Marisol crossed her arms.
“Genealogical research isn’t illegal.”
“No.”
Talia opened her briefcase.
“But illegally accessing medical screening data is.”
She removed copies.
“Neither is impersonating a patient.”
Thad’s face changed.
“Neither is paying a laboratory employee to run unauthorized compatibility tests.”
Another document.
“Neither is obtaining sealed adoption records under fraudulent pretenses.”
Another.
“Neither is misrepresenting donor-recipient relationships to a transplant review board.”
Thad glanced toward Dr. Oay.
The surgeon’s voice remained calm.
“We have already made the required reports.”
Marisol went pale.
“You can’t do this to us.”
Those were the first words she had spoken that sounded genuinely afraid.
Lenora stared at them.
“Why?”
Thad looked at her.
“Mother—”
“Why did you do this?”
He said nothing.
Lenora’s voice rose.
“She loved you.”
Thad’s composure finally broke.
“What would you have had me do?”
