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From Behind The Shadows

Waiting For News

"Have you picked a movie yet?" Danny called out from his kitchen.

"I'm looking! For a movie director, you have a real bad movie collection." Jordan replied.

Danny appeared in the doorway. "I was too busy making movies instead of watching them."

Jordan looked up at him and couldn't help but smile. "Nice apron."

He looked down at himself. "Thanks."

She carefully got to her feet and walked over to him. "The food ready yet?"

"Is that all you care about?"

"I'm eating for two!"

"You sure it not more like 5 or 6?" He raised an eyebrow.

She slapped his arm. "Do you want to sleep on the couch tonight?"

"This is my house." He stated. "Why do I have to sleep on the couch?"

"Because you always do what I say." She said sweetly.

"Just pick a movie." He replied, turning and going back into the kitchen.

Jordan laughed lightly and walked back over to Danny's Dvd collection. She sighed when her cell phone started to ring. She frowned when she saw the caller ID was Jack Rudolph.

"Hello?"

"Jordan, where are you?!"

"Uh, why?" She asked, slowly not really wanting to reveal that she was at Danny's house. Jack knew about her relationship with him, but they hadn't talked about it yet. She didn't want that conversation now. Not on the only night that it was just the two of them.

"I can't get hold of Danny."

"Jack, I'm sure whatever it is, it can wait till Monday morning." She sighed.

"Jordan, it's Matt..." He cut in.

A few minutes later Danny walked back in and dropped down on the couch next to Jordan just as she slowly lowered the phone from her ear.

"Okay, your food will be ready in ten minutes..." He told her.

"Huh?" She looked at him.

He frowned slightly. "Are you okay? Who was on the phone?"

"It... It was Jack..."

"What did he want?"

"He...he's at studio 60..."

"Jordan, you better not have agreed to go back to work." Danny started. "This is the first night we've had alone..."

"Danny, just listen to me..."

"What's going on?"

"Danny, it's Matt."

"What about him?" Danny questioned, concern creeping over him.

"He's...He's been involved in some kind of accident."

"What?!"

"Jack said that he was hit by a car." Jordan explained.

"But he's okay, right?" Danny questioned.

"I don't know..." She took his hand. "Jack didn't go into details... he... he was trying to get hold of you..."

"I left my cell at work..." Danny whispered. "Matt will be fine...I know he will."

"Yeah, he's strong." Jordan forced a smile. Jack hadn't told her how bad it was, but judging from what he did say, it was bad enough...she just didn't know how to tell Danny that.

"We...we should get down to the hospital or something, right?" He said, interrupting her thoughts.

"Yeah, come on...Lets go." She stood up.

The drive to the hospital was silent. Jordan sat in the cab beside Danny, her hand tightly wrapped around his. She had never seen him like this before. He had always been in control. No matter what the situation was, he was the strong one. The one that stayed calm. She squeezed his hand gently, hoping it would give him some kind of comfort but he didn't even look at her in reply. He just continued to stare ahead; a small frowned firmly fixed on his face.

XxXxX

Jordan trailed slightly behind Danny as he stalked through the corridors of the hospital to where they told them to wait for news on Matt.

"Jack? What's happened? Where is he?" Danny asked, seeing Jack stood talking to someone, he didn't recognise.

"Danny, Jordan... you took your time." Jack turned to face them.

"Where is he?!" Danny repeated.

"They had to take him into surgery."

Danny paused, letting the information sink in. If they were operating on him then it was serious.

"Why?" He asked but wasn't sure whether he wanted to know the full answer.

"They said something about internal bleeding." Jack sighed. "But they didn't tell me much else."

Danny slowly sat down on a chair and sat next to him. She placed one hand on his shoulder, rubbing it gently and her other hand taking hold of his tightly.

"He's going to be okay. He's strong." She whispered.

Danny didn't reply, he looked up at Jack. "How did this happen?"

"I'm not sure... It was in the studio car park. A car hit him. The driver drove off."

"They just left him there to die?!"

"The police are dealing with it now." Jack assured him. "They're talking to a few witnesses and watching the security cameras... They'll find whoever did this."

Danny slowly sat back in his chair, silently trying to work out what to do next.

"Harriet..."

"What?" Jordan looked at him.

"Someone needs to tell Harriet." He replied. "She should know... She should be here...in case he... she should be here."

Jordan nodded slowly. "I'll get someone to bring her here."

"Thank you." Danny whispered before falling silent again.

XxXxX

"Danny? What's going on?" Harriet asked, 30 minutes later when she arrived at the hospital. "They said something about Matt being hurt...Is he okay?"

"Harri..." Danny stood up face her. He opened his mouth to explain but no words came out.

"Okay, Danny...you're scaring me a little now. What's going on? Where's Matt?" She asked.

"How much have they told you?" Jordan asked, when she realised Danny couldn't tell her.

"Nothing! I was dragged out of the wrap party and told I had to get down here because Matt had been hurt!"

"He was hit by a car."

Harriet's eyes widened slightly. "What?"

"Outside the studio…" She explained. "We haven't heard much...All we know is that he has been taken into surgery because of internal bleeding."

"Oh my god." She whispered. "What...Why?"

"We're not really sure yet..." Jordan continued. "Jack is talking to the police now about it. They think it was an accident and whoever it was just drove off."

Harriet slowly sat down next to Danny before turning to look at him.

"He will be okay, won't he, Danny?" She asked quietly.

He just looked at her for a moment, wishing he told her that everything would be okay...that Matt would be okay but he couldn't, instead he just shrugged slightly.

Jordan saw Jack heading towards them, walking quickly. She could tell from the look on his face, he had found out something new.

"What did the police say?" She asked, breaking the silence.

"Have you found out who did this?" Harriet added.

"Does Matt have any enemies?" He asked, ignoring them.

"What kind of question is that?" Danny replied.

"Has he pissed anyone off lately?"

"Jack, this is Matt we're talking about... He does it every week." He stated. "What's going on?"

"The police don't think this was an accident." He informed them.

"What?" Harriet asked. "Someone did this on purpose?"

"They looked at the security cameras and they said it looks like whoever did it had been waiting for Matt to come out." Jack explained. "Matt got a phone call and the car sped up behind him...He had no chance of getting out of the way."

"No, this can't be right!" Danny exclaimed. "Why would anyone want to do this to him?!"

"I don't know Danny, but they came back a second time."

"What?"

"They hit him the first time and then reversed... They drove towards him again but by then people had started to come and see what was going on, so they took off." Jack told him. "Whoever it was...They were trying to kill him."

"Oh my god..." Harriet whispered.

"I'll kill them." Danny muttered. "Who is it, Jack?! The police must have some idea! Who is it?!"

"I don't know but even if I did, I wouldn't tell you..." Jack replied. "I know you're upset..."

"Oh screw you, Jack! Stop trying to act like you care!" Danny exclaimed. "I bet the only reason you're here is because you're worried how this would effect you and your damn network!"

"Danny, maybe you should calm down..." Jordan suggested quietly.

"My best friend might die because of some sick freak and you want me to calm down?!" He raised his voice. "He could die! I could never see him again! I'd never work with him again!"

"Look, we don't know how serious this is..." Jordan started.

"They're operating on him! It's serious!" Danny snapped.

"Everyone is doing all they can! There is no use you getting all worked up!" Jack said.

"Get lost, Jack..." Danny muttered, walking off and sitting further down the corridor away from them all.

Jordan stood up to follow him but Harriet grabbed her arm gently to stop her.

"He needs space." She said gently.

"But..."

"He'll be fine... just give him space... once he knows Matt will be okay...Then he'll be back to normal." Harriet stated. "It's the same with Matt, when Danny is okay, he's okay... it's always been the way with them... it always will be."

Jordan looked at her for a minute before replying. "What if Matt isn't okay?"

Harriet fell silent; she didn't know...He had always been okay.

"I'm going to head down to the studio...I'll have someone get all the cast and crew together...They need to know what's going on." Jack stated.

"Yeah, maybe someone knows something." Jordan agreed but her eyes were still fixed on Danny.

"Call me if you here any news." Jack ordered.

"Yeah."

"And look after him." Jack added, nodding towards Danny causing both Harriet and Jordan to look at him in surprise at his concern. He didn't say any more instead just headed for the exit.

XxXxX

"Cal, what's going on?" Simon asked, as he walked over to the stage with Tom.

"I know as much as you do." Cal replied, looking around to see that all the cast and crew had been paged to the stage.

"We should be at the wrap party right now." Tom complained. "We've been working all week. We should be enjoying ourselves."

"I'm agreeing with you." Cal stated. "I haven't been told anything but I can't see Matt or Danny here...So, I assume that once they're here, will find out what's happening."

"Anyone seen Harriet?" Jeannie asked, joining the group.

"At the party and then she went off with someone..." Simon shrugged.

"Alright, everyone quiet down." Jack said, as he walked onto the stage.

They all turned to look at him, instantly falling silent.

"Is everyone here?" He asked.

"Except Matt, Danny and Harriet." Cal informed him.

"Right, okay..." Jack nodded. "Well, lets get this started..."

"Shouldn't we wait for them?" Tom questioned.

"No, they're not coming." Jack answered.

"Why? What's going on?" Simon cut in.

"I'm trying to tell you if you'd just let me speak." Jack snapped slightly before sighing. "Okay, I just came from the hospital...Matt Albie has been hit by a car."

"Oh my god!" Jeannie exclaimed.

"Is he okay?" Cal asked.

"We still haven't had any news. He's being operated on..." He told them. "All we know is...it's quite serious."

There was silence in the room as everyone took the information in.

"What happened?" Simon broke the silence.

"He was leaving the studio and it happened in the car park..." Jack replied. "The police seem to think it wasn't an accident..."

"Wait, so someone did this on purpose?" Cal looked up quickly.

"It appears that way, yes..." Jack answered. "If anyone has any idea on why someone might do this...if you have any kind of information...Then you need to talk to the police right now."

Everyone started to mutter to each other quietly, all of them trying to work out who did this and why.

"He got letters."

Everyone turned around to face Suzanne.

"What?" Jack asked.

"He got letters."

"What kind of letters?"

"Letters saying that he was going to die."

"What?! Why the hell didn't we know about this?!"

"Matt said it wasn't a big deal… that he got them all the time..." She replied, feeling guiltily she hadn't said something sooner...maybe this wouldn't have happened.

"Do you still have them?" Jack asked, trying to keep his cool.

"Some of them... Matt threw a lot of them away."

Jack sighed. "Okay, lets go...you need to talk to the police."

"Okay..." She whispered, looking down.

"Jack?" Cal said, causing him to turn and look at him. "How bad is this? How bad is Matt?"

Jack paused before answering. "Very bad."

XxXxX

Jack headed straight back to the hospital to let them know the news about the letters and to find out how Matt was doing. It was no secret that Jack wasn't best friends with Matt and Danny but he was still concerned about him.

"Any news?" Jack asked, as he approached Jordan and Harriet.

"No, the only thing we've told is that he's still in surgery." Jordan answered.

"Where's Danny?"

"He went to call Matt's family." She sighed.

"What did everyone else say?" Harriet asked him.

"They're all concerned." He told them.

"Is there any news on who did this?"

Jack looked at Jordan, hesitating. "Maybe we should wait until Danny gets back before I tell you."

"Tell us what?" Danny appeared behind them.

"Danny..." Jack turned to face him. "Did you speak to his family?"

"Yeah, his brother is flying out tonight..." He replied. "What do you need to tell us?"

"Matt's assistant, Sophie..."

"Suzanne..." Danny corrected.

"Right, well she said he's been getting letters." He told them. "Threatening him..."

"What? No, I would have known." Danny shook his head.

"Matt told her it wasn't a big deal...He didn't take it seriously... He didn't tell anyone." Jack explained. "The police are talking to Suzanne now."

"I don't believe this." Danny whispered, sitting down.

"Why would someone want to do this to him?" Harriet asked. "What did the letters say?"

"I don't know...Matt threw most of them...The others, the police have taken."

"Why didn't he tell me?!" Danny shot to his feet again. A mixture of angry and guilt rushing over him. He should have been there. He should have known Matt was in trouble. He would have been able to stop this.

"Danny, you can't blame yourself for this." Jordan told him. "Matt didn't take them seriously... he had no idea this would happened..."

"But I would have done! If I was there then I would have taken it seriously!"

Jordan looked at him curiously. "What are you saying?"

Danny was about to reply when someone was being wheeled down the corridor on a sketcher.

"Matt?!" He exclaimed, walking along side them as they passed them.

"Oh god, Matthew..." Harriet whispered, following with Jack and Jordan behind her.

"Matt, you're going to be okay... you hear... you're going to be okay." Danny told him. Looking down at his best friend, a machine helping him to breath, a tube down his throat, cuts and bruises covering his face.

"Are you a relative?" A doctor asked, as they wheeled Matt into a side room.

"I'm his best friend...His family are in New York...they're not here yet."

"Well, okay...I guess I can talk to you." The doctor agreed.

"Is he going to be okay?" Harriet asked.

"Honestly, the next 24 hours are critical...We had to operate to reduce the swelling on his brain and he also suffered from some internal bleeding." The doctor explained. "He has fractured his right leg, pretty badly and we may have to operate on it later... He has a couple of broken ribs, a broken arm and a few minor cuts and bruises."

"God..." Danny whispered.

"He's under sedation at the moment and we're supporting his breathing...Like I said, the next 24 are going to be hard... he needs to fight... We won't know much more until after then..."

The doctor was cut off by the sound of a machine beeping behind him.

"Matt?!" Danny called out as doctors and nurses rushed into the room. "MATT?! What's going on?!"

"I'm sorry, you'll have to clear the room..." A nurse started to push them towards the door.

"You got to help!" Harriet cried as they were led out. "Please, help him."

"We're all doing the best we can..." The nurse assured them.

"You can't let him die..." Danny stated. "You can't, please... he's... he's my best friend."