Royal Pains (TV Series)

A History of Violins (2011)

Sami Gayle: Natalie

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• Natalie : For the record, I hate needles.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Really? Because most folks love them. Did they turn you into a pincushion when you were sick?

  Natalie : What is a pincushion?

  Dr. Hank Lawson : A cushion, for pins. Sometimes shaped like a tomato. My mom had one.

  Natalie : Oh, like from the old days.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Yeah. She kept it by the butter churn. Open up, please.

  Natalie : [Hank holds up an oral swab]  What's with the giant Q-tip?

  Dr. Hank Lawson : I'm doing a rapid strep test. Open. And making sure your mono isn't back. But you have no fever, no abdominal pain. So I'm thinking it's just a virus and some strained vocal chords. You've been singing a lot this summer?

  Natalie : I wouldn't be singing at all if my parents had let me stay in the city. You should tell them that, since they want to run my life.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Natalie, you're my patient. I'm not gonna tell your parents anything without your permission.

• Dr. Hank Lawson : What is that?

  Natalie : Deer hide, I think. The general likes to shoot unarmed animals.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Natalie, would you show me your hands? These black spots, do they hurt?

  Natalie : No. They just appear. Why? What are they? Don't tell me this is one of those life-endangering exceptions you talked about.

  Dr. Hank Lawson : I don't think so. But you may have been infected by a bacterium. Bacillus anthracis. I'm using the big words because I don't want you to be scared by the small one.

  Natalie : What's the word?

  Dr. Hank Lawson : Anthrax.