Chapter 9
Todd told Marty that Walker was okay, but she was still worried about him. She knew that she wouldn't be able to relax until she knew for herself that he was okay.
"Tanya, can I borrow your phone?
"I don't know. Mr. Todd seems pretty insistent that you don't use the phone."
"Please, I need to call my son. He's been very worried about me since my shooting," Marty lied. She knew that since Tanya had kids of her own, she would most likely help her out.
"Okay, but only for five minutes," Tanya said as she handed the phone to Marty.
Walker was still with John when his phone rang. He didn't recognize the number, but he had a feeling that it could be important.
"Hello,
"It's Marty."
"Marty? Where are you?" Walker asked. John started running a trace as soon as he heard that Marty was on the other line.
"I'm with a friend. I just wanted to call you and make sure that you were okay."
"I'm okay, thanks to you. Listen Marty, I'm really worried about you. Just tell me where you are and I'll come and get you."
"I don't know where I am, but I'm okay, he's taking good care of me. I'm using somebody else's phone so I got to go. I'm glad that you're okay. Bye," Marty said as she hung up the phone and handed it back to the nurse.
"Did the trace work John?" Walker asked as soon as Marty hung up the phone.
"Yeah, it worked. Stay here Manning, I'll call you as soon as I learn anything," John said as he headed out the door.
"John, I want to come, I'll stay out of the way, I promise."
"I know you will because you're not coming. If you come you'll only make matters worse for everybody involved. We don't know who this look alike is or why he wants you dead. If you show up and things get out of control, Marty could end up hurt."
"Fine, I'll stay behind, but you better call as soon as you know anything."
Todd brought Marty some fresh flowers and breakfast. He hadn't seen her since she found out that she was paralyzed. He wanted to give her some space so that she could deal with what had happened to her, but he missed her and couldn't stay away any longer.
"Marty, I hope you're hungry," Todd said as he placed the flowers on the table in her room. He dished her up a plate of food and handed it to her.
"Thank you Todd, this looks great," Marty said as she took a bite of the French toast.
John had surrounded the house. He knocked on the door and when the nurse answered he showed them the search warrant. John searched the house and it wasn't long before he found Marty. "You're under arrest for the attempted shooting of Todd Manning and the shooting of Marty Saybrook," John said as he placed the cuffs on, He finished reading Todd his rights and then he made arrangements for Marty to be taken back to the hospital.
