The Mangler Page #4

Hey, Pascal,

how you liking public service?

Oh, you know.

Can you tell me what room

Annette Gillian is in, please?

Room 132.

Thank you.

Annette!

Annette!

Remember me?

I'm officer Hunton.

Oh, I thought

you were the doctor.

Well, go get a goddamn doctor!

Wh-where is he?

Where's the doctor?

Oh, god!

What took you so long?

That's it. Take

it easy, Annette.

Take it easy.

Annette, Annette, take it easy.

This is going to take

the pain away, huh?

No pain allowed

in this hospital.

There we go.

That's it.

What do you want?

I'm officer Hunton. I'm here to

ask Annette about the accident.

I don't think she's up to it.

I don't think I want

a second opinion.

Annette, what happened?

We was running sheets,

and the ironer just blew up.

Mr. Stanner said

there must have been

a surge from the

boiler or something.

I don't know.

Has anything like this

ever happened before?

It all started happening

when Sherry cut her hand

on one of the clamps.

On the mangler?

Yeah.

Was there blood?

Well, I mean, did she

bleed on the mangler?

There was blood everywhere,

and then later...

Mrs. Frawley...

I think she's had enough.

She needs some rest.

Annette, thank you very much.

Sherry Ouelette...

Mr. Gartley's niece,

just out of high school.

Mr. Gartley watches

her like a hawk...

Has all her life.

Won't let her have

any boyfriends

or go on dates.

You know, it's almost

like that machine

had tasted blood

and found it liked it.

Don't women get funny

ideas sometimes?

Thank you very much, Annette.

You'll be fine.

Bye-bye. Thanks.

Come on.

Annette, I just wanted to ask...

Mark...

Come.

Safety inspector barely had time

to check the machine. They

railroaded that inquest through.

Said, "everything's O.K.

Put those kids back to work."

And then, kapoom...

Three women burned,

one kid's disfigured for life.

Now, that's against

the law in my book.

So, what do you think?

Mark?

What?

What's going on in that

jelly-roll head of yours?

Nothing.

Right. That would

be a first.

Barry!

Barry!

Was that

Mrs. Ellenshaw?

Yeah.

Take it easy, man.

Right. You, too.

Hey, man...

Why don't you come on over?

There's something important

I want to show you.

Six-pack of beer?

No. Come on.

Are you hungry?

No. I'm going

to bed.

Come on. It's really

important. Come on.

Ah, what the f***.

Cold beer? Is that

all I'm good for?

You know how to hurt a guy. That's

no way to treat your brother-in-law.

I suppose you'd follow me to the

ends of the earth if I asked.

That's right. I'd follow you

to the ends of the earth.

Come.

Frazer's golden bough...

Check it out. You might

learn something.

"Frazer's golden bough...

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