It took a while before the doctor emerged from the emergency room. "The three fetuses are fine for now," the doctor informed.

"What about the mother? Is she okay?" Jackson asked the doctor in a rasping voice.

"We've administered some medication and kept the situation under control, but you mustn't let the patient get overly emotional again. She can't have another emotional breakdown, or the fetuses in her belly won't make it to the 35th week."

According to the original plan, the doctor advis