Robin Cook by Mortal Fear

Author:Mortal Fear [Fear, Mortal]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-05-15T12:31:16+00:00

“Well, call me the minute you get home,” Jason said. “Promise! We’ll think of something.”

“It’ll be late again,” Carol warned.

“That doesn’t matter. It’s important.”

“All right,” Carol agreed before hanging up.

Jason made one more call, to United Airlines, and checked on service from Boston to Seattle. He learned there was a daily flight at four P. m.

Gathering his stethoscope, Jason left his office and headed for the hospital to make rounds. He knew he needed to thorouoly update his charts if Roger was going to cover. None of his patients was doing very well, and Jason was disturbed to find that another patient had developed advanced cataracts. Troubled, he arranged an ophthalmology consult. This time he was certain he hadn’t noticed the problem on admission. How could the cataracts have progressed so far so fast?

At home, he changed into jogging clothes and ran a good hour, trying to sort out his thoughts. By the time he showerefl, changed, and drove over to Shirley’s, he was in a better mood.

Shirley outdid herself with the dinner, and Jason began to think she’d fit into the Superwoman category. She’d worked all day running a multimillion dollar company and conducting crucial union negotiations, yet somehow she’d gotten home, put toMORTAL FEAR

gether a fabulous feast of roast duck with fresh pasta and artichoke. And on top of that she’d dressed herself in a black silk chemise that would have been appropriate for the opera. Jason felt embarrassed that he’d put on jeans and a rugby shirt over a turtleneck after his shower.

“You wore what you wanted and so did L” Shirley said with a laugh. She gave him a Kir Royale and told him to wash the radicchio and the arugula for their salad. She checked the duck and said it was about done. To Jason, it smelled heavenly.

They ate in the dining room, sitting at opposite ends of a long table with six empty chairs on either side. Every time Jason poured more wine, he had to get up and walk several steps. Shirley thought it was amusing.

As they ate, Jason described the staff meeting and added that all the doctors were going to intensify the quality of their stress testing.

Shirley was pleased, reminding Jason that the executive physical was an important part of GHP’s sales pitch to corporate clients. She told Jason that there would be a new emphasis on preventive medicine for executive customers.

Later, over coffee, she said, “Michael Curran came by this afternoon.”

“Reafly,” said Jason. “I’m sure that was unpleasant. What did he want?”

“Background material on the Brennquivist woman. We gave him everything we had. He even interviewed the woman in personnel who’d hired her.”

“Did he mention if they had any suspects?”

“He didn’t say,” Shirley said. “I just hope it’s all over.

“I wish I’d gotten to talk with Helene again. I still think she was covering for Hayes.”

“Do you still think he discovered something?”

“Absolutely.” Jason went on to describe the lab ledgers and his visit to Gene, Inc., and to Samuel Schwartz.

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