William Edwards Leaves His Screaming Son on a Friday Afternoon in Hartford
I opened the browser and typed in the registry link.
The Connecticut Department of Public Health page was a drab gray, filled with clinical search boxes for license numbers and names.
I typed Sue Melton into the search bar and pressed the enter key, the hum of the computer tower sounding unusually loud in the small room.
A single row of text appeared on the screen, showing her full name and her registered nurse credential.
Beside her license number, the status column did not say active.
In bold red letters, the screen showed the word suspended.
I clicked the link for the disciplinary history, expecting a simple clerical error or a missed renewal fee.
The official document loaded slowly, line by line, on the small monitor, a digital copy of a state board order.
It was dated October twelfth, two thousand eighteen, and signed by the state board chairperson.
The board had ordered an immediate suspension of her nursing license following an investigation.
The text listed charges of professional misconduct and medical neglect.
There were no other details on the public page, only a reference number for a sealed case file.
