Pacing about the room, he confirms that he too has had a strange feeling that he attributes to plague symptoms. Without the hologram machine making shrilling noise, they can hear each other breathe. “To be honest Grace, I’m not sure what would be worse. Target practicing with Joe and Amy at the church g*n range or representing Dr. Jeff at the medical board hearing? The man has no chance of retaining his medical license and he knows it. At this point, he’s only trying to preserve his reputation. After all, he is planning to escape, so what will the loss of his license mean, anyway?” To reciprocate for all that the doctor has done over the years to help him cope with plague symptoms, Jacob is risking his reputation representing the infamous Dr. Jeff. In return for Jacob’s generous gesture, D
