The Midnight Man Page #4

you.

Let me rephrase that.

What the f*** is happening to

me!

- Sir, heroin can be a

very disorienting drug.

- Lady, listen, I didn't do any

heroin.

Miss, why are you in apartment

anyway?

- Well, my partner and I, we

responded

to an anonymous call

about a drug overdose.

Upon arrival, we found

the man on the couch dead

and you OD'd.

- Hey, I said I didn't do any

heroin.

A ass load of caffeine pills.

- Well, unless you tripped and

fell

into someone else's heroin

stash and then passed out.

I'm sorry, just tell me what

hurts, and I will help you.

- I have a extremely

rare genetic condition

where my body doesn't process

sensations.

I can't feel anything.

- Well, you're talking about

congenital

insensitivity to pain, CIPA

right?

- No, no, listen to me.

I'm talking about - yes, yes,

CIPA.

- I saw it on House once.

- Oh, great, yeah, it's a great

show.

I'm sure it was a wonderful

episode.

Listen to me, I need to

know what you've done to me.

I need to know why I can

suddenly now feel everything.

- Wait? What?

You can feel everything right

now?

I have no idea.

Oh, my God, the Naloxone.

- The what?

- It's this drug that we

use in emergency medicine.

It's an opiate inhibitor and it

jump

starts your nervous system.

I think it may have reset yours.

- How the f*** to you

reset a genetic disorder?

- Naloxone must have a side

effect

for people with your condition.

This is not my fault.

You should be wearing a medical

bracelet.

- Okay, so now you're worried

about being sued for

malpractice.

You f***ing Americans.

- Not if you'll willing to sign

a waiver.

- Listen, that drug the --

- Naloxone.

- Yes, yes, yes, that

one, is it permanent?

- No.

- How long does it last?

- I don't know.

- Tell me!

- Until it wears off.

- Ballpark!

- A few hours, maybe.

- Was there anyone else in the

apartment when you got there?

- No.

- Well, someone set me up.

Somebody knocked me out,

staged the overdose, and then

called you

because they knew that you'd

pump me

full of your drug.

- Well, that sounds really

paranoid.

You must know some really shitty

people.

- You have no idea.

The dead man in the

apartment, when you found me,

do you know what killed him?

Who's this?

- It's my sister's kid.

- Don't lie to me.

- What's her name?

- F*** you.

- Oh, is that a family name?

Look Alexandra, I'm

going to make you a deal.

I have some errands I need to

run,

and I am running out of time.

Now, the very nature of these

errands,

there's a certain risk

to my physical health.

I could use a doctor.

You're a doctor.

- EMT.

- Same thing.

- Huge difference.

- You come with me,

keep me in good health,

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