Father Pearse, Michael and others in “Unfinished Business”

I hope none of us thinks this interest in blood disorders is down to philanthropy. What they're researching is pollution. Contamination of their food supply.

Yeah, well, good. Maybe they'll find a cure. Looks like we've got some common interests.

About as common as humans and cattle. What did we do when we discovered BSE was a threat? Did we go looking for a vaccine? No, we went for the most direct, short term solution.

A cull.

They've done it before. The fire of London. Or did you really think that was a happy coincidence in the middle of a plague?