Cosmo felt like hitting the morgue attendant. What kind of hospital was
this anyway? He had seen sideshows ran better, them taking Sammy and trying
to autopsy him when the man hadn't even been hurt too bad, when he probably
wasn't even dead! Man, when they got Sam out of this mess, he was going to have
a lawsuit and a half against them!
Suddenly his thoughts were interupted by Catherine, the fury in her voice
barely contained. "Get in there and stop them! NOW!!" She was shaking and
had to fight not to say some of the other things she wanted to as she pulled
out her badge, flashing it in the man's face. They had only been gone a few
minutes. Surely the autopsy couldn't have actually started yet. They would
have to prep the body and everything. They still had time. They still had time.
The frightened attendant scurried out and a moment later, they could hear
the sounds of arguing.
"These people must be total morons," Cosmo grumbled. "Cops should have
made sure that ambulance took Sammy to a COMPITANT hospital!"
Just then the attendant came back again. "Um, I told Dr. Mabry what you
said but they've already started the autopsy and we're kind of...."
Catherine visably paled as she stared at the man in shock. "They
already..... WHAT DID THEY DO?!!" Oh, please just let it be some sort of
superficial cut or something that could be fixed. She would never, ever complain about
anything Sam Gerard did again if it would be something that could be fixed.
"They've done the Y incision and they were just getting ready to...."
the man's voice trailed off as the two marshals' shoulders slumped at his words.
Why did he think he was suddenly in a whole lot of trouble?
Catherine was shaking inside with rage and pain but somehow she forced
her voice to remain steady, almost icy in tone. "Get back in there and tell
that doctor that he is not to lay another hand on Sam. A team from the US
Marshal's office will arrive shortly to collect him and I expect all pertinant
records to be turned over to my people." She started to stalk out but then turned
and looked at the man again, a look Cosmo had only seen on Sam's face before.
"I suggest that you inform anyone that even breathed around that man not to
make an plans for the future. Sam Gerard was my best marshal and my friend and
if I find out he died because of the actions of this hospital, I will
personally make it my job to see every last one of you prosecuted for murder!"
"Cath?" Cosmo said as the two got onto the elevator, Catherine limply
slumping back against the wall as soon as the door closed.
"I'm putting you in charge of the pursuit. Just get Parker, Cosmo,"
Catherine whispered. Suddenly she was feeling very old, old and alone. "That's
what Sam would have wanted."
this anyway? He had seen sideshows ran better, them taking Sammy and trying
to autopsy him when the man hadn't even been hurt too bad, when he probably
wasn't even dead! Man, when they got Sam out of this mess, he was going to have
a lawsuit and a half against them!
Suddenly his thoughts were interupted by Catherine, the fury in her voice
barely contained. "Get in there and stop them! NOW!!" She was shaking and
had to fight not to say some of the other things she wanted to as she pulled
out her badge, flashing it in the man's face. They had only been gone a few
minutes. Surely the autopsy couldn't have actually started yet. They would
have to prep the body and everything. They still had time. They still had time.
The frightened attendant scurried out and a moment later, they could hear
the sounds of arguing.
"These people must be total morons," Cosmo grumbled. "Cops should have
made sure that ambulance took Sammy to a COMPITANT hospital!"
Just then the attendant came back again. "Um, I told Dr. Mabry what you
said but they've already started the autopsy and we're kind of...."
Catherine visably paled as she stared at the man in shock. "They
already..... WHAT DID THEY DO?!!" Oh, please just let it be some sort of
superficial cut or something that could be fixed. She would never, ever complain about
anything Sam Gerard did again if it would be something that could be fixed.
"They've done the Y incision and they were just getting ready to...."
the man's voice trailed off as the two marshals' shoulders slumped at his words.
Why did he think he was suddenly in a whole lot of trouble?
Catherine was shaking inside with rage and pain but somehow she forced
her voice to remain steady, almost icy in tone. "Get back in there and tell
that doctor that he is not to lay another hand on Sam. A team from the US
Marshal's office will arrive shortly to collect him and I expect all pertinant
records to be turned over to my people." She started to stalk out but then turned
and looked at the man again, a look Cosmo had only seen on Sam's face before.
"I suggest that you inform anyone that even breathed around that man not to
make an plans for the future. Sam Gerard was my best marshal and my friend and
if I find out he died because of the actions of this hospital, I will
personally make it my job to see every last one of you prosecuted for murder!"
"Cath?" Cosmo said as the two got onto the elevator, Catherine limply
slumping back against the wall as soon as the door closed.
"I'm putting you in charge of the pursuit. Just get Parker, Cosmo,"
Catherine whispered. Suddenly she was feeling very old, old and alone. "That's
what Sam would have wanted."