“Hey, Declan, got a question for you.”
“Shoot,” he said, seemingly happy to be pulled away from his regulars.
“You know a doctor in town named Delvecchio?”
“Old sawbones himself, sure. Pops in occasionally.”
“What do you know about him?”
“That he birthed most of this town. Me included. He’s retired now. Last I saw him was at Clara’s retirement party a few weeks ago.”
Noah had stumbled upon that party, but hadn’t been aware of the doctor’s existence then. Noah being focused on the nurses at Cane Medical Center, especially Donna Eldreth, the initial victim of this unknown killer, then later of Cassie, the second victim. He thought about the medical files in his car and wondered why so many of his questions led him back to the village’s hospital. But then again, if he was a newborn, sto
