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Case №110Saturday, July 18, 2026Cold Case

Falling Standard

St. Clair Medical Center, Caldmere

The Briefing

A state safety inspector is found dead at the bottom of a stairwell at St. Clair Medical Center — but the fall that killed him may not have been his own idea.

Persons of Interest

Everyone has something to hide.

Dr. Sanjay Mehta, Chief of Emergency Medicine, St. Clair Medical Center in Caldmere
Dr. Sanjay Mehta
Chief of Emergency Medicine, St. Clair Medical Center

The hospital's most trusted doctor and its most exhausted. Has been pulling double shifts for years, holding the ER together through budget cuts and staffing crises.

Agatha "Aggie" Santos, Head Nurse, Night Shift, St. Clair Medical Center in Caldmere
Agatha "Aggie" Santos
Head Nurse, Night Shift, St. Clair Medical Center

The night shift belongs to Aggie. Twenty-eight years at St. Clair. She runs the floor with absolute authority and a dry humor that softens nothing.

Jimmy Tao, Firefighter / Paramedic, Caldmere Fire Station in Caldmere
Jimmy Tao
Firefighter / Paramedic, Caldmere Fire Station

34. Department's best medic and worst cook (the chili is his). Former Navy corpsman. Calm to the point of being unnerving. Has nightmares he doesn't mention.

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