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“How?” A
“You can help me get justice for her, find the real killer,” Cindy breathed.
“Oh God,” A
“What? What?” asked Cindy intensely.
“It was never peaceful on her side of the room,” A
“What commotion?” Cindy was both startled and thrilled to hear this. She felt as if she’d hit a vein of gold. A
A
“Alana? You’re sure it was her?” Cindy’s body grew chilled.
“Absolutely,” said A
“No,” Cindy gasped, “I had no idea of that at all.”
“It’s true though,” A
“Was Alana your nurse as well?” Cindy felt all a stir. Was it possible that Alana was a killer, had harmed all of her patients? Was she getting some kind of revenge?
“Alana wasn’t my nurse, just Tara’s,” A
“Did Owen do anything about it?” Cindy was quick on the draw.
“Not that I know of,” said A
“How dare she?” breathed Cindy.
“Alana’s a tough customer,” A
“Owen didn’t say anything?” Cindy had to be certain.
“I didn’t hear him,” A
“You heard what?” Cindy couldn’t compute it.
“I heard Tara say, I want to die, I want to die, please help me,” breathed A
“How is this possible?” asked Cindy.
“It’s more than possible, it’s what happened,” A
“My God,” Cindy breathed. “Did you tell anyone about this?”
“Of course I did,” said A
“Did your husband believe what you heard Tara say?” Cindy was incredulous.
“I don’t think he did,” A
“Could you have been dreaming A
“No, I wasn’t, I’m sure,” A
“Did you hear anything else?” Cindy didn’t want A
“Yes,” A
“How do you know who Konrad is?” Cindy’s teeth suddenly started chattering.
“I know who Konrad is because Alana called him by name,” said A
There was no possible way A
“What was Konrad doing there in the hospital room?” Cindy asked, agitated.
“Konrad said he’d just come to see Alana, that he loved her and she had to trust him. Does any of that make sense? You can check out Konrad’s schedule if you need to see where he was the night.”
It all actually made perfect sense to Cindy, but she couldn’t say that to A
“And what about Owen?” Cindy continued, desperate to know where he fit in. If he’d been there constantly, A
“I didn’t hear Owen say anything at all,” A
“You never spoke to the police about this, right?” Cindy just had to be certain.
“How could I? Up to now nobody paid any attention to what I said,” A
“I’ll do more than listen,” said Cindy mobilizing. “I’m going to confront both Alana and Konrad myself.”
“Do what you have to,” A
“Thank you, A
“I’m so glad I could,” A
*
Trembling, Cindy fled from A
“I’ve heard incredible things about Tara’s case,” Cindy dove in without any preamble the moment she entered the room and saw Beatrice standing there.
“Heard what, from who?” Beatrice was flustered by the way Cindy barged in.
“I just spoke to A
By then Beatrice’s face became immobile and expressionless. “Yes?”
“I’ve learned quite a bit about Tara’s nurse, Alana,” Cindy continued, “and everything is starting to add up.”
“Calm down,” Beatrice said flatly, trying to take the air out of Cindy’s wings.
Beatrice had no effect on Cindy, however. “I learned that Alana was also the nurse for the other woman who died unexpectedly in the hospital a short while ago,” Cindy barreled right along.
“Pure coincidence,” Beatrice spoke emphatically. “The cases have absolutely nothing in common and the police have dismissed the possibility of any co
“A
“Fantasy and nonsense,” Beatrice uttered.
“Well, we can check out and see if in fact, Alana was the nurse assigned to Tara that night,” Cindy pushed it.
“The night nurse was off that night,” Beatrice replied flatly. “The night rotation was up for grabs.”
“Was Alana the night nurse?” Cindy asked pointedly.
“This is pathetic and ridiculous,” Beatrice replied emphatically.
Cindy would not be stopped. “A
Beatrice Fla