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Jacob’s eyes widened “You mean Madeline?”

“Anything’s possible” The attorney pursed his lips “But before we startextra work for ourselves, let’s start with the easy route Conrad wasn’t a teaching surgeon, was he?”

Jacob shook his head

“Then we have to assus for his own purposes”

“I’m sure that’s true,” Jacob replied “Conrad was a perfectionist Heit”

“Then let’s see just how obsessive he was” Stephen picked up the phone and dialed “Edward Markham, please This is Stephen Diamond”

A moment passed

“Hello, Mr Markha we can be on the saer had found—or not found—and to stress the significance of this

“I’m sure your client would want to help us both out if he could, since it could only benefit hi is if Dr Westfield happened to keep copies of those videos of his surgeries, since I kno diligent he was about reviewing his work” Another pause “I appreciate that Please let me know immediately after you speak with himGood I’ll look forward to your call”

Outside Jacob’s door, Janet backed away, feeling her insides twist This was the worst-case scenario, the very thing she had feared fro

Of course Madeline would knohere those videos were She was the anized person Janet had ever met So if Conrad was in the dark, his ex-ouldn’t be

Janet had to intercept this proble before everyone else did

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RYAN WALKED INTO his lair and sat down at his computer station