Stephanie handed Alisa the phone, but she gave Alistaire a little look as she did so. Perhaps she'd brought it upon herself, calling him "Alice" as he so occasionally did, but she did not particularly feel like being denigrated at the moment.

"As it would so happen, the best that money and connections could get you, would be from Shaw Industries. I'll speak to Mr. Crane on the board about approving you for the new model leg prosthetic. The sooner we can get it fitted on you, the better. I trust Dr. McCoy will do well enough preserving nerve endings so everything will be completely successful."