The Perfectionists
““Okay, now flex,” the therapist, a tall, strapping Russian whose name was Igor, said, watching her face as she moved her ankle around.
“It feels pretty good,” Caitlin said.
“Good.” Igor kept rolling her foot in different directions, his hands cool and careful.
In the corner, a local news station played, muted but with closed captions. A breaking-news alert rolled across the bottom of the screen. LOCAL BOY KILLED WITH CYANIDE.
She flinched. Igor looked at her sharply. “Did that hurt?”
“No.” She ...swallowed, her mouth suddenly dry. Igor gently let go of her foot. “Um, could you turn that up?” she asked. Igor looked confused for a second, then grabbed the remote from a nearby table and handed it to Caitlin. The sound came on instantly.
“Let’s talk a little more about cyanide,” the reporter was saying, her voice strangely chipper. “And for that, I’d like to introduce Dr. John Newlin, forensics expert. Dr. Newlin?”
The doctor cleared his throat. “Cyanide poisoning is a classic method of both murder and suicide, mostly because the drug acts so quickly and looks like a cardiac event.MoreLess
“It feels pretty good,” Caitlin said.
“Good.” Igor kept rolling her foot in different directions, his hands cool and careful.
In the corner, a local news station played, muted but with closed captions. A breaking-news alert rolled across the bottom of the screen. LOCAL BOY KILLED WITH CYANIDE.
She flinched. Igor looked at her sharply. “Did that hurt?”
“No.” She ...swallowed, her mouth suddenly dry. Igor gently let go of her foot. “Um, could you turn that up?” she asked. Igor looked confused for a second, then grabbed the remote from a nearby table and handed it to Caitlin. The sound came on instantly.
“Let’s talk a little more about cyanide,” the reporter was saying, her voice strangely chipper. “And for that, I’d like to introduce Dr. John Newlin, forensics expert. Dr. Newlin?”
The doctor cleared his throat. “Cyanide poisoning is a classic method of both murder and suicide, mostly because the drug acts so quickly and looks like a cardiac event.MoreLess
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