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The Mystery of Elizabeth Drew
Part 9
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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The next morning, Fenton picked Carson up from the hospital. "Are you
sure this is wise, Carson?" he asked. "Signing out AMA."
"Probably not, but Nancy needs me. I can't stay holed up in the
hospital especially when she won't leave the house."
Fenton nodded. Nancy had told him she wouldn't leave the house until
she heard from Jackson. It was only a matter of time before he
contacted her again.
"Eloise's flight arrives at noon so Hannah and Gertrude went to the
airport," Fenton explained, pulling up in front of his house. "I'm
going to headquarters to follow up on some leads. When I left, Nancy
was lying on the couch in the living room. She hasn't been sleeping
well."
Carson nodded. "I figured as much. Thank you for everything,
Fenton."
"That's what friends are for, Carson. You would do the same."
The two shook hands and Carson watched as Fenton sped off down the
road. He looked up at the sky and sighed. "Elizabeth, give me your
strength," he whispered.
He found Nancy fast asleep on the couch. She looked so peaceful lying
there. Carson was going to make himself some coffee when there was a
knock on the door.
By the time he opened the door, the person was gone. He glanced on the
ground a found a small package addressed to Nancy. "This can't be
good," he muttered.
Picking it up, he headed back into the living room where Nancy was in
the throes of a nightmare. Carson rushed to Nancy's side, dropping the
package in the process.
"No. Please! Don't!!" Nancy sat up with a jerk, eyes wide in fear.
"Nan?" Carson said, kneeling next to her. She turned to face him.
"Are you all right, sweetheart?"
She blinked a few times. "Dad? What are you doing here? Shouldn't
you be in the hospital?"
"That's not important right now, Nan." She nodded and wrapped her arms
around him. "Everything's going to be all right, you'll see."
They were still holding each other when Hannah and Gertrude arrived
with Carson's sister, Eloise. She smiled sadly, set her luggage down,
and went to join them.
"I don't suppose there's room for one more?"
Hannah saw the package on the floor and picked it up. "Carson, what's
this? Oh, Nan, its address to you."
"What is it?" Nancy exclaimed, getting up. She took the package from
the housekeeper.
"Nancy, please let me open it before you do," Carson suggested. Without
a word, she handed it to him. It was videotape with a letter.
Nancy took it from him and read it out loud. "'Nancy, I look forward
to our next meeting... it's coming soon. I can't wait to continue
where we left off."' Nancy's voice cracked. She definitely did not want to do that! "'Enclosed you will find a video of your dear friends. I hope you enjoy it. -Jackson'"
"Nan?" Carson said.
With a shaky breath, she handed him the video. "Put it in."
The Mystery of Elizabeth Drew
Part 9
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
*****************
The next morning, Fenton picked Carson up from the hospital. "Are you
sure this is wise, Carson?" he asked. "Signing out AMA."
"Probably not, but Nancy needs me. I can't stay holed up in the
hospital especially when she won't leave the house."
Fenton nodded. Nancy had told him she wouldn't leave the house until
she heard from Jackson. It was only a matter of time before he
contacted her again.
"Eloise's flight arrives at noon so Hannah and Gertrude went to the
airport," Fenton explained, pulling up in front of his house. "I'm
going to headquarters to follow up on some leads. When I left, Nancy
was lying on the couch in the living room. She hasn't been sleeping
well."
Carson nodded. "I figured as much. Thank you for everything,
Fenton."
"That's what friends are for, Carson. You would do the same."
The two shook hands and Carson watched as Fenton sped off down the
road. He looked up at the sky and sighed. "Elizabeth, give me your
strength," he whispered.
He found Nancy fast asleep on the couch. She looked so peaceful lying
there. Carson was going to make himself some coffee when there was a
knock on the door.
By the time he opened the door, the person was gone. He glanced on the
ground a found a small package addressed to Nancy. "This can't be
good," he muttered.
Picking it up, he headed back into the living room where Nancy was in
the throes of a nightmare. Carson rushed to Nancy's side, dropping the
package in the process.
"No. Please! Don't!!" Nancy sat up with a jerk, eyes wide in fear.
"Nan?" Carson said, kneeling next to her. She turned to face him.
"Are you all right, sweetheart?"
She blinked a few times. "Dad? What are you doing here? Shouldn't
you be in the hospital?"
"That's not important right now, Nan." She nodded and wrapped her arms
around him. "Everything's going to be all right, you'll see."
They were still holding each other when Hannah and Gertrude arrived
with Carson's sister, Eloise. She smiled sadly, set her luggage down,
and went to join them.
"I don't suppose there's room for one more?"
Hannah saw the package on the floor and picked it up. "Carson, what's
this? Oh, Nan, its address to you."
"What is it?" Nancy exclaimed, getting up. She took the package from
the housekeeper.
"Nancy, please let me open it before you do," Carson suggested. Without
a word, she handed it to him. It was videotape with a letter.
Nancy took it from him and read it out loud. "'Nancy, I look forward
to our next meeting... it's coming soon. I can't wait to continue
where we left off."' Nancy's voice cracked. She definitely did not want to do that! "'Enclosed you will find a video of your dear friends. I hope you enjoy it. -Jackson'"
"Nan?" Carson said.
With a shaky breath, she handed him the video. "Put it in."