Chapter 34.
The next morning, Barry took everyone, minus Baz who was staying with Matt, to the police station. Matt had been moved into Baz's room earlier that morning, but was still sleeping. Once they had arrived, they were ushered into a private room to talk with Benson.
"OK, I've got a signed confession from Amy's partner in crime, Jimmy Guildford. He told us that he did it out of love for Amy. She was the one who persuaded him to help her write notes and post it under people's doors. According to Jimmy, he didn't know what they said and he did all of her bidding and fetching. She had him lure Mr Sunderland into the basement to try and kill him, when that failed they resorted to guns."
"Why did they do it in the first place?" Emily asked.
"They wanted revenge on Mr Wolenczak, who had taken away her only child and that's the only thing we could get out of them. We're sending a psychiatrist round later today."
"Then why did they send notes to the other crew members?" Nathan asked.
"They did that to hurt the one's closest to Mr Wolenczak, and they were going to write another letter to draw Mr Wolenczak out to try and kill him like they attempted to with Mr Sunderland." Benson answered.
"So they used the crew to get to me and they were going to eventually draw me out and kill me, just because Matt used to talk about me to his mum? Is that what you're saying?" Lucas asked.
"Yes, I think Ms Adamson is mentally disturbed and was scared of loosing Matt. Unfortunately she did this by telling him lies and, after Matt found out, she lost him through what she had been telling him. She loved him so much she didn't want to let go, she couldn't let go of him. She had already lost a husband to your mother." Benson was suddenly interrupted by his pager. "If you'll excuse me, I have to leave you but feel free to stay here to talk things over. I know this was hard on all of you." With that he disappeared out the door, leaving the group to get their bearings over what had just been discussed.
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Not five minutes later, the group made excuses and parted company. Barry and Nathan headed back to the hotel to debrief the crew of last nights events, while Emily and Lucas headed back to the hospital.
When they arrived at the hospital, they discovered Matt was already awake. He was very groggy, but knew who everyone around him was. They decided not to tell Matt about Amy until he was feeling better. A nurse entered the room, making everyone jump.
"When can I get out of here?" Baz asked her, after she had finished jotting down notes.
"Well, if you're good then we might be able to let you out today!" The nurse smiled, as Baz silently cheered.
"What about Matt?" Lucas asked.
"I'm afraid he'll be in here a bit longer. It all depends on how fast his body recovers." The nurse replied. "OK, now have you got a coat or something you can wear? It's very cold out."
"What, you mean now? Right now?" Lucas asked, his face brightening at the prospect.
"The earlier the better!" The nurse replied.
"Yes, we've put one in the cupboard ready." Emily replied, beaming.
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Soon Baz was ready to exit the hospital. He began to whine at the prospect of having a wheelchair.
"It was my head that was hurt, not my legs! I don't see why I need a wheelchair," Baz complained.
"It's for your own good in case you fall. You don't want to end up in here again…And besides if you're good, I'll drive your wheelchair, but if you don't stop complaining I'm going to let Lucas drive." Lucas grinned evilly and rubbed his hands together in delight. "You see my point?" Emily looked as though she was telling off a four year old. Baz meekly nodded and stopped complaining immediately.
Emily wheeled Baz out of the hospital and towards the car. With Lucas' help, she was able to load Baz into the back and drove in the direction of the hotel.
Epilogue: A couple of months later.
"Matt! How are you doing?" Lucas asked the person on the vid screen. He had been on SeaQuest for a couple of weeks and he spoke to his elder brother regularly.
"Not too bad, considering my mum tried to kill us…" Matt trailed off.
"Hey, it's not your fault. She was mentally ill and you couldn't help that. No one could. How's your shoulder?" Lucas asked.
"It's getting better; I'm at home now which is good. Anyway I got to go, Baz is moaning again as usual. I swear it's like a hobby to the guy!" Matt groaned. Lucas laughed
"Say hi to everyone. Speak to you later," Lucas assured. The link was broken, terminating the call. The teen jumped as his PAL rang and he rushed off to thrash the Captain in a game of chess.
"I love it here!" Lucas mumbled to nobody in particular.
THE END…At last!!!
I finally finished. Hope you liked it, sorry it was so long I never meant it to happen. Feedback and reviews are much appreciated! Thanks to all who have helped me and given me the strength to carry on, without them I wouldn't have ever finished this!