Due to the graphic nature of this episode, listener discretion is advised.

This episode features discussions of murder, medical malpractice, mental health conditions,

addiction, and the misuse of prescription drugs that may be upsetting.

We advise extreme caution for listeners under 13.

No one likes going to the doctor, but there's a strange solace in the bare white walls

and pressing silence of the waiting room.

Soon you hope you'll find the answers you're looking for.

If you're a new parent, these visits can be especially nerve-wracking.

The tiniest cough or sniffle from the baby sets off a cascade of panic.

That's one of the reasons you make the appointments in the first place

to calm your raging nerves.

When your name is finally called, you stand up and gather the diaper bag,

along with the pacifier your baby lets slip to the floor.

In just a few moments, you think everything's going to be okay.

A nurse leads you to the exam room.

You remember her from your last visit.

She's kind and efficient.

You don't bat an eye when she asks to take your baby for a couple of routine tests.

As she lifts the child from your arms,

cwing to them and a soft, teary voice.

You weigh from your seat in front of the doctor's desk.

What you don't realize is that you've just handed your child to a predator,

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