Critical

by Robin Cook

  “Come again?” Chet said with surprise.

  “I want to go back to the practice of medicine,” Angela repeated. “My immediate goal is going to be to solve my legal problems, so I can do it. It’s been a hard lesson, but I know now that mixing medicine and business is great for business, with the huge amount of money available, but an unmitigated disaster for medicine and the doctors who allow themselves to be caught up in it.”

  “Interesting,” Chet said.

  “Interesting?” Angela repeated questioningly. “Are you humoring me? I’ve really been thinking about this nonstop. I’m being very serious.”

  “I’m not humoring you at all,” Chet said. “Quite the contrary. I’m realizing that you are telling me why I was willing to post your bail.”