Fran relaxed, a little, when he appeared to take her seriously. "Can you get them, please? The hammer and nails? From what I heard, this illness didn't screw around. Stu said he saw it jump from one person to the next within minutes, both wearing gas masks at the time."

She looked from the man to the clothes she was wearing. "As soon as you're back, I'm going to take these off and burn them."