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“Which is high praise, coenius”

Casey tilted her head quizzically “What exactly is a circulating nurse?” she asked

“Basically she’s in charge of everything in the operating roos afterward” Janet paused, looking a bit eery itself Obviously that’s the surgeon’s job But shesmoothly and that all the necessary instruery, overseeing the staff and the procedure”

“And that’s where the ter nurse comes from,” Casey concluded

“Exactly”

“That sounds like quite a job” Casey’s wheels were turning She didn’t doubt that Diana was outstanding, but that wasn’t as on her mind now What was on her mind was Janet She was someone Casey needed to spend e—personal and professional—of everything and everyone at the hospital ht on ould want Madeline eliminated The question was how to take the next step without arousing Janet’s suspicions

Janet solved that problem for her

“Enough aboutcompared to you” She turned to Madeline “How do you know people at Forensic Instincts? You neverfamous friends”

Madeline played her part well “Actually, Casey and I just met recently The person I know is Marc Devereaux” She pointed in Marc’s direction “I knew hi before Forensic Instincts even existed I was his attending nurse during my time in Bethesda He was a navy SEAL in those days I ran into him in New York He’s the one who told me that some of his team members at Forensic Instincts wanted to make a donation to our hospital, so I invited them here today to meet Jacob and our wonderful staff”

Janet looked enthralled, like a teenager who’d just ation TV shows”

Casey saw an “in” and grabbed it “So do I, although they tend to stretch the truth or soations are very different”

“How so?” Janet leaned in to hear more

With a rueful expression, Casey glanced over at Madeline “I’d love to explain all this to you, but I think Madeline is tiring She did us a huge favor by letting us share in this day I don’t want to tax her any more than necessary”

“Of course” All Janet’s exciteuished in the blink of an eye

Casey chewed her lip in alleged contemplation Then she pulled out her iPhone “Give me your cell phone nuet together for lunch”