(..) You're betraying no confidences here. I was the one who fetched him from the police station this morning. Is there really no cocaine to be found? No, there is not. And I ought to know. Since this war began, I've been horse-trading every manner of drugs from every reputable hospital (..)

(..) Thackery's condition all along, am I? I can say that I never wanted to believe this about Dr. Thackery. I bought myself a hospital full of doctors. You ought to be able to find one who can treat him. Here's something that'll interest you. "Narcotic shortages caused by the war wreak havoc here. (..)