Suffer Not Evil: A Florida Action Adventure Novel by Scott Cook

Author:Scott Cook [Cook, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Spindrift Press
Published: 2021-08-05T22:00:00+00:00

We hung around until about eleven, when Veronica said she was headed to bed. Lisa and I decided we’d retire as well. That’s when Jimmy and Sonny came out to relieve Joe and T. The two men didn’t say much. They must’ve been brothers because aside from looking alike, they both moved with the smooth and economical movements that told the knowing eye that they were skilled at their work.

Lisa was in brushing her teeth when I made a quick call to Palms at Pasadena. I got a friendly receptionist.

“Good evening,” I said. “Can you transfer me to a patient’s room, please? Mr. Theodore Whittaker?”

“Oh, I’m sorry sir,” the woman responded. “We don’t allow incoming calls this late for patients in the recovery unit.”

“Oh, “I said, not that surprised. “Well, is there anyone on staff now who can tell me how he’s doing?”

“Only his attending physician is authorized to do that, sir… do you know the doctor’s name?”

“Yes, but I doubt he’s there… it’s Dr. Campbell. He’s the attending physician and surgeon who worked on Ted. What time does he come in?”

There was a pause then a confused: “Dr. Campbell? Are you certain of that, sir?”

“Yes,” I said. “I met him the other day in Mr. Whittaker’s room. Felix Campbell.”

Another odd pause, “Well… that’s strange… Doctor Campbell isn’t a surgeon, sir… he’s in obstetrics. There must be some mistake… unless he’s a friend of Mr. Whittaker’s, perhaps. Would you like the doctor’s voicemail?”

Now I was confused, “Uhm… no, I’ll just try Ted in the morning. I’m sure he needs his rest after his surgery. Thank you.”

Lisa came out of the adjoining bathroom dressed in a light and rather short bathrobe that ended at mid-thigh. The robe wasn’t intended to act as lingerie but wrapped around Lisa’s intensely female frame it was affecting me as if it were.

She smiled, “Are you getting impure thoughts?”

“Getting?” I asked with a wry grin.

She narrowed her eyes at me, “What is it? You look… confused.”

“Yeah… I just found out that the attending physician for this Whittaker cat is an obstetrician,” I said.

She frowned, “An OBGYN? Is he a surgeon, too?”

I shook my head, “No… not according to the receptionist. Although he might do a little natal surgery… but why the Christ would he be attending Ted? I’m telllin’ you, homey, somethin’ ain’t stirrin’ the Kool-Aid.”

“So what I’m hearing,” Lisa said, sitting next to me and leaning in close, “is that the crack investigationing team of Lisa G. and her trusty flunky what’s his ass need to dig more into this doctor’s binness.”

“Flunky?”

“I’m sorry, do you prefer lackey, stooge, side-kick or tag-along?”

“So you’ve taken a vow of celibacy?”

She grinned and opened the robe, “Oh yeah, tough guy? I know you’ve got a powerful sweet tooth and you just can’t resist all this delicious candy.”

I laughed, “Jesus Christ… I’ve got to have a talk with Sharon… but yes, Lisa G., we definitely need to nose into Doc Campbell’s doins’. I haven’t liked anything about his deal in this thing from the start.

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