:06:15
- Sit down.
- Thank you, Doctor.
:06:18
Well, young man,
what seems to be your trouble?
:06:20
Dr. Pierce, I have a rather peculiar request
to make.
:06:23
I want to sell you my body.
:06:25
Why do you particularly
want to sell it to me?
:06:27
Well, sir, in view of your reputation
on this side of the water...
:06:30
I had an idea that my body
in its present condition...
:06:32
might be very interesting to you.
:06:33
Before as well as after death.
:06:35
- What's the matter with you?
- I've been poisoned by radium emanations.
:06:39
- What is your occupation?
- I'm a commercial chemist.
:06:41
I've been working on a process
whereby the various radium products...
:06:44
can be utilised without danger.
:06:45
How long have you been working
on this thing?
:06:47
- Ten or twelve years.
- That's a very valuable idea.
:06:50
Who made your diagnosis?
:06:51
I know enough about the symptoms
to do it myself.
:06:53
- Have you had any blood tests lately?
- Three weeks ago and again last night.
:06:56
I think I'm good for another eight months,
a year at the most.
:06:59
I wish I could help you,
but I'm afraid I can't.
:07:01
Do you know anybody else
who might be interested in my condition?
:07:03
Look here, Doctor, I need money very badly.
:07:05
Why, are you married?
:07:06
I wouldn't have come here if I weren't.
:07:08
- Any children?
- Yes, a little boy.
:07:10
- Does your wife know about your condition?
- She does.
:07:13
I told her last night.
:07:15
Come to think of it, I've just heard
from a friend of mine in Germany.
:07:18
There's a specialist there named...
:07:21
What was that name?
:07:23
Holzapfel.
:07:24
- Been pretty successful in cases like yours.
- Holzapfel? At Dresden?
:07:28
- Yes. Do you know him?
- Do I know him?
:07:30
He was one of my professors
when I was studying over there.
:07:34
He was, was he?
:07:35
Doctor, how much do you think
it would cost?
:07:38
Well, the cure is said to take
three or four months.
:07:41
I should say about $1,500.
:07:45
$1,500?
:07:49
- That's a lot of money, isn't it?
- It certainly is.
:07:51
- Aren't you working?
- Only at odd jobs, one or two days a week.
:07:55
Let's see. I could let you have, say, $50.
:07:59
No, Doctor, thank you.