Stein wasn't going to lie and sound certain when he hadn't even had a chance to examine Maraich. Making assumptions at this stage - especially since he knew Maraich was an alien - seemed incredibly stupid to him.

He pulled Maraich's shirt up and spread the gel over his stomach, then began moving the probe. The fully-developed fetus was clearly visible in the screen, little hands and feet shifting, and the head dominating most of the grainy picture.

"Ectopic, of course," Stein muttered to himself. "No uterus." He scribbled notes on a clipboard as he moved the probe about, looking at the child at all angles.