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KELOID CLINIC:

As far as I can see, these guys

are completely legit, Danny.

The bank has checked them out.

They're just as convinced as I am.

They're willing to go

all the way with us.

You know the idea of a

franchised operation

for plastic surgery

resorts is a natural

It's one of those magnificent,

inevitable ideas.

Banks are always quick to say that

when everything's rolling easy.

But, you take it from me,

the first signs of heat from

the medical association,

the first cries of

professional outrage,

the bank will call back it's note

and leave us hanging by our thumbs.

It's not the financing

that's bothering you, Dan.

Your voice has that edge to it.

I've never denied it.

I just sure as hell don't want to become

the Colonel Sanders of plastic surgery.

Why not? Sounds great to me.

We passed it.

We didn't pass it.

I remember that farm.

We passed it. That farm is

past Concession Road 12

We were supposed to turn

at Concession Road 11.

I don't remember that farm, Dad.

We didn't pass it. I very

distinctly remember that farm.

If you would just stop this vehicle long

enough to look at this map I will...

All right!

You're both right

and I'm all wrong.

We'll turn around and

go all the way back.

Goddamn thing!

Shoulda never sold

the station wagon.

Oh, Christ, Bob!

Huh? Oh, Christ!

Lloyd!

Lloyd! My God! I just saw a

motorcycle exploded in that field.

- I think there's somebody under it.

- I better tell the boys inside.

Is Dr. Keloid there?

It's urgent.

Yeah, what is it, Steve?

There's been a motorcycle accident

a few minutes down the highway.

Should I take the

ambulance and go get 'em?

Yeah, sure.

What am I suppossed to do?

Go back to the three of the

largest investment groups

of North America and say...

- Steve? You still there?

- Yes.

Hang on till I get there, OK? I'm

coming with you. Meet you at the front.

Oh, now, Dan. We've got a

lot of decisions to make...

You and Murray work it out, hon.

Just make the pill easy

for me to swallow, OK?

I don't know why

you'd married him.

Bob, get back!

Be careful, Bob!

Get in back, hold

him back there!

Get the car run, let's go!

They're over there, Doctor!

They were speeding!

Oh, my God.

- How is her breathing?

- Heavy.

The man's got a broken hand,

separated shoulder, concussion.

We can send him to the General.

But it's definitely major

surgery for her, and right now.

I know we're not, but

we've got no choice.

- How is her blood pressure?

- Steady.

I'd say she's got a half

hour to live and it's

three hours to the nearest

serious hospital.

It's us or nobody.

It must be bad.

Oh, my God.

Get it up!

The guy in the van has got a concussion,

separated shoulder, broken hand.

- Maybe some Demerol when he becomes lucid.

- OK, Dr. Keloid.

OK, boys. Take her into pre-op.

Tell Dr. Karl to set

her up for the works.

We're ready for you, doctor.

What's that all about?

Somebody said something

about an accident.

Couldn't they throw a sheet

over it or something?

- I don't buy it, Dan.

- You haven't seen her.

I don't have to see her.

Neutral field grafts have

never been used internally.

We could end up with a terminal

cancer patient on our hands.

Aw, c'mon. We can monitor, Roxy.

She's got nothing to lose.

Literally.

So when do I get to see Rose?

Not for a while.

Why not?

Oh, Jesus.

I didn't kill her, did I?

She's not dead.

Now, I know everyone

here is familiar with

the standard techniques

of skin grafting,

but what we're going to do is

a little out of the ordinary.

I'll explain it as we go.

We're removing

full-thickness skin grafting

material from the

patient's thighs

as per normal graft

acquisition procedure.

However, before these grafts are

applied to the damaged areas

of the patient's breasts, abdomen,

and so on, they will be treated

so that they become

morphogenetically neutral.

They are then called

neutral field grafts.

Well, when the thigh

skin tissue is treated,

it'll lose its specificity as both

thigh tissue and skin tissue.

For example, if it were

grafted to a burned cheek,

it wouldn't just be thigh skin with

the color and texture of thigh skin

it would actually develop

as facial tissue.

In other words, neutral field

tissue has the same ability to form

any part of the human body that

the tissue of a human embryo has.

Let me add that there is always a

possibility that carcinomas will form

when neutral field grafts

are used internally.

In this case, we're using a

radical plastic-surgery technique

to compensate for our lack

of heavy medical hardware.

Can we treat the graft

material here, Dr. Keloid?

No, Dr. Karl. The

graft tissue will be

frozen and sent to the

Sperling Institute.

We'll have to keep the patient

in an operation-ready state

until it comes back to us.

Now I know this is going to be trying

for all of us, but it can't be helped.

ONE MONTH LATER...

No. Her body is still in

a state of total shock.

She can't possibly be moved

to a city hospital yet.

Her grafts seem to

be healing well.

We've been monitoring the internal

grafts electronically and

there is definitely new tissue growth

happening in the abdominal cavity.

Her helmet probably saved

her from brain damage,

but until she's

fully conscious...

You won't know that either.

Hart, what can I tell you?

There's no magic.

Look, I've done my best.

You're welcome to visit

Rose any time you want.

Please, believe me,

I will personally telephone

you the instant Rose shows

even the slightest signs of

regaining consciousness.

Jeez, when I saw that thing

burning, I never figured

I'd be standing here talking

to you a month later.

- How's your hand?

- Oh, it's ok, I think.

They're taking the

cage off later on this

afternoon. That's

when I'll find out.

The pin stays in my shoulder

for another month, though.

Doesn't seem to bother me

except when it gets damp.

Last time I've got my ears done I've

really felt when the weather changed.

It's probably something you

gonna have to live with.

Yeah, I guess so.

- Hi Lloyd.

- Hi.

- How are you doing?

- Great, not too bad.

- Looks terrific.

- Good.

C'mon, Hart. I got

a pack of hungry

- investors waiting for me.

- Ok, Bye, bye.

I hope you've got some friends who'll

help you unload that pile of junk.

I've got a bad back. What're you going

to do with it? Use it for an ashtray?

Rose!

Rosie, sweetie, take it easy!

You need that juice, sweetie.

It's keeping you alive.

What are you doing, Hart?

Are we all right? Are we...

I'm not Hart, Rosie.

Hart's back in Montreal waiting for

you. I'm Lloyd. I'm a friend of yours.

- Hart?

- Back in Montreal. Waiting for you.

Oh. I... I guess I was dreaming.

I don't think you

were just dreaming.

You and Hart were in a really

spectacular motorcycle crash.

- Crash?

- Yes.

You're bleeding right now.

I'd better get Dr. Keloid.

Oh. No! No. Don't go.

I'm all right.

But I'm freezing cold.

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