After Marc and Tony slipped from her room unnoticed, they retreated down
the stairs and out of the hospital they quickly headed to their car to head
back to the hideout Craig had found and told them to meet at after they'd
done his dirty work. They drove out of the city and waited till darkness
fell before they headed to meet Craig. The two stopped a couple miles
outside where their hideout was and waited and hung out for a bit and once
darkness fell two hours later, they headed on to where they knew that Craig
was waiting on them.
Craig sat anxiously waiting for them to return and already had begun to plan the final scheme that would be put into motion soon. He'd decided to hold off and wait to get the ball rolling on the 'big' plan in early to mid January, just to toy with them to make them think that he might actually be leaving them alone. It was close to 9:30 at night when Craig heard the door open and knew Marc and Tony were back and an evil smile spread across his face as they came in.
"Well, how'd it go?" he asked anxiously, anticipating how things turned out.
"Just as expected. When we went in she was asleep so she didn't even see us coming so it was a total surprise to her that we were there." Marc replied.
"It was obvious she hasn't forgotten us either." Tony added smugly.
"She didn't see you right?" Craig asked.
"No, when we went in she was asleep and we got a blindfold over her eyes and Tony clamped a hand over her mouth so she couldn't scream for help. We also held her down so she couldn't struggle against us either." Marc replied.
"What about when you left, did she see you then?" Craig questioned.
"No. We used the remainder of the drugs in the bottle to knock her out before we left." Tony replied.
"Very good work boys." Craig said with a wicked grin on his face; "What about the bottle and rag, have you disposed of it already?"
"Yeah, we got rid of it when we left." Tony replied, wondering why Craig was wondering about how they'd disposed of it.
"You didn't leave it in a trashcan in her room did you?" Craig asked, looking directly at Tony, seeing him getting a little nervous.
He thought for a second and replied, "Uh, yeah I think I did use the trashcan in the room. The one closest to the door, not the one closest to her bed."
"You damn fool!" Craig yelled; "Do you realize that if someone finds that they could trace it back to us!"
"Sorry, it won't happen again." Tony said, not wanting to piss Craig off any further.
"You could get our asses locked up for that!! What the hell were you thinking? Did you leave your damn licenses and social security numbers out in plain sight too?!" Craig roared.
Tony and Marc cringed at the tongue-lashing and knew they'd screwed up royally, even though it was inadvertent and accidental. They hadn't thought about someone finding the rag and bottle and now saw what harm it could do to their plans.
"You're damn right it won't happen again! Because if you screw up once more, just once and you're gone!" Craig thundered his face a deep shade of red from anger; "Get out of here. Both of you!"
The two left hastily and sped away into the night towards Craig's apartment, figuring that he wouldn't be coming there that night. They both were relieved that Craig hadn't taken out his wrath on them for the slip up and planned to stay away for a bit till he cooled off.
"I didn't mean to put that stuff in the trashcan in her room, it was just a convenient spot and I didn't think that it would be noticeable." Tony said as they drove into the city.
"I know man. Let's go get some beers and take them back to the apartment. I doubt he'll be coming by tonight so it will be just me and you." Marc suggested.
"Sounds good to me." Tony replied as they stopped at a local liquor store.
Marc waited in the car after giving Tony some money. Several minutes later he came out carrying a bag with a case of Bacardi Silver, Smirnoff Ice, and Black Label Captain Morgan Rum.
"Just like old times in California." Marc said as they drove back to Craig's apartment.
"Yep." Tony replied as they pulled up in front of the complex and headed on up.
The three stood in the hallway watching the monitor along with the rest of the team, hoping they'd see a rhythm start. All of a sudden the beep of the heart monitor returned and everyone in the hall breathed a huge sigh of relief. They heard one of the nurses say that she was in sinus tach (a.k.a. sinus tachycardia is a heart that beats in excess of 100 beats a minute). The doctor ordered 6 mg of Adenosine to be rapidly introduced via IV to try and get her heart rate down to a regular level. Within minutes her heart rate dropped to a normal level and she was gradually stabilizing. As the team began to leave after having successfully brought her back, the decision was made to sedate her for the rest of the evening to keep her calm and to prevent her heart rate from skyrocketing again. Once the intravenous Diprivan solution was hung and started by an anesthesiologist, the doctor headed out to speak with Bobby about how she was doing since she was stable.
"We managed to get her back and get her stabilized and bring her heart rate down after giving her a dose of Adenosine. We had to put her back on the vent though and to keep her calm it'd be best to keep her sedated overnight. According to the vitals that have been recorded throughout the day, at one point they seemed to shoot up for no apparent reason so when she comes off sedation maybe we can find out what caused the jump. Shortly after her vitals skyrocketed she bottomed out, which must have been when you found her." The chief physician said, looking to Jimmy.
"We won't take her directly off the vent once the sedation is discontinued though. One of the possible side effects from the Diprivan is hypoxia (reduction of oxygen supply to the tissues below physiological levels, despite adequate perfusion by the blood.). So once we are sure she won't have any trouble breathing on her own once she comes out of sedation we'll take her off the vent." The doctor concluded in saying.
Jimmy and Alex went in one by one to see her for a bit before they had to leave. While they were there, Bobby went ahead and called her mother to let her know what had happened since she'd planned on bringing the kids by to see her since she'd woken up. Joey heard the phone ringing and ran for it since his grandmother was changing Keira.
"Hey Joey, is your grandma around?" Bobby asked.
"She's in with Keira. How's mom doing?" Joey said anxiously.
"She's fine now. We had a bit of a scare earlier but she'll be ok." Bobby replied.
"What happened?" Joey asked hesitantly.
"Something happened to cause her vitals to shoot up and when your dad went in to see her, she bottomed out and we almost lost her. We got her back though so tomorrow we can find out what happened." He said gently.
"Are you sure she's ok?" Joey asked worriedly.
"She's fine. The doctor put her back on the machine to help her breathe and they're going to keep her sedated till tomorrow." He replied.
While Joey was talking to Bobby, Kim's mother came out carrying Keira and saw her grandson on the phone.
"Who are you talking to sweetheart?" she asked softly.
Joey mouthed the word Bobby as his grandmother sat down on the couch beside him, resting Keira in her lap.
Joey turned his attention back to the phone and said, "Grandma just came in so I'll let you talk to her." and passed the phone over to her and played with his sister.
Bobby began to explain to Kim's mother what had happened and for a few minutes she couldn't say anything because she honestly didn't know what she could say.
He heard the silence over the phone as everything soaked in that he'd just told her and said, "Don't worry because we got her back. They had to put her back on the vent but she's ok now. They're going to keep her sedated overnight to keep her calm and make sure her vitals remain stable."
"Do they know what caused her to bottom out so suddenly?" she asked worriedly.
"We won't know till they bring her out of sedation tomorrow and we get a chance to talk to her. The only thing is though after she comes to they can't take her directly off the vent because the stuff she's on has the potential side effect of not profusing oxygen adequately." He said in response.
"Could there be any permanent damage from where she bottomed out?" she questioned nervously.
"The doctor didn't mention any, but I think she bottomed out when Jimmy was with her so he started CPR almost immediately so she shouldn't have suffered any longstanding effects due to lack of oxygen." Bobby replied.
"I'll bring the kids by tomorrow after she comes out of sedation. It would probably be best that way if she can hear what's going on around her she won't get herself worked up." Her mother said in reply.
"Ok, I gotta run, Jimmy and Alex are getting ready to leave and I'm gonna go in and see her and stay here overnight probably." Bobby replied, seeing the two of them leaving her room.
"Take care and I'll see you tomorrow when I bring the kids down." Her mother said, watching Joey playing with Keira.
Jimmy and Alex headed towards where Bobby was and noticed him moving in their direction.
"We'll tell everyone back at the house what happened. If you need anything don't hesitate to call us." Alex said.
"Ok, see you all later." Bobby replied, heading back towards her room.
Carlos was waiting in the bus on Alex to come down from the ICU, and was relieved when he finally saw her come out with Jimmy.
"What took you so long?" Carlos asked slightly annoyed.
"Don't start with me Carlos, I'm not in the mood to put up with your immature shenanigans!" Alex said, turning to speak with Jimmy for a minute.
As she turned her back to Carlos she said to Jimmy, "You want a ride back to the station?"
"That ok with him?" he asked, looking at the peeved look on Carlos' face.
"Get in, he'll get over it." Alex replied climbing into the passenger seat.
Jimmy climbed into the back of the bus and the three of them headed back to the station, Carlos not saying anything and Jimmy and Alex talking back and forth during the trip back to the house. Alex could see the look of annoyance on Carlos' face but carried on with her conversation she was having with Jimmy. When they pulled up at the station and headed in all the guys were asking about how Kim was doing.
"How's Kimmy doing." D.K asked.
"She had a bit of a setback earlier but will be fine." Jimmy replied, seeing the shocked faces of the group around him.
"What happened!" Lombardo asked nervously.
"Her vitals skyrocketed at one point and when I went in to see how she was doing, she bottomed out and quit breathing. We got her back but they put her back on the vent and are keeping her sedated till tomorrow." Jimmy said, taking in the startled expressions of everyone in the room.
Craig sat anxiously waiting for them to return and already had begun to plan the final scheme that would be put into motion soon. He'd decided to hold off and wait to get the ball rolling on the 'big' plan in early to mid January, just to toy with them to make them think that he might actually be leaving them alone. It was close to 9:30 at night when Craig heard the door open and knew Marc and Tony were back and an evil smile spread across his face as they came in.
"Well, how'd it go?" he asked anxiously, anticipating how things turned out.
"Just as expected. When we went in she was asleep so she didn't even see us coming so it was a total surprise to her that we were there." Marc replied.
"It was obvious she hasn't forgotten us either." Tony added smugly.
"She didn't see you right?" Craig asked.
"No, when we went in she was asleep and we got a blindfold over her eyes and Tony clamped a hand over her mouth so she couldn't scream for help. We also held her down so she couldn't struggle against us either." Marc replied.
"What about when you left, did she see you then?" Craig questioned.
"No. We used the remainder of the drugs in the bottle to knock her out before we left." Tony replied.
"Very good work boys." Craig said with a wicked grin on his face; "What about the bottle and rag, have you disposed of it already?"
"Yeah, we got rid of it when we left." Tony replied, wondering why Craig was wondering about how they'd disposed of it.
"You didn't leave it in a trashcan in her room did you?" Craig asked, looking directly at Tony, seeing him getting a little nervous.
He thought for a second and replied, "Uh, yeah I think I did use the trashcan in the room. The one closest to the door, not the one closest to her bed."
"You damn fool!" Craig yelled; "Do you realize that if someone finds that they could trace it back to us!"
"Sorry, it won't happen again." Tony said, not wanting to piss Craig off any further.
"You could get our asses locked up for that!! What the hell were you thinking? Did you leave your damn licenses and social security numbers out in plain sight too?!" Craig roared.
Tony and Marc cringed at the tongue-lashing and knew they'd screwed up royally, even though it was inadvertent and accidental. They hadn't thought about someone finding the rag and bottle and now saw what harm it could do to their plans.
"You're damn right it won't happen again! Because if you screw up once more, just once and you're gone!" Craig thundered his face a deep shade of red from anger; "Get out of here. Both of you!"
The two left hastily and sped away into the night towards Craig's apartment, figuring that he wouldn't be coming there that night. They both were relieved that Craig hadn't taken out his wrath on them for the slip up and planned to stay away for a bit till he cooled off.
"I didn't mean to put that stuff in the trashcan in her room, it was just a convenient spot and I didn't think that it would be noticeable." Tony said as they drove into the city.
"I know man. Let's go get some beers and take them back to the apartment. I doubt he'll be coming by tonight so it will be just me and you." Marc suggested.
"Sounds good to me." Tony replied as they stopped at a local liquor store.
Marc waited in the car after giving Tony some money. Several minutes later he came out carrying a bag with a case of Bacardi Silver, Smirnoff Ice, and Black Label Captain Morgan Rum.
"Just like old times in California." Marc said as they drove back to Craig's apartment.
"Yep." Tony replied as they pulled up in front of the complex and headed on up.
The three stood in the hallway watching the monitor along with the rest of the team, hoping they'd see a rhythm start. All of a sudden the beep of the heart monitor returned and everyone in the hall breathed a huge sigh of relief. They heard one of the nurses say that she was in sinus tach (a.k.a. sinus tachycardia is a heart that beats in excess of 100 beats a minute). The doctor ordered 6 mg of Adenosine to be rapidly introduced via IV to try and get her heart rate down to a regular level. Within minutes her heart rate dropped to a normal level and she was gradually stabilizing. As the team began to leave after having successfully brought her back, the decision was made to sedate her for the rest of the evening to keep her calm and to prevent her heart rate from skyrocketing again. Once the intravenous Diprivan solution was hung and started by an anesthesiologist, the doctor headed out to speak with Bobby about how she was doing since she was stable.
"We managed to get her back and get her stabilized and bring her heart rate down after giving her a dose of Adenosine. We had to put her back on the vent though and to keep her calm it'd be best to keep her sedated overnight. According to the vitals that have been recorded throughout the day, at one point they seemed to shoot up for no apparent reason so when she comes off sedation maybe we can find out what caused the jump. Shortly after her vitals skyrocketed she bottomed out, which must have been when you found her." The chief physician said, looking to Jimmy.
"We won't take her directly off the vent once the sedation is discontinued though. One of the possible side effects from the Diprivan is hypoxia (reduction of oxygen supply to the tissues below physiological levels, despite adequate perfusion by the blood.). So once we are sure she won't have any trouble breathing on her own once she comes out of sedation we'll take her off the vent." The doctor concluded in saying.
Jimmy and Alex went in one by one to see her for a bit before they had to leave. While they were there, Bobby went ahead and called her mother to let her know what had happened since she'd planned on bringing the kids by to see her since she'd woken up. Joey heard the phone ringing and ran for it since his grandmother was changing Keira.
"Hey Joey, is your grandma around?" Bobby asked.
"She's in with Keira. How's mom doing?" Joey said anxiously.
"She's fine now. We had a bit of a scare earlier but she'll be ok." Bobby replied.
"What happened?" Joey asked hesitantly.
"Something happened to cause her vitals to shoot up and when your dad went in to see her, she bottomed out and we almost lost her. We got her back though so tomorrow we can find out what happened." He said gently.
"Are you sure she's ok?" Joey asked worriedly.
"She's fine. The doctor put her back on the machine to help her breathe and they're going to keep her sedated till tomorrow." He replied.
While Joey was talking to Bobby, Kim's mother came out carrying Keira and saw her grandson on the phone.
"Who are you talking to sweetheart?" she asked softly.
Joey mouthed the word Bobby as his grandmother sat down on the couch beside him, resting Keira in her lap.
Joey turned his attention back to the phone and said, "Grandma just came in so I'll let you talk to her." and passed the phone over to her and played with his sister.
Bobby began to explain to Kim's mother what had happened and for a few minutes she couldn't say anything because she honestly didn't know what she could say.
He heard the silence over the phone as everything soaked in that he'd just told her and said, "Don't worry because we got her back. They had to put her back on the vent but she's ok now. They're going to keep her sedated overnight to keep her calm and make sure her vitals remain stable."
"Do they know what caused her to bottom out so suddenly?" she asked worriedly.
"We won't know till they bring her out of sedation tomorrow and we get a chance to talk to her. The only thing is though after she comes to they can't take her directly off the vent because the stuff she's on has the potential side effect of not profusing oxygen adequately." He said in response.
"Could there be any permanent damage from where she bottomed out?" she questioned nervously.
"The doctor didn't mention any, but I think she bottomed out when Jimmy was with her so he started CPR almost immediately so she shouldn't have suffered any longstanding effects due to lack of oxygen." Bobby replied.
"I'll bring the kids by tomorrow after she comes out of sedation. It would probably be best that way if she can hear what's going on around her she won't get herself worked up." Her mother said in reply.
"Ok, I gotta run, Jimmy and Alex are getting ready to leave and I'm gonna go in and see her and stay here overnight probably." Bobby replied, seeing the two of them leaving her room.
"Take care and I'll see you tomorrow when I bring the kids down." Her mother said, watching Joey playing with Keira.
Jimmy and Alex headed towards where Bobby was and noticed him moving in their direction.
"We'll tell everyone back at the house what happened. If you need anything don't hesitate to call us." Alex said.
"Ok, see you all later." Bobby replied, heading back towards her room.
Carlos was waiting in the bus on Alex to come down from the ICU, and was relieved when he finally saw her come out with Jimmy.
"What took you so long?" Carlos asked slightly annoyed.
"Don't start with me Carlos, I'm not in the mood to put up with your immature shenanigans!" Alex said, turning to speak with Jimmy for a minute.
As she turned her back to Carlos she said to Jimmy, "You want a ride back to the station?"
"That ok with him?" he asked, looking at the peeved look on Carlos' face.
"Get in, he'll get over it." Alex replied climbing into the passenger seat.
Jimmy climbed into the back of the bus and the three of them headed back to the station, Carlos not saying anything and Jimmy and Alex talking back and forth during the trip back to the house. Alex could see the look of annoyance on Carlos' face but carried on with her conversation she was having with Jimmy. When they pulled up at the station and headed in all the guys were asking about how Kim was doing.
"How's Kimmy doing." D.K asked.
"She had a bit of a setback earlier but will be fine." Jimmy replied, seeing the shocked faces of the group around him.
"What happened!" Lombardo asked nervously.
"Her vitals skyrocketed at one point and when I went in to see how she was doing, she bottomed out and quit breathing. We got her back but they put her back on the vent and are keeping her sedated till tomorrow." Jimmy said, taking in the startled expressions of everyone in the room.