A young officer strode in and leaned down to murmur something in the older officer's ear.
The veteran's face changed on the spot. "Say that again? The FDA is looking into this themselves?"
The young officer nodded, grim. "Not just the FDA. The Department of Health stepped in too. Complaints from 300-plus clients booked for tomorrow have already blown up online. We can't get ahead of the outrage anymore. The brass wants this wrapped tonight, no exceptions."
The veteran took a deep breath and turned back to me.
"Claire, this has spiraled completely out of control. I'm asking you one last time. Did you steal the injectables, yes or no? And did you sign that commitment letter? Come clean now, and we can still take your cooperation into consideration."
I stared at his tense expression and
