They called them rooms to patients, but they were obviously just cells. The cameras in her own cell allowed her to watch the patients without endangering the rest of the medical staff. She hated that she had to trick Clara and Molly into entering into quarantine, but if what she suspected was happening was happening, then it was obviously the lesser of the two evils. The other option was to let possibly infected people go out into the world and continue infecting other people. Thoughts rolled around in Joan's head, piles of doubts and worst-case scenarios flitted about the edge of her rational mind. How widespread was it? What if she was wrong about everything? What if there had actually been some way to save Molly? She didn't feel any different than she had this morning. She wasn't covered in sweat as Molly had been, but she had been in close enough contact with the infected to be a risk. The question was, "How long would she be a risk for?" Her heart skipped a beat when she saw Molly convulsing.
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