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“But the patient in room 316 suffered a car accident, Madeline said. “After waking up, there shouldn’t be any problems from the medication. I just never found a chance”
Every time she walked past Room 316, she could see a group of people inside. Aimee was a young girl, who looked well–educated. After regaining consciousness, she had her family bring her laptop to the hospital. She lay in bed every day, still working.
In truth, Madeline didn’t know who the real culprit was, or why he was targeting this group. Based on her previous experiences delivering medication, the targets were usually older people. She didn’t understand what this young girl could’ve done to offend him.
“You’re saying he never called you the whole time until Aimee was discharged? He didn’t ask you to do anything?” Chase asked.
Madeline nodded. “This was the only time. I got two calls. He told me to watch Room 316, try to find a chance to act before she was discharged, and then text him. He’d take care of getting the doctor’s signature.”
But before, she had always followed orders. This time, she had to take the initiative–watch the girl, find a chance to use her job to hurt someone. Madeline was scared. She dragged it out until Aimee was discharged and still never found a chance to get close.
The man called once to push her. When he heard her say there were always too many people in the room, he went silent.
“He paid way more attention to Aimee than to the others over the past six months. That’s why I kept watching her so closely. I just didn’t expect you guys to notice,” she said.
After a long silence, Madeline added, “I went to see Dr. Sean once too. I didn’t tell him I was the one getting the meds, or anything specific. I just tried to get a feel for what he knew. But I’ve always felt like Dr. Sean was just like me. Someone was threatening him. He probably had no idea who he was writing prescriptions for, or who was actually picking them up.”
That made things clearer. Waylon and Chase finally understood how someone could hide inside Cloud Hospital for so long.
Because no one knew which part they played.
Madeline took a shaky sip of water. The boiling hot water had already cooled, but she didn’t dare say more. She emptied the glass and set it down. Looking at Chase, she said, “Chief, can I go home and see my son? I know what I did was wrong, but I need to make sure he’s okay. He’s still so young. He can’t survive on his
own.”
Chase glanced at Waylon, who was silently processing everything. He didn’t respond at first. Chase cleared his throat and called his name, snapping him out of it.
Waylon looked at Madeline. “As long as you know what you did was illegal. Right now, Aimee’s been kidnapped. You’re our only lead. If we arrest you now, we might never get the real guy. You can go home today, but don’t leave Gennemont before the case is closed. Can you do that?”
“Yes.” Madeline nodded quickly. “Then I’ll leave this phone with you.”
“Wait,” Chase stopped her. He handed the phone back. “If the caller notices a different phone on the other
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Madeline had been threatened, after all, Waylon also wanted to find a middle ground. He nodded in agreement, following Chase’s lead. “Just do as he said. You can go, but don’t tell anyone about this talk- especially not Dr. Sean. Keep things quiet. If the guy contacts you, call me directly
He didn’t have a business card, so he tore a piece of paper from the desk and quickly scribbled down his name and number, handing it to her. “Find a way to call me. I’ll make sure your kid stays safe. Starting tomorrow, I’ll have someone watching near his school”
“Thank you so much,” Madeline said, eyes red again.
They had asked everything they needed. Madeline stood up and left. Melody opened the door for her. Only after she left did Chase call Melody back in.
“Do you know much about Dr. Sean from cardiology?”
Melody quickly recalled his file and answered in a flat, methodical tone. “Dr. Sean’s family situation is complicated. His ex–wife cheated on him, and the kid turned out not to be his. She took the child and left. His parents are elderly, and he’s a devoted son–spends most of his time at home looking after them.”
So it seemed the man was threatening Sean through his parents.
“Have Blanc keep an eye on Sean. But don’t blow the cover,” Chase said. “Blanc doesn’t need to be on Madeline’s shift anymore. Try to schedule him for Sean’s night shifts.”
Melody left immediately to make the arrangements.
“Having a secretary really does make a difference. Now look at you, giving orders,” Waylon said as he lit a cigarette. There had been a woman in the room earlier, so he hadn’t smoked.
When the pressure was high, or his brain was working too fast, a cigarette helped calm him down quickly.
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