The Fidelity World: BELONG (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Tl Mayhew

Author:Tl Mayhew [Mayhew, TL]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2018-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Clayton

I’ve been listening to the feed from the bug in the manager’s office for close to four hours, but nothing of significance has been said, and the only thing I’ve learned is his job is fucking boring. Just as I start to think we left the device with the wrong person, a knock on a door crackles though the speaker. I tap on the encasement, and the static clears enough for me to differentiate the voices spilling through.

“Dr. Ackerman, how are you?” The faint squeak of wheels gliding across the linoleum fades, then gets louder, and abruptly stops before a swoosh of air is released.

“Good. And you, Frank?”

“Great, great. Please, have a seat. Would you like something to drink? I can ring Shelly and she can bring us something.” The sound of wood scraping is faint.

“No, thanks. I’m really busy, so if you could just get on with why you called me to your office, I need to get back to the patients.”

“Sure, sure. This shouldn’t take long.” He clears his throat. “I’ll start by saying I’m in no way accusing anyone of anything, but since this was brought to my attention, I felt it was my place to check into it and—”

“Just get to the fucking point, Frank.”

“Right. When they did the autopsy on Mrs. Elizabeth James, it seems there was a significant trace of muscle relaxer in her blood work, though it wasn’t listed on her chart. Obviously, I’m no doctor, but as noted here by the coroner, there was a negative reaction to the muscle relaxer and the other prescriptions Mrs. James was being given, which caused her heart to overwork and eventually fail.”

I work the muscle in my jaw at the mention of Lacy’s mother and the details of her death. My mind drifts to her and the way she reacted at the coffee shop. If it turns out her mother’s death was simply a mistake, she’ll be devastated. That thought makes my chest tighten. I bring my attention back to the speaker as they continue.

“What does any of this have to do with me? Dr. Miller was the medical doctor treating her. I only saw her the few times she was coherent to determine whether she was ready to start psychiatric treatment. She wasn’t.”

“I understand, Dr. Ackerman. However, all of Mrs. James’ medical records are now missing. The soft copy data has been wiped clean from the servers, and no one has been able to find the hard copies.” There’s a brief pause in the audio before Frank speaks again. “Dr. Ackerman, we have a witness stating you were the last one with the hard copy file. Might you know where it is?”

Deep laughter spills from the speakers. “Was all this really necessary? Why didn’t you just call and ask me where the file was? I distinctly remember giving it to Dr. Miller’s assistant, a couple weeks ago, after I signed the psychiatric form stating my services weren’t needed. If it’s missing, I suggest you reach out to her.

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