Alvara

The doctor swallowed hard. “Procainamide is a medication used to treat irregular heart rhythms, but in excessive amounts, it can stop the heart completely.”

“That's ridiculous,” Kayden blurts out. “You're saying someone walked into your hospital and killed our mother?”

“This drug can only be administered by authorized personnel—“

“Which is why you called us in to apologize,” I cut in. “You think one of your staff did it, don't you?”

Trembling, he admits, “Yes.”

The doctor could have hidden this information to protect his hospital, but instead, he'd told me the truth.

“Can we see a list?” I asked.

He blinked. “A list?”

“Of everyone who had access...