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Оглавление“Dr Hyatt. This is Jodie De Vanti.”
She needn’t have identified herself. He could tell it was her by the frost in her voice, the way the phone receiver was growing cold in his hand.
“I have a horse with a gaping wound on its shoulder and chest,” she said, “and it needs to be stitched. Now.”
“Then you’d better call Dr Stewart.”
“Dr Stewart is also out.” And he could tell she suspected a conspiracy…. with good reason. No vet wanted to go to the Barton spread after what had happened to him.
“You might try one of the Elko vets.”
Sam was ready to put the phone down when Jodie blurted, “Don’t you take some kind of Hippocratic oath? Don’t you owe something to this animal?”
“Sorry, I can’t afford another lawsuit.”
