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There must be another way.

Marie prompted you

to come here for this, right?

She is so eager to help me.

She brings me all kind of junk.

I have a cupboard

full of herbal teas and vitamins.

She's brought me

to so many doctors and therapists.

She wants me to take up writing again!

She offers me beautiful journals.

There must be at least

a dozen of them in my desk.

But I can't fill them!

After stuffing myself full of drugs

and having trouble with basic tasks,

I can't write anything

that makes sense.

You must have something to say

when you pick up a pen.

Something more than delirium.

I'm afraid to stain those journals.

I know she's doing all that to help me.

It's all out of love.

The love of a sister.

So that's why

she's brought you here?

So I can play guinea pig again?

No.

We've come to tell you that...

we're getting married.

You're not going to get that?

It must be Marie.

Will I be paralyzed?

You won't be paralyzed.

What does aphasic mean?

It means that you will temporarily

lose your speech.

I can't... I'm a singer.

I know. I understand your anxiety.

Excuse me.

Ada, I'm in the middle

of a consultation.

I can't talk right now!

I will call you later.

When will you be going back to Montreal?

I still have a few shows left.

I'm singing at Jazz in the Night.

- The bar in Soho?

- Yes.

Take some time to speak

with your family in Canada,

and when you've made a decision,

call my secretary

to make the appointment.

Ms. Lavalle.

Ada, forgive me for this morning.

I was a bit harsh.

I'm sorry.

I was in the middle of a consultation

and frankly, I was tense.

It's all right, Thomas.

I figured you were busy.

My friends from Vienna were in town.

I just wanted to ask you

to join us for lunch.

How many of those

have you had today?

Ada, please stop mothering me.

Alcohol calms my tremors.

You keep saying that,

but you are stuck

in a vicious circle

and refuse to accept any help.

Enough!

All right.

What can I do to help?

I love you, Ada.

Really, I do.

But I need time on my own.

I'm so fed up with staring

into other people's brains.

I need to find out

what is going on in my own head.

At least throw a glance

into your soul.

You are so stuck in your head,

you can't even see

how lonely we've both become.

Yes.

Ms. Lavalle?

I'm going to show you some images,

and you tell me what you see.

What is this?

A bed.

Very good.

And what's this?

A mouse.

And what is this?

Wasp.

And now, what is this?

Reet.

Trr...

Reet.

Keep your eyes open...

And this?

Glower.

It starts with an F.

Glower.

And this?

Heraffe.

Heraffe.

And what is this?

I've started working again.

I'm doing some dubbing.

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