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My God, John.

Look at you.

I just talked to your doctors.

You're dying.

I want you to admit what you did, john.

I want you to admit what you are.

(woman speaking indistinctly over p.A. System)

Shauna gage.

kristen hartley.

Francine bickford.

Ann marie mays.

I want you to say that you did it, john.

I want you to say it to me.

I'm the only one who still cares about what you did.

The police-- they stopped investigating these murders years ago.

Look at you, john.

They can't put you in prison now.

You beat us all.

You got away with it.

Don't you want to take the credit for that?

C-cigarette?

(woman speaking indistinctly over p.A. System)

Now...

Tell me.

You did it, didn't you?

: No.

You're lying.

Wake up.

Come on, wake up

And admit you did it!

Admit it was you,

You bastard!

Admit it was you!

Admit it was you, you bastard!

Admit it was you!

Admit it!

Admit it!

Admit...

Arrow, hand.

Perfect.

How about...

That?

Arrow, fish, hand,

Star, pyramid.

Excellent.

I don't understand.

How is that rehab?

I mean, anyone can read flash cards

Without words on 'em.

No, see, you're wrong.

Okay, when people go through something g like mom,

When they're in a coma for a while,

Sometimes they mess up the way they see things.

So it's important for mom to do

Her drills, so that we know that mom's head

Is working right. Joe: Actually,

The official term for what your mom is doing

Is "cognitive therapy."

When she does it-- which is not often enough.

I'm fine.

My cognitive skills are excellent.

When it comes to seeing stars, fish, and arrows,

I'm at the top of my game. How about

We let the folks at rehab decide that?

You look nice, daddy.

: Thank you.

Here's hoping the good people at burroughs-strauss agree.

Now, wait a second.

Didn't you already dress up and go there?

Good memory.

Excellent cognition, bridge.

Yes, indeed-- I had a good first meeting there,

And today is the big day,

Because today I meet the guy who, uh,

Who runs the department, and if everything

Goes well with him and I impress him,

Well, then I may be done with dressing up

And interviewing for a while, maybe even forever.

Hey, you know what. We got to get a move on.

I got to be at therapy in 45 minutes.

Mommy, did you sign my thing?

Oh, right, the permission slip for that field trip next week.

I just have to remember where I put it.

You can't remember where you put that thing?

Hey, you know what, I'm gonna make

My own permission slip.

I'm gonna make a note for your teacher,

And if she has any problems, she can call me, okay?

Okay, mommy.

Dollar sign, triangle, hammer,

House, and that last one, I don't know

What you would call it-- looks... Kind of like a tunnel?

A tunnel? Really?

Are you sure you don't want to take another look?

I'm sorry.

It's a tree.

That's so weird, the first time I looked at it... I wouldn't worry

About it, allison; it's really common

For someone recovering from a stroke

To have lapses in memory, gaps in perception.

We call it "expressive aphasia."

The flash card exercises just work the muscle,

Keep it from getting too serious.

But my stroke was months ago.

I've been fine.

I haven't had any perception problems before.

These things come and go.

The one thing that really helps is practice.

Have you been using your cards at home?

Well, I did look at them this morning...

: It probably wouldn't hurt

For you to be a little more disciplined.

Okay.

Man: Someone's got flash card anxiety.

Sorry.

I couldn't help myself.

I was watching you.

It's that obvious, huh?

Well, for me it is.

But I've been playing with those cards for years.

You want a little tip?

Try reading them from right to left.

Yeah. I know it sounds stupid,

But there's something about reading them backwards

That forces your brain to pay attention.

Mm. At least... It works for me.

Well, thanks. I'll try that.

My name's neal, by the way.

I'm a veteran of more cognitive therapy

Than you'd ever care to remember.

My name's allison. Allison dubois.

Um...

You said that you'd-you'd had a lot of therapy.

Do you mind if I ask you what happened to you?

I got mugged.

Guy shot me,

Left me, uh, to bleed in the street.

Had some, uh...

Brain impairment.

Oh, my god, I'm so sorry. Thanks.

Wherever the guy is,

I hope he, uh, had a good time with the $22 he took from me.

They never found the man who did this to you?

No.

oh. Forgive me.

Oh, it's a work call.

: Remember: Try to read them backwards.

Hello?

Sorry to bother you on your day off,

But I was hoping maybe you could meet me at the morgue.

The girl's name's catherine tallridge.

My best guess is about 1:00 last night

Someone came up the fire escape,

Broke into her place through a window,

Strangled her, then left the way he came.

How can you be so sure

It was around 1:00? One of the neighbors

Heard a commotion coming from the place.

He even called in a noise complaint.

By the time the squad car got there, everything was quiet.

No one answered the door.

The roommate got back

From sleeping over at her friend's place.

Found her like that.

You have any idea what that symbol

On her head means?

Symbol?

Joe: Obviously, my most recent experience

Is with solar cells.

I know it's not a perfect fit for, you know,

What you do here, but I figure there are some parallels

That make me a... Good candidate.

Solar, huh?

Yeah. Uh, I started a company; I sold it last year.

Um, did your human resources department

Not send you down a résumé?

Yeah, I-I-I think that they, uh, probably sent me something.

Uh, well, my team and I were-were, uh...

Projecting sales for the company.

Uh, we d...

Uh, we did a lot of research

Into biofuels 'cause we figured they'd be

our biggest competitor in ten years or so.

Oh. Sorry. I've just got to take a look at this real quick.

I'm listening, though.

Oh, uh, uh, yes, some of the research,

Some of the reading that I did that made me wish

That I was working in the field, so I-I, you know, I'd love to...

To-to... To...

Dive in with you.

Hello?

Oh, hey, drew.

Um, no, no, it's good timing.

I just got done with the interview.

: Uh, listen, I appreciate you...

Appreciate you setting it up and everything,

But I don't think it went very well.

Uh...

What do you mean, the guy loved me?

My god, joe, that's fantastic!