He pointed his index finger at an entry near the top of the history summary.

“Grace was seen in this emergency department five weeks ago,” Dr.

Collins said.

The air in the exam room suddenly felt still, filled only with the low hum of the wall monitor.

“Five weeks ago?” I repeated.

“October twelfth,” Dr.

Collins said, tapping the blue highlighted line on the screen.

“Her father, Daniel Mitchell, brought her into triage with severe pain in the lower right quadrant.”