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Changes
Part 2
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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George and Bess found Nancy seated in the Emergency Room. Her clothes were a mess and her eyes were red from crying. "Nan!" they exclaimed, rushing over to her.
"Are you all right?" Bess asked.
"Just peachy," Nancy replied sarcastically.
George elbowed her cousin. "Have you heard anything?"
"Not yet. Oh, God! I forgot to call Mr. Hardy and Joe!"
Bess put a hand on her shoulder. "It's already been taken care of. When George called you about that cryptic phone message she got, I immediately grabbed my cell phone to make the calls. Your Dad is on his way too."
Nancy smiled half-heartedly. "Thanks, guys. When Uncle Scott gets here, may be you could tell him about the call?"
"Of course, Nan," George replied.
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"Bess!" She looked up to see Joe. "How's Frank? Is he all right?"
"We don't know. Nancy and your father are with he doctor right now," she told him, getting up.
He nodded. "What happened?"
"I'm not sure. Nancy hasn't said much about it." She gave him a hug. "Frank will be fine, he's strong."
Nancy came out of the room a few minutes later. "Joe," she said.
"Nancy. How is he?"
"He's going to all right. He's lost a lot of blood and he's in a considerable amount of pain, but he'll be fine. You can go in to see him."
Joe smiled. Walking up to Nancy, he put a hand on her shoulder. "It's not your fault, Nan, so please stop blaming yourself."
Before she could respond, he walked into the room. "Bess, has Uncle Scott been here?"
"Yeah. He went down to the cafeteria with George. Why?"
"I just want to make certain a friend of ours is still locked up," she answered.
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He grinned in satisfaction. He just needed to see her and his work would be complete. "This is Nancy. And Bess! And George! Sorry we're not here to take your call. Please leave a message and we'll get back to you as soon as possible."
"Nancy, it's Ned. I just heard about Frank on the news. I wanted to let you know that I think I may know who's after him. Call me!"
Hanging up the phone, Ned looked around the room. "Now for phase 2 of the plan. I need an alibi..." He picked up the phone again and dialed. "Chris, it's Ned. Can you help me out with something?"
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Visiting hours were over so Nancy, Bess, and George returned to their apartment. The light on the answering machine was blinking. Nancy ignored it and went into her room.
"Bess, why don't you go help Nancy and I'll check our messages."
"Will do."
George listened to the message in confusion. How could Ned possibly know who was after Frank? Either way, she decided to save this message and give Chief McGinnis a call.
Bess joined her cousin in the living room just as she was finishing up the phone call. She plopped onto the sofa and waited. George hung up and sat next to her.
"What's up?" Bess asked.
"Apparently Ned has idea of who's after Frank."
"What?"
"Yeah," George replied. "He wants to talk to Nancy about it. I saved the message and called Chief McGinnis."
"Good thinking. When are you going to tell Nan?"
George shrugged. "Did she fall asleep?" Bess nodded. "Then we'll just wait to tell her in the morning."
However, Nancy wasn't asleep and she overheard their conversation. If Ned knew who was responsible, she wasn't going to wait until the next morning to find out! She quickly grabbed the phone and dialed his number.
"Ned, it's Nancy. Are you busy right now?"
Nancy couldn't tell that he was smirking on the other end. "No, I'm not. Why don't you come on over."
"I'll be there in 10 minutes," she replied. Nancy hung up and got dressed. She knew Bess and George were still up talking, so she'd have to take the fire escape. She left them a note and climbed out the window.
Changes
Part 2
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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George and Bess found Nancy seated in the Emergency Room. Her clothes were a mess and her eyes were red from crying. "Nan!" they exclaimed, rushing over to her.
"Are you all right?" Bess asked.
"Just peachy," Nancy replied sarcastically.
George elbowed her cousin. "Have you heard anything?"
"Not yet. Oh, God! I forgot to call Mr. Hardy and Joe!"
Bess put a hand on her shoulder. "It's already been taken care of. When George called you about that cryptic phone message she got, I immediately grabbed my cell phone to make the calls. Your Dad is on his way too."
Nancy smiled half-heartedly. "Thanks, guys. When Uncle Scott gets here, may be you could tell him about the call?"
"Of course, Nan," George replied.
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"Bess!" She looked up to see Joe. "How's Frank? Is he all right?"
"We don't know. Nancy and your father are with he doctor right now," she told him, getting up.
He nodded. "What happened?"
"I'm not sure. Nancy hasn't said much about it." She gave him a hug. "Frank will be fine, he's strong."
Nancy came out of the room a few minutes later. "Joe," she said.
"Nancy. How is he?"
"He's going to all right. He's lost a lot of blood and he's in a considerable amount of pain, but he'll be fine. You can go in to see him."
Joe smiled. Walking up to Nancy, he put a hand on her shoulder. "It's not your fault, Nan, so please stop blaming yourself."
Before she could respond, he walked into the room. "Bess, has Uncle Scott been here?"
"Yeah. He went down to the cafeteria with George. Why?"
"I just want to make certain a friend of ours is still locked up," she answered.
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He grinned in satisfaction. He just needed to see her and his work would be complete. "This is Nancy. And Bess! And George! Sorry we're not here to take your call. Please leave a message and we'll get back to you as soon as possible."
"Nancy, it's Ned. I just heard about Frank on the news. I wanted to let you know that I think I may know who's after him. Call me!"
Hanging up the phone, Ned looked around the room. "Now for phase 2 of the plan. I need an alibi..." He picked up the phone again and dialed. "Chris, it's Ned. Can you help me out with something?"
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Visiting hours were over so Nancy, Bess, and George returned to their apartment. The light on the answering machine was blinking. Nancy ignored it and went into her room.
"Bess, why don't you go help Nancy and I'll check our messages."
"Will do."
George listened to the message in confusion. How could Ned possibly know who was after Frank? Either way, she decided to save this message and give Chief McGinnis a call.
Bess joined her cousin in the living room just as she was finishing up the phone call. She plopped onto the sofa and waited. George hung up and sat next to her.
"What's up?" Bess asked.
"Apparently Ned has idea of who's after Frank."
"What?"
"Yeah," George replied. "He wants to talk to Nancy about it. I saved the message and called Chief McGinnis."
"Good thinking. When are you going to tell Nan?"
George shrugged. "Did she fall asleep?" Bess nodded. "Then we'll just wait to tell her in the morning."
However, Nancy wasn't asleep and she overheard their conversation. If Ned knew who was responsible, she wasn't going to wait until the next morning to find out! She quickly grabbed the phone and dialed his number.
"Ned, it's Nancy. Are you busy right now?"
Nancy couldn't tell that he was smirking on the other end. "No, I'm not. Why don't you come on over."
"I'll be there in 10 minutes," she replied. Nancy hung up and got dressed. She knew Bess and George were still up talking, so she'd have to take the fire escape. She left them a note and climbed out the window.