Needlestick Page #5

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Sarah?

Detective Osler, we met

earlier outside the hospital.

I'd like to ask you a couple

more questions if that's okay.

See the thing is, we

did a complete search

of south union cardiac hospital.

We didn't find any

survivors yet.

Did you actually see

Everett Barnard

and Marie Blackwell escape?

Hmm.

What about doctor Jenner.

Did you see anything else?

Nothing I wanna remember.

Mmm.

Okay, thanks.

Feel better.

I already do.

Whoa.

Don't wanna break it,

they only give me one.

Wait.

Ginny's cell phone.

Yes?

Everett has it.

He does?

Do you have that number?

Check the badge, detective.

Am I done doin' your work?

Everett.

How's the leg?

That looked pretty bad.

I put about 15

stitches in there.

Stitches, how?

You remember we talked

about aging being a disease?

This is the cure.

What does it do?

It reverses aging by

extracting enzymes

from freeze dried stem cells

from living heart tissues.

Freeze dried.

My studies, my work.

Oh yes, I perfected it, but

this is our win, our success.

No.

I, I don't understand.

Think about it. Never

losing a loved one,

never watching them suffer,

man living to his full

potential, for a price.

A price?

Everything has a price.

What about do no harm, doc?

Is nothing sacred?

Sacrifice is the

production of sacred things.

Nothing is more sacred

than immortality.

No, this, this is not sacred.

This is sacrilege.

Sacrilege is harvesting

embryos from a woman's womb,

and using it in

stem cell research.

That's sacrilege.

How are you different?

People have lived full

lives when I take 'em.

Who gives you permission

to take them?

Who says you get to

play god, crick?

Maybe you haven't noticed,

but god's been a no-show.

And in his absence

somebody's gotta step up.

Well.

Good morning, Marie.

Boris. What are you doing?

It's gonna get a lot worse.

We're almost ready, Alex.

James.

He's out of it for a while,

after fresh pain patches.

Everett.

No, not Marie, no.

Everett, I want you to join me.

I don't have a choice.

Well, you have a

choice right now.

Let her go, Boris!

No.

Her sacrifice will

change the world.

No, there has to be,

what about, um,

an animal subject, or-or

growing new tissue,

or-or...

What about a new subject?

Every choice has a price.

Huh?

Fine, you're right.

What?

Am I?

This is the greatest medical

discovery of our lifetime.

And it's ours.

Alex.

Think of all the

people we could help.

He's stalling!

And the money, I mean,

this is worth millions.

Billions, Everett, billions.

That's bullshit!

Boris!

Is that better?

I was sure you'd

appreciate this.

I should've known better.

This whole um generation

whining and complaining.

"Oh, my med school debt.

"Eighty hour work

weeks, oh my god.

"I don't have enough

friends on Facebook."

Oh, yeah.

They don't even protest

anymore. They occupy.

Why should I give

people like that

the secret to eternal life?

Why?

It didn't have to go this way.

You were like a son to me.

I guess I'm not comfortable

with your parenting

style, crick.

I don't have a son.

He was lost to me.

Ever since...

Since you killed his mother.

Katherine Ross.

You snuck into her room and

you put heparin into her iv.

Shh, shh, shush.

My wife died of

tragic complications.

You were the tragic

complication.

You let your wife

bleed to death,

and you let your son wake up

in a pool of her own blood.

I did what was necessary,

and I had the will

to see it through.

So do I.

No.

No.

Not you.

Marie.

Marie.

Let's go.

Everett.

This was pointless.

Excuse me?

I'm gonna continue my

work, and you can't stop me.

No, leave it.

The only reason I

made you a resident...

'Cause you would do

whatever I wanted you to.

It won't end.

See, you just

picked it right up.

Oh yeah, just like that.

Hey.

Hi. Hi, Sarah.

Hi, doctor Barnard.

I'm gonna go in back.

Um, sorry I, uh

I would've called, but I

don't have a cell phone.

It's fine, we're

just finishing up.

You look great.

Thanks.

You look, uh, same, great.

Really?

Yeah, the both of you,

it's impressive.

Thanks.

Just started back up again.

Feels good, you know.

Really good.

It shows.

How was your hearing?

Other than never being able to

practice medicine again,

it went really well.

I'm sorry.

I'm not.

And at least I'm a free man.

When are you gonna

go back to work?

I just need time to

process it all, you know?

It's not your fault,

you know that, right?

I was the one who did it.

He deserved it.

It doesn't matter.

You've got nothing

to worry about now.

Hey.

I never thanked you

for saving my life.

It was James who saved you.

No, it wasn't.

Uh, can I, can I call you?

No.

No?

Why not?

You need a new cell phone first.

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