Of course, I know what they say. Every Part is equal; all of us are vital to Him. Even the idea of a ‘most important Part’ goes against the whole creed of the Body.

But do any of us really believe that, deep down? We can’t. I mean, I’m sure He’d hate to lose a Finger or for Eyes to stop working – we’d all hate that, of course – but it’d hardly be the end of the Body, would it? Some Parts just really are – well, more important than others.

And I know my job doesn’t seem that vital next to guys like Heart or Lungs, but what most Parts don’t know is -

Every seven days, regular as circadian, someone tries to poison Him.

No idea who. No idea why. But they do – and like they say, an enemy of the Body is an enemy of the Parts.

So yes: we’d all be goners without Heart, and no-one‘s denying that Brain has a tough job. Does that make them more important? Maybe it does. But still, there’s no escaping that truth: someone’s trying to poison Him.

And only a Liver can protect Him from ethanol.