Hey tim Pat yourself on the back - or better yet, have Michael do it - because that tale was an excellent interpretationof the Zombie genre. More mystery and intrigue than blood and guts. That ending though - uh oh. Beginning of the end for poor Stephen, I fear. You've also managed to show what it was like for all new medicines as doctors strove to conquer what was once incurable. I know there's a word for this type of parallel, but it escapes me at the moment. As always, nicely done.