The broken window

[Simon Wood]

Hi David,

Yes, it sure is a puzzler, ain't it?

Perhaps Dr. Phillips was attending to someone else when the call went out.

And don't forget, Dr. Dukes could not have got into the room.

Now, David, regarding Dr. Gabe. If you were a doctor called to attend to a six or seven year old boy in Millers Court, wouldn't you have wanted to see the cause of the little chap's plight for yourself?

Regards,

Simon

[David Orsam]

Now, Simon, we know that Dr Gabe saw the victim in her room and I'm still waiting for you to explain why he did so if he was there to attend to a little boy.

[David Orsam]

Hi David,

Dr William Profit Dukes MD was a Police Surgeon.

Perhaps that had something to do with his presence at Millers Court.

Yet Dr George Bagster Phillips was the surgeon to 'H' Division of the Metropolitan Police and he must have been there before Dukes (despite your claim that Dukes 'left after Phillips arrived', which is another example of the dangers of taking your information from newspapers). Phillips arrived on the scene at 11:15am long before the other doctors. He was more than capable of assessing the victim's wounds, yet it was evidently felt that more doctors would be useful.

[Simon Wood]

Hi David,

Dr William Profit Dukes MD was a Police Surgeon.

Perhaps that had something to do with his presence at Millers Court.

Regards,

Simon

[David Orsam]

Hi David,

Do you know—darn it—nobody thought to ask him.

Perhaps it was his proximity. Dr. William Profit Dukes lived at 75 Brick Lane.

You are missing the point Simon. Let me put it this way:

At one time or another throughout the afternoon of 9th November there were five other medical men in Millers Court, each more than capable of assessing the victim's wounds.

What need did the victim have for Dr. Dukes' attention?

If you ever answer this question (unlikely), then you can use the same answer for Dr Gabe.

[Simon Wood]

Hi David,

Do you know—darn it—nobody thought to ask him.

Perhaps it was his proximity. Dr. William Profit Dukes lived at 75 Brick Lane.

Regards,

Simon

[David Orsam]

Hi David,

Seven if you count Dr. Gabe, and Dr. Dukes who left after Phillips arrived.

Oh right, so what was Dr Dukes doing there?

[Simon Wood]

Hi David,

Seven if you count Dr. Gabe, and Dr. Dukes who left after Phillips arrived.

Gotta go.

Regards,

Simon

[David Orsam]

Hi David,

I asked what need the victim had for Dr. Gabe's attention.

You asked why he gave his attention to the dead woman, as if it were an ascertained fact.

I replied that we do not know if the victim received Gabe's professional attention.

You're the one getting a wedgie.

I'm off out for a while. It might give you a chance to gather your thoughts.

I don't need to gather my thoughts Simon. I asked you in my previous post why Dr Gabe went to see the victim in situ, and you have simply avoided answering the question.

[David Orsam]

David,

I may be in err here but I recall a total of 7 doctors present.

Well I think it's Simon you need to address your post to Phil because he has told me there were 4 doctors plus two assistants present. If he's got it wrong you might want to let him know who the seventh medical man was.

[Pierre]

But, it`s answers we`re after, not questions.
Yes, Phil Carter`s childlike propensity to question everything is very sweet and endearing but it only wastes time when valuable research could be done.

But yes, that is the way of it.

"Valuable research"?

Pierre

[Simon Wood]

Hi David,

I asked what need the victim had for Dr. Gabe's attention.

You asked why he gave his attention to the dead woman, as if it were an ascertained fact.

I replied that we do not know if the victim received Gabe's professional attention.

You're the one getting a wedgie.

I'm off out for a while. It might give you a chance to gather your thoughts.

Regards,

Simon

[Phil Carter]

I see, so you when you mentioned there were 'five other medical men each more than capable of assessing the victim's wounds' you really meant two doctors with their assistants and one 'guest appearance'. I really call that three and you didn't bat an eyelid previously that there were five so no problem in there having been four there, I think.

David,

I may be in err here but I recall a total of 7 doctors present.


Phil

[David Orsam]

We do not know that Gabe gave his professional attention to the victim; only that he saw the victim in situ. Hence his comments to the press.

You were the one who used the word "attention" Simon.

You asked:

"If Dr Gabe were there to look after a little boy, why did he give his attention to a dead woman?".

I was following your lead. And I say precisely, why did he give his attention to a dead woman, or, if you now prefer, go and see the victim in situ, if his reason for being there was to give his professional attention to a little boy?

I await your response.

[David Orsam]

Hi David,

Doctor Phillips and his assistant. Doctor Bond and his assistant, and a guest appearance of Doctor Frederick Gordon Brown from the Mitre Square murder.

I see, so you when you mentioned there were 'five other medical men each more than capable of assessing the victim's wounds' you really meant two doctors with their assistants and one 'guest appearance'. I really call that three and you didn't bat an eyelid previously that there were five so no problem in there having been four there, I think.