rning the charged paddles to

ly stepped forward. He grabbed Sloan's arm. "Wait! Loo

ncompetent-" Sloan s

action bought

ed it onto Silas's chest. His eyes widened. "Flu

dles hummed in his h

shoved past the stunned security guard.

edle," she snapped

phelia's absolute certain

led, stepping in front of the patient. "

n ten seconds, he's dead. Do you want to explain to the Ster

an to whine. A

on Sloan's chest and shoved. It wasn't a polite push. I

he didn't look at the ultra

ternum, finding the xiphoid pro

Even the security gu

st the n

t motion, deep

back on t

lood filled

e

.. be

a rhythm. The hear

reath that sounded li

ringe and emptied the bl

dle out. She tosse

long, golden hair cascaded down her back. She looked

ripping with ice, "check the pupil

started from

man walked in. Th

ck," the Chief said.

d at the IV bag hanging above S

hock," Sloan spat, tryin

maybe," Ophelia said.

Silas's eyelid open. A faint

announced. "Dopamine would have accelerated the heart rat

, looking at the eye. Hi

Ophelia said calmly. "And Dr.

eavy, thick with the realizat