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Murphy and Connor MacManus stepped outside of their new house and looked across the yard. With the help of their friends, it had only taken them two days to get their stuff moved and unpacked. All their buddies had stayed there late, drinking and hanging out. They were surprised that they had woke up so early.
" It's nice and peaceful here." Connor said as he light up his smoke.
" Aye, tis." Murphy said.
" Da would have liked it." Connor said.
" Aye." Murphy said. They fell into silence again. Their dad had been killed last year and the boys decided it was time for a change. They brought the house and moved as soon as the paperwork was done.
As Murphy took a drink of his coffee, something at the edge of yard caught his eye. He frowned and started towards it, ignoring his brother who was calling out to him. When he was a few paces in, he saw the thing was a girl. Murphy dropped his cup as he ran towards her.
The girl was laying on her side where the yard meant the woods. He fell to his knees as he look at her. Her eyes were closed and her hair was matted with blood. Her shirt was ripped at the top but he could see she was breathing. He lightly touched her shoulder as he heard Connor running towards him.
" Miss, are you okay?" he said softly. He rolled her onto her back and exhaled. " Shit." He said.
The left side of her forehead and face where covered in blood and her neck was bruised. Her arms were also covered in cuts and bruises. He quickly placed his fingers to her neck. After getting a pulse, he told Connor to call 911. Her eyes fluttered opened as soon as he made the phone call.
" Hey," Murphy said gently to her.
" She's waking up." Connor said into the phone. Her eyes went wide when she took in their faces and she started screaming as she struggled to get up.
" No, its okay, your okay!" Murphy said quickly. He held his hands up to show her that he held nothing.
" Get away from me!" she screamed.
" We aren't going to hurt you! Look, we found you out here, we're calling 911!" Murphy said quickly as he stood up. As she stood up a flash of pain shot through her and she collapsed onto the ground again. She was on her side, not facing them. Murphy quickly went to her and rolled her over slightly. He pushed the hair out of her closed eyes as he slipped his arm under her neck. She was unconscious again.
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The boys gave they statements to the Duffy as they waited outside her room at the hospital. They told the him they didn't know who she was or how she ended up in the yard. The doctors worked with her for a hour before joining them in the hallway.
" Well, she has no idea who she is. She is suffering from amnesia. From the injuries on her head and body, I'd say she was attacked. I think the bruises on her neck are from being strangled. I believe she got the cuts on her arms from running through the woods. Her scans don't show any trauma internally but she did get beat up pretty badly. I think the strangling and the hit to her head are what is causing her the amnesia." He said.
" Holy shit." Connor said.
" Do you think she will get her memory back?" Murphy asked.
" There is no way of knowing. Some patients gain their full memories back, some only a few, some never remember anything at all." the doctor said.
" Can I question her?" Duffy asked.
" I don't see why not but I don't you will get anything from her" the doctor said.
" Ah, can we come in? I mean, we just want to make sure she is fine. She seemed pretty freaked when she came too." Murphy said.
" That's up to Officer Duffy." the doctor said. Duffy knew what kind of guys they were, he had been working with them for years, keeping them from seeing the inside of a jail cell so he agreed to let them in the room.
The girl was sitting up in the hospital bed when they entered her room. She was looking out the window. The nurses had washed the blood out of her hair and pulled it back for her. She looked tiny and scared in the bed.
" Miss? I'm officer Duffy. Mind if I talk to you for a few minutes?" Duffy asked. She turned her dark blue eyes on them.
" Sure." Her voice was a little hoarse.
" What's the last thing you remember?" Duffy asked. The girl frowned slightly.
" I remember waking up with him standing over me." She mentioned towards Murphy who was standing by the door with Connor.
" And do you know who he is? Do you know who either one of the men are?" Duffy asked. The girl locked eyes with Murphy but her frown didn't fade. She shook her head after a few minutes.
" No. I'm sorry. Should I know you guys?" she asked. Both boys shook their head and came forward.
" I don't think so. We don't know you." Murphy said. " We came outside of our house and found you laying in the yard. I'm Murphy MacManus by the way. This is my brother, Connor" Murphy said.
" Do those names ring a bell?" Duffy asked. She shook her head again. " Do you have any idea what your name is?" The girl looked thoughtful for a few minutes.
" I think my name is Jillian. I'm not sure but that name keeps going through my head." she said.
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" What's going to happen to her?" Connor asked once they stepped out into the hallway again.
" Well, I'm going to fingerprint her and see if anything turns up, then search the missing persons records to see if we get a hit." Duffy said.
" And if nothing comes up, where is she going to go?" Murphy asked.
" The hospital will set her up in either a halfway house or a homeless shelter until we can figure something out."
