[somber, mysterious music playing]
RADIOACTIVE EMERGENCY
[medical monitor beeping]
DAY 6
[continuous beep]
[tense music playing]
[Vitor] Evenildo?
Evenildo!
-What's going on, Doctor? -No pulse. Cardiac arrest.
-He's desatting. -Get me a 7.5 tube.
[Vitor] Take over.
[doctor] Come on, Evenildo.
Ventilation.
One.
Two.
He's not responding.
[music intensifies]
Come on, Evenildo, come on!
[music stops]
[scintillometer crackling softly]
[crackling intensifies]
[further intensifying]
[breathing heavily]
[Paula] Márcio!
I'll be outside counting the barrels.
[scintillometer stops]
[dog barks and growls]
[Márcio] Hey there…
Yeah. Easy, boy, I'm not gonna hurt you. Easy.
[growling]
Come on.
[growling]
Come on.
[tense music playing]
-[barks] -[Márcio cries out]
-[Márcio groaning] -[dog growling]
[Paula] Márcio!
Márcio, Márcio!
[gasping] Ugh!
Get up. Get up.
You okay?
[Márcio panting and groaning]
[crackling softly]
[William] We're good, Márcio.
Thank you.
[William] Come with me.
[soft music playing]
In the back.
Hey, Darlei, come have a look at this.
Hey, Dr. William.
This fool just got contaminated. It can't be safe to have him around, right?
Just don't start hugging each other. You'll be fine.
-In here? -Yes, here.
The big shot locked us up in the stadium, and then he forgot all about us.
-[doctor] Raimundo, come on. Don't start. -Hey. Chill out.
You think picking fights is gonna get you anywhere? Huh?
Darlei, snap out of it.
That smartass is just playing the hero. He doesn't give a damn about you.
[distant siren wailing]
AMBULANCE
NAVAL HOSPITAL
[woman] Dr. Eduardo?
Nádia? Hi, nice to meet you.
-[Nádia] You too. -That's Josias,
temperature's 102, not medicated.
-This is Antônia Gustavo. -Eduardo!
-[Nádia] Right. -Take over here.
-[Nádia] Let's go. -Comrade Ovenchkin!
It's really nice to see you.
Eduardo. This is my team from Russia.
-Olá. -Um…
Isn't there an isolated area to receive contaminated patients?
No, that's all we have.
-Please come in. -Thanks.
[Speaking Russian]
[muffled ambient noise]
[Antônia] Doctor, why can't I see Evenildo?
My husband's dead, isn't he? And you don't want to tell me.
[Eduardo] Stop.
[Ovenchkin] What are you doing?
She wants to see her husband.
I'm letting you see Evenildo so you can stop imagining the worst for him.
[Antônia] Okay.
We're keeping the two of you apart because you both have very low immunity.
[Antônia] Mm-hmm.
We're taking good care of him.
His test results are stable.
-But he's in a coma. -[crying] Oh my God.
[Ovenchkin] Eduardo.
[Antônia sniffling]
[Eduardo] Let's go before I get into trouble with my colleague.
-[Antônia] Okay. Thank you. -Okay?
Nice and snug.
-It's Antônia. She was transferred to-- -Tininha?
They brought you here, too?
[Ovenchkin] Here we go.
Why is she in a stretcher like the one Celeste was in?
-We're just following the protocol, sir. -How are you doing?
What about Celeste, João?
-How is Celeste doing? -She's fine.
João, you should go back to your room.
Eduardo, we need to talk.
-This is Esther, our physicist. -Hi.
She's responsible for the patients' lab tests.
-Lab tests? -Yes.
So why is she exposing herself here?
I'm here because seeing human beings helps me understand the numbers.
-Have you lost your mind? -[tense music playing]
What the hell is going on here?
GOVERNMENT SAYS RADIOACTIVE WASTE WILL NOT BE STORED IN GOIÁS
[breathes deeply]
MAP OF GOIÂNIA REGIONS
[knocking on door]
[man] How are you settling into the new headquarters?
César.
[laughs] It's good to see you.
Come here.
So? How was the flight?
Nauseating.
Here's what I read on the plane.
Yeah, I saw it.
There's no way he'll back down now.
That's why I'm here. To make sure that he does.
-And I'm counting on you to help me. -Mm…
Here he comes.
Welcome to Goiânia, César!
-Thank you. -Morning, gentlemen.
-How are you, César? -Roberto.
Good morning, Governor.
I'm sorry about how the soybean deal fell through.
And so am I.
Sorry about the soybeans,
and the rice that not even the people of Goiânia are willing to buy.
All scared because of a shipment of contaminated paper
that Goiás sent to São Paulo.
So maybe now you understand why I asked you to be discreet.
[tense, somber music playing]
I guess you've read the news?
Yes, sure.
Roberto… Let's think this through.
Those containers are emitting radiation.
It's much too risky to move that kind of material from one state to another.
A few miles more, a few miles less. What difference does it make, César?
It makes a difference if one of those barrels breaks open
and spreads cesium across other states.
So then it's their jurisdiction, not mine.
And how will you manage to convince another state
to warehouse radioactive waste?
Isn't CNEN's power federal?
-Yes. -Well, there we go.
Orenstein, you will come up with a list of sites far from Goiás.
And you, César, will use your influence as president of CNEN
to help me twist an arm or two wherever that may be needed.
You help me, I'll help you.
And let me remind you
you're the public servants responsible for an apparatus full of cesium
being abandoned in downtown Goiânia.
I'll be waiting for that list of suggestions. Have a nice day.
Didn't you tell me that you were sad because your hair was falling out?
-[Esther] Hi. -Right?
If we cut it, it'll grow back much stronger. Hm?
No.
[Esther] Hi, princess.
You must be Celeste?
My name's Esther. Nice to meet you.
Are you a doctor?
No.
Do I look like one?
-Kind of. -Oh! Well, I'm not a doctor.
You know those little cups that you have to pee into over and over?
-Yes. -I'm the one who gets them.
Ew, that's yucky!
Yes, it's really yucky.
Your hair is so pretty.
It's beautiful.
But you know what's in style these days?
Having really short hair.
Like the Princess of England.
She wears her hair short, really short.
And Glória Maria, sweetie.
You like her, don't you?
[Esther] Oh, she's gorgeous.
And she's also very smart, right?
Just like me.
-Right! -[João] Yeah!
[Esther] So how about we trim a little bit of your hair in the front,
just over your forehead?
Then, you can look in the mirror, and if you like it,
we can cut the rest.
Just a teeny bit off the front. Will you let me?
I'll let you.
[Esther] Ah!
Doctor, it's usually three of these for me.
Take just one. Just one is enough.
-[Eduardo] What's going on? -I'll be back.
Good afternoon.
Grab it here. Now take it.
Everything okay, Antônia?
It's just that I've always taken three of them.
Yes, you're right.
[Ovenchkin scoffs]
-Are you kidding? -No.
[speaks in Russian]
[in English] As if exposing the father to his daughter's radiation wasn't enough,
you're administering an absurd dose of Prussian Blue to these patients.
I've never seen anything like this before.
Not even in the medical literature.
The recommended dosage didn't work
for the long exposure period these people had.
Who's looking out for the potential side effects?
[Esther] I am.
Daily.
And the lab tests are showing that the patients are improving.
I'll be at the IRD, okay?
[phone ringing]
Eduardo, you really wanna take this risk?
These are my patients.
[phone continues ringing]
-Yeah? -[woman] Eduardo?
Joana?
Yes.
Have you heard about José Carreras?
The Three Tenors guy?
He's being treated for leukemia with an experimental drug
that I've been considering for my hematology patients.
The treatment helps boost the patient's immunity
by stimulating the growth of white blood cells.
Not something I've heard of.
Uh, what about side effects?
So far nothing for leukemia.
Since when?
They started last year, in the US.
Approved by the FDA, I'm hoping?
Look, how about I fax over a copy of the study I read?
It's by Richard London.
I think it's too much of a gamble to try…
Yeah, please send us the study. We'll have a look.
Just consider it, Eduardo.
For the patients in the Naval Hospital, it might help, especially for Celeste.
Okay.
Thanks a lot, Joana.
Did she say Richard London?
Yes, he's the author of the study Joana mentioned…
-Why, you know him? -Yeah, I know him.
He's a quack.
But I won't say what I think about him
because I don't think you're listening to me.
Or are you listening to me?
Well, that's not the point, is it?
I didn't bring in a specialist at Chernobyl
for you to ignore the guy's opinion.
Eduardo's a Chernobyl specialist too. But I guess Brazilians don't count?
In Chernobyl, people were contaminated in a matter of minutes.
Here, they were exposed to cesium for days on end. It makes a huge difference.
Okay.
Fine, for now you can administer that triple dose of Prussian Blue.
But Esther, please…
I want you, Eduardo, and Loureiro to hear him out with the utmost patience.
Thanks to him, we've got a whole team of doctors working here.
There's just no way we could get by without those guys, got it?
Yeah.
I'm on it. Perfect.
Thank you.
GOIÂNIA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Lift a little.
-Ow, that stings. -Sorry.
[rustling]
Hey.
Mister, can you tell me how my sister is doing?
No, I'm sorry. I don't… I don't know anything.
Can't you send me to Rio to be with her?
Claudinei, we've already talked about this.
-[melancholy music playing] -[Márcio sighs]
Márcio, do you know where they sent Catarina?
Claudinei and Celeste's mother.
No, Joana, I just deal with decontamination.
I don't know anything about the victims.
TEMPORARY HOUSING CENTER
CHECK-IN: 7 PM MANDATORY CHECK-OUT: 9 AM
This bed is yours.
I've just changed the sheets.
We're stuck here until they let us go back to our houses?
Mm-hmm.
[soft music playing]
You're that little girl's mother, right?
Is she getting better?
I don't know.
I hear about her on TV like everyone else.
And they won't even let her mother visit her?
See… my boy's right here in Goiânia, and they won't let me see him.
-Ah… -Even if I could afford
a ticket to Rio de Janeiro, there's no way they'd let me near her.
Well, here's a clean towel for you.
I can help you find a job.
If you want.
Thank you.
[man] Anyway, Doctor, these are the areas.
No, hold on. Only these two areas are safe?
Only?
How many barrels are we looking at?
Around 2,500.
Plus 1,200 crates, maybe more.
It's more than we can handle.
I assume you've identified some areas outside of Goiás for these depots, right?
For the time being, I'm only interested in locations
inside Goiás for the depots.
Doctor, I'm confused.
The Governor himself just announced to the press
that the waste wouldn't be stored here.
Have these arrangements you're making been approved by him?
I'm just asking you to produce a study listing all the potential sites in Goiás.
Hypothetically, nothing more.
You wouldn't object, then,
if I gave a call to the Governor's office first, right?
Excuse me.
[tense music playing]
Fernandes.
The fact is, this report…
is a study to determine where we're going to store the cesium long term.
Because the clinic neglected to take proper care of that machine,
a lot of people could die.
And a lot more people could die if we fail ourselves.
We were responsible for supervising the whole system.
I have… no margin for error in this report, Fernandes.
That means I need you on board.
Please help me.
[Fernandes sighs]
Okay. Fine.
[panting]
Does he have to go at it like that?
I think you've done enough biking for today, Márcio.
You've sweated more than enough.
[Márcio exhales]
[Joana] Listen, I just checked your lab results, and you're a little anemic.
Your lymphocytes are lower than normal too.
It's borderline, but with your level of exposure,
we're going to keep treating you as a case of possible contamination.
How long will I be here, Doctor?
We don't know.
This is all pretty new for us too.
But we'll keep an eye on your numbers, okay?
I'll let you two talk.
Thank you, Doctor.
[Márcio breathes heavily]
[Márcio chuckles]
I still… haven't had the guts to tell Bianca that I…
probably got contaminated.
Feels like my head is… exploding.
Can't seem to think straight.
Are you feeling any pain?
[Márcio] I'm in pain…
I'm scared…
Scared we'll end up fighting.
Scared of going back to Rio.
Scared of not going.
Of losing her. So I…
Ugh. I don't know.
It's intoxicating, isn't it?
In spite of the horrible circumstances…
I can't think of any other time in my career
when I've felt as needed as I am right now.
And ironically enough…
never in my career have I felt so powerless either.
I know the feeling.
[exhales heavily]
Don't forget, we always have options, Márcio.
Always.
[soft music playing]
I'll pray for you.
[laughs]
But tell Bianca already. Hm?
[Márcio exhales]
[exhales]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
Hi, baby.
How are you doing?
Exhausted.
Tired of being alone here.
And grading a big pile of papers
after the doctor told me I have a case of anemia.
Anemia?
They give you anything for that?
They gave me a supplement and said to avoid anything that might be stressful.
Are you doing okay?
I called your dad a few minutes ago and he said you hadn't arrived yet.
Where are you?
I have a room in a hotel.
Why?
Are you contaminated?
No. No, no, baby.
I… Just being extra careful.
Really, Márcio? I don't like the way you sound.
Are you telling me the truth
or are you just saying things to keep me from worrying?
[laughs softly] Baby…
Well, to be honest, I'm not… not doing so well.
How can you expect me to feel fine when I go through the whole day missing you?
Go get some rest, okay? Those papers aren't going anywhere.
Unfortunately, those papers are right where I left them.
Yeah, they are.
I love you.
Love you more.
And our baby loves you too.
Bye. See you soon.
[takes a slow, deep breath]
[tense music playing]
DAY 15
Mr. José Miguel Guerra.
-[typewriter clacking] -[mysterious music playing]
You removed the fencing,
roof tiles, doors,
and window frames from the clinic you used to co-own.
But you left a bunch of cesium there.
I removed the doors, sure,
-but they didn't let me take them. -[keyboard bell dings]
You saw the numbers. I came out with next to nothing
from my share of the clinic.
I invested serious cash in the construction of the building.
It was mine to take.
You ever think how that building would've been more secure if it had some doors,
windows and a roof?
How could I have known the machine was still there?
My former associates were in a rush to dump that thing.
I'd bet you anything they left it behind on purpose.
They solved the problem, and it didn't cost them a thing.
[quiet typing continues]
When do you plan to submit the rest of the study I asked you for?
Governor, the analysis I sent to you is already complete.
Mm. And yet it doesn't list areas in other states for waste depots, right?
Uh, well, we're giving some thought to revising the study.
César, in my analysis, I gave you complete data on the dumping grounds, the barrels,
all the information you need to safely clean this up.
If the Governor insists on taking the waste out of Goiás,
-he can produce his own study, okay? -Beny.
I assure you it's a big mistake for the two of you to oppose me.
[music turns sinister]
-No, but-- -Let me take care of this, okay?
Calm down. I'm on it.
[soft music playing in background]
[objects clacking gently]
[bag zipping]
-[knocking] -[Joana] Catarina?
Yes?
[soft music playing]
HOT ZONE WARNING - CONTAMINATED AREA
Catarina, keep your distance, please.
Back up a bit.
Hi, Mom.
-Hi, Mom. -Oh, baby.
My son.
-I miss you. -How are you doing, sweetheart?
I'm fine, Mom.
-Really? -Uh-huh.
Claudinei, I want you to look your mother in the eye.
Are they taking good care of you?
Yes, Mom.
-And are you getting better? -Yes.
-You promise? -Promise.
How about Darlei and Raimundo?
-They're doing fine. -Really?
-Uh-huh. -That's good.
Hm. That's good.
They took Celeste, Mom.
I wasn't allowed to go with her, only Dad!
And thank God for that, honey!
If they had sent you to Rio de Janeiro,
how could I stand being here all alone?
You're here because you're getting better, Claudinei.
Don't worry, sweetheart.
Your mother bought herself a ticket to Rio de Janeiro to go visit Celeste.
[Claudinei gasps]
That's great! [laughs]
For real?
I'm going to see her.
Mom, can you bring her some of those cookies she likes?
Of course I can, baby.
I'll bring some for you too. Will you eat them?
I will.
-Promise your mom? -Promise.
[Catarina laughs sadly] Oh, my boy…
Claudinei, we should go now. Okay?
Bye, Mom.
Mommy loves you very much, honey.
-Don't ever forget that. -I love you too.
Listen to the doctor.
[crying] Okay. I will.
-[Catarina] Okay? -Come on.
I love you, Claudinei.
[Claudinei] Me too.
Bye, baby.
I'm going to be a queen…
[Vitor] Mm!
…a musician…
Oh, really?
…and fly on an airplane.
Those are great plans.
But if you want to do all that, you've got to be strong, don't you?
How about we have some soup now?
-No. -Aw, have a taste.
-Just a little bit, honey. -It'll help you get stronger.
-A bit. -Okay?
[hospital machine beeping]
Here we go.
You can blow on it if it's too hot.
Ahh…
[Vitor] That's it.
A little meat now. Try it.
[Vitor making sound effects]
[machine beeping]
[high-pitched beeping]
[Eduardo] You're awake.
Good morning.
[Eduardo] Good afternoon.
[beeping returns to normal]
You look like you've seen a ghost, Doctor. Are you surprised I'm still alive?
I'm totally screwed, right?
[laughs] No, you're not screwed.
But you have been in a coma for more than a week, my friend.
-Goddamn. -Yeah.
How are you feeling?
Uh… Mouth's dry, throat really hurts.
[Evenildo clears throat]
Do you know how my wife's doing?
-She's right here. -Antônia.
She's keeping you company.
If you put her here, it's 'cause she's doing bad, right, Doctor?
You can be straight with me. How's she doing?
She'll be happy to find out you're awake.
I want to see her.
[knocking on door]
Doctor, it's urgent.
It's Antônia, isn't it?
Is it Antônia?
-It is. Is it Antônia? -[ominous music playing]
-Easy, Evenildo. -Is it Tininha?
-Relax. Just lie back. -Tell me what's going on with Antônia.
I want to…
-It just started? -Yes, Doctor.
Okay…
Get a concentrate. She needs another transfusion.
-Got it. -Antônia, can you hear me?
Look at me.
Look side to side. Look up now.
A little higher.
Here it is, Doctor.
Okay, monitor the transfusion, please.
I'm going to talk to Ovenchkin.
Antônia, I'll be right back.
I think we should suggest the… The experimental treatment.
No, we have protocols and analysis.
Yeah, I know, but we have to…
You know, this is not Moscow. We have to adapt.
We?
It's your risk.
And it's your patients.
[uneasy music playing]
We know our patients don't eliminate all the cesium in their bodies
when the only drug we give them is Prussian Blue.
We need to boost their immune systems,
which have been severely damaged by radiation.
The treatment that Dr. Joana is proposing could be our only hope of doing that.
I understand.
But Ovenchkin was categorical.
It's too dangerous. No way.
You took a plane from Goiânia to Rio de Janeiro
just tell us the answer is no, César?
Do you buy this nonsense, Eduardo?
Look, the resources we're working with are inadequate.
Not much of an endorsement, is it?
What if we talk to the author of the study?
Give him a call and hear him out.
But that guy doesn't exactly have the best reputation, so I'm told.
[Vitor] Told by Ovenchkin, is that what you mean?
-Now look here… -And what if we propose
that the Ministry of Health establish a committee?
Other doctors can be involved. We'll get their opinions, discuss the cases.
Esther, let me remind you of what our external consultant said.
The fact remains that it's very risky to administer
a treatment with almost no proven results.
You authorized us to change the dosage for Prussian Blue
over the objections of the consultant.
-But now you're against us! -Yes, we followed your advice
and ended up in the same situation, Esther. The same situation!
I'm sorry.
I apologize.
I know patients are alive right now thanks to the changes you implemented,
but… regarding this alternative treatment, I'm on board with Ovenchkin.
It's much too risky.
I'm getting tired of having to prove myself with every idea.
It makes perfect sense for you to follow the advice
of someone you obviously respect.
I resign from my position.
Esther.
[uneasy music playing]
DAY 20
I just don't get why you would take everything out of the clinic
except for a machine full of cesium.
[quiet typing in background]
Ask Santa Casa why they didn't let us take the machine.
After we were evicted, we weren't allowed back in there.
Because you and your partners had broken the terms of the contract.
Oh sure, they told that story to explain why they evicted our asses
and made a tidy sum from selling off the land.
It's not true that we ever stopped providing radiotherapy treatment for free
to all the patients at Santa Casa. Not true.
Did you at least inform the National Nuclear Energy Commission
that a cesium device was abandoned?
Ma'am, do you realize that since the opening of the clinic,
CNEN never set foot in there?
No visits, no inspections.
Mr. Inácio, yes or no?
Did you notify CNEN?
-[quiet, tense music playing] -[typewriter continues clacking]
Sure.
Can you prove it?
-[man] Catarina. -Yes, sir?
Did you get the newspaper from the doorstep?
I brought it in. Would you like it?
[man] No, not now. I'll look at it later.
[man on TV] The commercial sector is starting to…
Mrs. Val, if you have any friends who might be looking for a cleaning lady,
I'm available, if you could give me a recommendation.
[Val] Yeah, sure.
[woman on TV] …patients continue to receive…
Look, they're talking about that little girl.
…General Hospital and the Naval Hospital.
Good riddance.
Keep them locked up so they can't spread that crap to us.
According to sources at the Naval Hospital,
although four patients show some signs of improvement,
six others are still in critical condition.
Among them is Celeste, just six years old.
The little girl is showing symptoms of serious radiation poisoning
after having ingested cesium-137 powder.
However, doctors believe that their youngest patient
and all the others are on the road to recovery.
-[upbeat music playing on TV] -[woman] Two, three, four…
[phone ringing]
-Hello? -[César] Hello, Esther?
It's César. How are you?
Hi, César.
Uh…
Esther, I managed to get us that committee
with the Ministry of Health.
Please come back to the IRD, Esther.
They need your help over there.
I know they do.
[chuckles]
I'll take that as a yes.
Look, the committee is assembling at the Naval Hospital.
And Joana is going to Rio to help make our case.
The thing is, Ovenchkin will be part of the committee.
And he's going to be a hard "no" on the new treatment.
[César exhales] That's the best I could do.
César, you've made the right choice. I'm positive.
I appreciate it, Esther.
Thank you. Bye.
-The Governor is ready to see you now. -[exhales]
So now, Dr. Paula has no need to worry about those waste barrels.
We're sending them to Serra do Cachimbo.
Far from the population, as per your request.
Far from the population?
Governor, you say that people always look down on Goiás.
But you treat the state of Pará as if there's no one there.
Roberto, did you run this by the President?
Who do you think got this going?
[Beny] You're talking about shipping radioactive waste over 600 miles
only to dump it all in a state with huge reserves of water underground.
Nothing to worry about, Beny.
'Cause if anything goes wrong with the plan, he can always blame CNEN.
It's what we're here for, isn't it?
We've been working day and night so irresponsible politicians can make
-scapegoats out of us! -Paula, stop.
What's irresponsible is to store all that waste in the city.
You've gotta get the work done faster, Doctor.
Well… More barrels are coming tomorrow.
I just reminded the press that
the job of decontamination will be carried out
entirely by this team of experts.
-Many thanks. -[ominous music playing]
César.
-What-- -[César] Come on, Beny, let's go.
Gotta be kidding me.
Come on.
[Bianca] Pear jam, canned pears… Pears are out of season.
Do you see how impossible this is?
There isn't a single pear to be had.
They don't have pears in the supermarket these days.
When I come home, I promise you I'll find you some pears.
-Okay. -Okay, baby?
I'll be waiting, okay? I'm counting on it.
Listen, on TV they said
the Governor's sending radioactive waste over to Serra do Cachimbo.
-Does that mean it's almost over? -What was that?
He didn't inform you guys already?
Bianca, I'm gonna tell you something.
But you have to promise me not to start worrying, okay?
Oh, Márcio, tell me what it is. Stop scaring me.
I'm in the hospital. I've been contaminated.
-But I'm doing fine. I'm okay. -Wait, Márcio.
I promise you.
What did the doctor say?
How are you feeling? H-how much time before you recover?
I don't know. The doctors wanna keep me here
for a bit longer because they have to run some more tests.
But anyway, I…
I promise, Bianca. I won't put myself at risk again.
You were right.
I could never tell for sure how much danger I was in,
but I've got to…
No, I…
I want to…
finish the work I started.
The people I'm working with are some of the best in the world, B.
I get to be useful because this is my field.
And I'm… actually helping people who've lost everything, you know?
Márcio…
I'm totally with you.
I support you.
But I need you to stop lying to me.
If you lie to me one more time, I will end you myself.
You hear what I'm telling you?
Okay, baby, I hear you.
I-I love you.
I-I love you so much.
I'm sorry about everything, I'm sorry, and…
I love you so much. I do.
I love you more.
See you soon? The two of you, okay?
[inhales]
You're no knight in shining armor, Mr. Know-It-All.
-Cool it, Raimundo. -Don't order me around.
You think I forgot how you dragged us into this mess?
This thing is going to fuck me and my family up.
Check this.
You and your big shot friends are the jerks to blame for this shit.
So stop grinning like an asshole.
You're no hero.
One ticket, please. For Rio de Janeiro.
[melancholy music playing]
[bus reversing]
Thank you.
DAY 22
DEPARTURES
[intriguing music playing]
[music fades out]
[ominous music playing]
Tininha.
Whoa! Hey!
[in Russian] Stop right there!
[in English] Go back! Go back!
-To your room! -[Nádia] Evenildo, no!
Stop. Don't go in there, please. It's not allowed.
It's Tininha. I just want to see my wife. What's the problem?
-I know, but… -Can I talk to her?
You can't go in there.
If you do, you'll be making things worse for your wife, and for you too.
-Go back to your room, please. -Go back!
Evenildo, Evenildo, please go back.
Please, come on. You need to rest. Let's go back to your room.
But she's just lying there. Please let me talk to her.
-Nádia, Nádia! -Later, okay?
-Yes? -Celeste isn't responding to me.
[tense music playing]
[passengers murmuring]
[woman] What's going on?
[brakes squeal]
-[coughing] -[machine beeping rapidly]
-Doctor, it's my daughter. -What's going on, Nádia?
104 degrees.
What happened? Let's see here.
-[João] Her nose is bleeding. -[Vitor] Dipirona and Vanco.
João, I'm going to need you to wait outside, okay?
-But she's my daughter! -You have to wait outside.
-I need you to wait outside. -She needs me.
We're going to take good care of her. I promise you.
[tense, uneasy music playing]
It's the first we've heard of it.
What certificate?
To prove that you're not contaminated by cesium.
Excuse me, sir. What's all this?
You need a document that says you're not contaminated.
No one gets into Minas without one.
Nobody said a word to us about a certificate in Goiás.
There's nothing I can do, ma'am. Excuse me.
But sir, I've been tested three times at the stadium. No one gave us any papers.
-Certificate of non-contamination. -Sir, I'm not contaminated at all!
[troubled music playing]
[somber music playing]
Stop, Eduardo!
-You're making me nervous here. -You should be.
We'll defend a treatment whose side effects we don't understand.
Now isn't the time. What, you mean you've never had doubts in your career?
Especially us. We deal with unknowns constantly.
It's simple.
Let's say we don't use the treatment and a patient dies,
it's because of the radiation, naturally.
But if we use this new treatment and the same patient dies,
the cause of death won't matter. They'll blame us for the treatment.
You're hoping to protect your reputation?
No matter the outcome, the blame falls on us, Eduardo.
No matter the outcome.
Excuse me.
Are you ready for this?
[uneasy music playing]
[Esther exhales]
What happened to the doctor who went on national TV
to ask his colleagues to be brave?
For a child of Celeste's weight and age,
a radiation dose above two grays would put her life in serious danger.
Celeste absorbed six grays.
The Prussian Blue may be helping her body to eliminate the cesium,
but even at the dosage we're using here,
it's just not enough.
The truth is we're not giving her any hope of survival.
[Vitor] She's already developed stomatitis,
diarrhea, enterorrhagia, adynamia, torpor, and severe pancytopenia.
Without a way to fortify her immune system,
she won't hang on for much longer. Not even a month.
The experimental protocol using CSF
is just as innovative as some treatments for AIDS that we've been developing.
The great advantage of CSF is that it's the same protein
that the radiation has diminished in our patients.
Our systems produce it to keep our immunity at healthy levels.
Dr. Eduardo, do you agree with our colleagues?
Good, good, good. Um, Dr. Eduardo, like me,
well, we had direct contact to radiation
beyond every theory you can imagine.
We have seen patients who were exposed
to an unbelievable dose of cesium here.
That's what we're talking about.
Colleagues, we are dealing with science,
and science has its limits, unfortunately.
But we're not going to, well,
inflict unknown side effects of this drug on our patients.
It's irresponsible.
It's cruel.
[uneasy music playing]
What's actually cruel is watching our patients suffering
and not trying every alternative that comes our way.
Our colleague referred to Chernobyl.
A comparison that comes up in the media a lot.
Except that this isn't Chernobyl.
We're not dealing with the meltdown of a nuclear reactor.
There is no precedent in medical history
for a man keeping a pile of cesium in his own house for ten days.
We are the precedent.
Sure…
we treated quite a few patients in Chernobyl.
But we also saw a lot of people die.
Let's say there was a remote chance of survival,
and it was in our power
to offer it to the victims of either of these tragedies.
They'd all jump at the opportunity
to avoid the slow and horrible death confronting them.
[machine beeping]
[intriguing music playing]
DAY 25
-Here you go. -Thank you.
NAVAL HOSPITAL
[machine beeping]
[agitated breathing]
[music intensifies]
CSF, Doctor.
This thing's gotta work.
[music fades out]
[soft, melancholy music playing]
[soft music playing]
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