Memorable Quotes from Richard Doyle
2 quotesThe Simplicity of a Deadly Crime
Jim
First rule of crime: Keep It Simple. What's simple? Carbon Monoxide.
Pathology Resident
Boring.
Dr. Wheeler
Carbon Monoxide?
Jim
Sure, it's perfect. Anesthetist feeds the patient some carbon monoxide instead of oxygen. It's colorless and makes the blood very red so the surgeon doesn't notice anything funny. But the brain dies from lack of oxygen. End of operation - the patient doesn't wake up.
Dr. Wheeler
No other effects?
Pathology Resident
Sure, other effects. Cardiac irritability.
Jim
Which this case had.
Pathology Resident
You know, it'd be much better to block the neuro-muscular junction with succinylcholine. Now that's a nice murder.
Jim
Yeah, who's gonna do it?
Pathology Resident
Well, who's gonna feed you carbon monoxide?
Jim
That's the problem. Been about a dozen of these coma cases here in the last year. They're always different. Different case, different anesthetist, different operation. Hard to imagine it's murder.
Dr. Wheeler
Are you sure?
Jim
What do you think? There's a conspiracy at the Boston Memorial Hospital, involving all the anesthetists?
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Discussion on Inducing Coma Techniques
Dr. Wheeler
Jim, I know it sounds silly but, supposing you wanted to put people into a coma, what would you do?
Jim
You mean on purpose?
Pathology Resident
Diethyl para-amino tannadol.
Jim
No, no, leaves a serum trace.
Pathology Resident
Yeah, if you know to look for it.
Jim
But it also peaks alk phos. That's a real giveaway. Besides, who can get tannadol?
Pathology Resident
Well, then you can use paradine.
Jim
No, it has a taste. We'd all make great murderers. I mean, who knows better about murder than a pathologist?
Pathology Resident
It sure keeps my wife in line.
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