"Your wife is fine, Mr Barlowe." The Doctor said clearly without an ounce of doubt in his voice.

Callan was relieved. He didn't want to think about what would have happened if he had arrived home later than when he did.

"What happened to her?" Callan asked the Doctor.

"Fatigue, an extreme case of fatigue." The Doctor adjusted his glasses so that they sat at the bridge of his crooked nose. "What has she been up to that got her so exhausted?"

Callan sighed. It was fine that it was just ...