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I waited until 7:00 PM. The administrative offices usually clear out by then, leaving the hospital in a state of quiet hum. I\u2019m not a hacker, but I\u2019ve been at Mercy General long enough to know where the bodies are buried\u2014and where the passwords are kept.<\/p>\n

I took the service elevator down to the basement, to the IT server room. It\u2019s a restricted area, cooled to a shivering temperature, filled with the drone of server fans. My badge shouldn\u2019t have worked, but I have all-access clearance for emergencies. This was an emergency.<\/p>\n

I found the lead IT guy, a kid named Kevin who owes me a massive favor. Last year, he got into a bar fight and didn\u2019t want the police involved, so I stitched up his hand in the break room off the books.<\/p>\n

Kevin was eating a burrito and watching a Twitch stream when I walked in. He jumped.<\/p>\n

\u201cKevin,\u201d I said, locking the heavy door behind me. \u201cI need to see the access logs for the billing terminal. Specifically for Sophie Miller\u2019s account.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kevin wiped guacamole off his lip, looking nervous. \u201cDoc, if Sterling finds out I showed you that, I\u2019m toast. He\u2019s looking for a reason to outsource the whole department.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I waited until 7:00 PM. The administrative offices usually clear out by then, leaving the hospital in a state of quiet hum. I\u2019m not a hacker, but I\u2019ve been at Mercy General long enough to know where the bodies are buried\u2014and where the passwords are kept. I took the service elevator down to the basement,…<\/p>\n

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