Mannix1967

Dr. Lang:
I don't find any organic damage, either to the eye proper, or the connective ophthalmic system.

Joe Mannix:
What's that supposed to mean?

Dr. Lang:
That means there's no pathological reason why you can't see.

Joe Mannix:
Why can't I?

Dr. Lang:
You have a case of psychosomatic blindness.

Joe Mannix:
Psychosomatic?

Dr. Lang:
There's no simple explanation, Mr. Mannix. [the doctor walks to the window and opens the blinds to the examining room] You live a dangerous and complex life. You risk it constantly in your profession. To you that's just... an occupational hazard. But you're a man. And mortal. When that bullet caught you, only the thickness of a single hair kept you from being killed. In that split second, you felt death. Your eyes saw it. They couldn't stand it, and they closed.

Joe Mannix:
For how long?

Dr. Lang:
Your sight could come back in six months... six days... or even six hours.

Joe Mannix:
Or never.

Dr. Lang:
Or never.