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Chapter 5: Flashback
It had been a Friday evening. Dana had given a party for Dr. Randolph Kilner, who had just been appointed chief of surgery at RWHC. During the party, Lu had come in to retrieve a file. Dr. Kilner had invited her to join the party, but Lu had declined, saying that she needed to get home before her son.
Later that evening, in the RWHC parking garage, Lu's car wouldn't start, and Dr. Kilner had offered her a ride home. Lu had explained to him that she would just call AAA. But Kilner had smiled and told her that it would take at least half an hour, and then reminded her that she had said that she needed to get home before her son. So Lu had accepted his offer for a ride home.
It had been shortly after 9pm that night when Dana had been paged to the ER. When she had arrived, Dr. Biancavilla had told her that Lu was in exam room 8, a victim of rape.
When Dana had arrived in the exam room, she found Lu sitting on the exam table, her dark eyes frightened as she uttered the words that Dana would never forget. "I need you to do a rape exam on me."
Although Dana had performed exams on many rape victims in the past, performing one on her own co-worker had been almost more than she could stand.
During the exam, Lu would often ask the questions even before Dana could ask them. "Relationship to victim…acquaintance." Lu had said in a low voice.
"What?" Dana had questioned, not wanting to believe that someone Lu knew could have possibly done this to her. "Acquaintance." Lu had repeated. Then she looked up, making eye contact with Dana for the first time. "Dr. Randolph Kilner."
Dana hadn't wanted to believe Lu, and after talking to Kilner a short time later that evening, had questioned Lu about whether or not it had happened the exact way she said it did.
Lu had become angry, asking Dana to leave, asking for another doctor to finish the exam. Dana had left the room then, returning moments later saying that it is best for the physician who began the exam to finish it. Dana had apologized to Lu for doubting her, and told her that she knew she would never lie about something like this.
As if the rape hadn't been bad enough, the events that followed that awful night had taken it's toll on Lu. She had returned to work, determined to put that night behind her, and insisting that she was okay. But then Kilner was released from jail and had returned to work at RWHC.
A week after the rape, Lu had had the task of telling her 15 year old son what had happened that night. And the young boy had taken it upon himself to take care of the man who had hurt his mother…Marc Delgado had attacked Kilner.
But it had been after the grand jury hearing that Lu really started to spin out of control. The case had been dismissed due to insufficient evidence. The news that Kilner would not pay for what he had done had angered Lu.
To make matters worse, Dr. Jackson, chief of staff at RWHC, had forced Lu to take a leave of absence, stating that she was clearly unwell, and not able to give her patients her best.
Angry, Lu had stormed out of RWHC. Things had only gotten worse for her partner. She had sent her son to stay with his father, and she had arranged for them to move into a new apartment.
Unable to remain in the apartment where the rape had taken place, she had run out, leaving Lana and Peter staring after her.
After walking the streets of Philadelphia in the pouring rain, Lu had ended up in a night club, and had ended up getting arrested for attacking a man who was harassing her.
Dana and Lu's lawyer, Jules Sorenson, had gotten her out of jail, and Jules had shown them the warehouses where rape kits were kept, explaining that hers was not the only rapist who never got punished. Jules had ended by saying that she should think about that the next time she was feeling sorry for herself instead of doing something positive.
Lu had returned to her support group, and with the help of the other members, had organized a demonstration, using the rape kits, as each member had told about their own rape. Lu had used her own nightmare to help others.
Lu had returned to work the next day, and was struggling to get her life back on track and put the past behind her.
Chapter 5: Flashback
It had been a Friday evening. Dana had given a party for Dr. Randolph Kilner, who had just been appointed chief of surgery at RWHC. During the party, Lu had come in to retrieve a file. Dr. Kilner had invited her to join the party, but Lu had declined, saying that she needed to get home before her son.
Later that evening, in the RWHC parking garage, Lu's car wouldn't start, and Dr. Kilner had offered her a ride home. Lu had explained to him that she would just call AAA. But Kilner had smiled and told her that it would take at least half an hour, and then reminded her that she had said that she needed to get home before her son. So Lu had accepted his offer for a ride home.
It had been shortly after 9pm that night when Dana had been paged to the ER. When she had arrived, Dr. Biancavilla had told her that Lu was in exam room 8, a victim of rape.
When Dana had arrived in the exam room, she found Lu sitting on the exam table, her dark eyes frightened as she uttered the words that Dana would never forget. "I need you to do a rape exam on me."
Although Dana had performed exams on many rape victims in the past, performing one on her own co-worker had been almost more than she could stand.
During the exam, Lu would often ask the questions even before Dana could ask them. "Relationship to victim…acquaintance." Lu had said in a low voice.
"What?" Dana had questioned, not wanting to believe that someone Lu knew could have possibly done this to her. "Acquaintance." Lu had repeated. Then she looked up, making eye contact with Dana for the first time. "Dr. Randolph Kilner."
Dana hadn't wanted to believe Lu, and after talking to Kilner a short time later that evening, had questioned Lu about whether or not it had happened the exact way she said it did.
Lu had become angry, asking Dana to leave, asking for another doctor to finish the exam. Dana had left the room then, returning moments later saying that it is best for the physician who began the exam to finish it. Dana had apologized to Lu for doubting her, and told her that she knew she would never lie about something like this.
As if the rape hadn't been bad enough, the events that followed that awful night had taken it's toll on Lu. She had returned to work, determined to put that night behind her, and insisting that she was okay. But then Kilner was released from jail and had returned to work at RWHC.
A week after the rape, Lu had had the task of telling her 15 year old son what had happened that night. And the young boy had taken it upon himself to take care of the man who had hurt his mother…Marc Delgado had attacked Kilner.
But it had been after the grand jury hearing that Lu really started to spin out of control. The case had been dismissed due to insufficient evidence. The news that Kilner would not pay for what he had done had angered Lu.
To make matters worse, Dr. Jackson, chief of staff at RWHC, had forced Lu to take a leave of absence, stating that she was clearly unwell, and not able to give her patients her best.
Angry, Lu had stormed out of RWHC. Things had only gotten worse for her partner. She had sent her son to stay with his father, and she had arranged for them to move into a new apartment.
Unable to remain in the apartment where the rape had taken place, she had run out, leaving Lana and Peter staring after her.
After walking the streets of Philadelphia in the pouring rain, Lu had ended up in a night club, and had ended up getting arrested for attacking a man who was harassing her.
Dana and Lu's lawyer, Jules Sorenson, had gotten her out of jail, and Jules had shown them the warehouses where rape kits were kept, explaining that hers was not the only rapist who never got punished. Jules had ended by saying that she should think about that the next time she was feeling sorry for herself instead of doing something positive.
Lu had returned to her support group, and with the help of the other members, had organized a demonstration, using the rape kits, as each member had told about their own rape. Lu had used her own nightmare to help others.
Lu had returned to work the next day, and was struggling to get her life back on track and put the past behind her.