Okafor came back.

She closed the door and sat down across from me, and I knew from her face that I wouldn’t like what she was about to say.

“Harper’s screen came back positive for a sedative in the benzodiazepine family.

The level is consistent with a dose given within the last twelve to eighteen hours.

It’s a medication used in hospitals to sedate patients before procedures.

It is not something a child should ever receive without a prescription and monitoring.”