Vance said.

“That’s not why I wanted to talk out here.”

He laid his surgical cap on top of the chart holder fixed beside the doorframe.

“About thirty minutes ago, hospital billing flagged Caleb’s file,” Dr.

Vance said.

“A secondary representative phoned the main desk.”

“What sort of representative?” I asked.

“A woman who said she was an authorized co-signer on his secondary family account,” Dr.