better.

What's going on here?

I'm not sure.

Goodbye, Miss Peterson.

Listen between the lines.

Auf wiedersehen.

Bonjour!

Arnvederci!

Don't let him rail road you.

We're fine.

Leave the door open...

Uh-huh.

- ...And behave.

- Uh-huh.

So, you were worried about leaving

the patient alone with Dr. Greene?

The opposite, actually.

Worried about Dr. Greene?

Have you never met Michael?

Never.

If you'd met him, you wouldn't

have asked me that question.

I'm not sure I understand.

I'm sure you don't.

All right, now, Michael...

What do you think of that?

I think the intercom helped.

You're missing

the bigger picture. Come on!

She's leaving the door open

so she can eavesdrop.

I'm not buying any of this.

- She's afraid I'm gonna tell you.

- So, what are you gonna tell me?

Miss Peterson was absent yesterday.

But what you don't know is why, right?

Miss Peterson took a sick day

because it's the Stan of her period.

I beg your pardon?

Period.

She's on the rag.

Now, this is crucial.

Listen to me.

Every 28 days or so,

Miss Peterson here

takes a day off.

It's the only time she's ever away.

And she's as regular as clockwork,

so it's easy to determine in advance

what day she's gonna take off, right?

Isn't that unfair?

Isn't that unfair,

I mean, for her to take time off

for her period?

Jesus Christ!

She's basically a titless cow!

I mean, as far as reproduction goes...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

You hit him?

Yes, I did.

That's a grievous breach.

I know.

How did the patient react?

His name is Michael.

How did he react?

You just became much more interesting,

Dr. Greene.

I'm sorry, Michael.

That was unforgivable.

- That was overdue.

- No, I should have...

Forgiven and forgotten.

I admire the passion.

I'm even a little turned on.

If you want to make

a formal complaint...

I'm not mad or upset or distraught.

I'm fine.

Now, there was a point to all this.

And it's that Miss Peterson

was absent yesterday.

So...

So there was no one to hear

Dr. Lawrence cry for help.

Ah!

Ah! Asphyxiation, actually.

I strangled him.

You can't self-strangle, trust me.

Come on, Michael, we...

You see the closet right there...

behind me, that closet?

He's in there...

all wrapped up in a garbage bag

so he doesn't smell too much.

You're the hospital director.

It's only fair that you know first.

Michael, you're making this up.

His car is not in the parking lot.

There should be a black filing box

in the left-hand corner.

Do you see it?

Open it.

Can you smell him?

Oh!

You found him!

This isn't funny, Michael!

Yes, it is!

No, it's not, actually.

An elephant?

It's Anthony.

Anthony is pan of the puzzle.

He will help explain

why Dr. Lawrence ran away.

Oh, I thought you killed Dr. Lawrence.

Is his car in the parking lot? No.

How could he be here?

Now that there is

an elephant in the room,

can I have him back?

Why was it in the closet?

Because he's shy.

Because Dr. Lawrence

confiscated him.

Ah.

Confiscated him because...

' Yes?

...because I wouldn't...

You wouldn't what?

Sh*t.

That's the thing, right?

Right?

That's the moment

we've been waiting for.

Right.

I smell another round of bullshit.

We're getting to know each other,

and I like that.

That stuff about Miss Peterson...

that wasn't true.

I just didn't realize

she was your girlfriend.

She's your girlfriend!

She is!

- No.

- No.All right.

Too bad.

Well, she can do a lot better anyway.

Hello?

Hi, it's me again.

This isn't a good time.

Just wanted to say you forgot

your glasses. Do you need them?

N-no. Well, yes, I know,

but no, I don't need them.

Hey! Switch them!

Uh, Kevin is almost

finished fixing the furnace.

Good!

Well, we'll speak later.

Who was that?

Never mind.

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