The danger of the virus was evident to Pierce from the situation abroad. The thought of it spreading in King City was unimaginable.

Once the personnel were in place, the primary task, aside from controlling the virus's spread, was to investigate its origin.

After some probing, everyone felt something was amiss. Typically, the spread of a virus was due to the movement of people. However, this neighborhood had no outsiders. Even the few strangers who had entered the neighborhood were found not t