Abus de faiblesse

[first lines]

Emergency Operator:
Hello, yes.

Maud Shainberg:
Hello. I need an ambulance.

Emergency Operator:
I'm listening.

Maud Shainberg:
Half my body is dead.

Emergency Operator:
You're talking, so you can't be dead.

Maud Shainberg:
No, I'm not dead. I'm calling for help.

Emergency Operator:
Lady?

Maud Shainberg:
Please. What I'd like is to laugh. Because I love to laugh... and now... I can't laugh any more.

Maud Shainberg:
I've sunk like the Titanic. But if I ever resurface, I'll be an atomic bomb.