The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder

Amy shares her discovery with the detectives. The next night, Amy studies Charlie’s Cerner data output and realizes that he was “hunting” for victims using the digital logs (205). She has another nightmare about Charlie’s drug dispensing. The next time she meets with the detectives, she provides background on the Cerner patient system and explains how Charlie frequently looked up patients that hadn’t been assigned to him, which contains proof that Charlie studied Reverend Gall’s data before his death. Amy realizes that she must have inadvertently delivered Charlie’s drug cocktails to patients.

Reverend Gall’s toxicology report comes back and confirms that he died of a digoxin overdose. The police officers meet but find that despite all the circumstantial evidence pointing to Charlie, they have nothing definitive. Danny and Tim ask Amy to call Charlie and arrange a meeting, but he’s interested only when she acts as if it’s a date. Charlie brings up his feelings of sadness but resists her attempts to help, instead seeking sympathy. Tim grows frustrated with their slow progress, then decides to be more direct.

Tim and Danny pull Charlie in for questioning, during which they tell him that he’s the target of their investigation. They lull him into a false sense of security by chatting with him and then interrogate him for hours. However, Charlie gives them no information during their extensive interview. They return him to his house at two o’ clock in the morning; Tim loses his cool and threatens Charlie with arrest the next time they see each other.

While Charlie was being interrogated, a different police squad searched his belongings, but discovered nothing incriminating. Danny experiences anxiety and doubt over both failures, having gotten no useful information from Charlie. Danny and Tim discuss their frustrations, speculating that Charlie will get a lawyer and their case will go nowhere. Charlie calls Amy, leaving a voicemail describing his eventful day. He forgets to tell her that he found a new job.

Tim goes for a drive so that he can make a private phone call to the FBI, intending to ask for help with the case against the prosecutor’s wishes. The case is unique for the FBI agents, who have dealt with killer nurses but nothing like Charlie’s description. They interrogate Tim about Charlie, making Tim feel increasingly unprepared and frustrated about his lack of evidence. The call ends with both parties vowing to reflect and devise a strategy. Meanwhile, Amy returns home, drinks some wine, and then notices a voicemail on her answering machine. She listens to the message: Charlie has found employment at Montgomery Hospital.

Tim struggles to fall asleep after talking to Amy, who shared the news about Charlie’s new position. Finally, Tim calls Montgomery Hospital as a private citizen, warning them against hiring Charlie. The vice president of the hospital promises to let him go. However, Tim’s warning leaks to the press, and soon the police department is inundated with reporters. Tim and Danny feel the pressure, knowing that if they don’t act quickly, Charlie will never confess. They reach out to Amy.