Chapter XII

cold rooms CHAPTER XII “OR Newbie” SPRING HAS FINALLY ARRIVED IN CHICAGO. THAT MEANS BASEBALL. WAIT A MINUTE - WHAT ABOUT THE BULLS? AREN’T THERE CHAMPIONSHIP RUMORS AND ROSE GETTING AN MVP? WE ARE JUST GETTING OVER THE BEARS LOSS TO GREEN BAY IN THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP. SHUCKS - BUT THE BEARS WILL BE BACK - AND THEIR MIGHTY DEFENSE WILL BE EVEN STRONGER. ALL THOSE FAIR WEATHER FANS WHO HAVE SAT IN THEIR FAMILY ROOMS AND GRUMBLED FOR YEARS NOW WILL GROWL AFTER THE DRAFT WITH THE BEARS DRAFTING 29TH. NO WE’RE NOT DRAFTING A QB - WE JUST AREN’T GOING THERE. JUST MORE OFFENSIVE GUYS AS THE BEARS ACTUALLY RANKED 30TH IN OFFENSE LAST YEAR - WHICH MEANS THE MONSTERS OF THE MIDWAY WILL BE BACK AGAIN WITH OUR #1 RANKED DEFENSE! BUT WE ARE RAMPING THIS BULLS TEAM TO NEW HEIGHTS AND HOPEFULLY THE BASEBALL SEASON WILL BE NEARLY HALF OVER BY THE TIME THE BULLS FINISH A CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON - CLEANING UP THE LAKERS IN 6 OR SO. BACK TO THE OPERATING ROOM (OR). THE 20 SOMETHING GANG INCLUDING MELANIE, CIRCULATING TRAUMA NURSE, AND SAM, THE SUPER STAR ANESTHESIOLOGIST WHO IS TRAINING RESIDENTS AND DOING PRO BONO WORK AT COOK COUNTY, ARE NOW ENGAGED. GLENDA, THE EXPERIENCED SCRUB TRAUMA NURSE, HAS INSIGHT INTO EVERYTHING ABOUT PATIENTS AND CHICAGO HAPPENINGS ESPECIALLY THE SOX AND BULLS. DR. HANSON, CHIEF TRAUMA SURGEON, IS A CLOSET BLACKHAWK FAN AND HAS BEEN SNEAKING OUT TO MANY GAMES. THE SOX ARE THE TALK OF THE OR AND THERE ARE STRONG SOX FEELINGS AMIDST LOYAL CUB FANS WITHIN THE OR. A SURPRISE NEWLY TRAINED DOUBLE FELLOW PLASTIC/RECONSTRUCTIVE AND TRAUMA SURGEON HAS JUST ARRIVED FROM HARVARD, DR. RANKIN. DR. RANKIN IS GOING THROUGH THE BIG D(DIVORCE), AND HAS THE OR BUZZING WITH HIS FLAMBOYANT STYLE AND JOHN HANCOCK EGO. JOIN IN AS CHICAGO SPORTS AND HAPPENINGS ARE DISCUSSED AMIDST THE SPORTS DOMINATED OR CHATTER AT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL AND BEYOND.

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INTERIOR CHICAGO COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL OPERATING ROOM (OR) WHILE A CAR ACCIDENT VICTIM’S CHEST IS BEING OPENED TO EVACUATE A HEMOTHORAX (BLOOD IN THE CHEST FROM TRAUMA).

DR. HANSON PACK THE ABDOMEN. I NEED TO GET INTO THE CHEST. THIS YOUNG GUY WON’T LAST MUCH LONGER WITH THIS KIND OF BLEEDING AND SUCH POOR OXYGENATION. SAM AGREED! WE DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME. HIS LUNGS ARE REALLY STIFF. IN FACT I’M PULLING OUT MY DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE AND REPLACING WITH A SINGLE LUMEN TO VENTILATE BOTH SIDES. I CANNOT ISOLATE THE SUPPOSED GOOD LUNG AND STILL GET ENOUGH OXYGEN INTO THIS GUY. DR. HANSON GOT IT. KEEP THE LEVEL ONE TRANSFUSION DEVICE GOING. DON’T STOP. USE TYPE SPECIFIC BLOOD IF AVAILABLE. GO AHEAD AND GIVE FACTOR VII, CRYO CLOTTING FACTORS, AND FRESH FROZEN PLASMA. THIS GUY HAS USED ALL HIS CLOTTING FACTORS 2X OVER. THIS WILL BE A ROUGH GO. AND WE DON’T HAVE TIME. HE FLAT OUT NEEDS TO CLOT. I’M WATCHING HEM BLEED TO DEATH. SAM MORE BLOOD AND INCREASED LUNG VENTILATION HAVE HELPED IMMENSELY WITH HIM. BUT WE NEED TO KEEP PACE. THE BELLY IS PACKED. I’M ASSUMING YOU ARE GOING SUBXIPHOID OR LOWER CHEST INCISION DR. HANSON? DR. HANSON YES - WE DON’T HAVE TIME TO TURN THE PATIENT. I MAY DO A MIDLINE STERNOTOMY. NEED A HAND?

DR. RANKIN

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DR. HANSON MY GOD YES. GLENDA GET HIM SOME GLOVES. YOU’RE THE NEW GUY. WE DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME FOR INTRODUCTIONS, BUT I’M DR. HANSON. SAM I’M SAM, THE CIRCULATOR IS MELANIE, AND THE SCRUB IS GLENDA. DR. HANSON IS THE SURGICAL CHIEF. DR. RANKIN WHERE ARE THE RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS? DR. HANSON OH THEY ALL WENT TO THE TRAUMA CONFERENCE UP IN MADISON. AS IF THEY HAVE TRAUMA UP THERE! SAM THE BIGGEST TRAUMA IN WISCONSIN IS THE BEARS DEFENSIVE LINE AND LINEBACKERS. DR. RANKIN YES THE PACKERS ARE JUST LUCKY THEY HAVE THE GOLDEN BOY RODGERS UP THERE. I GUESS HE’S BEEN THE BIG SPLASH - BOTH ATHLETICALLY AND SOCIALLY AT THE OSCARS. DR. HANSON DR. RANKIN GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS GUY’S CHEST, EVACUATE THE HEMATOMA, AND PACK ANYTHING YOU CAN UNTIL ANESTHESIA CAN CATCH UP. DR. RANKIN GOT IT. GIVE ME A # 15 BLADE, A COUPLE OF CHEST RETRACTORS, AND AN ASSISTANT. I SEE YOU ARE REMOVING PART OF THE LIVER AND SPLEEN DR. HANSON. TRY PACKING WITH ICE – IT MAY WORK BEFORE RESECTING. DR. HANSON I HAVE NO CHOICE. THIS GUY IS BLEEDING TO DEATH. I’M THINKING THE ROOM NEEDS TO BE WARMER GANG. I’M SICK OF THESE TRAUMA ROOMS BEING COLD. THIS IS THE REAL THING

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- NOT A FENDER BENDER. HEAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SAM I’VE GOT DECENT BLOOD GASES AND OXYGENATION. ACID BASE STATUS OF THE BLOOD IS GOOD, AND IT APPEARS THAT DR. RANKIN HAS THE CHEST BLEEDING QUIET. DR. RANKIN I’VE TIED OFF A SEGMENTAL PULMONARY ARTERY AND THAT SHOULD SEAL THE PROBLEM. I’M PACKING PART OF THE CHEST AND LUNG BEFORE I CLOSE. MELANIE SO YOU’RE THE NEW SURGEON. THEY TOLD US THAT YOU’D BE TRAINING RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS WITH ALL YOUR CREDENTIALS IN TRAUMA, PLASTICS AND RECONSTRUCTION. DR. RANKIN YES I’LL BE DOING ALL THAT, AND WILL HAVE A NORTHSIDE PLASTIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE, AND COSMETIC SURGERY PRACTICE IN ADDITION. ALL THE NORTHWESTERN PATIENTS WILL FIND THEIR WAY DOWN SOUTH ONCE THEY HEAR OF OUR SURGICAL EXPERTISE RIGHT HERE. MELANIE MY GOODNESS YOU ARE CONFIDENT AND NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT IT! YOU ARE EVERYTHING. WHAT DON’T YOU DO? DR. RANKIN OBSTETRICS - OR AT LEAST NOT MUCH. I ACTUALLY DID A C SECTION BEFORE LEAVING HARVARD LAST MONTH IN A PINCH. IT ACTUALLY WAS KIND OF FUN. SAM WELL THAT ANSWERS AND CONFIRMS THE QUESTIONS REGARDING WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO SURGEONS - 3 LITTLE THINGS. DR. HANSON WHAT ARE THESE 3 LITTLE THINGS? 5

SAM 1) A SCALPEL WHICH MEANS MONEY AND GRANDIOSE THOUGHTS OF HEALING 2) GOLF 3) ROMANCE DR. HANSON I AGREE. THEY MUST TEACH THAT IN THE RESIDENT’S LOUNGE. SAM IF A SURGEON IS UPSET, ONE ONLY NEEDS TO TALK ABOUT CUTTING, GOLF, OR GIRLS; AND THE SURGEON’S HAPPY AGAIN. IF THAT FAILS TALK ABOUT THEIR KIDS. NO ONE’S KIDS ARE BETTER THAN A SURGEON’S KIDS. DR. HANSON SO DR. RANKIN I’M PACKING AND WAITING FOR ANESTHESIA TO CATCH UP. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF IF YOU CAN. MELANIE PERSONAL STUFF TOO! DR. RANKIN I GREW UP IN GARY, INDIANA. I WANTED BE IN THE NFL, NBA, AND MLB AT THE SAME TIME GROWING UP. I WAS MR. EVERYTHING IN HIGH SCHOOL – BOTH HOMECOMING AND PROM KING, DATED THE HEAD CHEERLEADER, AND VALEDICTORIAN. SAM GOOD GOD! HOW DID GARY, INDIANA SURVIVE WITHOUT YOU? MELANIE YOU’VE HAVE BEEN OVER TAKEN SAM BY A REAL GUY. DR. RANKIN I THEN RECEIVED A FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP TO OHIO STATE AND WAS SECOND STRING AS A FROSH. THEN I INCURRED A CONCUSSION WHICH SET ME BACK A TON.

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GLENDA SO YOU DIDN’T PLAY ANY FURTHER? I DON’T RECALL ANY RUNNING BACKS WITH THE NAME RANKIN. DR. RANKIN RIGHT. I GAVE UP ALL SPORTS. I REALLY HAD SECONDARY BRAIN SHEAR DAMAGE AND DIDN’T WANT TO RISK SPORTS ANY FURTHER. I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW IF I WOULD COMPLETE COLLEGE. OSU FOUGHT ME, BUT EVENTUALLY WE SETTLED AND THE UNIVERSITY FORWARDED A SETTLEMENT CASH AWARD IN THE FORM OF A SCHOLARSHIP TO BUCKNELL IN LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. THAT’S INTERESTING!

MELANIE

SAM THEN YOU WENT TO MEDICAL SCHOOL AT YALE, SURGICAL RESIDENCY AT STANFORD, AND THE TRAUMA AND RECONSTRUCTION FELLOWSHIPS AT HARVARD. RIGHT? DR. RANKIN HOW DID YOU KNOW ALL THIS SAM? SAM I JUST GOOGLED YOU. ACTUALLY YOU ARE FAMOUS AND MARRIED TO A CHINA HEIRESS. MELANIE I THOUGHT YOU WERE SINGLE? SAM SO WHY MEL ARE YOU SO INTERESTED? MELANIE I HAVE FRIENDS SAM, THAT IS ALL. GLENDA SO ARE YOU A CUBS OR SOX FAN? THAT IS THE REAL QUESTION? DR. RANKIN I’M MAINLY A SOX GUY. BUT I ALSO CHEER FOR THE CUBS. I HEAR THAT THE OR HANGS AT A 7

PLACE CALLED WEAGHMAN’S PARK AT CLARK AND ADDISON. SAM THERE IS A 20 SOMETHING GANG THAT HANGS THERE. GREAT WISCONSIN THEME FOOD INCLUDING ZUERCHER’S CHEESE FROM BOTH CHICAGO AND GREEN COUNTY, SHEBOYGAN BRATS, LEINE’S BEER, AND THEY JUST ADDED SOME BLUMERS ROOT BEER AND NEW GLARUS BEER. DR. RANKIN THAT IS HIGHLY COOL. I MAY BE GOING THERE TONIGHT. MEL, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE ME? GLENDA I THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW DR. RANKIN THAT SAM AND MELANIE ARE ENGAGED. SAM AND YOU ARE STILL MARRIED! DR. RANKIN NOT REALLY - I’M GOING THROUGH THE BIG D. SO WHO IS WINNING?

SAM

MELANIE NO ONE REALLY WINS SAM - THEY BOTH JUST LOSE TO DIFFERENT DEGREES. HOWEVER IN YOUR TERMS, GIRLS ALWAYS WIN IN DIVORCE SITUATIONS. IT IS AS IF THE GALS ARE COMPLETING ONE AFTER ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN PASSES IN A DIVORCE SETTING. DR. HANSON I’M TAKING OUT MY INITIAL PACKS AND REPACKING. IT APPEARS I MAY BE ABLE TO CLOSE WITH A DRAIN. THE ICE WORKED DR. RANKIN. YOU’RE OK. DR. RANKIN SAME HERE. CLOTS GALORE. WE’RE GOOD. I’LL ALSO PLACE A DRAIN. DO WE HAVE ANY SPINAL

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NARCOTICS ON BOARD FOR PAIN CONTROL POST OP SAM? SAM NO WAY - THIS GUY BLEEDS TOO MUCH AND I WOULDN’T RISK A SPINAL BLEED NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE NEEDLE IS. DR. RANKIN SOUNDS GOOD. JUST TESTING YOU. GLENDA THERE IS A LADY ON THE SPEAKER THAT IS TRYING TO GET THROUGH. SHE SAYS SHE IS A PATIENT OF DR. RANKIN. DR. RANKIN GO AHEAD AND PUT HER THROUGH. WE’RE ALL COMMITTED TO SECRECY WITH PATIENTS ANYWAY. LET THE PATIENT TALK. MELANIE I’VE GOT HER TUNED IN WITH THE SPEAKERS UP. GO AHEAD MRS.....

MRS RANKIN I FOUND YOU DR. RANKIN, YOU MOST EGOTISTICAL LOW LIFE HUMAN. I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOUR OTHER SUPPOSED GIRLFRIENDS AND HAPPENINGS. I DO HOPE THAT YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR EQUAL OF EGOS RIGHT HERE IN CHICAGO - THE JOHN HANCOCK BUILDING. DR. RANKIN MELANIE, THAT IS MY CRAZED WIFE AND NOW YOU KNOW WHY I’M GETTING THE BIG D. SHE IS INSANE. I’M FAITHFUL, LOVE MY FAMILY, AND PRACTICE SURGERY - NOTHING ELSE. PLEASE TURN OFF THE SPEAKERS AND I’LL TALK TO MRS. RANKIN LATER. SAM MRS. RANKIN DIDN’T MENTION GOLF? DR. RANKIN NO GOLF SAM, BUT MAYBE I MIGHT TAKE THAT UP AFTER THIS BIG D IS SETTLED. PLEASE TURN OFF

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THE SPEAKERS ASAP. I DON’T LIKE MY FALSE PRIVATE LIFE EXPOSED. MELANIE I’M TRYING. THE PHONE SPEAKERS DON’T SHUT OFF OR TURN DOWN. THE PHONE SPEAKERS HAVE BACK FIRED BEFORE. DR. RANKIN TELL MRS. RANKIN THAT I’LL CALL HER WHEN DONE - THIS JUST ISN’T THE TIME AND PLACE TO SETTLE ANYTHING. MRS.RANKIN I HEARD ALL THAT DR. RANKIN. WE ARE SETTLING ALL THIS RIGHT NOW. I MAY HAVE FUTURE MONEY, BUT IT IS IN A TRUST UNTIL I’M 55 - 25 YEARS FROM NOW. I WANT KIDS WITH YOU, YOU HOME WHEN NOT AT COOK COUNTY, AND NO MORE GIRLFRIENDS. I ALSO WANT MARRIAGE COUNSELING AND A HOUSE WAY NORTH ALONG THE LAKE. THAT IS WHAT THE PLAN WAS AND I’M HERE TO GET THE BENEFITS NOW. YOU’LL GET CRUCIFIED BY ME IN A DIVORCE. BESIDES YOU STILL LOVE ONLY ME. DR. RANKIN WE ARE OBTAINING A NO FAULT DIVORCE DEAR REMEMBER? THE PRENUPTIAL CONTRACT WAS YOUR IDEA, NOT MINE. YOU HAVE THE MONEY, NOT ME. DON’T FAKE BAD MEMORY. MRS.RANKIN THE FAULT IS WITH YOU, NOT ME. I’M WILLING TO LET IT GO. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF I WAS PREGNANT? THINK ABOUT THAT ONE DR. RANKIN! DR. RANKIN HOLY POOP! PREGNANCY IS IMPOSSIBLE - YOU KNOW THAT. WE ARE THROUGH FOREVER. WE FAILED COUNSELING - REMEMBER, AND YOU CANNOT HAVE KIDS - REMEMBER. THE IN VITRO STUFF DIDN’T WORK - REMEMBER. GLENDA THIS SOUNDS AWFUL. ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO ABANDON MRS. RANKIN? 10

DR. RANKIN I’M NOT ABANDONING ANYONE. WE JUST DON’T GET ALONG. WE ARGUED ALL THROUGH HARVARD. SHE IS SO CONTROLLING AS YOU CAN ALL TELL, AND I WANT A LIFE. SAM WHAT ABOUT THE MONEY? HOW MUCH? DR. RANKIN SHE IS SITTING ON HALF A BILLION! DR. HANSON I WOULD RECONSIDER THE MARRIAGE. GLENDA DR. HANSON I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT CAME FROM YOU. MRS.RANKIN I’M HEARING ALL THIS AND MY NAME IS JUDE. I MISSED MY LAST PERIOD DR. RANKIN. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING ALL OF DR. RANKIN’S SURGICAL COLLEAGUES AT THE NEXT CHRISTMAS PARTY OR SOONER. MY REAL NAME IS JUDE. SAM SO JUDE, CAN DR. RANKIN GET INTO THE TRUST MONEY? MRS.RANKIN NO I’M SUING HIM FOR HIS POTENTIAL. I HAVE NOTHING UNTIL AGE 55. THERE IS A NUCLEAR SHIELD AROUND THE TRUST MONEY. I’LL BE IN POVERTY UNTIL THEN, SO I’M TAKING THIS EGOTISTICAL SURGEON TO THE CLEANERS IF I HAVE TO. I DO THINK I’M PREGNANT HOWEVER. TRUST ME - HE’S AS GOOD AS IT GETS WHEN IT COMES TO SURGERY. BUT HE’S AN AWFUL HUSBAND. I JUST NEED TO CONTROL HIM. MELANIE JUDE, AFTER THE CASE WE ARE GOING OVER TO WEAGHMAN’S PARK AT THE CORNER OF CLARK AND ADDISON. YOU CAN JOIN US. I’D BE INTERESTED TO MEET YOU! 11

I’LL BE THERE.

MRS.RANKIN

DR. RANKIN MELANIE, I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU JUST SAID THAT. INVITED HER TO WEAGHMAN’S PARK? MELANIE HOW DO YOU KNOW WE ARE NOT KIDDING? I’M JUST TRYING TO GET HER OFF THE PHONE SINCE I CANNOT SHUT OFF THE SPEAKERS. DR. RANKIN YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW BAD JUDE IS. IT IS LIKE SHE DOESN’T STOP UNTIL SHE GETS HER WAY NO MATTER WHAT. I’M TRAPPED. I MIGHT AS WELL GIVE HER MY CAREER. MELANIE OH NO! SHE’S BACK ON AGAIN! MRS.RANKIN WHAT IS THE DRESS FOR WEAGHMAN’S PARK MELANIE? MELANIE CASUAL. WE’VE EVEN WORN SCRUBS IN THERE. MRS.RANKIN IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A TON OF CHATTER AROUND TOWN ABOUT THE SOX VS CUBS MATCHUPS THIS YEAR ALREADY. I’M UP ON THE SOX. MY FATHER TOOK ME TO GAMES WHEN I WAS LITTLE. HE COULDN’T GET ENOUGH. HE HATED THE CUBS AND STILL DOES. GLENDA YES THE SOX REALLY HAVE A TON GOING FOR THEM THIS YEAR. VICIEDO, BECKHAM, AND PIERRE ARE ACTUALLY SEEING THE BALL WELL AND HITTING FOR A HIGH PERCENTAGE THIS SPRING. PEAVY WILL COME ALONG ON THE MOUND. KONERKO WILL BE SOLID. AND OZZIE HAS THESE GUYS FIRED UP WITH A GOOD ATTITUDE. THE CUBS MAY BE DEAD THIS YEAR AND WON’T GET PAST THE SOX. 12

SAM JUDE, HALF THIS TOWN THINKS THE SOX ARE DESPICABLE SLOTHS FROM THE SOUTH SIDE. US CELLULAR FIELD SUCKS, AND THE PLAYERS ARE ALL WHACKY LIKE THEIR COACH! MRS.RANKIN SAM, WHO HAS GOTTEN THE BETTER OF THIS SERIES THE PAST FEW YEARS? I NEED SAY NO MORE. THE CUBS ARE A CRIPPLED TEAM. LOU LEFT THEM IN A MESS. IT WILL TAKE YEARS FOR THEM TO RECOVER. I LIKE RICKETTS AND QUADE, BUT THEY CANNOT PLAY IN GAMES. GLENDA SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SOX PITCHING? MRS.RANKIN IN ADDITION TO PEAVY, WE HAVE DANKS, BUERHLE, PENA, GRAY, JACKSON, AND KINNEY. GRAY’S ERA IS A BIT HIGH FOR SPRING - ABOVE 6, BUT HE’LL COME AROUND. DR. HANSON WHAT ABOUT THE SOX HITTING? MRS.RANKIN MUCH BETTER THAN THE CUBS. PIERZYNSKI IS LAGGING, BUT DUNN IS AMAZING. AROUND 500 THIS SPRING. AND RAMIREZ AND RIOS HAVE 2 AND 3 HOMERS RESPECTIVELY ALREADY. WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. DR. RANKIN MELANIE IS THERE NO WAY THAT YOU CAN SHUT OFF THAT SPEAKER? HOW DID JUDE GET BACK ON THE PHONE INTO THE OR? THAT IS ONE THING I’M GOING TO CHANGE. GLENDA YOU HAVE TO RISE TO THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT TO GET ANYTHING DONE HERE. DR. RANKIN PLEASE JUDE HANG UP. THIS ISN’T THE TIME OR PLACE. 13

MRS.RANKIN WILL SEE YOU OVER AT WEAGHMAN’S PARK LATER. SHE’S OFF?

DR. RANKIN

MELANIE OFF. INTERESTING DR. RANKIN. YOU HAVE NO WAY OUT. SAM MY GOD, AT TIMES I THOUGHT I HAD IT BAD. MY LIFE IS GOLDEN COMPARED TO YOURS DR. RANKIN. DR. HANSON THINGS HAVE A WAY OF SORTING OUT. I’M CLOSING. I THINK WE ARE OUT OF HERE. SAM BLOOD GASES, HEMOGLOBIN, AND OXYGENATION ALL GOOD. ANOTHER SAVE DR. HANSON. DR. HANSON GIVE THE CREDIT TO RANKIN. DR. RANKIN NO WAY. BUT ARE WE FOLLOWING WITH MY BREAST RECONSTRUCTION IN THE NEXT ROOM. NO WAY. SHE ATE.

SAM

MELANIE AND YOU DR. RANKIN JUST WON A FREE TRIP TO WEAGHMAN’S PARK WITH THE OR GANG. YOU CANNOT WIMP OUT. I’LL TALK TO JUDE. DON’T WORRY ABOUT A THING. GLENDA THE RED LINE GOES RIGHT THERE. DR. HANSON AND I WILL BE THERE IN A FEW ALSO. DR. HANSON NO WAY. I’M GOING TO THE BLACKHAWK GAME TONIGHT. WE’RE 5 POINTS BEHIND DETROIT IN THE CENTRAL. AND ON TOP OF THAT THE HAWKS ARE 14

GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE NEXT WEEK. YOU NEEDN’T TALK GLENDA. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU MISSED A BULLS GAME? ALL THE TALK ABOUT NOAH, ROSE, AND TAKING THE LAKERS IN WHAT - 6 GAMES? GLENDA YOU’RE OFF DUTY DR. HANSON. I’LL GO TO THE HAWK GAME WITH YOU, BUT FIRST WE’RE STOPPING OVER AT WEAGHMAN’S PARK AT CLARK AND ADDISON. I HAVEN’T HAD ANY OF THAT BLUMER’S ROOT BEER YET. I NEED TO MEET THIS JUDE GAL ANYWAY. YOU’RE COMING ALSO DR. RANKIN. THIS IS A COOK REQUIREMENT. WE ARE FAMILY HERE. SINCE WE WORK SO HARD TOGETHER WE ALSO NEED TO SOCIALIZE A BIT. MY GOD THIS OR IS COLD.

THE END - COLD ROOMS XII

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