Deep in the bowels of Washington Memorial Hospital
Is a small surgical theatre
The door is always locked
And only one Doctor has the key
That Doctor is Dr Studdert
AKA Dr Death
Dr Death the head of a secret group
A group that is in the business of buying
Human Organs
None of the Organs are donated voluntarily
They are taken by force
But with surgical precision
Whenever Dr Death needs an organ
He makes a phone call to a man handy with a scalpel
That man is the Harvester
The Harvester is a like Jack Reacher
Except he lives on the wrong side of the tracks
If they make a movie about him
Tom Cruise wouldn’t get the role
If you could turn back time
Charles Bronson would be perfect for the role
Silent but deadly
But the Harvester couldn’t care less about a movie
He is getting restless
If only the phone would ring
All of his tools are sharpened and ready to go
At the Hospital Dr Death visiting a Patient who
is in desperate need of a new Kidney
He has been on a machine for a few years now
But what he really needs is a transplant
Waiting has put a strain on both Doctor and patient
Dr Death knows that this patient has run out of options
So he calls the Harvester
The Harvester answers his phone at the first ring
He is really restless he needs a cutting job
He listens as Dr Death gives him all of the details
The required blood group and other relevant information
Plus the of an ex patient who could be a suitable donor
That suitable donor is currently at home watching his
Favourite movie
It is a horror movie The Slicer
The Harvester knocks on the door with a creepy
smile on his face
He stands at the door stoop his Heart is racing with
anticipation
The suitable donor hears the knocking and swears silently
to himself
The movie is just about to reach its climax
Talk about timing
He goes to the front door full of frustration
To be met by a sort of smiling Salesman
He is just about to slam the door shut when he meets
the Salesman Eye
And his Heart is chilled to the core
The suitable donor looks down and sees that the Salesman
is carrying a portable cooler
Is he going on a Picnic?
Well the the Salesmans smile grows even grows
even creepier
The suitable donors Stomach starts to roll
And for a moment he doesn’t know what to do
That is what the Harvester has been waiting for
That moment of uncertainty
And with one kick the screen door folds in
Then with a punch to the face the suitable donor
is on the ground
Then the Harvester moves quick and with just a few
slices the Kidney is cut free
With a few stitches the wound is closed
The Kidney is put on ice
Then the Harvester calls Dr death and tells him that
a new Kidney is on its way to the Hospital
At the Hospital Dr Death is preparing the Operating
Threatre
The recipient is moved downstairs ready for his
second chance at life
But before the operation goes ahead Dr Death checks to
make sure that Fifty Thousand has been deposited into
his Account
Locating a suitable donor doesn’t come cheap
The Harvester just drifts back to his ordinary life
Living in the suburbs with his Wife and kids
The next day he goes to work at his day job
Just an ordinary guy
For a Month he goes about his business being a good
Husband and Dad
Then his phone rings again
Dr Death has a new assignment
This time he requires two Corneas for a Female
Patient
And time is of the essence
The Patient has had a relapse she needs a Transplant
now
The Harvester knows that this time the suitable donor
will have to die
He reads the information supplied by Dr Death
Another ex Patient of Dr Death has the matching Organs
The Harvester notes the Name and Address
Then he drives to the scene
The Harvester doesn’t understand he need for one person
to die so another can live
But who is he to argue?
As long as he gets paid his commission
He will carry out the deed
He rings the front door bell and puts a smile on
his face
The suitable donor opens the door
And The Harvester asks ‘Would you like to make a
donation?’
Before the suitable donor can answer she is shot straight
through the Heart
The Harvester lets himself inside and quickly goes
to the Kitchen and grabs a Teaspoon
Then he goes back to the suitable donor still laying
in the doorway
So he drags her out of sight
And then with the spoon he scoops out both of the Eyes
And puts them in his trusty cooler
The whole Operation has taken just two minutes
He has been and gone before the neighbours even know
that a Killer has been in their midst
For the next two years The Harvester is at Dr Deaths
calling
He does job after job collecting Organs from suitable donors
His Bank balance is growing at a steady rate
But his conscience is getting the best of him
He is way over the killing
And he wont do it anymore
But The Harvester isn’t an idiot he knows that his killings
want have gone unnoticed by the Police
He is losing sleep waiting for that knock on the door
He is a family man and he wants it to stay that way
So he calls Dr Death and tells him that he want kill no more
He is surprised when Dr Death instantly agrees
Dr Death says that he would be best to lay low for awhile
before the Police come sniffing around
The Harvester is relieved to be leaving that life behind
So he goes for a walk to clear his Head
He comes to a Bridge over the local Creek
He gets Dr Deaths phone out of his pocket and just drops
it into the water
That life is finally behind him
Six Months later The Harvester is at home having Dinner
with his Family
When his landline rings
The Harvester looks at the phone and he just knows
that it is Dr Death
He sends his Wife and Kids outside to get things ready
for the BBQ they were preparing
Then he answers the phone his forewarning was correct
Dr Death apologises for ringing him at home
But he has one last job
There would be no killing involved
The Donor would need to be brought to the Hospital alive
And for the inconvenience he will be paid $30,000
Dr Death tells him that the suitable Donor lives alone
And his Heart is needed urgently
Another ex patient of Dr Death is about to bite the dust
So the next morning The Harvester is sitting outside the
suitable Donors home waiting
It is almost 6.20 almost time for the Suitable Donor to
drive to work
Then the front door opens
The Harvester calls out to him asking for directions
The Suitable Donor is getting closer and closer to the
Harvesters Car
The Harvester waits for just the right time then he
Tasers the Suitable Donor and drags him inside his Car
On the drive to the Hospital starts to get an uneasy feeling
in his gut
Cause he has just remembered that he is also an ex patient
of Dr Death
The Harvester should of listened to his intuition
Cause as soon as he enters the Underground surgical theatre
he feels a pin prick on his Arm
He is placed on a bed and is prepared for an Operation
Dr Death leans over him and thanks him for donating
his Heart
He is a perfect match
And that dead men can tell no tales
The Harvester looks Dr Death right in the Eye and says’I wouldn’t
be so sure of that if I was you’
Back at home the Harvesters Wife is getting frantic
Her Husband hasn’t been home for two days
She decides that she will wait until Dinner time
And if he still isn’t home she will call the Police
But then she decides to drive to the Police Precinct
She goes out to the Garage and she spots an envelope
tucked under the windscreen wipers
She opens it and starts to read
She cant believe what she is reading
Her Husband a Killer?
She has been living with a monster for the last Three years
She just keeps on reading and reading
This Dr Death is going to pay
So she drives to her corner store and buys a pre paid phone
Then she places a phone call to the Police
She reads her Husbands letter to the Homicide Detective
Word for word
But to protect herself and her children she remains
anonymous
An hour later Dr Death is doing his rounds going from
patient to patient
attending to their needs
Then he kooks up to see two men in suits approaching and
he knows that his time is up
So he just stands there while he is handcuffed and read his
rights
Dr Death is in a daze as he is led away
He will spend the rest of his life behind bars
I guess dead men do tell tales.
THE END
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