Proof by Jordyn Redwood

Author:Jordyn Redwood [Jordyn Redwood]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780825488672
Publisher: Kregel Publications

Chapter 25

NATHAN STOOD OUTSIDE of the interview rooms, looking at Drake Maguire through one window and Lilly Reeves in the next. She was huddled into her lab coat. Blood stained the front of her garment, and she stared straight ahead, unseeing. His whole case had just ignited, and he wasn’t in a good mood about it. The late-night phone call summoning him to the office was the last thing he’d expected.

What is the world coming to?

This is where Nathan was. The Twilight Zone. A doctor accused of sexual assault on a fellow physician. An OB as a serial rapist.

It wasn’t a situation he could comprehend.

Doctors, as well as peacekeepers, held an elevated place in society. They were trusted to make decisions that might irreversibly alter the course of another’s life. A doctor could cure someone, yet in the next breath, that same physician could prioritize one critical patient over another, and someone could die.

These decisions played out every day in law enforcement, as well. A cop could send someone to prison, or give a guy a second chance to walk the narrow path. In the next second, a decision can be made to use deadly force in order to save a life or the future of another’s. It was the expectation that law enforcers and life protectors were above reproach. They were the moral fiber that held the culture together in one, albeit dysfunctional, cohesive system.

Drake Maguire had cut a hole into that fabric. He crossed a line that he should not have breached. Not only did he hurt countless women, but he also betrayed the public trust.

These things were difficult to heal from.

“You’re sure she’s all right?” Nathan asked Brett, who stood next to him, raking his fingernails through several days of stubble.

“Physically or otherwise?”

Nathan couldn’t still his mind. His approach to both Lilly and Drake was going to be tricky.

A rape case was always tricky. Especially when you had feelings for the victim.

He massaged his forehead with the palm of his hand, attempting to determine which interview tactic to use. “Both.”

“She says it’s not her blood. Evidently she was caught in the cross spray after the patient slit her own throat. So, physically, I guess okay.”

“What do we know about the baby? Is it his?” Nathan motioned toward Drake’s room.

“She’s not said anything. We only have the accounts from the rest of the ER staff. None of them knew before today about this pregnancy.”

“She’s been hiding it from everyone? Do you think Daughtry knows?”

“Your guess is as good as mine.”

Nathan glanced between the two individuals. Tradition and logic, as opposed to legal necessity, dictated that he talk to the victim first. It was the assumption that victims would be the honest ones with nothing to hide. Nathan exited the monitoring station, turned the corner, and opened the door to Lilly’s room.

It was a typical government interrogation setup. The size of the room was determined by the recording devices it was equipped with. A larger table and bigger room would’ve meant more cameras and microphones.

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