The Elevator: Three Minutes Can Change Your Life Page #4

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But first you gotta confess

Hah, why dont we ask our audience for help?

Excuse me sir, Our contestant is having difficulties

answering the question.

Hes in danger of losing his tongue.

Would you like to step up and help him?

I warn you, if you do anything stupid again...

- I will be forced to kill you.

Now I repeat the question.

Which country is notorious

for human organ trafficking?

Forget about it George. Anything you tell her

shes going to kill me.

Youre not allowed to talk to the audience.

Why are you doing this, lady?

She thinks I'm responsible

for her sons death.

Oh no, no, I know Mr Tramell many years.

He wouldnt hurt anybody. Hes a saint really.

This must be a mistake.

You know I am so touched

by your description of Mr Tramell...

- but I am still waiting for

the answer to the question.

Brazil.

Brazil. I saw a documentary....

- about human organ trafficking,

and it mentioned Brazil.

Okay, Brazil.

You know I had a feeling that you

already knew the answer.

But that is correct. Brazil.

Now I warn you, one false move

and I will be forced to shoot you.

Okay? Now get up.

Lets Go.

Well, that was really quick so we wont waste any time

and we will get straight to the answer....

- which is...

B!

Well weve reached the end of the game Jack

guess what we are playing for now?

I dont give a sh*t.

Just kill me and get it over with.

You know I've set a price.

We are playing for my sons kidney.

I dont have it.

Youre a good actor Ill give you that.

Whats you height?

5 11.

Weight?

Hundred and sixty pounds.

Blood type?

0 negative.

You allergic to penicillin?

Yes I am and so what?

Then it is you.

What makes you so sure I am responsible

for your sons death?

Believe me, Ive been meticulous

in my research.

Its not me.

When they told me that my son

was found dead lying in a ditch

like a dog...

- I wanted to die.

But your perspective changes

when you are faced with death.

I knew I couldnt die.

until I knew the truth.

So, I started piecing the story together

We went to the embassy.

Do you know what they said?

Things like this happen every day Jack.

Sh*t happens

every day in Brazil.

There was nothing we could do.

I went to the police every day,

and asked questions.

And then one day, a policewoman

took pity on me. Pilar.

She gave me the name of a suspected

intermediary in the organ trade.

Jorge Curado.

Only a name - but I found him.

I pretended to be a journalist...

- and offered him 5,000 dollars for an interview.

He was proud of what he did.

He saw himself as a benefactor.

Helping the poor sell their kidneys...

to the sick who needed one.

Eighty percent of the worlds organs are illegal...

which makes for a vast, unregulated, illegal trade...

Based on greed.

Greed of the doctors and organ traffickers...

and the needs of the sick.

I asked him about the American teenager

Who had been found dead...

and he played dumb until

I put a gun to his head.

He said he was so sorry...

but an organ was needed fresh and clean...

for some big shot in the States.

It was a lot of money.

And the payment came from the States,

but they didnt know from whom.

And then you killed him.

Why do you care?

Do you miss him?

And you think

That Im the rich American.

I know you are.

How?

It gets better.

I found the surgeon.

A doctor Emhet Erguld - from Istanbul.

Hes an expert in his field.

So I went to Istanbul.

I dont know his name, they never tell me.

I told you..

Please let me go

I beg you.

I remember that he was

American show host on television.

I dont know this man.

He didnt tell you my name.

No, but he gave me the hospital records.

And from the patients profile you

have decided it was me?

I know its you.

Do you have any idea how many people

in the entertainment industry...

fit that profile?

Thirty-nine. I checked.

Youre wrong!

Do you want more evidence?

What about this?

You want to kill me because

Of a scar?

Thats not just any scar.

That scar covers my sons kidney...

and I want it back.

Theres nothing behind that scar.

I never received a kidney,

I donated one.

Dont you dare lie to me!

You say I dont know what its like

to be a mother?

But I know what its like to get that call.

It was just a little lake. Thanksgiving.

Do you know what happens when a

truck hits a car doing 100 mph?

The windows blow out,

and the tires, they actually explode.

Did you know that? And the driver

Gets shot through the windshield ...

like a rock.

My sister was 25.

Yeah, the doctors managed to save her

but her kidneys were destroyed.

And I was a match...

and it was a f***ing miracle!

I saved her life.

I'm so sorry about your son...

but I couldnt do it.

I'm not the one.

And I'm so sorry - Jack

My investigation is complete...

you are the one.

I'm not. I can prove it.

You check the Internet.

You check Dana Tramell - Car accident.

I know the truth.

Just check. What difference does it make?

Check Dana Tramell.

Check Car accident.

Fatal car accident.

Theres no mention of a transplant.

I kept it quiet,

I didnt want it to get into the news.

That's a lie.

Call Doctor Hibbert.

You're lying.

He was the surgeon who performed the transplant...

his number is in my phone.

Call him. Ask him.

I have a better idea.

Why dont I call your sister.

She wont answer.

Hi, this is Dana. Leave a message...

and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

I told you...

If you want your brother to live,

call back.

Call Dr. Hibbert

He will explain to you that I had

nothing to do with your son.

She wont call back.

She's dead,

and the scars all Ive got...

Six months after her operation

she got sick. Her body couldnt take it.

She died two years later.

Why does she have an

answering machine if shes dead?

You, of all people, should understand...

what its like to lose somebody you love.

I kept her answering service

because just for a second...

just a second, I can trick myself into believing

shes still alive.

Sometimes I just need to hear her voice.

So here we go.

The million-dollar question.

Emily, you're are now playing

for one million dollars.

Remember -

you have three minutes to answer.

Three minutes that can change your life

But I dont believe a word of it.

I gave you a chance to confess.

Why didnt you take it?

No, no, no, what are you doing?

You had your chance.

You said you wanted the truth. Im giving it you.

Just call Dr. Hibbert...

hell explain it to you. Please!

Okay.

Our subject is - "The death penalty".

Okay.

Which of these substances is used for the

lethal medication mix...

that will cause death within

five to ten minutes?

A:
Ringer's lactate solution.

B:
Cefuroxime.

C:
Pentothal.

D:
Sodium chloride.

Did you transplant a kidney...

from Jack Tramell

to his sister Dana?

Did you transplant a kidney from

Jack Trammell to his sister Dana?

It doesnt matter who I am,

just answer the question.

This is not a game.

Im deadly serious.

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