Brian = Brain, Scrambled
Brian stands for “brain” scrambled…which his certainly was.
While they are waiting for lab results, Dr. Granfeld updates Brian on progress at The New York EpiCenter of NeuroScience – advances in mitochondrial DNA, markers for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS and the like.
When she can get a word in, UnderWoman jumps in with her hypothesis:
“Brian, had you purchased doe or buck urine for your hunt?”
“Of course!”
“And what did you do with it?”
“Well, first I masked my own scent, and then I….”
He trails off there.
He bites his lip and narrows his eyes, which focus upper left.
He is searching for something. Remembering something.
UnderWoman now recalls her own experience with the scents, and where and when she had first smelled something urinous on Brian.
“Brian. Brian….” UnderWoman calls him from a kind of reverie.
“Brian. Did you apply Doe in Estrus scent behind your ears?”