Chapter 15 - The Poison in the Nursery
Later that night, while unpacking Emma’s nursery items at a temporary secure condo, Claire made a terrifying discovery.
Inside the cabinet where Evelyn had stored baby formula during her weekend visits, Claire found three unmarked glass bottles.
The bottles contained a milky liquid, but when Claire opened one, a subtle, sweet chemical odor filled the air.
Remembering Emma’s unusual bouts of extreme lethargy after spending time with Evelyn, Claire’s blood ran cold in her veins.
She immediately brought the bottles to a private toxicology lab in Bethesda, Maryland, for urgent chemical testing.
By midnight, the lead chemist called Claire’s secure phone with preliminary, catastrophic laboratory results.
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"Mrs. Vance, this formula is laced with high doses of prescription diphenhydramine and heavy sedatives," the chemist reported.
"If a baby consumed this regularly, it would cause permanent neurological damage or sudden cardiac arrest."
