Others revealed troubling details.
My original medical screening had not supported the condition used to justify my participation.
The research notes also documented my dizziness, confusion, and excessive sleeping.
Yet the program had continued without properly addressing my concerns.
Even more troubling, some records contained Daniel’s initials.
He couldn’t claim he’d been completely unaware.
Meanwhile, investigators began reviewing the clinic’s practices and the experiences of earlier participants.
The third woman particularly interested Dr. Reeves.
Her records suggested she’d withdrawn consent and attempted to report the program.
But her file ended abruptly.
Nobody knew whether she’d managed to make her concerns heard.
I remembered the photograph.
Someone had warned me.
Someone had known I might become another participant who wasn’t fully informed.
Several days later, Daniel called.
“Margaret, Dr. Cole knows the documents have been released.”
“Good.”
“He’s claiming you knowingly agreed to everything.”
I looked at the paperwork beside me.
“Then he’ll have to explain why nobody properly informed me about the research.”
