Chapter 90

We talked for a while until it became obvious that he needed medication. “Babe,” I said, “why don’t you push that little button so you can really rest a bit?”

“If you don’t mind, I’ll do just that.”

“Okay, see you later.”

I kissed him again and left the room.

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Duchy of AragoniMarco

I LEFT THE ROOM and went to the nurse’s station to take a look at Dani’s chart. Dr. Rast’s notes were both concise and surprisingly legible, and I studied them with interest—things were looking good. Then I went down to the autopsy suite to talk to the pathologist, who was in the midst of examining the body of the donor.

“Dr. d’Argenzio,” he said, “I’m glad you’re here—you can tell me how our favorite patient is doing.”

“He’s doing very well,” I said, “all things considered. There’s something I need you to do before you sew this guy up.”

“Certainly.”

“I need you to remove a two-inch section of one of his ribs and preserve it for Dr. Rosati to run some tests on when he’s back at work.”