'Yes, it presented a problem. He knew it'd look odd if I was taken off the procedure for one of his more compliant medics, and he didn't want any waves. Apparently this was something big.' She placed the same derisive stress on the words as she had on my figured earlier. 'These people were jacked in at high level, and everything had to be smooth. But he wasn't stupid, he had a rationale all ready for me.'