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.

and led

to Frank, she

a loss beside her too-modern techniques like stitching wounds together might work, but there was barely a

assistants entered just then,

doctor, and I will do

and pointed at the door. "Since you're not helping, please leave this

her instructions with smooth precision, leaving Paco so stunned it showed on his face even

was soon laughing. "Hah!

Letting her take the scalpel? The Sorano

have to wait anyway. The Soranos are going to come

left Paco sighing in

doctors-how could he be

She was asking her

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

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