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being is found in its materials.

Right now the law tends towards

something more religious,

but we'll see what happens when we go

from growing celebrity cell steaks

to growing complete celebrity bodies.

I'm looking forward to it.

And with the proper funding,

I could probably make that happen.

- Have you seen my cell garden?

- No.

Something new

I've been cooking up.

So do we have business?

Yeah.

Yeah. I, uh...

I cracked the new Aria Noble flu.

- It's already public.

- What?

Since Saturday. You're behind the times.

- The clinic just got it last week.

- Well, somebody beat you to the punch.

- Who?

- One of my other guys.

Arvid.

Look, I'm not

some bug-collecting hobbyist.

You wanna get paid for your work,

talk to me

when you stop getting scooped.

What's going on?

They arrested Derek.

Villainy in our own house, Syd. I simply

cannot work under these conditions.

Like anyone would take you.

I hear Vole & Tesser are hiring.

Topp didn't even know about Sara

Holden's skin flap until I told him.

I'm sure the kid doesn't know about

Sara Holden's skin flap right now.

You're too good for skin flaps,

aren't you, Syd?

Skin flaps are beneath you.

Is there anything else you need? No?

Did you know that healthy tulips

have solid-coloured petals?

The stripes on this flower

are caused by a viral infection.

I had heard that, yes.

Mm.

OK.

It's a weird business, Syd.

Do you know Derek Lessing?

Not well.

Well, the police found

an unlicensed ReadyFace console

in his apartment today.

An older model, a 35-50.

They think he was undoing the copy

protection on some of our samples

and then selling the contagious viruses

to a piracy group.

- Jesus.

- That machine is registered to us.

I guess he must have smuggled it

out of the store room or something.

So I had Michelle run an inventory

and she discovered that there was

a second machine that's gone missing.

Will you let me know

if you hear anything at all?

Of course.

I'm gonna send you

on a house call today.

You're going to see Hannah Geist.

She's sick, she's at the Mayerson

and she's eager to sell.

Now, normally

I'd be sending Derek on this,

so be tactful if the subject comes up.

Yes, sir.

ID.

Wait inside.

They'll call you when they're ready.

I didn't know Vole & Tesser was here.

You do know the Hannah Geist line

is exclusive to Lucas?

Sure. She's all you have going for you.

I hear she's worth more

than your entire catalogue.

I've never really cared for her.

Why are you here?

Gregory Vern.

Terminal illness?

It's for Mr Vole's personal collection.

He has a licence.

Lucas Clinic.

Where's Derek?

He called in sick. My name is Syd March.

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