Chapter 27The next day, Emery phoned to say that neither the State nor any government agency would pay for DNA tests for a prisoner already sentenced to death if it did not involve facts concerning the case. They claimed a jury found Megan Winnaker guilty and who her parents might be had no bearing on the crime. If Abi wished to proceed, she could order the tests as a private citizen and pay for them herself.
The prison physician and other officials would be present when a blood sample was taken from Megan. The vial would be packaged, sealed, delivered to Seaport Hospital, and then shipped with her own blood vial to the lab in Lawton via a transport company used by the police department.
When Abi learned of the cost of the procedures, she could not wait for store profits to kick in. With
