pc dec 18 SCOTT: WHAT IS IT? SETH: STILL 104. SCOTT: WELL, THAT'S NOT GOOD. SHE'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER HERE. NOW, YOU'RE AN EXPERT. DO SOMETHING. SETH: WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN. SCOTT: WELL, IT'S NOT ENOUGH. LOOK AT HER. SETH: LOOK, GETTING WORKED UP DOESN'T HELP HER. AND IT'S MAKING YOU SICKER. SCOTT: I DON'T CARE ABOUT MYSELF HERE. SETH: BUT I DO. IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR OWN ROOM, THERE ARE SOME EMPTY GURNEYS IN THE HALLWAY FOR YOU TO SLEEP ON. SCOTT: I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE! I'M STAYING HERE. KAREN: HI. YOU LOOK LIKE THIS THING IS FINALLY CATCHING UP TO YOU, TOO. EVE: I REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT. KAREN: GOTCHA. SO TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWN IN E.R. IS ANYBODY ELSE GETTING BETTER BESIDES FRANK? EVE: NO. KAREN: WELL, IS FRANK STILL WELL? EVE: OH, HE'S A BIG PAIN IN THE BUTT, BUT HE HASN'T RELAPSED. KAREN: THANK GOD FOR THAT. DL-56 RIDES TO HIS RESCUE AGAIN. EVE: SO, WHAT ABOUT THE INFECTED MICE THAT YOU INJECTED WITH DL-56? WHAT HAPPENED WITH THEM? KAREN: THE DRUG ACCELERATED THE VIRUS. ALL THE RATS DIED WITHIN AN HOUR. EVE: NO. KAREN: AND ANOTHER GROUP I GAVE DL-56 BEFORE I INFECTED THEM WITH THE VIRUS BECAUSE FRANK WAS ON DL-56 BEFORE HE GOT THE FLU. AND THEN WHEN THEY BECAME SICK, I AGAIN INJECTED THEM WITH DL-56, AND SOME GOT MARGINALLY BETTER. BUT THEY BECAME EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE. ONE WAS SO HOSTILE IT KILLED TWO OTHERS BEFORE I GOT IT INTO ANOTHER CAGE. EVE: ALL RIGHT, SO IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN INJECT STRAIGHT DL-56 INTO THE PEOPLE WHO CONTRACTED THE VIRUS. KAREN: NO. WE CAN'T. MATT: THANKS. HEY, YOU GUYS GOT TO SEE THIS. EVE: WHAT IS IT? MATT: THE ELECTRON MICROSCOPE PHOTOGRAPHS OF FRANK'S BLOOD. THIS WAS BEFORE HE GOT THE DL-56 THAT WE GAVE HIM. AFTER. EVE: WOW. BEFORE IT LOOKS LIKE HE WAS HOSTING A SUPERFLU VIRUS CONVENTION. KAREN: BUT NOW THEY'RE COMPLETELY GONE -- NOT EVEN A TRACE. MATT: SEE, ALL THAT'S LEFT BEHIND ARE THE ANTIBODIES THAT LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO EAT THEIR OWN WEIGHT IN THIS VIRUS. EVE: SO THE QUESTION IS, CAN WE TAKE FRANK'S ANTIBODIES AND TURN THEM INTO A VACCINE THAT'LL BE EFFECTIVE ON THE OTHERS? KAREN: EFFECTIVE BUT WITHOUT THE SIDE EFFECTS OF DL-56. EVE: YEAH. OK, WE NEED TO GET MORE OF FRANK'S BLOOD TO WORK WITH. KAREN: OK, I'LL GO GET IT. MATT: HEY, ARE YOU OK? KAREN: NO, NOT REALLY. EVE: ALL RIGHT, KAREN, YOU NEED TO REST. COME ON, YOU'RE WIPED. SIT DOWN. KAREN: WE ALL NEED TO REST. LOOK, YOU'RE ALREADY FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THIS. YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN REMEMBER THE LAST TIME YOU GOT SLEEP. I'M GETTING SICK. BUT, LISTEN, WE'RE SO CLOSE TO THIS RIGHT NOW. I'M NOT STOPPING. COURTNEY: HEY. MORNING. JOE: MORNING. I GOT YOU SOME COFFEE. COURTNEY: OH, YOU'RE SO SWEET. JOE: WHEN I WAS PICKING IT UP, I SAW A MAN READING THIS. COURTNEY: WELL, YOU DON'T READ GREEK, JOE. JOE: I DON'T NEED TO TO KNOW IT'S TROUBLE. LOOK AT PAGE TWO. COURTNEY: OH, NO. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] FRANK: YOU WANT TO TAKE MORE BLOOD? KAREN: FRANK, WE NEED YOUR ANTIBODIES. WE THINK WE CAN CREATE A VACCINE. FRANK: I'LL LET YOU TAKE THE BLOOD IF YOU TELL ME WHEN I'M GETTING OUT OF THIS PLACE. I AM SICK OF SITTING AROUND. KAREN: WE'RE QUARANTINED. NO ONE GETS OUT OF HERE. FRANK: BUT I FEEL FINE. KAREN: THEN YOU CAN HELP US ON THE FLOOR. WE'RE SHORT-HANDED. WE'RE NOT EVEN ANSWERING OUR PHONES CONSISTENTLY. FRANK: WHATEVER. ANYTHING'S BETTER THAN STARING AT THE WALLS. KAREN: OF COURSE, THE SOONER WE GET A VACCINE, THE SOONER WE GET THIS THING UNDER CONTROL AND THE SOONER WE GET EVERYBODY OUT OF HERE. FRANK: FINE. BUT SHE'S DRAWING THE BLOOD. YOU DON'T LOOK WELL ENOUGH TO FIND MY VEIN, EVEN IF IT WAS THE SIZE OF A GARDEN HOSE. KAREN: THAT'S WHY SHE'S HERE. SCOTT: KAREN. KAREN: HI, SCOTT. SCOTT: WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT OF YOUR SPACE SUIT? KAREN: I GOT EXPOSED. THERE WAS NO POINT IN KEEPING IT ON. SCOTT: YOU GOT THE VIRUS? KAREN: AFRAID SO. SCOTT: OH, NO. FRANK: I'M JUST PEACHY. THANKS FOR ASKING. SCOTT: NO, I HEARD THAT YOU WERE GETTING BETTER, FRANK. I MEAN, DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU GET THE VIRUS AND THEN IT GOES THROUGH YOU AND THEN YOU GET BETTER? KAREN: NO, FRANK IS GETTING BETTER BECAUSE I GAVE HIM DL-56. SCOTT: WELL, THAT'S -- THAT'S YOUR THING. I MEAN, ARE YOU WORKING ON THAT AGAIN? I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. KAREN: IT'S A LONG STORY. I'LL TELL YOU LATER SOMETIME, OK? SCOTT: IF IT WORKED ON FRANK, THEN LET'S GIVE IT TO LUCY. FRANK: WELL, EVERYONE ELSE IN AMERICA KNOWS. I MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU, TOO. I'VE BEEN ON DL-56 FOR MONTHS NOW, AND THAT'S THE ONLY REASON IT WORKED ON ME. KAREN: IT WOULDN'T BE SUCCESSFUL ON EVERYONE ELSE. SCOTT: NO, OF COURSE NOT. THAT MIGHT MEAN WE WERE A BIT LUCKY. NURSE: HERE YOU GO. KAREN: THANKS, CAROL. I GOT TO GET TO THE LAB. SCOTT: WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. YOU NEED TO SIT DOWN FOR A SECOND, YOU KNOW? YOU'RE NOT WELL. KAREN: NO, I DON'T HAVE TIME. SCOTT: NO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY BETTER IF YOU DON'T -- KAREN: IF I DON'T TAKE CARE OF MYSELF FIRST? IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY? I WONDER WHY THAT SOUNDS SO FAMILIAR. OH, I KNOW WHY. THAT'S THE SAME THING THE DOCTORS KEEP TELLING YOU. BUT YOU FEEL YOU NEED TO STAY BY LUCY'S SIDE, DON'T YOU? I NEED TO DO THIS. SCOTT: HOW DID YOU GET SO STUBBORN? KAREN: FROM MY FATHER. COURTNEY: "COURTNEY KANELOS, FORMER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF SHIPPING MAGNATES COSTA AND ELENI KANELOS, WAS DETAINED AT ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ALONG WITH HER COMPANION, JOSEPH SCANLON. THE TWO WERE HELD ON CHARGES OF SMUGGLING STOLEN GOODS. THEY ESCAPED DEPORTATION." BLAH, BLAH, BLAH -- "THE KANELOSES REFUSED TO COMMENT ON THEIR FORMER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW." GREAT! GREAT, THE KANELOSES KNOW WE'RE HERE. I'M SURE THERE ARE AT LEAST 10 MORE BODYGUARDS WATCHING NEIL. JOE: YEAH, BUT OUR PLAN IS STILL SOUND, COURTNEY. NOW THAT YOU TOLD THEM THAT NEIL'S LEUKEMIA RETURNED, THEY WILL STILL KEEP HIS DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. SO WE KNOW WHEN AND WHERE NEIL HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET TO HIM. COURTNEY: YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M NOT GOING TO PANIC. I'D BE LOST WITHOUT YOU HERE, JOE. JOE: WELL, IT'S SIMPLE. WE DO NOT LEAVE THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT OUR SON. COURTNEY: YOU ALWAYS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO SAY TO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE THIS IS GOING TO TURN OUT ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAD SOMEBODY THAT I COULD COUNT ON. JOE: WHEN IT COMES TO NEIL, YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON ME. COURTNEY: THANK YOU. THANKS. JOE: NOW, LISTEN, I'M GOING TO GO DOWNSTAIRS, AND I'M GOING TO TRY CALLING THE STATES AGAIN. COURTNEY: YOU STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH ANYBODY? JOE: NO, WE MUST KEEP MISSING EACH OTHER. BUT IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN EXACTLY LEAVE A PHONE NUMBER FOR SOMEBODY TO REACH ME. SO I'M GOING TO TRY KAREN'S APARTMENT AGAIN. COURTNEY: JOE, JOE, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. SHOWING YOUR FACE, I MEAN, WITH YOUR PICTURE IN THE PAPER AND EVERYTHING -- YOU COULD BE RECOGNIZED. JOE: YOU'RE RIGHT. WE'LL WAIT TILL AFTER WE GET NEIL. I JUST WISH I COULD CONNECT WITH KAREN. [KAREN COUGHS] EVE: HEY. KAREN: COME ON, COME ON -- THIS STUPID THING. EVE: HEY, HEY, LISTEN, YOU'RE VERY TALENTED, BUT EVEN YOU CAN'T MAKE TIME GO FASTER. KAREN: I KNOW, I KNOW. BUT EVERY MINUTE COUNTS. WE HAVE SO MANY EXPERIMENTS TO RUN. EVE: I KNOW. [KNOCK ON DOOR] KAREN: WHO IS IT? SCOTT: IT'S ME. KAREN: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU'RE TOO ILL TO BE WANDERING AROUND. SCOTT: YEAH, WELL, I FIGURED THAT YOU GUYS PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE EATEN, SO I SWIPED THESE SANDWICHES FROM AN ORDERLY. MATT: WELL, YOU FIGURED RIGHT. THANKS A LOT. EVE: THANK YOU, SCOTT. KAREN: SCOTT, YOU GOT TO TAKE IT EASY. SCOTT: I GOT A SICK CHILD HERE, YOU KNOW? THAT'S MY MAIN CONCERN. [CENTRIFUGE BEEPS] KAREN: FINALLY. EVE: OH, I'LL GET IT. SCOTT: WHAT IS IT? KAREN: IT'S A CENTRIFUGE. IT'S USED TO SEPARATE THE ANTIBODIES IN FRANK'S BLOOD. LOOK, I GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK. SCOTT: OK, BUT JUST A SECOND. NOW, YOU EAT THIS SANDWICH. YOU NEED YOUR STRENGTH. KAREN: OK, OK, BUT THEN YOU GOT TO GO AND LIE BACK DOWN. YOU'RE SICK, TOO. COME ON. SCOTT: OK. KAREN: YOU WANT SOME? NO, THIS ISN'T A JEANS COMMERCIAL. IT'S ABOUT CONSTIPATION. YOU'RE BLOATED-- NOT YOURSELF. YOUR SIZE 10's FEEL LIKE 2's. FIBERCON HAS NATURAL FIBER ACTION... TO RELIEVE BLOATING CONSTIPATION. I'M MYSELF AGAIN. FIBERCON: OBSERVE MY PRECIOUS LITTLE PUMPKIN. WOULD I EVER MISLEAD THIS ADORABLE BUNDLE OF JOY? IS THE EARTH ROUND? YOU SEE, HE'S TOTALLY INTO THIS V8 SPLASH JUICE DRINK. HE LOVES THAT LIGHT, REFRESHING TASTE OF FRUIT JUICES. SO WOULD I TELL HIM ONLY SPLASH HAS 100% OF BOTH VITAMINS A AND C... THAT IT'S GOOD FOR HIM BECAUSE IT'S FROM V8? NAAH. ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M ABOUT TO SUGGEST THAT MAYBE HE TAKE UP BASEBALL. V8 SPLASH. THERE ARE 7 MILLION KIDS IN THIS COUNTRY... WHO WET THE BED. OFTEN BECAUSE THEIR BLADDERS HAVEN'T GROWN... AS QUICKLY AS THE REST OF THEIR BODIES. ONE PRODUCT CAN HELP-- THAT PROTECTS, YET LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE REAL UNDERWEAR. IT'S HELPING A LOT OF KIDS FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES. GOODNITES MEAN GOOD MORNINGS. EVE: DAMN IT! I AM SO SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I JUST LOST IT. SCOTT: IT'S OK, EVE. ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. MATT: DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP, EVE. WE'RE ALL EXHAUSTED. EVE: BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN. KAREN: COME ON, GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK. I COULDN'T EVEN DRAW BLOOD FROM FRANK. LOOK, WE JUST GOT TO GET TO IT AGAIN, OK? I'LL HAVE THE A.D.C. WORKER GO DOWN TO THE E.R. AND DRAW SOME MORE BLOOD. MATT: GREAT. I'LL GET THE CENTRIFUGE READY. EVE: I'LL PREPARE THE TEST TUBES. SCOTT: ALL RIGHT. I'LL CLEAN UP THIS MESS HERE. EVE: HEY, IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, YOU'RE SICK, ALL RIGHT? YOU NEED TO TAKE IT EASY. SCOTT: I'M OK, EVE. IS THERE A RAG OR SOMETHING AROUND? EVE: ALL RIGHT, FINE. OVER THERE IN THE CORNER. BUT BE CAREFUL -- NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE GLASS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD. FRANK'S BEEN ON DL-56. SCOTT: DL-56? WHAT'S HE DOING ON AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG? KAREN: WELL, WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE FRANK WAS GOING TO DIE, BENNETT DEVLIN INJECTED HIM WITH IT. HE GOT HOOKED ON IT. HE THINKS HE NEEDS IT TO LIVE. AND WE THOUGHT WE GOT HIM OFF OF IT, BUT IT TURNS OUT CHRIS HAS BEEN SUPPLYING HIM WITH IT THE WHOLE TIME. MATT: YEAH, RAMSEY TURNED FRANK INTO HIS OWN PRIVATE GUINEA PIG. THOUGHT DL-56 WOULD MAKE HIM MILLIONS. THEN HE THOUGHT IT WOULD CURE THE FLU. TURNS OUT IT DOES JUST THE OPPOSITE. SCOTT: MEANING? MATT: WELL, WHEN EVE WAS SICK WITH THE FLU, YOU KNOW, YOUR EVERYDAY ORDINARY GET-SICK-FOR-FIVE-DAYS FLU, CHRIS TOOK A CULTURE OF IT AND MIXED IT WITH DL-56. AND IT'S THAT COMBINATION THAT'S CAUSED THE SUPERFLU THAT EVERYBODY HAS NOW. SCOTT: SO THAT IDIOT RAMSEY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY BEING SICK? MATT: YEP. OUR VERY OWN DR. FRANKENSTEIN. COURTNEY: HOW ARE WE GOING TO SNATCH NEIL WHEN THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE WATCHING HIM? JOE: WE JUST NEED TO GET TO HIM TO LET HIM KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE. COURTNEY: WELL, I AM SURE THE KANELOSES ARE KEEPING THAT NEWSPAPER FROM HIM. JOE: DO YOU REMEMBER YESTERDAY WHEN WE WERE SIZING UP THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE? I NOTICED THERE WAS A BACK ENTRANCE. NOW, NEIL COULD SLIP OUT THERE EASILY IF HE KNEW WE WERE THERE WAITING FOR HIM. SO, WHAT ABOUT THIS DOCTOR? CAN WE TRUST HIM? COURTNEY: NO. HE'S AN OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY. HE DIDN'T APPROVE OF ME TAKING NEIL TO THE STATES IN THE FIRST PLACE. JOE: WHAT ABOUT NEIL'S MAIL? DO YOU THINK THE KANELOSES WOULD READ IT? COURTNEY: ABSOLUTELY. JOE: IS THERE ANYBODY AT THE HOUSE THAT WOULD BE SYMPATHETIC TO YOU? COURTNEY: I DON'T KNOW. MAE DARIUS, THEIR DRIV. HE ALWAYS LIKED ME. I JUST CAN'T BE SURE THAT HE'D RISK HIS JOB TO HELP, AND -- I DON'T KNOW -- EVEN IF HE WAS WILLING, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO REACH HIM. I CAN'T CALL THE HOUSE. HE NEVER ANSWERS THE PHONE THERE. AND I REALLY DON'T THINK TYING A NOTE TO A ROCK AND THROWING IT THROUGH HIS BEDROOM WINDOW WILL HELP. JOE: THAT'S IT. COURTNEY: JOE, I WAS KIDDING. JOE: NO, I KNOW THAT. WE CAN GET AESSAGE TO NEIL BY HAVING SOMEONE THROW IT TO HIM. COURTNEY: IF ANYONE THROWS NEIL A NOTE, THE GUARDS WILL READ IT. JOE: BUT WHAT IS SOMEBODY THROWS NEIL A BASEBALL? COURTNEY: A BASEBALL? JOE: YEAH. ALL WE DO IS WRITE A MESSAGE ON A BASEBALL, AND WE HIRE SOME KID TO PLAY CATCH WITH NEIL. YOU SAID HE COMES TO THIS PASTRY SHOP EVERY DAY, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE THIS KID GO UP TO NEIL, ASK NEIL IF HE WANTS TO PLAY CATCH, AND NEIL'S NOT GOING TO REFUSE. COURTNEY: JOE, THIS IS GREECE. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FIND A BASEBALL? JOE: THE OWNER OF THIS PLACE. YOU REMEMBER LAST NIGHT? "NEW YORK YANKEES, THAT'S MY TEAM. I HAVE AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALL SIGNED BY BILLY MARTIN." COURTNEY: YOU'RE BRILLIANT. JOE: BEFORE NEIL COMES FOR HIS BAKLAVA, I WILL HAVE THAT BASEBALL. SCOTT: EXCUSE ME. LET'S GO, YOU IDIOT. CHRIS: GO AWA NURSE: MR. BALDWIN, PLEASE! SCOTT: LOOK AT ME, RAMSEY. LOOK AT ME. THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IS SUPPOSED TO BE NOBLE. NOW, HOW DID YOU GET IN THERE AND STINK IT ALL UP, HUH? CHRIS: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SCOTT: I'M TALKING ABOUT DL-56, HUH? YOU TAKE THAT, YOU MIX IT WITH A LITTLE BUG, AND YOU CONCOCT SOME KIND OF A KILLER VIRUS! CHRIS: YOU'RE DELIRIOUS. SCOTT: NO, I'M NOT DELIRIOUS. NURSE: STOP IT! SCOTT: LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING. LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING! NURSE: I NEED SOME HELP IN HERE! CHRIS: I WAS CONDUCTING RESEARCH! SCOTT: THE RESEARCH KILLED TWO PEOPLE! NOW, LOOK AT THIS GUY, HUH? LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO HIM, HUH? AND HOW ABOUT ELLEN, HUH? SHE'S FLAT ON HER BACK. OF COURSE, YOU NEVER DID LIKE HER, DID YOU? CHRIS: IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! SCOTT: I'LL SHOW YOU AN ACCIDENT. CHRIS: PLEASE -- SCOTT: GET IN THERE. GET UP! SIT DOWN! COME HERE. COME ON, WAKE UP. WAKE UP! LOOK. LOOK AT WHAT YOU DONE TO HER. LOOK AT HER! HUH? YOU SEE? YOU SEE WHAT YOU DONE TO HER? AND WHAT YOU DONE TO KEVIN? AND WHAT YOU DID TO KAREN? CHRIS: AND KAREN? KAREN -- SCOTT: YEAH. YEAH, MY DAUGHTER. AND YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE HERE. I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU UP TO THE ROOF AND THROW YOU RIGHT OFF, RAMSEY. LUCY: SCOTT? SCOTT, WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? SCOTT: I'M SHOWING THIS IDIOT HERE WHAT HE DID, THE MISERY HE CAUSED. LUCY: STOP IT! STOP IT! LOOK AT HIM. CAN'T YOU SEE HE'S JUST AS SICK AS ALL OF US? STOP. CHRIS: I WAS TRYING TO -- I WAS TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE. LUCY: CHRIS? OH, MY GOD, SCOTT! SCOTT! HEY, RITA, ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME TO CHANGE THAT GLADE PLUG INS REFILL? REFILL YOUR GLADE PLUG INS EVERY 45 DAYS TO KEEP YOUR HOME GLADE FRESH. ü PLUG IT IN, PLUG IT IN üü KIDS TODAY NEED TO LEARN PATIENCE. MY SON KNOWS WHEN HE DOES THE DISHES HE HAS TO TAKE HIS TIME. FIRST THE POTS AND PANS HAVE TO BE SET ASIDE, THEN SOAKED AND SCRUBBED AND CAREFULLY LOADED IN THE DISHWASHER. [ Announcer ] INTRODUCING NEW CASCADE PLUS-- PACKED WITH AMAZING POWER PRETREATERS... THAT BLAST AWAY TOUGH FOOD PROBLEMS YOU THOUGHT YOUR DISWASHER COULDN'T HANDLE. WHERE OTHER DETERGENTS FAIL, NEW CASCADE PLUS LEAVES INCREDIBLE RESULTS. PERFECT. [ Chuckles ] NEW CASCADE PLUS-- ;; gtgd LUCY: SCOTT! SCOTT, FOR GOD'S SAKES, DO SOMETHING. DO SOMETHING! SCOTT: NURSE, GOT A SEIZURE IN HERE! LUCY: OH, MY GOD, HELP HIM. HELP HIM. DOCTOR: HOLD HIM DOWN AND KEEP HIS ARM STEADY. NURSE: OK. SCOTT: WHAT IS THAT? DOCTOR: IT'S DIAZEPAM. IT SHOULD SETTLE HIM AS SOON AS IT HITS HIS BLOODSTREAM. OK, LET'S GET HIM BACK TO HIS GURNEY. CHRIS: WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BELIEVE, I NEVER MEANT TO HURT ANYONE. LUCY: SCOTT? SCOTT: YEAH, LUCY, IT'S OK. I'M RIGHT HERE. LUCY: MY THROAT -- OH, IT HURTS, AND MY WHOLE BODY FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN HIT BY A TRUCK. IT JUST ACHES. SCOTT: I KNOW. I KNOW. BUT AT LEAST YOU'RE AWAKE. LUCY: WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED? SCOTT: I DON'T -- IT'S SOME KIND OF A REALLY STRONG FLU. EVERYBODY'S GETTING IT. CY: OH. HEY, YOU DON'T- YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD YOURSELF. SCOTT: I DON'T FEEL THAT GOOD. LUCY: WHO ELSE HAS IT? SCOTT: KAREN AND ELLEN. LARK. I DON'T KNOW. LUCY: WHAT ABOUT KEVIN? SCOTT: YEAH. HE'S GOT IT, TOO. JOE: NOW, ARE YOU SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO? BOY: YEAH, YOU WANT ME TO PLAY CATCH WITH BOY. JOE: RIGHT. I'LL GIVE YOU A DOLLAR NOW AND A DOLLAR WN YOU'VE FINISHED, OK? BOY: OK. JOE: ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT? COURTNEY: JOE, JOE, THERE HE IS. JOE: THAT'S HIM. GO. GO. GO. LET'S JUST KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED THIS WORKS. BOY: HEY, HEY, HEY. WANT TO PLAY CATCH? NEIL: IS IT OK IF I PLAY, PAPPOUS? MR. KANELOS: SURE. YOU GO AHEAD. I'LL GET THE LOUKOUMADES. NEIL: OK. MR. KANELOS: KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIM. NEIL: THROW IT. JOE: THAT'S ONE DOWN. LET'S JUST HOPE HE READS THAT BALL. COURTNEY: COME ON, NEIL, READ IT. READ IT. JOE: OH, NO. MAN: THROW HARDER. NEIL: WHAT'S THE MATTER? BOY: THERE'S WRITING ON IT. NEIL: LET ME SEE. JOE: PLEASE, GOD, DON'T LET HIM OVERREACT WHEN HE READS IT. COME ON, GET IT. GET IT, NEIL. GET IT. WENT IN THE GUTTER. COURTNEY: SO, WHAT NOW? JOE: NOW WE GO TO PLAN B. I JUST DON'T KNOW PLAN B IS YET. SETH: WHAT DO YOU GOT? KAREN: USING ANTIBODIES FROM FRANK SCANLON'S BODY, WE CREATED ANTIGENS WHICH MIRROR THE SUPERFLU VIRUS. WE GAVE THE VACCINE TO ONE GROUP OF MICE, WE WAITED AN HOUR, AND THEN WE EXPOSED BOTH TO THE SUPERFLU. MATT: AND ALL OF THE MICE IN THE CONTROL GROUP GOT SICK. KAREN: BUT NOT ONE OF THE MICE THAT GOT THE VACCINE SHOWED ANY SYMPTOMS. THEY WERE ALL AS HEALTHY AS CAN BE. SETH: REMARKABLE. KAREN: NO. THAT'S MERELY TERRIFIC. WHAT WAS REMARKABLE WAS OUR THIRD GROUP OF MICE. THESE GUYS WE INFECTED FIRST, AND WHEN THEY GOT SICK, WE GAVE THEM THE MIXTURE OF FRANK'S ANTIBODIES AND DL-56 EXTRACT. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM GOT BETTER. MATT: SEE, THE COMPOUND SUPPRESSED THE EXPLOSIVE REPRODUCTIVE NATURE OF THIS VIRUS, AND IT ALLOWED THE ANIMAL'S OWN IMMUNE SYSTEM TO KICK IN AND HANDLE THE INVADING VIRUS. KAREN: WITHOUT ANY OF THE AGGRESSIVE SIDE EFFECTS THAT DL-56 ALONE HAS. SETH: YOU THREE HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB. IT'S STILL EARLY, BUT CONGRATULATIONS. KAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAREINGS ARE VERY ENCOURAGING, BUT IT'S TOO SOON TO CONCLUDE ANYTHING BASED ON ONE ANIMAL TEST. THIS IS JUST THE FIRST SP. KAREN: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "FIRST STEP"? WE SHOULD BE GIVING THIS TO PATIENTS DOWNSTAIRS. PEOPLE ARE DYING. SETH: I REALIZE THAT, BUT YOU CAN'T JUMP FROM MICE TO PEOPLE WITHOUT MORE TESTING. BESIDES, YOU NEED F.D.A. APPROVAL, AND THAT'LL TAKE SOME TIME. KAREN: WELL, HOW MUCH TIME? SETH: I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS. MATT: WELL, HOW LONG? SETH: SEVERAL WEEKS, AT LEAST. EVE: WHAT? HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DIE WHILE WE WAIT? SETH: IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO USE AN UNTRIED DRUG ON THOSE PEOPLE. KAREN: YOU WANT A HUMAN TEST SUBJECT? YOU GOT ONE. EXCUSE ME. MATT: KAREN -- KAREN: I GOT THE VIRUS. LET'S JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.