PAVEL'S POV
My phone rings as I'm parking at the end of the long row of vehicles in front of the pakhan's house. The last in line is a big red bike. Something major must be up, Roman's called the top brass, including Sergei. I grab the phone from the passenger seat and answer.
"Doc?"
"I have the girl's results. As far as STDs are concerned, she's clean. Negative on the pregnancy, too. The bloodwork shows she's a bit anaemic, but that's it."
"What about the drugs?"
"Well, that's the interesting part. The substance found in her system isn't listed. It looks like it may be something new, something that hasn't hit the mainstream yet."
"That's strange."
"Wait, there's more. The test came back on the pills Vladimir dropped off the other day. It's the same stuff."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Did you tell Roman?"
"I did. Just got off the call with him."
I stiffen. "So… you told him about the girl?"
"Of course. Why? Should I not have?"
