Then he nodded, adjusted his coat, and left.

And the moment the doors slid shut, Detective Vance stepped out.

“He’s good,” she said, reviewing the audio.

“If you hadn’t found that patch, no prosecutor in this county would ever have questioned him.” “It gets worse,” I said.

“Follow me.”

Chapter 12 — Two in the State

In my office, I pulled up the hospital registry and cross-referenced it against the state pharmaceutical database, and showed Detective Vance the thing that turned a suspicion into a case.

The compound on that patch was not something a person could obtain at a corner pharmacy.