"Get someone over to my house NOW!" Mark yelled. "How could this guy
possibly get her address?" He asked Kerry.
"I don't know. He could of just remembered Adelle's name. She could
be listed." Kerry guessed.
Mark looked Adelle. There was a good possibility that she could not
only be paralyzed from the waist down, but die. "Halea, give me the phone.
Call my house for me." Mark commanded.
Halea didn't hesitate to comply. Now that one of their own had been
shot, she didn't want to think about who else the maniac would go after.
She picked up the phone with a bloody glove and then realized she didn't
know the number, "Dr. Greene, number?"
"Oh, yeah. 235-4162." He automatically responded.
"Here Dr.Greene. It's ringing." Halea held the phone up to his ear.
The rings seemed to go forever, "Come on, Elizabeth. Pick up the
phone." Mark waited until the message machine came on, and then motioned
for Halea to hang up. "Damn. She didn't pick up."
"Mark, she probably just went out for a while." Kerry comforted as
she tried to save the poor woman's life.
"I don't know, maybe you're right." Mark said.
The policeman walked in and said, "No one answered the door, but the
men I sent said they could hear a baby crying inside." The policeman
trailed off for a minute, but then said, "Do you want them to force entry?"
"Yes!" Mark yelled. Elizabeth always answers the door and never lets Ella cry. "Oh hell." Mark said out loud. Kerry exchanged looks with Halea and Lydia, and then said, "Mark, go ahead and leave. We'll get someone else. I'm sure everything is all right, but I don't think you need any added stress right now." Kerry offered. Mark thought about it for a second and then said, "Page someone else. I'll stay until they come." "Fine. Lydia, page Dr.Kovac." Kerry commanded. Before Lydia could do any thing, Romano barged in the doors in his usual way, except his face looked a bit more frantic. "What is going on? I heard Adelle Newman got shot." Romano stopped when he saw that the rumor had been true, "by that maniac." He finished when he regained himself. "You care to help?" Kerry asked. "Yes." Romano answered. Kerry looked up at Mark and said, "I think we've got it from here. Go ahead. Tell me if you hear any thing. Lydia, forget about paging Kovac." "Hear any thing about what?" Romano asked. Usually he didn't really care about the rumor mill, but so far today, everything that he had heard had been true. "Mark?" Kerry looked at him as if to ask "You wanna tell him?" "Go ahead. Not like it won't get out any way." Mark turned and walked out. Mark saw the policeman at the nearest phone to the trauma room. Mark waited very impatiently for him to get off the phone. When he did, Mark said, "Well?" The policeman was a bit surprised to see Mark, but quickly composed himself. "Dr.Greene, my men forced entry into your house. They searched the bottom floor and found the back door." The policeman stopped to think of a word. ".smashed." He finished. "Oh God." Mark said under his breath. He knew what was coming. He didn't want to think about it. He didn't want it confirmed; but he had to know. "They went upstairs and in the. nursery, I guess, they found Dr.Corday shot. They have an ambulance on it's way." The policeman said slowly. "Oh my God." Mark said again, "Is she okay? I mean is she conscious? Where was she shot?" "No, she's not conscious. She was shot in the abdomen twice." The policeman answered as he guided Mark over to a chair. Mark thought for a minute, then asked, "My baby, Ella, is she all right?" The policeman thought for a second and then said, "I don't know. Let me check." The policeman got back on the phone and spoke a few words. He listened for a few seconds, and then said, "Apparently, Dr.Corday was holding your daughter when she was shot. When she went down, she dropped the baby. As far as my men can tell, your daughter is fine, but then again, they aren't doctors or anything. They couldn't tell a cough apart from a broken neck." "Oh damn." Mark said to himself. "What's their ETA?" He asked. "Ten minutes." The policeman answered. Mark looked up to see Romano and a few nurses rolling Adelle Newman out of Trauma Two and towards the elevator. Mark got up and called, "Dr.Romano!" Romano turned his head to see Mark running toward him. "What?" "Is Anspaugh available to do Adelle's surgery? We. I need you down here for. an incoming trauma." Mark struggled to get out. "Yeah, but can't he just come down here?" Romano asked. He wanted to make sure that Anspaugh didn't screw this surgery up. "It's. the trauma is Elizabeth." Mark said. Tears welled up in his eyes. At that Romano stopped. "Elizabeth Corday? What." Romano started to ask. But then by the look on Mark's face he knew that is had been that Fossen guy. "Get Dr.Anspaugh to do this surgery." Romano instructed. Halea just nodded and kept going. Romano and Mark took off for the ambulance bay. Mark ran to the desk first. "Kerry!" "Mark? What is it?" She said upon seeing the distraught look on his face. "Elizabeth. She was shot." Mark took a deep breath and then continued, "Could you be one of the doctors? I want only the best. Romano's already waiting for the ambulance outside." Kerry stopped for a second and then said, "Mark, I'm sorry about Elizabeth. I'll help work on her." She said. Kerry took off and ran out to the ambulance bay. "Dr.Kovac, Dr.Finch," Mark called out to them. Mark could tell by the look on their faces that they had already heard what had happened. He tried to ignore that fact and said, "My daughter, Ella, is coming in with Elizabeth. As far as the policeman on the scene could tell, Ella was fine. But, could you two look her over. You two are the best with children." Mark asked Cleo and Luka didn't hesitate to say, "Yes." Luka added, "We'll do all we can." They too, went to meet the ambulance. Randi ran up to Mark and asked, "What should I get down here? I already called up X-ray, and they're on their way down. What else should I call?" "Thanks Randi. I think that should work for now." Mark answered. Mark saw Lydia and Halea back from getting Adelle up to surgery. "Halea, Lydia, could you go meet the ambulance?" Mark asked. "Sure thing Dr.Greene." Halea answered for both of them. They both headed for the ambulance bay. "Abby, you too." Mark instructed. Abby went without a word. Mark heard the approaching sirens. He too, headed for the ambulance bay. When he got out there, the EMTs were already been unloading Elizabeth. Mark looked at her as they rolled her past. The gurney was covered in blood. Her hair had dried blood in it. Blood was splattered on her face. Mark couldn't look at it any more. Mark saw another EMT bringing Ella out. She was wailing with all her might. Mark met them and asked, "Is she okay?" The EMT said, "Yeah. Just a broken arm and a few bruises." Mark let out a sigh of relief, "I'll take her." The EMT handed Ella over to Mark very carefully, but quickly, and headed back for the ambulance. "Shhh." He tried to soothe the screaming infant, but no avail. Mark held his baby for a minute, but then Cleo came and whisked Ella away inside.
"Yes!" Mark yelled. Elizabeth always answers the door and never lets Ella cry. "Oh hell." Mark said out loud. Kerry exchanged looks with Halea and Lydia, and then said, "Mark, go ahead and leave. We'll get someone else. I'm sure everything is all right, but I don't think you need any added stress right now." Kerry offered. Mark thought about it for a second and then said, "Page someone else. I'll stay until they come." "Fine. Lydia, page Dr.Kovac." Kerry commanded. Before Lydia could do any thing, Romano barged in the doors in his usual way, except his face looked a bit more frantic. "What is going on? I heard Adelle Newman got shot." Romano stopped when he saw that the rumor had been true, "by that maniac." He finished when he regained himself. "You care to help?" Kerry asked. "Yes." Romano answered. Kerry looked up at Mark and said, "I think we've got it from here. Go ahead. Tell me if you hear any thing. Lydia, forget about paging Kovac." "Hear any thing about what?" Romano asked. Usually he didn't really care about the rumor mill, but so far today, everything that he had heard had been true. "Mark?" Kerry looked at him as if to ask "You wanna tell him?" "Go ahead. Not like it won't get out any way." Mark turned and walked out. Mark saw the policeman at the nearest phone to the trauma room. Mark waited very impatiently for him to get off the phone. When he did, Mark said, "Well?" The policeman was a bit surprised to see Mark, but quickly composed himself. "Dr.Greene, my men forced entry into your house. They searched the bottom floor and found the back door." The policeman stopped to think of a word. ".smashed." He finished. "Oh God." Mark said under his breath. He knew what was coming. He didn't want to think about it. He didn't want it confirmed; but he had to know. "They went upstairs and in the. nursery, I guess, they found Dr.Corday shot. They have an ambulance on it's way." The policeman said slowly. "Oh my God." Mark said again, "Is she okay? I mean is she conscious? Where was she shot?" "No, she's not conscious. She was shot in the abdomen twice." The policeman answered as he guided Mark over to a chair. Mark thought for a minute, then asked, "My baby, Ella, is she all right?" The policeman thought for a second and then said, "I don't know. Let me check." The policeman got back on the phone and spoke a few words. He listened for a few seconds, and then said, "Apparently, Dr.Corday was holding your daughter when she was shot. When she went down, she dropped the baby. As far as my men can tell, your daughter is fine, but then again, they aren't doctors or anything. They couldn't tell a cough apart from a broken neck." "Oh damn." Mark said to himself. "What's their ETA?" He asked. "Ten minutes." The policeman answered. Mark looked up to see Romano and a few nurses rolling Adelle Newman out of Trauma Two and towards the elevator. Mark got up and called, "Dr.Romano!" Romano turned his head to see Mark running toward him. "What?" "Is Anspaugh available to do Adelle's surgery? We. I need you down here for. an incoming trauma." Mark struggled to get out. "Yeah, but can't he just come down here?" Romano asked. He wanted to make sure that Anspaugh didn't screw this surgery up. "It's. the trauma is Elizabeth." Mark said. Tears welled up in his eyes. At that Romano stopped. "Elizabeth Corday? What." Romano started to ask. But then by the look on Mark's face he knew that is had been that Fossen guy. "Get Dr.Anspaugh to do this surgery." Romano instructed. Halea just nodded and kept going. Romano and Mark took off for the ambulance bay. Mark ran to the desk first. "Kerry!" "Mark? What is it?" She said upon seeing the distraught look on his face. "Elizabeth. She was shot." Mark took a deep breath and then continued, "Could you be one of the doctors? I want only the best. Romano's already waiting for the ambulance outside." Kerry stopped for a second and then said, "Mark, I'm sorry about Elizabeth. I'll help work on her." She said. Kerry took off and ran out to the ambulance bay. "Dr.Kovac, Dr.Finch," Mark called out to them. Mark could tell by the look on their faces that they had already heard what had happened. He tried to ignore that fact and said, "My daughter, Ella, is coming in with Elizabeth. As far as the policeman on the scene could tell, Ella was fine. But, could you two look her over. You two are the best with children." Mark asked Cleo and Luka didn't hesitate to say, "Yes." Luka added, "We'll do all we can." They too, went to meet the ambulance. Randi ran up to Mark and asked, "What should I get down here? I already called up X-ray, and they're on their way down. What else should I call?" "Thanks Randi. I think that should work for now." Mark answered. Mark saw Lydia and Halea back from getting Adelle up to surgery. "Halea, Lydia, could you go meet the ambulance?" Mark asked. "Sure thing Dr.Greene." Halea answered for both of them. They both headed for the ambulance bay. "Abby, you too." Mark instructed. Abby went without a word. Mark heard the approaching sirens. He too, headed for the ambulance bay. When he got out there, the EMTs were already been unloading Elizabeth. Mark looked at her as they rolled her past. The gurney was covered in blood. Her hair had dried blood in it. Blood was splattered on her face. Mark couldn't look at it any more. Mark saw another EMT bringing Ella out. She was wailing with all her might. Mark met them and asked, "Is she okay?" The EMT said, "Yeah. Just a broken arm and a few bruises." Mark let out a sigh of relief, "I'll take her." The EMT handed Ella over to Mark very carefully, but quickly, and headed back for the ambulance. "Shhh." He tried to soothe the screaming infant, but no avail. Mark held his baby for a minute, but then Cleo came and whisked Ella away inside.