035 Bad Medicine by Carolyn Keene

somewhere ahead of them in the corridor. Nancy looked up, listening. “Ned,” she whispered. “I think that’s Suzanne Welles.”
    Before Ned could respond, Suzanne sauntered around the corner. Gone was the serious woman of yesterday. She looked happy and bright.
    To Nancy’s amazement Trevor appeared right behind Suzanne. Before either Nancy or Ned could react, Suzanne slipped her arms around Trevor and planted a long kiss on his lips. And Trevor didn’t fight back a bit!

Chapter

Nine
    N ED MURMURED in Nancy’s ear, “Talk about a lip lock.”
    Nancy was so surprised she didn’t answer. Trevor finally surfaced from the kiss. When he saw Nancy and Ned, his face reddened. “Oh, hello. What are you two doing?” he asked, embarrassed.
    “We just ate lunch,” Nancy murmured.
    The starry-eyed look on Suzanne’s face made Nancy uneasy. What was going on? she wondered. The last she’d heard, Trevor didn’t want Suzanne anywhere near him. But that kiss told a different story!
    “Let’s go, Trevor.” Suzanne linked her arm through his. She seemed anxious to steer him away from Nancy and Ned. Trevor glanced back once, then disappeared around the corner.
    “Now, what’s that all about?” Ned wondered aloud, staring after them.
    “I’m almost afraid to find out.” Nancy made a face. “I didn’t tell you before, but last night April said some pretty outrageous things about Trevor.”
    “You mean they’re having a fight? What kind of things?”
    “She thinks Trevor may have been responsible for her father’s death after all. April’s afraid he might have performed a mercy killing, because he knew how unhappy her father’s illness was making her.”
    “What?” Ned’s jaw dropped. “No way! Trevor would never do a thing like that. Not for any reason!” Nancy’s continued silence prompted him to add, “You don’t seriously believe her, do you?”
    “No. But it is possible. Trevor admitted to me that Dr. Shaw asked him to end his suffering.”
    Ned stared at Nancy in shock. “And . . . ?”
    “Trevor said he wouldn’t even consider it,” Nancy assured him. “A lot of people say things they don’t mean when they’re depressed.”
    “Like April herself?” Ned suggested, lifting a brow.
    “Yes, like April. She’s been under a lot of pressure too.” Nancy shook her head. “I just can’t seriously consider Trevor a suspect. He wouldn’t take such a risk, even for April.”
    “If Trevor loves April,” Ned said slowly, “why is he with Suzanne?”
    “He was pretty upset when he found out what April had said to me. He might be with Suzanne because he’s hurt.” Another thought struck Nancy, and she felt cold inside. “Or maybe April’s right, and he’s with Suzanne because he’s got a guilty conscience where April’s concerned.”
    “Don’t even think of it,” said Ned, but the look on his face suggested he was worried, too. “I don’t want to be around when April finds out about Trevor and Suzanne,” he added quietly.
    “Neither do I. Come on, let’s get back to work.”
    They parted at the elevator. “I’ve got to race to the administration building,” Ned said, holding her face between his palms and kissing her lightly. “Today’s a late one. I won’t be out until after six.”
    “Okay, that’ll give me a few hours to do some detective work. I’ll meet you in the lobby later.”
    • • •
    The emergency room was a madhouse. An afternoon auto accident had the whole staff working frantically. Nancy raced around to help, filling out forms, directing patients into the examining rooms, and guiding them to the X-ray department whenever necessary.
    While she worked, her mind kept turning over the riddle of this particular case. Who would want to ruin Trevor’s career? Suzanne, for all her talk, was clearly still interested in Trevor. Would she have altered the files? Could she have? And now that Trevor seemed interested in Suzanne, would she change her