CHAPTER 22 RAMIFICATIONS Lisa’s body stiffened at the sight of the detectives she’d met the other day, one of them with a notebook in hand, entering the hospital room. They stood beside each other and turned to one another as if trying to decide who would speak first. “Ms Shelny. I take it you remember Detective Senior Constable James? I’m Detective Senior Constable Perusi. We spoke to you not long ago about your attack.” Lisa nodded and waited for more. “We’re here to ask you a few questions about this current accident. We’d like to determine if there’s a connection to the previous incident.” Lisa propped up her body and said, “Sure. What would you like to know?” He cleared his throat. “Well, we’ve examined the scene but haven’t found anything incriminating.” He moved closer. “Can

