Chapter 1

Shaun Murphy lied down on his bed sound asleep. He suddenly woke up hearing a woman's voice in the hall.

"Roscoe!" the woman shouted. "Roscoe!"

Shaun got up and opened the door to see a young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. The woman looked over at Shaun.

"Sorry, sir," the young woman said.

"I'm Dr. Shaun Murphy," Shaun said.

"Hi, Shaun," the young woman said. "I'm Betsy."

"Why are you shouting at 3 AM?" Shaun asked. "I'm trying to sleep. I have to go to work in a few hours."

"Sorry," Betsy said. "I'm cat sitting for my sister and the cat got out. I'm trying to find the cat before Armon does. His name is Roscoe and his fur is orange."

"Okay," Shaun said. "Okay. Can I help?"

"That would be amazing," Betsy said. "Thank you."

Shaun didn't respond.

"I said thank you," Betsy said.

"I have autism," Shaun said. "Sorry."

"It's okay," Betsy said. "My brother has autism. He's a middle school teacher."

"Let's find your sister's cat so I can go back to bed," Shaun said.

Shaun walked to the left while Betsy walked to the right. As Shaun walked down each section of the hallway, he finally found the cat.

"Hello, Roscoe," Shaun said.

As Shaun picked Roscoe up, Roscoe hissed and scratched his hand.

"Okay," Betsy said getting out Neosporin as Shaun sat down on Betsy's couch. "Here is some Neosporin. Sorry about Roscoe. I should have informed you that he hates strangers."

"It's okay," Shaun said taking the Neosporin. "I'm a doctor."

Shaun applied the Neosporin to his hand and Betsy handed him a Band-Aid.

"Thank you," Shaun said getting up. "I'm going back to my apartment and going to bed."

"Shaun," Betsy said. "I want to take you dinner tomorrow night to show you how grateful I am for helping me find Roscoe."

"Okay," Shaun said. "Okay."

Shaun walked out and walked back to his apartment.

San Jose International Airport

Dr. Glassman waited in the baggage claim. As he waited, he heard a familiar voice.

"Hello, Aaron."

Dr. Glassman turned around to see an old colleague smiling at him.

"Addison Montgomery," Dr. Glassman said. "It's been a while."

"Twenty years?" Addison asked.

"Twenty two," Dr. Glassman replied. "You don't look a day over 40."

"And you don't look a day over…" Addison started to say before Dr. Glassman cut her off.

"I get it," Dr. Glassman said. "I'm old."

"I have to say," Addison said. "I was surprised you asked me to come."

"Dr. Melendez had a family emergency," Dr. Glassman said. "I remembered a certain former medical student of mine who would be the perfect temporary fill-in for him."

"That's so sweet," Addison said.

"And then when she wasn't available, I called you," Dr. Glassman said.

"Not funny," Addison said, playfully punching Dr. Glassman in the arm.