Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica We shouldn't be here when it gets dark. Set the trap in the mouth of the cave, please. You need a doctor? I am a doctor. Ah, it's impressive, don't you think? Vampire bats weigh almost nothing, but they can down a creature nearly ten times their size. Woah! What did you use on this bay? You volunteering? Ginger. Pay me now... Before the sun goes down. You saw on that bush craft trudging about and we have a deal. Help! Monarchy. Come on. 25 years ago, Greece She agrees to take better care of you there. Everyone's here to help you. Notice. Michael, this is Lucien. Lucien, Michael. Michael knows more about this place than I do. Play nice. Hello. Hello, Milo. My name is Lucien. It's the person who you would see before was Milo. No, he was also a new Milo. Before I enlist the other new Milo... I don't even remember the first Milo. How long have you been here? Long as I can remember. And you're still not cured? There is no cure. There's something missing from our DNA. Like a piece of a puzzle. And, until they find it... The only way to stay alive is an oil change, three times a day. What would you do, if you can be normal... Just for an hour... I don't think about it. Hey! Hey, look at those pigs! Best not to be outside when school gets out. Like the original Spartans, we are the few against the many. Milo? Milo! Nurse! Lucien! Lucien! With one of these? It took a team of scientists to build that machine and... you fixed it with a ballpoint pen? There's a school for gifted children in New York. I think that I can get them to agree to cover your tuition. And provide private care to help manage your condition. Somewhere you can study, learn, hone your skills. You have a gift, Michael. I don't think I could forgive myself if I saw it go to waste Dear Milo, this isn't goodbye. I'm gonna find a cure for us... So we can be cranky old men someday. Your friend, Michael. P.S. You shouldn't have unfolded this. Now, you'll never get it back together. See you this summer. Goodbye. "Dear Milo" Please, can I have my letter back? What? Please, can I have my letter back? Kid... Boon. Please... Uh! Please! Please! Stop it, he said! Go on! S--t! Let me have a look. Let me have a look! Lucien! Do not steal my letter! Milo! Milo! Stop, stop, stop, stop! What about Milo? I'll look after Milo. He needs me. Michael Morbius completed his doctorate by 19. And quickly established himself... as the world's leading authority on blood-borne diseases. His development of artifical blood has saved more lives than penicillin. Michael Morbius, please step forward... To acknowledge the receipt of your prize, from his majesty, the King of Sweden. I can't believe you dissed the King of Sweden. The king and the queen, their loyal subjects... All of Scandinavia, and the entire scientific community. Yeah, but who does that? Well, yeah. We both know, I have issues. But, hey... I kept the program. There you are. Hey, Dr. Bancroft. Hey, Anna. We gonna play? Oh, I don't think so. See, now that... Dr. Morbius is back. Maybe, you should try losing for a while. See how that feels. I could happen. Michael? Uh, yes! You got a minute? Of course. New one, for your collection. Dr. Morbius is in trouble. I'm in trouble. "I can't accept a price for the by-product of a failed experiment." Lab #1. Front Page: "American scientist rejects Nobel Prize". You know that people actually like writing text-to-Nobel-oids. Basically, the few that are about their investment. It would help if you stook around long enough to catch them. Oh! You're pushing yourself too hard. Does our generous benefactor, Milo, know what you're actually doing here? What am I actually doing here? We're mixing human DNA with bat DNA. I have no idea what... you're talking about? Does anything ringing a bell? No bells ringing... Okay, maybe this will jog your memory. I wouldn't go there if I were you. That is, uh... It's a fish tank, like for flying males. Hmm... Oh, I see... Some friends that got back from Costa Rica. So when were you gonna tell me? More importantly, how did you get my pass code? It's the first six digit of bat backwards is your password for everything. You should change that. You know, you can lose your license for this. I'm not gonna need it much longer, doctor. You, on the other hand, will. You know, there's something called plausible deniability. You should be thanking me. These are the only mammals in Earth that have evolved to feed exclusively on blood. So, in order to drink it... These bats produce a lot of that contains unique anti-coagulants So your theory is, you can successfully splice vampire genes into your DNA... Or allow your body to produce the same anti-coagulants. Yes, there would be a cure. At what cost? The fusion of different species is a legacy we've already carried in our bodies. Viruses insinuating their deplete asset... Onto our honor for hundreds, of thousands, of years. That's evolution, this is different. I don't think it is.