Swamped

What you find is odd enough that you want the doctor's opinion on it.

"I think the intruder took something from this box," you say, pointing at it. "But I'm not sure why it's even here. These look to be copied pages from an old book of medicine, before we found better methods than leeches. And here are some religious rites for sanctifying the near-dead, in case they pass on while in the doctor's care."

He looks thoughtful.

"Well, this clinic opened fifty years ago, when an older one closed. Probably someone copied over all the books, just in case. Is the title page in with them?"

You take a quick look.

"I don't see a title page. This seems to list the author's name, though... Matilda Laikenne?"

"What?" the doctor asks, startled.

"Am I to take it that's someone of significance?"

"More than a little, yes," he says. "Bit of a long story, though."