Chapter 4 - The Poisoned RootsDetective Miller studied the evidence in silence.
The toxicology reports were disturbing.
The bottles had been tampered with.
The labels had been altered.
And whoever prepared them had worn gloves.
"This wasn't an accident," David said.
Miller looked up.
"No. It wasn't."
But the detective asked the question that David couldn't answer.
"Why would your mother want your baby dead?"
That question followed David for two days.
Then he remembered someone.
Aunt Helen.
His mother's estranged sister.
Helen lived across town in a cramped apartment filled with old photographs and yellowed books.
When David told her what had happened, her face lost all color.
"She tried to do it again," Helen whispered.
David froze.
"Again?"
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Helen began to cry.
And then she told him about Emily.
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Chapter 5 - The Daughter Who DisappearedBefore David was born, his mother had another child.
Chapter 6 - The Paper ShieldWith Helen's testimony and the preliminary laboratory findings, David obtained an emergency protective order.
Chapter 7 - Thirty-Eight WeeksAt thirty-eight weeks and two days, a violent storm rolled across the city.
Chapter 8 - The ChaseThe highway disappeared beneath sheets of rain.
Chapter 9 - The Red ZoneThe emergency room doors burst open.
Chapter 10 - The Woman in BlueA woman in blue scrubs stepped into the hallway.
