UNETHICAL by Marla L. Anderson

Author:Marla L. Anderson [Anderson, Marla L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wolfheart Press
Published: 2021-01-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Suzanne and the Doctor

F rom her desk at the Kessler Institute, Suzanne Sutton dialed the number for Josephine Rinaldi again, and again the call went directly to voice mail. She hung up without leaving another message. There was no point—the daughter refused to talk to her. Whenever diplomacy had failed her in the past, Suzanne had no regrets about taking stronger measures, but in this case, she wasn’t sure what more she could do. She’d already gotten the woman fired, and suggested bringing charges of kidnapping, but their attorney, Matthew Dawson, said there was no legal basis for it. While he agreed the daughter had made a poor decision, it wasn’t a criminal one. However, he did say there was a good chance he could sway a judge to remove her as her father’s conservator and was moving forward with a petition. Suzanne hoped for a favorable ruling but there was no guarantee. She needed a back-up plan and tapped her pen on the desktop, trying to think of one.

I must be overlooking something. Some way to leverage this.

She hated the idea of calling Reginald Howell. They were already far too deep in that man’s debt, but if this petition failed it might be the only option. The man had deep connections and few qualms about getting his hands dirty when it came to problem solving. She couldn’t see another way to ensure the outcome at this point. Her mouth twisted in preparation to deal with him again. She reached for the phone just as her intercom buzzed, so she answered it instead. “Yes?”

“I have a Doctor Peterson on the line requesting patient records.”

The name sounded familiar. “I’ll talk to him.” When the call clicked over to her, she said. “This is Suzanne Sutton. May I help you?”

“Hi. I’m calling about a former patient of yours. Thomas Rinaldi.”

Suzanne snatched up the receiver. “Have you seen him? Is he all right? Dr. Kessler’s very concerned.”

“In that case, it’s probably best if I speak to Doctor Kessler directly. Can you connect me?”

“I… Yes, of course,” Suzanne replied, remembering her place. She had no business asking about a patient’s condition. “Please hold.” She rang Adrian’s office, mentally chanting, pick up, pick up, pick up.

He did.

“I have Dr. Peterson on the line calling about Thomas Rinaldi. He wants to talk to you.”

“Put him through.”

Suzanne connected the call but didn’t hang up. Instead, she covered the mouthpiece and continued to listen in.

“Kessler here.”

“Yes, hello, thank you for taking my call. I examined a recent patient of yours today. Mr. Thomas Rinaldi. You may recall that I diagnosed him with Alzheimer’s before referring him to you, and he appeared to be entering advanced stages of the disease, but now… well, to be honest, now I’m not sure what to think. When I examined him today, he displayed no signs of dementia.”

Suzanne’s eyes flew wide and she choked back a sharp intake of breath.

Peterson continued, “I pulled my notes and his old MRI’s, and which clearly showed markers of the disease.

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