1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,162 WWW.MY-SUBS.COM 1 00:00:00,210 --> 00:00:02,060 Blood tests show that his clotting factor 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:03,979 - is very low. - What does that mean? 3 00:00:03,980 --> 00:00:05,140 Have you heard of hemophilia? 4 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:06,480 There's a new disease emerging 5 00:00:06,500 --> 00:00:08,049 in the gay community in the U.S. 6 00:00:08,050 --> 00:00:09,800 This new concentrate that Ryan is taking, 7 00:00:09,870 --> 00:00:11,669 it's pooled from how many blood donors? 8 00:00:11,670 --> 00:00:12,880 Is it 20,000? 9 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:14,679 I'd like to switch Ryan back to Cryo. 10 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:16,940 I am the medical professional here. 11 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:18,779 The odds of getting AIDS from blood in Canada 12 00:00:18,780 --> 00:00:19,849 are one in a million. 13 00:00:19,850 --> 00:00:21,110 Lawrence Hartley, treasurer. 14 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,249 Uh, William Sanders, concerned father. 15 00:00:23,250 --> 00:00:25,189 I need a quote highlighting the dangers 16 00:00:25,190 --> 00:00:26,620 of AIDS transmission through blood. 17 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:27,719 I've said all I can. 18 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:28,759 Will you test my son? 19 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:29,959 This does not mean 20 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,690 that Peter is sick, or is ever going to get sick. 21 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:33,760 Andy has AIDS. 22 00:00:33,770 --> 00:00:35,199 Andy and Peter take the same concentrate. 23 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:36,399 I know. 24 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,199 Why didn't you guys tell me I have AIDS? 25 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:39,600 I heard you talking. 26 00:00:39,660 --> 00:00:41,039 Peter, where are you going? 27 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:42,940 - Peter! - Andy passed away. 28 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,120 I don't care what you guys say, I know I'm gonna die. 29 00:01:19,980 --> 00:01:22,460 _ 30 00:02:46,930 --> 00:02:48,160 Well, that's coming along. 31 00:02:48,220 --> 00:02:50,860 I certainly have the time. 32 00:02:54,070 --> 00:02:55,640 So, what's that, then? 33 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,709 Oh, just something to help his blood to clot a bit better. 34 00:02:58,710 --> 00:03:00,480 Is something wrong? 35 00:03:00,500 --> 00:03:02,080 He's doing just fine. 36 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,180 Better to be safe than sorry, right? 37 00:03:21,090 --> 00:03:26,090 - Synced and corrected by MementMori - -- www.MY-SUBS.com -- 38 00:03:31,640 --> 00:03:33,909 - _ - I appreciate what you're doing. 39 00:03:33,910 --> 00:03:37,440 Aw... it's my job. 40 00:03:37,450 --> 00:03:38,920 Not at 10:00 at night. 41 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,400 I know you have a family. 42 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,449 Yeah, well, this is important. 43 00:03:42,450 --> 00:03:44,080 Somehow you managed to wrangle a budget 44 00:03:44,090 --> 00:03:45,319 for AIDS awareness. 45 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,880 - Small as it is. - Well, as far as I know, 46 00:03:47,900 --> 00:03:49,920 no other city in Canada is doing anything. 47 00:03:49,930 --> 00:03:52,160 Help! Help! 48 00:03:55,620 --> 00:03:56,980 Hey! Hey! 49 00:03:57,060 --> 00:03:58,499 Jesus... 50 00:03:58,500 --> 00:03:59,830 Call 9-1-1! 51 00:04:00,970 --> 00:04:02,599 Hold still, hold still. 52 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:03,639 Help is on the way. 53 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,100 Hey, hey, be careful. 54 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:07,880 Yeah. Yeah, you're right. 55 00:04:07,900 --> 00:04:09,640 Okay, just... Just put your head back, all right? 56 00:04:09,650 --> 00:04:11,290 I'm gonna put some pressure on this, okay? 57 00:04:12,980 --> 00:04:14,310 Look at that. 58 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,260 - It's just awful. - Take it easy. 59 00:04:16,380 --> 00:04:18,789 - _ - Don't move... 60 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,520 _ 61 00:04:24,690 --> 00:04:25,990 It's in American blood, 62 00:04:26,020 --> 00:04:28,530 and Canadian hemophiliacs are being forced to take it. 63 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,200 What do you want me to do? 64 00:04:30,220 --> 00:04:32,600 At least inform people of the risks. 65 00:04:32,650 --> 00:04:34,719 You should be telling them to switch to Cryo, 66 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:36,550 and curtail use unless absolutely necessary. 67 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,159 The MSAC decides what goes into the newsletters. 68 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,929 Yeah, and they're saying, "American recall action 69 00:04:41,930 --> 00:04:43,740 is a sign of careful monitoring of blood products 70 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,540 and should not cause anxiety or changes in treatment." 71 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:47,999 - Gimme a break! - I know. 72 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,820 You said things would change now that you're president. 73 00:04:49,840 --> 00:04:51,180 - I know! - Come on, Lawrence, 74 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,400 put a Red Cross sign in the window! 75 00:04:53,420 --> 00:04:55,040 You need to figure out which side you're on. 76 00:04:55,100 --> 00:04:56,909 I know whose side I'm on, Will! 77 00:04:56,910 --> 00:04:59,710 Then start fighting for us. 78 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,079 _ 79 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:06,740 One boy is already dead! 80 00:05:06,860 --> 00:05:09,249 We don't exactly know what happened to Andy. 81 00:05:09,250 --> 00:05:10,889 Andy wasn't gay, 82 00:05:10,890 --> 00:05:13,460 He wasn't an intravenous drug user. 83 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,789 He got AIDS from taking the same blood product 84 00:05:15,790 --> 00:05:17,360 that our son is taking! 85 00:05:17,420 --> 00:05:19,600 Why won't you admit there's real danger here? 86 00:05:19,620 --> 00:05:22,620 Look, nobody ever said that concentrate was risk-free. 87 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,869 There's always a threat of viral transmission. 88 00:05:24,870 --> 00:05:26,519 Hepatitis, for example. 89 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,360 The study Dr. Tsoukas is running right now, 90 00:05:28,420 --> 00:05:29,939 it doesn't prove anything. 91 00:05:29,940 --> 00:05:32,740 And low T-cells don't mean that Peter has AIDS, 92 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:34,809 or that he's going to get AIDS. 93 00:05:34,810 --> 00:05:36,520 Treating Peter's hemophilia, 94 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:38,860 that's the priority for us right now. 95 00:05:38,940 --> 00:05:40,780 Don't panic, and please... 96 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:42,020 don't publish anything, 97 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:43,319 or discuss Peter's test results 98 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:44,389 with other patients. 99 00:05:44,390 --> 00:05:47,300 I know Mrs. Girard is very upset right now, 100 00:05:47,420 --> 00:05:49,059 I know, and she has every right to be. 101 00:05:49,060 --> 00:05:50,229 She's grieving for her son... 102 00:05:50,230 --> 00:05:51,759 So am I. 103 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:53,299 So is my son, 104 00:05:53,300 --> 00:05:54,429 who is in the next room, 105 00:05:54,430 --> 00:05:56,340 fully convinced he's going to die. 106 00:05:57,650 --> 00:05:58,760 We really don't know 107 00:05:58,780 --> 00:06:02,140 what any of this stuff means yet. 108 00:06:02,740 --> 00:06:04,960 I am here for you if you need anything. 109 00:06:07,910 --> 00:06:09,480 Anything. 110 00:06:19,140 --> 00:06:22,300 _ 111 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,690 The Hemophilia Society's Medical Advisory Committee 112 00:06:24,700 --> 00:06:26,600 is making recommendations to physicians 113 00:06:26,620 --> 00:06:28,469 about curtailing the use of concentrate 114 00:06:28,470 --> 00:06:29,830 in favour of Cryo. 115 00:06:29,840 --> 00:06:31,369 Not across the board. 116 00:06:31,370 --> 00:06:33,700 Only in certain cases like newly diagnosed. 117 00:06:33,710 --> 00:06:35,839 Strawczynski's just following the American lead. 118 00:06:35,840 --> 00:06:38,000 People are losing their sense. 119 00:06:38,020 --> 00:06:39,509 There is still no proof. 120 00:06:39,510 --> 00:06:40,540 For all we know, 121 00:06:40,550 --> 00:06:42,609 concentrates are safer than Cryo. 122 00:06:42,610 --> 00:06:45,380 If there is some viral contamination, 123 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,480 it would be diluted in the concentrate. 124 00:06:47,490 --> 00:06:50,420 You get a dose of Cryo from a donor with AIDS, 125 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,279 the exposure would be much worse. 126 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:54,059 If this trend back to Cryo continues, 127 00:06:54,060 --> 00:06:55,500 immense revenues are going to be lost 128 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:56,760 by the fractionators. 129 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:58,229 Can we even support production 130 00:06:58,230 --> 00:06:59,980 of a full-scale switch back to Cryo? 131 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,310 Hey, homo! 132 00:07:12,540 --> 00:07:14,260 Girard's mom's going around telling everyone 133 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:15,290 he died of AIDS. 134 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:16,549 Shut up. 135 00:07:16,550 --> 00:07:18,550 Make me. 136 00:07:22,580 --> 00:07:24,690 You want some, asshole? 137 00:07:27,330 --> 00:07:30,530 You're a goddamn headcase, man! 138 00:07:30,830 --> 00:07:34,320 _ 139 00:07:34,430 --> 00:07:36,999 He was spray-painting "God hates fags" 140 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,260 on the front window. 141 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:40,060 I told him to stop. 142 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,160 _ 143 00:07:43,380 --> 00:07:45,180 He attacked me. 144 00:07:46,180 --> 00:07:47,180 Are you gay? 145 00:07:48,050 --> 00:07:50,550 What does that have to do with it? 146 00:07:51,550 --> 00:07:52,900 It's going to come up. 147 00:07:52,950 --> 00:07:55,519 He's been charged with aggravated assault. 148 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:59,520 Look, this is not about the money. 149 00:07:59,620 --> 00:08:01,120 You're trying to make a point, 150 00:08:01,130 --> 00:08:02,259 and I get that, 151 00:08:02,260 --> 00:08:06,100 and it's absolutely a point worth making, 152 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:07,620 but... 153 00:08:07,660 --> 00:08:08,680 if you're not willing 154 00:08:08,700 --> 00:08:11,269 to put yourself at the centre of this, 155 00:08:11,270 --> 00:08:13,240 you'd better think twice. 156 00:08:16,770 --> 00:08:18,270 Come on, Ryan! 157 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,440 Let's look alive out there! 158 00:08:26,950 --> 00:08:28,049 Go! 159 00:08:28,050 --> 00:08:29,680 I've got it! I've got it! 160 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:39,760 Ryan? 161 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:41,330 Okay, time out, time out... 162 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:52,500 Hey... 163 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:53,679 Dad! 164 00:08:53,680 --> 00:08:55,220 You should've seen the catch I made. 165 00:08:55,250 --> 00:08:57,280 Yeah, I heard. You, uh, you okay? 166 00:08:57,300 --> 00:08:58,440 There's nothing broken, thank God, 167 00:08:58,460 --> 00:09:00,149 but they're trying to give him concentrate. 168 00:09:00,150 --> 00:09:02,660 He's a resident. I told him he takes Cryo only. 169 00:09:02,680 --> 00:09:03,740 He's calling his supervisor. 170 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:04,850 But he's okay, right? Nothing... 171 00:09:04,860 --> 00:09:06,159 nothing's broken, so... 172 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,280 - Can you walk? - They said he has a deep contusion. 173 00:09:08,300 --> 00:09:09,420 He needs a shot. 174 00:09:09,490 --> 00:09:10,690 Well, we've got Cryo at home. 175 00:09:10,700 --> 00:09:11,880 Let's, um... 176 00:09:11,930 --> 00:09:13,660 treat him there ourselves. 177 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:05,380 It was a really good catch. 178 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:13,260 Dad's not gonna let me play anymore, is he? 179 00:10:13,300 --> 00:10:16,329 Your father and I make these decisions together. 180 00:10:16,330 --> 00:10:19,000 We'll talk about it tomorrow. 181 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,200 Get some sleep. 182 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,260 That could have been much worse. 183 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,520 You think I don't know that? 184 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,560 17 reported deaths in Canada. 185 00:10:47,020 --> 00:10:49,440 So who knows how many actual cases. 186 00:10:49,900 --> 00:10:51,020 It's here. 187 00:10:51,100 --> 00:10:53,680 It's in Toronto. 188 00:10:54,580 --> 00:10:56,599 And Cryo is safer than concentrate, 189 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,900 but it is not safe. 190 00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:02,080 Every time he takes a shot, 191 00:11:02,100 --> 00:11:03,320 it's like playing Russian roulette, 192 00:11:03,340 --> 00:11:08,000 and every day there are more bullets in the gun. 193 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,459 So I asked our local blood centre 194 00:11:25,460 --> 00:11:28,360 if I could donate my blood specifically for my son's Cryo, 195 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:29,980 and I was refused. 196 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:31,130 And now you're here 197 00:11:31,140 --> 00:11:32,470 looking for special treatment? 198 00:11:34,570 --> 00:11:37,170 As a matter of fact, yes. 199 00:11:37,180 --> 00:11:39,239 I'm willing to pay for any additional cost... 200 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:40,249 It's not possible. 201 00:11:40,250 --> 00:11:42,349 We simply can't accommodate everyone, 202 00:11:42,350 --> 00:11:44,100 nor should we. There hasn't been a case 203 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:46,620 of blood transmission-related AIDS in Canada. 204 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:52,859 Do you need someone to die 205 00:11:52,860 --> 00:11:55,689 before you put any safety precautions in place? 206 00:11:55,690 --> 00:11:58,029 We've already asked high-risk groups 207 00:11:58,030 --> 00:11:59,539 to refrain from donating. 208 00:11:59,540 --> 00:12:01,020 Look at the uproar that caused. 209 00:12:01,130 --> 00:12:03,000 Yeah, because you did it wrong. 210 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:04,869 What would you have us do? 211 00:12:04,870 --> 00:12:06,340 Talk to the community leaders. 212 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,139 Work with the high-risk groups directly... 213 00:12:08,140 --> 00:12:09,369 I wouldn't know where to start. 214 00:12:09,370 --> 00:12:12,380 Uh, well, there is a guy named Barry Freeland. 215 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,509 He's a... he's a member of a new organization 216 00:12:14,510 --> 00:12:15,529 called ACT, 217 00:12:15,530 --> 00:12:17,949 AIDS Committee of Toronto. 218 00:12:17,950 --> 00:12:20,420 - I can give you his number... - We'll leave that sort of interaction 219 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:22,560 to you and the city. You seem to be doing a fine job. 220 00:12:22,580 --> 00:12:25,289 At least a pamphlet needs to be handed out to blood donors. 221 00:12:25,290 --> 00:12:26,389 I mean, the U.S. is doing it. 222 00:12:26,390 --> 00:12:28,959 We're not prepared to scare off viable donors. 223 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,380 Our system depends on volunteers. 224 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:32,409 We have no idea 225 00:12:32,410 --> 00:12:35,229 how many people are out there walking around with AIDS. 226 00:12:35,230 --> 00:12:37,600 Exactly right, Mr. Sanders. 227 00:12:37,620 --> 00:12:39,899 We have no idea how many people have AIDS, 228 00:12:39,900 --> 00:12:42,139 or even if it can be transmitted by blood, 229 00:12:42,140 --> 00:12:43,970 and until we have definitive proof, 230 00:12:43,980 --> 00:12:46,960 we are not prepared to upset the whole apple cart. 231 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,360 "Definitive proof"? 232 00:12:49,510 --> 00:12:52,549 You see, you are gambling with my son's life, 233 00:12:52,550 --> 00:12:55,849 and by the time you have your definitive proof, 234 00:12:55,850 --> 00:12:57,940 it's gonna be too late. 235 00:13:20,660 --> 00:13:22,989 I'm just outside of Thunder Bay. 236 00:13:22,990 --> 00:13:24,059 Why? 237 00:13:24,060 --> 00:13:25,859 I'm picking up some Cryo for Ryan. 238 00:13:25,860 --> 00:13:28,280 You drove 16 hours to get Cryo? 239 00:13:28,300 --> 00:13:29,720 Yeah. The blood supply is safer up here. 240 00:13:29,740 --> 00:13:32,130 No reported cases of AIDS. 241 00:13:32,140 --> 00:13:33,830 Technically, I'm not supposed to be doing this, 242 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,200 but, um, I have a friend up here 243 00:13:36,210 --> 00:13:37,909 who's willing to share his allotment, so... 244 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:40,780 Can you be back tomorrow? 245 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:42,840 I'd have to drive all night. 246 00:13:42,850 --> 00:13:44,909 Why? What now? 247 00:13:44,910 --> 00:13:46,010 The new AIDS Committee 248 00:13:46,020 --> 00:13:47,749 is calling an emergency meeting... 249 00:13:47,750 --> 00:13:49,400 tomorrow morning. 250 00:14:00,560 --> 00:14:01,999 You just quit school? 251 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:03,160 Why does it matter? 252 00:14:03,220 --> 00:14:04,540 - Peter... - No, seriously, 253 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:07,200 why don't you guys just admit the truth? 254 00:14:08,100 --> 00:14:09,400 Are you stoned? 255 00:14:09,410 --> 00:14:10,769 So what? 256 00:14:10,770 --> 00:14:12,909 So do you want your sister to see you like that? 257 00:14:12,910 --> 00:14:14,280 I'll move out! 258 00:14:15,540 --> 00:14:16,579 Hey! 259 00:14:16,580 --> 00:14:18,460 We can't just let him go. 260 00:14:19,380 --> 00:14:20,860 - Maybe we should. - How can you say that? 261 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:22,219 He doesn't know how to handle this. 262 00:14:22,220 --> 00:14:23,449 He doesn't want our help right now. 263 00:14:23,450 --> 00:14:24,749 Where's he gonna go? 264 00:14:24,750 --> 00:14:26,919 We can't just leave him to fend for himself! 265 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:28,059 He needs to cool off... 266 00:14:28,060 --> 00:14:29,959 What do you want me to do, lock him in his room? 267 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:34,880 Are you going somewhere? 268 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:37,100 Yes. 269 00:14:38,130 --> 00:14:39,270 Where? 270 00:14:40,220 --> 00:14:41,899 Away. All right? 271 00:14:41,900 --> 00:14:42,910 Why? 272 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:44,309 Just shut up. 273 00:14:44,310 --> 00:14:45,790 Okay? You're too young to understand. 274 00:14:47,140 --> 00:14:48,479 Peter, I don't want you to go. 275 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,440 Well, too bad. 276 00:14:51,310 --> 00:14:52,579 Peter, I... 277 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,100 You said it is now unofficial policy 278 00:14:58,120 --> 00:14:59,620 to discourage all homosexuals 279 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:00,719 from donating blood. 280 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,489 How is something unofficial and at the same time 281 00:15:03,490 --> 00:15:04,559 being published for everyone to read? 282 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,540 - Well, I... - Dr. Herst was mistaken. 283 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:08,629 She was quoting 284 00:15:08,630 --> 00:15:10,280 from an internal QandA sheet 285 00:15:10,300 --> 00:15:13,600 prepared by the Department of Public Health. 286 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:15,769 Really, Will? 287 00:15:15,770 --> 00:15:17,639 What, monogamous, celibate, or whatever? 288 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,670 That wasn't my exact wording, 289 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:22,079 but yes, that is the Department of Health's position. 290 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:23,760 Safety is our priority. 291 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:24,949 Look, we agreed 292 00:15:24,950 --> 00:15:26,740 the Red Cross policy would state 293 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:28,849 that only sexually active homosexuals 294 00:15:28,850 --> 00:15:31,319 with multiple partners should refrain from donating. 295 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,750 The fact is, you should be excluding bisexual, 296 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:35,659 and promiscuous heteros too, 297 00:15:35,660 --> 00:15:37,459 but that would never happen. 298 00:15:37,460 --> 00:15:39,790 You're stigmatizing the entire community, 299 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:41,460 giving the public permission to gay-bash us! 300 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:42,580 That's not true. 301 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:44,020 You're saying we're to blame. 302 00:15:44,060 --> 00:15:46,169 We're not just dying, we're killing all of you too. 303 00:15:46,170 --> 00:15:47,439 No one is saying that. 304 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:48,740 I hear it every day! 305 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:50,770 We have an epidemic on our hands. 306 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,839 That word is inflammatory and irresponsible. 307 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,960 Irresponsible? 308 00:15:57,060 --> 00:15:58,440 Look who's talking irresponsibility! 309 00:15:58,460 --> 00:16:00,740 You're the one who's putting people's lives at risk! 310 00:16:00,850 --> 00:16:04,490 Something has to be done! 311 00:16:07,190 --> 00:16:09,390 I was supposed to be the angry one here. 312 00:16:12,630 --> 00:16:14,359 Right. 313 00:16:16,580 --> 00:16:18,869 An infant in Quebec just died of AIDS 314 00:16:18,870 --> 00:16:20,880 contracted from a blood transfusion. 315 00:16:20,940 --> 00:16:22,639 The Red Cross says they're looking into it. 316 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:24,569 They're trying to pull the wool over our eyes. 317 00:16:24,570 --> 00:16:25,809 Why would they do that? 318 00:16:25,810 --> 00:16:27,679 Because admitting there's a problem means 319 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,749 that they have to overhaul the whole blood system. 320 00:16:30,750 --> 00:16:32,340 It's a logistical nightmare, 321 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:33,810 and it would cost them a fortune. 322 00:16:33,820 --> 00:16:36,080 There are 18 cases 323 00:16:36,100 --> 00:16:39,100 of transfusion-related AIDS in the U.S. and counting. 324 00:16:41,590 --> 00:16:43,560 Make the story about Peter. 325 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:45,929 No, I'm serious. 326 00:16:45,930 --> 00:16:47,229 Give it a personal angle, 327 00:16:47,230 --> 00:16:49,380 help bring any conflict of interest out in the open. 328 00:16:52,330 --> 00:16:53,570 I can't do that. 329 00:16:56,270 --> 00:16:59,660 Ben, I need more than U.S. statistics. 330 00:16:59,740 --> 00:17:01,239 I need clear evidence 331 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,909 that the Red Cross is doing something wrong. 332 00:17:08,050 --> 00:17:10,380 You're part of the problem. 333 00:17:10,390 --> 00:17:12,450 You're not doing your job anymore. 334 00:17:19,290 --> 00:17:20,690 You quit? 335 00:17:20,700 --> 00:17:21,700 I'm not quitting. 336 00:17:22,930 --> 00:17:24,340 Do you have a job? 337 00:17:24,370 --> 00:17:26,870 I'll get another job. 338 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,739 Sometimes... 339 00:17:30,740 --> 00:17:32,940 you can't fix the system from within. 340 00:17:49,140 --> 00:17:51,280 You're welcome to stay here, man, but it ain't free. 341 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:55,640 Yeah, I know. 342 00:17:55,730 --> 00:17:57,730 You got a job? 343 00:17:59,820 --> 00:18:01,600 No. 344 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:04,170 May I suggest you get one? 345 00:18:04,980 --> 00:18:06,739 I'll get right on that. 346 00:18:35,700 --> 00:18:36,780 Hey... 347 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:38,809 Yeah, what is it? What's wrong? 348 00:18:38,810 --> 00:18:40,009 Women. 349 00:18:40,010 --> 00:18:41,220 They don't get AIDS, 350 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:45,050 at least not anywhere near as frequently as men. 351 00:18:56,890 --> 00:18:59,859 Who are you calling at 2:00 in the morning? 352 00:19:01,360 --> 00:19:02,440 Hello? 353 00:19:02,470 --> 00:19:03,999 Hey. What about proposing 354 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,980 the Red Cross only use plasma from female donors 355 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,010 to produce Cryo? 356 00:19:09,570 --> 00:19:11,509 - Will? - Yeah. 357 00:19:11,510 --> 00:19:13,340 Very few women are infected with AIDS. 358 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:16,320 Only... two in Toronto that we know of, 359 00:19:16,340 --> 00:19:18,620 and both are connected to high-risk groups. 360 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,010 I mean, it's so obvious. 361 00:19:20,020 --> 00:19:21,660 I can't believe it never occurred to me before now. 362 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:23,919 It would be easy to sort the donations, 363 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,780 and it would dramatically reduce the risk. 364 00:19:26,820 --> 00:19:28,820 It's 2:00 a.m. 365 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:30,990 Yeah, I know. 366 00:19:33,140 --> 00:19:37,199 All right, let me think it through. 367 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,900 They must be scrambling after that baby died in Quebec. 368 00:19:39,940 --> 00:19:41,839 I'll write up the proposal. 369 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:43,320 Uh, maybe I should call. 370 00:19:43,380 --> 00:19:44,569 Are you saying that they would say no 371 00:19:44,570 --> 00:19:46,339 just because it's me? 372 00:19:46,340 --> 00:19:48,909 Well, the CRC needs some good PR right now 373 00:19:48,910 --> 00:19:51,040 that shows that safety is our priority. 374 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:52,880 Um... 375 00:19:54,450 --> 00:19:56,279 How about I suggest they run with this 376 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,140 as if it was their own idea? 377 00:19:58,180 --> 00:19:59,590 Whatever it takes. 378 00:20:04,590 --> 00:20:06,730 Worth a shot. 379 00:20:09,010 --> 00:20:12,780 _ 380 00:20:13,470 --> 00:20:15,960 _ 381 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:18,020 - What's up? - Look. 382 00:20:23,580 --> 00:20:25,609 "Continental Pharma Cryosan 383 00:20:25,610 --> 00:20:28,440 has just been notified of an HMA recall." 384 00:20:28,650 --> 00:20:29,780 That's not news. 385 00:20:29,790 --> 00:20:30,989 I know. 386 00:20:30,990 --> 00:20:32,390 Look at the next page. 387 00:20:35,460 --> 00:20:36,600 What is this? 388 00:20:36,620 --> 00:20:38,759 A further investigation of sources. 389 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,499 The highlighted section. 390 00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:43,300 Check out what "ADC" stands for. 391 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,430 Jesus. 392 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:48,969 Did you know about this? 393 00:20:48,970 --> 00:20:50,769 Of course not. 394 00:20:50,770 --> 00:20:53,440 We wouldn't have been buying plasma from them if I did. 395 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:58,449 Who are you calling? 396 00:20:58,450 --> 00:21:00,510 We have to tell the Red Cross. 397 00:21:04,490 --> 00:21:07,600 _ 398 00:21:07,740 --> 00:21:10,049 At this point it is undeniable 399 00:21:10,050 --> 00:21:11,520 that AIDS is in the blood system. 400 00:21:11,650 --> 00:21:14,049 It is now the leading killer of hemophiliacs 401 00:21:14,050 --> 00:21:15,349 in the United States. 402 00:21:15,350 --> 00:21:17,750 Now, with all due respect and sensitivity 403 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:19,419 to other high-risk groups, 404 00:21:19,420 --> 00:21:21,189 here's the thing that people need to understand. 405 00:21:21,190 --> 00:21:23,360 Hemophiliacs are the only ones 406 00:21:23,380 --> 00:21:24,859 who cannot alter their behaviour 407 00:21:24,860 --> 00:21:26,729 to prevent contracting this disease. 408 00:21:26,730 --> 00:21:30,080 They literally depend on safe blood products to live. 409 00:21:30,140 --> 00:21:32,870 This is a proposal for immediate action. 410 00:21:34,070 --> 00:21:35,760 Isn't there a hemophilia representative 411 00:21:35,780 --> 00:21:37,400 on the advisory committee to the CBC? 412 00:21:37,420 --> 00:21:38,770 They only meet twice a year. 413 00:21:38,780 --> 00:21:40,020 We-we can't wait any longer. 414 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:41,680 The snail's pace of bureaucracy 415 00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:43,180 is costing lives. 416 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,260 The U.S. has been ahead of us in every respect. 417 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,980 They are now talking about heat-treating concentrates 418 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,280 to kill pathogens. 419 00:21:49,300 --> 00:21:50,310 Now, if this works, 420 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:52,380 it could lead to totally safe blood products, 421 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,090 but no one here is even looking at that. 422 00:21:56,430 --> 00:21:59,259 I applaud your passion, Mr. Sanders. 423 00:21:59,260 --> 00:22:01,300 Leave this with me, and I'll see what we can do. 424 00:22:06,270 --> 00:22:08,370 Well, you must have had some impact. 425 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:10,940 One of our members 426 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:12,270 works on the same floor as Norton. 427 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,020 Said there's been calls back and forth all day 428 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:15,640 about funding comprehensive care clinics. 429 00:22:17,410 --> 00:22:18,549 That's good. 430 00:22:18,550 --> 00:22:19,570 What about the rest? 431 00:22:23,590 --> 00:22:25,540 What's this? 432 00:22:25,660 --> 00:22:28,389 A statement prepared by the Red Cross 433 00:22:28,390 --> 00:22:29,589 for health officials. 434 00:22:29,590 --> 00:22:30,959 Sounds like Norton called the Red Cross 435 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,440 right after your meeting. 436 00:22:32,470 --> 00:22:33,499 "There is no evidence 437 00:22:33,500 --> 00:22:35,629 the blood system is any less safe now 438 00:22:35,630 --> 00:22:37,700 than prior to AIDS." 439 00:22:42,610 --> 00:22:46,060 I feel like I've fallen down a rabbit hole. 440 00:22:52,980 --> 00:22:55,600 The point is, you gotta be careful. 441 00:22:55,620 --> 00:22:57,360 It's not just gay guys anymore. 442 00:22:57,380 --> 00:22:58,560 I don't date druggies. 443 00:22:58,580 --> 00:22:59,989 Hemophiliacs too. 444 00:22:59,990 --> 00:23:01,459 What is that, anyway? 445 00:23:01,460 --> 00:23:03,340 Some sort of blood thing. 446 00:23:04,430 --> 00:23:05,739 It's so crazy... 447 00:23:05,740 --> 00:23:07,759 I would have gotten that for you. 448 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:09,200 Ah, you know, gotta get out of my office 449 00:23:09,220 --> 00:23:10,230 every once in a while. 450 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,130 I used to look at a guy, 451 00:23:12,140 --> 00:23:13,580 and wonder if he was hot enough to sleep with. 452 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,440 Now he's literally gotta be to die for. 453 00:23:16,470 --> 00:23:18,370 That's not even funny. 454 00:23:31,420 --> 00:23:33,620 You're... okay, right? 455 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:37,790 The chances of me getting AIDS is very slim. 456 00:23:39,260 --> 00:23:40,460 But... 457 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,060 I think it's probably best 458 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:46,839 that nobody else knows I have hemophilia. 459 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:48,369 Only Solomon, of course. 460 00:23:48,370 --> 00:23:49,760 I would never say anything. 461 00:23:49,870 --> 00:23:50,900 Thanks. 462 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:00,340 The teens chased the two men, 463 00:24:00,360 --> 00:24:02,280 shouting homophobic epithets, 464 00:24:02,300 --> 00:24:03,480 eventually catching them, 465 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:05,140 and throwing one of them off a bridge. 466 00:24:05,260 --> 00:24:07,660 - Chelsea Bibb has more... - Turn it off! You won't sleep! 467 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,420 I won't sleep anyway. 468 00:24:09,430 --> 00:24:11,080 One of those men died. 469 00:24:11,100 --> 00:24:13,880 ... when they were set upon by four male teenagers, 470 00:24:13,900 --> 00:24:15,200 who chased them towards... 471 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:19,599 Maybe... 472 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:23,000 I can distract you. 473 00:24:23,060 --> 00:24:25,840 These gay-bashing cases support my client's claim. 474 00:24:31,820 --> 00:24:34,640 What were we talking about again? 475 00:24:34,900 --> 00:24:37,020 Exactly. 476 00:24:45,190 --> 00:24:47,059 You're not in school? 477 00:24:47,060 --> 00:24:48,929 No, it's not really for me. 478 00:24:48,930 --> 00:24:50,260 So you like cars? 479 00:24:50,340 --> 00:24:51,769 I can do an oil change. 480 00:24:51,770 --> 00:24:53,470 You can do an oil change... 481 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:56,769 You a hard worker? 482 00:24:56,770 --> 00:24:58,360 Yeah. 483 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:00,279 'Cause I don't have any patience for laziness 484 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:01,340 or bullshit. 485 00:25:01,980 --> 00:25:03,180 Okay. 486 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:08,319 Minimum wage. 487 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:10,320 Come in tomorrow, 8:00 a.m. sharp. 488 00:25:11,550 --> 00:25:14,280 Okay. Uh... thank you. 489 00:25:14,340 --> 00:25:15,620 Mm-hm. 490 00:25:26,450 --> 00:25:28,120 _ 491 00:25:39,220 --> 00:25:41,350 Gallo discovered the AIDS virus! 492 00:25:42,690 --> 00:25:44,589 The French published more than a year ago. 493 00:25:44,590 --> 00:25:45,850 But Gallo can prove 494 00:25:45,860 --> 00:25:47,880 that his virus actually causes AIDS. 495 00:25:47,940 --> 00:25:49,399 His research could lead to a test. 496 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,380 Come on... holy shit, right? 497 00:25:54,180 --> 00:25:56,160 Okay. 498 00:25:56,170 --> 00:25:57,620 Um... 499 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:59,240 We'll talk about it when you're dressed. 500 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:01,640 Yeah. 501 00:26:02,970 --> 00:26:04,380 Dr. O'Shaughnessy 502 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:07,050 from our Laboratory Centres for Disease Control 503 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:08,879 has been invited to Gallo's lab. 504 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,179 They're working on a test for HIV antibodies. 505 00:26:11,180 --> 00:26:12,679 Well, that's big news. 506 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,549 I'm sending the frozen samples from my study. 507 00:26:15,550 --> 00:26:17,280 What do you think the results will show? 508 00:26:17,390 --> 00:26:20,660 Science frowns upon jumping to conclusions. 509 00:26:22,120 --> 00:26:23,780 Let's talk about you. 510 00:26:23,940 --> 00:26:25,840 I'm on a roller coaster. 511 00:26:25,900 --> 00:26:27,080 One week I'm fine, 512 00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:28,820 the next, I can't get out of bed. 513 00:26:29,330 --> 00:26:32,380 It's crazy to think something as mundane as a common cold 514 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:34,039 could kill me. 515 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,220 Every time I sneeze, I think... 516 00:26:36,260 --> 00:26:37,540 "This could be the end." 517 00:26:38,420 --> 00:26:39,980 You need to keep your spirits up. 518 00:26:40,910 --> 00:26:43,040 For what? 519 00:26:43,050 --> 00:26:44,249 Finding the virus 520 00:26:44,250 --> 00:26:46,280 doesn't mean a cure is around the corner. 521 00:26:46,340 --> 00:26:48,700 One step at a time. 522 00:26:56,190 --> 00:26:57,880 Fag car. 523 00:26:58,160 --> 00:26:59,320 What? 524 00:26:59,430 --> 00:27:01,900 Yeah, I mean, look at it. 525 00:27:03,100 --> 00:27:04,420 Fag colour. 526 00:27:04,530 --> 00:27:06,120 You like it, kid? 527 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,480 Ah, shit! 528 00:27:12,610 --> 00:27:13,820 Ow! 529 00:27:16,220 --> 00:27:19,440 Now you got fag car AIDS all over you. 530 00:27:30,860 --> 00:27:31,890 Dude... 531 00:27:31,900 --> 00:27:33,440 I told you not to leave your needle shit 532 00:27:33,460 --> 00:27:34,640 lying around. 533 00:27:34,660 --> 00:27:35,700 Sorry. 534 00:27:38,380 --> 00:27:40,160 Rough day? 535 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:41,620 What do you think? 536 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,720 That'll take the edge off. 537 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:52,740 No charge. 538 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:54,100 This time. 539 00:28:21,120 --> 00:28:22,250 Paul... 540 00:28:22,260 --> 00:28:23,500 Sol... 541 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:24,900 - How you doing? - Fine. 542 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,580 Ah, look, we're dropping the Wence case. 543 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:28,160 The partners don't think it's winnable. 544 00:28:29,590 --> 00:28:31,659 Of course it's winnable. 545 00:28:31,660 --> 00:28:33,340 Look, I know it's controversial... 546 00:28:33,360 --> 00:28:35,500 We've had some clients in the corporate division 547 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,480 threaten to walk, so... 548 00:28:37,500 --> 00:28:38,940 I'm sorry. 549 00:28:38,980 --> 00:28:40,800 We're putting you on the Lipman case with Don. 550 00:28:41,470 --> 00:28:44,210 Thanks for being a good sport. 551 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,280 Last time I met with Lipman, 552 00:28:51,300 --> 00:28:52,640 he wouldn't even shake my hand. 553 00:28:53,650 --> 00:28:55,480 I'm sure it was nothing. 554 00:29:03,500 --> 00:29:05,590 Have you got it yet? 555 00:29:08,340 --> 00:29:10,060 Um... 556 00:29:10,070 --> 00:29:13,569 According to the CDC, 557 00:29:13,570 --> 00:29:16,339 72% of asymptomatic hemophiliacs in the U.S. 558 00:29:16,340 --> 00:29:18,760 who infuse once a month are HIV-positive. 559 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,500 90% of those who infuse regularly. 560 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,280 Jesus. 561 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,700 It's way worse than we imagined. 562 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:37,780 I don't-I don't even know what to say. 563 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:44,340 Well, I guess we just... 564 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,060 have to hope it's not that bad here. 565 00:29:46,820 --> 00:29:48,820 Yeah... 566 00:29:48,850 --> 00:29:52,110 Yeah, let's just bury our heads in the sand. 567 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,479 There's only 96 cases of AIDS here in Canada, 568 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:56,120 and only a couple of those are hemos. 569 00:29:56,140 --> 00:29:58,610 72% asymptomatic? 570 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:02,380 There has to be a lot more than we know. 571 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:04,319 This has to be enough 572 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:06,360 to make the Red Cross take action. 573 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:11,130 Now. 574 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,679 _ 575 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:17,969 Evidence that coagulation factors 576 00:30:17,970 --> 00:30:19,999 contain a direct, significant risk 577 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,180 of transmitting AIDS is still not conclusive. 578 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,109 So, what are the odds now? 579 00:30:24,110 --> 00:30:26,540 I mean, clearly, not still "one in a million." 580 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:27,909 Given the U.S. numbers, 581 00:30:27,910 --> 00:30:30,080 we need to stop importing their plasma. 582 00:30:30,740 --> 00:30:32,410 What choice do we have? 583 00:30:32,420 --> 00:30:34,120 We're facing a growing shortage. 584 00:30:34,180 --> 00:30:36,849 Well, then, uh, screening the blood for HIV? 585 00:30:36,850 --> 00:30:37,919 Yes, blood banks in the U.S. 586 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:39,900 have begun clinical trials with the ELISA test. 587 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,140 It's far too early. 588 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:42,259 You mean costly. 589 00:30:42,260 --> 00:30:45,259 You always have to weigh cost against effectiveness, 590 00:30:45,260 --> 00:30:46,590 which is thus far unproven. 591 00:30:46,620 --> 00:30:48,340 The provinces are not going to pay 592 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:49,599 for an unreliable test. 593 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:51,659 And having an antibody doesn't mean that you have 594 00:30:51,660 --> 00:30:53,400 AIDS or can transmit it. 595 00:30:53,420 --> 00:30:55,740 All it means is that you've been exposed. 596 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:56,939 I mean, traditionally, 597 00:30:56,940 --> 00:30:59,179 having an antibody means you're immune. 598 00:30:59,180 --> 00:31:00,939 There's no need for further discrimination 599 00:31:00,940 --> 00:31:03,040 against risk groups unless it's warranted. 600 00:31:03,050 --> 00:31:04,940 Well, we are trying to save lives, so... 601 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:06,840 What about heat-treated concentrates? 602 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:08,680 Now, the U.S. is implementing those. 603 00:31:08,690 --> 00:31:10,920 We're not convinced that the process is effective. 604 00:31:10,940 --> 00:31:12,440 Frankly, it reeks of a money grab. 605 00:31:12,470 --> 00:31:13,820 A money grab? 606 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:15,360 They're claiming that because 607 00:31:15,380 --> 00:31:16,959 heat-treating kills hepatitis, 608 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:18,580 it will also kill HIV, 609 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:21,120 but when you dig into the literature, 610 00:31:21,140 --> 00:31:24,180 it's only somewhat effective at eliminating hepatitis. 611 00:31:26,340 --> 00:31:28,160 How about I mix that up, and we all take some? 612 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,600 Yeah, that's what I thought. 613 00:31:34,620 --> 00:31:37,600 The alternative to concentrate is getting riskier every day. 614 00:31:37,660 --> 00:31:39,100 More cases of AIDS in Canada 615 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:41,519 means the danger of infection through Cryo is growing. 616 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:43,340 We need action, right now. 617 00:31:43,380 --> 00:31:46,089 If you're talking about the use of female donors, 618 00:31:46,090 --> 00:31:47,889 we've already addressed that. 619 00:31:47,890 --> 00:31:49,960 Yes, you said it wasn't feasible to separate donations. 620 00:31:50,020 --> 00:31:52,260 Actually, I don't know. 621 00:31:52,300 --> 00:31:54,080 It seems quite simple to me. 622 00:31:54,100 --> 00:31:56,599 I mean, you just, uh... you take one of these, 623 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:58,620 and you mark an "F" on a bag of blood 624 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,140 - donated by a woman, and... - That is not the issue. 625 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:02,769 Okay. 626 00:32:02,770 --> 00:32:04,839 Less than 20% of donated blood 627 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:06,270 goes to the creation of cryoprecipitates, 628 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:07,779 and that's not just for hemophiliacs, 629 00:32:07,780 --> 00:32:09,020 that's for surgery patients, too. 630 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:11,700 So, general population across Canada, 631 00:32:11,740 --> 00:32:14,460 female donors make up 40% of the total pool. 632 00:32:14,540 --> 00:32:16,620 You can make Cryo much safer with half that. 633 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:17,730 We're done here. 634 00:32:17,740 --> 00:32:19,189 No, we're not done here. 635 00:32:19,190 --> 00:32:20,520 What are you talking about? We're not done! 636 00:32:20,580 --> 00:32:22,400 You people have mismanaged this situation 637 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:23,539 from the beginning. 638 00:32:23,540 --> 00:32:25,139 People's lives are at stake here! 639 00:32:25,140 --> 00:32:26,979 His life is at stake. 640 00:32:26,980 --> 00:32:28,679 My son's life is at stake. 641 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:30,579 And you know what you people are doing about it? 642 00:32:30,580 --> 00:32:31,819 Fuck all! 643 00:32:31,820 --> 00:32:33,249 That is exactly what you're doing. 644 00:32:33,250 --> 00:32:35,280 You are doing fuck all! 645 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:57,809 Where's Emma? 646 00:32:57,810 --> 00:32:58,810 At her friend's. 647 00:33:00,500 --> 00:33:02,320 Liz called. 648 00:33:02,540 --> 00:33:04,980 Peter didn't make it to his clinic appointment. 649 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:12,060 What do you want me to do? 650 00:33:13,660 --> 00:33:16,660 I want you to talk to him and tell him to come home. 651 00:33:29,580 --> 00:33:31,640 Hey. 652 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,760 You think I wasn't going to keep track of you? 653 00:33:36,380 --> 00:33:38,820 Your mother wants you to come home. 654 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:41,020 Look, I'm sorry 655 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:43,050 that we didn't tell you the test results, 656 00:33:43,060 --> 00:33:44,719 but we didn't want you to over-react, 657 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:45,890 which is exactly what you've done. 658 00:33:45,940 --> 00:33:49,340 Just leave me alone, okay? 659 00:33:49,420 --> 00:33:50,900 I just want to forget, 660 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:52,500 and I can't do that at home. 661 00:33:55,930 --> 00:33:57,260 There's still hope, Peter. 662 00:34:01,010 --> 00:34:03,580 Then how come whenever I look at you, 663 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:05,110 all I see is sadness? 664 00:34:13,930 --> 00:34:17,920 _ 665 00:34:34,370 --> 00:34:36,700 You okay? 666 00:34:37,100 --> 00:34:38,740 I can't sleep. 667 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:40,580 I can't eat. 668 00:34:42,580 --> 00:34:43,710 I left oncology 669 00:34:43,720 --> 00:34:46,260 because I couldn't watch patients die anymore. 670 00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:48,880 I know it's part of the job. 671 00:34:50,100 --> 00:34:53,460 But I took on hemophilia care because it looked so hopeful. 672 00:34:55,540 --> 00:34:57,090 I thought I was going to make a difference 673 00:34:57,100 --> 00:34:58,360 in these guys' lives. 674 00:34:59,930 --> 00:35:01,729 Yeah... 675 00:35:01,730 --> 00:35:04,999 He wants us to continue doing anything we can, 676 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:06,940 even if it's going to prolong his suffering. 677 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:09,139 Not because he believes it's going to save his life, 678 00:35:09,140 --> 00:35:13,080 so that his family will think that we took every measure. 679 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:20,249 What's that for? 680 00:35:20,250 --> 00:35:23,120 Deceased patient files. 681 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:25,590 God help us. 682 00:35:26,240 --> 00:35:28,790 I think we're being more than fair. 683 00:35:30,530 --> 00:35:33,860 We're all very concerned for you. 684 00:35:36,100 --> 00:35:38,470 I care about you, Paul. 685 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:41,840 If there's anything I can do. 686 00:35:46,510 --> 00:35:48,660 See those fags on the news 687 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:50,300 protesting outside city hall? 688 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:51,549 Yeah. 689 00:35:51,550 --> 00:35:53,780 Know what politicians and fags have in common? 690 00:35:53,790 --> 00:35:55,819 - Yeah, they both do dick. - Yeah. 691 00:35:55,820 --> 00:35:58,289 What the hell is your guys' problem? 692 00:35:58,290 --> 00:36:00,020 We're just shooting the shit. 693 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:01,840 Yeah, well, people are dying. 694 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,629 Wait kid, are you a fag? 695 00:36:04,630 --> 00:36:06,200 I'm not gay, asshole. 696 00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:08,040 I have hemophilia, and AIDS. 697 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:11,420 Are you fucking with us? 698 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:14,570 Peter... ? 699 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:17,340 Yeah, I'll save you the trouble. I quit. 700 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:26,020 Fight them. It's wrong. 701 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:27,740 I know. 702 00:36:29,380 --> 00:36:30,779 The speech ran through my head 703 00:36:30,780 --> 00:36:31,820 while I was sitting there. 704 00:36:32,930 --> 00:36:36,439 I wanted to defend myself like I would any client, 705 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:39,120 but... 706 00:36:39,140 --> 00:36:41,639 Truth is, I just... 707 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:44,520 I just didn't have the strength. 708 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:48,850 I just felt so defeated. 709 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:57,989 This isn't you. 710 00:36:57,990 --> 00:37:00,040 This is me. 711 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:03,999 This thing is a part of me now. 712 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,700 This is something we're both going to have to face. 713 00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:08,100 No. 714 00:37:08,220 --> 00:37:10,180 It is not something we accept. 715 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:11,820 It's something we fight. 716 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:13,440 Together. 717 00:37:32,030 --> 00:37:34,080 How do you know you have AIDS? 718 00:37:35,130 --> 00:37:36,900 What difference does it make? 719 00:37:36,940 --> 00:37:38,529 Well, are you sick? 720 00:37:38,530 --> 00:37:40,299 Did a doctor tell you? 721 00:37:40,300 --> 00:37:41,440 No. 722 00:37:41,470 --> 00:37:43,920 I take a blood product that's probably infected, 723 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:47,880 and I had a blood test that says I have low T-cells. 724 00:37:49,540 --> 00:37:51,320 Why do you care? 725 00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:56,160 I'm gay. 726 00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:00,040 No one else at the shop knows. 727 00:38:03,590 --> 00:38:04,920 What do you want from me? 728 00:38:06,190 --> 00:38:09,000 I want you to come back to work. 729 00:38:10,340 --> 00:38:12,900 Screw those assholes. 730 00:38:17,140 --> 00:38:18,239 Paul? 731 00:38:18,240 --> 00:38:20,670 - Kirpatrick, yes. - Hey, Lawrence Hartley. 732 00:38:21,960 --> 00:38:23,080 Full disclosure, 733 00:38:23,100 --> 00:38:25,460 it's very likely that I have AIDS. 734 00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:27,880 No official diagnosis, 735 00:38:27,890 --> 00:38:31,080 but that's why I'm no longer at my firm. 736 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:34,419 Well, we can always use a lawyer around here. 737 00:38:34,420 --> 00:38:36,620 Unfortunately, like I said on the phone, 738 00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:38,020 we can't offer you a paid position. 739 00:38:38,100 --> 00:38:40,860 And yet I'm still here. 740 00:38:40,910 --> 00:38:42,240 Somebody's gotta do something. 741 00:38:42,250 --> 00:38:43,850 We definitely have a fight on our hands. 742 00:38:49,950 --> 00:38:51,240 Let's put you to work. 743 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:54,100 You didn't ask to meet like this 744 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:55,460 just to see how I'm doing. 745 00:38:56,500 --> 00:38:59,090 I'm about to publish. 746 00:38:59,100 --> 00:39:00,860 The, uh... 747 00:39:00,870 --> 00:39:02,530 the numbers match the U.S. 748 00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:06,539 More than 50% of Canadian Hemophiliacs 749 00:39:06,540 --> 00:39:08,940 are HIV-positive. 750 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:21,550 I knew it was bad, but... 751 00:39:23,100 --> 00:39:26,390 Things looked so dire back in the '50s. 752 00:39:26,980 --> 00:39:30,860 The lives of hemophiliacs were painful and short. 753 00:39:30,940 --> 00:39:33,529 Then Cryo came along, and... 754 00:39:33,530 --> 00:39:35,080 things got a little better. 755 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,580 Concentrates made it look like 756 00:39:37,600 --> 00:39:39,399 we were finally going to be free. 757 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:40,669 It's so hard to believe 758 00:39:40,670 --> 00:39:42,400 the thing that was supposed to give us life 759 00:39:42,410 --> 00:39:44,570 turns out to be the thing that's going to take it away. 760 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:49,180 I, uh... 761 00:39:49,310 --> 00:39:51,980 I grew up without a father. 762 00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:53,679 I don't want to see that happen to other people 763 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:54,880 if it doesn't have to. 764 00:39:57,590 --> 00:39:59,350 I know my chances are slim. 765 00:39:59,360 --> 00:40:01,689 But, please, once I'm gone, 766 00:40:01,690 --> 00:40:03,489 you do your best, 767 00:40:03,490 --> 00:40:05,530 make sure we're not all going to die. 768 00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:24,410 Peter? 769 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:41,299 ♪ Betty, don't look around ♪ 770 00:40:41,300 --> 00:40:45,199 ♪ Everybody falls in love ♪ 771 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:48,200 ♪ Down at the Suicide Club ♪ 772 00:40:48,210 --> 00:40:50,910 ♪ Everybody gets results ♪ 773 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:52,639 ♪ Down at the Suicide Club... ♪ 774 00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:53,920 Hey, hey, Peter, Peter... 775 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:55,480 - What are you... - Okay, come on, let's go. 776 00:40:55,500 --> 00:40:57,100 - That's enough. We're going home. - Hey, get outta here. 777 00:40:57,120 --> 00:40:58,449 You're coming home now. 778 00:40:58,450 --> 00:40:59,450 Let me go! 779 00:40:59,451 --> 00:41:00,960 I'm not letting you throw your life away. 780 00:41:00,980 --> 00:41:03,420 I'm not throwing my life away, my life's already over! 781 00:41:04,950 --> 00:41:05,950 It's not over... 782 00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:07,789 This is all your fault. 783 00:41:07,790 --> 00:41:10,890 You're the one who let all this happen to me! 784 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:15,440 Ah! 785 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:18,070 Get out! 786 00:41:18,140 --> 00:41:21,570 Get out! 787 00:41:40,100 --> 00:41:41,620 So, how was school today? 788 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:44,630 Do I have AIDS? 789 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:48,160 No. 790 00:41:48,170 --> 00:41:51,530 Of course not. 791 00:41:51,540 --> 00:41:53,799 Why would you even ask that? 792 00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:55,839 Did something happen at school? 793 00:41:55,840 --> 00:41:59,010 Carson said he wasn't allowed to hang out with me anymore. 794 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:03,080 He said I could have AIDS because of my hemophilia. 795 00:42:05,280 --> 00:42:08,350 Is this why we switched back to Cryo? 796 00:42:12,720 --> 00:42:14,390 Yeah. 797 00:42:16,180 --> 00:42:17,300 We're telling you this 798 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:19,640 because we think you can handle it. 799 00:42:21,630 --> 00:42:23,520 And a lot of people are saying things right now, 800 00:42:23,540 --> 00:42:27,970 but the truth is nobody knows anything for sure. 801 00:42:29,540 --> 00:42:32,700 The reason your dad's been working so hard lately 802 00:42:32,740 --> 00:42:34,909 is to make sure that you and people like you 803 00:42:34,910 --> 00:42:37,149 don't get AIDS from the blood products you take. 804 00:42:37,150 --> 00:42:39,820 We're doing everything we can to keep you safe. 805 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:45,650 So I'm not going to get it? 806 00:42:52,530 --> 00:42:55,060 Not if we have anything to do with it. 807 00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:13,040 - Synced and corrected by MementMori - -- www.MY-SUBS.com --