S4 E06: The Educator In The Epidemic

Summary

How I Died

Podcast: How I Died
Episode: S4 E06: The Educator In The Epidemic
Date: September 10, 2025
Producer: Audiohm Media

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Episode Overview

In this gripping full-cast audio drama, forensic pathologist Dr. Jonathan Spacer—who can communicate with the dead—is drawn into a high-stakes medical crisis in the town of Springfield. Bodies are piling up with symptoms of a mysterious illness. Dr. Spacer is recruited by Dr. Dan and a CDC operative to find out the cause of a recent death, but there’s a catch: Dr. Spacer must use his supernatural skills to interrogate the ghost of the deceased patient, as a race against time and an impending epidemic unfolds.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Set-Up: A Deadly Observation

• Dr. John (Jonathan Spacer) is introduced, forced to wait over an hour by Dr. Dan in a strange observation room as a sort of psychological test.
• The CDC’s involvement is quickly made clear, with the presence of a hazmat suit and urgent, ambiguous directions.

  "Normally people get up to check where I am after about 20 minutes, so kudos on the tenacity. You passed."
  — Dr. Dan [01:50]

2. The Medical Emergency: Unorthodox Methods

• Dr. John is asked to determine the cause of death for Mrs. H but cannot perform a hands-on autopsy due to infection risk. Instead, he is urged to use his supernatural ability to speak with the deceased.
• The tension escalates over exposure to a potentially lethal pathogen, with a comedic edge in the dialogue.

  "If he needs a HAZMAT suit, we should definitely be wearing them too."
  — Dr. John [03:05] "Nonsense. We're all just about to be dosed with the antiviral. Then no worries."
  — Dr. Dan [03:08]

3. Paranormal Forensics: Speaking with Mrs. H

• Mrs. H’s ghost is contacted and she reluctantly assists, recalling her symptoms and last days.
• The emotional stakes are heightened as she confronts Dr. John’s reluctance.

  "You're not gonna help them just because you don't want to feel like you're being judged? Hell, if you don't help them because of that, then we will definitely judge you."
  — Mrs. H (Ghost) [06:37]

• Mrs. H describes her experience: severe gastrointestinal and cardiac symptoms, dizziness, aversions to light, then neurological decline, and finally, coma.

4. Breaking Down the Case: Medical & Psychological Angles

• Dr. John tries to piece together the timeline and exposure of Mrs. H while also negotiating his own discomfort at being used for his ability.
• Hospital and CDC officials are desperate for insight, as more staff show symptoms.
• A significant reveal: The authorities already know the disease—“Argentinian mammarenavirus” or JUNV—but need to trace its spread and source.

  "You've… They already know the disease?"
  — Dr. John [11:09]

5. Tracing the Source: Epidemiological Investigation

• Mrs. H’s background is revealed: she was a loner, an elementary school teacher, with no family and little social interaction.

• Dr. John helps narrow down potential contacts. An unexpected detail surfaces: Mrs. H had a recent date with a mailman (Jared Freely), found via a government-employee dating site.

  "I had a date."
  — Mrs. H (Ghost) [16:48] "She went on a date last week with a mailman named Jared Freely."
  — Dr. John [17:32]

• The show speculates on possible infection routes: school exposure, her date, or (comically) imported rat-contaminated wine.

  "If he imported his own wine, it's possible an infected rat got caught in the container, right?"
  — Dr. John [19:25]

6. Skepticism and the Supernatural

• Dr. Dan reveals deep skepticism towards Dr. John’s powers—despite the evidence—and frames his interventions as psychological phenomena rather than supernatural.

  "Again, I saw what you think you can do."
  — Dr. Dan [21:17] "I've been doing this job for a long time, Dr. John. And do you know how many people I've found who have actual special abilities? Of course you don't, because there isn't a ghost here to tell you, so I will. It's none, zip, zero. Zilch."
  — Dr. Dan [21:29]

• Dr. John's frustration grows at being both disbelieved and exploited.

7. Open Questions and the Episode’s End

• After being pressured for more, Mrs. H gives her real name (“Winona Harold”) and a possible contact ("Dr. Chambers").
• The authorities plan to follow the new leads, particularly on the mailman and wine import angle.
• Dr. Dan’s parting words leave Dr. John uneasy, signaling future conflicts between the medical authorities and the paranormal.

  "Next time, don't treat me like something... to observe, or you'll kill me too. But there will be a next time, eh?"
  — Dr. John [22:14]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Dr. Dan’s Observation Game
  "Normally people get up to check where I am after about 20 minutes, so kudos on the tenacity. You passed." [01:50]

• Ghostly Plea For Empathy
  "You're not gonna help them just because you don't want to feel like you're being judged? Hell, if you don't help them because of that, then we will definitely judge you."
  — Mrs. H (Ghost) [06:37]

• Cynicism About The Supernatural
  "I've been doing this job for a long time, Dr. John. And do you know how many people I've found who have actual special abilities? ...It's none, zip, zero. Zilch."
  — Dr. Dan [21:29]

• The Wine Theory
  "Mrs. H said Jared was an amateur sommelier on the side. If he imported his own wine, it's possible an infected rat got caught in the container, right?"
  — Dr. John [19:25]

• Ambiguity of Truth and Skepticism
  "That's the thing about being right. No one really cares how you came across the truth. Even if it's... Even if it's from a psychic."
  — Narrator [19:53]

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Timestamps of Major Segments

• [01:42] — Dr. John enters observation, psychological test by Dr. Dan
• [02:42] — Dr. Dan introduces the CDC element, hazmat situation ramps up
• [05:02] — Dr. Dan asks Dr. John to use his talent to determine cause of death
• [05:49] — Dr. John communicates with Mrs. H's ghost
• [06:37] — Mrs. H (Ghost) lays ethical pressure on Dr. John
• [09:05] — Mrs. H details her symptoms and decline
• [11:09] — Reveal that authorities already know the disease involved
• [13:59] — Mrs. H's background and loneliness; risk of epidemic stated
• [16:50] — Mrs. H mentions her recent date (possible infection source)
• [19:25] — Wine import theory discussed
• [21:17] — Dr. Dan openly doubts Dr. John's supernatural abilities
• [22:14] — Emotional confrontation, episode denouement

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Conclusion

S4E06: The Educator In The Epidemic skillfully combines paranormal investigation with medical thriller. Utilizing Dr. Spacer’s unique ability as both burden and asset, the episode interrogates the ethics of exploitation, the skepticism of institutional authorities, and the haunting cost of an unchecked epidemic. Both the science and the supernatural are given equal narrative weight, pushing Dr. John to both literal and figurative breaking points. The closing lines hint at more conflict with the skeptical Dr. Dan, and an ongoing struggle for Dr. Spacer to prove himself—and save lives—in a world that refuses to believe.

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For fans of medical mysteries, paranormal thrillers, or intense character dramas, this episode delivers a resonant mix of suspense, wit, and ethical complexity.

Transcript

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[Narrator]

Audio.

[Dr. Dan]

Dr. John, thank you for waiting.

[Dr. John]

I'd say not a problem, but I.

[Observer/Interjector]

Was in here for over an hour.

[Dr. John]

Just sitting in this room.

[Dr. Dan]

I know. I was watching. That's why I said thank you. You were right through there. It's all part of the observation process. Normally people get up to check where I am after about 20 minutes, so kudos on the tenacity. You passed.

[Dr. John]

Great. So how can I help?

[Dr. Dan]

Help with what?

[Dr. John]

Dr. Lewis said you could use some assistance.

[Dr. Dan]

So it's not me? Actually, no.

[Dr. John]

One second, doctor.

[Dr. Dan]

Don't worry, I won't disappear again. But if I do, definitely check on me after 20 minutes. Right this way.

[Dr. John]

What's going on? Is that a body?

[Narrator]

35 minutes and counting.

[Dr. Dan]

Dr. Spacer, this is.

[Narrator]

Let's keep it anonymous now. You go by Dan here.

[Dr. Dan]

Yeah, I do.

[Narrator]

Who the hell goes by Dr. Dan?

[Dr. Dan]

I enjoy the alliteration. So, Dr. John, this is CDC, man.

[Dr. John]

CDC. You're in a Hazmat suit. Do we need them?

[Narrator]

Absolutely. Nah, this is a little unorthodox.

[Dr. Dan]

That's our specialty.

[Dr. John]

If he needs a HAZMAT suit, we should definitely be wearing them, too.

[Dr. Dan]

Nonsense. We're all just about to be dosed with the antivirus. Then no worries.

[Dr. John]

Well, what did the patient have?

[Dr. Dan]

Well, that is what you have to figure out.

[Narrator]

30 minutes left.

[Dr. Dan]

Quick, quick. Dr. John.

[Narrator]

Sam.

[Dr. John]

This is ridiculous. You just exposed us to something highly contagious.

[Dr. Dan]

How do you know it's highly contagious?

[Dr. John]

The Hazmat suit.

[Dr. Dan]

It could be an overabundance of caution.

[Narrator]

It's not.

[Dr. John]

Let me out of here.

[Dr. Dan]

Unless you put the entire facility at risk. Dr. John, be responsible.

[Narrator]

Only five minutes left.

[Dr. John]

Stop it. I don't know what you want me to do.

[Dr. Dan]

Didn't I explain it? You did pretty well, I thought.

[Narrator]

You want to try the patient?

[Dr. Dan]

We'll call her.

[Narrator]

Mrs. H. Present @ the hospital with symptoms.

[Dr. John]

I have the file. What I don't understand is what you want me to actually accomplish here. I'm not an infectious disease expert.

[Narrator]

We want cause of death.

[Dr. John]

Then I should be doing an autopsy. In an actual. Or not some rat observatory with an mri.

[Dr. Dan]

Oh, you won't be doing an autopsy.

[Dr. John]

What?

[Narrator]

You can't actually touch the body.

[Dr. John]

So you want cause of death How?

[Dr. Dan]

Using your unique talent? Don't worry about the CDC man here. He can keep a secret. Obviously, or we wouldn't have been able to get the patient out of the hospital.

[Observer/Interjector]

That's not how this works.

[Dr. John]

Even if I wanted to, I can't just.

[Narrator]

I've already been briefed. Not that I believe it exactly, but Dan asked that I be in contact with the patient since she died 48 minutes ago.

[Dr. John]

Contact?

[Narrator]

As soon as the CDC was alerted, I began talking to the body as instructed. I asked her to follow us and wait nearby. Did it work?

[Dr. Dan]

Dr. John?

[Dr. John]

Sheesh.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Mrs. H. You can see me?

[Dr. John]

I can.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

I know. Speak to the dead. They told me. That's why I followed them.

[Dr. John]

So she is here.

[Dr. Dan]

Interesting.

[Narrator]

Such skeptical.

[Dr. Dan]

Understandable.

[Dr. John]

I don't feel comfortable with this.

[Dr. Dan]

He's not gonna say anything to anyone. He stole a dead body from the cdc, for Christ's sake.

[Dr. John]

I'm not a fucking freak show to be used on display. That's the problem. Not that he knows we're all freak shows.

[Dr. Dan]

Some more than others.

[Dr. John]

It's the more than others part that I'm worried about.

[Narrator]

I've got a hospital with nurses and surgeons showing symptoms similar to. Mrs. H. If you can't figure this out, they'll die.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

You're not gonna help them just because you don't Want to feel like you're being judged? Hell, if you don't help them because of that, then we will definitely judge you.

[Dr. John]

You're the one that potentially got all those people sick, and you're threatening me now?

[Narrator]

Arguing with a ghost, supposedly.

[Dr. John]

God damn. Okay, fine. Give me. Give me the file again.

[Narrator]

Mrs. H presented with gastrointestinal distress, which was initially ruled out as a side effect of diet.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

They sent me home with some Pepto and told me to try to poop.

[Dr. John]

Geez.

[Narrator]

Was she talking?

[Dr. John]

Go ahead.

[Narrator]

Over the next few days, patient reported cardiovascular distress. Sorry. I figured she might be saying something again.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

My heart hurt. There's not much else to say.

[Dr. John]

I'll tell you when.

[Narrator]

Back at the hospital, doctors noticed neurological degradation after only three days at home. But no one on the case noticed at first.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

No one noticed at first because they weren't paying attention.

[Dr. John]

She said her doctors weren't paying attention.

[Narrator]

They'll do an M. And M at the hospital. That's not my concern.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

They could have saved my life if they just took me seriously.

[Dr. John]

And you're sure this was something contagious? Nothing environmental.

[Narrator]

She's not from here.

[Dr. John]

Can you tell me where she is from? All the personal information in here is redacted.

[Narrator]

It's not anything she caught from her local environment.

[Dr. John]

How can you know that?

[Dr. Dan]

They ruled it out, Dr. John.

[Dr. John]

Hmph. Has the CDC narrowed it down? Or are you just hoping she'll be able to give me the name of this infectious disease?

[Narrator]

The autopsy is scheduled for less than an hour from now. Which is why I need to get.

[Dr. Dan]

Her back, which could take hours. Wouldn't you say you'd be able to get some answers a little faster by speaking to her directly?

[Dr. John]

Fine. What do you want to ask her?

[Dr. Dan]

It's not me who wants you to ask anything.

[Narrator]

Ask her what she was feeling toward the end.

[Dr. John]

She can hear you, remember, right?

[Narrator]

Mrs. H. Since you were having trouble communicating, can you tell us what you were experiencing?

[Dr. John]

I can tell them whatever you want me to.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

I don't know what to say.

[Dr. John]

I think he's hoping that you can describe how you felt. To maybe narrow down a list of possibilities. Is that right? It's not often doctors get to ask the patients about the last few things they experience, so you could really help here.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

I had chills and nausea for the most part. And after that, just some dizziness. And when I finally did poop, there was blood in it.

[Dr. John]

Chills, nausea, and bloody stool.

[Narrator]

Not helpful.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Well, I'm doing the best I can, okay? By the time I Got readmitted to the hospital. I couldn't really think that straight, so who knows what was going on?

[Dr. John]

Well, what did it feel like?

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Like I was floating. Like I sort of couldn't take in everything around me. And the light?

[Dr. John]

What about the light?

[Narrator]

What light?

[Dr. Dan]

Interesting.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

I couldn't look at them. They felt too bright in the room. And I kept switching them lower anytime I was alone.

[Dr. John]

She said she turned the lights off when she was on.

[Dr. Dan]

Is she.

[Narrator]

That wasn't noted?

[Dr. Dan]

Inconclusive.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Then I was mad at them for turning it back on every time. And then I couldn't hit the switch the last time.

[Dr. John]

Why not?

[Narrator]

What'd she say? Shh.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

My hands were shaking.

[Dr. John]

She said she was mad at the doctors for turning on the lights and she eventually stopped because her hands were shaking.

[Narrator]

The tremors were listed before the end, right before she died, before she slipped into a coma. Doctors tried broad spectrum antivirals at this point since they ruled out bacterial infection, but it was too late to wake her up. Even if her symptoms lessened, we wouldn't know.

[Dr. John]

Do you remember anything from your coma?

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

No, not really.

[Dr. John]

No sensations you felt or conversations from the doctors before you died or after you died?

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Can you ask the CDC guy? What else is there to tell you?

[Dr. John]

What? What does that mean?

[Dr. Dan]

What?

[Dr. John]

She says to ask you what else she should tell me, I think.

[Narrator]

How the hell should I know, Mrs.

[Dr. John]

H. What are you talking about?

[Narrator]

Dan? Are. Are you messing with me?

[Dr. Dan]

Very interesting, Mrs. H. They asked me not to say.

[Dr. John]

Told you not to say what?

[Narrator]

15 minutes and I've got to get her back to the lab.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

They told me not to tell you what I had.

[Dr. John]

You've. They already know the disease.

[Dr. Dan]

Very, very interesting.

[Narrator]

Well, either you let it slip or he's some kind of psychic.

[Dr. Dan]

The only thing we know conclusively is the cat's out of the bag. Cbc. Man.

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[Dr. Dan]

Relax, Dr. John.

[Dr. John]

You tricked me. You already knew what killed her.

[Dr. Dan]

You think anyone's gonna let us take a body from the CDC without knowing what the cause of death was? Even we don't have that kind of pull.

[Dr. John]

So give me the damn antiviral and let me go. What was the point of all this?

[Narrator]

Actually, Dr. Dan wasn't lying about that part. I do need your help. See, Mrs. H didn't have an online presence. She was kind of a loner.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

She's still here.

[Narrator]

No living family, currently unemployed. She wasn't real friendly with her neighbors as far as our officers have been able to pull, but because Hoonin virus, that's what she has, is highly contagious, she could be starting an epidemic either locally, statewide, or worse.

[Dr. John]

So start handing out the meds.

[Narrator]

That's the problem. We don't know where she went, who.

[Dr. Dan]

She saw, or where she contracted it in the first place. Dozens or more people could die from this.

[Dr. John]

Get an investigator to figure it out.

[Dr. Dan]

They're on it, but you might be faster if you can get the information.

[Narrator]

Speaking of, less than 10 minutes and I need to take her.

[Dr. John]

I'm not familiar.

[Narrator]

Well, now you know the symptoms. Argentinian mammirenavirus presents very simply with a quick incubation period, typically 10 days from first symptom to Death. But we've got a vaccination with a 95% efficacy rate. If we can figure out who else might be infected.

[Dr. John]

Argentinian. So it was found in South America?

[Narrator]

First Hunan. The city. It stems from rats. Typically excrement or aerosolized bodily fluids.

[Dr. John]

Did you spend a lot of time around sneezing rats, Mrs. H?

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[Dr. John]

That was facetious. She said no.

[Narrator]

We figured.

[Dr. John]

Where else could she have gotten this?

[Narrator]

It's most often found in field workers due to poor working conditions.

[Dr. John]

I doubt she did much aside from gardening.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

I was an elementary school teacher.

[Dr. John]

She worked in an elementary school. Maybe one of the kids.

[Narrator]

No one at the school, a staff or student has been experiencing symptoms. It's the first place we warned.

[Dr. John]

That's the first noble thing you did all day, it seems.

[Dr. Dan]

Do we need the snark, Dr. John?

[Dr. John]

You know, Dan, I would have helped you without you having to lie to me.

[Dr. Dan]

It was about observing you, nothing else.

[Dr. John]

And I guess I passed this little test too, huh?

[Dr. Dan]

Cdc, man.

[Narrator]

We'll confirm it after this.

[Dr. Dan]

You've made a believer, Dr. John.

[Dr. John]

Great. So let's retrace some steps then. You said it was an incubation period of 10 days on average. What's the maximum?

[Narrator]

We haven't seen anyone survive past 30 days. Once it reaches the brain.

[Dr. John]

Okay, so all you need to do is remember every place and every one you visited in the past month.

[Narrator]

You weren't listening. Symptom onset is fast. Typically two days after exposure.

[Dr. John]

So two days then, Mrs. H?

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

I mean, he was right earlier. I didn't go many places. School, home. And that's pretty much it.

[Dr. John]

Nothing out of the ordinary.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

I had a date.

[Dr. John]

Is that unordinary?

[Narrator]

Do we just let him?

[Dr. Dan]

Let him cook?

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

It was a guy I met on governmentmingle.gov It's a dating site for government employees. And technically, teachers are employees of the state, which is.

[Dr. John]

Right. I figured that. Who was the guy?

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Honestly? It was a one night stand type situation. I wasn't even that into him. He was a sommelier. The wine got it.

[Dr. John]

But I thought he had to be a government employee too.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

On the side. He was a mailman by day. Gerald Rowe. Something. He'd be in my recent contacts and government mingle.

[Dr. John]

She went on a date last week with a mailman named Jared Freely.

[Narrator]

That's the info you get out of her. Her love life.

[Dr. John]

I don't know what else you expect me to get. That's the only thing she's done outside of school or home, apparently. And she doesn't know where she contracted this. So how the hell am I supposed to find out?

[Narrator]

Mailman.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Hey.

[Dr. Dan]

If he's sick, is it possible he's spreading the disease on his route?

[Narrator]

Unlikely. JUNV is almost exclusively a direct contact virus. It doesn't survive long outside the body.

[Dr. John]

She slept with him.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

I haven't swapped fluids with anyone else in a while, so there's no way I got it from a human other than Gerald.

[Dr. John]

She said she.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

You don't have to tell them that part.

[Narrator]

You.

[Dr. John]

The only other human she had direct contact with was this mailman.

[Narrator]

I'll have my team look into it, but unless he's sick, too. No one around her was sick.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Not that I know of.

[Dr. John]

So if this didn't come from an infected human, how else? I mean, other than the sneezing rat.

[Narrator]

You can't. It's incredibly rare. And the pathology is almost exclusively rats from that part of Argentina, Bolivia, South American countries with farmland.

[Dr. John]

So it either had to be a rat or a person.

[Narrator]

This isn't leading anywhere. Thanks for the try, Dan, but I'm out.

[Dr. Dan]

Rats can migrate.

[Narrator]

An infected rat isn't going to live long enough to run up here.

[Dr. Dan]

What about if the rat was shipped? It's possible an infected rat got trapped in some kind of imported good.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Like a contagious Amazon package.

[Dr. John]

Not unless the rat was in the package. What's that side combo? What are the main Argentinian imports?

[Dr. Dan]

Well, you don't know those off the top of your head. The USA economy is dependent on fuels.

[Narrator]

Grains and metals for industrial materials, for consumer goods. I mean, more grains. Wine or the like.

[Dr. John]

Or wine.

[Dr. Dan]

We can grab a drink after this. No.

[Dr. John]

Mrs. H said Jared was an amateur sommelier on the side. If he imported his own wine, it's possible an infected rat got caught in the container, right?

[Narrator]

It's a long shot, but possible. I'm overtime.

[Dr. Dan]

Let me know what you find out.

[Narrator]

We're never here, Dan.

[Dr. Dan]

I appreciate you giving him the opportunity.

[Dr. John]

Wait. If this pans out, how are you gonna explain where you got the details?

[Narrator]

That's the thing about being right. No one really cares how you came across the truth. Even if it's. Even if it's from a psychic.

[Dr. Dan]

Now, While you're here, Dr. John, do you think I could get you to go into the MRI for a quick scan?

[Dr. John]

Goodbye, Dr. Dan.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Am I free to go?

[Dr. John]

Unless there's anything else you need.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Actually, could you pass along a message for me?

[Dr. Dan]

She's still here.

[Dr. John]

I don't even know your real name, Dan. Not you.

[Mrs. H (Ghost)]

Winona. Harold and that guy went by Dr. Chambers when he was at the CDC.

[Dr. John]

Great. So no idea if I even get to make external phone calls here, but, yeah, I can try to pass along a message.

[Dr. Dan]

No cell service, but we can send an anonymous letter.

[Dr. John]

We can go talk in the hall or something. I need to get out of this observation room here. After you. Seriously? I'll be out in a second. I hope you got something useful out of this. It's interesting.

[Dr. Dan]

Couldn't have said it better myself. But I am unconvinced so far.

[Dr. John]

What?

[Dr. Dan]

You'll have to clarify. What? What?

[Dr. John]

What do you mean you're unconvinced of me?

[Dr. Dan]

Of what you say you can do?

[Dr. John]

I don't understand. Dr. Lewis confirmed the mutation in my blood. You saw what I just did.

[Dr. Dan]

Again, I saw what you think you can do.

[Dr. John]

You're not here to study us, then.

[Observer/Interjector]

You're here to disprove us.

[Dr. Dan]

I've been doing this job for a long time, Dr. John. And do you know how many people I've found who have actual special abilities? Of course you don't, because there isn't a ghost here to tell you, so I will. It's none, zip, zero. Zilch.

[Dr. John]

You think we're lying?

[Dr. Dan]

Janie is very intuitive. She believes she can see the past. But I think she's just using context clues to determine what people were doing. Like a good detective. And Huck is just an insomniac with delusions. Everything has an answer. Practical, physical. There's always an explanation.

[Dr. John]

And me?

[Dr. Dan]

I haven't figured it out yet, but I will.

[Dr. John]

I'm not one of your patients. Next time, don't treat me like something.

[Dr. Dan]

To observe, or you'll kill me too. But there will be a next time, eh? I'll let Dr. Lewis know you're a big help.

[Observer/Interjector]

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