Twisted Accusations

“We’re going to keep fighting.”

Then he turned and disappeared back through the operating room doors.

The doors swung shut once more.

Silence settled over the hallway.

No one moved.

No one even seemed to breathe.

Then, somewhere down the corridor, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed again.

A police officer, followed by two detectives, approached the waiting area.

The older detective remo