Jake put down his cane, and turned conversationally toward the doctor.
"Dr. Clendenning, is it true that this Tony Corfino's reproductive organs were destroyed in the accident?"
"Virtually so."
"And is it not also true that the defendant in this case is now capable of becoming a parent?"
Dr. Clendenning glanced at his watch and sighed.
"What you are referring to," he answered, "has been rather elementary surgery for the past ten years."
"But the children of Tony Corfino would not then be the children of Tony Corfino?"
Dr. Clendenning looked toward Judge Hayward with a pained expression. Receiving no sign of any kind from the Judge, he turned back to Jake Emspak.
"I have given you the medical data," he said angrily. "You can draw your own conclusions."
Jake nodded, and replied with emphasis: