River

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You notice the spider angioma?

Can you tell him I'm gonna check his eyes?

Look up.

His lungs are clear. His heart's okay.

His liver's distended.

Always look at the patient in the eyes.

You'll see the pain before you hear it.

Your liver's not well, sir. Okay?

And if you keep drinking,

it's gonna kill you.

So do yourself a favour...

What happened?

Traffic accident. More coming.

Get on the radio to district

and get me an ambulance.

If they don't have one, get me a truck.

Okay

We have an open chest wound...

Lung is collapsed.

Label him "red"

Label her black.

Give her some morphine.

Keep pressure on there.

Can we get an IV in here, please?

Blood pressure's very low.

Label her "red"

She has an open fracture of the tibia.

Are you the mother?

Label her "red.

This is our number one.

This guy needs a chest tube.

He's the first one out,

How did it go?

It went well.

All we have to do now

is excise this wound...

get rid of all that black tissue.

Of course, yeah.

Scalpel.

Please...

F***!

Compass!

Come on!

Move.

You got it?

Push some saline, come on!

Come on!

She's gone.

John... John, you have to move on.

We have six other patients.

We have to move on now.

Please. Take your hand off of me.

I can fix this.

Get the next one in here.

No no no. I can fix this.

Come on!

Push some more saline!

You need to take some time to decide...

whether this is where you want to be...

or whether you want to

be a part of this team.

When I call it, it is over.

Take a couple weeks.

I'd like one ticket to Ban Nakasang.

How long's the bus ride?

12 hours. Wow.

Thank you!

How much?

It's beautiful.

It's fine. I'll take it.

You pay tomorrow.

In the morning?

Oh... Good good.

Yeah? Alright.

Thank you.

Here you go.

Thank you, very much.

Cheers.

Chica!

Hey guys.

What can I get you?

Uh... scotch and Coke for me...

Yeah, that sounds good...

Yeah, two scotch and Cokes. Thanks, mate.

Thanks, Chai. Just put it on the tab.

What's up, ladies?

Do you mind if we sit here?

Is it alright if we sit with you ladies?

Yeah? I'm sitting down.

Thank you so much.

Do you guys speak Lao?

Uh... Yeah.

Well, we can say a couple things.

No, no, no sharing.

That's your shot. That's yours.

Do you think, maybe, she's had enough?

Come on, guys.

- She should stop.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Cool. Nice one bro.

- Shoes

- Oh, sorry.

We good?

That's assuming my feet are

cleaner than my shoes.

From the Australian...

Really? That a**hole got me a drink...

I'll pass.

Another beer?

No, I'll have... what you got?

I'll have a whisky.

Johnny Walker? Yeah.

Do you know those guys?

Oh, they've been here for a week.

Really noisy. Annoying.

Probably won't feel good tomorrow.

I gave them the special brown ice.

Give them a little taste from the river.

You're a bad man.

Good ice for you, my friend.

Now that's good.

Wanna have a glass with me?

Sure.

By the way, I'm Chai.

John. John Lake.

- John.

- Yeah.

Can't believe I spoke to you all night...

and I didn't even know your name.

How much do I owe you?

Uhh...

70,000 is fine.

Thai doesn't seem fair.

I'll cover your drinks, and...

I'm a millionaire. So, you know...

- It's not hard to be one here.

- No it's not.

You're poor when you're a millionaire.

300,000 for you.

Thank you.

Yeah, this was great. I needed it.

Have a good night, my friend.

See you tomorrow.

What did I do?

Hey, how you feeling?

F*** off.

What's going on here?

What the f*** did you do, man?

What the f*** did you do?

What the f*** did you do!?

F***.

Dipshit.

What the f*** did I do?

You okay?

You okay?

Are you hurt?

It's over.

You're safe.

No, no.

F***ing kidding me!

My wallet!

F***!

F***!

F***!

When's the next boat to the mainland?

Uh...

Next boat out...

Half past 10.

F***.

Hello.

You pay now.

Of course. Give me a minute.

Hello!

I'll pay you later.

Hey, John?

- Are you okay?

- Yeah.

Uhh...

I gotta go. I've got a boat to catch.

He needs to talk to you.

He has some questions.

Umm, yeah. I'm in a hurry.

Sorry guys-

Sorry, you can't.

Passport!

Passport!

Yeah, okay.

No... I think uhh...

I think I left it in my room.

Then you need to go to your

room and get your passport.

Uhh... just make sure,

before we waste time...

Here you go.

Where's he going with that?

Don't worry. You'll get it back.

No, I need my passport back.

I need my passport back.

Let them do what they need to do, John.

Alright, I understand.

You pay now!

Come pay!

I'm sorry.

I tried to explain to her...

I lost my wallet. So...

Let me handle it.

Thank you.

Sorry, I don't mean to touch you. But...

I do need my passport.

I need my passport back.

Okay?

We need to go.

Okay.

Do you remember him from last night?

Uh, yes. He was sitting right here.

Um... he was with him...

And a local girl.

Uhh... I think she was local.

Yeah. Her name's Nang, she lives in.

Did you speak with him?

No.

Uh... yes. Uh, briefly.

Uh... what's your friend's name?

Lachlan.

I went up to Lachlan to

tell him to stop feeding her alcohol.

She was getting really drunk...

He did, and she went home.

What's going on?

He's missing.

We were supposed to leave

at 6 this morning.

We've got his brother's

wedding in Bali tomorrow.

You not on tourist visa.

You working with NGO in Xiangkhoung.

Yes. I'm working for

an NGO up north. I'm a doctor.

How long here?

Just a couple days. I came on holiday.

And you arrive?

I arrived yesterday.

Uhh... couple days, I mean.

Yesterday, today.

Couple? Two?

Two days.

And you leave now? Where you go?

I got a call from the clinic,

they need me, so my holiday is cut short.

Your face. What happened?

I was very drunk last night.

I was riding a bicycle, and I fell.

What's going on?

What's he saying?

Tell me what he's saying!

They found a body.

I'm uh...

You should wait.

Oh, no, no. I'm gonna use the bathroom.

He wants you to leave your bag here.

Not a problem.

What's going on?

F***ing cops aren't letting

anyone off the island.

You take me, in your boat to Ban Nakansang.

Mainland.

Look at me. Ban Nakansang.

I pay.

I Pay you! Okay?

Okay, Okay.

You take me, in the boat, right now.

Ban Nakansang. Let's go.

What are you doing?!

Ban Nakansang!

Back to the mainland!

No, no! Not Don Khan.

Back to the mainland!

Listen to me! Please, no!

F***!

When's the next bus heading north?

Where you go?

I go to Vientiane.

Vientiane? Leave in 20 minutes.

Okay. How much is it?

80,000. Two bus.

Your write name here.

This one for first bus.

Then you catch with this one.

Okay.

This is bus number. Right over there

- This is bus?

- Yes.

Next bus to Vientiane? What time is it at?

Two hour.

Bus 22.

Two hours from now?

Yeah.

Thank you.

Can I use your phone?

No, no.

Reversed charges?

No, no.

No charges to you. You won't pay, okay?

Is there a payphone here?

Somewhere where I can make a call?

No, no.

- No?

- No, no.

Hey, you go Vientiane?

Yeah.

Come!

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