The Ottoman Lieutenant Page #4

She's a trained nurse, Garrett.

And she's volunteered her services.

We can't afford to...

Miss Rowe?

Go home.

Go home immediately.

Is everyone one around here

losing their mind but me?

This is no place for a woman.

I apologise.

Dr Woodruff can be a little blunt.

- Would you like to see the main ward?

- Yes.

As you can see,

we have 24 beds active.

- MAN:
Doctor.

- Two in...

- Doctor. (SPEAKS TURKISH)

- Excuse me.

- (PATIENTS COUGH)

- (MAN SPEAKS TURKISH)

(SPEAKS TURKISH)

Hello.

What's your name?

I'm Lillie.

And you are?

Aghavni.

That's a lovely name.

Aghavni.

What's that?

A... A bird?

Aghavni means "bird"?

WOODRUFF:
Dove.

Aghavni means "dove".

- (COUGHS)

- Oh, oh, oh...

Is that malaria?

Malaria?

Pay attention to the symptoms.

The deep bronchial cough.

Body completely covered

in bright red rash. Hm?

It's typhus.

Not malaria.

You can't even recognise typhus.

Where did you get your training?

Dr Gresham! Doctor!

He does not breathe.

He does not breathe.

- Take care of him, Zoya.

- He does not breathe.

- No respiration. No heartbeat.

- His pupils aren't contracted.

He's still alive.

Pleural abscess upper right quadrant.

LILLIE:
It's crushing

his heart and lungs.

JUDE:
Scalpel.

- (GASPS)

- JUDE:
Gauze.

(MAN COUGHS)

Gauze.

Forceps.

Gauze.

I'm gonna catch you, you little doll!

Caught you!

- (YELLS) Caught you!

- (GIGGLES)

Zoya, can you keep an eye on her?

How did this happen?

Lillie. Lillie.

Let us deal with this.

Nurse Rowe, I believe you already

know our friend, Christapor.

Friend?

He's come here to sell us this fine

equipment, which we need very badly.

You expect to be paid

for what you've already stolen?

I came across these things

in the mountains.

That's a lie.

He's a thief. He's a bandit.

Young woman! Control yourself.

We're trying to conduct business here.

Very fine equipment.

But it doesn't matter.

We can't meet your price.

- My price is very reasonable.

- Your price is too high.

- I won't be extorted.

- Garrett, let me work something out.

We need this equipment.

Take Miss Rowe inside.

Let me deal with it.

JUDE:
Christapor.

Is there anything else

we could do for you?

JUDE:
I hope that's not

a letter of resignation.

No, it's my parents.

I thought you'd be pleased.

Your brother's truck

has finally arrived.

I don't understand

making deals with thieves.

In the Armenian community, Christapor

and his men are considered heroes.

They're making a stand for Christianity

against the Turkish Muslims.

I thought we were

supposed to be neutral.

This war in Europe...

is going to split Anatolia

down the middle.

The Armenians on one side

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