"Alright, here's the plan Doc's." Leaning against his cane, he pointed over to Nurse Ryans
"Go set up one of them fancy NICU beds in Cuddy's office. Once the kid comes out, rush out of here and get it all hooked up to the necessary monitors. Come back in here and announce that your efforts completely sucked and the kid didn't make it." Knowing the sensitivity of the problem, she ignored his wording and left to do as told while an OBGYN began the C-section
"Now the mom… who is [i]extremely [/i] hot by the way…" He paused and glanced at Dr. Hunter before continuing "…is going to be harder to hide. What's so important about her, anyway?"
"Her name is Samantha Morgan, married to Jason Morgan. She was kidnapped while on her honeymoon about 4 and a half months ago. She was brought in for the gash in her abdomen by her kidnappers posing as the baby's adoptive parents"
"A mobster's wife and kid. That is [i]so [/i] cool. Let me think…" They were watching him as he watched the surgery. A few minutes later and he still hadn't spoken. The baby was almost out and they were running out of time
"House…." The doctor with the cane looked over towards the only female member of his diagnostic team
"Cameron…." The blonde woman sighed at the obvious mocking tone
"How are we going to pull this off? Has anyone even thought of contacting the husband?" Everybody looked over to Matt Hunter for the answer just as Nurse Ryans re-entered the room before he could speak
"Unit is all set up… Cuddy wants to talk to you Dr. House" Making no attempt to move closer to the door, he simply rolled his eyes
"It doesn't matter if the husband was contacted as long as she gave consent. What exactly did she say, Dr. Hunter?"
"She told me to save her baby and that she trusted me"
"Good enough for me… Now here's what we're going to do..." They were interrupted when a woman appeared in the observation area just as the umbilical cord was being cut. Wrapping the baby, who fit in the doctor's hand, into a blanket the doctor handed the bundle to the nurse who quickly left
"House! What the hell is going on? Why is there a Neonatal Incubator being set up in my office under your orders?" Looking at her through the glass he moved closer to the gurney, completely ignoring her
"Get the placenta out, sew her up, and cool her body until it stops her heart. Then offer condolences to the family, and by family I mean kidnappers." He made a quick glance at his boss before continuing
"If they want to see her, bring them in . Once the bad guys leave the room, warm her body and get the heart pumping again." The doctor's didn't move, waiting for the Ok from the Dean of Medicine who was still standing in the observation room
"You will do no such thing! This hospital will not be responsible for the intentional death of a patient. My office, House. Now" She turned on her heel and gracefully walked out
"I'm gonna call the mob hubby. Carry on my wayward minions" As he was about to leave the room, he was called back
"When Cuddy says 'no', it means 'no' House. We can't risk our jobs and just undermine her decision"
"She said we couldn't [i]stop [/i] her heart, Foreman. She didn't say anything about slowing it to a barely detectible rate, did she? I didn't think so. Now do your job and save the mob moll before we really do kill her by not helping her. I for one don't want to be on Mr. Enforcer's bad side, how about you guys?" When nobody said anything, he moved to leave the room when he was stopped
"Where do we put her when we're done?"
"Well Chase, seeing as Cuddy already has the kid just stick her in there too. One more body won't hurt" He once again moved to leave and sighed when he once again was stopped
"What if they accuse us of doing something wrong and want to see Cuddy? It's happened before"
"Gosh, I don't know, how about you bring them to me? How does that sound?" He didn't wait for a response this time before he left
"That man is going to lose his license one of these days"
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He had finally fallen asleep around two in the morning. His mother had called with what had been found out involving the dress and sonogram. It had been a long night, trying to explain to his children how he didn't know whether their mother was alive or dead. The looks in their eyes broke his heart as he vowed to kill whoever put his family through such unbearable pain and heartache.
It was now only an hour later and he was being awakened by his cell phone vibrating on the night stand. Sleepily reaching over, he put it to his ear
"Ello?" Jason's voice was muffled with sleep
"I'm looking for Mr. Enforcer"
"What are you talking about? Who are you looking for?"
"You are Jason Morgan, are you not?" The voice on the other line held a hint of mocking and Jason didn't like it one bit
"Yeah, that's me. Who wants to know?"
"That's good, 'cause for a second there I thought I had the wrong number" Now there was false relief as well as sarcasm. On top of that, the caller still hadn't answered his question
"Listen, its 3 o'clock in the morning. Why don't you tell me who the hell you are and why you are calling me in the middle of the damn night?!"
"Well Mr. Cranky Pants, that really isn't the way to talk to the man who has your wife and child" That statement definitely got Jason's attention quickly. He shot out of bed and immediately went to his closet to get dressed
"What the hell have you done to them you bastard? Why the hell would you kidnap a pregnant woman and keep her hostage for 4 months? Where are your morals you twisted motherfucker?" Jason was now flying down the stairs. Once he reached the bottom he grabbed his lock box out of the closet and checked to make sure his gun was loaded
"Tisk tisk, again with the language. Kidnapping really isn't my thing. I'm the doctor who's keeping you from having to bury your wife and kid. I'm just calling to tell you not to worry and that I'll call you when you can come get them"
"You'll call when I can come get them?! No. You tell me right now where Sam and the baby are or I will…"
"You'll what? Kill the doctors that protected your family when you couldn't? Not a very smart idea. They're at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. Please refrain from showing up guns blazing on a man hunt. Goodbye Mr. Morgan"
The line went dead as Jason walked out of the penthouse. Stepping into the elevator, he made his way to the parking garage and drove to the airport. He was going to New Jersey
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"What do you mean there was nothing you could do?? Do you realize what you have done??" Courtney and Jerry had just been informed that "their" child and its mother "hadn't" made it through the delivery.
"There was too much trauma from the abdominal wound. The baby went into distress and the water broke. By that time, there was no other option except surgery. I'm sorry, but the child was too premature and its lungs had not been properly developed. The baby has already been removed from the room, but you can sit with the mother for a moment if you'd like"
Matt was trying his best to keep from calling security and have their asses hauled off to jail. If he wanted to keep his patients safe then he need to remain calm and stick to the plan. When he saw the woman shake her head he had a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach
"I want to hold the baby. You know, say goodbye" His feeling proved to be right
"I'll see what I can do about the child. Would you like me to escort you to the mother?" He had to get their minds off of the infant so he could ask House how the [i]hell[/i] they were going to get a dead baby
"Maybe later. I think me and wife need to get some rest and process what has happened" Jerry handed Matt a business card with a phone number on it
"Please call if you need us for anything. We'll be back in the morning" Offering his hand to the doctor, he thanked him for his efforts
"Once again, I offer my condolences as well as my apologies. Goodnight Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Jackson" Matt watched them walk into the elevator. As soon as the doors shut he let out a sigh of relief and went to give the all clear.