“I didn’t do it…” “Do what?” Slade asked. “Didn’t have an affair with…Dr. Emery…” Carrie gasped. “And I didn’t kidnap the baby…” “Then who did?” Slade asked. “Mrs. Emery said I did…that I stole babies for him because I was sleeping with him…” Tears leaked down her pale checks as she struggled for a breath. “That’s not true…” Slade stroked her arm to calm her. “Carrie, do you know what happened to the Nash baby?” “Adopted…I overheard doctor on the phone yesterday…” Her breathing grew labored, and Slade’s jaw hardened. Dammit. He wanted to know more but he couldn’t let the woman die. He punched in 9-1-1 and asked for an ambulance and the sheriff, but suddenly the door squeaked open and footsteps shuffled in the front room. Alarm shot through him, then Nina’s voice called his name. “Slade?” He glanced up and saw Nina in the shadow of the doorway, and his blood went cold. Dr. Emery was standing behind her with a gun aimed at her head.
