Even with the rapid DNA extraction kits and super-fast real time PCR cyclers, it will take a couple of hours to analyze the DNA to verify that it is hers. If we decide to sequence key portions of the DNA, it will take even longer to get an identification.
So, by the time the analysis is complete and a positive identity is established, the reporters will have lost interest and claim that the body double is "old news."
It was her. She’s been briefed on warning signs if she needs to duck out. She’s got an earpiece if the doc sees anything suspicious. She’s shot up with drugs I can’t afford, hydrated by IVs, and 18 hours sleep she can probably get through an hour, tops.