For the Love of Jason
Part 8
The ambulance screeched to a stop outside the emergency room of General Hospital. The paramedic Frank Scanlon grabbed the gurney that held Abbie, and with his partner wheeled it into the hospital, with Jason following close behind. A nurse began to take information from the paramedics while Jason looked on. The doors to the elevator slid open and Monica Quartermaine stepped out. Walking over to the nurse's station, she started to make a notation on a patient's chart. When she was done, she looked up and saw her son arguing with a nurse. She dropped the chart and rushed across the room. "Jason, what's wrong, are you ok?" she asked.
"Monica," Jason said in obvious relief. "Will you tell this nurse not to worry about insurance? Abbie's bill will get paid, I'll take care of it."
Monica nodded to the nurse. "It's ok," she said, get her into treatment 3. Jason, what happened, who is this girl?"
"Her name is Abigail Morgan, and I think she was
mugged. I found her in the park," said
Jason. He stared at the treatment room,
trying to see through the curtains.
"Don't worry Jason, she's in good hands, I promise," said Monica. "Do you want to tell me what happened?"
"Hey Anger Boy," said Detective Taggart as he walked over to Jason. "I should have known that if there was trouble, you or Corinthos would be involved." Jason sat in stony silence as Taggart rambled on. "So what did you do to this one?"
"Detective Taggart, I'm afraid that this time, you are wrong. Jason found this woman in the park and called for help. He didn't do anything."
"Ah, yes, this would be the same woman who is currently sharing a residence with Mr. Morgan? That seems like a mighty large coincidence if you ask me," answered Taggart.
"Jason, she's, Morgan? Oh my God, did you get married?" Monica asked in an astonished voice.
"No, Abbie's just a friend, and she needed a place to stay," said Jason. He turned away from his mother and glared at Taggart. "She was at the carnival and had just bought a huge bunch of balloons to pass out to the kids. She went down a path, and that was the last I saw of her until someone pointed out the big bunch of balloons floating in the air. I got worried so I went to look for her. I found her lying on the ground, alone and unconscious. I called the ambulance. End of story."
Taggart just looked at Jason with disbelief in his eyes. He was about to say something when Sonny walked in with Alexis.
"Is there some kind of problem Detective Taggart?" asked Alexis.
"Problem, no, no problem. In fact, I was just about to commend Mr. Morgan. It sounds like he's a regular hero.
"Taggart, unless you have some business with Mr. Morgan, I'd like to suggest that you leave Mr. Morgan alone. In fact, why don't you just leave, and make all of us happy."
"Oh no, I'm afraid that would be impossible," said Taggart in a supercilious tone of voice. "See, we have a victim of a violent crime in there, and I need to interview her."
Sonny looked at Taggart with a mixture of amazement and disgust on his face. He opened his mouth to blast Taggart but thought better of it. Instead, he turned to Monica. "Dr. Quatermaine, could you please explain to Detective Taggart that Abbie is lying in that room, unconscious, she isn't in any position to answer questions right now."
"As much as I hate to agree with anything Sonny Corinthos says, he's right. The woman in question won't be in any shape to answer any questions for quite a while."
"Dr. Quatermaine, I appreciate the fact that you are trying to protect your son, but," began Taggart.
"My son?" shouted Monica. "This has nothing to do with my son. Taggart, are you this stupid naturally, or do you work at it? According to the write up, that woman is unconscious due to blunt trauma to the head. Her leg has been injured, and she has a bruise the size and shape of a man's fist on her face. She is not, I repeat NOT going to be able to answer any questions for you for at least twenty-four hours. Am I making myself clear to you, or should I put in a call to Commissioner Scorpio?"
"No ma'am, I understand," said Taggart backing down a bit. "But I do want to be notified the second she wakes up." He handed a card to Monica and walked out the swinging doors of the emergency room.
"Thanks Monica," said Jason, "I really appreciate it."
"Jason, what I said to Taggart was true. This has nothing to do with you. That girl is going to be in serious pain when she regains consciousness. She doesn't need to be badgered by anyone."
"Still, thank you. Now may I ask one more favor of you?"
"Yes, I'll go see how she's doing," said Monica. She left the small group and pulled back the curtain to the treatment room. She spoke a few words with the doctor in charge and came back out. "Jason, her doctor is Karen Wexler, you remember her, don't you? Well, she says everything is going quite well. Abbie regained consciousness briefly. Her jaw is bruised, but not broken, but her knee is severely sprained. She will have to remain in the hospital for a few days. They are going to be bringing her up to a room in a few minutes." She paused for a second and put her hand on her son's arm. "There isn't anything you can do at this point. Why don't you go home and get her a change of clothes, and possibly her nightgown or pajamas. Something that will make her feel more comfortable here. I do have to go, but welcome back, and please, stop in to see your grandmother soon. She does miss you."
"I will Monica, and thank you for your help."
Monica smiled and walked over to the elevator.
"Well, clearly, I'm not needed here," said Alexis as she gathered her belongings. "Jason, I hope your friend will be ok."
"Yeah, sure, thanks Alexis," said Jason. He turned to Sonny. "Sonny, I can't go through her stuff and bring her some clothes. I promised her I wouldn't go into her room at all."
"Why don't I call Carly and have Johnny bring her over there to get some of her things and then bring them here? Would that work?"
"Yeah, it should, thanks Sonny. I'm going to go upstairs and find out what room she'll be in," Jason said.
"Ok, I'm going to walk Alexis to her car, and I'll be up later on."
"Actually Sonny, why don't you go check on Carly, you know how she gets when her guards close in on her."
"Good idea. OK, then, we'll both be back later on tonight. And Jason, call if you or Abbie need anything."
Jason watched as the two left the emergency room. He walked over to the nurse's station and got Abbie's room number. He got into the next available elevator and proceeded up to the eighth floor. I'm going to find out who did this to her, he thought to himself. And he is going to pay!