Later.” The nurse gestured that Rachel needed rest, and I stopped.

The next afternoon, a hospital psychologist helped Rachel discuss what she remembered without pushing her for details.

She recalled the phone calls and the disputed equipment records.

She remembered being invited to meet a distributor representative about the documentation.

She remembered a drink of water, then overwhelming weakness.

After that, her memories came in fragments: a ceiling with strange lights, someone speaking near her ear, and the sensation of trying to move but being unable to respond.

“It’s possible some memories formed during periods of partial awareness,” the psychologist explained.