Well, he commented on her age and not her looks. Maybe there was something yet to be said about this visiting doctor. Ani nodded, accepting his observation because she didn't consider it a compliment. She was young. She was capable. Still, it felt good for someone to acknowledge that last part especially.
"I hope so. So far everything we've done has just come up empty." She backed away from him, turned and went back out into the hallway so that they could actually converse.
But even the hallway was too public for this kind of conversation. Gesturing for him to walk along with her, Anika continued. We did a urine, tox screenings from here to Tuesday, we've done stomach washings, chromatography screenings, obviously more blood tests than we probably should have." She pursed her lips together, frustrated.
"In fact, if I had been the initial consultant, I'd have ordered scene residue tests as well. She's just been fading away and... " Doctors don't get involved, they don't get personally involved. It was becoming less of a med-school lesson and more of a mantra these days.
"And the police don't have a clue, though they've been here to talk to her, along side the child psychologist and counselors. All we can get is that it's someone she has seen on TV. And that could be literally anyone."
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Date: 2015-04-15 06:17 am (UTC)"I hope so. So far everything we've done has just come up empty." She backed away from him, turned and went back out into the hallway so that they could actually converse.
But even the hallway was too public for this kind of conversation. Gesturing for him to walk along with her, Anika continued. We did a urine, tox screenings from here to Tuesday, we've done stomach washings, chromatography screenings, obviously more blood tests than we probably should have." She pursed her lips together, frustrated.
"In fact, if I had been the initial consultant, I'd have ordered scene residue tests as well. She's just been fading away and... " Doctors don't get involved, they don't get personally involved. It was becoming less of a med-school lesson and more of a mantra these days.
"And the police don't have a clue, though they've been here to talk to her, along side the child psychologist and counselors. All we can get is that it's someone she has seen on TV. And that could be literally anyone."