1 00:01:35,761 --> 00:01:36,837 Yes. 2 00:01:39,003 --> 00:01:40,045 Yes. 3 00:01:40,170 --> 00:01:43,171 Wonderful. I'll transfer your booking. 4 00:01:45,754 --> 00:01:47,312 Can I help you? 5 00:01:47,337 --> 00:01:49,663 Edward Porris. 6 00:01:50,587 --> 00:01:52,936 I... I have an appointment. 7 00:01:52,961 --> 00:01:54,382 Porris. 8 00:01:58,462 --> 00:02:00,462 Just have a seat. 9 00:02:31,378 --> 00:02:32,969 Hannah Geist. 10 00:02:34,337 --> 00:02:36,186 Excuse me? 11 00:02:36,211 --> 00:02:39,802 You look like a Hannah Geist. I'd take you for a Hannah Geist. 12 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:42,741 Yes. 13 00:02:42,961 --> 00:02:44,712 Well, most people are. 14 00:02:46,961 --> 00:02:49,508 I'm here for Michael Felix. 15 00:02:52,503 --> 00:02:55,478 Do you know he used to torment his lovers 16 00:02:55,503 --> 00:03:00,004 by packing his foreskin with spices before intercourse? 17 00:03:02,170 --> 00:03:05,887 I'm just lucky they got to him before the execution. I'm real lucky. 18 00:03:07,961 --> 00:03:11,007 I'll take this one. 19 00:03:18,961 --> 00:03:20,961 Breathtaking. 20 00:03:23,378 --> 00:03:26,470 I understand your fascination with her. 21 00:03:28,462 --> 00:03:30,178 I understand completely. 22 00:03:32,170 --> 00:03:34,886 She's perfect somehow, isn't she? 23 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:38,011 More than perfect. 24 00:03:40,961 --> 00:03:43,053 More than human. 25 00:03:44,711 --> 00:03:47,837 Her eyes seem to reach... 26 00:03:49,836 --> 00:03:54,936 right beneath your skin and touch your organs. 27 00:03:54,961 --> 00:03:57,508 And touch your stomach. 28 00:03:58,836 --> 00:04:00,962 Your lungs. 29 00:04:02,503 --> 00:04:04,344 Gives me the shivers. 30 00:04:10,295 --> 00:04:13,936 As you can see, we have several options available. 31 00:04:13,961 --> 00:04:17,053 Each was acquired from Ms. Geist directly. 32 00:04:19,253 --> 00:04:22,103 If I thought your interest was only passing, 33 00:04:22,128 --> 00:04:25,145 there are any number of low-end packages I could offer. However, 34 00:04:25,170 --> 00:04:30,467 you strike me as a man whose involvement runs a little deeper than that. 35 00:04:32,836 --> 00:04:37,212 I see you... as a man of taste. 36 00:04:40,378 --> 00:04:42,174 A connoisseur. 37 00:04:53,587 --> 00:04:56,303 If you'll permit me to make a recommendation. 38 00:04:57,961 --> 00:05:00,520 S-558. 39 00:05:00,545 --> 00:05:02,936 Expensive... 40 00:05:02,961 --> 00:05:05,936 but a must have for the truly devoted. 41 00:05:05,961 --> 00:05:08,811 Ms. Geist was afflicted during her much-publicized 42 00:05:08,836 --> 00:05:12,103 affair with Laura Law in 2003. 43 00:05:12,128 --> 00:05:15,644 We purchased it from her soon after. 44 00:05:15,669 --> 00:05:17,920 S558? 45 00:05:18,669 --> 00:05:20,103 Yes. 46 00:05:20,128 --> 00:05:23,520 A form of the herpes simplex virus. 47 00:05:23,545 --> 00:05:27,936 After infection, the virus lives on in the cells of its host 48 00:05:27,961 --> 00:05:30,257 for the rest of their life. 49 00:05:35,462 --> 00:05:37,337 Did you know she's deformed? 50 00:05:38,961 --> 00:05:41,686 You can't tell from the magazines. 51 00:05:41,711 --> 00:05:43,803 She has to have special underwear made. 52 00:05:45,462 --> 00:05:48,554 Fashion designers make her special underwear. 53 00:05:51,086 --> 00:05:53,052 I've heard that. 54 00:05:57,961 --> 00:06:00,962 Do you have your credit card with you, Mr. Porris? 55 00:06:03,753 --> 00:06:06,145 Which side do you want it on? 56 00:06:06,170 --> 00:06:07,761 I haven't decided. 57 00:06:09,378 --> 00:06:11,878 Most people want it on the left side. 58 00:06:14,045 --> 00:06:17,387 If she kissed you, it would be on the left side. 59 00:06:19,378 --> 00:06:21,378 If she kissed me? 60 00:06:25,961 --> 00:06:29,145 Ms. Geist is infected here, 61 00:06:29,170 --> 00:06:31,091 to the right of her mouth. 62 00:06:32,586 --> 00:06:35,936 Now, if she kissed you, 63 00:06:35,961 --> 00:06:38,936 it'd spread to your left side, 64 00:06:38,961 --> 00:06:40,552 around here. 65 00:06:43,961 --> 00:06:47,437 On the left, it'd be like she gave it to you in person. 66 00:06:47,462 --> 00:06:49,553 Yes, I'd like the left side. 67 00:06:57,961 --> 00:06:59,586 Lean back please. 68 00:07:04,669 --> 00:07:06,669 Just a little pinch. 69 00:07:16,586 --> 00:07:17,962 There. 70 00:07:20,961 --> 00:07:23,757 You should be showing in a couple of weeks. 71 00:07:25,753 --> 00:07:27,174 Enjoy. 72 00:07:35,170 --> 00:07:37,728 Are you carrying any infectious materials with you, 73 00:07:37,753 --> 00:07:41,728 or items belonging to The Lucas Clinic Incorporated or its suppliers? 74 00:07:41,753 --> 00:07:42,969 No. 75 00:08:01,586 --> 00:08:06,312 Now, I thought a fungus was a plant because it comes from vegetables, right? 76 00:08:06,337 --> 00:08:08,212 So I told them this gives... 77 00:08:09,461 --> 00:08:10,659 Yeah, come in. 78 00:08:11,285 --> 00:08:13,027 Apparently I'm no biologist, 79 00:08:13,253 --> 00:08:15,436 and some of our viewers were quick to point that out. 80 00:08:15,461 --> 00:08:17,561 I wanted to ask about the alarm test tomorrow. 81 00:08:17,586 --> 00:08:20,103 Well, there's nothing I can do about it. 82 00:08:20,128 --> 00:08:22,811 You know, I don't like it either, but it's the law. 83 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:24,882 No, I know. But... 84 00:08:27,045 --> 00:08:31,103 it's just that I'm sick right now, and I need my sleep. 85 00:08:31,128 --> 00:08:33,353 Yeah. Okay, so, listen, 86 00:08:33,378 --> 00:08:37,728 I'll tell you what we'll do about it. We'll start at the top floor, 87 00:08:37,753 --> 00:08:41,312 so we won't even get to you until after 11. 88 00:08:41,337 --> 00:08:43,632 It's the Aria Noble Ordeal. 89 00:08:44,586 --> 00:08:48,353 Anyway, we'll, you know, we'll just be in and out. 90 00:08:48,378 --> 00:08:50,936 You can keep your bedroom shut. 91 00:08:50,961 --> 00:08:54,962 The question on everyone's mind is: What is really going on with her? 92 00:11:51,045 --> 00:11:53,477 We're talking to Mr. Dorian Lucas, 93 00:11:53,502 --> 00:11:56,853 founder of the Lucas Celebrity Services Clinic. 94 00:11:56,878 --> 00:11:59,728 Mr. Lucas, how do you respond 95 00:11:59,753 --> 00:12:02,311 to critics who say the disease you're really selling 96 00:12:02,336 --> 00:12:05,436 - is a cultural one? - That's ridiculous. 97 00:12:05,461 --> 00:12:09,185 Do you not agree that the mania surrounding celebrity 98 00:12:09,210 --> 00:12:13,269 - is reaching an unhealthy level? - No, I don't. 99 00:12:13,294 --> 00:12:16,728 So these people are really so deserving of our attention? 100 00:12:16,753 --> 00:12:19,561 In your opinion, does Aria Noble deserve to be famous? 101 00:12:19,586 --> 00:12:21,644 Let me stop you right there. Deserve to be famous? 102 00:12:21,669 --> 00:12:24,436 What does it mean to deserve to be famous? 103 00:12:24,461 --> 00:12:27,561 Anyone who's famous deserves to be famous. 104 00:12:27,586 --> 00:12:30,895 Celebrity is not an accomplishment. Not at all. 105 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:34,561 It's more like a collaboration that we choose to take part in. 106 00:12:34,586 --> 00:12:39,061 Celebrities are not people; They're group hallucinations. 107 00:12:39,086 --> 00:12:42,728 Surely it's naive to imagine that your clients think the same way. 108 00:12:42,753 --> 00:12:47,644 Really? Naive? My clients are intelligent adults 109 00:12:47,669 --> 00:12:50,936 from all walks of life, all ages, 110 00:12:50,961 --> 00:12:54,394 and they find meaning in all the stories around them. 111 00:12:54,419 --> 00:12:57,644 They choose to come to me because they want 112 00:12:57,669 --> 00:13:01,561 to feel more connected to those faces, to those people 113 00:13:01,586 --> 00:13:04,436 that they see in the magazines and on television. 114 00:13:04,461 --> 00:13:06,757 And their lives are much richer for it. 115 00:13:36,461 --> 00:13:41,102 The human face is a powerful messenger. 116 00:13:41,127 --> 00:13:44,895 Our brains are tuned to its every nuance. 117 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,477 The smallest shift in its musculature 118 00:13:47,502 --> 00:13:51,811 can translate itself into complex non-verbal information, 119 00:13:51,836 --> 00:13:55,895 so subtle and communicated so quickly that we often 120 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,545 don't even register it; Not consciously. 121 00:13:59,711 --> 00:14:04,020 One could say that for human beings the face is a structure 122 00:14:04,045 --> 00:14:08,228 with a high information resolution. The ReadyFace console 123 00:14:08,252 --> 00:14:13,020 is designed to engage the user's unconscious mental resources 124 00:14:13,045 --> 00:14:15,936 by exploiting the brain's sensitivity 125 00:14:15,961 --> 00:14:20,060 to facial patterns. Our technician loads a virus sample 126 00:14:20,085 --> 00:14:23,811 into the port, where it's analyzed by ReadyFace 127 00:14:23,836 --> 00:14:26,712 and is translated into a face graphic. 128 00:14:27,836 --> 00:14:31,519 This image represents the structure of the disease. 129 00:14:31,544 --> 00:14:37,185 It is in a sense the face of the virus, dense with information. 130 00:14:37,210 --> 00:14:40,227 As Mr. March manipulates the graphic, 131 00:14:40,252 --> 00:14:43,436 the machine manipulates the virus in the sample container, 132 00:14:43,461 --> 00:14:46,436 eventually rendering it non-contagious. 133 00:14:46,461 --> 00:14:49,895 This advanced form of copy protection 134 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,269 affords us control over the distribution 135 00:14:52,294 --> 00:14:56,921 of our products, as the virus cannot spread beyond the infected client. 136 00:14:58,169 --> 00:15:01,978 ReadyFace fluidly incorporates our technician's 137 00:15:02,003 --> 00:15:06,311 unconscious mental resources so that copy protecting a sample 138 00:15:06,336 --> 00:15:10,644 like this one will take hours rather than days. 139 00:15:10,669 --> 00:15:12,519 Hey, thanks for coming. 140 00:15:12,544 --> 00:15:14,728 Lovely to see you. 141 00:15:14,753 --> 00:15:16,102 Thank you. 142 00:15:16,127 --> 00:15:19,128 Thanks for making the time. Appreciate it. 143 00:15:22,502 --> 00:15:24,102 No, she has to have special underwear made 144 00:15:24,127 --> 00:15:26,895 because she doesn't have a vulva. She was born without a vulva. 145 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,019 Her father used to make them out of regular pairs, 146 00:15:29,044 --> 00:15:32,436 which was an ordeal for her as a child, but now she has fashion designers do it. 147 00:15:32,461 --> 00:15:34,477 Anyway, that's what she meant when she told Spot Magazine 148 00:15:34,502 --> 00:15:36,686 - that she doesn't have a face. - Listen to what you're saying. 149 00:15:36,711 --> 00:15:38,436 Well, you asked me, so I'm telling you. 150 00:15:38,461 --> 00:15:40,728 You're telling me you've been working here too long. 151 00:15:40,753 --> 00:15:42,686 You're seriously buying into all this. 152 00:15:42,711 --> 00:15:45,102 What's to buy into? What I'm saying is factual. 153 00:15:45,127 --> 00:15:48,728 Factual. Yesterday, her birth defect was a unique, 154 00:15:48,753 --> 00:15:52,102 non-functional organ connected to her urinary system. 155 00:15:52,127 --> 00:15:54,102 It's worth millions on the celebrity meat market. 156 00:15:54,127 --> 00:15:56,227 - Yeah, also true. - Well, I'm sure the kid 157 00:15:56,252 --> 00:15:58,269 could shed some light on the situation. 158 00:15:58,294 --> 00:16:00,936 Didn't you take a genital wart sample from Hannah Geist once? 159 00:16:00,961 --> 00:16:02,686 That was Derek. 160 00:16:02,711 --> 00:16:04,882 Well, did he mention if she had a vulva? 161 00:16:07,544 --> 00:16:09,436 We're doing lunch at Dainty Davis. 162 00:16:09,461 --> 00:16:11,507 - You coming'? - I already ate. 163 00:16:16,669 --> 00:16:18,669 You look like shit. 164 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:24,895 - Hi, Michelle. - Hey, Syd. 165 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,853 - What can I get for you? - 13, 644, 915. 166 00:16:28,878 --> 00:16:30,269 915? 167 00:16:30,294 --> 00:16:33,215 The new Aria Noble flu. We got it this morning. 168 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:37,461 So we did. 169 00:16:52,878 --> 00:16:54,674 Thank you. 170 00:16:57,669 --> 00:16:59,044 Derek. 171 00:17:08,586 --> 00:17:11,935 I understand your fascination with her. 172 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,019 I understand completely. 173 00:17:14,044 --> 00:17:17,144 She's... 174 00:17:17,169 --> 00:17:21,519 perfect somehow, isn't she? 175 00:17:21,544 --> 00:17:24,227 More than perfect. 176 00:17:24,252 --> 00:17:26,002 An ideal. 177 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,436 Overwhelming. 178 00:17:29,461 --> 00:17:32,811 With a whisper, she could have... 179 00:17:32,836 --> 00:17:34,677 anything she wanted. 180 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:37,960 Anyone she wanted. 181 00:17:43,377 --> 00:17:46,644 I'm happy to inform you that we have something special 182 00:17:46,669 --> 00:17:48,544 available today. 183 00:17:49,586 --> 00:17:52,006 It just came in this morning. 184 00:17:54,085 --> 00:17:56,757 S-915. 185 00:17:57,753 --> 00:17:59,844 You would be the first. 186 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:06,019 A biological communion between you and Aria. 187 00:18:06,044 --> 00:18:08,935 From her body to your body. 188 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:12,686 From her cells to your cells. 189 00:18:12,711 --> 00:18:15,881 In my humble opinion... 190 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:19,881 it's not even a question. 191 00:18:29,502 --> 00:18:31,047 Just a little pinch. 192 00:18:40,502 --> 00:18:44,298 The fever should come on just in time for the long weekend. 193 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:54,711 Enjoy. 194 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,810 Are you carrying any infectious material with you, 195 00:19:37,835 --> 00:19:41,810 or items belonging to The Lucas Clinic Incorporated or its suppliers? 196 00:19:41,835 --> 00:19:44,256 No. 197 00:20:18,919 --> 00:20:21,352 Next. Who's Ne... Okay. 198 00:20:21,377 --> 00:20:23,718 Geist, okay, we... 199 00:20:25,710 --> 00:20:26,852 Okay, what are we... 200 00:20:26,877 --> 00:20:29,378 Like, we're talking like a roast for two people? 201 00:20:30,710 --> 00:20:31,756 This is good. 202 00:20:36,294 --> 00:20:38,885 Hello, sir. What can I getcha? 203 00:20:48,169 --> 00:20:50,215 I've been trying to reach you. 204 00:20:52,294 --> 00:20:53,839 I was sick. 205 00:20:58,461 --> 00:21:02,311 I think my body's starting to turn on me, Arvid. 206 00:21:02,336 --> 00:21:04,519 I don't know how much longer I can do this. 207 00:21:04,544 --> 00:21:06,436 You'll be fine. 208 00:21:06,461 --> 00:21:09,257 There's an ebb and flow to this kind of work. 209 00:21:10,377 --> 00:21:12,269 Give it a month 210 00:21:12,294 --> 00:21:14,727 and you'll feel like a completely different person. 211 00:21:14,752 --> 00:21:16,935 I already feel like a different person. 212 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:18,960 I'm developing a cripple identity. 213 00:21:20,668 --> 00:21:23,340 - I think you look great. - Thanks. 214 00:21:26,127 --> 00:21:29,227 I don't understand how this isn't considered cannibalism. 215 00:21:29,252 --> 00:21:31,519 Well, these are just muscle cells. 216 00:21:31,544 --> 00:21:35,477 It all depends on whether the human being is found in its materials. 217 00:21:35,502 --> 00:21:40,561 Right now the law tends towards something more religious, 218 00:21:40,586 --> 00:21:45,019 but we'll see what happens when we go from growing celebrity cell steaks 219 00:21:45,044 --> 00:21:48,561 to growing complete celebrity bodies. 220 00:21:48,586 --> 00:21:51,144 I'm looking forward to it. 221 00:21:51,169 --> 00:21:54,886 Yeah, well, with the proper funding, I could probably make that happen. 222 00:21:57,377 --> 00:21:59,352 Have you seen my cell garden? 223 00:21:59,377 --> 00:22:00,877 No. 224 00:22:08,544 --> 00:22:10,885 Something new I've been cooking up. 225 00:22:18,668 --> 00:22:20,668 So, do we have business? 226 00:22:22,668 --> 00:22:25,436 Yeah. 227 00:22:25,461 --> 00:22:27,756 Yeah. I... 228 00:22:29,502 --> 00:22:32,060 I cracked the new Aria Noble flu. 229 00:22:32,085 --> 00:22:35,519 - That's already public. - What? 230 00:22:35,544 --> 00:22:38,935 Since Saturday. You're behind the times. 231 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:40,935 The clinic just got it last week. 232 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,768 - Well, somebody beat you to the punch. - Who? 233 00:22:43,793 --> 00:22:45,935 One of my other guys. 234 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:47,436 Arvid. 235 00:22:47,461 --> 00:22:51,060 Look, I'm not some bug-collecting hobbyist. 236 00:22:51,085 --> 00:22:53,643 You want to get paid for your work, 237 00:22:53,668 --> 00:22:56,669 talk to me when you stop getting scooped. 238 00:23:28,294 --> 00:23:31,144 What's going on? 239 00:23:31,169 --> 00:23:33,436 They arrested Derek. 240 00:23:33,461 --> 00:23:37,144 Villainy in our own house, Syd. I simply cannot work under these conditions. 241 00:23:37,169 --> 00:23:39,144 Oh, like anyone will take you. 242 00:23:39,169 --> 00:23:42,185 - I hear Vole & Tesser are hiring. - Topp didn't even know 243 00:23:42,210 --> 00:23:44,560 about Sara Holden's skin flap until I told him last night. 244 00:23:44,585 --> 00:23:47,727 I'm sure the kid doesn't know about Sara Holden's skin flap right now. 245 00:23:47,752 --> 00:23:50,144 You're too good for skin flaps, aren't you, Syd? 246 00:23:50,169 --> 00:23:52,885 Skin flaps are beneath you. 247 00:23:55,585 --> 00:23:58,336 - Is there anything else you need? - No. 248 00:24:01,752 --> 00:24:06,102 Did you know that healthy tulips have solid-colored petals? 249 00:24:06,127 --> 00:24:10,935 The stripes on this flower are caused by a viral infection. 250 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,256 I had heard that, yes. 251 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:20,302 Okay. 252 00:24:25,127 --> 00:24:27,048 It's a weird business, Syd. 253 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:31,926 Do you know Derek Lessing? 254 00:24:33,501 --> 00:24:36,144 Not well. 255 00:24:36,169 --> 00:24:40,935 Well, the police found an unlicensed ReadyFace console 256 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,269 in his apartment today. 257 00:24:43,294 --> 00:24:46,685 An older model, a 35-50. 258 00:24:46,710 --> 00:24:52,435 They think he was undoing the copy protection on some of our samples 259 00:24:52,460 --> 00:24:56,894 and then selling the contagious viruses to a piracy group. 260 00:24:56,919 --> 00:24:58,227 Jesus. 261 00:24:58,252 --> 00:25:01,144 That machine is registered to us. 262 00:25:01,169 --> 00:25:05,685 I guess he must have smuggled it out of the storeroom or something. 263 00:25:05,710 --> 00:25:07,810 So I had Michelle run an inventory, 264 00:25:07,835 --> 00:25:10,752 and she discovered that there was a second machine that's gone missing. 265 00:25:12,919 --> 00:25:16,227 Will you let me know if you hear anything at all? 266 00:25:16,252 --> 00:25:18,547 Of course. 267 00:25:20,668 --> 00:25:22,894 I'm going to send you on a house call today. 268 00:25:22,919 --> 00:25:24,727 You're going to see Hannah Geist. 269 00:25:24,752 --> 00:25:29,060 She's sick, she's at the Mayerson, and she's eager to sell. 270 00:25:29,085 --> 00:25:32,852 Now, normally, I'd be sending Derek on this, 271 00:25:32,877 --> 00:25:36,643 so be tactful if the subject comes up. 272 00:25:36,668 --> 00:25:38,794 Yes, sir. 273 00:25:49,835 --> 00:25:51,211 ID. 274 00:25:54,585 --> 00:25:57,882 Wait inside. They'll call you when they're ready. 275 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,551 I didn't know Vole & Tesser was here. 276 00:26:31,127 --> 00:26:35,935 You do know the Hannah Geist line is exclusive to Lucas. 277 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:39,881 Sure. She's all you have going for you. 278 00:26:42,543 --> 00:26:45,090 I hear she's worth more than your entire catalogue. 279 00:26:47,169 --> 00:26:49,010 I've never really cared for her. 280 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:52,935 Why are you here? 281 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,505 Gregory Vern. 282 00:26:55,585 --> 00:26:58,144 A terminal illness? 283 00:26:58,169 --> 00:27:01,269 It's for Mr. Vole's personal collection. 284 00:27:01,294 --> 00:27:03,260 He has a license. 285 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:17,881 Lucas Clinic. 286 00:27:23,293 --> 00:27:25,102 Where's Derek? 287 00:27:25,127 --> 00:27:28,048 He called in sick. My name is Syd March. 288 00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:04,426 Tell Dorian we'll be in touch. 289 00:31:39,460 --> 00:31:43,007 She's perfect somehow, isn't she? 290 00:31:46,668 --> 00:31:48,668 More than perfect. 291 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,006 More than human. 292 00:31:56,126 --> 00:31:58,092 Her eyes. 293 00:32:00,835 --> 00:32:02,881 Are... are you okay? 294 00:32:06,376 --> 00:32:08,310 Sorry... 295 00:32:08,335 --> 00:32:10,552 Excuse me for a moment. 296 00:32:16,376 --> 00:32:18,935 Hey. What is wrong with you? 297 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,143 I need to go. 298 00:32:21,168 --> 00:32:23,885 Can you finish? Please? 299 00:37:08,543 --> 00:37:09,543 Shit! 300 00:38:04,126 --> 00:38:06,310 We tracked down The Future of Smiles, 301 00:38:06,335 --> 00:38:09,101 an office where we spoke to a principal coordinator, Gregory Hurek. 302 00:38:09,126 --> 00:38:11,547 Mr. Hurek refused to appear on... 303 00:38:13,460 --> 00:38:15,268 Oh, hey. 304 00:38:15,293 --> 00:38:17,642 A couple of guys were here looking for you. 305 00:38:17,667 --> 00:38:19,435 Portland somebody? 306 00:38:19,460 --> 00:38:22,018 I didn't get the other guy's name. But, look, 307 00:38:22,043 --> 00:38:23,510 he left you a number. 308 00:38:25,460 --> 00:38:26,880 Here. 309 00:38:31,084 --> 00:38:33,310 Has anyone been in the apartment? 310 00:38:33,335 --> 00:38:36,336 You know, they wanted me to let them in, but it's against the law! 311 00:38:37,501 --> 00:38:39,342 So, where were you? 312 00:38:42,168 --> 00:38:45,851 - I was... asleep. - Yeah, that's what I figured. 313 00:38:45,876 --> 00:38:47,343 I know you've been sick. 314 00:38:49,126 --> 00:38:51,560 I'll tell ya, it's pretty shocking. 315 00:38:51,585 --> 00:38:56,351 And now they're saying it's a virus that she picked up in China? 316 00:38:56,376 --> 00:38:59,642 But her family will not let them autopsy the body 317 00:38:59,667 --> 00:39:02,918 until they fly over a specialist from Munich. 318 00:39:04,168 --> 00:39:06,476 Autopsy? 319 00:39:06,501 --> 00:39:09,876 Well, they want their own doctor. They're German. 320 00:39:17,168 --> 00:39:20,560 Hey! You get in line. 321 00:39:20,584 --> 00:39:23,018 Everyone listen carefully! We're cutting our last tray 322 00:39:23,043 --> 00:39:25,226 of Hannah Geist for the day! 323 00:39:25,251 --> 00:39:27,684 If you get a ticket, you can buy one three-ounce steak! 324 00:39:27,709 --> 00:39:30,143 If you don't get a ticket, you have to come back tomorrow. 325 00:39:30,168 --> 00:39:32,385 - Is Arvid around? - Yeah, he's in the back. 326 00:39:38,584 --> 00:39:42,559 Are you aware they're still growing the cancer cells 327 00:39:42,584 --> 00:39:45,893 of a woman who died in the 1950s? Henrietta Lacks. 328 00:39:45,918 --> 00:39:49,559 Yeah, they use them for research, 329 00:39:49,584 --> 00:39:54,226 so these cells of hers are alive 330 00:39:54,251 --> 00:39:57,502 and multiplying all over the world. 331 00:39:58,542 --> 00:40:02,559 The afterlife is getting extremely perverse. 332 00:40:02,584 --> 00:40:04,426 What happened to Hannah Geist? 333 00:40:05,376 --> 00:40:06,796 You don't know? 334 00:40:07,584 --> 00:40:10,893 - I think I was asleep. - You know, 335 00:40:10,918 --> 00:40:13,351 she was sick for about a week. 336 00:40:13,376 --> 00:40:15,342 Nothing serious. 337 00:40:16,168 --> 00:40:18,918 Then this morning one of her aides found her dead. 338 00:40:20,959 --> 00:40:25,268 She was in China looking at orphans, 339 00:40:25,293 --> 00:40:28,517 but none of her entourage are having any problems, 340 00:40:28,542 --> 00:40:32,101 so they don't know what it is she had or how it was communicated. 341 00:40:32,126 --> 00:40:35,310 It's quite an ordeal for the family. 342 00:40:35,335 --> 00:40:38,684 This all must feel... 343 00:40:38,709 --> 00:40:40,684 a bit personal to you. 344 00:40:40,709 --> 00:40:42,684 How so? 345 00:40:42,709 --> 00:40:46,755 Well, you were one of the last people to see her alive. 346 00:40:48,584 --> 00:40:51,755 - Where'd you hear that? - I have big ears. 347 00:40:53,918 --> 00:40:57,509 I was hoping that's why you came to see me. 348 00:40:58,667 --> 00:41:01,268 Sorry to disappoint. 349 00:41:01,293 --> 00:41:03,601 That's too bad, 350 00:41:03,626 --> 00:41:08,128 because that virus would be the Holy Grail while this heat lasts. 351 00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:12,393 Is there any chance you can get me a taste? 352 00:41:12,418 --> 00:41:14,268 I wish. 353 00:41:14,293 --> 00:41:16,509 We can't hold deadly pathogens. 354 00:41:17,251 --> 00:41:19,976 I'm sure the health board already took everything. 355 00:41:20,001 --> 00:41:24,642 Yeah? What about you? You look sick. 356 00:41:24,667 --> 00:41:26,259 I am sick. 357 00:41:28,251 --> 00:41:30,893 Listen, my console's down. 358 00:41:30,918 --> 00:41:33,642 You know anybody with parts to spare? 359 00:41:33,667 --> 00:41:34,713 Maybe. 360 00:41:36,001 --> 00:41:38,893 The anti-piracy lobby is fairly insane right now, 361 00:41:38,918 --> 00:41:41,339 so... everyone's paranoid. 362 00:41:43,126 --> 00:41:46,127 - I need a new 80-box. - I'll see what I can do. 363 00:41:47,126 --> 00:41:48,922 Hey. Hey, hey! 364 00:41:49,335 --> 00:41:51,684 Is it true they arrested Derek Lessing? 365 00:41:51,709 --> 00:41:54,893 - Yeah. - That's too bad. 366 00:41:54,918 --> 00:41:56,918 He did some really good work for me. 367 00:41:58,709 --> 00:42:00,926 Here, have some Hannah. 368 00:42:01,335 --> 00:42:02,505 On the house. 369 00:42:30,335 --> 00:42:33,517 There is less light in the world now. 370 00:42:33,542 --> 00:42:35,767 That much is certain. 371 00:42:35,792 --> 00:42:39,339 A ray of light has been lost. 372 00:42:40,500 --> 00:42:43,143 Hannah was a friend of this clinic, 373 00:42:43,168 --> 00:42:46,509 and I'm proud to say I knew her personally. 374 00:42:47,126 --> 00:42:51,127 She was truly a sweet and a humble soul. 375 00:42:52,335 --> 00:42:54,310 Our prayers here at Lucas 376 00:42:54,335 --> 00:42:56,585 are with her family and loved ones. 377 00:42:59,709 --> 00:43:01,893 So, what's your professional opinion? 378 00:43:01,918 --> 00:43:03,143 What? 379 00:43:03,168 --> 00:43:05,434 Well, you must have had a good look at her. 380 00:43:05,459 --> 00:43:08,043 We've got a pre-autopsy pool going with the guys in accounting. 381 00:43:08,334 --> 00:43:11,131 Mercer's playing it safe and going with flu virus. 382 00:43:11,500 --> 00:43:14,341 I'm thinking of taking a flyer and going with food poisoning. 383 00:43:14,709 --> 00:43:17,130 Do you think it might have been food poisoning? 384 00:43:17,709 --> 00:43:19,130 I don't know. 385 00:43:19,918 --> 00:43:22,893 Of course, no one's saying drugs. They'll never admit it if it is drugs. 386 00:43:22,918 --> 00:43:24,059 She didn't use drugs. 387 00:43:24,084 --> 00:43:26,475 Oh, you knew her well? 388 00:43:26,500 --> 00:43:29,475 She was a Buddhist from birth. She couldn't even take painkillers 389 00:43:29,500 --> 00:43:30,893 or she would have been beaten. 390 00:43:30,918 --> 00:43:34,340 I hear we'll be selling ringworm from her dog Brom to fans with dogs. 391 00:43:35,334 --> 00:43:37,334 Brom's getting a following. 392 00:43:38,126 --> 00:43:41,475 Hey, Dorian turned your sample over to the board this morning. 393 00:43:41,500 --> 00:43:43,309 That's a bit exciting, 394 00:43:43,334 --> 00:43:46,710 a little shop on the fringes of a media frenzy. 395 00:43:49,834 --> 00:43:51,926 Can I have a 900 pack? 396 00:43:53,375 --> 00:43:56,126 - What's a 900 pack? - Hannah Geist variety pack. 397 00:43:56,918 --> 00:43:59,338 Everybody's guzzling Geist today. 398 00:44:01,251 --> 00:44:02,559 And now everyone's talking about her 399 00:44:02,584 --> 00:44:05,184 oh, my gosh, I don't even know if I can say it - 400 00:44:05,209 --> 00:44:07,101 her anus! You heard that right. 401 00:44:07,126 --> 00:44:11,226 Rumors of the young star's situation have been spreading like a rash, 402 00:44:11,251 --> 00:44:13,684 with news outlets as far as Japan, Australia, 403 00:44:13,709 --> 00:44:15,642 and even the Middle East scrambling 404 00:44:15,667 --> 00:44:19,893 to get the poop on recent documents leaked by the office of Aria's specialist. 405 00:44:19,918 --> 00:44:23,684 Swedish media network SMT has even offered a bounty 406 00:44:23,709 --> 00:44:26,684 for photographic evidence of the unusual condition, 407 00:44:26,709 --> 00:44:30,309 and sources close to her say the normally hard-partying celeb 408 00:44:30,334 --> 00:44:32,684 hasn't been seen in public since. 409 00:44:32,709 --> 00:44:34,893 Well, that settles it! I'm getting a camera! 410 00:44:34,918 --> 00:44:37,309 - You would do that! - The hunt is on. 411 00:44:37,334 --> 00:44:40,892 Meanwhile, Hannah Geist's former dog walker has opened up 412 00:44:40,918 --> 00:44:43,101 in a recent interview with our sister station. 413 00:44:43,126 --> 00:44:46,309 Fifty-one-year-old Helen Pinto was employed full time 414 00:44:46,334 --> 00:44:50,101 at the now-shuttered estate, and caused quite a stir earlier today 415 00:44:50,126 --> 00:44:54,225 when she claimed to be holding one of the star's used panty liners. 416 00:44:54,250 --> 00:44:57,684 Pinto said she retrieved the liner towards the end of Hannah's illness 417 00:44:57,709 --> 00:45:00,376 and was in the process of having it analyzed, with the results... 418 00:45:08,918 --> 00:45:10,309 What's with the cane? 419 00:45:10,334 --> 00:45:12,131 I've been having a little trouble. 420 00:45:13,709 --> 00:45:16,334 I've gotta make a quick stop before we get your part. 421 00:45:35,168 --> 00:45:38,684 It must have happened overnight. We found them like this in the morning. 422 00:45:38,709 --> 00:45:40,684 I've never seen anything like this before. 423 00:45:40,709 --> 00:45:42,976 I mean, they were fine when we shipped them. 424 00:45:43,001 --> 00:45:46,922 Obviously they weren't fine. You sold me bad meat. 425 00:45:47,709 --> 00:45:51,684 - Well, are your trays clean? - Don't fuck with me, Arvid. 426 00:45:51,709 --> 00:45:54,767 - Don't you even fuck with me. - Okay. I'm sorry, Luc. 427 00:45:54,792 --> 00:45:58,309 I can't serve this. They think they're getting Hannah Geist out there 428 00:45:58,334 --> 00:45:59,892 and I'm feeding them Ron Deggy. 429 00:45:59,918 --> 00:46:03,509 Okay. I'm gonna find out what happened, and I'm gonna fix it. 430 00:46:05,918 --> 00:46:08,509 So, do I get to know what's killing you? 431 00:46:10,126 --> 00:46:13,342 An antique Michael Felix bug I sold the other day. 432 00:46:15,500 --> 00:46:17,309 It was a mistake. 433 00:46:17,334 --> 00:46:19,893 Apparently the copy-protection on some of those old samples 434 00:46:19,918 --> 00:46:23,101 got a little weird, but I didn't think I'd get another chance. 435 00:46:23,126 --> 00:46:24,717 Sounds reckless. 436 00:46:25,500 --> 00:46:28,341 I'm just trying to keep things interesting for myself. 437 00:46:48,918 --> 00:46:51,100 - For two? - Is Levine around? 438 00:46:51,125 --> 00:46:53,501 Sure, he's in the back. I'll let him know you're coming. 439 00:47:27,709 --> 00:47:30,710 You'll like Levine. He's one of my best guys. 440 00:47:49,500 --> 00:47:52,717 I just want to make sure he's comfortable with all this. 441 00:47:53,125 --> 00:47:54,501 Hang out here. 442 00:48:24,918 --> 00:48:26,509 Is that you? 443 00:48:33,918 --> 00:48:36,339 I've done everything you've asked! 444 00:48:41,918 --> 00:48:44,135 I'm not strong enough to escape. 445 00:48:45,500 --> 00:48:47,341 Please say something. 446 00:48:48,334 --> 00:48:49,505 Hannah. 447 00:48:52,500 --> 00:48:54,341 Oh, thank God you're here! 448 00:48:55,918 --> 00:48:57,509 I'm so afraid. 449 00:48:59,125 --> 00:49:03,376 I'll do anything you say. Please, please just let me go. 450 00:49:11,334 --> 00:49:14,505 Do you... do you want me to hurt myself? 451 00:49:15,709 --> 00:49:17,084 I can't say no to you. 452 00:49:19,334 --> 00:49:21,926 - Hello? - What was that? 453 00:49:24,500 --> 00:49:27,501 Please repeat yourself so I can obey your command. 454 00:49:29,918 --> 00:49:33,919 Do you want me to hurt myself? Do you want to see my body? 455 00:49:35,417 --> 00:49:37,509 Please, I'm so afraid. 456 00:49:40,334 --> 00:49:42,005 Please. 457 00:49:42,918 --> 00:49:44,338 Please. 458 00:49:50,500 --> 00:49:53,341 - Are you still there? - All right, let's go. 459 00:49:54,125 --> 00:49:55,767 What is this thing? 460 00:49:55,792 --> 00:49:56,975 I can't take it anymore! 461 00:49:57,000 --> 00:49:59,793 It's part of a new franchise. Levine has the only location in town. 462 00:49:59,918 --> 00:50:01,859 Just tell me what to do! I'll do anything you say! 463 00:50:01,984 --> 00:50:03,484 It's catching on, though. 464 00:50:03,709 --> 00:50:06,334 - Come on. - I'll do anything. 465 00:50:08,500 --> 00:50:09,921 Please. 466 00:50:10,584 --> 00:50:12,129 Please. 467 00:50:43,917 --> 00:50:46,134 Levine. 468 00:50:47,709 --> 00:50:49,129 Syd March. 469 00:50:53,125 --> 00:50:55,717 It's always strange to meet the competition. 470 00:50:59,917 --> 00:51:01,225 So... 471 00:51:01,250 --> 00:51:04,475 Arvid here tells me that you actually work at The Lucas Clinic? 472 00:51:04,500 --> 00:51:06,375 Yeah. 473 00:51:08,334 --> 00:51:11,335 I think one of your friends is a customer of mine. 474 00:51:11,917 --> 00:51:14,475 Really? Yeah, Vera brings me bugs sometimes. 475 00:51:14,500 --> 00:51:17,501 So, that's kinda cool? You're like an inside man. 476 00:51:18,334 --> 00:51:20,892 I think I'd be too contemptuous to play that game. 477 00:51:20,917 --> 00:51:24,475 Oh, yeah. Levine's too classy to profit from such trash. 478 00:51:24,500 --> 00:51:26,309 I'm talking about politics. 479 00:51:26,334 --> 00:51:29,301 I get that we're all rat men here, Arvid, scavenging the bin. 480 00:51:31,709 --> 00:51:34,808 But I like to think that my work is purposefully gross, at least. 481 00:51:34,833 --> 00:51:37,267 Allows me to hoard a little dignity somewhere. 482 00:51:37,292 --> 00:51:38,267 No offence. 483 00:51:38,292 --> 00:51:42,088 I don't even think dignity's still valid currency. 484 00:51:43,125 --> 00:51:45,475 I appreciate you helping me out like this. 485 00:51:45,500 --> 00:51:48,341 Anything for a friend of Arvid's. Here. 486 00:51:55,917 --> 00:51:57,509 Where'd you get this? 487 00:51:58,500 --> 00:52:02,309 I built it using old parts I co-opted from a contact at Vole & Tesser. 488 00:52:02,334 --> 00:52:04,475 I've been modifying it for years. 489 00:52:04,500 --> 00:52:08,309 The resolution is somewhere between one of the new ReadyFaces and a 7-86. 490 00:52:08,334 --> 00:52:10,100 You... 491 00:52:10,125 --> 00:52:12,501 want to run your blood through it right here? 492 00:52:16,500 --> 00:52:18,341 No. Thank you. 493 00:52:21,709 --> 00:52:23,709 Yeah, that's fine. 494 00:52:24,709 --> 00:52:28,309 So, I don't have your 80-box, but I can get one within the week. 495 00:52:28,334 --> 00:52:29,892 Arvid said you had one. 496 00:52:29,917 --> 00:52:32,293 I thought I did. Turns out none of my stuff is compatible. 497 00:52:33,917 --> 00:52:35,509 Levine's all right. 498 00:52:36,334 --> 00:52:38,892 Hey, I'm completely trustworthy, all right? 499 00:52:38,917 --> 00:52:41,338 I already know the guy who can dig one up for me. 500 00:52:41,709 --> 00:52:44,684 As a sign of good faith, though, I would like to get your payment out of the way 501 00:52:44,709 --> 00:52:47,334 - while you're here. - My what? 502 00:52:48,709 --> 00:52:49,924 The sample. 503 00:52:52,500 --> 00:52:53,671 What sample? 504 00:52:55,709 --> 00:52:57,925 The sample. What the hell, Arvid? 505 00:52:59,334 --> 00:53:01,892 I told Levine you'd give us a bit of that Hannah Geist bug 506 00:53:01,917 --> 00:53:03,084 you've been carrying around. 507 00:53:07,917 --> 00:53:09,133 Arvid. 508 00:53:11,917 --> 00:53:13,509 Don't be a miser. 509 00:53:55,708 --> 00:53:57,475 Look at you. 510 00:53:57,500 --> 00:53:58,920 You gonna faint? 511 00:54:00,667 --> 00:54:04,133 I hope you're not taking this too personally. 512 00:54:05,750 --> 00:54:07,892 Well, I'll admit 513 00:54:07,917 --> 00:54:09,892 I was a little insulted when I found out 514 00:54:09,917 --> 00:54:11,975 you weren't going to share with me. 515 00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:13,716 Were you gonna shop it around? 516 00:54:14,708 --> 00:54:17,129 Did you just want this one all to yourself? 517 00:54:19,500 --> 00:54:20,715 Okay. 518 00:54:22,125 --> 00:54:24,309 Listen, 519 00:54:24,334 --> 00:54:27,130 I understand these are special circumstances. 520 00:54:27,708 --> 00:54:29,708 You and I both recognize that. 521 00:54:30,917 --> 00:54:33,713 When we're done here, I'll find you a doctor 522 00:54:34,708 --> 00:54:37,334 who will keep your situation low profile. 523 00:54:38,500 --> 00:54:40,375 And then we'll get you fixed up... 524 00:54:42,250 --> 00:54:45,501 and you can still work for me. All right? 525 00:54:50,708 --> 00:54:55,100 Your clock is counting down at a maniac pace. 526 00:54:55,125 --> 00:54:56,766 You need a friend. 527 00:54:56,791 --> 00:54:59,133 - All done? - Almost. 528 00:55:00,334 --> 00:55:02,925 I wouldn't mind grabbing a bit of that rash for good measure. 529 00:55:08,334 --> 00:55:11,641 Now, I would love to do this properly 530 00:55:11,666 --> 00:55:14,508 if you would just stop freaking out. 531 00:56:07,750 --> 00:56:08,921 Coffee. 532 00:56:28,334 --> 00:56:29,505 Do you mind? 533 00:56:37,334 --> 00:56:40,925 Did you hear she died in her sleep while her boyfriend was in the other room? 534 00:56:41,708 --> 00:56:43,309 Then he got into bed 535 00:56:43,334 --> 00:56:45,925 and slept beside her body the whole night without knowing. 536 00:56:48,500 --> 00:56:51,501 Can you imagine what an ordeal it must have been when he found out? 537 00:56:52,334 --> 00:56:54,475 I have no idea. 538 00:56:54,500 --> 00:56:57,309 Every night since I heard that, I've been touching my wife 539 00:56:57,334 --> 00:57:00,335 before I go to sleep just to make sure she's still warm. 540 00:57:09,125 --> 00:57:10,341 Excuse me. 541 00:57:13,917 --> 00:57:15,508 All right. 542 00:57:19,125 --> 00:57:21,921 - What can I get you boys? - I'll have the calamari. 543 00:57:22,625 --> 00:57:24,309 I'm fine. 544 00:57:24,334 --> 00:57:26,925 - How about you? - I'll have the calamari. 545 00:57:27,708 --> 00:57:29,129 Two calamaris. 546 00:57:32,708 --> 00:57:34,474 You're looking pretty sick. 547 00:57:34,499 --> 00:57:36,309 I'll live. 548 00:57:36,334 --> 00:57:37,709 Is that true? 549 00:57:38,917 --> 00:57:41,508 I think you're a lot worse than you're letting on. 550 00:57:44,499 --> 00:57:47,341 I'm sorry, we're just waiting for a car. 551 00:57:47,917 --> 00:57:50,309 My name's Portland, and this is West, 552 00:57:50,334 --> 00:57:52,334 and we're taking you to meet someone. 553 00:57:52,917 --> 00:57:54,338 I'd rather not. 554 00:57:55,541 --> 00:57:57,712 Are you planning on being difficult about it? 555 00:57:58,708 --> 00:58:01,334 No, I guess not. 556 00:58:02,125 --> 00:58:03,921 That would be for the best. 557 00:58:28,125 --> 00:58:31,500 Don't look so worried. You're a commodity. 558 00:59:42,708 --> 00:59:44,129 This is it. 559 01:00:00,333 --> 01:00:01,925 Shortness of breath? 560 01:00:03,499 --> 01:00:04,683 No. 561 01:00:04,708 --> 01:00:06,474 Nausea? 562 01:00:06,499 --> 01:00:07,715 Yes. 563 01:00:09,374 --> 01:00:12,892 Ringing in your ears or auditory hallucinations? 564 01:00:12,917 --> 01:00:14,133 No. 565 01:00:14,333 --> 01:00:16,333 No delusions of grandeur? 566 01:00:18,583 --> 01:00:21,600 You know, towards the end of my grandmother's life, 567 01:00:21,625 --> 01:00:23,808 she imagined the entire world 568 01:00:23,833 --> 01:00:27,100 was operating exclusively with her in mind. 569 01:00:27,125 --> 01:00:30,391 I was only a child at the time, but I remember once 570 01:00:30,416 --> 01:00:32,308 I got off the toilet, 571 01:00:32,333 --> 01:00:35,925 and she asked me what I had intended to communicate to her. 572 01:00:36,917 --> 01:00:40,508 It was later discovered she had a brain tumor. 573 01:00:43,917 --> 01:00:46,713 I've been told that Hannah's illness... 574 01:00:47,499 --> 01:00:50,340 can produce florid hallucinations. 575 01:01:03,333 --> 01:01:05,709 There he is. 576 01:01:11,499 --> 01:01:14,125 I think that virus destroyed my console. 577 01:01:14,833 --> 01:01:16,641 The virus was designed 578 01:01:16,666 --> 01:01:19,133 with a security measure to prevent analysis. 579 01:01:19,708 --> 01:01:23,709 It took a little effort, but I was eventually able to bypass it. 580 01:01:24,333 --> 01:01:26,504 - Designed? - Yes. 581 01:01:28,125 --> 01:01:31,126 I'm afraid you've become involved in something sinister. 582 01:01:46,750 --> 01:01:48,796 Go inside and take a seat. 583 01:02:16,125 --> 01:02:17,716 Who are you? 584 01:02:21,499 --> 01:02:23,340 I'm Syd March. 585 01:02:25,125 --> 01:02:26,750 We met at the Mayerson. 586 01:02:31,333 --> 01:02:33,504 Yeah, Dev told me you were coming. 587 01:02:42,917 --> 01:02:44,713 Have you started bleeding yet? 588 01:02:45,917 --> 01:02:47,337 Bleeding? 589 01:02:50,666 --> 01:02:52,507 From your mouth. 590 01:02:59,708 --> 01:03:01,333 That's good. 591 01:03:05,207 --> 01:03:07,458 I don't mind the sight of blood. It just... 592 01:03:09,917 --> 01:03:13,918 collects in my throat at night and I have suffocation dreams. 593 01:03:17,124 --> 01:03:19,341 So I've mostly stopped sleeping. 594 01:03:33,333 --> 01:03:36,129 It's terrifying, really, when you think about it. 595 01:03:42,917 --> 01:03:44,917 The death is a cover story, 596 01:03:45,708 --> 01:03:48,892 but she is dying for real, 597 01:03:48,917 --> 01:03:50,917 and we still don't have a cure. 598 01:03:51,833 --> 01:03:53,975 We have reason to believe that her infection was 599 01:03:54,000 --> 01:03:55,975 an assassination attempt, 600 01:03:56,000 --> 01:03:59,600 and we felt this was the best way to prevent a second attack. 601 01:03:59,625 --> 01:04:03,501 This is all very unlucky for you, but I'm hoping we can help each other. 602 01:04:05,917 --> 01:04:08,508 The disease wasn't built from scratch. 603 01:04:09,708 --> 01:04:13,925 It's a modification of something we sold to your clinic three years ago. 604 01:04:14,917 --> 01:04:17,099 We assume someone at Lucas created this, 605 01:04:17,124 --> 01:04:20,099 and if you can find out who, it might be the first step 606 01:04:20,124 --> 01:04:22,124 towards finding a cure for Hannah. 607 01:04:22,917 --> 01:04:24,917 And for yourself, of course. 608 01:04:25,499 --> 01:04:27,124 She looks frail. 609 01:04:27,750 --> 01:04:29,716 She needs your help. 610 01:04:33,708 --> 01:04:36,128 I have a burned-out ReadyFace at my apartment. 611 01:04:37,042 --> 01:04:39,918 It might be useful if I could get it working again. 612 01:04:40,708 --> 01:04:42,925 I'm sure we can find you whatever you need. 613 01:04:45,333 --> 01:04:48,504 - How do you feel? - Tired. 614 01:04:49,499 --> 01:04:50,715 Is that all? 615 01:04:51,708 --> 01:04:53,333 I have a headache. 616 01:05:00,708 --> 01:05:02,333 Last night... 617 01:05:03,124 --> 01:05:05,921 Hannah had a mild psychotic episode. 618 01:05:06,917 --> 01:05:11,308 For one hour she insisted that I was her late publicist, 619 01:05:11,333 --> 01:05:12,424 Maynard Welsh. 620 01:05:13,499 --> 01:05:17,500 This has been in some ways an uncomfortable experience for me. 621 01:05:18,583 --> 01:05:22,504 My interest in her, of course, is more than professional. 622 01:05:25,333 --> 01:05:29,129 Here. There's a company in Munich where they make these. 623 01:05:29,917 --> 01:05:35,133 They're skin grafts, grown from celebrity skin cell samples. 624 01:05:36,333 --> 01:05:37,584 This one here, 625 01:05:38,917 --> 01:05:41,133 this one is Hannah. 626 01:05:45,333 --> 01:05:48,925 You know, I'm not a spiritual man. 627 01:05:49,708 --> 01:05:53,016 A belief in God, it's always struck me 628 01:05:53,041 --> 01:05:55,917 as a sign of dangerous infantilism. 629 01:05:57,333 --> 01:06:00,892 But you will forgive me if I tell you 630 01:06:00,917 --> 01:06:03,713 that with each of these patches... 631 01:06:05,333 --> 01:06:08,924 my world has become more charged. 632 01:06:11,124 --> 01:06:12,921 That there is a power - 633 01:06:13,917 --> 01:06:17,338 something in the thrall of the collective eye - 634 01:06:18,041 --> 01:06:21,633 that can be consumed and appropriated. 635 01:06:24,499 --> 01:06:27,340 You play the skeptic, but I don't believe it. 636 01:06:27,708 --> 01:06:30,683 Surely you could have stolen Hannah's blood 637 01:06:30,708 --> 01:06:33,504 without injecting yourself. Why did you do it? 638 01:06:35,917 --> 01:06:38,337 Maybe you feel what I feel. 639 01:06:39,917 --> 01:06:42,918 Or maybe you're really just another fan. 640 01:06:45,916 --> 01:06:49,508 Well, now you share a death with her, 641 01:06:50,625 --> 01:06:52,717 and that's a powerful bond. 642 01:06:54,499 --> 01:06:56,340 I don't want to die from this. 643 01:06:58,916 --> 01:07:00,132 Of course. 644 01:07:04,124 --> 01:07:05,920 Here. 645 01:07:07,124 --> 01:07:09,099 Two, three times daily. 646 01:07:09,124 --> 01:07:10,683 What are they? 647 01:07:10,708 --> 01:07:12,504 Antivirals. 648 01:07:13,708 --> 01:07:16,504 They should help slow the infection down. 649 01:10:08,499 --> 01:10:11,920 You're an absolute disgrace. Where you been, bud? 650 01:10:12,708 --> 01:10:15,891 - I was sick. - Dorian's in a rage. 651 01:10:15,916 --> 01:10:18,099 You're making Mercer look good these days. 652 01:10:18,124 --> 01:10:20,715 I had to pull a favor to keep you from getting fired. 653 01:10:21,333 --> 01:10:22,474 Thank you. 654 01:10:22,499 --> 01:10:24,682 Well, I need someone non-responsive to talk to, 655 01:10:24,707 --> 01:10:26,682 and you're cheaper than my therapist. 656 01:10:26,707 --> 01:10:30,891 You know, I've gotta say, it doesn't look like your little vacation did you much good. 657 01:10:30,916 --> 01:10:33,474 - Hi, Michelle. - Hey, Mercer. 658 01:10:33,499 --> 01:10:35,682 Ask me if I'm looking forward 659 01:10:35,707 --> 01:10:37,974 to Timothy Stanton's molluscum this afternoon. 660 01:10:37,999 --> 01:10:40,891 - Timothy Stanton is impotent. - It's on his shoulder. 661 01:10:40,916 --> 01:10:43,308 You can get molluscum anywhere. 662 01:10:43,333 --> 01:10:46,891 I swear, he has an infection to sell every time he gets a divorce. It's uncanny. 663 01:10:46,916 --> 01:10:48,516 He's holding a competition through Spot Magazine. 664 01:10:48,541 --> 01:10:50,891 The winner gets to infect him with their next cold, 665 01:10:50,916 --> 01:10:53,133 and they get a free sample after he gets sick. 666 01:10:55,124 --> 01:10:58,125 - Are you entering? - No, I don't get colds. 667 01:10:59,333 --> 01:11:00,504 Catch you later. 668 01:11:10,707 --> 01:11:12,299 Welcome back. 669 01:11:25,124 --> 01:11:26,545 Anything else? 670 01:11:31,124 --> 01:11:33,323 I was wondering if you could look something up for me. 671 01:11:33,333 --> 01:11:34,504 Yeah, sure thing. 672 01:11:38,124 --> 01:11:42,500 What is the recent sales history for Hannah Geist sample S-888? 673 01:11:43,082 --> 01:11:45,707 - How recent? - Last two months. 674 01:11:46,707 --> 01:11:49,473 S888 is the Bermuda flu, 675 01:11:49,499 --> 01:11:51,891 which we phased out when we got Paris Honeymoon, 676 01:11:51,916 --> 01:11:55,057 so... it's been taken out once since April. 677 01:11:55,082 --> 01:11:56,707 By who? 678 01:11:57,707 --> 01:11:58,923 Derek Lessing. 679 01:12:01,333 --> 01:12:03,004 Thank you. 680 01:12:07,916 --> 01:12:09,712 - See you tomorrow. - Yeah. 681 01:12:37,499 --> 01:12:39,919 I've got more of my blood here if you want it. 682 01:12:48,916 --> 01:12:51,133 You kind of caught me off guard. 683 01:12:55,124 --> 01:12:57,341 What was Derek Lessing working on? 684 01:12:58,333 --> 01:13:00,099 Well, that's hard to say. 685 01:13:00,124 --> 01:13:02,500 Derek was into some weird pathology. 686 01:13:07,916 --> 01:13:09,916 I thought he was one of your people. 687 01:13:10,707 --> 01:13:13,548 He hasn't sold me anything for over a year. 688 01:13:18,707 --> 01:13:21,924 Drop it. Drop it. Drop it. Drop it. 689 01:13:32,499 --> 01:13:35,124 I wanted to keep things civil with us, 690 01:13:36,333 --> 01:13:39,308 but Levine can be hard to manage. 691 01:13:39,333 --> 01:13:41,708 He's starting to get out of hand. 692 01:13:43,333 --> 01:13:45,503 And that blood you gave him fried his rig. 693 01:13:47,333 --> 01:13:49,682 None of those samples lasted more than a day. 694 01:13:49,707 --> 01:13:51,333 What is going on with you, man? 695 01:13:52,707 --> 01:13:54,503 Whatever it is you're into... 696 01:13:56,124 --> 01:13:58,341 it's attracting a lot of dangerous attention. 697 01:14:00,333 --> 01:14:01,924 So here's what. 698 01:14:10,707 --> 01:14:12,924 I'm going to give this back to you, 699 01:14:14,333 --> 01:14:16,333 and you're going to stay away from me. 700 01:14:18,916 --> 01:14:23,338 I refuse to be pulled into a crazy mess. 701 01:16:47,332 --> 01:16:49,129 Mr. Lessing? 702 01:16:54,916 --> 01:16:56,916 Mr. Lessing? Is that you? 703 01:17:39,498 --> 01:17:41,498 Hey, what, you just getting home? 704 01:17:43,707 --> 01:17:46,099 I've been having some trouble at work. 705 01:17:46,124 --> 01:17:48,340 Did you catch any of the funeral? 706 01:17:49,124 --> 01:17:52,099 The whole thing, yeah, it was live on 503. 707 01:17:52,124 --> 01:17:54,141 - I must have missed it. - Yeah. 708 01:17:54,166 --> 01:17:56,712 It was a beautiful service. 709 01:17:57,498 --> 01:17:58,919 But sad. 710 01:18:00,124 --> 01:18:02,715 For someone like that to die so young. 711 01:18:04,124 --> 01:18:06,715 She was an extraordinary woman. 712 01:18:07,916 --> 01:18:09,916 And absolutely gorgeous. 713 01:18:11,707 --> 01:18:13,503 I cried all the way through. 714 01:18:16,707 --> 01:18:20,473 Oh, that man Portland, he was here again. 715 01:18:20,498 --> 01:18:22,124 He left you a package. 716 01:18:24,707 --> 01:18:26,099 Thank you. 717 01:18:26,124 --> 01:18:28,141 Insiders say she had a flu 718 01:18:28,166 --> 01:18:30,099 for two weeks before passing away, 719 01:18:30,124 --> 01:18:33,682 but they were totally unprepared for the dramatic turn the illness took 720 01:18:33,707 --> 01:18:35,682 just as it seemed she was recovering. 721 01:18:35,707 --> 01:18:37,682 I spoke with the Geist family earlier, 722 01:18:37,707 --> 01:18:41,307 and they were absolutely devastated like any other family, really, 723 01:18:41,332 --> 01:18:44,307 who have experienced the loss of a daughter or a sister, 724 01:18:44,332 --> 01:18:47,473 staying together and supporting each other through this difficult time. 725 01:18:47,498 --> 01:18:49,473 Well, that's really just it, isn't it? 726 01:18:49,498 --> 01:18:51,891 A death in the family will affect anyone the same way, 727 01:18:51,916 --> 01:18:54,473 whether you're the Geists or the people next door. 728 01:18:54,498 --> 01:18:56,307 And you can see that in the outpouring of sympathy 729 01:18:56,332 --> 01:18:59,599 - from her fans during the funeral. - That's absolutely right. 730 01:18:59,624 --> 01:19:02,682 And many of them feel a personal connection to Hannah, 731 01:19:02,707 --> 01:19:06,099 which I think says so much about who she was before she got sick. 732 01:19:06,124 --> 01:19:08,099 We spoke to one crying fan today 733 01:19:08,124 --> 01:19:11,307 who told us her love for Hannah actually saved her life. 734 01:19:11,332 --> 01:19:12,891 She had all but given up on the world 735 01:19:12,916 --> 01:19:15,382 after a spiral of depression and drugs eventually... 736 01:19:38,332 --> 01:19:39,473 Hello, Derek. 737 01:19:39,498 --> 01:19:41,339 Great to see you again. 738 01:20:30,916 --> 01:20:32,712 What else are you feeling? 739 01:20:33,916 --> 01:20:36,507 I can really feel it coming on now. 740 01:20:38,498 --> 01:20:40,498 It's right in my cells. 741 01:20:42,999 --> 01:20:45,340 I'm tired all the time. 742 01:20:46,332 --> 01:20:48,503 I can't... move... 743 01:20:49,081 --> 01:20:50,957 or think properly. 744 01:20:53,165 --> 01:20:55,712 I'm only approximating myself. 745 01:20:57,916 --> 01:21:02,599 I passed on your findings to an old colleague of mine, Agna Hahn. 746 01:21:02,624 --> 01:21:07,098 She's a professor of biotechnological law in California. 747 01:21:07,123 --> 01:21:11,640 Now, she discovered that Vole & Tesser had recently patented 748 01:21:11,665 --> 01:21:14,711 a genetically modified virus. 749 01:21:15,707 --> 01:21:19,682 It's quite likely the source of Hannah's and your infection. 750 01:21:19,707 --> 01:21:21,015 A patent. 751 01:21:21,040 --> 01:21:24,712 What it means, it's unclear to me. 752 01:21:25,498 --> 01:21:27,682 But if they intended to kill her, 753 01:21:27,707 --> 01:21:32,503 then why would they declare ownership over the weapon? 754 01:23:22,040 --> 01:23:25,337 What are you doing here? 755 01:23:27,915 --> 01:23:29,712 Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. 756 01:24:45,332 --> 01:24:46,708 Hello, Syd. 757 01:24:50,498 --> 01:24:52,339 How are you feeling? 758 01:24:57,707 --> 01:25:01,098 I'm told you are at this moment infected with the same virus 759 01:25:01,123 --> 01:25:03,919 that killed Hannah Geist. Is that true? 760 01:25:07,332 --> 01:25:09,890 It's okay. We already know. 761 01:25:09,915 --> 01:25:11,915 You have nothing to hide from us here. 762 01:25:12,707 --> 01:25:14,682 This is an honest room. 763 01:25:14,707 --> 01:25:17,682 You can share any thoughts or feelings you might be having. 764 01:25:17,707 --> 01:25:20,503 In fact, you are encouraged to share. 765 01:25:30,915 --> 01:25:32,307 Hey! 766 01:25:32,332 --> 01:25:35,333 There's no need to yell. We can hear you clearly. 767 01:25:38,123 --> 01:25:41,307 Okay, I'll share first. 768 01:25:41,332 --> 01:25:45,473 Right now we are attempting to capitalize on a unique opportunity. 769 01:25:45,498 --> 01:25:48,640 Since her tragic passing, many of Hannah's admirers 770 01:25:48,665 --> 01:25:50,890 have experienced what could be described as 771 01:25:50,915 --> 01:25:55,508 an uncomfortable narrative gap between her life and funeral. 772 01:25:56,498 --> 01:25:58,890 How did she die, really? 773 01:25:58,915 --> 01:26:01,916 What did the final hours of her life look like? 774 01:26:02,915 --> 01:26:05,307 History may have denied them these moments, 775 01:26:05,332 --> 01:26:08,923 but through you we have a window into the past. 776 01:26:09,498 --> 01:26:14,473 By documenting your deterioration we can ease the suffering of millions 777 01:26:14,498 --> 01:26:18,919 who have, through no fault of their own, been left in the dark. 778 01:26:21,498 --> 01:26:23,918 How do you feel right now? 779 01:26:44,123 --> 01:26:45,499 Cooperate. 780 01:26:47,290 --> 01:26:48,711 Cooperate. 781 01:26:59,915 --> 01:27:01,711 I'm sorry. 782 01:27:02,332 --> 01:27:03,923 I'm an innovator. 783 01:30:17,332 --> 01:30:18,707 Bad dream? 784 01:30:37,915 --> 01:30:40,098 I think sexual politics are involved also, 785 01:30:40,123 --> 01:30:42,714 because of cell penetration by the virus. 786 01:30:43,332 --> 01:30:45,472 The original host takes on the role of the male, 787 01:30:45,497 --> 01:30:47,918 and the newly infected is the female. 788 01:30:48,415 --> 01:30:51,973 And then the infected changes gender to infect others, 789 01:30:51,998 --> 01:30:54,498 sort of the way the reef fish change gender. 790 01:30:55,497 --> 01:30:57,918 It probably says something about your customers. 791 01:31:06,081 --> 01:31:11,048 Anyway, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for the way you're being treated here. 792 01:31:11,915 --> 01:31:13,514 If it had been up to me, 793 01:31:13,539 --> 01:31:15,472 we would have taken better care of you. 794 01:31:15,497 --> 01:31:17,931 But you know 795 01:31:17,956 --> 01:31:21,098 we've got to get this thing finished and on the market while people still care, 796 01:31:21,123 --> 01:31:23,714 otherwise there's no point. 797 01:31:24,706 --> 01:31:28,923 Besides, you owe me for what you did to my rig. 798 01:33:32,664 --> 01:33:36,306 Ask us about the new Vole & Tesser VT Rewards program, 799 01:33:36,331 --> 01:33:39,332 now available at all Vole & Tesser locations. 800 01:33:57,331 --> 01:33:58,673 Back off! 801 01:34:18,623 --> 01:34:20,339 Hello, Ms. Tesser. 802 01:34:20,915 --> 01:34:23,335 Please, call me Mira. 803 01:34:26,497 --> 01:34:29,498 I'm sorry I'm not there to speak with you in person. 804 01:34:30,331 --> 01:34:32,128 I understand completely. 805 01:34:33,706 --> 01:34:37,377 I hear you've been causing problems for our good friend Levine. 806 01:34:39,497 --> 01:34:42,306 He's such a brilliant little man, isn't he? 807 01:34:42,331 --> 01:34:46,128 Is there any way I can convince you to continue your collaboration? 808 01:34:46,915 --> 01:34:48,506 I'm afraid not. 809 01:34:50,123 --> 01:34:51,714 That's a shame. 810 01:34:52,497 --> 01:34:55,338 We could make you excitingly famous. 811 01:34:58,915 --> 01:35:01,916 I'd like to tell you something about your virus. 812 01:35:02,706 --> 01:35:05,502 And what would that be? 813 01:35:06,789 --> 01:35:10,131 The contract Hannah Geist signed with Lucas... 814 01:35:11,123 --> 01:35:13,498 prevents you from selling her diseases, but a... 815 01:35:14,497 --> 01:35:18,681 but a virus you built and patented yourself 816 01:35:18,706 --> 01:35:22,923 would remain your property even if it passed through her body. 817 01:35:24,706 --> 01:35:27,707 You could infect her, recover the sample, 818 01:35:28,497 --> 01:35:31,180 and then sell it as a Vole & Tesser exclusive. 819 01:35:31,205 --> 01:35:33,127 Is that true? 820 01:35:34,706 --> 01:35:37,890 It's why you commissioned the virus from Derek Lessing, 821 01:35:37,915 --> 01:35:40,916 and why he infected her during a house call. 822 01:35:43,915 --> 01:35:46,472 It's a great loophole, isn't it? 823 01:35:46,497 --> 01:35:48,472 My idea, of course. 824 01:35:48,497 --> 01:35:50,543 We stood to make a lot of money. 825 01:35:51,706 --> 01:35:55,098 Unfortunately, there was a problem with your friend Derek's build. 826 01:35:55,123 --> 01:35:57,123 I want to know if it can be cured. 827 01:35:58,289 --> 01:36:00,306 I think so. 828 01:36:00,331 --> 01:36:02,681 However, producing a cure would be costly, 829 01:36:02,706 --> 01:36:04,890 and as you acquired the virus on your own, 830 01:36:04,915 --> 01:36:07,711 we feel no responsibility for your condition. 831 01:36:10,123 --> 01:36:12,498 I have something to barter. 832 01:36:20,123 --> 01:36:22,123 She'll be here in the morning. 833 01:36:35,497 --> 01:36:37,122 We're not sure, but... 834 01:36:41,915 --> 01:36:46,711 Well, this is certainly a heartbreaking turn of events. 835 01:36:47,706 --> 01:36:50,502 I mean, this really puts things in perspective, doesn't it? 836 01:36:51,331 --> 01:36:54,681 You know? Now, I would happily do something if I could, 837 01:36:54,706 --> 01:36:57,097 and the thought of a collaboration between 838 01:36:57,122 --> 01:37:01,669 Ms. Geist and our company is very appealing. Unfortunately... 839 01:37:02,539 --> 01:37:06,711 my specialist here has advised me that she's too far gone to be saved. 840 01:37:07,497 --> 01:37:10,097 You'll be hearing from our lawyers. 841 01:37:10,122 --> 01:37:13,339 I think you'll find we've taken the necessary precautions. 842 01:37:14,331 --> 01:37:16,890 Now, if you'll excuse me. 843 01:37:16,915 --> 01:37:18,506 You know... 844 01:37:20,331 --> 01:37:23,707 while I was a guest at your clinic, 845 01:37:26,331 --> 01:37:29,707 I... I had some time to think things over. 846 01:37:33,122 --> 01:37:36,919 I've been seeing a little more clearly since then. 847 01:37:41,331 --> 01:37:43,502 For example, I can see that... 848 01:37:45,122 --> 01:37:47,339 this is an important moment. 849 01:37:49,331 --> 01:37:50,707 I can see... 850 01:37:51,706 --> 01:37:54,502 an opportunity here... 851 01:37:58,122 --> 01:38:01,498 even in the face of such a devastating tragedy. 852 01:38:04,122 --> 01:38:07,919 We... have a chance to innovate, 853 01:38:09,331 --> 01:38:12,306 and to do it in a way 854 01:38:12,331 --> 01:38:15,502 that will benefit you both. 855 01:38:19,122 --> 01:38:21,714 The technology already exists... 856 01:38:23,706 --> 01:38:25,502 and I know where to find it. 857 01:38:30,122 --> 01:38:32,919 Allow me to take a moment of your time. 858 01:38:35,706 --> 01:38:38,502 When I was a little girl, my mother used to ask me, 859 01:38:39,122 --> 01:38:41,681 "What do you want to be when you grow up?" 860 01:38:41,706 --> 01:38:45,127 And I would tell her, "I don't want to grow up! 861 01:38:45,706 --> 01:38:47,502 I want to stay young and beautiful!" 862 01:38:49,497 --> 01:38:52,498 So I guess in a way this is my childhood dream realized. 863 01:38:54,122 --> 01:38:56,919 And I couldn't be more excited to share it with you. 864 01:38:58,915 --> 01:39:01,916 Welcome, everyone, to my Afterlife, 865 01:39:02,497 --> 01:39:05,338 exclusively from Vole & Tesser. 866 01:39:12,706 --> 01:39:15,472 From the perspective of the virus, 867 01:39:15,497 --> 01:39:17,714 the human being is irrelevant. 868 01:39:18,539 --> 01:39:23,711 What matters is the system that allows it to function. 869 01:39:25,122 --> 01:39:27,306 Skin cells, nerve cells, 870 01:39:27,331 --> 01:39:29,502 the right home for the right disease. 871 01:39:30,706 --> 01:39:33,890 Within our Afterlife capsule, 872 01:39:33,915 --> 01:39:39,306 the system that is Hannah Geist's body has been perpetuated, 873 01:39:39,331 --> 01:39:43,207 even expanded beyond what existed during her lifetime. 874 01:39:43,915 --> 01:39:45,890 Make no mistake, however. 875 01:39:45,915 --> 01:39:49,389 This is not some glorified cell steak. 876 01:39:49,414 --> 01:39:53,681 Everything inside this housing is either part of the original body 877 01:39:53,706 --> 01:39:56,097 or has been grown directly from it 878 01:39:56,122 --> 01:39:59,498 as a result of our patented CellGarden technology. 879 01:40:00,706 --> 01:40:04,930 Our chief technician, Syd March, is about to load 880 01:40:04,955 --> 01:40:07,889 the latest virus into the system, 881 01:40:07,914 --> 01:40:13,681 where it will infect Hannah's body before being sold 882 01:40:13,706 --> 01:40:17,673 as part of our Vole & Tesser Afterlife product line. 883 01:40:20,372 --> 01:40:23,306 Now, this is just a sneak peek. 884 01:40:23,331 --> 01:40:26,681 If you want to know the nature of the infection, 885 01:40:26,706 --> 01:40:30,306 you'll have to wait until it's announced officially 886 01:40:30,331 --> 01:40:34,332 at our product conference at the end of this month. 887 01:40:35,122 --> 01:40:36,472 Thanks for coming by. 888 01:40:36,497 --> 01:40:38,681 Thank you. Thanks so much for your time. 889 01:40:38,706 --> 01:40:40,306 Thanks for coming by. 890 01:40:40,331 --> 01:40:42,627 We'll see you at the end of the month. Okay. 891 01:42:38,122 --> 01:42:40,918 She's perfect somehow, isn't she?