CHAPTER 35
HOSPITAL INTERVIEW
Carlos approached the reception desk, standing in a queue as he waited to speak to a receptionist in the Rio hospital.
He reached the front of the queue. “Yes, hello. I am here to see Dominique Calo.”
The stocky hospital receptionist clicked on the computer and leaned over the counter. She looked suspicious with her squinting expression. “Does she know the reason for the visit?”
Carlos moved closer. “Yes, I called ahead and arranged an appointment for today about...” a health matter, he was going to say.
She shook her head and waved him away. “I don’t need your life story. I asked if she is aware of your appointment today.
“Ah, yes she is.”
She avoided his eyes, fixated on her screen. “Name?”
“Carlos Silva.”
She picked up the phone. “Dominique Calo w
