Dr Harrison stood at the bottom of the stairs.
He was no longer wearing his white coat.
He wore a dark suit.
His expression was calm.
Almost too calm.
Behind him stood four men.
None of them looked like doctors.
Two carried flashlights.
One held a tablet.
The last man locked the basement door.
Claire immediately stepped closer to Ethan.
Marcus Hale stood several feet away.
For the first time since Ethan had met him, Marcus looked afraid.
“Dr Harrison,” Ethan said.
The doctor looked at him.
“You should not have come here.”
Ethan laughed bitterly.
“You should not have put that device inside my wife.”
Claire stared at Harrison.
“Was it you?”
The doctor looked at her.
“Yes.”
Claire's face collapsed.
“Why?”
Harrison did not answer immediately.
He looked toward the wall covered with photographs.
“You were the most successful subject.”
Claire's eyes filled with tears.
“Subject?”
“You were never supposed to know.”
Ethan stepped forward.
“She was your patient.”
“She was part of a research program.”
“She was a human being.”
Harrison's expression did not...