It wasn’t an ordinary clinic. It was a private research contractor working in experimental transplant technology.

Then another unknown caller reached me. A woman introduced herself as Dr. Rebecca Sloan and said she had taken part in Lily’s initial evaluation.

She warned that the procedure performed on Lily was not the one she had authorized. She also insisted the implant should not be removed until specialists understood its design.

When Detective Morales identified herself and asked for Dr. Sloan’s location, the call ended.

Minutes later, Sarah called again.

She’d gone to the address Mark had given her for Ethan’s treatment. She found a child connected to medical equipment, but something was terribly wrong.