The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder

Danny, Paul, and a private detective meet at Saint Michael’s Hospital to hear a review of the six patient files Danny gave the examiner. The examiner confirms that the patients were given drugs from an outside source. Tim and Danny witness Reverend Gall’s exhumation and then meet with the medical examiner to observe the sample collection process.

Charlie drives to work, reflecting on the vast economic differences between his home and his place of employment. He’s pulled over by a police officer who claims that his car is being impounded. The officer is kind and acquiesces to Charlie’s protests, offering to drive him to work while he gets the problem sorted out. Mollified, Charlie agrees and soon receives a call confirming that the impound was a mistake. That night, he’s terminated from Somerset.

Amy takes the news about Charlie’s firing hard, calling him that night. Charlie claims that he was fired because of inconsistencies in his dates of employment on his job application. He claims that he was a scapegoat for Reverend Gall’s death and then mentions an investigation at St. Luke’s. Amy tries to comfort him, although she doesn’t understand the supposed reasons for his termination.

Tim reflects on Charlie’s troubled personal and professional history, feeling frustration that they don’t have the necessary evidence to make an arrest. In reflecting, Tim reveals that the “impoundment” was actually a cover-up for putting a tracker on Charlie’s car. Despite their evidence supporting Reverend Gall’s murder and Mrs. Han’s attempted murder, they have no definitive proof of Charlie’s blame. Tim calls the Pyxis manufacturer to find out if there’s a way to recall information more than 30 days old but is informed that there’s no 30-day window. Danny goes to Mary to demand the Pyxis information; when they receive it, it shows no record that Charlie ordered digoxin the night of Reverend Gall’s death.

In November 2003, the detectives begin scheduling interviews with nurses at Somerset. Mary sits in on the interviews, which bring forward little information. Amy, meanwhile, struggles with the paranoia of her peers, especially because the other nurses start to speculate about her and Charlie. After weeks of building anxiety, Amy is called in for an interview and decides to “let it all out” (178).