However, for a month nothing further happened to Billy, and then on the next full moon there was again the strange auroral display with a column of light above the Hospital. The next morning found Billy in bed with a large breakfast, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers.
"He awoke at sunrise according to the records" said Dr Whale. "He's scared, confused and hungry. He seems perfectly healthy, but for now I'm keeping him in bed for observation".
"How much has he said?" asked Emma.
"Nothing, but it's clear that he knew that he was shot in the head. Not wanting to tell him anything has just made him more frightened".
Emma sat down by Billy and produced her ID. Billy was shocked, obviously he was not where he expected to be. Emma asked him what he remembered. Her request clearly alarmed him.
Eventually Billy replied "I needed to get in touch with Sergeant Dignum but it was too dangerous to go into the SIU. There was just one cop I knew so I phoned him and asked him to set up a meet with Dignum, at the tower where Queenan, Captain Queenan was murdered". Billy paused then continued "Then I baited Sullivan into going to the tower. Dignum should have come, but only Brown did. He didn't believe me that Sullivan was a dirty murdering cop. Everyone has been conned into thinking that he was a hero. He murdered Costello because Costello was going to rat on him if he was caught." Billy paused again "Costello's lawyer gave me everything, documents, tapes. Enough to send Sullivan down for life, and those crooked Fed's too. I wanted Sullivan to suffer for what he did to me and Queenan so I dragged him into the elevator to take to the SIU". He paused again "When the lift doors opened there was someone there. He shot me ... no warning". Now Billy looked really fearful.
After a pause Emma replied "I have this ... superpower. I can tell when people are lying. So stop worrying. Just tell me who you are so that I can run some checks. And do everything that Dr Whale says. Oh, and fill out a full statement".
The next day Emma returned with Dr Hopper and Maleficent, who she introduced as a medical specialist. Emma showed Billy a fax copy of the Boston Times which detailed Billy's funeral. There was also another copy which outlined police investigations into Sullivan. The dates were for 1995, nearly twenty years ago!
"So how come I'm alive" Billy asked, which quite understated the matter.
"Storybrook is a very strange place, where the impossible, and the supernatural occur. Fancy a walk? There may be an opening for an extra cop here".
