Another piece fell into place.

Teresa had gone to the pharmacy not only to get medicine.

She had been carrying records.

If someone had wanted to stop her complaint, those records might have been the real target.

That afternoon, the hospital liaison reported a small improvement in Teresa’s condition.

She could answer simple questions in brief intervals, although her memory remained patchy and clinicians warned against pressing her for a full statement.

Lena entered her room with a photograph of the envelope police believed Nolan had taken.