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Harvey nodded “Norh with an HIV test, but when Eric reviewed your records, he came up with the fact that you had a blood transfusion after your boating accident in the Bahamas”

“But that was years ago”

“I know If it were more recent, I wouldn’t worry about it as y to screen blood donations so that the chances of a patient’s receiving HIV-contaminated blood are very remote Back then the test didn’t exist”

“So you’re saying—”

“I’ Look, Michael, Eric and I have HIV-on-the-brain with the clinic and all You don’t have AIDS I’m nearly positive of it Under norone ahead and done the HIV test without telling you”

“So why didn’t you? You didn’t give me details about the other tests”

“Because the law requires that you sign a form, that’s all”

“And Dr Sagarel agrees with you and Eric about this?”

Harvey’s face seemed to cloud over in hurt for a brief reed”

“Harv,” Michael began, “I don’t ment—”

Harvey waved his hand “Don’t worry about it, Michael It was the right question to ask”

“So nohat?”

“I’d like to draw some blood, if it’s okay”

Michael shrugged, his eyes still scared Then he nodded “You guys are the doctors”

“Good,” Harvey said “Give me your arm”

“Pick a vein, any vein at all”

Harvey did so, inserting the needle into the protruding blue line “Believe me, Michael, this is merely a formality”

“I hope you’re right”

He finished taking the blood and withdrew the needle “I am,” he said He walked over to the door, opened it, and stepped into the hallway “Janice?”

As per Harvey’s instruction, Janice Matley, hisby the door Harvey had brought Janice over from the clinic because he did not trust anyone with this task “Yes, Doctor?”

He handed her the blood sample “Give this to Eric or Winston only Nobody else If neither one of them is there, just wait”

She nodded and left Harvey stepped back into Michael’s room

“When will you know the results?” Michael asked

“In a week,” Harvey answered “Now stop worrying like an old lady There’s no reason to think you have anything other than hepatitis”

MR Philip Adaer of the Days Inn, unlocked the door “Here it is,” he said “Room 1118”

“Damn,” Lieutenant Bernstein said

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Philip Ada near horror while the police lieutenant used his teeth to rid hi else?”