Forbidden Cure Part Two by William Rubin

Author:William Rubin [Rubin, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Medical Thriller
Publisher: William Rubin
Published: 2018-05-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“Simmons, run a background on everyone at Hyslops’ lab and start trailing Aloni as well. McCarthy?”

“Here, Chief.”

“Hyslop’s main competition is a guy named Grayson Limerock, CEO of Immunogenetics Offerings. They’re right here in Manhattan. He’d have a lot to gain from Hyslop’s lab being investigated.”

“Want me to question him?”

“Not yet. Don’t want to give him a heads up we’re looking at him. Just tail him real carefully.”

“Aye, Chief.”

McCarthy takes off. Simmons stays behind. “This just came over the FAX for you, Chief.”

“What is it?”

“Not sure; didn’t have a chance to look at it.”

Kennedy grabs the papers and settles in at his desk, clearing a swath in the center of it to write up his notes and organize a plan of attack. His cell rings

“Hey buddy, what’s going on?”

“Just finished testing me, so Jacobs cut me loose.”

“What about your next treatment? When’s that?”

“Tomorrow, maybe the next day. What’s up on your end? Anything in the investigation seem connected to Durand?”

Kennedy lowers his voice, using his body to shield against being overheard, as he organizes the list of patients. “Nah. Hard to say at this point if it’s even a homicide. Could just be an accident or bad reaction to a med. Were three other deaths about a year and a half ago. Haven’t had time to look into those yet.” His eyes scan the precinct warily. “Lemme call you back in a minute.”

“Uh, sure, no problem.”

§

Kennedy scours the police garage as he slips into his car and calls Chris back. “Sorry about that. No headway on whether we’ve still got a mole at the precinct, so I’m calling from my car.”

Chris nods on his end. “Okay, what’ve you got?”

“We’re still collecting background, but a few things stick out. For one, the head of the lab, a Doctor Hyslop, and his assistant, don’t see eye to eye on some things.”

“Did you say Hyslop, Harold Hyslop?”

“Yeah, why?”

“That’s the doc Jacobs is getting the meds from to treat me,” Chris says, his voice filled with surprise and concern.

“Can’t be.” Kennedy ruffles through the papers. “I got a list right here, and... shit!”

“What?”

“Yeah, you’re on it. Second name from the bottom.” Kennedy squirms in his seat. “Man, wasn’t expecting that.”

Silence.

“Chris, you still there?”

“Yeah, yeah I’m here. If it is a homicide, you like the doc for it?” he says as a chill runs through him.

“Couple of things stuck out when we interviewed him and his staff, but hard to say.”

“Like what?”

“Hyslop’s confident there was nothing wrong with his treatment, says the medication passed all their safety checks before he had his receptionist hand deliver it to the treating doc.”

“Who has their girl running errands? Hasn’t the guy heard of Fed Ex?”

“They don’t pick up from North Brother Island.”

“What, why’s he got a lab out there? That place is an overgrown jungle.”

“Tell me about it.” Kennedy laughs nervously. “Simmons thought it looked like a scene from Planet of the Apes, and I gotta say, he’s not far off.”

“Least not on that. Guy seems a bit out there.

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