Jarrod Butler asked from the doorway of Tanner’s new office in the security department on the basement level of Confidential Rejuvenations.On this subterranean level, the hospital took on a whole other personality. Like a well-bred woman without her makeup on, down here you could see the cracks in the beautiful facade. The corridors were narrower, the lighting dimmer, the temperature three or four degrees colder than it was on the ground level. Down here, there were no windows. None of the sunny radiance that greeted guests when they walked through the front door.Tanner glanced up from the data gathered after five days of analyzing the hospital’s current security systems and the interviews with the staff. “I’m not ready to offer an opinion at this point, Dr. Butler. I’ll write up my recommendations in a full report.”The Chief of Staff had a lanky build and an unhurried way of speaking that reminded Tanner of the actor Gregory Peck in the role of Joe Bradley in Roman Holiday.
