Can I have another Cosmo, please ? And one for my friend
- Hey - Right away, madam
Help, Somebody get Lowell
He's still in the car
Lowell ? Lowell ?
Somebody, Call an ambulance
Somebody do something.
Is he okay ? I don't know let me check
No breathing
Why isn't he breathing ?
Breathe, Come on baby breathe
Lowell
Whoa, guess how old this guy is
42, no, he's 41
He's 56
- Wow - I know, can you believe that ?
And it's weird 'cause he had a history of alcohol abuse and he smoke too
I knew it was time to start drinking
Explains why he drove himself into the pool
Oh, wait
No, his Tox Report said he was clean
Really ?
Then what made him plow into the country club ?
Hates rich people ?
No, he is rich people, you know who Lowell Parks is, don't you ?
Lowell Parks ?
- As in Parks Airways ? - Oh
What the hell ?
Get the medical director, the chief administrator
And the health department on the phone
They're going to want to see this
Those X-rays were taken of Mr Parks about eight months ago
As you can see, no sign of deformity but he did have congestive heart disease
Well, he's got more than that now doesn't he ?
Unbelievable
Tell me about it
It's not even bifurcated it's two separate organs
There's no doubt about it This man has two hearts
Is that even possible ?
Surgeon General was hoping you might be able to tell us that
Well, we better...
excise the heart and, parts
Keep them on ice
We need to keep the cells alive for testing
Did it kill him ?
Good bet Two extra heart valves would have overoxygenated the blood
And eventually would have slowed down and then stopped the impulse to breathe
- In other words, he suffocated - Yeah
So, I guess two hearts aren't always better than one
Any natural causes for something like this ?
Only man's natural desire
To meddle where he shouldn't
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Not the kind of memorial, you'd expect a grieving widow to arrange
This is exactly the kind of memorial Lowell would have wanted
He loved parties
He told me he wanted his funeral to be the biggest and best ever
Well, he certainly seems to have...
Lived life to the fullest
Spent every day as if it were his last
But then, he knew it very well could have been
You're referring To his heart condition ?
Of course
He started complaining that he was tired about a year ago
Trust me, Lowell was never tired
Ten years older than me and it still took everything I had
Just to keep up with him
Anyway, he had problems breathing and sleeping
So, I finally forced him to go to the doctor
That's when we found out it was congestive heart disease
Is there anything else wrong with him, that you knew of ?
Not until he died
That's obviously why you're here, right ?
I mean, the FBI doesn't show up just for heart attacks
Not usually, no
But when they found out Lowell had a second heart
Well, I guess that demands some extra attention, doesn't it ?
Yes, it does
Was this something that you were aware of before he died ?
Well, Lowell always had a lot of heart
But, no, I had no idea
All right, was he on any medication ?
Just beta blockers to relieve the stress on his heart, that's really it
The doctor also told him to stop drinking and smoking
If he wanted to live longer he thought that was pretty funny
He'd say "What's the point of a longer life if I can't enjoy it ?"
He was obviously very active, but was there anywhere, in particular
He liked to spend his time ?
I'm Isabelle Van Dyke I'm the manager here
Mr Parks' accident at the pool was, well...
Upsetting, to say the least
I certainly hope you find what you're looking for
Thanks, so do we
Let me know if there's anything else we can do
Will do, Thank you
Hood, check this out
It's got a doctor's label but not one I recognize from his medical records
Name of the medication isn't listed
What do you think it is ?
I don't know, let's call the doctor and find out
Small world
Looks like Dr Templeton's a member of the club, too
Dr Bruce Templeton ?
- Hey, we're in a middle of a set here. - Yes ?
Do you mind if we ask you a few questions ?
About this... mystery substance ?
And its connection to Lowell Parks ?
This is no mystery this is HGH
You mean "human growth hormone" ?
Yeah, I was giving it to Lowell ever since he was diagnosed
With congestive heart disease
But you weren't his cardiologist
No, but I was a friend of some 20 years who also happened to be a doctor
Podiatrist, not a heart doctor
I prescribed some HGH It was somewhat unorthodox
- Yes, but it was helpful - And it could be malpractice
Look, Lowell was terminal
His only hope was for a transplant
But he wasn't eligible for one He drank too much
Hell, he did everything too much smoking, recreational drug use
Let's just say he liked to have fun
And I gave him the HGH so
That he could have as much fun as possible before he died
- Very thoughtful of you - Yeah
And I assume, his actual cardiologist was aware of this
Yes he was, and there was no risk of contraindication
Look, I gave him the HGH to improve the quality of his life, and it did
I mean, he seemed to be younger every time I ran into him
I mean, hell, you should have seen the guy, Like a damn 20-year-old
Dr. Templeton
I don't think it was the HGH that gave him the extra energy
He developed a second heart
Excuse me ?
My God
That's incredible I've never seen anything like that
How long had you been giving him this ?
Eight months, but it wouldn't cause anything like that
You sure this is HGH ?
Yes... test it if you want to
Oh... we want to
Well, thank you again, sir, for your understanding, really, I promise
It won't happen again
I hope not
Let's go
Look, Gracie, I'm sorry...
Don't talk to me, Brian
Well ? Aren't you going to say anything ?
You told me not to talk to you
I hope you realize, i just used our last sympathy card in there
You get into one more fight you're expelled
Expelled ?
Come on, Grace That's ridiculous
No, I'll tell you what's ridiculous
You getting into a fight with half your junior class
Come on, What was it about this time ?
- Look, all I did was... - No
You know what ? I don't even wanna hear it
Would you make up your mind
You know, is this the person you think Mom
Would have wanted you to become ? Is it ?
Bri
Bri, wait, come on, stop it
I'm sorry
Okay, that wasn't cool I just...
I am so mad at you right now
And I just, I don't have the energy to keep
Getting your stupid butt out of trouble
Not right now, okay ?
I know
Okay Let's go home
Grace ?
Grace ? Grace ?
Grace, Grace
Hey, help Somebody help
Grace
- Was that really HGH in that vial ? - Yep
And could that have made the body grow heart No 2 ?
Nope
well, are you trying to gross me out, Hood ?
I thought maybe if he'd injected directly into the heart
There might be some kind of tissue mutation, but
The HGH is having absolutely no effect on heart cells whatsoever it's definitely
not our culprit
What is this thing ?
It's a device for keeping... heart transplants viable
By flushing blood through the chambers
I'm using it to keep the cells alive so i can test them
It's amazing, isn't it ?
Amazingly creepy
Oh, my
What ?
This is the first DNA result from the double heart
The two hearts have different DNAs
So maybe it was some kind of transplant ?
No, I'm not saying the hearts have two different DNAs
The second heart has DNA from 15 different people
It is still counting
What happened to keeping it alive ?
The final DNA count on the second heart, is 19
I needed to open it up and check your, scar tissue theory
And ?
And nothing But... ruling out surgery
Got me to thinking about another theory
Which is ?
There's only one way to get 19 different DNAs in one organ
And that's stem cells
I mean, it's a radically new technique but it's possible
That they injected stem cells directly into his heart
As a way of repairing damaged cardiac tissue
So instead of fixing his first heart he created a second one ?
That's my guess
Let say this is a... a damaged heart
If you can, and this water is the stem cells
You put stem cells into your bloodstream
And they naturally seek out the damaged tissue
They repair
And they replace the sick cells
Until the organ, is all fat and happy
Is that why he looks so great despite his insane lifestyle ?
Yeah
'Cause the blood travels through the whole body
I mean, the stem cells would fix
The joints, the muscles the skin the whole deal
So looking younger could be a side effect
Pretty sweet side effect
Yeah Well, that was the good part
The bad side effect was heart Number 2
I mean, theoretically
If you take a hypodermic syringe
Filled with 19 different stem cells
You inject it directly into an organ
There's a chance it can overload
The stem cells could...
Replicate too quickly
I think, he force-fed the stem cells
To the extent that it generated a whole, new heart
Okay, so now we know what caused the second heart, but what about who ?
Templeton gave him the HGH
Maybe he gave him the stem cells as well ?
Yeah, but you don't just walk into Wal-Mart
And order yourself a batch of stem cells, even if you're a doctor
Then where did Lowell get them from ?
I don't know a hospital a research center, a cord blood bank
But the fact is, you can't get stem cells from these places
Unless your umbilical cord blood was banked with them
When you were born or your children's
And that doesn't explain having 19 different stem cells in one organ
Yeah, but people with money have a far reach
What if we track down the people the stem cells came from ?
ID the multiple DNAs
Put them through the criminal database ?
Not just criminal, military, medical
It's worth a shot
Don't think that being nice to me now
Is going to make me forget about how pissed I am at you
As soon as I get out of here, I'm going to finish kicking your ass
Oh, really ?
"Kick the ass" of the guy who took on half the junior class ?
I don't think so
I said that, didn't I ?
Don't worry about it i took it as a compliment
You know, I was once just as sick as you are
Look at me now
I'm going to be fine, you know
Your stem cells saved you
Mine are going to save me It's practically a done deal
Yeah
You're going to be okay
- 18 of the 19 DNAs came up dead ends - And the 19th ?
Belongs to a 16-year-old boy named Brian Dahl
Registered with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Diagnosed with a rare form of ALL when he was ten
Went through extensive genetic testing and
Lucky for us, his DNA ended up on file
Not lucky for him
No, but it says he had a full recovery
What is it ?
His sister didn't
She was diagnosed three months ago
Same leukemia as him ?
Yeah, she's in the hospital right now
What, what do you mean "no stem cells" ?
How, how is that possible ?
I thought you said she had a large sample ?
Of the cord blood, but that doesn't guarantee
There'd be a large amount of stem cells in it
Okay, well, somebody must've just screwed up then
- Brian - No, no, no
That doesn't make any sense to me
Stem cells don't just evaporate
Okay ?
Could someone
please explain this to me ?
Sorry to interrupt,
but I may be able to help you with that
Who are you ?
My name's Dr. Jacob Hood and I'm a scientist
We're with the FBI, we're investigating a case involving stem cells
We're in the process of tracking the origin of some stem cells
That we believe were stolen
I'm afraid yours were among them, Brian
I don't understand, how is that even possible ?
Well, we don't know that yet
But we do know we found your stem cells and they were in somebody else
And what about Grace's ?
Well, her cord blood arrived here safely from where it was stored
But we were unable to find any stem cells in it when we spun it down
Both of your stem cells were stored at the same place, correct ?
Then it's very possible that Grace's were stolen as well
Why ?
For what ? I mean, who would do something like that ?
Well, I'd say someone who was very sick
Who obviously doesn't care about you
"Someone sick "
Well, so is my sister
They said the chemo
Did so much damage to her immune system that without a transfer
She isn't going to make it
Well, that's why we're here
We're going to find whoever it was stole your stem cells and get them back
Welcome
All right, everyone
She's here
Hello Excuse me, Hi
I want a complete tour of the facility, please
Are you the police ?
We're with the FBI
Do you know where Dr...
Davison is, please ?
I need to speak to him as soon as possible
We need an address and a phone number
Well, he's at a fund-raiser tonight
Where ?
At the Monticello Hills Country Club
Country Club, that's a coincidence
No such thing
I'm Dr Davison What's this about ?
If you don't mind speaking with the doctor outside, that would be fabulous
You're touching me now ? Really ?
Oh, it's just that, uh... there is a dress code
Oh, I'm sorry
My gun doesn't fit under my gown
Dr Davison
We believe that stem cells from your facility
Were used to treat the wrong person
I don't understand
Treat who ?
Did you give stem cells to Lowell Parks
To help him with his heart condition ?
What ? God, No I would never do that
Even for a friend ?
He was a member of your club here
La Jolla's a small world
This club has almost a thousand members
That doesn't mean they're all my friends
And I certainly wouldn't compromise my life's work for any of them
Well, the fact is... we have DNA proof that stem cells
From your facility ended up in Lowell Parks
And they grew him an extra heart
A second heart ? my God
Look, all our inventory is accounted for
Are you sure ?
'Cause I know a 22-year-old girl
Who's in the hospital right now with leukemia
She stored her stem cells at your place, and you know what ?
They're not there anymore
Well, I sincerely hope you're wrong about this
People are already wary of stem cells
Something like this could give The entire industry a bad name
Wary because they confuse cord blood stem cells with embryonic stem cells ?
Yeah, that's one reason of course, they're not the same
These don't require the sacrifice of any life
As a matter of fact, you only get cord blood stem cells
- If the baby actually lives - Exactly
So why don't more people do it ?
Reason NO. 2, money
People don't want to spend the cash on something
They're not sure they're ever going to need
Personally, I think it's the cheapest form of life insurance you'll ever find
Stem cells are miraculous they're like little chameleons
Morphing into whatever they're surrounded by
Turning sick cells into healthy ones
Exactly
There are over 70 different diseases you can treat with them now
And we have a sister company in Brazil
Who's working on a treatment For brain and spinal cord injuries
You know, these things could cure paralysis
And they're absolutely noninvasive
You just take something that was going to be thrown away and freeze it
No pain, no donors
Well, so far so good looks like they're all here
Well, be that as it may, we should start testing these samples
Which ones ?
All of them
This isn't cord blood, Rachel
It's not even human
Then what is it ?
- Pig's blood - What ?
Whoever stole the cord blood replaced it with pig's blood
It's actually quite a smart move
'Cause chemically Pig's blood's very similar to human blood
And that way the theft would go undetected for as long as possible
But I've been all over this place it's state-of-the-art
Alarms, even bulletproof glass
There was no sign of a break-in and none reported either
Well, they got in somehow
How much is missing ?
About a third of the inventory
And if that much was stolen
It wasn't just for one man's bad heart
You're telling me that...
Our cord blood was ripped off and replaced with pig's blood ?
Um, I took a look at your family history
I see that your mom passed away
What about your dad ?
Where is he ?
No idea
And we really don't want to know
Really ?
You mind me asking why ?
When
mom died, Dad fell apart
Finally dropped us off at Grandma's and disappeared
We were just kids, we haven't seen or heard from him since...
He abandoned us
Screw him
Not to defend him, but
some people just don't seem to be equipped
To handle grief the way they should
I mean, i...
Lost someone very close to me a couple years ago
And... I didn't, couldn't
Speak to anyone for three months
That's not the same as skipping out on your kids
No, you're absolutely right I'm just saying that
sometimes when people are...
Suffering a lot of pain they make bad... choices
However you feel about your dad I just feel I have to tell you that
he could be a very good bone marrow match for you, Grace
Even if we did know where he was it'd be a waste of time
Trust me, he couldn't even handle my mom's death
he's not going to be able to handle this
What about my bone marrow ?
Sorry, Brian, but because you've already been sick
I'm afraid you wouldn't be viable
Well, then
I guess that's that
Grace
It's not
You still think that you're going to find my stem cells ?
Look, I appreciate you trying, but...
What if you can't ?
Well, I'll put it this way I'm not going to give up
and I don't want you to either
Okay ?
I ran background checks on the staff, no red flags
Forget the staff, we need ask our little porcine friends
Excuse me ?
People lie, you said it yourself
Pigs don't
Rachel, Rachel
Oh, my God
How long was i out ? I'm sorry
It's okay, i'm on day two without sleep I can't say I blame you
Was I snoring ?
No
Drooling a little
Great
It's okay, it's kind of cute found our pig
Seems like pig breeds are pretty easy to identify
This one has a low concentration of lipids in its blood
"The Mangalitsa pig
Originating from Hungary
They are often called 'four-footed olive trees'
because they are fed a strict diet of mostly acorns "
Yeah, but the pig's genetics actually make Mangalitsa fat
more unsaturated than normal pig fat
Yeah, says the meat is marbled
it's like the Kobe beef of pork
It's all very fascinating but more importantly
It's very expensive and labor-intensive
Which limits the number of places you can get them
Exactly
I need to track down where these guys are sold in the US
If we find out who bought the pig's blood, we can find out
Who our stem cell thieves are
San Diego PD
Agent Young What's up ?
Okay, we'll be right there
The pigs are
going to have to wait
They found another body
Any ideas
on exact cause of death ?
She suffocated
Just like her husband
Look at this
Her neck's swollen, too
Yeah, at first
we were thinking an allergic reaction,
until
we found this
Rachel, these are stem cells
Mrs Parks must have shot them directly into her face
In her face like Botox ?
Yeah
To regenerate the collagen the elastic fiber essentially, to...
Give her baby skin
Is that even possible ?
Oh, yeah, if you kept it subcutaneous but she went too deep
The cells proliferated in the fatty tissue
Instead of the skin it created tumors
See, on the face, it's not a pretty sight but on the neck ? It's deadly
The tumors got so large they obstructed her air passage, suffocated her
Rachel
I'm finding it hard to escape the conclusion
That Lowell Parks didn't really care about fixing his heart
I think he cared about fixing his face
This whole thing was about vanity
Well, I'm not saying it didn't start out as a way of fixing his heart, but...
By the end, it was definitely more about the cosmetic effect it was having
And then his wife wanted in on it and who knows who else
God, what people will do to be beautiful
Put staples in their faces inject themselves with Botulism
Yeah, well, what's funny is i think there's a tendency
For people to think that we're getting worse as a species
But the fact is we've always been this way
Victorian women would literally
Tear hair from their heads to give them higher foreheads
There's tribes in Africa, that would elongate their necks using rings
I mean, it's human nature to try to perfect ourselves
It's never going to change
Okay, we need to get this to the hospital, so they can test what's left
Will do
Maybe we'll get lucky It'll turn out to be Grace Dahl's
Angie Parks
she must've suspected her husband died of this stuff,
and she used it anyway ?
People know smoking gives them lung cancer, and they still do it
I'm more concerned about the people on the other side of this
They take their time,
they spend their money get their stem cells stored
And then when they need them to save their life, they're gone
I mean, that's murder, isn't it ?
Negligent homicide, maybe
No, Rachel
Grace Dahl is dying because these people these
Selfish fools, they think they found the fountain of youth, it's murder
Okay I'm going to get this to the hospital and then we need to find out
where Mangalitsa pigs are slaughtered on the West Coast
Okay, I'll catch up with you later
Where are you going ?
I'm going to try and fix this mess
And you guys are the only ones on the West Coast who slaughter the Mangalitsas ?
That's right
Most people find the subject of animal slaughter to be unpleasant
But I got news for them no such thing as a steak tree
Uh, we can go in the office if you want
It can get pretty gruesome out here
Trust me, I've seen worse
So who's buying the Mangalitsa pork ?
Well, I know eight places buy the meat
Actually, I'm more concerned with the blood
Okay Blood
Um, most of it ends up with the mechanically recovered meat
Which is ? Cat food, primarily
But there are a couple places that buy the blood straight
Some people consider it a delicacy
Let's see
ATapas bar in Chula Vista,
A Greek restaurant
Over in Spring Valley
Monticello Hills down in La Jolla
Wait a minute, The country club ?
Mr Dahl ?
Mr Richard Dahl ?
- Yeah - Hi
I'm sorry to disturb you, i'm here on behalf of your daughter, Grace
- She needs your help - Who are you ?
My name's Jacob Hood i work for the FBI
I'm here on my own time today
but I hope you don't mind
I had the agency look up your address for me, i need to talk to you
Actually, I do mind
Look, you don't understand the situation
I'm aware it's a very complicated situation, Mr Dahl
But I'm here to tell you your kids really need your help
No, no, they don't
Those kids are better off without me That much I know
Grace has leukemia, Mr Dahl
She's dying
I didn't know
Sometimes I drive down there
Sit in the laundromat
across the street from their apartment
They seemed okay
I didn't even know Brian had been sick
Well,
Grace is now
And you can keep her alive
Me ?
How ?
Your bone marrow
I should never have left
Once I did, I couldn't go back
The past is the past
It's what we do now that matters
Watch yourselves
It gets pretty busy in here right before dinner rush
Well, we'll be quick
We just need to see where the blood's kept
Of course I'm glad I can help
So pig's blood is on the menu ?
No, but Highland blood pudding is
You say something's foreign and suddenly it becomes exotic, expensive
A lot of things around here seem to be about appearances
Aren't these the refrigerators ?
Yes, but that's not where the Mangalitsa's kept
We had some trouble with employee theft a while back
So we built another fridge with a key card lock
The Mangalitsa's to the right, and the blood is on the back shelf
So, who exactly has access to this place ?
Just me
That did not just happen
Well, the good news is we know who the bad guy is
And the bad news is... she just locked us in the damn fridge
Well, we're not going to starve
No cell service ? Great
Should be some kind of emergency release mechanism
Rachel, you see this ?
It's a double thermostat
It's negative 100 degrees, it's a deep freeze perfect for storing stem cells
It's empty
She probably took them with her
Okay Yeah, help me pull this out
Why ?
Protection
Don't tell me
you're going to build some kind of bomb with champagne and baking soda ?
Rachel, I'm a scientist I'm not MacGyver, Shoot the lock
Out the fridge and into the fire
Hey, Bozo
Wake up
Hey
So, um, guess what ?
Dr Hood he thinks he may have found a match
Who ?
Dad ?
It's gonna take a few days
While I take the medication to build up enough bone marrow but...
The doctors are hopeful
Oh, I'm sorry, I'll go
I... have to get started with the doctor
And... i didn't want to upset you
No, I should be upset
but...
stay for a minute
Please ?
This is Agent Young Issue a be-on he-lookout for Isabelle Van Dyke
Thanks
Turns out Isabelle used to work at a cord blood bank in Brazil
Explains why she's so familiar with stem cells
What ?
You've got that look
I like that look, What ?
Well, didn't Dr Davison say that he had a sister company
in Brazil ?
That's a coincidence ?
There's no such thing
You didn't know that Pinot Noir has the highest resveratrol content ?
That's the only red wine i drink anymore
Does it have to go there ?
Well, it's the best place to hit the neural crest cells
Neural what ?
Didn't Belle explain it to you in the tutorial ?
They're migratory, which means it's the fastest way to get your entire body
back to its 20-year-old shape
Oh Well, I get that
Do me, Doc ?
Niles
Isabelle, good to see you, you can start setting up in the next bedroom
We've got lots of people waiting
We have to go, now
Dad ?
Yeah, Hi
I need to...
I wanted to tell you myself
What ?
I'm not a match, Grace
My
My bone marrow isn't going to work
Oh
I'm so sorry
I didn't want to fail you again
You didn't fail me
You're here, Dad
Will you promise me something, though ?
Of course
Take care of Brian for me
Isabelle and Dr Davison are thieves ?
But they seem so
I mean, they look so
Looks are deceiving
We got to find them quickly, Rachel
If those stem cells defrost they're gonna be useless
I put an APB out on the car
Hold on Rachel
Since she's not rich, but if she works in a place like this
Which let's face it is all about appearances
- She's gonna need a nice car - A company car
Do your cars have tracking devices ?
Yeah, my car has an onwire system if that's what you mean
We need account number and a password for Isabelle Van Dyke's company car
- This is crazy - They know, Niles
Yeah, about you, not about me
Yeah, you should leave the country i should go back,
And when this whole thing is over we can get it together...
They're FBI, Niles
It's not gonna take long for them to connect the dots once they're looking
We just walked away from another 200 grand, you know that, right ?
A lot of good it'll do us in prison
She's at Castle Park
How many miles to the Mexican border ?
30 Maybe less
Call the CHP, tell them to set up
A roadblock on the southbound side of the freeway
There's cops up ahead
- Damn it - You need to calm down, Belle
There's a roadblock
All right, stop the car
There's nowhere to go
You're right
Oh
Belle, What are you doing ?
Rachel ?
Relax, I've played chicken before
You need to turn the car, Belle you're gonna kill us both
- No - Oh, God
Three now, perfect record
Out of the car Put your hands on your head
Let's go
You two, get out now
On your knees
Rachel ?
Stem cells are here
Let's hope Grace's are in here, too
Dr Hood ?
Mr Dahl
I want to thank you for tracking me down
I wish I could have been more help
Oh, you did plenty
You helped
Probably more than you realize
Uh, is she gonna be okay ?
Well, all three vials of her cord blood were recovered
- So she's got more than a good chance - Yeah.
- They're about to take her in for the transplant now, so - Okay, thanks.
You know, once upon a time
Getting old was a sign of wisdom something to be revered
Now people kill to stay young
Yeah
Can't think why
Being young's a pain in the ass
Acne, parents
The prom
I didn't go to my prom
Really ?
Find that hard to believe
I went to my prom
My date puked on me
What color was your tux ?
Have to call it a kind of peach
Well, that explains it, doesn't it ?
Yeah, maybe
Yeah, I guess people will always try to turn back the clock
You can't stop that
I hate to break it to you, but...
We just did