Chapter 11
The ME ran the tip of his pencil down the list of popular date-rape drugs, crossed most of them off as he did and said, “None of these showed up in tests on the latest victim. However, there is one that probably wouldn’t have shown up unless we’d been able to test him very soon after he’d taken it, because it metabolizes quickly.”
Hollis looked at the remaining drug and nodded as he asked, “Can it be put in a drink without the victim tasting it?”
“Definitely. The drawback, as far as the person doing the drugging would be concerned, is that while it’s a hallucinogenic and a painkiller, the effects last for only an hour or so in low dosages.”
“That would still give the killer plenty of time to get his victim out of a club and into his vehicle.”
“Agreed. So my best guess is th
