1 00:01:40,117 --> 00:01:41,438 Yes. 2 00:01:42,557 --> 00:01:44,041 Yes. 3 00:01:44,158 --> 00:01:47,039 Wonderful. I'll transfer you to booking. 4 00:01:49,518 --> 00:01:50,925 Can I help you? 5 00:01:51,038 --> 00:01:54,039 Edward Porris. 6 00:01:54,158 --> 00:01:56,318 I... I have an appointment. 7 00:01:56,437 --> 00:01:57,800 Porris. 8 00:02:01,718 --> 00:02:03,637 Just have a seat. 9 00:02:33,316 --> 00:02:34,845 Hannah Geist? 10 00:02:36,157 --> 00:02:37,837 Excuse me? 11 00:02:37,956 --> 00:02:41,404 You look like a Hannah Geist. I'd take you for a Hannah Geist. 12 00:02:41,517 --> 00:02:44,322 Yes. 13 00:02:44,437 --> 00:02:46,117 Well, most people are. 14 00:02:48,276 --> 00:02:50,721 I'm here for Michael Felix. 15 00:02:53,596 --> 00:02:56,358 Do you know he used to torment his lovers 16 00:02:56,477 --> 00:03:00,797 by packing his foreskin with spices before intercourse? 17 00:03:02,876 --> 00:03:06,445 I'm just lucky they got to him before the execution. I'm real lucky. 18 00:03:08,436 --> 00:03:11,361 I'll take this one. 19 00:03:18,996 --> 00:03:20,916 Breathtaking. 20 00:03:23,236 --> 00:03:26,204 I understand your fascination with her. 21 00:03:28,116 --> 00:03:29,764 I understand completely. 22 00:03:31,676 --> 00:03:34,284 She's perfect somehow, isn't she? 23 00:03:36,236 --> 00:03:37,284 More than perfect. 24 00:03:40,116 --> 00:03:42,124 More than human. 25 00:03:43,716 --> 00:03:46,716 Her eyes seem to reach... 26 00:03:48,636 --> 00:03:53,436 right beneath your skin and touch your organs. 27 00:03:53,555 --> 00:03:56,000 And touch your stomach. 28 00:03:57,276 --> 00:03:59,316 Your lungs. 29 00:04:00,795 --> 00:04:02,563 Gives me the shivers. 30 00:04:08,275 --> 00:04:11,680 As you can see, we have several options available. 31 00:04:11,795 --> 00:04:14,763 Each was acquired from Ms. Geist directly. 32 00:04:16,876 --> 00:04:19,515 If I thought your interest was only passing, 33 00:04:19,635 --> 00:04:22,439 there are any number of low-end packages I could offer. However, 34 00:04:22,555 --> 00:04:27,640 you strike me as a man whose involvement runs a little deeper than that. 35 00:04:29,915 --> 00:04:34,116 I see you... as a man of taste. 36 00:04:37,154 --> 00:04:38,879 A connoisseur. 37 00:04:49,835 --> 00:04:52,443 If you'll permit me to make a recommendation. 38 00:04:54,035 --> 00:04:56,402 S-558. 39 00:04:56,515 --> 00:04:58,718 Expensive... 40 00:04:58,834 --> 00:05:01,596 but a must have for the truly devoted. 41 00:05:01,715 --> 00:05:04,355 Ms. Geist was afflicted during her much-publicized 42 00:05:04,474 --> 00:05:07,519 affair with Laura Law in 2003. 43 00:05:07,635 --> 00:05:10,919 We purchased it from her soon after. 44 00:05:11,034 --> 00:05:13,195 S558? 45 00:05:13,915 --> 00:05:15,203 Yes. 46 00:05:15,315 --> 00:05:18,479 A form of the herpes simplex virus. 47 00:05:18,594 --> 00:05:22,719 After infection, the virus lives on in the cells of its host 48 00:05:22,835 --> 00:05:25,038 for the rest of their life. 49 00:05:30,035 --> 00:05:31,835 Did you know she's deformed? 50 00:05:33,394 --> 00:05:35,915 You can't tell from the magazines. 51 00:05:36,035 --> 00:05:38,043 She has to have special underwear made. 52 00:05:39,634 --> 00:05:42,603 Fashion designers make her special underwear. 53 00:05:45,034 --> 00:05:46,921 I've heard that. 54 00:05:51,634 --> 00:05:54,515 Do you have your credit card with you, Mr. Porris? 55 00:05:57,195 --> 00:05:59,398 Which side do you want it on? 56 00:05:59,514 --> 00:06:01,042 I haven't decided. 57 00:06:02,593 --> 00:06:04,995 Most people want it on the left side. 58 00:06:07,074 --> 00:06:10,282 If she kissed you, it would be on the left side. 59 00:06:12,194 --> 00:06:14,114 If she kissed me? 60 00:06:18,513 --> 00:06:21,482 Ms. Geist is infected here, 61 00:06:21,594 --> 00:06:23,438 to the right of her mouth. 62 00:06:24,873 --> 00:06:27,995 Now, if she kissed you, 63 00:06:28,114 --> 00:06:30,874 it'd spread to your left side, 64 00:06:30,993 --> 00:06:32,521 around here. 65 00:06:35,793 --> 00:06:39,034 On the left, it'd be like she gave it to you in person. 66 00:06:39,153 --> 00:06:41,162 Yes, I'd like the left side. 67 00:06:49,233 --> 00:06:50,793 Lean back please. 68 00:06:55,673 --> 00:06:57,593 Just a little pinch. 69 00:07:07,113 --> 00:07:08,433 There. 70 00:07:11,313 --> 00:07:13,997 You should be showing in a couple of weeks. 71 00:07:15,913 --> 00:07:17,277 Enjoy. 72 00:07:24,953 --> 00:07:27,321 Are you carrying any infectious materials with you, 73 00:07:27,433 --> 00:07:31,155 or items belonging to The Lucas Clinic Incorporated or its suppliers? 74 00:07:31,273 --> 00:07:32,440 No. 75 00:07:50,312 --> 00:07:54,754 Now, I thought a fungus was a plant because it comes from vegetables, right? 76 00:07:54,873 --> 00:07:56,673 So I told them this gives... 77 00:07:57,872 --> 00:08:01,397 - Yeah, come in. - Apparently I'm no biologist, 78 00:08:01,512 --> 00:08:03,520 and some of our viewers were quick to point that out. 79 00:08:03,633 --> 00:08:05,552 I wanted to ask about the alarm test tomorrow. 80 00:08:05,672 --> 00:08:07,996 Well, there's nothing I can do about it. 81 00:08:08,113 --> 00:08:10,600 You know, I don't like it either, but it's the law. 82 00:08:10,712 --> 00:08:12,676 No, I know. But... 83 00:08:14,753 --> 00:08:18,561 it's just that I'm sick right now, and I need my sleep. 84 00:08:18,672 --> 00:08:20,712 Yeah. Okay, so, listen, 85 00:08:20,831 --> 00:08:24,912 I'll tell you what we'll do about it. We'll start at the top floor, 86 00:08:25,032 --> 00:08:28,360 so we won't even get to you until after 11. 87 00:08:28,472 --> 00:08:30,676 It's the Aria Noble Ordeal. 88 00:08:31,592 --> 00:08:35,116 Anyway, we'll, you know, we'll just be in and out. 89 00:08:35,231 --> 00:08:37,600 You can keep your bedroom shut. 90 00:08:37,712 --> 00:08:41,552 The question on everyone's mind is: What is really going on with her? 91 00:11:30,590 --> 00:11:32,838 We're talking to Mr. Dorian Lucas, 92 00:11:32,949 --> 00:11:36,069 founder of the Lucas Celebrity Services Clinic. 93 00:11:36,189 --> 00:11:38,830 Mr. Lucas, how do you respond 94 00:11:38,950 --> 00:11:41,317 to critics who say the disease you're really selling 95 00:11:41,429 --> 00:11:44,311 - is a cultural one? - That's ridiculous. 96 00:11:44,430 --> 00:11:47,911 Do you not agree that the mania surrounding celebrity 97 00:11:48,029 --> 00:11:51,837 - is reaching an unhealthy level? - No, I don't. 98 00:11:51,950 --> 00:11:55,157 So these people are really so deserving of our attention? 99 00:11:55,269 --> 00:11:57,877 In your opinion, does Aria Noble deserve to be famous? 100 00:11:57,989 --> 00:11:59,946 Let me stop you right there. Deserve to be famous? 101 00:11:59,989 --> 00:12:02,553 What does it mean to deserve to be famous? 102 00:12:02,669 --> 00:12:05,550 Anyone who's famous deserves to be famous. 103 00:12:05,669 --> 00:12:08,757 Celebrity is not an accomplishment. Not at all. 104 00:12:08,869 --> 00:12:12,273 It's more like a collaboration that we choose to take part in. 105 00:12:12,389 --> 00:12:16,590 Celebrities are not people; They're group hallucinations. 106 00:12:16,708 --> 00:12:20,112 Surely it's naive to imagine that your clients think the same way. 107 00:12:20,229 --> 00:12:24,833 Really? Naive? My clients are intelligent adults 108 00:12:24,948 --> 00:12:27,993 from all walks of life, all ages, 109 00:12:28,109 --> 00:12:31,316 and they find meaning in all the stories around them. 110 00:12:31,428 --> 00:12:34,429 They choose to come to me because they want 111 00:12:34,548 --> 00:12:38,193 to feel more connected to those faces, to those people 112 00:12:38,309 --> 00:12:40,948 that they see in the magazines and on television. 113 00:12:41,068 --> 00:12:43,273 And their lives are much richer for it. 114 00:13:11,789 --> 00:13:16,153 The human face is a powerful messenger. 115 00:13:16,268 --> 00:13:19,793 Our brains are tuned to its every nuance. 116 00:13:19,909 --> 00:13:22,276 The smallest shift in its musculature 117 00:13:22,387 --> 00:13:26,436 can translate itself into complex non-verbal information, 118 00:13:26,548 --> 00:13:30,356 so subtle and communicated so quickly that we often 119 00:13:30,468 --> 00:13:32,989 don't even register it; Not consciously. 120 00:13:34,108 --> 00:13:38,155 One could say that for human beings the face is a structure 121 00:13:38,268 --> 00:13:42,196 with a high information resolution. The ReadyFace console 122 00:13:42,308 --> 00:13:46,791 is designed to engage the user's unconscious mental resources 123 00:13:46,907 --> 00:13:49,592 by exploiting the brain's sensitivity 124 00:13:49,707 --> 00:13:53,548 to facial patterns. Our technician loads a virus sample 125 00:13:53,667 --> 00:13:57,148 into the port, where it's analyzed by ReadyFace 126 00:13:57,267 --> 00:14:00,028 and is translated into a face graphic. 127 00:14:01,107 --> 00:14:04,555 This image represents the structure of the disease. 128 00:14:04,667 --> 00:14:09,992 It is in a sense the face of the virus, dense with information. 129 00:14:10,107 --> 00:14:12,911 As Mr. March manipulates the graphic, 130 00:14:13,027 --> 00:14:15,995 the machine manipulates the virus in the sample container, 131 00:14:16,108 --> 00:14:18,868 eventually rendering it non-contagious. 132 00:14:18,987 --> 00:14:22,195 This advanced form of copy protection 133 00:14:22,307 --> 00:14:24,468 affords us control over the distribution 134 00:14:24,587 --> 00:14:29,028 of our products, as the virus cannot spread beyond the infected client. 135 00:14:30,227 --> 00:14:33,796 ReadyFace fluidly incorporates our technician's 136 00:14:33,907 --> 00:14:37,955 unconscious mental resources so that copy protecting a sample 137 00:14:38,068 --> 00:14:42,115 like this one will take hours rather than days. 138 00:14:42,226 --> 00:14:43,906 Hey, thanks for coming. 139 00:14:44,026 --> 00:14:46,035 Lovely to see you. 140 00:14:46,147 --> 00:14:47,348 Thank you. 141 00:14:47,467 --> 00:14:50,347 Thanks for making the time. Appreciate it. 142 00:14:53,586 --> 00:14:55,027 No, she has to have special underwear made 143 00:14:55,147 --> 00:14:57,711 because she doesn't have a vulva. She was born without a vulva. 144 00:14:57,827 --> 00:14:59,747 Her father used to make them out of regular pairs, 145 00:14:59,867 --> 00:15:03,032 which was an ordeal for her as a child, but now she has fashion designers do it. 146 00:15:03,147 --> 00:15:04,991 Anyway, that's what she meant when she told Spot Magazine 147 00:15:05,106 --> 00:15:07,115 - that she doesn't have a face. - Listen to what you're saying. 148 00:15:07,227 --> 00:15:08,787 Well, you asked me, so I'm telling you. 149 00:15:08,907 --> 00:15:10,990 You're telling me you've been working here too long. 150 00:15:11,106 --> 00:15:12,874 You're seriously buying into all this. 151 00:15:12,986 --> 00:15:15,190 What's to buy into? What I'm saying is factual. 152 00:15:15,306 --> 00:15:18,666 Factual. Yesterday, her birth defect was a unique, 153 00:15:18,786 --> 00:15:21,908 non-functional organ connected to her urinary system. 154 00:15:22,026 --> 00:15:23,868 It's worth millions on the celebrity meat market. 155 00:15:23,946 --> 00:15:25,866 - Yeah, also true. - Well, I'm sure the kid 156 00:15:25,986 --> 00:15:27,830 could shed some light on the situation. 157 00:15:27,946 --> 00:15:30,391 Didn't you take a genital wart sample from Hannah Geist once? 158 00:15:30,506 --> 00:15:32,066 That was Derek. 159 00:15:32,186 --> 00:15:34,270 Well, did he mention if she had a vulva? 160 00:15:36,826 --> 00:15:38,550 We're doing lunch at Dainty Davis. 161 00:15:38,666 --> 00:15:40,630 - You coming'? - I already ate. 162 00:15:45,586 --> 00:15:47,505 You look like shit. 163 00:15:51,586 --> 00:15:53,386 - Hi, Michelle. - Hey, Syd. 164 00:15:53,506 --> 00:15:57,194 - What can I get for you? - 13, 644, 915. 165 00:15:57,306 --> 00:15:58,550 915? 166 00:15:58,666 --> 00:16:01,470 The new Aria Noble flu. We got it this morning. 167 00:16:04,105 --> 00:16:05,546 So we did. 168 00:16:20,346 --> 00:16:22,070 Thank you. 169 00:16:24,945 --> 00:16:26,266 Derek. 170 00:16:35,426 --> 00:16:38,546 I understand your fascination with her. 171 00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:40,552 I understand completely. 172 00:16:40,665 --> 00:16:43,546 She's... 173 00:16:43,665 --> 00:16:47,745 perfect somehow, isn't she? 174 00:16:47,864 --> 00:16:50,353 More than perfect. 175 00:16:50,465 --> 00:16:52,145 An ideal. 176 00:16:53,064 --> 00:16:55,346 Overwhelming. 177 00:16:55,466 --> 00:16:58,586 With a whisper, she could have... 178 00:16:58,705 --> 00:17:00,472 anything she wanted. 179 00:17:01,704 --> 00:17:03,625 Anyone she wanted. 180 00:17:08,824 --> 00:17:11,869 I'm happy to inform you that we have something special 181 00:17:11,985 --> 00:17:13,784 available today. 182 00:17:14,785 --> 00:17:17,109 It just came in this morning. 183 00:17:19,104 --> 00:17:21,668 S-915. 184 00:17:22,624 --> 00:17:24,633 You would be the first. 185 00:17:25,704 --> 00:17:30,472 A biological communion between you and Aria. 186 00:17:30,584 --> 00:17:33,269 From her body to your body. 187 00:17:33,384 --> 00:17:36,865 From her cells to your cells. 188 00:17:36,984 --> 00:17:40,029 In my humble opinion... 189 00:17:42,024 --> 00:17:43,868 it's not even a question. 190 00:17:53,104 --> 00:17:54,588 Just a little pinch. 191 00:18:03,664 --> 00:18:07,307 The fever should come on just in time for the long weekend. 192 00:18:15,624 --> 00:18:17,304 Enjoy. 193 00:18:55,943 --> 00:18:58,584 Are you carrying any infectious material with you, 194 00:18:58,703 --> 00:19:02,424 or items belonging to The Lucas Clinic Incorporated or its suppliers? 195 00:19:02,543 --> 00:19:04,866 No. 196 00:19:38,143 --> 00:19:40,391 Next. Who's ne... Okay. 197 00:19:40,502 --> 00:19:42,751 Geist, okay, we... 198 00:19:44,663 --> 00:19:45,667 Okay, what are we... 199 00:19:45,783 --> 00:19:48,183 Like, we're talking like a roast for two people? 200 00:19:49,463 --> 00:19:50,467 This is good. 201 00:19:54,822 --> 00:19:57,310 Hello, sir. What can I getcha? 202 00:20:06,222 --> 00:20:08,186 I've been trying to reach you. 203 00:20:10,182 --> 00:20:11,666 I was sick. 204 00:20:16,102 --> 00:20:19,704 I think my body's starting to turn on me, Arvid. 205 00:20:19,823 --> 00:20:21,831 I don't know how much longer I can do this. 206 00:20:21,942 --> 00:20:23,666 You'll be fine. 207 00:20:23,782 --> 00:20:26,467 There's an ebb and flow to this kind of work. 208 00:20:27,542 --> 00:20:29,266 Give it a month 209 00:20:29,382 --> 00:20:31,629 and you'll feel like a completely different person. 210 00:20:31,742 --> 00:20:33,751 I already feel like a different person. 211 00:20:33,862 --> 00:20:35,782 I'm developing a cripple identity. 212 00:20:37,421 --> 00:20:39,986 - I think you look great. - Thanks. 213 00:20:42,662 --> 00:20:45,542 I don't understand how this isn't considered cannibalism. 214 00:20:45,661 --> 00:20:47,746 Well, these are just muscle cells. 215 00:20:47,862 --> 00:20:51,550 It all depends on whether the human being is found in its materials. 216 00:20:51,661 --> 00:20:56,430 Right now the law tends towards something more religious, 217 00:20:56,542 --> 00:21:00,709 but we'll see what happens when we go from growing celebrity cell steaks 218 00:21:00,821 --> 00:21:04,107 to growing complete celebrity bodies. 219 00:21:04,222 --> 00:21:06,589 I'm looking forward to it. 220 00:21:06,701 --> 00:21:10,270 Yeah, well, with the proper funding, I could probably make that happen. 221 00:21:12,661 --> 00:21:14,461 Have you seen my cell garden? 222 00:21:14,581 --> 00:21:16,022 No. 223 00:21:23,381 --> 00:21:25,629 Something new I've been cooking up. 224 00:21:33,101 --> 00:21:35,020 So, do we have business? 225 00:21:36,940 --> 00:21:39,505 Yeah. 226 00:21:39,621 --> 00:21:41,825 Yeah. I... 227 00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:45,869 I cracked the new Aria Noble flu. 228 00:21:45,981 --> 00:21:49,188 - That's already public. - What? 229 00:21:49,300 --> 00:21:52,466 Since Saturday. You're behind the times. 230 00:21:52,581 --> 00:21:54,381 The clinic just got it last week. 231 00:21:54,501 --> 00:21:57,108 - Well, somebody beat you to the punch. - Who? 232 00:21:57,220 --> 00:21:59,185 One of my other guys. 233 00:21:59,301 --> 00:22:00,621 Arvid. 234 00:22:00,741 --> 00:22:04,101 Look, I'm not some bug-collecting hobbyist. 235 00:22:04,220 --> 00:22:06,588 You want to get paid for your work, 236 00:22:06,701 --> 00:22:09,581 talk to me when you stop getting scooped. 237 00:22:39,940 --> 00:22:42,581 What's going on? 238 00:22:42,701 --> 00:22:44,784 They arrested Derek. 239 00:22:44,900 --> 00:22:48,348 Villainy in our own house, Syd. I simply cannot work under these conditions. 240 00:22:48,460 --> 00:22:50,261 Oh, like anyone will take you. 241 00:22:50,381 --> 00:22:53,184 - I hear Vole & Tesser are hiring. - Topp didn't even know 242 00:22:53,299 --> 00:22:55,487 about Sara Holden's skin flap until I told him last night. 243 00:22:55,580 --> 00:22:58,504 I'm sure the kid doesn't know about Sara Holden's skin flap right now. 244 00:22:58,620 --> 00:23:00,824 You're too good for skin flaps, aren't you, Syd? 245 00:23:00,940 --> 00:23:03,547 Skin flaps are beneath you. 246 00:23:06,140 --> 00:23:08,780 - Is there anything else you need? - No. 247 00:23:12,060 --> 00:23:16,140 Did you know that healthy tulips have solid-colored petals? 248 00:23:16,259 --> 00:23:20,788 The stripes on this flower are caused by a viral infection. 249 00:23:20,899 --> 00:23:23,103 I had heard that, yes. 250 00:23:28,579 --> 00:23:29,867 Okay. 251 00:23:34,500 --> 00:23:36,343 It's a weird business, Syd. 252 00:23:39,139 --> 00:23:41,027 Do you know Derek Lessing? 253 00:23:42,539 --> 00:23:44,983 Not well. 254 00:23:45,099 --> 00:23:49,584 Well, the police found an unlicensed ReadyFace console 255 00:23:49,699 --> 00:23:51,827 in his apartment today. 256 00:23:51,939 --> 00:23:55,104 An older model, a 35-50. 257 00:23:55,219 --> 00:24:00,620 They think he was undoing the copy protection on some of our samples 258 00:24:00,739 --> 00:24:04,907 and then selling the contagious viruses to a piracy group. 259 00:24:05,019 --> 00:24:06,186 Jesus. 260 00:24:06,299 --> 00:24:08,982 That machine is registered to us. 261 00:24:09,099 --> 00:24:13,344 I guess he must have smuggled it out of the storeroom or something. 262 00:24:13,459 --> 00:24:15,378 So I had Michelle run an inventory, 263 00:24:15,498 --> 00:24:18,260 and she discovered that there was a second machine that's gone missing. 264 00:24:20,379 --> 00:24:23,467 Will you let me know if you hear anything at all? 265 00:24:23,578 --> 00:24:25,782 Of course. 266 00:24:27,818 --> 00:24:29,859 I'm going to send you on a house call today. 267 00:24:29,979 --> 00:24:31,627 You're going to see Hannah Geist. 268 00:24:31,739 --> 00:24:35,787 She's sick, she's at the Mayerson, and she's eager to sell. 269 00:24:35,898 --> 00:24:39,423 Now, normally, I'd be sending Derek on this, 270 00:24:39,539 --> 00:24:43,063 so be tactful if the subject comes up. 271 00:24:43,178 --> 00:24:45,218 Yes, sir. 272 00:24:55,818 --> 00:24:57,138 ID. 273 00:25:00,379 --> 00:25:03,543 Wait inside. They'll call you when they're ready. 274 00:25:29,538 --> 00:25:32,025 I didn't know Vole & Tesser was here. 275 00:25:35,457 --> 00:25:39,986 You do know the Hannah Geist line is exclusive to Lucas. 276 00:25:40,097 --> 00:25:43,862 Sure. She's all you have going for you. 277 00:25:46,417 --> 00:25:48,862 I hear she's worth more than your entire catalogue. 278 00:25:50,858 --> 00:25:52,625 I've never really cared for her. 279 00:25:54,497 --> 00:25:56,297 Why are you here? 280 00:25:56,417 --> 00:25:57,901 Gregory Vern. 281 00:25:58,938 --> 00:26:01,305 A terminal illness? 282 00:26:01,417 --> 00:26:04,298 It's for Mr. Vole's personal collection. 283 00:26:04,417 --> 00:26:06,305 He has a license. 284 00:26:18,496 --> 00:26:20,341 Lucas Clinic. 285 00:26:25,537 --> 00:26:27,185 Where's Derek? 286 00:26:27,297 --> 00:26:30,101 He called in sick. My name is Syd March. 287 00:28:55,934 --> 00:29:00,223 Tell Dorian we'll be in touch. 288 00:30:31,453 --> 00:30:34,858 She's perfect somehow, isn't she? 289 00:30:38,373 --> 00:30:40,293 More than perfect. 290 00:30:42,493 --> 00:30:44,457 More than human. 291 00:30:47,454 --> 00:30:49,341 Her eyes. 292 00:30:51,973 --> 00:30:53,937 Are... are you okay? 293 00:30:57,293 --> 00:30:59,060 Sorry... 294 00:30:59,173 --> 00:31:01,301 Excuse me for a moment. 295 00:31:06,892 --> 00:31:09,261 Hey. What is wrong with you? 296 00:31:09,373 --> 00:31:11,381 I need to go. 297 00:31:11,493 --> 00:31:14,100 Can you finish? Please? 298 00:35:47,369 --> 00:35:48,329 Shit! 299 00:36:40,728 --> 00:36:42,737 We tracked down The Future of Smiles, 300 00:36:42,849 --> 00:36:45,413 an office where we spoke to a principal coordinator, Gregory Hurek. 301 00:36:45,528 --> 00:36:47,852 Mr. Hurek refused to appear on... 302 00:36:49,689 --> 00:36:51,336 Oh, hey. 303 00:36:51,448 --> 00:36:53,609 A couple of guys were here looking for you. 304 00:36:53,728 --> 00:36:55,332 Portland somebody? 305 00:36:55,448 --> 00:36:57,816 I didn't get the other guy's name. But, look, 306 00:36:57,929 --> 00:36:59,336 he left you a number. 307 00:37:01,208 --> 00:37:02,572 Here. 308 00:37:06,608 --> 00:37:08,648 Has anyone been in the apartment? 309 00:37:08,768 --> 00:37:11,650 You know, they wanted me to let them in, but it's against the law! 310 00:37:12,768 --> 00:37:14,535 So, where were you? 311 00:37:17,248 --> 00:37:20,696 - I was... asleep. - Yeah, that's what I figured. 312 00:37:20,808 --> 00:37:22,216 I know you've been sick. 313 00:37:23,927 --> 00:37:26,176 I'll tell ya, it's pretty shocking. 314 00:37:26,288 --> 00:37:30,772 And now they're saying it's a virus that she picked up in China? 315 00:37:30,887 --> 00:37:33,931 But her family will not let them autopsy the body 316 00:37:34,048 --> 00:37:37,168 until they fly over a specialist from Munich. 317 00:37:38,367 --> 00:37:40,496 Autopsy? 318 00:37:40,607 --> 00:37:43,847 Well, they want their own doctor. They're German. 319 00:37:50,847 --> 00:37:54,013 Hey! You get in line. 320 00:37:54,128 --> 00:37:56,376 Everyone listen carefully! We're cutting our last tray 321 00:37:56,488 --> 00:37:58,496 of Hannah Geist for the day! 322 00:37:58,607 --> 00:38:00,855 If you get a ticket, you can buy one three-ounce steak! 323 00:38:00,968 --> 00:38:03,215 If you don't get a ticket, you have to come back tomorrow! 324 00:38:03,328 --> 00:38:05,455 - Is Arvid around'? - Yeah, he's in the back. 325 00:38:11,407 --> 00:38:15,128 Are you aware they're still growing the cancer cells 326 00:38:15,247 --> 00:38:18,335 of a woman who died in the 1950s? Henrietta Lacks. 327 00:38:18,447 --> 00:38:21,852 Yeah, they use them for research, 328 00:38:21,967 --> 00:38:26,332 so these cells of hers are alive 329 00:38:26,447 --> 00:38:29,567 and multiplying all over the world. 330 00:38:30,567 --> 00:38:34,331 The afterlife is getting extremely perverse. 331 00:38:34,447 --> 00:38:36,214 What happened to Hannah Geist? 332 00:38:37,127 --> 00:38:38,490 You don't know? 333 00:38:39,247 --> 00:38:42,335 - I think I was asleep. - You know, 334 00:38:42,447 --> 00:38:44,695 she was sick for about a week. 335 00:38:44,807 --> 00:38:46,694 Nothing serious. 336 00:38:47,487 --> 00:38:50,127 Then this morning one of her aides found her dead. 337 00:38:52,087 --> 00:38:56,134 She was in China looking at orphans, 338 00:38:56,246 --> 00:38:59,248 but none of her entourage are having any problems, 339 00:38:59,367 --> 00:39:02,694 so they don't know what it is she had or how it was communicated. 340 00:39:02,806 --> 00:39:05,774 It's quite an ordeal for the family. 341 00:39:05,886 --> 00:39:09,007 This all must feel... 342 00:39:09,126 --> 00:39:10,926 a bit personal to you. 343 00:39:11,046 --> 00:39:12,846 How so? 344 00:39:12,966 --> 00:39:16,850 Well, you were one of the last people to see her alive. 345 00:39:18,606 --> 00:39:21,651 - Where'd you hear that? - I have big ears. 346 00:39:23,727 --> 00:39:27,174 I was hoping that's why you came to see me. 347 00:39:28,286 --> 00:39:30,686 Sorry to disappoint. 348 00:39:30,806 --> 00:39:32,934 That's too bad, 349 00:39:33,046 --> 00:39:37,368 because that virus would be the Holy Grail while this heat lasts. 350 00:39:38,685 --> 00:39:41,369 Is there any chance you can get me a taste? 351 00:39:41,485 --> 00:39:43,166 I wish. 352 00:39:43,286 --> 00:39:45,414 We can't hold deadly pathogens. 353 00:39:46,125 --> 00:39:48,645 I'm sure the health board already took everything. 354 00:39:48,765 --> 00:39:53,130 Yeah? What about you? You look sick. 355 00:39:53,245 --> 00:39:54,773 I am sick. 356 00:39:56,686 --> 00:39:59,130 Listen, my console's down. 357 00:39:59,246 --> 00:40:01,766 You know anybody with parts to spare? 358 00:40:01,885 --> 00:40:02,889 Maybe. 359 00:40:04,126 --> 00:40:06,810 The anti-piracy lobby is fairly insane right now, 360 00:40:06,926 --> 00:40:09,249 so... everyone's paranoid. 361 00:40:10,965 --> 00:40:13,846 - I need a new 80-box. - I'll see what I can do. 362 00:40:14,805 --> 00:40:16,529 Hey. Hey, hey! 363 00:40:16,925 --> 00:40:19,087 Is it true they arrested Derek Lessing? 364 00:40:19,206 --> 00:40:22,173 - Yeah. - That's too bad. 365 00:40:22,286 --> 00:40:24,205 He did some really good work for me. 366 00:40:25,926 --> 00:40:28,053 Here, have some Hannah. 367 00:40:28,446 --> 00:40:29,569 On the house. 368 00:40:56,285 --> 00:40:59,253 There is less light in the world now. 369 00:40:59,364 --> 00:41:01,405 That much is certain. 370 00:41:01,524 --> 00:41:04,929 A ray of light has been lost. 371 00:41:06,044 --> 00:41:08,488 Hannah was a friend of this clinic, 372 00:41:08,604 --> 00:41:11,813 and I'm proud to say I knew her personally. 373 00:41:12,404 --> 00:41:16,246 She was truly a sweet and a humble soul. 374 00:41:17,405 --> 00:41:19,205 Our prayers here at Lucas 375 00:41:19,325 --> 00:41:21,485 are with her family and loved ones. 376 00:41:24,485 --> 00:41:26,493 So, what's your professional opinion? 377 00:41:26,605 --> 00:41:27,685 What? 378 00:41:27,804 --> 00:41:29,888 Well, you must have had a good look at her. 379 00:41:30,004 --> 00:41:32,383 We've got a pre-autopsy pool going with the guys in accounting. 380 00:41:32,765 --> 00:41:35,449 Mercer's playing it safe and going with flu virus. 381 00:41:35,804 --> 00:41:38,532 I'm thinking of taking a flyer and going with food poisoning. 382 00:41:38,885 --> 00:41:41,208 Do you think it might have been food poisoning? 383 00:41:41,764 --> 00:41:43,128 I don't know. 384 00:41:43,884 --> 00:41:46,685 Of course, no one's saying drugs. They'll never admit it if it is drugs. 385 00:41:46,765 --> 00:41:47,769 She didn't use drugs. 386 00:41:47,884 --> 00:41:50,087 Oh, you knew her well? 387 00:41:50,203 --> 00:41:52,965 She was a Buddhist from birth. She couldn't even take painkillers 388 00:41:53,084 --> 00:41:54,328 or she would have been beaten. 389 00:41:54,445 --> 00:41:57,729 I hear we'll be selling ringworm from her dog Brom to fans with dogs. 390 00:41:58,684 --> 00:42:00,605 Brom's getting a following. 391 00:42:01,364 --> 00:42:04,484 Hey, Dorian turned your sample over to the board this morning. 392 00:42:04,603 --> 00:42:06,251 That's a bit exciting, 393 00:42:06,364 --> 00:42:09,605 a little shop on the fringes of a media frenzy. 394 00:42:12,603 --> 00:42:14,612 Can I have a 900 pack? 395 00:42:16,004 --> 00:42:18,643 - What's a 900 pack? - Hannah Geist variety pack. 396 00:42:19,404 --> 00:42:21,728 Everybody's guzzling Geist today. 397 00:42:23,564 --> 00:42:24,731 And now everyone's talking about her 398 00:42:24,844 --> 00:42:27,244 oh, my gosh, I don't even know if I can say it - 399 00:42:27,363 --> 00:42:29,088 her anus! You heard that right. 400 00:42:29,204 --> 00:42:33,044 Rumors of the young star's situation have been spreading like a rash, 401 00:42:33,163 --> 00:42:35,411 with news outlets as far as Japan, Australia, 402 00:42:35,523 --> 00:42:37,291 and even the Middle East scrambling 403 00:42:37,403 --> 00:42:41,364 to get the poop on recent documents leaked by the office of Aria's specialist. 404 00:42:41,483 --> 00:42:45,008 Swedish media network SMT has even offered a bounty 405 00:42:45,123 --> 00:42:47,884 for photographic evidence of the unusual condition, 406 00:42:48,003 --> 00:42:51,364 and sources close to her say the normally hard-partying celeb 407 00:42:51,484 --> 00:42:53,644 hasn't been seen in public since. 408 00:42:53,763 --> 00:42:55,771 Well, that settles it! I'm getting a camera! 409 00:42:55,883 --> 00:42:58,088 - You would do that! - The hunt is on. 410 00:42:58,204 --> 00:43:01,531 Meanwhile, Hannah Geist's former dog walker has opened up 411 00:43:01,643 --> 00:43:03,651 in a recent interview with our sister station. 412 00:43:03,763 --> 00:43:06,731 Fifty-one-year-old Helen Pinto was employed full time 413 00:43:06,843 --> 00:43:10,367 at the now-shuttered estate, and caused quite a stir earlier today 414 00:43:10,483 --> 00:43:14,324 when she claimed to be holding one of the star's used panty liners. 415 00:43:14,443 --> 00:43:17,650 Pinto said she retrieved the liner towards the end of Hannah's illness 416 00:43:17,762 --> 00:43:20,218 and was in the process of having it analyzed, with the results... 417 00:43:28,523 --> 00:43:29,767 What's with the cane? 418 00:43:29,883 --> 00:43:31,607 I've been having a little trouble. 419 00:43:33,122 --> 00:43:35,643 I've gotta make a quick stop before we get your part. 420 00:43:53,722 --> 00:43:57,007 It must have happened overnight. We found them like this in the morning. 421 00:43:57,122 --> 00:43:58,922 I've never seen anything like this before. 422 00:43:59,042 --> 00:44:01,126 I mean, they were fine when we shipped them. 423 00:44:01,242 --> 00:44:05,007 Obviously they weren't fine. You sold me bad meat. 424 00:44:05,762 --> 00:44:09,483 - Well, are your trays clean? - Don't fuck with me, Arvid. 425 00:44:09,602 --> 00:44:12,451 - Don't you even fuck with me. - Okay. I'm sorry, Luc. 426 00:44:12,562 --> 00:44:15,846 I can't serve this. They think they're getting Hannah Geist out there 427 00:44:15,962 --> 00:44:17,371 and I'm feeding them Ron Deggy. 428 00:44:17,483 --> 00:44:20,930 Okay. I'm gonna find out what happened, and I'm gonna fix it. 429 00:44:23,242 --> 00:44:25,730 So, do I get to know what's killing you? 430 00:44:27,282 --> 00:44:30,369 An antique Michael Felix bug I sold the other day. 431 00:44:32,442 --> 00:44:34,089 It was a mistake. 432 00:44:34,202 --> 00:44:36,570 Apparently the copy-protection on some of those old samples 433 00:44:36,682 --> 00:44:39,651 got a little weird, but I didn't think I'd get another chance. 434 00:44:39,762 --> 00:44:41,289 Sounds reckless. 435 00:44:42,041 --> 00:44:44,768 I'm just trying to keep things interesting for myself. 436 00:45:04,522 --> 00:45:06,530 - For two? - Is Levine around? 437 00:45:06,641 --> 00:45:08,922 Sure, he's in the back. I'll let him know you're coming. 438 00:45:41,761 --> 00:45:44,642 You'll like Levine. He's one of my best guys. 439 00:46:02,680 --> 00:46:05,769 I just want to make sure he's comfortable with all this. 440 00:46:06,161 --> 00:46:07,481 Hang out here. 441 00:46:36,681 --> 00:46:38,208 Is that you? 442 00:46:45,320 --> 00:46:47,644 I've done everything you've asked! 443 00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:55,128 I'm not strong enough to escape. 444 00:46:56,440 --> 00:46:58,207 Please say something. 445 00:46:59,160 --> 00:47:00,284 Hannah. 446 00:47:03,159 --> 00:47:04,927 Oh, thank God you're here! 447 00:47:06,440 --> 00:47:07,968 I'm so afraid. 448 00:47:09,519 --> 00:47:13,600 I'll do anything you say. Please, please just let me go. 449 00:47:21,240 --> 00:47:24,283 Do you... do you want me to hurt myself? 450 00:47:25,440 --> 00:47:26,760 I can't say no to you. 451 00:47:28,920 --> 00:47:31,407 - Hello? - What was that? 452 00:47:33,879 --> 00:47:36,760 Please repeat yourself so I can obey your command. 453 00:47:39,079 --> 00:47:42,921 Do you want me to hurt myself? Do you want to see my body? 454 00:47:44,359 --> 00:47:46,367 Please, I'm so afraid. 455 00:47:49,080 --> 00:47:50,684 Please. 456 00:47:51,559 --> 00:47:52,923 Please. 457 00:47:58,838 --> 00:48:01,566 - Are you still there? - All right, let's go. 458 00:48:02,319 --> 00:48:03,802 What is this thing? 459 00:48:03,919 --> 00:48:05,446 I can't take it anymore! 460 00:48:05,558 --> 00:48:07,762 It's part of a new franchise. Levine has the only location in town. 461 00:48:07,879 --> 00:48:10,324 Just tell me what to do! I'll do anything you say! 462 00:48:10,439 --> 00:48:11,476 It's catching on, though. 463 00:48:11,519 --> 00:48:14,039 - Come on. - I'll do anything. 464 00:48:16,119 --> 00:48:17,482 Please. 465 00:48:18,119 --> 00:48:19,602 Please. 466 00:48:50,118 --> 00:48:52,247 Levine. 467 00:48:53,758 --> 00:48:55,122 Syd March. 468 00:48:58,957 --> 00:49:01,446 It's always strange to meet the competition. 469 00:49:05,478 --> 00:49:06,646 So... 470 00:49:06,758 --> 00:49:09,759 Arvid here tells me that you actually work at The Lucas Clinic? 471 00:49:09,877 --> 00:49:11,677 Yeah. 472 00:49:13,558 --> 00:49:16,439 I think one of your friends is a customer of mine. 473 00:49:16,998 --> 00:49:19,366 Really? Yeah, Vera brings me bugs sometimes. 474 00:49:19,477 --> 00:49:22,358 So, that's kinda cool? You're like an inside man. 475 00:49:23,158 --> 00:49:25,526 I think I'd be too contemptuous to play that game. 476 00:49:25,638 --> 00:49:28,966 Oh, yeah. Levine's too classy to profit from such trash. 477 00:49:29,078 --> 00:49:30,725 I'm talking about politics. 478 00:49:30,838 --> 00:49:33,686 I get that we're all rat men here, Arvid, scavenging the bin. 479 00:49:35,998 --> 00:49:38,878 But I like to think that my work is purposefully gross, at least. 480 00:49:38,997 --> 00:49:41,245 Allows me to hoard a little dignity somewhere. 481 00:49:41,357 --> 00:49:42,197 No of fence. 482 00:49:42,317 --> 00:49:45,962 I don't even think dignity's still valid currency. 483 00:49:46,957 --> 00:49:49,118 I appreciate you helping me out like this. 484 00:49:49,236 --> 00:49:51,965 Anything for a friend of Arvid's. Here. 485 00:49:59,238 --> 00:50:00,765 Where'd you get this? 486 00:50:01,717 --> 00:50:05,286 I built it using old parts I co-opted from a contact at Vole & Tesser. 487 00:50:05,398 --> 00:50:07,362 I've been modifying it for years. 488 00:50:07,477 --> 00:50:11,045 The resolution is somewhere between one of the new ReadyFaces and a 7-86. 489 00:50:11,157 --> 00:50:12,762 You... 490 00:50:12,877 --> 00:50:15,157 want to run your blood through it right here? 491 00:50:18,997 --> 00:50:20,764 No. Thank you. 492 00:50:23,997 --> 00:50:25,916 Yeah, that's fine. 493 00:50:26,877 --> 00:50:30,237 So, I don't have your 80-box, but I can get one within the week. 494 00:50:30,357 --> 00:50:31,765 Arvid said you had one. 495 00:50:31,877 --> 00:50:34,141 I thought I did. Turns out none of my stuff is compatible. 496 00:50:35,717 --> 00:50:37,245 Levine's all right. 497 00:50:38,037 --> 00:50:40,404 Hey, I'm completely trustworthy, all right? 498 00:50:40,518 --> 00:50:42,841 I already know the guy who can dig one up for me. 499 00:50:43,197 --> 00:50:45,957 As a sign of good faith, though, I would like to get your payment out of the way 500 00:50:46,076 --> 00:50:48,597 - while you're here. - My what? 501 00:50:49,917 --> 00:50:51,084 The sample. 502 00:50:53,556 --> 00:50:54,679 What sample? 503 00:50:56,637 --> 00:50:58,764 The sample. What the hell, Arvid? 504 00:51:00,116 --> 00:51:02,485 I told Levine you'd give us a bit of that Hannah Geist bug 505 00:51:02,597 --> 00:51:03,672 you've been carrying around. 506 00:51:08,356 --> 00:51:09,524 Arvid. 507 00:51:12,197 --> 00:51:13,724 Don't be a miser. 508 00:51:54,236 --> 00:51:55,840 Look at you. 509 00:51:55,955 --> 00:51:57,319 You gonna faint? 510 00:51:58,995 --> 00:52:02,323 I hope you're not taking this too personally. 511 00:52:03,876 --> 00:52:05,839 Well, I'll admit 512 00:52:05,956 --> 00:52:07,756 I was a little insulted when I found out 513 00:52:07,876 --> 00:52:09,763 you weren't going to share with me. 514 00:52:09,876 --> 00:52:11,523 Were you gonna shop it around? 515 00:52:12,475 --> 00:52:14,799 Did you just want this one all to yourself? 516 00:52:17,075 --> 00:52:18,242 Okay. 517 00:52:19,595 --> 00:52:21,603 Listen, 518 00:52:21,716 --> 00:52:24,400 I understand these are special circumstances. 519 00:52:24,955 --> 00:52:26,875 You and I both recognize that. 520 00:52:28,035 --> 00:52:30,720 When we're done here, I'll find you a doctor 521 00:52:31,675 --> 00:52:34,195 who will keep your situation low profile. 522 00:52:35,314 --> 00:52:37,115 And then we'll get you fixed up... 523 00:52:38,915 --> 00:52:42,035 and you can still work for me. All right? 524 00:52:47,035 --> 00:52:51,160 Your clock is counting down at a maniac pace. 525 00:52:51,275 --> 00:52:52,759 You need a friend. 526 00:52:52,875 --> 00:52:55,122 - All done? - Almost. 527 00:52:56,275 --> 00:52:58,763 I wouldn't mind grabbing a bit of that rash for good measure. 528 00:53:03,955 --> 00:53:07,043 Now, I would love to do this properly 529 00:53:07,154 --> 00:53:09,882 if you would just stop freaking out. 530 00:54:00,994 --> 00:54:02,118 Coffee. 531 00:54:20,754 --> 00:54:21,878 Do you mind? 532 00:54:29,394 --> 00:54:32,842 Did you hear she died in her sleep while her boyfriend was in the other room? 533 00:54:33,594 --> 00:54:35,034 Then he got into bed 534 00:54:35,154 --> 00:54:37,641 and slept beside her body the whole night without knowing. 535 00:54:40,113 --> 00:54:42,994 Can you imagine what an ordeal it must have been when he found out? 536 00:54:43,793 --> 00:54:45,757 I have no idea. 537 00:54:45,872 --> 00:54:48,481 Every night since I heard that, I've been touching my wife 538 00:54:48,594 --> 00:54:51,474 before I go to sleep just to make sure she's still warm. 539 00:54:59,913 --> 00:55:01,080 Excuse me. 540 00:55:04,513 --> 00:55:06,041 All right. 541 00:55:09,513 --> 00:55:12,197 - What can I get you boys? - I'll have the calamari. 542 00:55:12,873 --> 00:55:14,401 I'm fine. 543 00:55:14,513 --> 00:55:17,001 - How about you? - I'll have the calamari. 544 00:55:17,753 --> 00:55:19,116 Two calamaris. 545 00:55:22,553 --> 00:55:24,157 You're looking pretty sick. 546 00:55:24,272 --> 00:55:25,920 I'll live. 547 00:55:26,033 --> 00:55:27,353 Is that true? 548 00:55:28,513 --> 00:55:31,001 I think you're a lot worse than you're letting on. 549 00:55:33,872 --> 00:55:36,599 I'm sorry, we're just waiting for a car. 550 00:55:37,153 --> 00:55:39,357 My name's Portland, and this is West, 551 00:55:39,473 --> 00:55:41,393 and we're taking you to meet someone. 552 00:55:41,953 --> 00:55:43,316 I'd rather not. 553 00:55:44,473 --> 00:55:46,556 Are you planning on being difficult about it? 554 00:55:47,512 --> 00:55:50,032 No, I guess not. 555 00:55:50,792 --> 00:55:52,517 That would be for the best. 556 00:56:15,752 --> 00:56:18,992 Don't look so worried. You're a commodity. 557 00:57:27,351 --> 00:57:28,715 This is it. 558 00:57:44,271 --> 00:57:45,798 Shortness of breath? 559 00:57:47,311 --> 00:57:48,358 No. 560 00:57:48,471 --> 00:57:50,075 Nausea? 561 00:57:50,190 --> 00:57:51,357 Yes. 562 00:57:52,950 --> 00:57:56,235 Ringing in your ears or auditory hallucinations? 563 00:57:56,351 --> 00:57:57,518 No. 564 00:57:57,711 --> 00:57:59,631 No delusions of grandeur? 565 00:58:01,791 --> 00:58:04,595 You know, towards the end of my grandmother's life, 566 00:58:04,711 --> 00:58:06,719 she imagined the entire world 567 00:58:06,830 --> 00:58:09,875 was operating exclusively with her in mind. 568 00:58:09,991 --> 00:58:13,034 I was only a child at the time, but I remember once 569 00:58:13,150 --> 00:58:14,874 I got off the toilet, 570 00:58:14,990 --> 00:58:18,438 and she asked me what I had intended to communicate to her. 571 00:58:19,391 --> 00:58:22,838 It was later discovered she had a brain tumor. 572 00:58:26,111 --> 00:58:28,795 I've been told that Hannah's illness... 573 00:58:29,549 --> 00:58:32,277 can produce florid hallucinations. 574 00:58:44,750 --> 00:58:47,031 There he is. 575 00:58:52,590 --> 00:58:55,110 I think that virus destroyed my console. 576 00:58:55,790 --> 00:58:57,437 The virus was designed 577 00:58:57,549 --> 00:58:59,918 with a security measure to prevent analysis. 578 00:59:00,470 --> 00:59:04,310 It took a little effort, but I was eventually able to bypass it. 579 00:59:04,910 --> 00:59:06,994 - Designed? - Yes. 580 00:59:08,550 --> 00:59:11,430 I'm afraid you've become involved in something sinister. 581 00:59:26,429 --> 00:59:28,393 Go inside and take a seat. 582 00:59:54,629 --> 00:59:56,156 Who are you? 583 00:59:59,789 --> 01:00:01,556 I'm Syd March. 584 01:00:03,268 --> 01:00:04,829 We met at the Mayerson. 585 01:00:09,229 --> 01:00:11,313 Yeah, Dev told me you were coming. 586 01:00:20,349 --> 01:00:22,073 Have you started bleeding yet? 587 01:00:23,229 --> 01:00:24,592 Bleeding? 588 01:00:27,788 --> 01:00:29,556 From your mouth. 589 01:00:36,468 --> 01:00:38,028 That's good. 590 01:00:41,748 --> 01:00:43,908 I don't mind the sight of blood. It just... 591 01:00:46,268 --> 01:00:50,110 collects in my throat at night and I have suffocation dreams. 592 01:00:53,188 --> 01:00:55,317 So I've mostly stopped sleeping. 593 01:01:08,748 --> 01:01:11,433 It's terrifying, really, when you think about it. 594 01:01:17,948 --> 01:01:19,868 The death is a cover story, 595 01:01:20,628 --> 01:01:23,595 but she is dying for real, 596 01:01:23,708 --> 01:01:25,628 and we still don't have a cure. 597 01:01:26,508 --> 01:01:28,471 We have reason to believe that her infection was 598 01:01:28,587 --> 01:01:30,387 an assassination attempt, 599 01:01:30,507 --> 01:01:33,868 and we felt this was the best way to prevent a second attack. 600 01:01:33,988 --> 01:01:37,709 This is all very unlucky for you, but I'm hoping we can help each other. 601 01:01:40,028 --> 01:01:42,516 The disease wasn't built from scratch. 602 01:01:43,667 --> 01:01:47,716 It's a modification of something we sold to your clinic three years ago. 603 01:01:48,668 --> 01:01:50,676 We assume someone at Lucas created this, 604 01:01:50,787 --> 01:01:53,549 and if you can find out who, it might be the first step 605 01:01:53,668 --> 01:01:55,587 towards finding a cure for Hannah. 606 01:01:56,348 --> 01:01:58,267 And for yourself, of course. 607 01:01:58,826 --> 01:02:00,388 She looks frail. 608 01:02:00,988 --> 01:02:02,875 She needs your help. 609 01:02:06,707 --> 01:02:09,031 I have a burned-out ReadyFace at my apartment. 610 01:02:09,907 --> 01:02:12,668 It might be useful if I could get it working again. 611 01:02:13,427 --> 01:02:15,555 I'm sure we can find you whatever you need. 612 01:02:17,867 --> 01:02:20,911 - How do you feel? - Tired. 613 01:02:21,866 --> 01:02:23,034 Is that all? 614 01:02:23,987 --> 01:02:25,547 I have a headache. 615 01:02:32,627 --> 01:02:34,187 Last night... 616 01:02:34,946 --> 01:02:37,631 Hannah had a mild psychotic episode. 617 01:02:38,587 --> 01:02:42,711 For one hour she insisted that I was her late publicist, 618 01:02:42,826 --> 01:02:43,875 Maynard Welsh. 619 01:02:44,906 --> 01:02:48,747 This has been in some ways an uncomfortable experience for me. 620 01:02:49,786 --> 01:02:53,551 My interest in her, of course, is more than professional. 621 01:02:56,266 --> 01:02:59,911 Here. There's a company in Munich where they make these. 622 01:03:00,667 --> 01:03:05,675 They're skin grafts, grown from celebrity skin cell samples. 623 01:03:06,827 --> 01:03:08,027 This one here, 624 01:03:09,307 --> 01:03:11,434 this one is Hannah. 625 01:03:15,467 --> 01:03:18,914 You know, I'm not a spiritual man. 626 01:03:19,666 --> 01:03:22,754 A belief in God, it's always struck me 627 01:03:22,866 --> 01:03:25,627 as a sign of dangerous infantilism. 628 01:03:26,986 --> 01:03:30,314 But you will forgive me if I tell you 629 01:03:30,426 --> 01:03:33,110 that with each of these patches... 630 01:03:34,667 --> 01:03:38,114 my world has become more charged. 631 01:03:40,225 --> 01:03:41,950 That there is a power - 632 01:03:42,906 --> 01:03:46,191 something in the thrall of the collective eye - 633 01:03:46,866 --> 01:03:50,314 that can be consumed and appropriated. 634 01:03:53,065 --> 01:03:55,792 You play the sceptic, but I don't believe it. 635 01:03:56,146 --> 01:03:58,907 Surely you could have stolen Hannah's blood 636 01:03:59,026 --> 01:04:01,709 without injecting yourself. Why did you do it? 637 01:04:04,026 --> 01:04:06,350 Maybe you feel what I feel. 638 01:04:07,866 --> 01:04:10,747 Or maybe you're really just another fan. 639 01:04:13,626 --> 01:04:17,073 Well, now you share a death with her, 640 01:04:18,146 --> 01:04:20,154 and that's a powerful bond. 641 01:04:21,865 --> 01:04:23,632 I don't want to die from this. 642 01:04:26,106 --> 01:04:27,273 Of course. 643 01:04:31,105 --> 01:04:32,830 Here. 644 01:04:33,985 --> 01:04:35,785 Two, three times daily. 645 01:04:35,905 --> 01:04:37,313 What are they? 646 01:04:37,425 --> 01:04:39,149 Antivirals. 647 01:04:40,305 --> 01:04:42,989 They should help slow the infection down. 648 01:07:28,102 --> 01:07:31,386 You're an absolute disgrace. Where you been, bud? 649 01:07:32,142 --> 01:07:35,111 - I was sick. - Dorian's in a rage. 650 01:07:35,223 --> 01:07:37,231 You're making Mercer look good these days. 651 01:07:37,342 --> 01:07:39,830 I had to pull a favor to keep you from getting fired. 652 01:07:40,423 --> 01:07:41,427 Thank you. 653 01:07:41,542 --> 01:07:43,550 Well, I need someone non-responsive to talk to, 654 01:07:43,662 --> 01:07:45,462 and you're cheaper than my therapist. 655 01:07:45,582 --> 01:07:49,511 You know, I've gotta say, it doesn't look like your little vacation did you much good. 656 01:07:49,623 --> 01:07:51,990 - Hi, Michelle. - Hey, Mercer. 657 01:07:52,102 --> 01:07:54,110 Ask me if I'm looking forward 658 01:07:54,222 --> 01:07:56,306 to Timothy Stanton's molluscum this afternoon. 659 01:07:56,422 --> 01:07:59,106 - Timothy Stanton is impotent. - It's on his shoulder. 660 01:07:59,222 --> 01:08:01,426 You can get molluscum anywhere. 661 01:08:01,542 --> 01:08:04,870 I swear, he has an infection to sell every time he gets a divorce. It's uncanny. 662 01:08:04,983 --> 01:08:06,423 He's holding a competition through Spot Magazine. 663 01:08:06,542 --> 01:08:08,702 The winner gets to infect him with their next cold, 664 01:08:08,822 --> 01:08:10,951 and they get a free sample after he gets sick. 665 01:08:12,862 --> 01:08:15,742 - Are you entering? - No, I don't get colds. 666 01:08:16,903 --> 01:08:18,026 Catch you later. 667 01:08:27,822 --> 01:08:29,349 Welcome back. 668 01:08:41,661 --> 01:08:43,025 Anything else? 669 01:08:47,422 --> 01:08:49,532 I was wondering if you could look something up for me. 670 01:08:49,542 --> 01:08:50,665 Yeah, sure thing. 671 01:08:54,142 --> 01:08:58,341 What is the recent sales history for Hannah Geist sample S-888? 672 01:08:58,901 --> 01:09:01,422 - How recent? - Last two months. 673 01:09:02,381 --> 01:09:04,945 S888 is the Bermuda flu, 674 01:09:05,061 --> 01:09:07,265 which we phased out when we got Paris Honeymoon, 675 01:09:07,382 --> 01:09:10,306 so... it's been taken out once since April. 676 01:09:10,421 --> 01:09:11,981 By who? 677 01:09:12,941 --> 01:09:14,108 Derek Lessing. 678 01:09:16,422 --> 01:09:18,026 Thank you. 679 01:09:22,742 --> 01:09:24,466 - See you tomorrow. - Yeah. 680 01:09:51,140 --> 01:09:53,464 I've got more of my blood here if you want it. 681 01:10:02,101 --> 01:10:04,228 You kind of caught me off guard. 682 01:10:08,060 --> 01:10:10,188 What was Derek Lessing working on? 683 01:10:11,140 --> 01:10:12,745 Well, that's hard to say. 684 01:10:12,861 --> 01:10:15,141 Derek was into some weird pathology. 685 01:10:20,341 --> 01:10:22,261 I thought he was one of your people. 686 01:10:23,020 --> 01:10:25,747 He hasn't sold me anything for over a year. 687 01:10:30,700 --> 01:10:33,788 Drop it. Drop it. Drop it. Drop it. 688 01:10:43,939 --> 01:10:46,459 I wanted to keep things civil with us, 689 01:10:47,620 --> 01:10:50,381 but Levine can be hard to manage. 690 01:10:50,500 --> 01:10:52,781 He's starting to get out of hand. 691 01:10:54,340 --> 01:10:56,424 And that blood you gave him fried his rig. 692 01:10:58,180 --> 01:11:00,340 None of those samples lasted more than a day. 693 01:11:00,459 --> 01:11:02,020 What is going on with you, man? 694 01:11:03,340 --> 01:11:05,064 Whatever it is you're into... 695 01:11:06,619 --> 01:11:08,747 it's attracting a lot of dangerous attention. 696 01:11:10,660 --> 01:11:12,188 So here's what. 697 01:11:20,619 --> 01:11:22,747 I'm going to give this back to you, 698 01:11:24,099 --> 01:11:26,020 and you're going to stay away from me. 699 01:11:28,500 --> 01:11:32,745 I refuse to be pulled into a crazy mess. 700 01:13:50,978 --> 01:13:52,702 Mr. Lessing? 701 01:13:58,258 --> 01:14:00,177 Mr. Lessing? Is that you? 702 01:14:41,056 --> 01:14:42,976 Hey, what, you just getting home? 703 01:14:45,096 --> 01:14:47,301 I've been having some trouble at work. 704 01:14:47,417 --> 01:14:49,545 Did you catch any of the funeral? 705 01:14:50,296 --> 01:14:53,057 The whole thing, yeah, it was live on 503. 706 01:14:53,176 --> 01:14:55,021 - I must have missed it. - Yeah. 707 01:14:55,137 --> 01:14:57,581 It was a beautiful service. 708 01:14:58,336 --> 01:14:59,699 But sad. 709 01:15:00,856 --> 01:15:03,344 For someone like that to die so young. 710 01:15:04,696 --> 01:15:07,184 She was an extraordinary woman. 711 01:15:08,336 --> 01:15:10,257 And absolutely gorgeous. 712 01:15:11,976 --> 01:15:13,700 I cried all the way through. 713 01:15:16,776 --> 01:15:20,300 Oh, that man Portland, he was here again. 714 01:15:20,415 --> 01:15:21,975 He left you a package. 715 01:15:24,456 --> 01:15:25,700 Thank you. 716 01:15:25,816 --> 01:15:27,660 Insiders say she had a flu 717 01:15:27,776 --> 01:15:29,543 for two weeks before passing away, 718 01:15:29,655 --> 01:15:32,984 but they were totally unprepared for the dramatic turn the illness took 719 01:15:33,096 --> 01:15:34,896 just as it seemed she was recovering. 720 01:15:35,016 --> 01:15:36,815 I spoke with the Geist family earlier, 721 01:15:36,935 --> 01:15:40,296 and they were absolutely devastated like any other family, really, 722 01:15:40,416 --> 01:15:43,177 who have experienced the loss of a daughter or a sister, 723 01:15:43,296 --> 01:15:46,220 staying together and supporting each other through this difficult time. 724 01:15:46,335 --> 01:15:48,135 Well, that's really just it, isn't it? 725 01:15:48,255 --> 01:15:50,459 A death in the family will affect anyone the same way, 726 01:15:50,576 --> 01:15:52,944 whether you're the Geists or the people next door. 727 01:15:53,055 --> 01:15:54,703 And you can see that in the outpouring of sympathy 728 01:15:54,816 --> 01:15:57,859 - from her fans during the funeral. - That's absolutely right. 729 01:15:57,975 --> 01:16:00,824 And many of them feel a personal connection to Hannah, 730 01:16:00,936 --> 01:16:04,100 which I think says so much about who she was before she got sick. 731 01:16:04,215 --> 01:16:06,015 We spoke to one crying fan today 732 01:16:06,135 --> 01:16:09,104 who told us her love for Hannah actually saved her life. 733 01:16:09,216 --> 01:16:10,635 She had all but given up on the world 734 01:16:10,736 --> 01:16:13,103 after a spiral of depression and drugs eventually... 735 01:16:35,135 --> 01:16:36,140 Hello, Derek. 736 01:16:36,255 --> 01:16:38,022 Great to see you again. 737 01:17:25,614 --> 01:17:27,339 What else are you feeling? 738 01:17:28,495 --> 01:17:30,982 I can really feel it coming on now. 739 01:17:32,893 --> 01:17:34,814 It's right in my cells. 740 01:17:37,214 --> 01:17:39,462 I'm tired all the time. 741 01:17:40,414 --> 01:17:42,499 I can't... move... 742 01:17:43,054 --> 01:17:44,854 or think properly. 743 01:17:46,974 --> 01:17:49,419 I'm only approximating myself. 744 01:17:51,534 --> 01:17:55,943 I passed on your findings to an old colleague of mine, Agna Hahn. 745 01:17:56,055 --> 01:18:00,254 She's a professor of biotechnological law in California. 746 01:18:00,373 --> 01:18:04,618 Now, she discovered that Vole & Tesser had recently patented 747 01:18:04,734 --> 01:18:07,657 a genetically modified virus. 748 01:18:08,613 --> 01:18:12,335 It's quite likely the source of Hannah's and your infection. 749 01:18:12,454 --> 01:18:13,621 A patent. 750 01:18:13,734 --> 01:18:17,259 What it means, it's unclear to me. 751 01:18:18,013 --> 01:18:20,021 But if they intended to kill her, 752 01:18:20,133 --> 01:18:24,738 then why would they declare ownership over the weapon? 753 01:20:09,892 --> 01:20:13,057 What are you doing here? 754 01:20:15,532 --> 01:20:17,256 Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. 755 01:21:29,851 --> 01:21:31,171 Hello, Syd. 756 01:21:34,810 --> 01:21:36,578 How are you feeling? 757 01:21:41,731 --> 01:21:44,895 I'm told you are at this moment infected with the same virus 758 01:21:45,010 --> 01:21:47,695 that killed Hannah Geist. Is that true? 759 01:21:50,971 --> 01:21:53,338 It's okay. We already know. 760 01:21:53,450 --> 01:21:55,371 You have nothing to hide from us here. 761 01:21:56,131 --> 01:21:57,930 This is an honest room. 762 01:21:58,050 --> 01:22:00,811 You can share any thoughts or feelings you might be having. 763 01:22:00,930 --> 01:22:03,615 In fact, you are encouraged to share. 764 01:22:13,610 --> 01:22:14,854 Hey! 765 01:22:14,970 --> 01:22:17,852 There's no need to yell. We can hear you clearly. 766 01:22:20,530 --> 01:22:23,499 Okay, I'll share first. 767 01:22:23,611 --> 01:22:27,494 Right now we are attempting to capitalize on a unique opportunity. 768 01:22:27,609 --> 01:22:30,534 Since her tragic passing, many of Hannah's admirers 769 01:22:30,650 --> 01:22:32,691 have experienced what could be described as 770 01:22:32,810 --> 01:22:37,219 an uncomfortable narrative gap between her life and funeral. 771 01:22:38,170 --> 01:22:40,373 How did she die, really? 772 01:22:40,490 --> 01:22:43,371 What did the final hours of her life look like? 773 01:22:44,330 --> 01:22:46,534 History may have denied them these moments, 774 01:22:46,650 --> 01:22:50,097 but through you we have a window into the past. 775 01:22:50,649 --> 01:22:55,330 By documenting your deterioration we can ease the suffering of millions 776 01:22:55,449 --> 01:22:59,694 who have, through no fault of their own, been left in the dark. 777 01:23:02,169 --> 01:23:04,492 How do you feel right now? 778 01:23:23,889 --> 01:23:25,210 Cooperate. 779 01:23:26,929 --> 01:23:28,293 Cooperate. 780 01:23:39,049 --> 01:23:40,773 I'm sorry. 781 01:23:41,369 --> 01:23:42,897 I'm an innovator. 782 01:26:48,566 --> 01:26:49,887 Bad dream? 783 01:27:08,327 --> 01:27:10,334 I think sexual politics are involved also, 784 01:27:10,446 --> 01:27:12,934 because of cell penetration by the virus. 785 01:27:13,527 --> 01:27:15,490 The original host takes on the role of the male, 786 01:27:15,606 --> 01:27:17,929 and the newly infected is the female. 787 01:27:18,405 --> 01:27:21,734 And then the infected changes gender to infect others, 788 01:27:21,846 --> 01:27:24,246 sort of the way the reef fish change gender. 789 01:27:25,205 --> 01:27:27,529 It probably says something about your customers. 790 01:27:35,366 --> 01:27:40,133 Anyway, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for the way you're being treated here. 791 01:27:40,966 --> 01:27:42,407 If it had been up to me, 792 01:27:42,526 --> 01:27:44,293 we would have taken better care of you. 793 01:27:44,405 --> 01:27:46,653 But you know 794 01:27:46,765 --> 01:27:49,759 we've got to get this thing finished and on the market while people still care, 795 01:27:49,806 --> 01:27:52,293 otherwise there's no point. 796 01:27:53,245 --> 01:27:57,294 Besides, you owe me for what you did to my rig. 797 01:29:56,083 --> 01:29:59,488 Ask us about the new Vole & Tesser VT Rewards program, 798 01:29:59,604 --> 01:30:02,485 now available at all Vole & Tesser locations. 799 01:30:19,763 --> 01:30:21,052 Back off! 800 01:30:40,203 --> 01:30:41,852 Hello, Ms. Tesser. 801 01:30:42,404 --> 01:30:44,727 Please, call me Mira. 802 01:30:47,762 --> 01:30:50,644 I'm sorry I'm not there to speak with you in person. 803 01:30:51,443 --> 01:30:53,168 I understand completely. 804 01:30:54,683 --> 01:30:58,208 I hear you've been causing problems for our good friend Levine. 805 01:31:00,242 --> 01:31:02,850 He's such a brilliant little man, isn't he? 806 01:31:02,963 --> 01:31:06,608 Is there any way I can convince you to continue your collaboration? 807 01:31:07,363 --> 01:31:08,891 I'm afraid not. 808 01:31:10,442 --> 01:31:11,971 That's a shame. 809 01:31:12,722 --> 01:31:15,450 We could make you excitingly famous. 810 01:31:18,883 --> 01:31:21,764 I'd like to tell you something about your virus. 811 01:31:22,522 --> 01:31:25,207 And what would that be? 812 01:31:26,442 --> 01:31:29,650 The contract Hannah Geist signed with Lucas... 813 01:31:30,602 --> 01:31:32,883 prevents you from selling her diseases, but a... 814 01:31:33,842 --> 01:31:37,770 but a virus you built and patented yourself 815 01:31:37,882 --> 01:31:41,931 would remain your property even if it passed through her body. 816 01:31:43,642 --> 01:31:46,523 You could infect her, recover the sample, 817 01:31:47,282 --> 01:31:49,770 and then sell it as a Vole & Tesser exclusive. 818 01:31:49,882 --> 01:31:51,726 Is that true? 819 01:31:53,242 --> 01:31:56,210 It's why you commissioned the virus from Derek Lessing, 820 01:31:56,323 --> 01:31:59,203 and why he infected her during a house call. 821 01:32:02,083 --> 01:32:04,450 It's a great loophole, isn't it? 822 01:32:04,562 --> 01:32:06,361 My idea, of course. 823 01:32:06,481 --> 01:32:08,445 We stood to make a lot of money. 824 01:32:09,562 --> 01:32:12,727 Unfortunately, there was a problem with your friend Derek's build. 825 01:32:12,842 --> 01:32:14,761 I want to know if it can be cured. 826 01:32:15,882 --> 01:32:17,726 I think so. 827 01:32:17,842 --> 01:32:20,003 However, producing a cure would be costly, 828 01:32:20,122 --> 01:32:22,130 and as you acquired the virus on your own, 829 01:32:22,242 --> 01:32:24,927 we feel no responsibility for your condition. 830 01:32:27,241 --> 01:32:29,522 I have something to barter. 831 01:32:36,841 --> 01:32:38,762 She'll be here in the morning. 832 01:32:51,600 --> 01:32:53,161 We're not sure, but... 833 01:32:57,761 --> 01:33:02,366 Well, this is certainly a heartbreaking turn of events. 834 01:33:03,321 --> 01:33:06,005 I mean, this really puts things in perspective, doesn't it? 835 01:33:06,802 --> 01:33:09,922 You know? Now, I would happily do something if I could, 836 01:33:10,041 --> 01:33:12,245 and the thought of a collaboration between 837 01:33:12,361 --> 01:33:16,725 Ms. Geist and our company is very appealing. Unfortunately... 838 01:33:17,561 --> 01:33:21,566 my specialist here has advised me that she's too far gone to be saved. 839 01:33:22,321 --> 01:33:24,721 You'll be hearing from our lawyers. 840 01:33:24,841 --> 01:33:27,928 I think you'll find we've taken the necessary precautions. 841 01:33:28,881 --> 01:33:31,249 Now, if you'll excuse me. 842 01:33:31,361 --> 01:33:32,889 You know... 843 01:33:34,641 --> 01:33:37,882 while I was a guest at your clinic, 844 01:33:40,401 --> 01:33:43,642 I... I had some time to think things over. 845 01:33:46,920 --> 01:33:50,565 I've been seeing a little more clearly since then. 846 01:33:54,801 --> 01:33:56,884 For example, I can see that... 847 01:33:58,441 --> 01:34:00,568 this is an important moment. 848 01:34:02,480 --> 01:34:03,801 I can see... 849 01:34:04,761 --> 01:34:07,445 an opportunity here... 850 01:34:10,920 --> 01:34:14,161 even in the face of such a devastating tragedy. 851 01:34:16,680 --> 01:34:20,325 We... have a chance to innovate, 852 01:34:21,680 --> 01:34:24,441 and to do it in a way 853 01:34:24,560 --> 01:34:27,605 that will benefit you both. 854 01:34:31,080 --> 01:34:33,568 The technology already exists... 855 01:34:35,480 --> 01:34:37,204 and I know where to find it. 856 01:34:41,640 --> 01:34:44,324 Allow me to take a moment of your time. 857 01:34:46,999 --> 01:34:49,684 When I was a little girl, my mother used to ask me, 858 01:34:50,280 --> 01:34:52,647 "What do you want to be when you grow up?" 859 01:34:52,759 --> 01:34:56,045 And I would tell her, "I don't want to grow up! 860 01:34:56,600 --> 01:34:58,324 I want to stay young and beautiful!" 861 01:35:00,239 --> 01:35:03,120 So I guess in a way this is my childhood dream realized. 862 01:35:04,679 --> 01:35:07,363 And I couldn't be more excited to share it with you. 863 01:35:09,279 --> 01:35:12,161 Welcome, everyone, to my Afterlife, 864 01:35:12,719 --> 01:35:15,446 exclusively from Vole & Tesser. 865 01:35:22,519 --> 01:35:25,084 From the perspective of the virus, 866 01:35:25,199 --> 01:35:27,327 the human being is irrelevant. 867 01:35:28,119 --> 01:35:33,084 What matters is the system that allows it to function. 868 01:35:34,439 --> 01:35:36,447 Skin cells, nerve cells, 869 01:35:36,559 --> 01:35:38,644 the right home for the right disease. 870 01:35:39,799 --> 01:35:42,767 Within our Afterlife capsule, 871 01:35:42,879 --> 01:35:47,964 the system that is Hannah Geist's body has been perpetuated, 872 01:35:48,079 --> 01:35:51,800 even expanded beyond what existed during her lifetime. 873 01:35:52,479 --> 01:35:54,280 Make no mistake, however. 874 01:35:54,399 --> 01:35:57,640 This is not some glorified cell steak. 875 01:35:57,758 --> 01:36:01,764 Everything inside this housing is either part of the original body 876 01:36:01,879 --> 01:36:04,082 or has been grown directly from it 877 01:36:04,198 --> 01:36:07,440 as a result of our patented CellGarden technology. 878 01:36:08,599 --> 01:36:12,559 Our chief technician, Syd March, is about to load 879 01:36:12,678 --> 01:36:15,406 the latest virus into the system, 880 01:36:15,519 --> 01:36:20,964 where it will infect Hannah's body before being sold 881 01:36:21,078 --> 01:36:24,887 as part of our Vole & Tesser Afterlife product line. 882 01:36:27,478 --> 01:36:30,206 Now, this is just a sneak peek. 883 01:36:30,319 --> 01:36:33,439 If you want to know the nature of the infection, 884 01:36:33,558 --> 01:36:36,919 you'll have to wait until it's announced officially 885 01:36:37,039 --> 01:36:40,879 at our product conference at the end of this month. 886 01:36:41,638 --> 01:36:42,838 Thanks for coming by. 887 01:36:42,957 --> 01:36:44,966 Thank you. Thanks so much for your time. 888 01:36:45,078 --> 01:36:46,519 Thanks for coming by. 889 01:36:46,638 --> 01:36:48,842 We'll see you at the end of the month. Okay. 890 01:38:39,717 --> 01:38:42,401 She's perfect somehow, isn't she?