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Dr. Spann arrived home from work late one evening. “Did you get my prescriptions?” his wife asked.

“Oh, damn, I forgot. I’ll go to Walgreen’s and get them now,” he said.

What Dr. Spann didn’t know was that there was a man close by in his car watching his house. A brisk summer rain had cooled the air, but the man kept the air-conditioner on to reduce the humidity that hung like a cloud over the Chicago evening. He liked the purity of the night air—the better to think. The night was his friend.

What a break. I can’t believe my good fortune. There’s the good doctor coming back out of the house and getting in his car. He’s alone. I’ll follow him. If conditions are right, tonight will be the night. I’ll slap on my beard and toupee. I didn’t think that my surveillance would be so short, but that’s why it pays to always be ready. I wonder where he’s going at this time of night? I’ll follow him from a comfortable distance. We’ll see. Okay, that’s it; the local shopping mall. They’re only open about another half hour. No one’s around. I’ll pull right alongside after he parks there and exits the car.

I’m sure he’ll be able to get whatever it is he’s getting pretty fast. I’ll just wait here as long as it takes for him to come back to his car. I got news for you, doctor…I’ll be waiting for you with my revolver…There he comes…“Dr. Spann.”

“Yes, who are you?”

“Never mind, doctor, see this gun and silencer. Don’t move. Don’t shout. Stay right behind the wheel. Any opposition and you are a dead man. I won’t hesitate to kill you on the spot. Is that clear.”

A startled doctor shook his head in disbelief. “What the hell is this?”

“Just walk into the back seat of my car. Hands behind your back. Now do it. Now! My finger’s itchy, doctor.”

“Where are you taking me?”

“I’m taking you to visit a friend.”

“A friend…who…what?

I’ll put these handcuffs on and strap on the seat belt. “We’re going for a short ride, doctor. Don’t piss me off or I’ll silence you right now. Understand? Keep your mouth shut. Get a whiff of this doctor. Hey, you’re pretty strong for an old guy, but not strong enough. Let’s see how long you can keep up that struggle. There you go. Out like a light.”

The traffic is light, doc. Let’s get you to my place. I’ll put him on the bed and get right to work. I thought about this one for a long time. This is going to be interesting. My little bug friends are ready and waiting. Okay, the spinal tap tray is ready. On his side, knees up, chin on chest. Pull him to the edge of the bed. Okay, good position. No need for any local anesthesia. Prominent spinous processes at L3-L4. Good intervertebral space. Needle and trochar in. Good shot. Trochar out. Spinal fluid clear, but not for long. Now I’ll just fill that syringe with my little bug friends and give them a place to set up shop. In you go guys. I think you’ll take right to your new environment. I know you’re hungry. What a treat I got for you, yum…all that good food. We’ll watch pathophysiology in action. I wonder how long it’ll take? The way you guys divide, it should be pretty fast. Just to screw things up, I think I’ll inject some of these bugs someplace unusual. Here, right near the rectum should do it. That’ll get the doctors hopping. I hope you enjoy your new experience doctor. You deserve it. You won’t know anything…that’s the bad part. I’ll keep you sleeping until I don’t have to anymore. Probably will take a few days. I’ll put a Texas catheter on you. As soon as the bugs have done their good deed and you’re terminal we’ll get you out of here. That shouldn’t take long. Two down now. We’re getting there. Say hello to Harrison for me.