Mulder and Scully arrived back at the hospital where Alice had been kept.
They flashed
their badges to the cop standing at the entrance to Alice's room. Mr. and
Mrs. McGee
were there, both crying. On one side of the room was a body covered by a
sheet, surrounded
by blood. The Agents walked over to it an kneeled next to it. Scully pulled
back
the sheet to reveal a nurse. She was in her mid-20s, dark brown hair, hazel
eyes
opened wide. Pulling the sheet down further revealed the slit in her
throat. A scalpel
rested near her head.
Detective There were no finger prints on the scalpel.
Scully and Mulder looked up.
Scully No... (she stands) there wouldn't be.
Detective Pardon me?
Scully Never mind. So how did she escape?
Detective It appears that she climbed out the window.
Scully walks over to the window and looks down.
Scully Pretty long fall, wouldn't you say? Especially without a ladder or a rope.
Detective We don't know how she did that either. No one saw her in the hallway. A nurse was making her rounds when she saw this young woman here dead.
Mulder Any ideas as to where she may have gone?
Detective (lowers his voice and leans in) Well, we're not sure, but we think she went home. We called her parents here for their own safety, incase she's still violent.
Mulder Well we should go check that out then.
The detective nods in a 'you go do that' way. The two take one last look at the crowded room. Scully's eyes settle on the weeping mother. Her bad feeling returns and she motions to Mulder that she wants to go. They exit the room and walk silently down the hall.
Detective There were no finger prints on the scalpel.
Scully and Mulder looked up.
Scully No... (she stands) there wouldn't be.
Detective Pardon me?
Scully Never mind. So how did she escape?
Detective It appears that she climbed out the window.
Scully walks over to the window and looks down.
Scully Pretty long fall, wouldn't you say? Especially without a ladder or a rope.
Detective We don't know how she did that either. No one saw her in the hallway. A nurse was making her rounds when she saw this young woman here dead.
Mulder Any ideas as to where she may have gone?
Detective (lowers his voice and leans in) Well, we're not sure, but we think she went home. We called her parents here for their own safety, incase she's still violent.
Mulder Well we should go check that out then.
The detective nods in a 'you go do that' way. The two take one last look at the crowded room. Scully's eyes settle on the weeping mother. Her bad feeling returns and she motions to Mulder that she wants to go. They exit the room and walk silently down the hall.