She picked up her burner phone and dialed the coroner’s office.
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“Dr. Pham, please.”
“Where can I find her?”
“I heard two men arguing outside Elena’s door around 10 PM. One voice was calm. The other — hers — was scared, not angry. She said, ‘I didn’t touch the ledgers, I swear.’ Then a sound like a drawer opening. Then nothing.” She picked up her burner phone and dialed
A pause. Then: “Dr. Pham no longer works here.” not angry. She said