“Alyssa and I were in residency together,” I explain to him. “Is that so?” Dr. Kirschstein smiles in amusement. “You are certainly quite well-connected, Dr. McGill! It seems like you know everyone. Next you’ll be telling me that you know Benedict Cumberbatch.” Benedict Cumberbatch? That’s such an odd choice of someone a well-connected person might know. Why didn’t he say, “Next you’ll be telling me that you know the President”? Or even, “Next you’ll be telling me that you know Kevin Bacon.” Why Benedict Cumberbatch?
