***Thank you to everyone who is still sticking with me and reading this
fanfic. School is back in session and I am finding less time to write.
This is a rather short chapter but it's a needed one just in case all of
you readers can't read my mind. Oh and special thanks to EBStarr for the
inspiration for the title, Justine2 for constructive criticism that I
couldn't agree with more, and chickweed for all of those exclamation
points. ***
". So it got me wondering about how high this all went up to. I mean covering up 30 patients in two months is not an easy thing to do. Even for Dr. Weaver." Gallant was doing his best to explain the research he had done today slow enough for Romano to comprehend.
"And this was all started because Kerry interrupted your work with a patient in the ER today?"
"It was more than that, Sir. There was something off about this patient. It was suspicious."
Romano nodded and let Gallant continue with his story. "So I looked at the LWOBS cases and saw quite a few coincidences. They were all male. All about the same age presenting with the same systems. And they all came in on days when Dr. Weaver was scheduled to be in the ER,"
"Well, Gallant, it is fascinating. But really, maybe she is just earning some rainbow-merit badge for single handedly privately treating all the gays of the greater Chicago area. It could only give her better press at this point."
"That is actually my point, Sir. I was thinking about her promotion. She made it into the public eye awfully fast don't you think?"
"Alderman?"
"Exactly. I think I found a connection to him."
Robert leaned back into his chair. Gallant had proved to be the perfect ally and Romano couldn't help but to smile as his apprentice so eagerly explain the connections he had made. "Here, let me show you." Gallant said reaching into his backpack and pulling out a file of papers he had photocopied. "And before I forget." he reached back into his sack and handed Romano the small cassette recorder that he had had concealed during his conversation with Weaver that morning in her office.
Romano flipped open the player and remove d the small tape. He held it up between them. "Thank you Dr. Gallant." Michael smiled wide at Romano. "But, I tend to think we won't really be needing this, will we?"
Gallant looked confused. "But Sir, this is the evidence we were going to use to get you back into Surgery legitimately."
"Oh course, Gallant. But come on. With the new information you unearthed today, don't you see that we really could gain so much more?"
Gallant looked down to his shoes. He didn't like the smarmy tone Romano's voice took on. "Our gain, or Dr. Weaver's loss?"
"Hey Michael, you're in the big leagues now. You want that surgical-trauma fellow, don't you?"
"Yes of course, but."
"This is it Gallant." Robert cut him off and lifted up the file of papers. "This is how we get everything we want."
And of course Gallant knew he was right. With nothing much more to say Gallant dismissed himself from Robert and allowed for the two of them to process their next steps individually.
". So it got me wondering about how high this all went up to. I mean covering up 30 patients in two months is not an easy thing to do. Even for Dr. Weaver." Gallant was doing his best to explain the research he had done today slow enough for Romano to comprehend.
"And this was all started because Kerry interrupted your work with a patient in the ER today?"
"It was more than that, Sir. There was something off about this patient. It was suspicious."
Romano nodded and let Gallant continue with his story. "So I looked at the LWOBS cases and saw quite a few coincidences. They were all male. All about the same age presenting with the same systems. And they all came in on days when Dr. Weaver was scheduled to be in the ER,"
"Well, Gallant, it is fascinating. But really, maybe she is just earning some rainbow-merit badge for single handedly privately treating all the gays of the greater Chicago area. It could only give her better press at this point."
"That is actually my point, Sir. I was thinking about her promotion. She made it into the public eye awfully fast don't you think?"
"Alderman?"
"Exactly. I think I found a connection to him."
Robert leaned back into his chair. Gallant had proved to be the perfect ally and Romano couldn't help but to smile as his apprentice so eagerly explain the connections he had made. "Here, let me show you." Gallant said reaching into his backpack and pulling out a file of papers he had photocopied. "And before I forget." he reached back into his sack and handed Romano the small cassette recorder that he had had concealed during his conversation with Weaver that morning in her office.
Romano flipped open the player and remove d the small tape. He held it up between them. "Thank you Dr. Gallant." Michael smiled wide at Romano. "But, I tend to think we won't really be needing this, will we?"
Gallant looked confused. "But Sir, this is the evidence we were going to use to get you back into Surgery legitimately."
"Oh course, Gallant. But come on. With the new information you unearthed today, don't you see that we really could gain so much more?"
Gallant looked down to his shoes. He didn't like the smarmy tone Romano's voice took on. "Our gain, or Dr. Weaver's loss?"
"Hey Michael, you're in the big leagues now. You want that surgical-trauma fellow, don't you?"
"Yes of course, but."
"This is it Gallant." Robert cut him off and lifted up the file of papers. "This is how we get everything we want."
And of course Gallant knew he was right. With nothing much more to say Gallant dismissed himself from Robert and allowed for the two of them to process their next steps individually.