Vincent reached Central Memorial Hospital at 4 a.m. He hadn't changed clothes. His suit was crumpled and stained with dried red wine.
The doctor on duty in OB-GYN was startled by his bloodshot eyes. She refused at first to talk about a patient, but as he begged, she relented. "I can't share her chart. But I'll tell you what I'd tell anyone. Meredith Lawson came in alone. She signed everything herself, and she left against medical advice before we finished observing her." She adjusted her glasses, her expression stern. "What kind of husband lets his wife go through this alone?"
"She left... alone?" His voice was almost gone. His fingers dug into the edge of the desk.
"Who else was going to take her?" The doctor gave him an irritated look. "She said she had no family and would take respon
