the doctor had met with jeff edwards and sam reynolds to discuss an appropriate plan of action.the plan they had all finally agreed on was to switch the medication in the envelopes and replace it with true vitamins.the patients would quickly return to their prior condition and donovan would assume the role of perplexed physician.he would explain that for some patients , he had found that the vitamins only had a very short-term effect.saddened by this conclusion , he would recommend that they resume their medication.if the patient declined to follow his advice they would be doing so with the knowledge that the withdrawal would return .