An interesting problem, but finally… it worked! First, a bit of the ole succinylcholine to permit one to work without, ah, annoying distractions, then… a three foot catheter threaded directly into the inferior vena cava – or, superior vena cava. It’s a matter of taste, I think, don’t you? Then the tube moves through the vein, under the crease of the arm, into the vein that leads directly into the heart, and then, you just hold up the legs and you SQUEEZE the blood manually into the tube from the arms and the legs. There’s a little shaking and pounding at the end for the dregs – it isn’t perfect, there’s a little blood left I’m afraid. BUT, regardless, the overall effect is astonishing! And isn’t that REALLY what counts in the end? Yes, of course, GOOD SHOW BIZ, Lieutenant, the EFFECT! And then, off comes the head without spilling one single drop of blood. Now I call that SHOWMANSHIP