"Jesse, you were very lucky," Mark told his friend. "If you'd lost
anymore blood you wouldn't be here listening to me."
"Thanks, Mark," Dr. Travis replied. He looked over at his sleeping girlfriend in the other bed in the hospital room. "How is she?"
"Doing well," Dr. Sloan answered. "Alexis looked about as bad as you when the paramedics brought you in early this morning. She was so hysterical about you and her father. The poor girl wouldn't let us help her until we gave her a sedative."
"I have to do about the same thing to you when Steve is rolled into the ER," Jesse responded.
"I know and I'm lucky to have a friend like you to get me through everything." The young man smiled. Alexis began to move and make little noises causing both doctors to look in her direction.
"Jesse?"
"I'm here," he said. She looked at him from her bed. "Hi, sweetheart."
"My dad's dead." Alexis bit her bottom lip and began to turn a red color.
"I know." She turned away and looked at the ceiling. Jesse looked at Mark.
"The answer is yes, Jess," Mark said. "I'm releasing both of you, but the catch is that you have to stay at the beach house so Steve and I can keep an eye on you two a bit plus the ocean air might help your recovery."
Mark whistled as he, Steve, and Amanda entered the Bradford estate. He looked around at all the exquisite furnishings.
"You know from the way Alexis acts you never would have guessed she lived like this," Mark said.
"Well, this is probably her father's doing," Amanda told him. "Mr. Bradford does own over a few billion dollars worth of companies in the United States alone. He's also the president and C.E.O of Bradford, Inc." The two Sloans looked at her. "I was up and decided to do a little research."
"Where was Mr. Bradford killed, Steve?" Mark inquired as he looked at the blood splotches on the white tile.
"In his study," Steve answered. "Forensics said some of this is Bradford's blood and some of this belongs to Alexis."
"Perhaps you should point me out to Alexis's room, Steve," Amanda said. "I probably should pick up some clothes and personal effects."
"Up the stairs and third on the left," Lt. Sloan told her. "Come on, dad." The father and son went to the right as Amanda went left. They walked into the study and Mark headed over to the desk.
"Our killer might not have wanted Mr. Bradford to know that he was stealing money from under his nose," Mark said as he looked at the bank statements lying on the desk.
"We're looking into that," Steve replied.
"By the way you said that I would think that you know something I don't," Dr. Sloan responded giving his son a look.
"Nobody who worked for Bradford has any complaint against the guy," Steve informed him. "No problems or complaints even with clients or customers. Nothing."
"Random killing?"
"Amanda says it couldn't have been," Steve said. "Not with the number of times Mr. Bradford was stabbed and how the killer also went after Alexis and Jesse."
"Maybe it was somebody from his past," Dr. Sloan suggested.
"Dad, there were two calls from this house to 911," Steve started. "The first one was from Mr. Bradford who said it was Nicholas Fitzpatrick and next was Alexis who just said to come to this address."
"Than why am I here?" Dr. Sloan inquired sounding a bit annoyed.
"Fitzpatrick is on death row, dad," Lt. Sloan told his father. "He couldn't have been here and there at the same time."
"Than it's possible he could have hired someone," Mark said. "Or it could be a close relative to Fitzpatrick." He wondered around the study a bit. "What is the relationship between the two men?"
"Bradford was the major witness in Fitzpatrick's death row trial." Steve paused a moment. "There's also a connection between Fitzpatrick and Jesse. It seems Jess was on the jury." His father stared at him.
"This just gets more interesting," Dr. Sloan commented.
"Thanks, Mark," Dr. Travis replied. He looked over at his sleeping girlfriend in the other bed in the hospital room. "How is she?"
"Doing well," Dr. Sloan answered. "Alexis looked about as bad as you when the paramedics brought you in early this morning. She was so hysterical about you and her father. The poor girl wouldn't let us help her until we gave her a sedative."
"I have to do about the same thing to you when Steve is rolled into the ER," Jesse responded.
"I know and I'm lucky to have a friend like you to get me through everything." The young man smiled. Alexis began to move and make little noises causing both doctors to look in her direction.
"Jesse?"
"I'm here," he said. She looked at him from her bed. "Hi, sweetheart."
"My dad's dead." Alexis bit her bottom lip and began to turn a red color.
"I know." She turned away and looked at the ceiling. Jesse looked at Mark.
"The answer is yes, Jess," Mark said. "I'm releasing both of you, but the catch is that you have to stay at the beach house so Steve and I can keep an eye on you two a bit plus the ocean air might help your recovery."
Mark whistled as he, Steve, and Amanda entered the Bradford estate. He looked around at all the exquisite furnishings.
"You know from the way Alexis acts you never would have guessed she lived like this," Mark said.
"Well, this is probably her father's doing," Amanda told him. "Mr. Bradford does own over a few billion dollars worth of companies in the United States alone. He's also the president and C.E.O of Bradford, Inc." The two Sloans looked at her. "I was up and decided to do a little research."
"Where was Mr. Bradford killed, Steve?" Mark inquired as he looked at the blood splotches on the white tile.
"In his study," Steve answered. "Forensics said some of this is Bradford's blood and some of this belongs to Alexis."
"Perhaps you should point me out to Alexis's room, Steve," Amanda said. "I probably should pick up some clothes and personal effects."
"Up the stairs and third on the left," Lt. Sloan told her. "Come on, dad." The father and son went to the right as Amanda went left. They walked into the study and Mark headed over to the desk.
"Our killer might not have wanted Mr. Bradford to know that he was stealing money from under his nose," Mark said as he looked at the bank statements lying on the desk.
"We're looking into that," Steve replied.
"By the way you said that I would think that you know something I don't," Dr. Sloan responded giving his son a look.
"Nobody who worked for Bradford has any complaint against the guy," Steve informed him. "No problems or complaints even with clients or customers. Nothing."
"Random killing?"
"Amanda says it couldn't have been," Steve said. "Not with the number of times Mr. Bradford was stabbed and how the killer also went after Alexis and Jesse."
"Maybe it was somebody from his past," Dr. Sloan suggested.
"Dad, there were two calls from this house to 911," Steve started. "The first one was from Mr. Bradford who said it was Nicholas Fitzpatrick and next was Alexis who just said to come to this address."
"Than why am I here?" Dr. Sloan inquired sounding a bit annoyed.
"Fitzpatrick is on death row, dad," Lt. Sloan told his father. "He couldn't have been here and there at the same time."
"Than it's possible he could have hired someone," Mark said. "Or it could be a close relative to Fitzpatrick." He wondered around the study a bit. "What is the relationship between the two men?"
"Bradford was the major witness in Fitzpatrick's death row trial." Steve paused a moment. "There's also a connection between Fitzpatrick and Jesse. It seems Jess was on the jury." His father stared at him.
"This just gets more interesting," Dr. Sloan commented.