Summary

Pierre and Molly are relaxing in the hospital room after the uncomplicated delivery of 7 pound, 12 ounce Amanda when Burian Klimus shows up and raps on the door. He's full of questions about the specifics of the birth. He asks about the child's gender only after asking clinical details. Molly thanks Klimus for his help and says her obstetrician noted that the hair on the baby's back would soon disappear as her body's hormones come into balance. The next day at the office, Klumus hands Pierre his mail and announces that he's coming to their house Saturday to visit the baby. Pierre resents his presumptuous manner but holds his tongue.

When Klimus shows up at their home Saturday evening, he asks more clinical-type questions and scribbles notes in a small notepad in Cyrillic. But, he doesn't play with the little girl. Over dinner, they...