SCENE 2: UNI OF NOTTINGHAM-INFORMATION DESK-LATER
ATTENDANT SITS BEHIND DESK AND SEVERAL FACULTY AND STUDENTS ARE MILLING AROUND, INCLUDING PROFESSOR K
JOHN walks up to desk, and ATTENDANT looks up and smiles.
ATTENDANT:
Hello. How can I help you?
JOHN:
We're looking for Professor Harrison.
ATTENDANT: (surprised)
Oh! Well, you can try his office.
She grabs a map and highlights one of the rooms in the Engineering Department.
SHERLOCK:
Why are you surprised?
ATTENDANT:
Professor Harrison doesn't get many visitors. He's a little... off.
JOHN:
Off?
ATTENDANT:
He's under a psychiatrist's care, if that's any explanation. Don't tell him I told you.
SHERLOCK:
That shouldn't be a problem.
He turns to leave, but PROFESSOR K, who has been listening in, steps forward.
PROFESSOR K:
I'm Professor Kirkland. Sorry, I couldn't help but overhear. You're looking for Bill?
JOHN:
Yes.
PROFESSOR K:
I feel I should warn you about his... problems.
SHERLOCK:
Yes, he's under a psychiatrist's care.
PROFESSOR K:
Well, it's a little more complicated than that.
SHERLOCK:
How so?
PROFESSOR K:
Well, he's in a semi-constant state of meltdown. I don't have the foggiest how he actually manages to function. And sometimes he'll just randomly start crying at the drop of a hat. I know for a fact some nights he doesn't get a wink of sleep. Some days he'll bury himself in work; others, he slacks off in his office.
JOHN:
Is he a heavy drinker?
PROFESSOR K:
Not that I know of. Then there's the issue that I've never heard of drink doing this sort of thing. He's emotionally unstable, so you might want to keep that in mind.
JOHN:
Well, thank you.
He turns and begins to leave with SHERLOCK.
SHERLOCK: (calling back)
Good luck with the experiment, Kirkland!
PROFESSOR K reacts and stares after them.
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