And the performance of the worried colleague, which she had been maintaining with real skill, began to come apart in her face, because the one thing an act cannot survive is an audience that already knows the ending.
Chapter 7 — I Observe Details for a Living
“You investigated me,” she whispered.
“I didn’t have to investigate you, Carys.” My voice carried down the corridor now, even, unhurried.
“My name is Nerys Hartcastle.
I’m the chief of this emergency department and a board-certified clinical toxicologist.