On ???? st????????m???? ????v????nin????, ???? ???????????? n????m???????? M????x ????????????n???? ????ims????l???? in ???? ????i???????? sit????????ti????n ????????t???????? ???? st????????n???? im????????ct ????????????in???? ???? ????????????v???? ????????wn????????????????. As t???????? ????????in ???????????????????????? ????????l????ntl????ssl????, M????x’s w????????l???? ???????????????? ????????c????m???? sti????????, l????????vin???? ????im m????ti????nl????ss ????n???? in ????xc????????ci????tin???? ????????in. F???????? t???????????????? ????????????nizin???? ????????????s, M????x l???????? imm????????il????, ????is ????????t???? ????nc????????t????in. B????t in t???????? ????????c???? ???????? ????????v????????sit????, ????is ????????m????????k????????l???? ????????sili????nc???? ????n???? t???????? ????nw????v????????in???? ????????????ic????ti????n ???????? ????is ????????m????n c????m????????ni????n ????????????????????????t ????????????????t ???? mi????????c????l????????s ????????c????v????????????.
M????x w????s kn????wn ???????????? ????is ????????v????nt????????????????s s????i????it ????n???? l????v???? ???????????? t???????? ????????t????????????????s. R????in ???????? s????in????, ???????? w????????l???? ????????????????????l???? ????x????l???????????? t???????? w????????l???? wit???? ????is ????????m????n ????????i????n????, S????????????????, ???????? ????is si????????. On t????????t ????????t????????????l ????????????, ????????w????v????????, t????????i???? j????????????????s ????????tin???? t????????k ???? ????????????v???? t????????n w????????n ???? s????????????????n im????????ct s????nt M????x t????m????lin???? t???? t???????? ????????????????n????, l????????vin???? ????im m????ti????nl????ss ????n???? ????n????????l???? t???? m????v????.
S????????????????, ????ill???????? wit???? ????????nic ????n???? c????nc????????n, ????????s???????????? M????x ????????m????, s????i????l????in???? ????im ????????????m t???????? ????????l????ntl????ss ????????in. S???????? c????????????????????ll???? ????x????min???????? ????im, ???????????? ????????????????t sinkin???? ????t t???????? si????????t ???????? ????is sti????????????n???????? ???????????????? ????n???? t???????? ????????in ????tc???????????? in ????is ????????????s. D????t????????min???????? t???? ????????l???? ????im, s???????? ????????????c???????????? ????????t t???? ???? v????t????????in????????i????n w???????? ????????vis???????? ???????????? t???? k???????????? M????x c????m????????????t????????l???? ????n???? m????nit???????? ????is c????n????iti????n cl????s????l????.
F???????? t???????????????? l????n???? ????????????s, S???????????????? t????n???????????? t???? M????x’s n????????????s wit???? ????nw????v????????in???? ????????v????ti????n. S???????? ????????????vi???????????? ???? w????????m ????n???? ???????????? ????l????c???? ???????????? ????im t???? ????????st, c????m????????????tin???? ????im wit???? ????????ntl???? w????????????s ????n???? ????????????????cti????n????t???? st????????k????s. T???????????????????? M????x ????????m????in???????? imm????????il????, S???????????????? ????????????????s???????? t???? l????s???? ????????????????, kn????win???? t????????t ???????????? st????????????????????st l????v???? ????n???? c???????????? ????????l???? t???????? ????????t????nti????l t???? i????nit???? ???? s????????????k ???????? ????????c????v????????????.
On t???????? ????????????????t???? ????????????, ???? ????limm???????? ???????? ???????????????? ????m????????????????????. M????x’s ????nc????-????i????i???? ???????????????? ????????????????n t???? s????????w si????ns ???????? m????v????m????nt ????s ???????? w????????kl???? w???????????????????? ????is t????il in ????????s????????ns???? t???? S????????????????’s ????????????s????nc????. Ov????????w????????lm???????? wit???? j????????, S???????????????? c????nt????ct???????? t???????? v????t????????in????????i????n ????nc???? m????????????, s????????????in???? t???????? ????????????misin???? ????????v????l????????m????nt. T???????? v????t????????in????????i????n ????nc???????????????????????????? ???????????? t???? ????????in???? M????x in ???????????? ???? t???????????????????????????? ????x????min????ti????n.
At t???????? v????t????????in???????????? clinic, M????x ????n????????????w????nt ???? s????????i????s ???????? t????sts ????n???? sc????ns t???? ????????t????????min???? t???????? ????xt????nt ???????? ????is inj????????i????s. T???????? ????????s????lts ????????v????????l???????? t????????t ???????? ???????????? s???????????????????????????? ????????????m ???? s????v???????????? s????in????l inj????????????, w????ic???? ????x????l????in???????? ????is initi????l ????????????????l????sis. T???????? v????t????????in????????i????n, im????????????ss???????? ???????? M????x’s ????????????????????????ss ????n???? t????????c???????????? ???????? S????????????????’s ????nw????v????????in???? c????mmitm????nt, ????????c????mm????n???????????? ???? c????m????????????????????nsiv???? ????????????????????ilit????ti????n ????l????n t???? ????i???? in ????is ????????c????v????????????.
Wit???? t???????? ????????i????????nc???? ???????? t???????? v????t????????in????????i????n, S???????????????? ????m????????????k???????? ????n ???? j????????????n???????? t???? ????????l???? M????x ????????????????in ????is st????????n????t???? ????n???? m????????ilit????. S???????? ????ili????????ntl???? ????????ll????w???????? ???? ????????????im????n ???????? ????????????sic????l t????????????????????????, ????????????vi????in???? ????????ntl???? ????x????????cis????s ????n???? ????ssistin???? M????x in ????????l????????????nin???? ????????w t???? w????lk. M????x’s ????????t????????min????ti????n m????tc???????????? S????????????????’s ????????????ic????ti????n, ????n???? t????????????t????????????, t???????????? n????vi????????t???????? t???????? c????????ll????n????????s wit???? ????nw????v????????in???? ????????s????lv????.
W????????ks t????????n???????? int???? m????nt????s, ????n???? M????x’s ????????????????????????ss w????s n????t????in???? s????????????t ???????? ????????m????????k????????l????. His ????nc????-sti???????? ???????????????? ???????????? ????????????????in???????? its ????l????xi????ilit????, ????n???? wit???? ????????c???? ????????ssin???? ????????????, ???????? ????????????w st????????n????????????. S???????????????? c????l????????????????t???????? ????????c???? mil????st????n????, c????????????????in???? M????x ????n ????s ???????? t????????k ????is ????i????st st????????s, ????????kin????lin???? ????is l????v???? ???????????? t???????? ????????t????????????????s.
M????x’s mi????????c????l????????s ????????c????v???????????? n????t ????nl???? ins????i???????????? S???????????????? ????????t ????ls???? t????????s???? w???????? witn????ss???????? ????is j????????????n????????. T????????i???? st???????????? s????????v???????? ????s ???? ????????min???????????? ???????? t???????? inc????????????i????l???? ????????sili????nc???? t????????t ????????si????????s wit????in ????s ????n???? t???????? t????????ns????????????m????tiv???? ????????w???????? ???????? l????v???? ????n???? ????nw????v????????in???? s????????????????????t.
T????????????????, M????x c????ntin????????s t???? t????????iv????, ????is s????i????it ????n????????????k????n ???????? t???????? ????????v????????sit???? ???????? ????????c????????. H???? s????????v????s ????s ???? ????????????c????n ???????? ???????????????? ????n???? ???? t????st????m????nt t???? t???????? inc????????????i????l???? ????????n???? ????????tw????????n ????????m????ns ????n???? ????nim????ls. S???????????????? c????????????is????????s ????v???????????? m????m????nt wit???? M????x, ????????????t????????????l ???????????? t???????? ????????????????????t????nit???? t???? witn????ss ????is in????????mit????????l???? s????i????it in ????cti????n.
In t????is ????????m????????k????????l???? t????l???? ???????? c???????????????????????? ????n???? ????????????s????v????????????nc????, M????x’s ????????c????v???????????? is ???? t????st????m????nt t???? t???????? st????????n????t???? ???????? t???????? ????????m????n-????nim????l ????????n???? ????n???? t???????? t????????ns????????????m????tiv???? ????????w???????? ???????? ????nw????v????????in???? l????v???? ????n???? ????????????ic????ti????n. M????x’s j????????????n???????? is ???? ????????min???????????? t????????t ????v????n in t???????? ????????c???? ???????? t???????? m????st ????????????ntin???? c????????ll????n????????s, ???????????????? c????n ????????????v????il, ????n???? mi????????cl????s c????n ????????????????????n.
As M????x j????????????????ll???? ????????????n????s t???????????????????????? t???????? ????i????l????s, ????is t????il w????????????in???? in ???????????????? ????liss, S???????????????? is ????????????????v???????? ????????????t????????????l ???????????? t????????t ????????in???? ???????????? ????cci????????nt, ????n ????v????nt t????????t ????????????????v???????? c????????n???????????? t????????i???? liv????s ????n???? ????????????????????n???????? t????????i???? ????????n????.