Kissed

- No, he's dead. 172 00:26:45,337 --> 00:26:49,330 You get used to the smell. 173 00:27:02,554 --> 00:27:06,547 All done. 174 00:27:14,466 --> 00:27:17,836 That's it? 175 00:27:17,836 --> 00:27:21,829 All you do is hose him down, dress him up, and apply a little makeup. 176 00:27:24,142 --> 00:27:27,912 Jan is gone for the day. Would you mind giving the floor a quick mop? 177 00:27:27,912 --> 00:27:31,905 And the front door locks behind you. 178 00:27:33,952 --> 00:27:37,945 You didn't faint. That's always a good sign. 179 00:28:34,145 --> 00:28:38,138 It's okay. 180 00:28:56,134 --> 00:29:00,127 Don't worry. 181 00:29:31,202 --> 00:29:35,195 - Jan? - I'm polishing. 182 00:29:40,912 --> 00:29:44,905 - She's beautiful. - A real Madonna. 183 00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:49,910 Not like today, all skin and bone. 184 00:29:50,722 --> 00:29:53,858 In the '40s they were all Madonnas. 185 00:29:53,858 --> 00:29:57,851 So womanly, so feminine. 186 00:29:59,464 --> 00:30:03,457 Mr. Wallis calls them "patients." 187 00:30:03,668 --> 00:30:07,661 Don't let him fool you. He's weak, like everyone else. 188 00:30:10,141 --> 00:30:14,134 All I hear is his dirty jokes. He has no respect. 189 00:30:18,950 --> 00:30:22,943 Mr. Wallis is a troubled man. 190 00:30:24,355 --> 00:30:28,348 What do you mean? 191 00:30:30,695 --> 00:30:34,699 He likes the boys. 192 00:30:34,699 --> 00:30:37,068 I caught him once. 193 00:30:37,068 --> 00:30:41,061 I asked him why. He said, "What does it matter? 194 00:30:41,206 --> 00:30:45,199 "It's all dead flesh. They can't feel anything." 195 00:30:53,618 --> 00:30:57,611 What do you think? 196 00:30:59,390 --> 00:31:03,383 I think they can. 197 00:31:22,413 --> 00:31:26,284 It was like diving into a lake: 198 00:31:26,284 --> 00:31:30,277 Sudden cold, then silence. 199 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,029 Their bodies floated... 200 00:31:38,029 --> 00:31:42,022 solemn and shimmering. 201 00:31:43,835 --> 00:31:47,705 I watched their lives flow out... 202 00:31:47,705 --> 00:31:51,698 who they were, what they had done. 203 00:32:08,893 --> 00:32:12,886 My hands burned like I was touching dry ice. 204 00:32:14,465 --> 00:32:17,135 And all I could see... 205 00:32:17,135 --> 00:32:20,271 was the light. 206 00:32:20,271 --> 00:32:24,264 I looked right into it. 207 00:32:32,116 --> 00:32:36,109 College. I learned everything I could... 208 00:32:36,554 --> 00:32:40,547 the proper procedures, techniques, and applications. 209 00:32:41,859 --> 00:32:44,929 I was completely absorbed. 210 00:32:44,929 --> 00:32:48,922 ...and the fluid pressure from the body. 211 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:52,993 Be aware of the temperature... 212 00:32:53,304 --> 00:32:57,297 The trocar. 213 00:32:58,409 --> 00:33:01,746 Oh, God. 214 00:33:01,746 --> 00:33:05,739 Cool! 215 00:33:45,156 --> 00:33:49,149 Primary postmortem? 216 00:33:50,261 --> 00:33:54,232 - Yup. - Why? 217 00:33:54,232 --> 00:33:57,602 I like the pictures. 218 00:33:57,602 --> 00:34:01,595 Well, there's a newer edition out in the bookstore. 219 00:34:01,672 --> 00:34:05,665 Higher resolution photographs. 220 00:34:07,278 --> 00:34:11,049 Are you a pathology student? I've never seen you around before. 221 00:34:11,049 --> 00:34:15,042 I work in a funeral home. I'm studying embalming. 222 00:34:16,421 --> 00:34:20,414 Really? You know that's really the only way to know a corpse. 223 00:34:22,326 --> 00:34:26,319 - Don't you think? - I don't know. 224 00:34:27,231 --> 00:34:31,224 Sure you do. 225 00:34:31,335 --> 00:34:35,328 I mean, you see it all. 226 00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:40,233 Don't you? 227 00:34:46,984 --> 00:34:50,977 Where are you going? 228 00:34:51,189 --> 00:34:55,182 Home. 229 00:35:45,977 --> 00:35:49,970 I couldn't stop thinking about what he'd said. 230 00:35:56,587 --> 00:36:00,580 It was like he knew, like he saw right through me. 231 00:36:21,345 --> 00:36:25,338 Coffee, please. 232 00:36:33,457 --> 00:36:37,450 Thank you. 233 00:36:38,696 --> 00:36:42,689 - Hi. - Hi. 234 00:36:42,867 --> 00:36:46,860 Sit... 235 00:36:50,775 --> 00:36:54,768 - Matt. - Sandra. 236 00:36:55,313 --> 00:36:59,306 I have something for you. 237 00:37:10,394 --> 00:37:13,431 - Fifth edition. - It's mine. 238 00:37:13,431 --> 00:37:16,567 I'm a med student. 239 00:37:16,567 --> 00:37:20,438 - What year? - Actually, I'm not in med school right now. 240 00:37:20,438 --> 00:37:24,431 I'm, you know, taking some time off. 241 00:37:29,146 --> 00:37:33,139 So, how is it working at the funeral home? 242 00:37:35,987 --> 00:37:39,980 It's a full-time job. 243 00:37:43,527 --> 00:37:47,520 Why would you want to be an embalmer? 244 00:37:55,740 --> 00:37:59,733 Because of the bodies. 245 00:38:04,081 --> 00:38:08,074 What do you mean? 246 00:38