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Lawrence has simply gone to be with his sick sister. While Greene phones Lawrence and confirms the situation, Peterson enters the room and notices the chocolates, nervously screaming that Michael knows he is strongly allergic to the nuts in the chocolates. She and Greene quickly administer an adrenaline shot and attempt resuscitation, but Michael dies. Greene asks for forgiveness from Peterson.
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Greene is somewhat distracted by issues in his own life, as tensions with Olivia (his sister or wife â this is unclear) are made worse when she appears at the hospital unannounced with young Amy. Earlier Greene told Amy her Auntie Olivia makes the best pancakes but also tells
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Dr. Toby Greene is a psychiatrist at an asylum. Greene is gradually drawn into a psychological mind game by patient
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