�Yeah. Now how about you tell me what the hell is going on and why Diane Russell is in the middle of it.�

�I�m not at liberty to say,� Dr. Muzqu�z said. With his nose high in the air, he sneered, �Especially to you.�

�Why not to me?� Danny said, pulling up hard on Dr. Muzqu�z�s coat. Dr. Muzqu�z put his hands on Danny�s so the coat wouldn�t tear. �Is it something to do with me? Is she pregnant?�

Dr. Muzqu�z looked down at Danny�s hands and then challengingly up at his eyes. Danny tossed him back against his car and let go of the jacket, but he stayed within six inches of Dr. Muzqu�z�s body.

�I�ll tell you this much,� Dr. Muzqu�z sneered, looking Danny up and down, �you should visit your urologist and get yourself tested for STD�s.�

Danny was visibly shaken, and he stepped back. Dr. Muzqu�z smiled at Danny�s reaction.

�Wh...wh...which ones?� Danny�s face was suddenly paler than usual.

�The viral kind. That�s all I�m willing to say without violating patient confidentiality.�

�Do you mean HIV?� Danny�s eyes had glazed over.

�Just get checked,� Dr. Muzqu�z sneered, then opened his door. �Now, if you�re finished with your little police brutality, I�ll be on my way. I have an appointment.�

Danny stood wavering as the DRMZQZ Lexus drove out of the parking garage, its tires squealing at each turn. He leaned his arm on the concrete pillar and held his aching head with the other hand. �I knew it. She did sleep with that skel Denby. And now this,� he growled.