The eight Ghostbusters piled into Ecto-1 for the quiet trip back to the firehouse. Once in the car, Egon quietly told them the extent of Janine's injuries. He forced himself to tell them about the sexual assault. Peter's face went white, and Ray let out an anguished moan. Even the younger Ghostbusters were shaken up about it. As they pulled the car into the firehouse, Roland looked at them.
"We got most of the first floor cleaned up, we'll finish the rest if you want to..." he trailed off. Winston nodded.
"Guys, let's get Egon upstairs." he said. After telling them about the attack, Egon sat in the car silent. The truth was, he was in shock. How could anyone, anything, do this to her. Everyone loved her, there was no reason anyone, even a ghost, would try to hurt her. Normally, the ghosts would go after the guys. He allowed Ray and Peter to help him out of the car.
"Come on Egon," Ray said. "Let's get you upstairs."
Peter looked around the firehouse. "And tell that little green chicken he'd better not show his slimy face, or I'll blast him straight to the containment unit!" he yelled at the ceiling. Winston looked at the four younger Ghostbusters.
"Don't mind them," he said. "It's just their way." Then he followed the three up the stairs.
They waited until the older Ghostbusters were out of sight, then Garrett threw down a hose.
"Here we go again. We're going to get kicked out of this," He rolled his chair around the other three, and dropped his voice down lower. "I'm not letting a bunch of old has-beens take over this time. Janine's there for us now, we'll find out what happened. Then, we'll make the bastard pay."
"Slimer was the only other one here when the attack happened," Kylie said. "We have to find him and find out what he knows before Dr. Venkman gets a hold of him."
"Yeah, well, how do suppose we do that?" Eduardo asked. Garrett pulled a candy bar out of a shirt pocket.
"Leave that to me."
"No, you need to rest," Peter said. "You've had a shock. Take it easy for a while, then we'll go through the lab and help you find anything you need."
"Right now, we're going to help the kids clean." Ray said. Egon grabbed Peter's arm before he walked out of the room.
"Peter." he said. Peter looked back at his friend. Anguish and pain ripped through the blond scientist's eyes. Peter smiled, and sat on the bed next to him.
"Don't worry. We'll find the creep who did this, and I will personally make sure Janine is the one who gets to pull the lever when we stick him in the containment unit."
Egon looked unconvinced.
"She'll be fine," Peter continued, "In a month, she'll be up and back at that desk, making everyone's lives miserable."
"It's just...I never...she didn't..." Tears welled up in his eyes. Peter wrapped his arms around his friend.
"She knew," he whispered to his friend. "We all knew."
