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Dr. Walsh signed Emma's discharge papers on day seven with the kind of reluctance usually reserved for releasing patients against medical advice."You're stable enough to continue recovery at home," Walsh said, emphasizing the word recovery. "But Emma, I need to be clear about limitations. No work for six weeks. No high-stress activities. No investigating pharmaceutical conspiracies or rescuing hostages or any of the other dangerous behaviors you've demonstrated this month.""Understood," Emma said, pulling on the clothes Sophie had brought from her apartment. Regular jeans and a sweater felt strange after a week in hospital gowns."I'm serious. Your heart function is at fifty-two percent. That's borderline. One more major stress event could drop you below fifty percent, which means heart failure classification and significantly reduced life expectancy." Walsh handed Emma a thick packet of instructions. "Cardiac rehab starts Monday. You'll attend three times per week. Physical therapy
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Emma spent three days in the ICU before Dr. Walsh cleared her for transfer to a regular cardiac monitoring unit.Three days of forced rest, constant supervision, and a parade of visitors she wasn't sure she had the energy to receive.Damien came first, the morning after Emma woke up. He sat beside her bed without speaking for a long time, just holding her uninjured hand, his expression showing exhaustion that matched her own."You were dead for two minutes," he said finally. "Victoria Chen performed CPR until the paramedics arrived with a defibrillator. They shocked you three times. Your heart didn't want to restart.""But it did.""Barely." Damien's grip tightened on her hand. "Emma, I can't watch you die again. I can't stand in a hospital room wondering if this time your heart won't restart. I can't—" His voice broke.Emma had never seen him this vulnerable. Even during the warehouse rescue, even during the investigation's darkest moments, Damien had maintained careful control.Now
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Emma stood in the doorway, calculating distances and probabilities.Victoria Chen was fifteen feet away, still tied to the chair. Victoria Hartman stood behind her, gun steady at Victoria Chen's temple. No visible exits except the door Emma had just entered through.The room was empty except for the chair, some scattered debris, and a single window overlooking the river. Late morning light filtered through the broken glass, illuminating dust particles suspended in stale air."The USB drive," Hartman said. "Place it on the floor and slide it toward me."Emma pulled out the drive, crouched slowly, and sent it skittering across the concrete. It stopped three feet from Hartman's position."Good. Now tell me—did you come alone?""Yes.""I don't believe you." Hartman's voice remained pleasant. Conversational. "Dr. Lawson, you've proven remarkably resourceful. I suspect you have police positioned nearby. FBI perhaps. Someone ready to rescue both of you the moment I release Dr. Chen.""I came
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Emma didn't make it to the parking lot before Damien caught up with her."Where do you think you're going?" he asked, blocking her path."To prepare for noon," Emma said. "I need to gather the recordings, organize backup files, figure out how to carry everything—""You're not going alone.""They specified—""I don't care what they specified." Damien's voice was firm. "Emma, I've spent the past five years trying to atone for my father's crimes. I'm not standing by while you sacrifice yourself for mine.""This isn't about your family anymore. This is about finishing what we started.""Exactly. We started this together. We're finishing it together." Damien pulled out his phone. "Mitchell just called back. He found a way to access the FBI evidence. One of his partners is defense counsel on a related case. They can request the ledger under discovery rules."Emma felt a flicker of hope. "How long?""He can have it by nine AM. Three hours before the exchange."Three hours to identify the ban
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Emma stared at the photo of Victoria, her exhaustion replaced by cold fury.Twenty-four hours. Same deadline as before. Same threat. Different captors."We call the FBI," Sophie said immediately. "Tell them Victoria's been taken from protective custody. They'll mobilize—""They'll do exactly what they did last time," Emma interrupted. "Treat it as a kidnapping, coordinate resources, waste hours planning while Victoria suffers. By the time they're ready to move, the deadline expires.""Then what do you suggest?" Damien asked.Emma's phone buzzed. Another message from the unknown number.No FBI. No police. No lawyers. Just you, Dr. Lawson. Come alone to the address we send at noon today. Bring all copies of the recordings Sarah Chen provided. Every backup. Every file. You get Victoria back. We get our insurance against prosecution. Everyone walks away.A second message followed with coordinates. Emma pulled them up—an address in Newark, New Jersey. Industrial area. Abandoned factory dis
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The FDA headquarters building loomed against the pre-dawn Maryland sky like a monument to bureaucratic power.Emma arrived at 4:17 AM, exhausted beyond measure, her cardiac monitor showing a steady 88 beats per minute thanks to Dr. Park's modified protocol. The higher dose beta-blocker made her feel sluggish, her thoughts slightly slower, but at least her heart wasn't racing toward another arrest.Damien parked in the visitor lot. Sophie helped Emma out of the car, steadying her when she swayed slightly."You look like death," Sophie said."Thanks. Very helpful.""I'm serious, Em. Your color is terrible. You can barely stand. Maybe we should—""We're here," Emma interrupted. "I'm testifying. End of discussion."They entered through security, were directed to Conference Room 4B on the third floor. The hearing room was already filling with people despite the early hour—FDA officials, medical ethicists, legal counsel, and representatives from Boston Children's Hospital including Dr. Reev
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