The Quiet Assassin

WASHINGTON, D.C. Four men were in the room. David Middleton, handicapped by the loss of his leg in Desert Storm, Lt. Colonel Frank Barger, United States Army, Dr. Mike Rivers, a distinguished older man, and the fourth man, William Neil Logan. On this evening all the men were standing. The U.S. Senator from Illinois, the Honorable Edgar Charles entered the room. "Gentlemen, please sit down and we will get started. He took a pen from his briefcase, and looked expectantly at Logan. The other men waited in silence. Logan cut through any preliminaries. "I received a communique from my man in Tennessee. There has been another unexplained death at the hospital he has under surveillance. That adds up to nine." Middleton spoke up. You are the managing claims investigator for UAIA, a company who insures hospitals all across the country. What are the statistics nationwide?" "The national norm is much lower than what is occurring in Tennessee. Insurance is a hot political topic now, and when my boss, who personally knows the President, got a call from him, it got hotter. Next thing I know I'm on a plane to Washington.