Dr. Noah Atwood had his office on the fourth floor of the Holcomb Building. The cherry-wood wainscoting and the patterned green wallpaper in the lobby and hallway extended to the psychologist's office. Both the doctor's waiting room and his inner office offered framed oil paintings of calm, pastoral landscapes as well as Duncan Fife furniture of polished mahogany and oak.
After his initial intake with Dr. Atwood, Mac had the choice of sitting in a wing-back chair or lying on the maroon leather settee. Once he chose the settee, the doctor pulled his desk chair around to sit beside his patient, a legal pad poised on his lap. The therapist preferred to take notes with pen and paper rather than record his sessions. Most of his patients preferred it this way, especially those who had a pe
