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Conklin said, “Dr Christianson, we’re trying to track the source of a vial that was sold to Saint Vartan’s and was found on the street It may be evidence in a murder Please take a look”

I handed her the copy of the sux vial label, with its ten-nuhted in yellow

“Can you wait?” she asked

She left her desk and returned only ten minutes later

“This product expired last year This lot was destroyed”

I said, “All except for this vial?”

“Naturally,” she huffed, “I can’t account for individual vials, but what remained of this case lot is on our ‘Destroyed In-House’ list”

Conklin, the best guy omen I’ve ever met, pushed his brown hair out of his eyes and asked a nus destroyed?” “Was it possible for those vials to be stolen after they left the pharmacy?” “Could they have been lifted, for instance, fro is sux effective after its expiration date?”

Dr Christianson replied in depth

No one could have stolen the vial fro a trail, and no such trail had lit up the tracking software That went for the surgery unit, too Saint Vartan’s had a facility in the basement, an incinerator cleared by the DEA, that was dedicated to destroying expired drugs Records were meticulously made and maintained, of course

“Of course,” Conklin said

Christianson went on, “Sux would still be effective for five to eight months after expiry After that the potency would be diminished”

“But it would still paralyze an individual as injected with it?” I asked

“Of course But ould never use a drug after the et back to work,” she said with finality

Conklin asked to see the drug disposal facility so we could complete our report Christiansonpharmacy assistant, took us down to the B Level