Peggy returned all the equipment she’d used and then double checked to make sure everything was back where it had been when she entered the lab. She took the unmarked vial and pressed the button to open the door to the long decontamination room.
She moved into the decon area, and the door to the hot zone, now behind her, closed. She stepped into an alcove marked 1, and toxic chemicals sprayed at her from three directions. She slowly turned in circles and the spray covered every inch of her containment suit. The decontamination spray would kill and wash away anything harmful that might have gotten on her protective suit. When the first stage of decontamination was complete, she went to the next station, marked 2. There, she went through the same procedure all over again, this time with a d
