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several employees worked Friday afternoon before a long weekend.
    Meanwhile, the FBI Legatt at the American Embassy in KL telephoned his headquarters in Washington, D.C. and conveyed the course of events as best that he could reconstruct them. FBI Headquarters would in turn notify the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia, and request their assistance on behalf of the Government of Malaysia.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    THE STREETS OF WILMINGTON, NC
    Harold Strauss awoke early in the morning and his condition had not improved despite taking his usual cough medicines the night before. His throat was sore, he had a nagging cough and when he climbed out of bed he saw that he had black and blue sores starting to erupt on his arms. Later in the day when he took a shower he saw that his entire body was beginning to get the same sores as his arms. He knew this was no normal illness and his mind flashed back to the other day in his office when the mysterious canister dispersed its vapor into the room. What could have been in that vial? What he did know was that he better get to the hospital, as whatever this was, it wasn’t anything good. He quickly dressed and drove to the New Hanover Regional Medical Center where he decided to forego the normal appointment route and go directly to the Emergency Entrance. Once the nurse saw him she immediately contacted the duty physician, who decided this could be something contagious and had Strauss placed in an isolation room. A quick examination by the admitting doctor revealed swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, and black and blue bruises over the entire body, some of which appeared to be oozing fluids of some sort. The doctor’s initial prognosis was the plague, as just yesterday a young girl out west had been diagnosed with the plague after an infected flea bit her. He contained the room and all personnel entering the room were required to wear special suits and masks to prevent being contaminated. He also decided to call the CDC, as notification of such cases was required by all hospitals. Just as in the case of Special Agent Taylor, the hospital began a series of antibiotics and saline drips to help reduce the infection. Strauss was scared and still didn’t feel very good despite the care he was receiving. As the day wore on he began to feel irritated and strange thoughts swept through his mind. He thought he was being held captive and that he had to escape his confines. When all hospital personnel had vacated the room, Strauss pulled out the IV lines and made a dash for freedom. Dressed only in a hospital gown he raced down the hall and actually felt a quick surge of energy. Halfway down the hall a nurse spotted him and shouted for him to stop. Strauss continued his dash for freedom and finally a security officer confronted him and said he had to return to his room. Strauss lunged for the officer and before he knew what his mind was registering, he grabbed the officer and bit him in the face, ripping his nose off in one bite. The officer screamed in pain and Strauss continued his run for freedom. A nurse appeared in the hall and Strauss stopped and eyed the pretty woman before he grabbed her and bit hard and deep in her throat, ripping a large chunk of fresh and bone from her. The nurse sank to the floor and Strauss stopped and decided to feast for a moment. He knelt and began to bite and chew pieces of the young nurse who had since passed out. Meanwhile the hospital’s security personnel had been alerted and were responding to the area in force. When they arrived they saw Strauss still kneeling and eating the young nurse. They shouted for him to stop but he merely smiled and suddenly stood and made a lunge for the nearest security officer. The officer wasn’t expecting this and so was caught off guard. He tried to fight off Strauss; however, Strauss felt renewed strength and began to bite the officer on the arms and face. Finally, one of the other officers withdrew his 9mm pistol and