Chapter 10
Atlanta, GA
Charles
PHILIP AND GRAN said good-bye and left. After they were well out of earshot, I told Richard about the threat, and he decided to wait for Detective Howard to arrive. About fifteen minutes later, Detective Howard came in, and I pointed out which flower arrangement it was. He pulled on a pair of latex gloves and examined it carefully; then he placed the card in a clear plastic bag, sealed it, and said, “Do you mind if I take the flower arrangement along with the card and envelope?”
“Help yourself. By the way, I have a question.”
“Yes?”
“Should we hire a security guard for this room?”
He thought about it for a minute or so and said, “No, I don’t think so. Access to the surgical floors is fairly well controlled. However, you need to look into security arran
