Margaret sat in the corner under guard, her fur coat folded around her like armor.
She said nothing.
That frightened me more than her shouting had.
At 2:17 in the afternoon, a marshal named Chen carried in a sealed evidence pouch containing the original visitor authorization.
The request had been submitted at 5:42 that morning.
Authorized representative: Ethan Whitmore.
Emergency contact: Karen Whitmore.
The electronic signature matched Ethan’s hospital registration signature exactly.
Too exactly.
A digital copy.
Someone had accessed our admission file.
“Hospital breach,” Chen said.
The administrator swayed slightly.
Ethan turned to Margaret.
“How did you get into our account?”