Three years after Dmitri's sentencing, Louis pushed her daughter's stroller through Prospect Park while conducting phone interview with source for her latest investigation. Maya—named for Ral's grandmother—babbled contentedly, pointing at squirrels and dogs with three-year-old enthusiasm that found wonder in everything.
"So the pharmaceutical executives knew about contamination for eighteen months before recall?" Louis asked, balancing phone against shoulder while navigating crowded path. "And you have documentation proving knowledge and deliberate suppression?"
The source confirmed details that would form backbone of Louis's next major story. Nothing quite as dramatic as international espionage conspiracies, but important work nonetheless—holding powerful institutions accountable, prote
