A Medical Mystery.The Medical Mix-Up Suspects:Doctor Lands,Lisa,Vicky,Scruffy man, Mr.Grey,Fish,Kim.

Doctor Lands looked over his half-glasses at the man who just came through the door."Do you have an appointment?" he asked. He didn't like disruptions, especially not when it was his coffee-break.The man was, the least to say, unkempt.Greasy hair lined his face, his clothes were scruffy and torn.Doctor Lands was used to a lot, but the man smelled so bad he felt the need to get up and wash his hands, just to get the smell of soap into the office. The man sat down."I want my face done" he said.Doctor Lands was a Plastic Surgeon so that request wasn't unusual.He looked at the man. "So, what did you have in mind then" he asked."I would like to look like you" he said.Doctor Lands stared at him."Well, that's an unusual request " he said. But he was flattered." It will cost you $15.000 to do that" he told the unknown character, who still hadn't given his name.At that stage nurse Vicky came in.She looked at the man and then at the doctor.She went back to the outer office to check the appointments.Surely this was not...(famous actor)Ah well, best leave it to Doctor Lands then.

Later that day she spoke to janitor Fish, how she wanted the office of Doctor Lands clean."And I mean hygienically clean Fish, that man was filthy".She looked at Kim, the receptionist.Kim nodded, she was very clean herself and didn't want to touch anything that man had touched.Mr. Grey was due for his appointment and he was already in the waiting-room.He just wanted some nips and tucks, at his age you needed that he thought.He got up and leaned over the counter. "Kim is very pretty", he thought." Perhaps after the operation I might try my luck."But Kim stood up without even looking at him and started watering the plants.Vicky came and left some files on Kim's desk and nodded at Mr.Grey.

The scruffy man came out of the office and left. "....(famous actor) not in yet?" Doctor Lands asked Vicky and Kim. "No, I haven't seen him, his appointment came and went" said Vicky, a bit worried."But Mr.Grey is here". Mr Grey went in. Doctor Lands looked at his file and said:"Well it's all set to go then, we'll see you tomorrow for the operation"."I have another one planned for an hour after yours so that will fit in".

A couple of weeks later as Doctor Lands was driving his Mercedes home, he was still thinking about the operations. Something was not quite right, he felt.He drove up to his beautiful

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