It seemed like a good idea at the time. "Let's have a Bring Your Daughters To Work Day," I said. I thought it would be nice for my chicks to see Mom at work. But I didn't do the math.

Some of the larger mammals, like the ones in Counter Espionage on the 5th Floor, have one or two daughters. But as soon as you get to the mice, rabbits and hamsters in Administration, we're talking hundreds. Still not a huge problem.

But then came the maggots.