Rabid Page #3

We've got to do something!

- Calm down.

- Come quickly.

The man, later identified as

43-year-old Fred Atkins of Camelford,

went berserk this morning

during an argument over who was

to be served first, and bit

the counter girl on the arm.

The man was subdued by an unidentified

truck driver and the place's cook,

but died of unknown causes

before police arrived.

Local health authorities suspect

that rabies might be involved

and have vaccinated

everyone concerned.

And now, after a brief pause for

station identification, we'll...

The place they were talking

about on the radio.

Wanna stop off for a bite?

Not hungry, thanks.

- Hey, look. What's going on there?

- What?

The place is crawling

with police.

You're right.

Oh, Christ, no!

- What's the matter?

- It's Rose. It's got to be.

- Something's happened to Rose!

- Take it easy, Hart.

They wouldn't need three cruisers for

that. It's something else for sure.

C'mon! C'mon!

Take it easy, will you?

Bill, what's going on?

- Where's Dr. Keloid?

- Murray, thank God you're here.

It's been a nightmare.

I'm trying to find

my girlfriend.

She's a patient here.

She was here last night but nobody

seems to know where she is.

We got a young girl downstairs.

You wanna take a look at her?

- Is her name Rose?

- We don't know. We didn't ask her. C'mon.

Tell the chief I'm downstairs

gettin' an ID. Be back in a flash.

So you are Dr. Keloid's

business partner?

Yeah, that's right, I am.

Now...

Come with me, please.

Excuse me.

- Bill?

- No, you go, Murray.

I can't. I've seen it.

Mr. Cypher, please!

Couple of my men got bitten.

Those rabies shots are killers.

Think I'd rather take my chances

on getting sick instead.

How is he, doc?

You said they've got bitten.

- Bitten? By what?

- By that.

- What?

- Go ahead, take a look.

Can you confirm the identification

of this man as Dr. Daniel Keloid?

C'mere. Can't see

anything from there.

Is that Rose?

No.

No. No, that's not Rose.

Rose, would you like a bite?

Steak on a bun. Real good.

Um... wouldn't mind

just one bite.

Sure?

It's fabulous.

It's ok.

Last time I ever patronize that

greasy spoon, I can promise you that.

C'mon sweetheart. There's

a girl. Get it all out.

I'll lift you back in. We'll get you

some soup or something at the next stop.

Something wrong?

Hey, buddy!

What?

I musta dozed off.

Yeah, I was driving...

Well, that's good.

We find too many of you

boys taking pills to

keep yourselves going

all day and all night.

Thanks.

Next time, though, try to pick

a better spot to pull over.

This road's kind of narrow.

Oh, thanks. I will. Sorry.

OK. Have a nice day.

Hi.

- Hi. where are you going?

- Montrea. Where are you going?

- Same place.

- Great.

I was beginning to think I'd

never get back home again.

Claude Lapointe, Quebec Bureau

of Health, official business.

Sorry, boys.

You can't go in unless

you're willing to stay.

The whole station's

under quarantine.

We think we've got an epidemic.

Hello, Mindy?

How are you?

Good.

Listen, I thought that Rose might

try to get in touch with you.

Yeah. She what? She called you?

She's on her way over?

That's incredible.

You wouldn't believe what's been

happening. It's crazy time.

Well, listen. When she

gets there, tell her

I'll be stuck in the Camelford cop

shop for at least forty-eight hours.

When she gets there

you'll keep here for me.

Ok, Mindy. Bye.

Hey, anybody here seen Eddy?

He's got the lead

truck and I can't find

the son of a b*tch.

I think I've seeb him in the back

before. He didn't look too good.

Whaddya mean he didn't look too good?

Smooth Eddy always looks good.

He looked sick.

Like, nauseous.

What the f*** we runnin'

here, a nursery?

Eddy!

Hey, Eddy, you in there?

God damn truck drivers,

you can't trust them...

...and health officials have

said they consider the outbreak

of the new strain of rabies as being

potentially 'the worst of this century.'

At the police station in

Camelford, Kathy Draper talked to

Quebec Bureau of Health

official Claude Lapointe.

This is not just a question of

swine flu or something like that.

We have already several deaths on our

hands in this one small area alone,

and the main problem is... we

don't know what we're up against.

Are you saying that this is

not an outbreak of rabies?

I'm not saying that. I'm

not saying that, exactly.

But it must be a new strain of rabies,

because there are symptoms involved

which we and even

the world health

community do not seem

to be familiar with.

What are these symptoms?

Well, the period of incubation

of this disease is very brief,

maybe six to eight

hours at the most.

Now, that's quick, much

quicker than normal rabies.

Then the victim begins to sweat,

to shake, to foam at the mouth.

That's not so rare.

What is rare is that

the victim always with this

new disease becomes violent

and wants to bite somebody new.

And this crazy phase

is followed by a coma

and then, in every case

we know, by death.

It's very strange.

What advice would you

give to our viewers?

The disease spreads

through the saliva of the

victim... the saliva

is very contagious.

It dribbles into open wounds and

cuts and causes immediate infection.

So?

So... don't let anybody bite

you. And if somebody does,

find a doctor who can give you

rabies shots immediately.

I heard you mention the

Black Plague of London just

before we went on the air.

Is that what you mean by...?

Surprise. I'm

amongst the living.

Got anything in there

I might want to read?

I'm starting to go

stir crazy already.

It's actually pretty exciting stuff

if you know how to interpret it.

Really.

I can't see straight.

I'm just going on

automatic pilot.

Oh, boy.

I just can't believe

they're all dead...

George, for God's sake! Can't

you understand what I'm saying?

Stay back!

Sit on the floor and put

your hands on your head.

Get into the cell.

Do what I tell you!

Gimme room. I'm coming in quick.

They gave him rabies shots.

He got bitten up at that facelift place

and they gave him his shots right away.

They didn't do him any

damn good, did they?

Where are you going?

I think I have to

go out for a while.

Rosie, I feel so stupid.

I haven't been

much of a hostess.

Why don't you stay here?

There must be

something in the fridge

I can tempt you with.

Thanks, Mindy, but

it's not that.

I just have to get out

into the fresh air again.

It's a real experience for me

just to walk down a street.

Let me come with you.

No. You stay here and

finish your laundry.

- I won't be gone too long.

- OK, Rosie.

If you get dizzy or

anything, call me.

Ok, I will. Don't worry.

'Scuse me. I didn't

mean to touch you.

Well, pardon me for existing.

I thought you did it on purpose.

No. Really. I was taking my jacket

off and it brushed against you.

Oh, well, I'm sorry.

I like seeing these movies but

men are always bothering me.

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