She only gripped the edge of the wooden counter and stared at the sealed white envelope.

While the paramedics were en route, Paul entered the pharmacy code printed in faded blue along the syringe barrel into the state prescription monitoring database.

The first search returned a dispensing location—a local retail pharmacy four blocks away.

The second returned a transaction time from earlier that afternoon.

The third opened the prescribing credential attached to the filled order.

Dr.