Read by Alexander Adams. — Books On Tape, 1992. — 64 kbps.
Alex Delaware nimbly executes tricky steps of his own when called in to consult on the mysterious ailments afflicting a baby, Cassie, being seen at his training hospital in Los Angeles. That Cassie is the only grandchild of the hospital's new CEO, a corporate hotshot who has demoralized the staff with cutbacks and a new administration of "paramilitary types," adds political twists to the case's knotty psychological aspects. After a doctor involved in computer research is murdered in the hospital parking lot, Delaware calls on his friend Milo, a gay LAPD homicide cop currently serving as an input clerk. They link an earlier murder to the hospital and then key into a secret federal investigation, all the while trying to keep Cassie safe.