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Conrad’s head shake was adamant “Absolutely not Ronald was a loyal friend He would never do that to me Plus, Madeline would have told me She was not a fan of Ronald’s behavior”

“Okay, then that’s a dead end,” Marc replied “There’s no one ould be jealous of Madeline, at least not for that”

“No”

“This whole case could have nothing to do with Ronald Lexington,” Casey said “But we have to check every angle, which we are In fact, I’ to lunch with Janet Moss tomorrow to see what I can learn”

Conrad chuckled “You’re going to the right source No one sneezes in Manhattan Me about it”

“Then she old mine By your own account, you practically lived at that hospital And Madeline’s life is pretty tied up there, too Not to ed to be at Crest Haven and also knehat combination of meds would cause a massive overdose So it’s probable that the perp works in your hospital or possibly even here”

Conrad’s lips thinned into a grirateful for the security you’re providing”

“Don’t be grateful Just let our security guys do their job And ht have been on that external hard drive It’s possible we’ll spot so”

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CASEY EDGED A look at Marc as he drove out of the Crest Haven gates

“Careful, navy SEAL Your personal feelings are starting to show again”

Marc’s jaw tightened “The question was a legitis I was trying to find a coet rid of both Madeline and Conrad”

“I get it But you don’t usually ask questions with such passion”

“Stop looking for things that aren’t there, Casey I’ my job”