007 [AUDIO]

[worksmart]

[The recorder clicks on with the rattle and thud of things being dropped onto a table, and someone speaking low over the noise.]

-not really here. I know the damn prognosis. Thirty days after injury, ninety percent of patients fail to recover to a state better than severe disability. I know I won't work again. You want to rub that in? Fine. You're

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voice;

[worksmart]

I can read the network for myself, thanks.

voice;

[worksmart]

[KEEPS DIGGING.]

Great. Maybe I can have a hug. That makes everything better.

voice;

[worksmart]

I wasn't talking about that.

[And, quieter, he's turning away from the mic]

Sorry, what? Oh, right, because you were so damn polite to me and mum, closed the door quietly on your way out and everything. Maybe I should throw my gold card at her. That makes up for everything, right?

voice;

[worksmart]

Do that. I'm sure it's better for everyone.

voice;

[worksmart]

[This, Angela, is the sound of the next apartment door slamming, and expensive shoes going the wrong way for the elevator.]