DANGEROUS LOW TONE
"Doctor Bertram, yea, hey, are you still in the hospital? Yes, it's me. You are just coming out from the theater and about to head home? Oh, good, good! Thank goodness! Yes, I have something I want you to take care of.

"Come to the lobby, I'm standing in front of the receptionist's counter. I know. I know. You don't have to tell me. It's very important. Yes, I have an esteemed patient I need you to attend to. Of course, I'm in the hospital! Come down here right away! Alright. Don't keep me waiting."

She drops back the telephone on the counter, turns to Lucian, and says politely, "Doctor Bertram is the best doctor in this hospital, Mr. Wood, he is second only to me. He is both a medical doctor and a great surgeon.

"He just came out of the theater. Had a successful operation. He'll be here shortly. Before that, could you please tell me what happened to the young girl?"

Lucian does not find the question offensive, so he answers honestly and succinctly, "I rescued her from being raped to
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