An Indian shipper for the Bansals stored pills in a basement on this Delhi Street.
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DrugNet, Chapter 6: Family Feuds
Father and son squabble over streamlining drug sales, while federal agents fight over turf.
The file was amazing. The PowerPoint presented a detailed history of the Bansal pill distribution network, as written by Akhil. Apparently, it was something he had put together for his Costa Rican connection, back in July.
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As Barb and Kelly scrolled down, they could not contain their outrage. After all, here was a doctor dispensing generic prescription pills without even talking to patients.
Barb had always figured Akhil's enterprise was all about money, not health care. Now the PowerPoint confirmed it.
The prosecutors began reading Akhil's presentation aloud, their booming voices carrying into the hallway. They scoffed at the way Akhil presented his rise to success - sections labeled Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Revolution.
"The arrogance of this guy," Kelly thought. "He's proud of what he's done."
The evidence prosecutors already had - bank records, e-mails, invoices - was incriminating, but dull. Here was something dramatic, visual, and in Akhil's broken English. A jury would eat it up.
The last slide posed a series of questions. "Can we process more orders?... Till how long we can get this going? What if anything bad happens?"
The prosecutors howled.
Barb mimicked Akhil. " 'What if anything bad happens?' "
She began to chant: "What if anything bad happens? What if anything bad happens?"
Barb kicked off her black pumps, dancing now. "What if anything bad happens? You're about to find out."
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