Contagious (1997 TV Movie)

Lindsay Wagner: Dr. Hannah Cole

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• Medical Examiner : When they brought him in here I was sure he was another mule who OD'd, we got a bunch of them slit open like pigs for slaughter. Now usually I don't get people starting my work for me, but whoever did him made such a mess looking for the drugs I just naturally looked there first.

  Dr. Hannah Cole : You sure cocaine was the cause of death?

  Medical Examiner : Oh yeah yeah, the blood levels were through the roof, the stuff must've been almost pure. Listen, I know you don't get to look at ODs much, but I do and this one looked really strange.

  Dr. Hannah Cole : You prepare a culture in a smear?

  Medical Examiner : Mm-hmm.

  Dr. Hannah Cole : Where's it set up?

  Medical Examiner : Right here.

  Dr. Hannah Cole : [takes a look]  It's cholera. You ever seen vibrios?

  Medical Examiner : No.

  [looks through microscope] 

  Medical Examiner : Nasty looking, aren't they?

  Dr. Hannah Cole : Who's this man?

  Medical Examiner : Oh, who knows? He's a John Doe found on Canyon Road but you know nobody swallows balloons of coke unless they're smuggling, right?

  Dr. Hannah Cole : Yeah but from where, and when? I mean we need to know everyone this man came in contact with. Now *you're* gonna have to be tracked for the next five days.

  [dials phone] 

  Dr. Hannah Cole : It's Hannah, the body at the coroner's has cholera... yeah, I'm gonna have him send you samples to be cultured, meanwhile we need to alert every county emergency room right now. Mm-hmm, okay, thanks, bye.

  [hangs up] 

  Dr. Hannah Cole : Police brought this man in?

  Medical Examiner : Uh, yeah. You think it's more than just this one guy?

  Dr. Hannah Cole : I sure as hell hope not. I need to know if you find anyone else like this. Okay?

  Medical Examiner : Yeah.