GOT ACCESS TO RYDELL THIS EASILY. WELL, I'D LIKE TO THINK IT WAS THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF MY SPECIALTY IN DEALING WITH EXOTIC MEDICAL PROBLEMS. BUT I THINK IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT I FUNDED THE HOSPITAL'S NEW MRI MACHINE LAST MONTH. NICE. AND HERE I WAS WORRIED TO ASK FOR A RAISE. MR. KANE. POLLY MCWILLIAMS. HOW DO YOU DO? THIS EMMA DELAURO. I DON'T USUALLY LIKE ADMITTING FAILURE, BUT, WELL THIS ONE'S GOT ME STUMPED. THE SUBJECT HAS NO HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS. WITHIN A FEW HOURS, HE'S IN A FULLY DISSOCIATIVE STATE. LIKE SCHIZOPHRENIA? MORE INTENSE THAN I'VE SEEN. MAY WE? WHATEVER HALLUCINATIONS HE'S DEALING WITH ARE ALL-ENCOMPASSING. HE'S NOT DEALING WITH REALITY AT ANY LEVEL. IT'S LIKE HE'S TRAPPED IN ANOTHER WORLD. EXACTLY. HOW IS HE PHYSICALLY? WELL, ACTUALLY, THAT'S MY PRIMARY CONCERN RIGHT NOW. WHATEVER'S GOING ON IN THIS WORLD HE'S SEEING IS HAVING A DIRECT EFFECT ON HIS REAL-WORLD PHYSIOLOGY. HIS BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE ARE GOING THROUGH THE ROOF. HAVE YOU TRIED MEDICATION? WE'VE SEDATED HIM TO THE MAXIMUM SAFE LEVELS. BUT, WHATEVER HAS A HOLD OF HIM JUST BLASTS RIGHT THROUGH IT. I DON'T THINK HE'LL LAST MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. ALL RIGHT. I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP. BUT I'LL NEED HIM TRANSFERRED TO MY OWN FACILITY, AND I'LL NEED YOU TO ARRANGE THAT. I'LL ARRANGE THE TRANSFER RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU. SO, NO TRACE OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS. AND THEY THINK THAT THE DAMAGE DONE TO HIS PSYCHE WAS WAY TOO FAST FOR HYPNOSIS OR CLASSICAL BRAINWASHING TECHNIQUES. SO MAYBE WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IS SOME SORT OF PSYCHIC MIND ATTACK. DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CALM HIM TELEMPATHICALLY? NO! PLEASE... PLEASE... PLEASE... LET ME GO? DOMINIC, MY NAME IS ADAM KANE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? LEAVE ME ALONE... DOMINIC. I'M REAL. I'M HERE TO HELP YOU. LIAR! NO. NO MORE. YOU JUST LET ME GO. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? WHAT IS IT? WHATEVER'S GOT AHOLD OF HIM IS STRONG. AND THAT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME. IT TURNS OUT OUR MAN, RYDELL, HAD JUST FINISHED GIVING A LECTURE TO A SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE AT BOWER UNIVERSITY THREE HOURS BEFORE HE DISAPPEARED. YOU'RE TELLING US HE WAS ABDUCTED BY SCIENTISTS? WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, SCIENTISTS WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES THERE. I MANAGED TO ID ALMOST EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY DATABASE AND THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS - EVERYBODY EXCEPT FOR THIS GUY. NOW, WHEN I PUT HIS PHOTO THROUGH OUR DATABASE IT ID'D HIM AS JERZY NOVOTNY. NOW, JERZY IS CURRENTLY WORKING AS THE TRADE COMMISSIONER AT THE BALKISTAN MISSION. HIS LAST GIG WAS AS A TOP LEVEL KGB AGENT BEFORE THE FALL OF THE SOVIET UNION. YEAH, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HE WAS DOING AT THE CONFERENCE. WELL THAT'S WHAT YOU AND SHALIMAR ARE GOING TO FIND OUT. WHAT'S THE SETUP? THERE'S A PARTY TONIGHT AT THE BALKISTAN EMBASSY. TRADE COMMISSIONER NOVOTNY HAS INVITED CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOWER UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE, AND YOU AND SHALIMAR ARE GOING TO BE GUESTS. NICE. ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO A PARTY AT THE EMBASSY. WELL, LET'S HOPE THEY REMEMBER TO COUNT THE SILVERWARE AFTERWARDS. EASY. WELL, LET'S GO. WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO GET READY. LET ME OUT. LET ME OUT. IT'S OKAY. YOU'RE NOT INSIDE ANYTHING. LOOK AROUND YOU. I'VE GOT EYES, DAMMIT. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME? HUH? LEAVE ME ALONE. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! ARE YOU TRYING TO CONNECT WITH HIM--? NO. LOOK, I CAN'T STAND TO SEE HIM IN THIS KIND OF PAIN, ADAM. I'M AFRAID THAT IF... IF I OPEN MYSELF UP I WON'T BE ABLE TO PROTECT MYSELF FROM WHATEVER'S ATTACKING HIS MIND. BUT WE BOTH KNOW THAT YOUR POWERS HAVE GROWN STRONGER OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. YEAH BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE THERE. IF I... IF I CONNECT WITH HIM IT MIGHT EVEN ACCELERATE WHATEVER'S KILLING HIM. WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T TRY TO CONNECT WITH HIM? HUH? I MEAN, HIS VITAL SIGNS KEEP SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL 'TIL HE HAS A HEART ATTACK OR A STROKE? EMMA. I ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Про Федота-стрельца, удалого молодца на английском - текст Лунный Папа на английском - текст Ремо Уильямс: Приключение начинается на английском - текст Чёрная роза - эмблема печали, красная роза - эмблема любви на английском - текст Кандагар на английском |