Bad Doctor

41

I press the intercom button. When Lola answers I ask, “Who’s our best oncologist?”

“Probably Dr. Suni or Dr. Mamba.”

“Find out which one knows more about Hodgkin’s lymphoma.”

She hesitates, then says, “Is everything okay?”

“Yes, of course. Just let me know, okay?”

“Will do.”

Thirty seconds later Lola comes back on the intercom.

“Line one,” she says.

“Who is it?”

“Dani Ripper.”

I pick up and Dani says, “Are you ready for your bombshell?”

“Yes.”

“Willow Breeland,” she says.

“What about her?”

“She died five years ago.”

“ What?”

“Willow Breeland-the real Willow Breeland-died five years ago. In a car crash.

“I don’t understand.”

“It’s simple, Dr. Box. Your house guest is an identity thief.”