And if the Soranos knew that it was Gene Pearce's lover who operated on their retainer, Winter was going down even quicker.

Such was the trap Paco set for Winter-damned if you do, damned if you don't.

He sneered, as he believed it was impossible for Winter to save Gus Zeller.

Before Winter arrived, he had examined Gus-the man's bones were broken all over and he had lost one arm, while his organs were bleeding. Even his heart rate was dangerously low.

To Paco, experienced as he may be, Gus could well have been run over by a train.

He was a dead man walking, and things would get very bad for anyone who takes his case.

And it just so happened that Paco could use it against his new chief, who was just starting her first day.

"No matter how unusual the circumstances are, saving the patient is top priority," Winter said, clearly more determined than Paco expected.

way and led

if she spent days practicing with many patients thanks to Frank, she

together might work, but there was barely a one percent chance of survival for this

assistants entered just then, grinning at Winter as she

don't matter. I'm a doctor, and I

please leave this room, Dr. Nellis bring me the needles

it showed on his

soon laughing. "Hah!

the scalpel? The

just have to wait anyway. The Soranos

Paco sighing in

doctors-how could

you listening? She was

killing me... The man is half-dead, and she's still playing around with Draconian traditional

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