The Culprit

“Where did you get this dress?” the doctor asked and called for a nurse. “We’ve got to get you out of that dress!” he added. The nurse rushed in, hurrying Bret and the doctor out of the room. She helped Matilda into a hospital gown and invited the two back in.
“What is wrong with the dress?” Matilda asked. What could be so bad about a dress to cause such panic?