connection with Aurora Life Extension."
"Yes, I still am. It's a big story. One I intend to bring to fruition. I hope you didn't bring me here to talk me out of doing my investigation."
"No. Quite the contrary. This morning, I had a big go-round with Hench and Dr. Bowman. It seems Hence had one of my patients sent to Aurora without even telling me. Worse yet, he;t even tell the family."
For a moment Marty didn't say anything as she concentrated on her wine. Then, "Okay, how can I help?"
"I'd like to have any information you have at all about Hench. I have a meeting with Bowman tomorrow and I'd like to have some ammunition to use against Hench."
"I can do that, except I'll have to email you everything in the morning. I have to go to Tucson tonight after I leave here--"
"Tucson?'
"Yes. Haven't you heard? Governor Teaks' daughter was killed in a car accident last evening. I have to go down there and cover the story."
"Jesus, that's awful. I didn't know."
"Yeah. From what I understand, there wasn't much left of her."
The waiter returned ready to take their orders.
Josh looked over at Marty. "Are you still hungry?"
"No. I don't feel much like eating now."
Chapter 19
"I'm sorry, Josh, it's the only thing I can do right now till we sort out this mess."
"Dr. Bowman, I assure you I followed every guideline there is for giving that drug. Every single dose is documented per the protocol."
"I believe you Josh. But I still have to investigate it. The patient suffered a massive seizure not three hours after you administered the drug."
"And why is this just coming to light now? Seems mighty convenient that it came on the heels of my rift with Hench."
"Dr. Logan, I don't know what you're suggesting, but I have told you before, Arthur Hench is one of the finest doctors I know."
"Yeah, I know. I've heard it before."
"Besides, if you know you did everything by the book, there won't be any problem. Just look at it as a mini vacation. We usually settle these things in a week or two."
Josh turned and stared out the window at the grounds of the Ford Institute. He felt the urge to just tell Bowman to forget the job and resign, but he knew whatever Hench had cooked up to get rid of him, he had to discredit. When he'd come in this morning, planning to head to the OR, he'd received a page from Dr. Bowman's office. When he inquired over the in-house phone, Bowman had somberly replied, " Come down to the office, Josh, we'll talk there."
Now, standing in Bowman's office, he felt like the proverbial sacrificial lamb. He'd complained about Hench. So Hench countered by questioning Josh's judgment in administering a potent neurological drug. One that now apparently was implicated in Cynthia Harwell's death. And though Josh knew nothing would come of it since he had followed protocol to a tee, it was Hench's way of throwing around his clout. Bowman was insisting that he take a leave of absence.
"So when can I come back? Josh asked.
"I'll have to call you. I'm sure it won't be long. I'll talk to Arthur. I think you just ruffled his feathers. I'm sure he'll let this go if I talk to him."
* * *
Marty Branigan stood to the back of the Tucson General Hospital cafeteria and tried to be inconspicuous. She'd come to investigate the death of the Governor's daughter. Three days earlier, the child had been killed in a horrific car accident a few miles from Tucson. Being who she was of course was front-page news, especially for the Phoenix Sun, known for running stories that catered to the public's morbid curiosity about anything related to death. Marty didn't particularly like that reputation, but the paper was the only one willing to give her a job when rsquo;d arrived two years earlier. Since that time she'd worked her way up to become a first class investigative reporter. Her tenacity always took her in directions she didn't always anticipate. Such was the case with the governor's child.
When Marty had first called the hospital in Tucson, she
"Yes, I still am. It's a big story. One I intend to bring to fruition. I hope you didn't bring me here to talk me out of doing my investigation."
"No. Quite the contrary. This morning, I had a big go-round with Hench and Dr. Bowman. It seems Hence had one of my patients sent to Aurora without even telling me. Worse yet, he;t even tell the family."
For a moment Marty didn't say anything as she concentrated on her wine. Then, "Okay, how can I help?"
"I'd like to have any information you have at all about Hench. I have a meeting with Bowman tomorrow and I'd like to have some ammunition to use against Hench."
"I can do that, except I'll have to email you everything in the morning. I have to go to Tucson tonight after I leave here--"
"Tucson?'
"Yes. Haven't you heard? Governor Teaks' daughter was killed in a car accident last evening. I have to go down there and cover the story."
"Jesus, that's awful. I didn't know."
"Yeah. From what I understand, there wasn't much left of her."
The waiter returned ready to take their orders.
Josh looked over at Marty. "Are you still hungry?"
"No. I don't feel much like eating now."
Chapter 19
"I'm sorry, Josh, it's the only thing I can do right now till we sort out this mess."
"Dr. Bowman, I assure you I followed every guideline there is for giving that drug. Every single dose is documented per the protocol."
"I believe you Josh. But I still have to investigate it. The patient suffered a massive seizure not three hours after you administered the drug."
"And why is this just coming to light now? Seems mighty convenient that it came on the heels of my rift with Hench."
"Dr. Logan, I don't know what you're suggesting, but I have told you before, Arthur Hench is one of the finest doctors I know."
"Yeah, I know. I've heard it before."
"Besides, if you know you did everything by the book, there won't be any problem. Just look at it as a mini vacation. We usually settle these things in a week or two."
Josh turned and stared out the window at the grounds of the Ford Institute. He felt the urge to just tell Bowman to forget the job and resign, but he knew whatever Hench had cooked up to get rid of him, he had to discredit. When he'd come in this morning, planning to head to the OR, he'd received a page from Dr. Bowman's office. When he inquired over the in-house phone, Bowman had somberly replied, " Come down to the office, Josh, we'll talk there."
Now, standing in Bowman's office, he felt like the proverbial sacrificial lamb. He'd complained about Hench. So Hench countered by questioning Josh's judgment in administering a potent neurological drug. One that now apparently was implicated in Cynthia Harwell's death. And though Josh knew nothing would come of it since he had followed protocol to a tee, it was Hench's way of throwing around his clout. Bowman was insisting that he take a leave of absence.
"So when can I come back? Josh asked.
"I'll have to call you. I'm sure it won't be long. I'll talk to Arthur. I think you just ruffled his feathers. I'm sure he'll let this go if I talk to him."
* * *
Marty Branigan stood to the back of the Tucson General Hospital cafeteria and tried to be inconspicuous. She'd come to investigate the death of the Governor's daughter. Three days earlier, the child had been killed in a horrific car accident a few miles from Tucson. Being who she was of course was front-page news, especially for the Phoenix Sun, known for running stories that catered to the public's morbid curiosity about anything related to death. Marty didn't particularly like that reputation, but the paper was the only one willing to give her a job when rsquo;d arrived two years earlier. Since that time she'd worked her way up to become a first class investigative reporter. Her tenacity always took her in directions she didn't always anticipate. Such was the case with the governor's child.
When Marty had first called the hospital in Tucson, she
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