Chapter FourFollowing the obligatory drinks with his partners in honor of his victory, Paul left work early. When he got to his apartment, he called Evelyn Rogers, the woman he had been dating for the past several months. His wife had died almost two years earlier and last year, while vacationing in Honolulu to try to take his mind off his wife's death, he had had a chance meeting with Evelyn, an old flame he hadn't seen since college. She taught math at a college in town. Because she didn't have any classes today, he knew she would be in her office.
“Congratulations,” she said, feigning enthusiasm after he told her about the jury verdict. “You must feel great.”
“I do. It was just one of those things. About one percent of the time a patient develops a clot, even if the doctor does everyt
