Hook hung up the phone, turning to Louis, barely about to suppress
laughter as he thought over the situation. Only Elmer, this could only
happen to Elmer. He just hoped that his friend would be able to see the
humor as well if he ever found out about this mess.
Tell me that Jesse is on his way to straighten this blasted mess out!" Louis hissed to Hook. His anger was definitely at the boiling point and was somehow in creasing with every moment that these idiots were here.
How could anyone possibly think that Elmer was insane? He felt himself moving forward, reaching out to snag the man and throw him out. He didn't need Jesse to handle this situation. He could do it perfectly well himself and if anyone else tried to say anything about his son....
"Louis, do you want Elmer to have to bail you out of jail?" Hook hissed as he grabbed at his colleague and pulled him back before he could actually lay a finger on the smaller man.
Just then the door opened once more as Chris and Jesse came hurrying in. Jesse stopped for a moment, surveying the situation. He had had to do some fast talking to arrange for Elmer to be picked up so quickly and it really was quite embarrassing to have to come in now and say that it was all a mistake. Made him look like more than a bit of an idiot. One look at the expression on Louis's face, though, convinced him that looking like an idiot was a much better option than facing a very angry father.
"Gentlemen, I'm sorry but I'm afraid there's been a terrible misunderstanding here." He said with a smile as he stepped over to the smaller man, holding out his hand to shake. "You would be Dr. Milbury right? I've heard good things about you, very good things."
"Yes, well, I would like to know what's going on here," Milbury said as he glared at Jesse. "You called saying that you had a doctor that in your words was "totally whacked' only now these two are insisting that some sort of mistake has been made. I know family is often the last to admit to someone having a mental disorder but..."
"I think I worded it a bit differently than totally whacked," Jesse said in a nervous tone as he looked over at Louis. "I was just concerned for Elmer's safety and of course wanted to help in any way possible. He's such a nice young man."
"According to this you said he's displaying stalker-like characteristics towards one of your other doctor, has no grip on reality as others know it and..."
"They thought I said that?" Jesse said with a nervous laugh as he looked over at Louis once more. He could almost see the word lawsuit forming in his brain. "I've been having some problems with my office phone recently. Cuts in and out at the most inconvenient times. Scrambles what I'm saying dreadfully. I really must have Johnny B. Good take a look at that soon. Terrible inconvenience."
"Anyway, as I was saying, there has been a small misunderstanding here. One of our doctors, who was understandably concerned about young Elmer's well being, reported his little visit to the roof to me last night.
Of course, I was very worried as well considering the family history and I thought of your fine facility as the best place to tend to the dear boy and return him to us perfectly well once again quickly. I'm afraid that in my worried state, I made a small error in judgment though and didn't check to find out the facts of the incident. It seems that Elmer had a small sleepwalking spell last night, that our fine doctors took care of quickly and efficiently. I'm very sorry to have called you all this way for nothing."
Just then they heard shouting in the corridor. "What in the..."
Hook said as he hurried to the door and looked out as what seemed like an endless horde of policemen poured out of the elevator.
"Dr. Hook!" He heard a voice shouting his name and turned in time to see Dr. Gupta racing out of the stairwell.
"What's going on, Sonny?" Hook asked as he waved him into the lab.
"The police just showed up looking for Elmer. What's going on?"
the young man asked anxiously, concern for his friend in his voice.
"They're saying that he had a nervous breakdown and killed Lona!" As he spoke, he kept thinking back to the last time that he had seen Elmer. He always knew that Elmer's fixation on Lona was likely a bit unhealthy but for it to lead to murder.... He shook his head sadly. How could Elmer do something like that? Maybe he should have turned him in for the head incident, gotten him the help that he needed before it was too late.
"WHAT?!" Oh, this was too much. Louis reached out and snagged Jesse by his collar. "This is all your fault. You are going to march right down here and tell these police officers that there is nothing wrong with my son and you're going to do it now!"
Chris and Hook looked at each other for a moment before heading after Louis, hoping to calm him down before he made the entire situation even worse. "Come on, Sonny. You can fill us in on what happened upstairs on the way." Hook told the other doctor as he motioned for him to follow them. How in the world did things end up going so crazy?
Tell me that Jesse is on his way to straighten this blasted mess out!" Louis hissed to Hook. His anger was definitely at the boiling point and was somehow in creasing with every moment that these idiots were here.
How could anyone possibly think that Elmer was insane? He felt himself moving forward, reaching out to snag the man and throw him out. He didn't need Jesse to handle this situation. He could do it perfectly well himself and if anyone else tried to say anything about his son....
"Louis, do you want Elmer to have to bail you out of jail?" Hook hissed as he grabbed at his colleague and pulled him back before he could actually lay a finger on the smaller man.
Just then the door opened once more as Chris and Jesse came hurrying in. Jesse stopped for a moment, surveying the situation. He had had to do some fast talking to arrange for Elmer to be picked up so quickly and it really was quite embarrassing to have to come in now and say that it was all a mistake. Made him look like more than a bit of an idiot. One look at the expression on Louis's face, though, convinced him that looking like an idiot was a much better option than facing a very angry father.
"Gentlemen, I'm sorry but I'm afraid there's been a terrible misunderstanding here." He said with a smile as he stepped over to the smaller man, holding out his hand to shake. "You would be Dr. Milbury right? I've heard good things about you, very good things."
"Yes, well, I would like to know what's going on here," Milbury said as he glared at Jesse. "You called saying that you had a doctor that in your words was "totally whacked' only now these two are insisting that some sort of mistake has been made. I know family is often the last to admit to someone having a mental disorder but..."
"I think I worded it a bit differently than totally whacked," Jesse said in a nervous tone as he looked over at Louis. "I was just concerned for Elmer's safety and of course wanted to help in any way possible. He's such a nice young man."
"According to this you said he's displaying stalker-like characteristics towards one of your other doctor, has no grip on reality as others know it and..."
"They thought I said that?" Jesse said with a nervous laugh as he looked over at Louis once more. He could almost see the word lawsuit forming in his brain. "I've been having some problems with my office phone recently. Cuts in and out at the most inconvenient times. Scrambles what I'm saying dreadfully. I really must have Johnny B. Good take a look at that soon. Terrible inconvenience."
"Anyway, as I was saying, there has been a small misunderstanding here. One of our doctors, who was understandably concerned about young Elmer's well being, reported his little visit to the roof to me last night.
Of course, I was very worried as well considering the family history and I thought of your fine facility as the best place to tend to the dear boy and return him to us perfectly well once again quickly. I'm afraid that in my worried state, I made a small error in judgment though and didn't check to find out the facts of the incident. It seems that Elmer had a small sleepwalking spell last night, that our fine doctors took care of quickly and efficiently. I'm very sorry to have called you all this way for nothing."
Just then they heard shouting in the corridor. "What in the..."
Hook said as he hurried to the door and looked out as what seemed like an endless horde of policemen poured out of the elevator.
"Dr. Hook!" He heard a voice shouting his name and turned in time to see Dr. Gupta racing out of the stairwell.
"What's going on, Sonny?" Hook asked as he waved him into the lab.
"The police just showed up looking for Elmer. What's going on?"
the young man asked anxiously, concern for his friend in his voice.
"They're saying that he had a nervous breakdown and killed Lona!" As he spoke, he kept thinking back to the last time that he had seen Elmer. He always knew that Elmer's fixation on Lona was likely a bit unhealthy but for it to lead to murder.... He shook his head sadly. How could Elmer do something like that? Maybe he should have turned him in for the head incident, gotten him the help that he needed before it was too late.
"WHAT?!" Oh, this was too much. Louis reached out and snagged Jesse by his collar. "This is all your fault. You are going to march right down here and tell these police officers that there is nothing wrong with my son and you're going to do it now!"
Chris and Hook looked at each other for a moment before heading after Louis, hoping to calm him down before he made the entire situation even worse. "Come on, Sonny. You can fill us in on what happened upstairs on the way." Hook told the other doctor as he motioned for him to follow them. How in the world did things end up going so crazy?