ONE YEAR EARLIER—WASHINGTON, DC
Dr. Connie Bradford had been Lillian Wells’ gynecologist before Lillian moved to Vienna. Even though she and Felix were buying a house in a new neighborhood, it gave Lillian comfort to be able to return to the same doctors and dentist she’d had before going to Europe. What she found a little unsettling this afternoon was that Dr. Bradford asked her to come into her private office to discuss the results of the exam and lab work. Normally, the doctor talked with Lillian in the examining room. She didn’t have time to wonder what it meant. Dr. Bradford came in almost as soon as Lillian sat down.
“Lillian, you remember when I asked you if there were any changes in your general health since I last saw you? You mentioned you’d lost a few pounds and have been more
