Murdock hit the buttons on the arcade game as fast as he could. "Come on, baby. Beat this level, beat this,,, yes!" He began dancing around the room, singing.

Dr. Henry opened the door just as Murdock jumped up on the dresser, doing the hokey pokey. He stood watching until Murdock realized he was there. "Hi there, who're you?"

"I'm Dr. Henry. Dr. Richter had to leave for a few days. I'll be your psychiatrist until he comes back. I'm trying to get acquainted with all my patients. Could you tell me a little about yourself?"

Murdock jumped down from the dresser and onto the bed. "Sure, Doc. I don't have a couch but I'll lay on my bed so it'll be more like home for you. Let's see, you have my file, so you know my name, age, rank, serial number. What else is there to tell?"

Dr. Henry smiled. "Whatever you want to tell. I want to be your friend."

Murdock sat up. "Really? Aren't you supposed to ask me what I'm thinking and feeling right now? Duty first, ya know."

"Don't you want to be my friend?"

"Sure, I love friends. I wish everybody in the whole world was friends. But friendship works two ways. Tell me about you first."

"I'm not important, it's you that we need to know about."

Murdock shook his head. "No, no, I already know about me. If we're gonna be friends, I have to know about you. I have to know everything about all my friends."

"Oh? Tell me about your other friends."

"Well, there's Billy. He's a great friend, he's always here to keep me company. Do you like dogs, Doc?"

"Sure, I like dogs."

Murdock reached down and began stroking the air. "Then you'll love Billy. He's the best kind of dog. He's invisible, so he doesn't shed or make messes. And he can bark all the time and you'll never know it. Unless you're one of the few people who can hear him. Then his barking can get annoying sometimes, especially when he barks all night while you're trying to sleep."

Dr. Henry's smile had disappeared. "What about your human friends?"

Murdock looked around, then leaned forward. "Can you keep a secret?"

"Of course." Henry leaned forward eagerly.

"Sometimes, Billy thinks that he's a human!"

"What?"

"Oh, yeah. He gets up on two legs and walks around." Murdock stood up on his bed and pranced around, demonstrating. "Sometimes, he even sits at the table and eats with me, don'tcha Billy?"

Dr. Henry stood up. He wanted to get out before he lost his temper. "All right, I think that's enough for today. I'll be back tomorrow."

"Sure thing, Doc. Hey, tomorrow you can tell me about your friends! It doesn't matter which ones. They could be human, or dog, or salamander. Whatever your friends happen to be is okey-dokey with me!"

Henry gave a quick smile as he left the room. Murdock watched him leave, then sat back down on the bed, scratching Billy's ears. "I know, boy. I don't trust him either. But you didn't hafta growl the entire time, you know."

Murdock wondered about having the team check up on Dr. Henry. The man didn't strike him as psychiatrist material. He decided not to, grabbing a comic book instead. He would just keep a close eye on the new doctor.