It's Nothing Personal by Sherry Gorman

Author:Sherry Gorman [Gorman, Sherry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9780988663305
Publisher: Quandary Publising
Published: 2013-01-14T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 34

Jenna and her lawyers returned to the conference room and took their assigned seats on the enemy’s turf. The cameraman tersely announced, “We are back on the record. Time is now 10:45 a.m.”

The red light on the camera flickered. Jenna did her best to ignore it.

Allison leaned back in her chair and asked Jenna, “Are you aware of the claims that have been made against you by Ms. Hollings?”

“Yes.”

Allison’s tone was venomous. “Tell me, Doctor, what are those claims, as you understand them?”

Jenna felt the weight of Michelle Hollings’ eyes upon her, but refused to look in her direction. Instead, she kept her focus directly on Allison and replied calmly, “As I understand things, Ms. Hollings claims that she contracted hepatitis C during her surgical procedure at St. Augustine. She thinks that I am, at least partially, to blame.”

“Do you dispute the fact that Michelle Hollings contracted hepatitis C during her surgical procedure at St. Augustine?”

Jenna spotted the red flag in the question. Her lawyers’ advice was paying off.

She answered defiantly, “I don’t have any solid evidence to support or refute the claim. At this point, I can’t say with certainty either way.”

Allison fired back, “Does it upset you that one of your patients contracted hepatitis C?”

Jenna responded carefully, “My job, as a doctor, is to take excellent care of my patients. I care deeply about what I do and who I care for. If anything unfortunate happens to one of my patients, for whatever reason, it deeply upsets me.”

“And, in fact, something did happen to one of your patients on January 20, 2010. Michelle Hollings walked into St. Augustine Hospital for a simple, outpatient surgical procedure and walked out with a deadly virus. This happened under your care. Based on what you just said, you are upset about that, correct?”

Jenna was unwilling to be provoked. She succinctly replied, “It’s upsetting to me that Ms. Hollings has hepatitis C.”

Allison abruptly shifted gears. “Doctor, didn’t you sign a sworn affidavit stating that it was your usual procedure to draw your drugs up in advance, place them in a drawer of your anesthesia cart, and hide them under various anesthesia supplies? Is that what you did with the drugs intended for Michelle Hollings?”

In spite of the beta-blocker, Jenna could feel her pulse quicken. She paused for a moment to think about her answer. Jenna knew this question was inevitable, and she had rehearsed her answer many times. Still, she wanted to make sure she did not inadvertently say anything wrong. Jenna took a cleansing breath and a sip of water before she answered.

“I can’t recall specifically what I did that day. It was over a year ago.”

“But your affidavit states what you did with drugs. So were you lying then, or are you lying now?” Allison’s lips pursed as she blinked at Jenna.

Nancy jumped in, “Objection. You are mischaracterizing her testimony, and your tone and accusations are inappropriate. Jenna, you may go ahead and answer the question.”

The objection gave Jenna the brief amount of time she needed to regain her composure.

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