It had been several hours since Dr Paul had received the emergency call, had hurriedly left the house with his father-in-law Jonathan Smith, and had driven through the storm to the hospital. Elizabeth, Dr Paul's wife, had called the hospital once or twice since then, only to learn that Dr Paul and Dr Cabutt, his assistant, were still in surgery. Elizabeth tried reading, doing her nails, but still there was no word from her husband or her father. Finally, after vainly trying to go back to sleep, the woman got dressed and drove over to the hospital...