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“A cocktail?”

“Several different psychiatric ether They were prescribed by Dr Oberlin, and divvied out to Conrad each day, a few of thees were strictly administered by licensed nurses Medication was never left in his room”

“Okay” Casey digested that inforain, to Patrick “So the police think he did what—chose not to take the h to kill himself?”

“That’s about the size of it”

“No” Madeline dragged a hand through her hair “Conrad would never take his own life He spent tooothers Life was precious to hiht after Ronald was pronounced dead He was shattered If he was going to do so stupid, he would have done it then He didn’t As for now, there were absolutely no signs of this Dr Oberlin adarees”

“So do I, for what it’s worth,” Casey said “I’m just a layperson, but when I e of suicide I saw so to reconcile himself to the past and move on” She frowned “The probleot past the security at Crest Haven That residential treat”

“I know”

Patrick cleared his throat “It , but it’s also a hospital So is Manhattan Memorial, which is filled with professionals who know just what types and dosages of medication are prescribed for Conrad’s condition”

“And how much it would take to kill him,” Casey finished for him “So if this was attempted murder, our killer could be a doctor or nurse who found a way to get through security and blend in”

“Or pay off a Crest Haven eht be an easier in”

Madeline pressed her palms to her face “In which case, whoever broke into my apartment and then tried to kill me could be the same person who tried to kill Conrad And that person works at my hospital”

“We have no concrete evidence to go on, but ut instincts say yes, that’s where we’ll find our perp,” Casey said She glanced at her watch again—4:20 am “Is there any chance that I’ll be able to talk to Conrad?”

“No” Madeline shook her head hard “Even if he wakes up soon, he’ll be too groggy to talk It’ll be a while Plus, he shouldn’t be overtaxed Not until it’s absolutely necessary”

“I’d like to talk to his doctor Who’s Conrad’s health care proxy?”

“That would still be e it”