“You can tell him you conducted the test and everything was normal,” she pleaded, her heart hammering against her ribs. She was praying he would agree with her.
“It’s only a matter of a few minutes, and you won’t feel a thing,” he countered softly, his fear of lying to Luciano Mancini clearly outweighing her request. To him, lying to the most powerful man in the country felt like signing his own death warrant.
Nearby, a Radiologic Technologist in scrubs stood waiting by the computer console. The Tech looked at the doctor, then at the pale woman in the wheelchair.
"The patient is ready for the Full-Body CT," the doctor said, though his voice was tight.
The Technologist stepped forward with a clipboard. "Before we start, Miss, I need to go over the safety checklist. Are you wearing any m
