A friend in Bridgeport’s central lab sent me updates after Julian arrived with Margaret. I asked for facts and timestamps, nothing else.
Margaret went straight to the ICU. Her immune system had collapsed, and her organs were failing one after another. The doctors explained the readings to Julian and told him they could not save her.
Hospital protocol required Julian to be tested after he disclosed his exposure. A nurse drew his blood while he stood beside Margaret’s monitor and watched her oxygen level fall.
Hours later, a doctor handed Julian one sheet of paper. My contact sent me a photograph of the report after the result entered the system.
*HIV: Positive.*
I downloaded the image, checked the patient number, and stored it with the rest of my evidence. The report carried the same d
