26 CAITLIN “There’s not much I can tell you,” Audrey Mann apologized. “I was Dr. Sadowski’s assistant—that is, secretary—for many years, but I’m afraid he was very tight-lipped about his work. I was only there to answer the phones and keep everyone at bay when he didn’t want to be disturbed. I never had access to any of his files.” “You had no knowledge of his experiments?” I asked. Audrey shook her head. “None, I’m sorry to say,” she apologized. “Few did, actually. In fact, I’m fairly certain only Dr. Sadowski and Dr. Stewart had full access to everything.” “What can you tell us about Dr. Stewart?” I asked. “He was Dr. Sadowski’s protege,” the woman said. “He was a science prodigy—graduated college at eleven years of age. He had three degrees, including his doctorate, by the time he

