A nurse, it had to be. Just as cops are the only people who say "exited," nurses are the only people who say "how are we today?" I neglected to give the standard answer, "I think we're pretty lousy," but I did look up. I'd got it right in one. Young, trim-looking nurse, wearing a standard off-white coverall. Beside him stood someone who was undeniably a doctor: in her late forties, with serious face and even more serious manner. So this is how they break the news now, I found myself thinking. A demented medical version of "good cop/bad cop."