Synopsis

Lily and Mario discovered Turtle had collapsed, stricken with illness. They rushed him to the doctor, who diagnosed a common cold complicated by a fever. Though Mario suspected something more serious, the cost of treatment at a larger hospital was prohibitive. Turtle pleaded with the old man for a loan of three hundred thousand, hoping to help Lily realize her aspirations. Mario, in turn, fought again with the American GI, securing Turtle an appointment with a doctor who spoke English. The old m