"It's one of the worst," Radley agreed.

He would have been happy to talk about Scotch more, but it would also make him miss his friend more, so it was just as well to not.

"Maybe. That's really sick, though. They can't even be bothered to try to get anyone to voluntarily come?" Or maybe no one would voluntarily come, which was also a chilling thought. Maybe whoever was behind this couldn't round up guinea pigs unless they were brought against their will.