She said she was bringin' Lucy's purse to her."
"Was Lucy one of the overdose cases?"
She shook her head. "No, Lucy had an operation, a back thing, but while she was in, her boyfriend ran off to California with a new girl. Shelly said she went to pick up Lucy's purse because she needed her Medicare card. That's why she was in line at the desk."
I paused, thinking about it. "Lucy an addict?"
"She is."
"She still in the hospital?"
"Yeah, she is."
"Call the sheriff in the morning. Fentanyl works through skin contact. If Shelly reached into Lucy's purse and she had an open bag in there, Shelly could have touched it and gotten enough to overdose. Especially if she's being honest about how long it's been since she's used."
There was a slight, hopeful sound in Sheree's voice. "You really
