Chapter 4 - THE NURSE WHO KNEW TOO MUCHThe woman called herself Nora.
She agreed to meet Ethan in a small diner three miles from the hospital.
Rain streaked the windows.
Nora kept looking over her shoulder.
“You shouldn't have come,” Ethan said.
“I shouldn't have called.”
“Then why did you?”
“Because your father was alive when they declared him dead.”
Ethan's heartbeat accelerated.
“How sure are you?”
“I heard him.”
The words landed heavily.
Nora lowered her voice.
“He wasn't unconscious the way they claimed.”
“What happened?”
“Maria brought Dr. Lang. She insisted everything happen immediately.”
“Why?”
“She said your father had a contagious condition.”
“And you believed her?”
“No.”
Nora looked down.
“I was scared.”
“Of Maria?”
“Of the people around her.”
Ethan leaned forward.
“Who?”
Nora shook her head.
“I don't know.”
Then she reached into her bag.
She placed a small envelope on the table.
“What's this?”
“Your father's medication log.”
Ethan opened it.
Several doses had been altered.
Not by accident.
By hand.
Nora whispered:
“Someone wanted him weak enough to collapse.”
Ethan looked at her.
“And after that?”
“They wanted him declared dead before anyone asked questions.”
A cold silence settled between them.
“Where is Dr. Lang?”
Nora looked toward the rain-covered window.
“Gone.”
“When?”
“The morning after the funeral.”
Ethan closed the envelope.
“Then we find him.”
Nora grabbed his wrist.
“No.”
“Why?”
“Because if Maria realizes you're looking for him…”
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She didn't finish.
Ethan already understood.
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