Elephant Song Page #2

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you know very little.

I'm... I'm just not

in the mood for games.

Neither am I.

- OK.

- OK.

Well'?

Let's talk about Dr. Lawrence.

Why? I'm not worried about him.

Elephants are endangered.

Do you know where he is?

Did he say anything before leaving?

Yeah.

Come closer. It's a secret.

You gotta come closer.

"Michael, whatever you do,

whatever you do,

"don't tell anyone where I'm going,

"especially not that nosy Dr. Greene."

Miss Kinley brought you

to your appointment.

Mm-hmm.

When she returned an hour later,

Dr. Lawrence was gone

and you were back in your room.

So, what happened

during that hour?

In that hour...

OK, so...

No, no, no, no. And then I...

All I can remember is that Miss Kinley

brought me to my appointment,

and then an hour later,

she found me back in my room.

Sorry.

Elephants have

a phenomenal memory, though.

Yes. It's phenomenal.

Let's just stop.

Let's just stop

wasting each other's time.

I'm rather enjoying our little chat.

Now I'm losing patience, Michael.

Are you?

That's the thing with you doctors, right?

I'm the patient and you're the impatient.

You walk in here with your prejudices.

What prejudices are you talking about?

Are you serious?

Yes, I am.

Dr. Tulipan...

Dr. Stuhler...

Dr. Lawrence,

they've all got me

figured out for you.

Oh, you mean this.

My name is Michael,

and I have a problem.

I haven't read it.

Give yourself a gold star.

You told him

you didn't read his file?

Yes, I did.

Why'?

I was trying to gain his trust.

I'll make you a deal...

you know, a little quid pro quo.

I know where Dr. Lawrence is.

I'm listening.

What about what I want?

Just because I'm crazy,

doesn't mean I'm stupid.

I'm not gonna negotiate.

I want 3 things:

First, you must agree

not to read my file.

You would be unduly influenced

as to my character.

I want to be discharged eventually,

and your good opinion

would go along way.

That's for Dr. Lawrence to decide.

- I'll need a new therapist too.

- Uh-huh.

Second, chocolate.

Just because Dr. Lawrence

is no longer with us,

doesn't mean

I should be deprived

of my daily quota, right?

So, Dr. Lawrence

gave you chocolate.

Last condition...

Miss Peterson stays out of this.

If she's involved...

And that was a mistake.

In what sense?

It was my mistake.

He was trying to get me

to engage emotionally, and...

I let him.

You didn't know what

was true and what wasn't.

You were there to help find Dr. Lawrence.

I was there because you asked me

to find out what he knew.

Yes.

And you felt the patient still had

pertinent information?

I felt he knew something, and I...

thought I could learn as much

from the lies as from the truth.

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