Chapter 14 Summary

Scarpetta is unable to sleep and eventually gives up. The exhaustion is taking a toll on the doctor and it is beginning to show. Once at the lab, Scarpetta decides to review all of the case notes again in case there is something that has been overlooked along the way. The connection to the hospital where Lori Petersen worked keeps coming back to Scarpetta. One of the victims had a previous injury and Scarpetta begins to wonder if the woman had been treated at the same facility. Scarpetta tracks down the victim's sister and asks about the injury. The injury to the victim's elbow had occurred ten years prior and was treated at a hospital in Fredericksburg. The sister couldn't remember the name of the hospital. Scarpetta quickly discards the idea. On a hunch, Scarpetta asks the sister if she is black. The...