dr. cooper, mid-forties, works on the outstretched leg of bennings, the meteorologist. clark, the dog handler, is mending the hip of the wounded dog off in the corner.
dr. copper and macready begin dumping the heavy contents of a large plastic trash bag onto the slab.
fuchs is attending to the shredded bodies of three other badly wounded dogs.
the men rush in. fuchs and copper stand by the open plasma storage refrigerator. the inside is a mess of dried blood. the bladders have been ripped open. copper is ghastly pale.
norris' body is plopped on the examination table. copper stumbles and is steadied by some of the men. macready continues to keep his distance.