and his sudden urgency to leave had alarmed her.
The manager had already called the police. Through the window, I watched my companion wait impatiently beside the car. Eight minutes later, he tried entering the restaurant. Finding the door locked, he returned to his vehicle. When a police cruiser entered the parking lot, he drove away.
The officers took my statement and arranged to preserve the drink for testing. In the following days, investigators confirmed that something harmful had been added to it. I provided every detail I could remember,
