:07:01
and you know what's wrong with him.
:07:02
And there isn't a single solitary thing you
or anyone else can do.
:07:06
When I saw the body,
I though it was acromegalia.
:07:09
But that's not possible.
:07:10
Acromegalia?
:07:12
The pituitary gland goes haywire, Jack.
:07:14
It distorts the face, neck, hands, and feet.
:07:18
I met Jacobs a couple of years ago
at your place.
:07:21
The sheriff saw him about a month ago.
He looked normal then.
:07:25
It is acromegalia.
:07:29
But in every case I've ever heard of...
:07:32
it's taken years to produce the deformity.
:07:35
I know.
:07:36
The history of medicine
is the history of the unusual.
:07:40
Perhaps Eric had been ill for years.
Who knows?
:07:43
But it was only four days ago that
he began to complain of muscular pains.
:07:47
Neither of us thought too much about it.
:07:50
These things happen as you grow older.
:07:54
And the next morning he began to...
:07:57
To change.
:07:59
Maybe we'd better do an autopsy
just to make sure.
:08:02
I don't think that'll be necessary.
:08:04
I was in attendance,
and I signed the death certificate.
:08:06
I see.
:08:08
How come we found him on the desert?
:08:11
Dr. Jacobs became delirious last night.
:08:13
Broke out of the house
and ran into the desert.
:08:15
Are you certain he hadn't complained
of anything before that time?
:08:19
There's nothing I can add
to what I've already said.
:08:22
Eric had no family.
I'll arrange for the funeral.
:08:26
Thank you for calling me so promptly.
:08:27
- Goodbye, Dr. Hastings.
- Professor.
:08:32
Acromegalia.
:08:33
- You heard the man.
- I sure did.
:08:35
A young fellow like you can't stack
what he knows against the professor.
:08:38
The trouble is, Doc,
you hate to admit you're wrong.
:08:40
We all make mistakes, Jack.
This isn't one of mine.