"Great," Meredith replied, giving a warm smile to Cassandra. Meredith paused for a moment, watching Cassandra work.

As she moved on to the next employee, Meredith heard what sounded like a small explosion behind her. Startled, she whirled around, looking for the source of the noise. It could have been anything, from someone making a mistake or simply something in the room malfunctioning. "What happened?" she demanded, a suddenly serious look on her face. Whatever had gone wrong, it hadn't sounded good.