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ROMAN

“What can I do for you, Mr Floyd?

“I need you to check if this baby was delivered at this hospital?”

I hated hospitals.

I showed him the death certificate which made him crunch his note a bit and then he began typing away on his keyboard while I took a look around his office.

Several awards lined the wall like he was trying so hard to make it obvious that he was good at what he did. Quinn knew how queasy hospitals made me and she was seated quietly beside me, giving me that look and laughing silently.

“Stop laughing before I peel your face off.”

“Oh yes, Mr Floyd” he handed me back the paper “She was born here, December fifteenth, at 10:25pm."

Good, one step cleared.

“Who did you say was the nurse that delivered this baby?”

He began typing on her computer again. Quinn obviously thought I was going too far with this but I needed to make sure all the information was accurate.

Of course, I knew the baby was born, I just needed to know what happened after that. It wasn't a point for