In asking for that specific test, she disclosed that she was a reporter conducting a surprise investigation into the company. That would reasonably freak out a company in Theranos&#x27; position, especially low level employees who might have heard they should be careful about reporters but don&#x27;t know exactly what to do. It&#x27;s hard to draw conclusions from the story. We&#x27;d have learned more if she had asked for that one test alone for which they use finger prick.