Dr. Grimley touched her on the shoulder. “You’re getting better.”
Murphy nodded. “I’ll get there. So, what do you think?”
“We’re lucky this woman’s friend dialed 911 instead of just calling in the doctor.” She pointed to a small puncture in the crook of her arm. “See this?”
Murphy glanced at it and nodded. “I’m looking at a puncture wound, correct? Could it have been made by her doctor at the nursing home?”
“Her medical files showed she had no appointments in the last month. This is fresh and was made less than 24 hours before her death. The tox screen came back clean so I’m postulating an air bubble in the vein.”
“How does that kill someone?” Murphy asked.
“It’s called murder by embolism, and it was first used by the Nazi’s at the Meseritz-Obrawalde hospital,” Dr. Grimley said.
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