dr. lantz. can i ask you a question? fine, i'll give you my phone number. it's about michael. he as good as he says he is? as everyone says he is? honestly? no, he's not. he's better. trust me, if you need your head cut open, you want to be in the hands of michael holt. i'll excise the cyst on the primary motor cortex first. that's a piece of cake. second one is no picnic though. it's right next to broca's. on top of the frontal operculum. yeah. go even a millimeter too deep, she loses speech. only one way to make sure i don't. brain mapping. she'll have to be awake. tell lantz to wake her up. (monitor beeping rhythmically) bax: carol, i'm gonna show you some images. i want you to identify them. on top of cutting my head open, you're giving me a pop quiz? you'll do fine. so, michael, do i have a nice brain? most beautiful i've ever seen. i bet you say that to all the girls. but i mean it with you. no speech arrests, so let's start dissecting. no speech what? the fact that you're speaking means i'm in a safe place. that's a relief. bax: all right, carol, tell me what you see. a