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Is it one, two, or more?

- What's going on here?

- Georgia, are you okay? Georgia?

Oh, man.

I think we should do a CAT scan.

What?

That's a big ticket number, isn't it?

I didn't think we did that kind of thing

around here.

Well, we got a new machine.

Used, but new to us.

Yeah, I don't know.

Sir, there could be

a huge workman's comp payout...

if we don't follow procedure.

All right,

only if it's absolutely necessary.

I knew you'd understand.

Paperwork. Follow me.

- Are you okay, Miss Byrd?

- Kind of nice to be off my feet.

Here we go.

Now, don't worry now, Miss Byrd.

Everything will be just fine.

What?

No, this can't be right.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

We're just going to try

one more time, Miss Byrd.

This is not good.

This is not good at all.

What are we looking at?

Well, we're looking at the results

of a virus you have, ma'am.

- Virus?

- I believe it to be Lampington's disease.

It's very rare and it's very harmless,

in most cases.

- In most cases?

- Yes.

What about my case?

Well, I thought I'd misread

the first scan, so I did the second scan.

But that just confirmed it, you see?

- Okay, so I have Lampington's?

- Yes.

Well, which one do I have

if not the harmless one?

Ma'am, I'm very sorry to tell you...

But l...

You see,

in my opinion it's the kind that...

Ma'am, please! This is very, very

difficult for me. I'm just...

Oh, dear.

I need to lie down.

You see this area here?

- This is your mass.

- My mass?

Your tumor.

And this, and this, and this.

I'm sorry, Georgia,

but the virus has caused...

a very advanced case

of Lampington's lesions.

Okay, well, exactly what

does that mean, Lampington's lesions?

And Dr. Gupta hasn't told you anything

about this, right?

Well, I tried.

Thanks.

Without treatment, it's terminal.

What? Like I'm gonna die?

I'm very, very sorry.

But I feel fine.

I feel great.

I just finished a Fat Flush and...

No dizziness or fainting?

No. I got a tiny bump on my head,

that's all.

It's diabolical. Such a sneaky disease.

I'm afraid, in your condition,

you've got about three weeks to live.

What? I got three weeks to live?

Are you shitting me?

Four on the outside. I'm sorry.

You're sorry? Well, I'm sorry.

I can't accept that.

Then I think you should see

Katherine Lenz.

Okay. Fine.

That's what I'm talking about.

Katherine Lenz, okay.

- Is that the brain specialist?

- No.

She's your HMO administrator.

Let me just save you some time here,

Miss Byrd.

We won't cover you for this operation.

Well, what do you mean,

you won't cover me?

I'm covered through my HMO.

If you feel you're being treated unfairly,

these are our appeals procedures...

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