Of all the Wildfire scientists, Dr. Hall pays it the least amount of attention. He agreed to join the team in 1966 when approached by Leavitt, but did not follow the updates he was given and doubted anything would ever come of the project. His inattention to the details annoyed Leavitt, and Stone felt that Hall's surgical abilities would be of little if any help at the facility. In actuality, Hall had not been Stone's first choice, but was brought on in a compromise with army officials. He was the last person notified of the incident at Piedmont and the least well informed about the Flatrock installation. Much of what the reader learns about Project Wildfire comes from explanations designed to get Dr. Hall up to
