“I don't understand,” I said.
“I know where she is,” Ethan said, grinning widely. “That i***t thinks he's smooth, but he told us everything.”
“He did?” I asked.
“He just had to mention that hospital. The one the humans built,” Ethan said.
“What about it?” I asked.
“I've been looking at patient transfers, and checking hospital rosters for human patients,” Ethan explained. “And I've come up empty. But that hospital is out of our networks because it was built by humans and is still staffed by humans. And at least a third of the patients are human.”
“So my mother wouldn't stand out on their roster,” I said, “and her transfer wouldn't be properly recorded.”
“Exactly.”
“Do you think this is it?” I asked, “Do you really think we've found her this time?”
“I'm sure of it,” Ethan said. “It
