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THE NUMBER BEHIND THE ATTACK
The surviving attacker pushed the photograph away before the investigator finished speaking. His wrists rested on the interview table, and the scars near one knuckle were still healing. “I told you what happened on that road,” he said. “I don't know the man who hired us.”“You know the man who paid you,” the investigator replied. He placed a second photograph beside the first. “You identified him during your earlier interview, but you never explained how he gave you the instructions.”The attacker stared at the man's face. “He met us at a rented office. No names, no questions. He said the target would be carrying a verification tablet, and that we had to recover it.”“Who gave him the target's route?” the investigator asked. He kept his voice even, although the man opposite him had helped arrange an ambush. “A seven-man team doesn't appear on an inspection road by accident.”“He said somebody at VerdaLife was helping,” the attacker answered. His eyes flickered toward the recording cam
THE SIGNATURE BEHIND THE KILLERS
The missing medicine had been sold elsewhere, but someone had signed to say it reached the hospital. Ethan studied the restricted approval reference as trolley wheels squeaked outside the consultation room. His phone rang before he could examine it further.“I’ve authenticated the transfer record,” Naomi said. “Elias preserved the entry, and Lorne obtained lawful access to the audit history. The destination changed before the hospital received anything.”“Who authorized it?” Ethan asked, leaning against the desk. “And please tell me you have more than a name on a document.”“An approval credential assigned to Malcolm Rane,” Naomi replied. “The timestamp matches the diversion. We still need proof that Malcolm personally used it.”“Keep that distinction clear,” Ethan said. He thought about the four hundred and eighty missing vials. “What did Felix Dorn do afterward?”“His company certified the original delivery,” Naomi explained. “Then the hospital’s procurement department approved a re
THE MEDICINE WAS NEVER MISSING
Back at the hospital, Kellan began returning towards the paediatric ward.Ethan stopped him gently.“Mr Bell.”Kellan turned. “I need to be with my daughter.”“I understand. I will not keep you long.”“What do you need?”“You said a private supplier offered to sell you the meropenem.”Kellan’s expression became guarded.“My daughter has received the medicine. Why are you still asking me about another pharmacy?”“Because its quotation may help us discover what happened to the hospital’s stock.”Kellan gave a tired laugh.“Everyone keeps talking about records while my daughter is fighting for her life.”“You are right,” Ethan said.The agreement surprised him.Ethan continued.“The documents will not change what Nia is experiencing. But they may prove that someone created the shortage deliberately. If that happened, another family could face the same danger.”“You will not involve my wife in another interrogation?”“No.”“And this will not interfere with Nia’s treatment?”“No.”After se
THE ROUTE THAT CHANGED
Daniel continued staring at Victor Sallis.His fear had not disappeared.Sallis still possessed enough influence to suspend him, accuse him of mishandling controlled medicine or destroy his reputation before he could defend himself.However, Nia had nearly lost her life because everyone trusted a false record.Daniel could no longer pretend that protecting his position was more important.“I do not know how many families were affected,” he told Kellan. “But I intend to find out what happened to this shipment.”Sallis stepped forward.“You will do no such thing. You are a pharmacist, not an investigator.”“I am responsible for releasing medicine to patients,” Daniel replied. “That gives me the right to ask why four hundred and eighty vials never reached my shelves.”“You should be careful.”“I have been careful for years.”Sallis narrowed his eyes.Daniel’s voice shook slightly, but he did not look away.“Perhaps I was too careful.”The employees standing nearby became silent.Daniel h
FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY GHOST VIALS
Daniel’s fingers remained on the computer mouse.He had expected the false delivery record to lead towards the procurement department. He had not expected the final approval to carry the name of the man who controlled it.DR VICTOR SALLIS.For years, Sallis had supervised hospital contracts, supplier payments and disciplinary proceedings. Daniel had watched him end careers over smaller matters.For a moment, he regretted opening the record.Ethan noticed his hesitation.“Are you certain about what you found?”Daniel forced himself to examine the screen again.“The delivery was approved under Dr Sallis’s authority,” he replied. “But that does not prove he personally entered it. Someone with access to his department could have used his credentials.”“Good.”Daniel looked at him in surprise.“Did you just say good?”“You understand the difference between evidence and assumption,” Ethan said. “We follow what the record proves.”Across the corridor, Sallis sat before the compliance officer
THE NAME BEHIND THE FALSE DELIVERY
“At least she has received it,” Kellan forced himself to say.“Yes,” the paediatrician replied. “Now we watch how she responds.”Ethan remained several metres away.He did not enter the treatment room or tell the family who had authorised the emergency delivery.To everyone watching, Ethan appeared more concerned with confronting Sallis and protecting the evidence than with what was happening inside Nia’s treatment room.That appearance was misleading.From the moment Daniel revealed that the pharmacy could not provide a single vial, Ethan had treated the replacement medicine as an urgent priority. While challenging Sallis in the corridor, he had remained in contact with Naomi, authorised her to pursue the emergency request and followed every stage of the delivery through the secure updates appearing on his phone.His expression had remained controlled because showing panic would not have helped Nia.Ethan also understood that Nia might not be the only patient who needed the missing a
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