{"id":23795,"date":"2026-09-28T14:42:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/?p=23795"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:42:24","slug":"part-6-the-photograph-from-inside-the-hospital-proved-julian-had-reached-closer-to-clara-and-leo-than-either-of-us-had-imagined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/?p=23795","title":{"rendered":"PART 6 \u2013 The Photograph From Inside the Hospital Proved Julian Had Reached Closer to Clara and Leo Than Either of Us Had Imagined"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For several seconds, I could not move.<\/p>\n<p>The photograph remained open on my screen.<\/p>\n<p>I was standing beside Leo\u2019s incubator, head bent, my hand extended through the access opening.<\/p>\n<p>The angle came from somewhere behind the observation glass.<\/p>\n<p>Not from a family member.<\/p>\n<p>Not from the nurse who had been beside me.<\/p>\n<p>Someone had watched me meet my son.<\/p>\n<p>Clara swung her legs toward the edge of the bed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShow me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClara\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShow me the picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I crossed the room.<\/p>\n<p>She took the phone and stared at it.<\/p>\n<p>Her fingers tightened around the edges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen was this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were alone?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a nurse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho took it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her face went pale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat means someone is here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot maybe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I took the phone back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could have been forwarded from a camera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo hospitals have cameras inside neonatal units?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen Julian either has someone here or access to someone who does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I went into the hallway and called hospital security.<\/p>\n<p>Within ten minutes, two officers and a nursing supervisor were in Clara\u2019s room.<\/p>\n<p>I showed them the photograph.<\/p>\n<p>The older officer, a man named Howard Mills, studied it without touching my phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you know who sent this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you believe he\u2019s on hospital property?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHas he threatened you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wrote that I have more to lose now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officer Mills\u2019 expression tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat qualifies as something we take seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clara interrupted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy son is in the NICU.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll restrict access.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s premature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d she said sharply. \u201cYou understand that he\u2019s a patient. I\u2019m telling you someone interfered with my communications for months and is now sending photographs from inside this hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The officer looked at her carefully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll protect him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clara\u2019s breathing was faster.<\/p>\n<p>I moved closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClara.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She looked at me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSit back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said I\u2019m fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The nursing supervisor stepped in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMrs. Hayes\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClara.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClara, your blood pressure is already elevated. Please lie back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She did, reluctantly.<\/p>\n<p>Officer Mills asked me to forward the photograph to a secure hospital address.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want it transmitted through anything connected to my company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He wrote down another address.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll pull access logs and camera records.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho can view NICU footage?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity. Some clinical administration. Certain systems vendors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan staff use personal phones in the unit?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot while providing care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVisitors?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRestricted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen find whoever was standing at that window.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When they left, Clara rubbed both hands over her face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hate this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing stuck in bed while things happen around me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou almost died yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m reminding you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re controlling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo are you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat isn\u2019t comforting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t meant to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She looked at me.<\/p>\n<p>For a second, I saw irritation.<\/p>\n<p>Then it softened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou really didn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was not a question anymore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think part of me still expected something to prove you did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to hate you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would have been simpler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I pulled the chair close.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She looked toward the window.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spent six months building a version of you I could survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sentence hurt in a way I did not expect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat version?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne who knew about Leo and didn\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I said nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I let myself think there might be another explanation, I would have kept waiting for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI should have come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou didn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI should have come before the pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She gave a faint, sad smile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat version of the argument sounds familiar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe because I finally hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before she could answer, Dr. Bennett came in.<\/p>\n<p>She checked Clara\u2019s chart and then looked between us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity informed me there was an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs Leo safe?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have restricted access.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat wasn\u2019t my question.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bennett held my gaze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedically, he is stable. His oxygen requirements are slightly lower this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clara\u2019s eyes closed briefly in relief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan I see him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf your blood pressure settles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is not how blood pressure works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clara almost smiled.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bennett continued examining her.<\/p>\n<p>I stepped aside and checked my phone.<\/p>\n<p>The board meeting had been confirmed for nine by secure video.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca had sent instructions for receiving evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus had sent a single message.<\/p>\n<p>I need you to see something before the board call.<\/p>\n<p>I dialed him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTalk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recovered one voicemail fragment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clara turned her head.<\/p>\n<p>I put him on speaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlay it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marcus hesitated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiam\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlay it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was a click.<\/p>\n<p>Static.<\/p>\n<p>Then Clara\u2019s voice filled the room.<\/p>\n<p>Older only by months, but different.<\/p>\n<p>Shaky.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to sound steady.<\/p>\n<p>Liam, it\u2019s me. Please call me. I know you probably don\u2019t want to talk, but this isn\u2019t about the divorce. I took a test this morning and\u2014<\/p>\n<p>The audio cut.<\/p>\n<p>Clara covered her mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus said quietly, \u201cThat\u2019s all I recovered from the first one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I stared at the speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Hearing the voice I should have heard months ago rearranged something inside me.<\/p>\n<p>The message had existed.<\/p>\n<p>She had called.<\/p>\n<p>There was no more room for abstraction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat about the others?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFragments are still being reconstructed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMetadata?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConfirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdministrator deletion?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConfirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know what I mean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clara spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarcus?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was quiet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His voice softened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry this happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She nodded though he could not see her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFind everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The call ended.<\/p>\n<p>At eight forty-seven, Evelyn sent a secure video link.<\/p>\n<p>I stayed in Clara\u2019s room because I refused to leave the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>She told me she would not listen.<\/p>\n<p>Then she listened anyway.<\/p>\n<p>At nine, the board appeared one by one on my screen.<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Vale, our oldest director.<\/p>\n<p>Nora Chen, chair of audit.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Price, head of compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Two others.<\/p>\n<p>Julian joined last.<\/p>\n<p>He wore a navy suit and sat in the conference room at headquarters as though this were an ordinary quarterly review.<\/p>\n<p>His expression was composed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I did not answer.<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an emergency session regarding the suspension of Southshore closing activity and allegations of financial and governance misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian folded his hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore this starts, I want the board to understand that Liam is under extraordinary personal stress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I almost admired the speed.<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn stopped him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll have time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian nodded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nora Chen spoke next.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiam, what is the basis for freezing the transaction?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I kept it factual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuspicious vendor payments exceeding eleven million dollars identified through transaction patterns. Attempts this morning to delete archived Southshore data. An attempted twenty-eight-million-dollar transfer. Evidence of communications manipulation by a senior administrator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard frowned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunications manipulation?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalls, voicemails, messages, and emails from Clara Hayes were intercepted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian leaned back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has nothing to do with Southshore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt may explain why the person who found the vendor patterns was isolated from me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is conjecture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fake law firm wasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The room changed.<\/p>\n<p>Julian\u2019s face did not.<\/p>\n<p>But his right thumb stopped moving against his left hand.<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn noticed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat fake law firm?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I explained.<\/p>\n<p>Julian shook his head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTechnical records connect the domain activity to systems under your administrative control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy administrative control covers hundreds of employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you deny it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI deny creating a law firm to manipulate your divorce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His wording was careful.<\/p>\n<p>Not the email.<\/p>\n<p>Not the domain.<\/p>\n<p>The law firm.<\/p>\n<p>Nora leaned toward her camera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJulian, did you intercept communications from Clara Hayes?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you direct anyone to do so?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you authorize routing rules concerning her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot that I recall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I almost interrupted.<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn raised a hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet him answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then she asked, \u201cDid you initiate a security investigation into Ms. Hayes this morning?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause she removed confidential company information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clara inhaled sharply behind me.<\/p>\n<p>I kept my eyes on the screen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you attempt to delete archived Southshore staging data?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian did not answer immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoutine cleanup had been pending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt five thirty-seven this morning?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe timing is unfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you request it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the twenty-eight-million-dollar transfer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContractual liquidity reserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nora frowned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere was it going?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian named a subsidiary.<\/p>\n<p>I knew the company.<\/p>\n<p>But not well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho controls the subsidiary?\u201d Nora asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMercer Holdings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeneficial control?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBank account?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nora looked unconvinced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want documentation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll have it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore or after you create it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian\u2019s expression finally cracked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiam, this is exactly what I warned the board about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The word hung there.<\/p>\n<p>He continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou learned yesterday that Clara concealed a pregnancy from you. You\u2019re angry, guilty, and understandably overwhelmed. She has spent months telling you I destroyed your marriage, and now you\u2019re treating coincidence as conspiracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Behind me, Clara went rigid.<\/p>\n<p>I leaned toward the camera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe did not conceal the pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe says that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe system logs say it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLogs can be misinterpreted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree deleted voicemails.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy whom?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn administrator account tied to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian smiled faintly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTied to my permissions. Not necessarily used by me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConvenient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nora interrupted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarcus Thorne should join.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian\u2019s eyes shifted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has been restricted pending the security inquiry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn looked sharply at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy whose authority?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou restricted the head of IT while he was preserving evidence related to allegations involving you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian\u2019s mouth tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI restricted access because he was conducting unauthorized searches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, Julian looked cornered.<\/p>\n<p>Only briefly.<\/p>\n<p>Then he recovered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI acted to protect company systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn\u2019s voice became cold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe board will determine what protects company systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nora proposed an independent forensic investigation.<\/p>\n<p>No one objected.<\/p>\n<p>Not even Julian.<\/p>\n<p>That worried me.<\/p>\n<p>He accepted it too easily.<\/p>\n<p>Then Evelyn said, \u201cPending review, all Southshore transfers remain suspended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian leaned forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat will trigger default provisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen legal will address them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could lose hundreds of millions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn did not blink.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen I suggest the records prove your explanation quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The vote passed.<\/p>\n<p>Five to one.<\/p>\n<p>Julian abstained.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting should have felt like progress.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, I kept watching him.<\/p>\n<p>He looked relieved.<\/p>\n<p>Not defeated.<\/p>\n<p>Relieved.<\/p>\n<p>When the board session ended, I stayed connected with Evelyn and Nora.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wanted that investigation,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n<p>Nora frowned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn removed her glasses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe fought it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. He fought how we reached it. Once the investigation was proposed, he stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nora considered that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou think he prepared for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he expected it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn\u2019s eyes sharpened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen we assume visible records are not the whole story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExactly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clara spoke from behind me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s another ledger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Everyone went silent.<\/p>\n<p>I turned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She looked uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t certain before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore what?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore the transfer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClara.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She sat higher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vendor payments didn\u2019t reconcile cleanly with the expense reports. There were references in memo fields that looked meaningless. Two letters, three numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nora leaned closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike codes?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExamples?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRV-214. CX-731. Several others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nora\u2019s expression changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you save them?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clara looked at me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the copies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I stood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe storage facility?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She shook her head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaya has them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I reached for my phone.<\/p>\n<p>Clara grabbed my wrist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot on a normal call.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She was right.<\/p>\n<p>I used Maya\u2019s secure messaging app.<\/p>\n<p>Before I could send anything, an incoming call appeared from Officer Mills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Mercer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe reviewed NICU access footage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My grip tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho took the photograph?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found the person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clara sat completely still.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA hospital contractor accessed the observation area last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cName?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrevor Cole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo I know him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy was he there?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re determining.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere is he now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A pause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My chest tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe clocked out early.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you contact him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officer Mills continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s more. His badge accessed a staff corridor near Ms. Hayes\u2019 floor twice during the night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked at Clara.<\/p>\n<p>Her face went white.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow near?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat kind of contractor?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSystems maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clara whispered, \u201cLiam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I knew before she said it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHospital systems?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officer Mills answered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes that include patient records?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPotentially.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Julian had not merely obtained a photograph.<\/p>\n<p>Someone connected to hospital systems had moved near Clara\u2019s room while both of us were asleep.<\/p>\n<p>Then my phone buzzed with a message from Maya.<\/p>\n<p>I had not contacted her yet.<\/p>\n<p>The message contained only four words.<\/p>\n<p>Someone broke into my house.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/?p=23796\">Click here to continue reading: PART 7: The Break-In at Maya\u2019s House Revealed What Julian Was Searching For, but One Missing Folder Changed the Entire Investigation<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For several seconds, I could not move. 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