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DAHLIA The detective in charge of Vi’s case agreed to assign an officer to watch over her hospital room. After I saw someone on the verge of hurting her—or worse, finishing the murder attempt—Detective Collins found clear evidence of tampering with the hospital’s security system. Someone disabled the hallway and elevator cameras for that specific time on purpose. Detective Collins suspects that this was a seasoned hacker’s work. Unlike the DNA samples the police managed to gather from underneath Violet’s nails, this time, no evidence was left behind. That unidentified DNA sample is the only clue I have about the attacker. Detective Collins said that there’s a strong likelihood that the attack happened after an altercation. In the initial blood test, there was propofol in her blood, so she probably fought before she was sedated. And that makes the case more complex and elusive. In fact, the Stanton Hospital surveillance camera that showed the man in the van dropping off Vi didn’t captur