"Dr. Jay is currently occupied. May I take a message?"
"This is urgent. Is he free right now?"
"Let me check..." The man spoke quietly into a small microphone clipped to the breast pocket of his lab coat. "Yes, he's available. Go ahead."
He gestured for the man to follow him. After a short walk, they entered a conference room. Several dozen people sat facing a podium, each holding a clipboard. The man noticed that the woman next to him was using a pen to draw lines and arrows on her paper.
