SPECULATION

Piarroux found sleep pointless. He kept thinking about the report and lab results he had received just before he left Haiti, wondering whether the person who had actually handed him the document was authorized to do so. Surely, given the report’s importance, that person wouldn’t have taken action unilaterally. No, Piarroux thought, only one explanation made sense: it had been leaked on the authority of President René Préval, acting through Minister of Health Alex Larsen. The plane was largely silent as other passengers tried to sleep despite the discomfort of economy-class seats. Piarroux thought about still voices and then specifically