Dr. Carter, I'm happy to have you on board. We need all hands on deck if we're going to get to the bottom of this.

[He sets the books down on a nearby shelf for a moment.]

We'll start at the basics. What do we know? What can we already prove? We're in a small town, it's winter, there's a limited population. No signs of a struggle when I got here.

[He gestures to him.]

When you have a new patient, what are your first steps?