Chapter 20 Summary

Chapter 20, "Medical Matters" Before she can pursue the Gotso case any further, Mma Ramotswe has a few other clients to take care of, including her old friend Dr. Maketsi, who comes to her with concerns about one of his doctors. Maketsi tells her that the young Dr. Komoti has been behaving inconsistently - at times professional, responsible and knowledgeable, at other times confused, incompetent and slow. Maketsi confides that he's worried Komoti is using drugs, and asks Mma Ramotswe to both find out what's wrong and remain quiet about what she finds. Mma Ramotswe agrees to help and, in recognition of Maketsi's service to her dying father, says she will charge no fee.

Information obtained from Maketsi enables Mma Ramotswe to follow Komoti, and as she does so, she discovers that he leads a very quiet life ... that is, until he unexpectedly makes...