“Where’s Amber?” Jessica’s voice sounded distant, like it belonged to someone else. Slowly, the room came into focus. Northwestern University Hospital. She made out voices, soft women’s voices, and followed them with her eyes.
Lolita and Amber, whispering back and forth, were wearing the same clothes they’d worn to the fraternity party. The party. Oh no, Kurt Willis. The last thing she remembered was feeling dizzy and being carried outside.
. Oh no, Kurt Willis. “What happened?” Jessica asked.
A familiar baritone voice replied, “You were drugged with GHB at the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Fourteen other girls and eight boys have also been hospitalized.”
“Detective Cormier?” she asked. She was unclothed except for her flimsy hospital gown, and even under the blanket, she was shivering
