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The next morning, Adam dropped his phone on Sophie’s lap, opened to the CNN website. The headline read: Manhattan Doctor Fatally Shot. Breaking News – March 28, 2012, 4:37 PM EDT A Manhattan doctor was shot and killed at New York’s Metro Hospital. Earlier in the day, Dr. Champlain had per formed an abortion on

Mitch had prepared for his meeting with Madeline. He was dressed in his most conservative suit, complete with his finest Italian leather shoes. He combed his hair back one more time, then entered the auditorium. Two security officers stood by the door. Madeline sat in the front of the auditorium and indicated for Mitch to

Once on the ground floor, Sophie went outside and wrapped her flimsy sweatshirt around her. She’d walked a couple of blocks when her attention shifted away from her troubles for a second time. A protest march was going on outside the family planning building, creating an energetic charge in the air. She stopped to watch.

She knocked on Jody’s door. Jody opened the door and right away saw Sophie’s distress. Jody led her to the couch, where Sophie plopped herself down. She put her head in her hands and let go. She cried uncontrollably as she let it all out—all the thoughts and feelings she’d worked so hard to keep

The place had become oppressive. Sophie felt claustrophobic. It was stifling to spend every waking moment in such close confines with all these people who were basically strangers to her. Sophie was sick of the people, the daily walk-through by Rita in her uptight, marmish way. She was tired of always having to move her

Sophie took the stairs, not wanting to wait for the elevator. Why was Danny’s nurse texting her to come to the NICU? Running up the stairs, she tried to keep from thinking the worst. She was out of breath by the time she reached the fourth floor. Danny’s nurse met her outside the NICU door.

Sitting in the chapel, Sophie forced herself to take a deep breath. Every day, she was growing angrier. Angry at Metro Hospital, angry at life for dealing her this card, but, by far, angri est at Mitch Wagner. She had to calm down. She was no good to Danny if her blood pressure caused her

Sophie knocked on Dr. Sheldon’s office door. “You might want to distance yourself from your half brother. I’ve already gone to Ms. Cross in administration. Next, I’m going to the FBI with proof of medical fraud. This is big, and Mitch is going down hard. It’ll be jail time. He shouldn’t be allowed to be

Sophie caught up with Josh as he was leaving the hospital. Her phone buzzed again. “Can we talk for a second?” she asked, keeping pace with him. “After what you just did to me in discharge class? I don’t know if it’s safe to have a conversation with you.” “Oh, come on. I don’t bite.

Sophie could finally focus on getting Danny home. Dr. Sheldon had cleared their names overnight. Sophie and Adam thanked him profusely. “Hey, no need to thank me. I was only undoing the mess that my half brother created. Now we just need to get Danny ready. He’s almost there—a couple more pounds and a few