Author’s note. This story deals with immunization for childhood diseases and how in this fictional account it went terribly wrong. All of the study I have done indicates that this situation could happen if someone got careless. There have been reactions to immunizations and for some they are serious but these immunizations have saved many lives. I set a hypothetical situation surrounding this. I write this to show to those who do this work that they must be right every time. There is no room for error. I personally have worked with the immunization for H1N1 otherwise known as Swine Flu.  I know there are risks but they are far below the risks of the diesase.

December 20 2001 Harrisburg PA

Dr. Stanley Warner looked at the body on the table and shook his head. These cases were tough for him. The report said, “Katie Franklin, white female, 22 years old, small build, five foot three, blond hair.” Without a close look at the face it could be Lori, his second daughter. He looked further, “gunshot wound to the chest”. He heard the newscast on the way to work. She was a night clerk, alone in a convenience store. A customer found her just after five AM on the floor behind the counter in a pool of blood. She died in ER at about 6:30 AM. Just before she was shot she tripped the security camera but was unable to reach the phone to alert police. The camera took pictures of her assailant but was not connected to provide an alarm. Stan shook his head. Such a waste.

Stan remembered his words of his forensics professor. “When someone dies, no matter what the circumstances, it is essential to determine the actual cause of death and prove it beyond a shred of doubt. Without that certainty, if the death is the result of criminal activity the accused could challenge the charges against him and possibly gain a not guilty verdict because of your inept work. If he goes free he is likely to kill again.  You are morally responsible for that death.  But even worse, if you do a sloppy job we may miss the opportunity to learn everything from that death that may help others. Without that we cheat the person of one last chance to make this world a better place in their death. You are a critical link in the chain that will bring justice for that person. If that link is broken, justice will almost certainly not be attainable.  You are the critical link for that person to make their last contribution to society.” Stan vowed he would never give a killer such an opportunity or cheat that person of that one last opportunity to do good. He worked hard to keep that vow.  His autopsies were complete, thorough and solid. In more than thirty years no attorney had ever been able to effectively challenge his word.