The Organ Harvesters: A Near Future Medical Thriller by Bette Golden Lamb

Author:Bette Golden Lamb [Lamb, Bette Golden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

FRIEND: ELLIOT HIDALGA

DEFY SUSPECT—VMAS―DELAYED DP—HOME TREATMENT.

NOTE: POTTER INTERROGATION RE HIDALGANEGATIVE SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES OR CONNECTIONS UNCOVERED

An automatic alert filled the screen.

ZOE HIDALGA―WIFE OF ELLIOT HIDALGA—VMAS―DP―AT LARGE

Well, what have we here, Dr. Potter?

Hmmm, Potek’s secret arrangement for undercover work is finally paying off.

Dutton scanned the doctor’s complete biography, skimming through most of the lengthy history that began with Potter as a child genius…brilliant student…innovative mind. Noncorp CARE units originated from Potter’s paradigm—a framework for independent robotic diagnosis and treatment. Dutton could see that the man probably had few rivals in creating robotic brain surgery.

One of a kind, eh?

Dutton hated geniuses. They always seemed so indispensable. But he knew better. He could get rid of every one of them, and there would always be another can’t-do-without-wonder to fill the slot.

On the surface, the doctor appeared to be a genuine Corporit star, a rare person who totally submerged all his energies into his work. It was the only real passion that Dutton uncovered about Potter as he plundered the history banks of the computer files.

And buying his time from Robotics had been a good investment for Medi-Prog. Too bad any replacement would cost Dutton’s corporation large sums of extra money. The board wouldn’t be tolerant of anything that hurt profits.

I need to prove, without a doubt, that Potter is a traitor.

Reading the file suggested there definitely was something about Potter that raised a pink, if not red, flag. The Hidalga connection seemed to be the greatest weakness at present. Was Potter helping Zoe Hidalga, the missing DP?

Maybe it’s time for everyone to stop being blinded by Potter’s genius and put some real surveillance on our genius friend, see if it produces anything to explain why I received a computer alert that Potter may have strayed from the straight and narrow. Is our revered robotics doctor guilty of something more serious than iffy relationships?

He picked up his private communicator and punched in a familiar and often used number.

* * *

George Potek stood at attention in front of Dutton’s desk. His eyes were fixed straight ahead, purposely avoiding looking directly at Dutton. Potek always seemed to know when Dutton was in one of his no-nonsense moods.

“Potek, sit down!”

“Yes sir!” He slid into the chair opposite Dutton, but he still looked rigid, like he had a rod up his ass.

“What do you have on Andrew Potter?”

“The chief of Robotics?” Potek said, looking surprised.

“Aren’t you the brilliant one?” Dutton said, “Yes, the chief of Robotics.”

“Just routine surveillance, but nothing special,” Potek said. “At this time he isn’t a person of interest.”

“Your undercover person says there may be reason to change that status. I want a constant eye on him, and I want him brought in for Stage One questioning.” Dutton slid to the edge of his chair, stood, and began to pace around his office.

Potek removed a notebook and pen from an inside jacket pocket, watched attentively. “Still using paper, I see,” Dutton said. “What’s wrong with a Docuslate?”

Potek mumbled, “Just used to this, sir.”

Dutton continued to pace.

He

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