1 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:06,152 Facing the Truth 2 00:01:43,960 --> 00:01:46,076 Halt! 3 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:49,638 Where are you going? 4 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,071 To Aarhus with a sick young man and his parents. 5 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,840 That's in order. Carry on! 6 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,678 Hello, l'm Richard Malmros. 7 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,591 Johannes lversen ... 8 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,236 This is my son, Karl. He's been taken ill. 9 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:25,150 We were out fishing. - On the North Sea yesterday. 10 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,396 He suddenly got a violent headache. 11 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:29,750 lt took 20 hours to reach port. 12 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:31,632 Now his left arm and leg are weak. 13 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:33,478 Did he lose consciousness? - No. 14 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,233 His blood pressure is 160 over 1 10. His pulse, 84. 15 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:45,154 Hello, Karl. How are you feeling? Where does it hurt? 16 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,112 My head. 17 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,551 Whereabouts on your head? - Here. 18 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,992 His neck is stiff. They did a lumbar puncture in Ringkøbing. 19 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:00,996 There was blood in the spinal fluid. 20 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,316 Karl, bare your teeth. Both sides! 21 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:17,797 l'm afraid Karl has had a stroke. - ls it dangerous? Can it kill him? 22 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:22,630 Strokes can be dangerous. - Can't you give him an operation? 23 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,673 Yes ... we can. 24 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,755 But we'll have to find out where he's bleeding from. 25 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,032 l'm sure Karl will make it. He's a strong young man. 26 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:38,519 We'll have to use a local anaesthetic so we can see how he's feeling. 27 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,912 Would you like to sit down? Would you like a cup of coffee? 28 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,315 Thorotrast? - Yes. 29 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,551 Just 20 ml. 30 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,235 Karl, we need to X-ray your head. 31 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,592 So l'm going to inject a contrast medium ... it won't hurt badly. 32 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:05,799 Try to keep still. 33 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,952 Are we ready? Riber? - Yes. 34 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:17,792 Now! 35 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:21,918 Now! 36 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:25,919 Now! 37 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,152 This is from the front. 38 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,875 This is from the side before the contrast medium. 39 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,117 Now the contrast medium shows all the blood vessels. 40 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:40,199 Well, Riber, can you see the site of the haemorrhage? 41 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:44,188 That's not normal. The little bulge is an aneurysm. 42 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,278 That's where he bled from. 43 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,679 Will surgery be possible? 44 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:55,908 Yes, if we can get a ligature round its neck and tie it off. 45 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,997 What are his chances? - 50 per cent. 46 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,670 And if we don't do anything? And just leave him? 47 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:10,112 He'll probably have another stroke sooner or later. 48 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,075 He'd be unlikely to survive it. 49 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,479 Karl, how are you feeling? Are you awake? 50 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:18,715 Yes. 51 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:22,629 Shall we see if the local is working? Scalpel ... 52 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,033 Can you feel this, Karl? ... Fine. 53 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,433 We'll begin. Riber, hold this. 54 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:36,678 Dandy. 55 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:46,553 Tape! 56 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,072 Rugine. 57 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:01,352 Drill! 58 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,959 Drill ... - We're going to drill a hole or two. 59 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,752 You won't feel it but it'll be a bit noisy. 60 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,558 Start! 61 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,600 Mummy! Mummy! 62 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:30,156 This will be a bit noisy, too, Karl. But it won't take long ... 63 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,674 The handle ... come on ... 64 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:43,710 Support his head, please. 65 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,518 Lion forceps ... 66 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,278 Long narrow cloth. 67 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:09,673 Long narrow spatula! 68 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:17,552 Dissector! 69 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:21,469 Make sure you don't pull the temporal lobe too hard. 70 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,155 The white is the optic nerve. 71 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,318 Anatomical tweezers. 72 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:34,911 Damned well keep quiet! 73 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,678 Pull out the left hand spatula again. 74 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,350 Give me the dissector again. 75 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,353 We can just see the neck of the aneurysm. 76 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:04,118 Scissors ... 77 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,993 Now, Karl, keep perfectly still. Can you? 78 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:15,952 Yes. 79 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,030 Ligature tweezers, left hand. 80 00:08:52,560 --> 00:08:55,154 Ligature tweezers, right hand. 81 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:08,589 Suck, Riber, suck, suck, suck! 82 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:11,233 Damn! 83 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,797 l believe the ligature is still in place. 84 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,392 Yes, it is. Right, remove the suction tube. 85 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,597 Curved scissors ... 86 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,038 Right, Karl, how are you feeling? 87 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,880 Can you hear us? Karl? 88 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,870 l don't like your un-Christian cussing. 89 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,277 lt went well. 90 00:09:59,560 --> 00:10:03,712 Karl had an aneurysm, a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. 91 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,070 We've shut it off. 92 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,517 We hope his paralysis will go away soon. 93 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,277 Jolly good. 94 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:15,392 Ah, you monkey! 95 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,710 Damn ... 96 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:29,152 The case before Division 3 of the High Court this day 7.9. 1986 - 97 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:36,516 - is Mrs Karen lversen, widow, v. Århus County Hospital. 98 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,235 lt is correct that in 1944 Karl lversen was examined - 99 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,637 - using the radioactive chemical, Thorotrast. 100 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:49,119 lt is overwhelmingly probable that it caused his liver cancer. 101 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:53,518 However, at the time an examination using Thorotrast - 102 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:59,033 - was the usual and essential procedure for any patient - 103 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,915 - who had indisputably suffered a cerebral haemorrhage - 104 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:06,112 - and was in mortal danger. The Medico-legal council - 105 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:10,598 - has had two questions put to it in this regard. 106 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:14,395 Were there any warnings in the 1930s and 1940s - 107 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:18,832 - against the use of Thorotrast? And at the time - 108 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:24,239 - was there an alternative, harmless chemical - 109 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:26,556 - they could have used instead? 110 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,718 The Medico-legal Council answers both questions in the negative. 111 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,230 There were no warnings and no alternative. 112 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,510 On this basis we urge the court to dismiss these proceedings - 113 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:42,833 - as the hospital staff did nothing to incur any liability. 114 00:11:43,560 --> 00:11:46,199 Hi, Mum. - lt's good you've come. 115 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:48,311 He just won't stop reproaching himself. 116 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:51,432 He sits with all those old files but he can't read them - 117 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:53,471 - and l can't help him. 118 00:11:53,680 --> 00:11:57,753 What about his reading machine? - lt's far too slow. 119 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,554 20 ml ... right. 120 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,669 So what does it say there? 121 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:07,350 The patient received 28 ml of Thorotrast. 122 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:11,030 28 ml ... 123 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,915 Dad, why is this so important to you? You were acquitted. 124 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,918 Of course we were acquitted. 125 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:22,318 But were there cases where we could have acted differently? 126 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:24,988 Every time we saved a patient's life - 127 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,589 - we sowed the seeds of a cancer. 128 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,031 Since 1947 l've been waiting for the tumours to emerge ... 129 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:35,313 What happened in 1947? - A new contrast medium appeared. 130 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:38,557 Since then nobody's been given Thorotrast. 131 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:47,350 Aren't you the reporter from the Ritzau news agency? 132 00:12:47,560 --> 00:12:48,959 Yes. 133 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:53,438 Knoblau? - Yes. Jon Knoblau. 134 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,998 And you've reported on medical issues before? 135 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:01,190 Yes, l wrote about the haemophilia scandal. 136 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:04,517 l am a junior at the National Board of Health. 137 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:06,312 My card. 138 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:12,318 Yes? 139 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:17,753 Do you know any of the Medical-legal Council experts? 140 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:18,790 Yes. 141 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:24,071 Frank Riber. A neurosurgeon at the Bispebjerg if he hasn't retired. 142 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,475 Did he use to work in Århus? 143 00:13:28,680 --> 00:13:31,240 l don't know. But it'd be easy to check. 144 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,635 Yes ... and Svend Bjerre? 145 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,593 Yes, he's Professor of Radiology in Århus. 146 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:38,279 And Peter Bondesen? 147 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:40,596 Former chair of the Danish Cancer Society. 148 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:44,793 And he used to be a pathologist at Århus County Hospital. 149 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,076 Did he? - Yes, he did. 150 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:51,998 Enjoy your lunch. 151 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:01,556 Dad, all the patients who were given Thorotrast ... 152 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,518 What would have happened if you hadn't used it? 153 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:08,076 We wouldn't have been able to perform surgery. 154 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,431 And? - They would have died. 155 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:15,679 Of their haemorrhages, tumours, or whatever was wrong. 156 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:20,431 That's why l don't understand you. You had no choice. 157 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:25,316 No. But in every single case l was the one who decided. 158 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:31,277 With what we know today, in some cases l might have acted differently. 159 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,756 That's why l must review all these old files. 160 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:40,195 This woman ... we operated on her in 1945. 161 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,796 What was the indication? - Where does it say? 162 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:49,152 There's always an indication for an operation ... in red. 163 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:53,399 Cave iodine ... - No, the indication! ln red! 164 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,469 l don't think the pages are in numerical order. 165 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,672 That's the damned thing about it. l can't see a thing. 166 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:11,550 Dad, if you want my help you'll have to speak nicely to me. 167 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:17,119 You'd rather have that than Bourgogne? 168 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:20,471 l know it's a cheap wine. But l don't like being diddled. 169 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:24,673 You are being diddled. They chuck all kinds of things in. 170 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,873 lt costs 1 7 kroner. Don't waste expensive wines on me! 171 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:34,713 lt tastes like communion wine. - And l was going to be a priest. 172 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,150 Why didn't you? - Because ... 173 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,718 lt was Aunt Johanne who wanted me to be one. 174 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,196 Anyway, l didn't. - Did you two meet at high school? 175 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:48,195 At Esbjerg Latin School. Dad'd been to the county junior. 176 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,676 ln Denmark Street. - l remember the first day. 177 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:55,589 From the corridor l heard a class singing. 178 00:15:55,800 --> 00:16:00,999 ''The morning cockerel crows again Beats his dewy wings ...'' 179 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:05,637 lt was so lovely that all at once l knew l was a happy child. 180 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:11,236 lsn't that odd? That as a child you can be aware that you're happy? 181 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:13,358 Richard! 182 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:15,958 Richard! 183 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:18,352 Richard! 184 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,520 You must be out by two o'clock. 185 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:31,191 lt'll be hard to make it by then. By 3 o'clock? 186 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,749 Everything must be out by then. 187 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:43,031 Tage Vendelbo, aged 66. From Skørping. 188 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,600 He had a fossia media glioblastoma. 189 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,314 Was he a restaurateur? - No, a hotelier. 190 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,751 l remember him. He couldn't have radical surgery. 191 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:57,875 He was given 35 ml of Thorotrast. - That tumour killed him quickly. 192 00:16:58,080 --> 00:16:59,752 Put him on the left. 193 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,678 Grethe Wedell, 28 years old. lkast. 194 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,872 Parasagital meningioma ... 195 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:13,030 22 ml Thorotrast. Discharged. Check up 3 months later. 196 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:14,912 ln good health. 197 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:19,030 Right! Put her on the left hand pile. 198 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:24,995 Hello? 199 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,430 Jon Knoblau here. The reporter. 200 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,438 We spoke in the High Court canteen. 201 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:35,111 l looked things up in the medical register and you were quite right. 202 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:40,348 Frank Riber was at Århus from 1944 to 1951 - 203 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,996 - before being made a consultant at the Bispebjerg. 204 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:45,633 So the entire Medico-legal Council - 205 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:50,072 - was either employed under Malmros or at the same hospital. 206 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:54,671 They must have known him professionally and in private. 207 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,989 The term ''conflict of interest'' springs to mind. 208 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:02,837 Yes. 209 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:09,714 l assume that what l'm about to tell you is off the record. 210 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:11,558 Of course. 211 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,797 Since 1949 a secret record has been kept - 212 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,673 - of any patient given Thorotrast. 213 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,429 The patients have not been informed. 214 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:25,235 They are ... so to speak ... being followed to the grave. 215 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:29,433 So far c.300 of the 1 100 given Thorotrast have died of cancer. 216 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:33,918 So the National Board of Health doesn't want it getting out. 217 00:18:34,120 --> 00:18:37,590 There'd be a scandal of monstrous proportions. 218 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:44,149 Where should l look? - The record is a problem of access. 219 00:18:44,360 --> 00:18:49,434 But l hear that it's not quite true that no warnings were given. 220 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:54,270 Check out medical periodicals and textbooks from those days. 221 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:59,793 Ask Frank Riber if he might have conflicting interests. 222 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:04,476 Your mother was never firm in her faith, Richard. 223 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:05,788 May 1916 224 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,479 Mum says grace. 225 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,990 lt's not enough. A body must profess her faith. 226 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:16,911 And she doesn't. She's too proud. And your father could come to chapel. 227 00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:21,079 And your big brothers. - l go to Sunday school. 228 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,869 Do you say your prayers? - Yes. 229 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,868 Then pray that your mother may find the way back to the fold. 230 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,231 Richard, you are the salt of the earth. 231 00:19:32,120 --> 00:19:35,635 Hope Laundry 232 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,833 The pastor's laundry. That'll be 1 .05. 233 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:51,874 Use the back steps. - The cellar door was locked. 234 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:53,229 Just a moment. 235 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:58,158 Oh, it's you, Richard? You've brought my collars? Splendid. 236 00:19:58,360 --> 00:20:00,590 Pastor Bork? - Yes? 237 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:04,118 Why does my aunt say l'm the salt of the earth? 238 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:07,551 What is salt, Richard? 239 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:11,757 What do we use it for? 240 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:16,430 Putting on our eggs. - Yes. lt enhances taste. 241 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:19,400 But there is a greater purpose. 242 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,996 lt keeps our food fresh. - Yes. 243 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:28,239 We use salt to keep corruption at bay. 244 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:33,435 Sin and corruption do not exist where there is salt. 245 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:38,919 So your aunt means that you must be the preserving salt - 246 00:20:39,120 --> 00:20:40,917 - that keeps sin at bay. 247 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,356 We'll have to move the bed. 248 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,754 lt can go over in the corner. 249 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,280 Put the mattresses onto the beds. 250 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,119 And now the cupboard. 251 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:04,311 Richard, come over here. 252 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,112 Why did you hide? 253 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,154 Because some boys from school came by. 254 00:21:15,360 --> 00:21:19,876 Richard, undeserved poverty is no shame. 255 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:24,198 With the port blockaded by the war your father can't find work. 256 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:28,837 But living in a cellar ... - Only till we find something better. 257 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,551 We'll manage. 258 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:39,198 Richard, would you straighten mine out for me? 259 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,315 Richard, why have you moved? 260 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:51,830 Why have you moved? 261 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:54,952 Granddad couldn't manage the stairs. 262 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,993 Did the bailiff take any furniture? - What is it to you? 263 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:02,318 l care about Richard telling lies. - Don't ask him, then. 264 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:07,796 7 x 1 7 ... 1 4 x 8. 265 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:13,876 Are Otto's answers correct? 266 00:22:21,360 --> 00:22:23,396 Richard? Are they correct? 267 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,792 Or are there mistakes? - 7 x 1 7 is 1 19. 268 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:37,950 And 19 x 6 is 1 1 4. 269 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:40,836 Correct them, Otto. 270 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,594 You can take a beer with the lads ... 271 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,996 Good evening ... - This is Richard's teacher. 272 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,113 He thinks Richard should transfer to the Latin School. 273 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,880 To make sure he gets into High School. 274 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:10,595 Richard is so gifted that he ought to do his sixth form. 275 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:14,952 So Latin School would be best. - He'll also make a good craftsman. 276 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,232 lf we can get him apprenticed. - He is academically minded. 277 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,477 But it costs money. - Yes, but ... 278 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:24,354 Yes, it does. 279 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:29,752 We have no money. l'm unemployed because of the blockade. 280 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,509 Have you no relatives who might help? 281 00:23:34,120 --> 00:23:36,509 Your sister? The laundry owner? 282 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:40,634 l don't think so. - No ... that was all l came for. 283 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:44,237 To see if it were possible ... Good evening to you. 284 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,998 l've never been so embarrassed in my life. 285 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,156 Saying you can't afford to help your son - 286 00:23:55,360 --> 00:23:59,876 - when you can afford to get drunk! On money from the poor box! 287 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:04,119 lf you want to join the proletariat don't come here again. 288 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,470 We'll manage without you. 289 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:11,795 lf we buy the old wooden railway bridge we can sell it for firewood. 290 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,797 lt'd be two months' work. 291 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:18,790 We could make at least 1000 kroner. - So you want to borrow 400? 292 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,399 No. 293 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,875 l want you to vouch for a loan. 294 00:24:24,120 --> 00:24:28,193 You won't be able to sell it till winter. 295 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:33,349 And one must not vouch for debts. - Nor deny your needy sister help. 296 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:36,552 The help you need is to strengthen your faith. 297 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,354 Wealth comes from fear of the Lord. 298 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:43,758 l'm not talking of wealth, Johanna, but of our daily bread. 299 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,475 And what does Jesus say? ''l am the bread of life''. 300 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:50,558 ''He who comes to me shall not go hungry''. 301 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:52,876 So start by praying to Jesus. 302 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:57,076 Richard? Go and get Miss Frölich's dirty washing. 303 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:00,033 l thought you only laundered for the faithful. 304 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:21,232 Hello, Richard. - l've come for your washing. 305 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:25,831 Just a moment ... you haven't been to dancing classes for ages. 306 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:30,033 Have you quite given it up? - We haven't much money. 307 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:36,238 No. The war is causing hardship. Only black marketers do well. 308 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:42,155 But you might at least demonstrate your good posture! 309 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:45,231 Stand up straight! 310 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:48,837 Lift your chin! 311 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:53,599 One foot slightly behind the other while you're waiting. 312 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:57,469 ln third position. Hands behind your back. 313 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:03,113 There! 314 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:15,799 For you, Sir ... and a 2 øre tip. 315 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,600 l hope to see you again come autumn ... 316 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,519 lf your aunt allows. - She isn't too keen. 317 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:25,713 But mum says dancing is no sin. - No. Goodbye, Richard! 318 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:27,512 Cheerio! 319 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:32,595 How much d'you reckon that sub costs? The clockwork one? 320 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:34,472 Can it submerge? - Yes. 321 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:38,756 How? - See the fin behind the propeller? 322 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:42,953 lt dives and then surfaces when it needs rewinding. 323 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:46,118 lt's the kind that's blockading Esbjerg. 324 00:26:48,120 --> 00:26:49,917 There's Otto! 325 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:55,390 Snot nose! - Look who's talking! 326 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,352 Otto is a ninny! 327 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,755 Otto is a stinker! 328 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:11,595 l wouldn't mind a bike. And you're allowed to borrow it? 329 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,792 Not on Sundays. - Not Sundays? 330 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,834 Who's been tearing pages out of my hymnal? Pages 47 and 130! 331 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:22,589 Do you know how much it cost? Go upstairs! 332 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:42,552 l'd like to look at a number of medical journals from 1930 to 1947. 333 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:44,352 l have a list. 334 00:28:02,360 --> 00:28:06,114 Though devils surge forth across the world 335 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,550 We fear them not at all ... 336 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:13,871 And devils surge forth across the world ... 337 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,668 How much is it? - lt's ... 338 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:45,316 3 kroner, 28 øre. 339 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:47,952 You'd like to buy it? 340 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:50,878 No. 341 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:56,959 Your laundry. That'll be 35 øre. 342 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,831 Thank you, Richard. l'll bring the money later. 343 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:03,038 Goodbye. 344 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:39,034 And when Cain saw that his smoke would not rise - 345 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,755 - whereas Abel's rose straight to heaven - 346 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:47,590 - he grew angry with the Lord and with his brother, Abel. 347 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:52,236 His countenance fell ... 348 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:57,309 What does it mean? His ''countenance fell''? 349 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:01,752 He could no longer look amicably upon his brother. 350 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:03,996 He hated his brother. 351 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:09,111 l have seen boys whose countenances have fallen. 352 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:15,873 They attended this Sunday school. They looked at me with open hearts. 353 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:20,439 But then they grew up and became apprenticed. 354 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:24,872 The lust for sin came upon them. And when l meet them now - 355 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:29,915 - they avert their eyes or avoid my gaze. 356 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:38,868 Those fallen eyes ... the best of those boys has left them ... 357 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:40,991 Hello, Richard. - Hello. 358 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:44,317 Would you like to become a priest? Like Pastor Bork? 359 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:48,479 lf so your aunt says she'll pay for your studies. 360 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:52,673 lf you wish to study for the priesthood l'll vouch for a loan - 361 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:54,757 - that l shall repay the day you are ordained. 362 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:58,270 That is to say the day you become a priest. 363 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,394 l'd never thought of it ... - Of course not. 364 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,989 Nor need you answer forthwith. 365 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:10,113 But if so, you could start at the Latin School next term. 366 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,792 l've brought the doctor's laundry. That'll be 1 .82. 367 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,958 Thank you. l'll fetch the dirty laundry. 368 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,589 l'll do a master stroke. 369 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:42,479 l'll show you a master stroke! Oh, no! l want another go! 370 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:45,232 Here ... - Thanks. 371 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:50,272 l've 1 .82. And a 5 øre tip. 372 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:58,995 And your weekly wage ... 1 .30 ... 1 .35. 373 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:03,990 Here ... and don't forget to give it to your mother. 374 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:06,994 She needs it. And give her your tips, too. 375 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,270 Yes. 376 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:13,789 Aunt ... 377 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:23,471 lf instead of a priest l'd rather be a doctor ... would you help me? 378 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:30,994 Yes. 379 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:34,556 The missionaries need doctors, too. 380 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:49,033 Richard! 381 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:51,713 Richard! 382 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,548 Richard? Are you out with the washing? 383 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:00,830 No, l'm off now. 384 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:04,755 Why weren't you at school today? - My cousin's come home. 385 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,837 So we went picking up dog ends. - All day? 386 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:10,430 No, just this morning. Look how many we found! 387 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:13,108 Want a smoke? Sit down and have a smoke! 388 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,315 Here you go! They're really strong. 389 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:32,952 Listen to this one. Cain and Abel went to mow. 390 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:36,232 Cain wanted to go. What more do you need to know? 391 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:39,676 Cain and Abel went to mow ... 392 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:43,509 Cain wanted to go ... What more do you need to know? 393 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:04,478 ln the river there are these minnows and if you tread on them they tickle. 394 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:06,830 Tickle, tickle, tickle ... 395 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:11,471 Tickle, tickle, tickle ... 396 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:24,790 No, don't! 397 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:27,352 No, don't! 398 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:41,271 Have you earned an extra mite? 399 00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:45,949 Have you been like the salt that holds sin at bay? 400 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:52,949 l don't know. - You don't seem very sure ... 401 00:35:53,680 --> 00:36:00,119 Have you been finding it hard not to besmirch yourself? 402 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:07,273 How do you keep sin at bay? lf it isn't oneself? 403 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:11,155 You mean if somebody else is on the path of sin? 404 00:36:11,360 --> 00:36:14,033 Yes. What does one do? 405 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,958 Richard, l think you should leave that to me. 406 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:25,190 Will you tell me who it is? Somebody from Sunday school? 407 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:29,469 lt's Elo. 408 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:31,833 l'll teach you! 409 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:35,399 We didn't! 410 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:37,670 You devil! 411 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:41,750 You sodomite! 412 00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:53,878 Vera Jensen ... 413 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:56,594 She had a cerebral haemorrhage. 414 00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:01,476 She was given 20 plus 15 ... that's 35 ml of Thorotrast. 415 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:03,352 But nothing was found. 416 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:07,471 She was discharged in good health. 417 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:12,071 But she had another stroke three months later and it killed her. 418 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:16,239 We couldn't find the site. lt happens sometimes. 419 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:19,876 A few never have another stroke. 420 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:24,278 lf we'd known whom they'd be they'd not have had Thorotrast. 421 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,869 But we couldn't tell. - So she goes on the right? 422 00:37:27,080 --> 00:37:28,513 Of course. She died. 423 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:33,517 lf Aunt Johanne paid for your studies why your lifetime of debt? 424 00:37:33,720 --> 00:37:36,518 Because she tricked me. What about those? 425 00:37:36,720 --> 00:37:38,278 We've done them. 426 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:42,029 She knew l'd never join the missionaries. 427 00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:45,949 So she left all her money to the Santal Mission - 428 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:50,950 - and l was left a Bible ... and a text ... 429 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:54,914 ... that said that work was its own reward. 430 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:58,635 lt was something of a shock to find myself deep in debt. 431 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:02,913 ''Fear of God and thrift are their own reward.'' 432 00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:06,157 Meanwhile l'd got stuck in my medical studies - 433 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:09,670 - because l'd dreamed of being a great scientist. 434 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:12,394 This was thanks to Aunt Johanne. 435 00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:14,431 She suffered from pernicious anaemia. 436 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:18,153 ln those days they prescribed raw liver. 437 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:21,397 But l was sure the stomach was involved. 438 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:24,353 So l asked for permission to experiment - 439 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:27,233 - by removing parts of canine stomachs - 440 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:30,716 - to see if the dogs developed pernicious anaemia. 441 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:33,957 l'd like to conduct the experiments myself. 442 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:37,630 But of course l'd need help. - You know canine surgery? 443 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:43,119 No, but l'd study canine anatomy and practice on dead dogs first. 444 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:46,190 Lundgaard, ever done canine surgery? 445 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,870 Not on the stomach. But l'd be happy to assist Malmros. 446 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:51,593 How long would we observe the dogs? 447 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:55,918 Six months, with blood tests every three days or so. 448 00:38:56,120 --> 00:39:01,672 Malmros sounds Swedish; are you related to the Bishop of Lund? 449 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:04,553 No ... my grandfather came from Sweden. 450 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:07,513 What does your father do? - He is dead. 451 00:39:07,720 --> 00:39:10,951 He worked at Esbjerg docks. - Oh, an engineer, eh? 452 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:13,071 No, he was a docker. 453 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:15,957 Right, that will do. 454 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:20,834 Where did you learn your surgery? 455 00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:23,838 As a student l've assisted many times. 456 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:27,874 But you've never performed any? - No, not so far. 457 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:34,519 That method of laying out the pancreatic duct onto the skin ... 458 00:39:34,720 --> 00:39:38,395 Where did you acquire it? - lt was my own idea. 459 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:41,751 ls it wrong? - No, it looks quite right. 460 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:43,552 At any rate on a dog! 461 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:47,355 Paresis, atrophy ... - Of course. 462 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:51,917 And something important? ... positive Laseque. 463 00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:04,036 lt's no good, Richard. You're way behind. 464 00:40:04,240 --> 00:40:07,915 l'm sorry, but l can't go on studying with you. 465 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:11,510 You're holding me back. The exams are at Christmas. 466 00:40:11,720 --> 00:40:14,075 You can't do them and your dogs. 467 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:16,840 l could study from where you've got to. 468 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:20,836 lt's not only that, Richard. 469 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:25,310 What, then? Ulla, what is it? 470 00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:28,714 l think l've fallen in love. 471 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:33,875 That's the other reason. l'm not stupid. 472 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:38,399 l know your feelings for me. But l can't let them decide ... 473 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:41,068 Who is he? - Does it matter? 474 00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:42,872 You're right. 475 00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:58,359 The blood is still perfectly normal. 476 00:40:58,560 --> 00:41:02,758 Three of the dogs are feeble but it isn't pernicious anaemia. 477 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:06,475 We can't justify it any more. - Just for another month? 478 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:10,593 Seeing as we have begun, let us pursue it to the end. 479 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,639 Hello, Richard! 480 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:18,673 Don't you recognize me? From school? 481 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:22,156 You're the medical superintendent's daughter. 482 00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:24,715 l spent a couple of years in France. 483 00:41:24,920 --> 00:41:26,717 Now l'm going to read French at university. 484 00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:30,390 My worst subject at school. lsn't that funny? 485 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:34,797 Do you often eat here? - Now and then. lt's cheap. 486 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:39,709 The food's not even fit for dogs! How are you doing? 487 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:45,313 Not very well. l should have done my finals at the end of this term. 488 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:48,478 But l've been doing canine experiments. 489 00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:53,637 So when will you qualify? - Not till next summer. 490 00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:56,149 So you've plenty of time, then. 491 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:58,351 You can show me the Deer Park. 492 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:02,314 Have you never been there? - No, nor the Bakken fairground. 493 00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:05,671 lf you take the beer l'll make some sandwiches. 494 00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:09,555 You must come to our hall. We have tremendous fun. 495 00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:14,310 Do you know the first time we ever talked to each other? 496 00:42:14,520 --> 00:42:18,035 l was doing my first year exams at high school. 497 00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:22,028 Maths, and l was hopeless. l couldn't use log tables, even. 498 00:42:22,240 --> 00:42:24,231 l asked to be allowed to go into the quad. 499 00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:26,271 l spotted this tall second year fellow. 500 00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:30,439 ''Malmros, will you tell me how to use a log table?'' 501 00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:33,154 And you gave me a course. Remember? 502 00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:36,279 Did you pass? - Yes. 503 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:39,392 The principal said at passing out that we'd all go up - 504 00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:43,752 - but one of us needed to show more diligence. ''lt's Eli'', they all said! 505 00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:46,155 l thought it was hilarious. 506 00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:50,192 Are those the sandwiches? 507 00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:52,834 l did think l had something more appetizing ... 508 00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:56,553 But the sausage is all right. l borrowed it. 509 00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:59,560 Eyes as blue as a lake in spring 510 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:03,116 They really are quite Denmark's thing 511 00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:06,676 The sun upon the meadows casts its light 512 00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:10,589 All the way through the summer night 513 00:43:12,120 --> 00:43:15,237 Let's sing ''l'm the oatfield swaying low ...'' 514 00:43:15,440 --> 00:43:19,399 No! ''Pick up your staff, Put on your breeches'' ... 515 00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:22,672 Sing them both simultaneously! - No, this one! 516 00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:25,758 There are girls from Regens Hall The place near Langebro 517 00:43:25,960 --> 00:43:29,714 And they make quite certain No peace you'll ever know ... 518 00:43:47,680 --> 00:43:51,309 Richard, look! l'm hanging a couple of blankets across the corridor. 519 00:43:51,520 --> 00:43:56,469 lf we leave both our doors open we'll have our own chambre separée. 520 00:43:56,680 --> 00:43:59,353 lsn't it brilliant? - Yes. 521 00:44:04,640 --> 00:44:06,870 Ulla came by with a letter. 522 00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:17,150 She says she can't come. She says she has to revise. 523 00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:21,190 l'm not fine enough. 524 00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:24,392 What about your girlfriend from Regens Hall? 525 00:44:24,600 --> 00:44:29,151 She's a good friend. Not a girlfriend. 526 00:44:29,360 --> 00:44:33,319 Es ist eine alte Geschichte, und bleibt sie immer neue. 527 00:44:33,520 --> 00:44:37,195 One of my dogs is ill. - Pernicious anaemia? 528 00:44:37,640 --> 00:44:41,110 No, 'fraid not. What are we wearing? 529 00:44:42,080 --> 00:44:44,674 Black tie ... or a tuxedo if you have one. 530 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:45,995 l have a dark suit. 531 00:44:47,480 --> 00:44:49,391 l'm sure it will do. 532 00:44:50,640 --> 00:44:53,029 Do you want to borrow something? 533 00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:30,433 Good evening ... Do excuse me. There's a ball in hall tonight. 534 00:45:30,640 --> 00:45:33,313 But l'm worried about one of our dogs. 535 00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:36,273 l think it's dying. - Malmros, l ... 536 00:45:36,680 --> 00:45:39,797 l think we should stop this experiment. 537 00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:42,468 lt's not getting anywhere. - No. 538 00:45:43,640 --> 00:45:45,517 Are you disappointed? 539 00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:48,469 Yes ... 540 00:45:49,920 --> 00:45:52,070 Tell me, when do you qualify? 541 00:45:53,320 --> 00:45:56,517 This winter if l can make it. lf not, next summer. 542 00:45:56,720 --> 00:46:00,554 l ask because of an inquiry from Mr. Busch, the consultant, - 543 00:46:00,760 --> 00:46:04,799 - who is going to start a department of neurosurgery in Denmark. 544 00:46:05,000 --> 00:46:07,833 He wants to do some experiments on monkeys. 545 00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:11,237 He asked if l knew a good student who might help him. 546 00:46:11,440 --> 00:46:15,752 Preferably one who could join his staff in a year's time. 547 00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:19,998 l'd intended to do research. 548 00:46:20,200 --> 00:46:24,716 No, Malmros. No, you must be a surgeon. 549 00:46:24,920 --> 00:46:28,117 With your touch anything else would be a waste. 550 00:46:28,320 --> 00:46:33,474 lt's fantastic! You'll get out of your deadly dull dog thingy - 551 00:46:33,680 --> 00:46:37,070 - and become a brain surgeon! lt's heaven sent! 552 00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:41,558 l have to do my finals first. - You have to do them anyway. 553 00:46:41,760 --> 00:46:45,912 lt's fantastic. Don't you see? Congratulations! 554 00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:51,758 So something came of your dog experiments after all! 555 00:46:53,160 --> 00:46:56,550 Thanks. Thank you. 556 00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:01,518 l'll be off, then. - Yes? 557 00:47:02,040 --> 00:47:04,759 Why did you come? 558 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:08,390 To tell you about the dogs. 559 00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:12,910 Yes, of course. Was that the only reason? 560 00:47:15,680 --> 00:47:17,272 No, maybe not. 561 00:47:19,440 --> 00:47:22,591 ln that case l think you should lie down. 562 00:47:29,720 --> 00:47:32,632 Cut ... suture ... 563 00:47:38,600 --> 00:47:41,319 Well, Malmros, can you tie knots one-handed? 564 00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:44,956 No. - You need to in brain surgery. 565 00:47:45,160 --> 00:47:47,913 Often there isn't enough room. Watch ... 566 00:47:48,120 --> 00:47:52,511 Hold the tot in your right hand. ln with your index finger. 567 00:47:52,720 --> 00:47:55,712 lt catches the loop. Then the other way round. 568 00:47:55,920 --> 00:47:57,592 And there's our reef knot. 569 00:47:57,800 --> 00:48:01,236 Otherwise the anatomy is very akin to that of a human. 570 00:48:01,440 --> 00:48:03,431 The brain is immeasurably vulnerable. 571 00:48:03,640 --> 00:48:07,838 Sever the tiniest blood vessel and part of the brain dies. 572 00:48:08,040 --> 00:48:12,033 lt's true of monkeys and it's true of human beings.