Mason remembered something and called Dr. Clarkson.

Dr. Clarkson had just finished consulting with a special patient. It took him a moment to process Mason's call, then he arranged for specialists to come.

"If he handles the miscarriage procedure directly, we can manage to preserve some tissue for DNA testing."

Mason perked up at this possibility. "Why didn't you mention this before?"

Dr. Clarkson: "...Well, Mr. Jackson, you never asked."

True enough. Since ...