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Political enemies within

the medical community.

My manner has always

caused me problems

with those less

equipped to keep up.

I was a better surgeon

than any of them.

They hated that.

And I was a woman.

That made it worse.

All right, yes.

When I lost my medical license

i set up an illegal clinic.

Before I often did

plastic surgery for idiots

who wanted a smaller nose,

larger breasts,

sometimes a larger penis--

more to the point,

you then became interested in...

Gender change

operations, yes.

After I could no longer

officially practice,

I discovered

a huge black market

for that kind of surgery.

Most people who want it

don't want to go through

the endless waiting period,

and, in addition,

many times they can't afford

the enormous costs.

And you took advantage.

I was doing

beneficial things,

making people happy,

giving them the medical

attention they wanted.

And it had the added

benefit of financing

my independent research.

In school I was always

at the top of my class.

At the hospital I was always

the best surgeon on staff.

I was always the one

who figured out

a new technique,

a better way

of getting things done.

But all it ever got me

was envy, jealousy,

and now disgrace.

So I became a rogue.

A rogue

on the medical frontier.

And it's lonely

out there, Ralph.

Quite lonely.

Yeah?

Hi, is-- is Johnnie there?

Yeah, this is Johnnie.

It's me, frank.

Frank.

Yeah.

Midnight coffee date frank.

Hey, you remember me, huh?

Yeah, I remember.

Um... you wanna meet

for a coffee?

Sure.

Tonight?

Yeah.

How about we meet

at that place near you?

Same place as before.

Hey, listen.

I, uh...

I don't look the same.

I shaved,

and some other stuff. I, um...

Hey, I gotta get

back to work.

I'm working a double,

so I'll meet you on my break.

Say, ten o' clock?

Yeah, I'll-- I'll

see you tonight.

Frank?

Yeah, it's me.

I look

a little different, huh?

You are different.

A lot different.

I... I don't know

what to say.

So you're a nurse.

Yeah, I guess I forgot

to mention it.

You had plastic surgery,

huh?

Just like some gangster guy

out of an old movie?

You're some kind

of criminal, right?

I had that figured.

I can still tell

it's you, though.

It's okay.

You look all right.

I got into some

real bad sh*t

with some real bad guys.

I was hoping I could

stay over at your house

for a couple of days.

I promise to stay

out of your way.

I'll even pay you

for it.

No. I don't want

your money.

We're friends.

F*** buddies.

Yeah, it's

pretty basic here.

I'm not a lot

on fixing places up.

I don't even got a TV.

I like to keep things

to a minimum, you know?

I just need a place

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