"Just wanted to let you know that the police are on their way
over." Hook called a bit later as he poked his head into Jesse's office.
Hopefully the head of the hospital would take the news a bit better than Otto had. When he had given the security guard the news that the police were coming and would be wanting to talk to him, Otto had promptly fell into a panic, sure that he was about to be accused of incompetence for letting a doctor vanish when he was supposed to be guarding them. It had taken forever to get him calm once more.
"Police? Why are the police on the way over?" Jesse certainly hoped they weren't coming to investigate those cuts of meat that he had arranged to purchase from his brother Frank to cut down on the hospital food budget. He was sure that his brother had obtained them in a perfectly legal manner. No one needed to know about the small little incident where his brother was thrown out of culinary school. "If it's about that little incident with the meatloaf from a few days ago the let me reassure you as I have reassured everyone else that...."
"No, they're coming about Lona's disappearance." Hook said with a shake of his head. Suddenly he was very glad that he never ate in the staff cafeteria. Was that maybe what had happened to Lona?
"Dr. Massingale? Why would the police be coming about her? As I've told everyone, she resigned for a new opportunity that suddenly opened up. I understand that everyone will miss her but we must focus on the future now and..."
"Her car's in the parking lot, he stuff's in her house and she asked Elmer to come by the lab that morning to talk to him about an experiment. I don't buy that Lona resigned." Hook had to fight to keep from rolling his eyes at Jesse as he spoke. Honestly, he was either a bigger idiot than everyone thought he was or else he was trying to cover up something. Cover up something? Could that maybe be it? Jesse was trying awfully hard to convince everyone that Lona's resignation was for real.
Maybe he was trying a little too hard.
You know, the police seemed like they were taking Lona's disappearance seriously this time so if you should happen to know something about where she is, you might want to let someone know now. Before they get here." Hook said in a pointed tone.
"Now why would I know anything about Dr. Massingale's resignation?
Honestly, you're taking this much too seriously, Hook. All of you are. I can understand young Elmer, of course, with the feelings that he had for Dr. Massingale but...." Jesse shook his head. No, Lona resigned and he wasn't going to let himself think anything other than that. "We all should be wishing her well in her new endeavors."
Hook did roll his eyes this time. "Well, that will be up to the police to decide, now won't it? And the one I talked to today didn't much like the theory about her resigning with no notice and all of her things still here so you better get yourself ready for some questions. And you better get that note out too. They're going to want to take it with them most likely."
"How did it go with Jesse?" Chris asked as she saw Hook exiting the head of the hospital's office, a grimace on his face, not a really surprising expression though. Most of the doctors who were forced to talk to Jesse usually looked like that afterwards.
"He's in total denial that anything happened to Lona. Keeps insisting that she just resigned." Hook said with a shake of his head. He paused for a moment before continuing. What were the odds that Jesse would be clever enough to do something like this, after all? It would explain things very well if it was the correct assumption, though. "Chris, do you think Jesse might know more than he's telling? He's pushing the idea that Lona resigned way too hard."
"You think he did something to her? Hook, I can't see Jesse actually hurting...."
"No, I don't think he would purposely hurt someone either but if Lona got sick or something, say from the cafeteria food or if she had an accident because of poor maintance...." The two moved into a nearby lounge as they talked, needing definite privacy.
Chris didn't speak immediately, running what Hook had said over in her mind. Jesse was so obsessed with the hospital's image. If something had happened to Lona and he thought it could result in the hospital appearing in an unfavorable light.... "If that's true, though, then where is she? Jesse couldn't hide her for long. He's not smart enough."
"I know. I think after I talk to Mrs. Druse we better check the basement again. That's where this entire thing got started. If Lona's had an accident or something, it's going to be down there."
Hopefully the head of the hospital would take the news a bit better than Otto had. When he had given the security guard the news that the police were coming and would be wanting to talk to him, Otto had promptly fell into a panic, sure that he was about to be accused of incompetence for letting a doctor vanish when he was supposed to be guarding them. It had taken forever to get him calm once more.
"Police? Why are the police on the way over?" Jesse certainly hoped they weren't coming to investigate those cuts of meat that he had arranged to purchase from his brother Frank to cut down on the hospital food budget. He was sure that his brother had obtained them in a perfectly legal manner. No one needed to know about the small little incident where his brother was thrown out of culinary school. "If it's about that little incident with the meatloaf from a few days ago the let me reassure you as I have reassured everyone else that...."
"No, they're coming about Lona's disappearance." Hook said with a shake of his head. Suddenly he was very glad that he never ate in the staff cafeteria. Was that maybe what had happened to Lona?
"Dr. Massingale? Why would the police be coming about her? As I've told everyone, she resigned for a new opportunity that suddenly opened up. I understand that everyone will miss her but we must focus on the future now and..."
"Her car's in the parking lot, he stuff's in her house and she asked Elmer to come by the lab that morning to talk to him about an experiment. I don't buy that Lona resigned." Hook had to fight to keep from rolling his eyes at Jesse as he spoke. Honestly, he was either a bigger idiot than everyone thought he was or else he was trying to cover up something. Cover up something? Could that maybe be it? Jesse was trying awfully hard to convince everyone that Lona's resignation was for real.
Maybe he was trying a little too hard.
You know, the police seemed like they were taking Lona's disappearance seriously this time so if you should happen to know something about where she is, you might want to let someone know now. Before they get here." Hook said in a pointed tone.
"Now why would I know anything about Dr. Massingale's resignation?
Honestly, you're taking this much too seriously, Hook. All of you are. I can understand young Elmer, of course, with the feelings that he had for Dr. Massingale but...." Jesse shook his head. No, Lona resigned and he wasn't going to let himself think anything other than that. "We all should be wishing her well in her new endeavors."
Hook did roll his eyes this time. "Well, that will be up to the police to decide, now won't it? And the one I talked to today didn't much like the theory about her resigning with no notice and all of her things still here so you better get yourself ready for some questions. And you better get that note out too. They're going to want to take it with them most likely."
"How did it go with Jesse?" Chris asked as she saw Hook exiting the head of the hospital's office, a grimace on his face, not a really surprising expression though. Most of the doctors who were forced to talk to Jesse usually looked like that afterwards.
"He's in total denial that anything happened to Lona. Keeps insisting that she just resigned." Hook said with a shake of his head. He paused for a moment before continuing. What were the odds that Jesse would be clever enough to do something like this, after all? It would explain things very well if it was the correct assumption, though. "Chris, do you think Jesse might know more than he's telling? He's pushing the idea that Lona resigned way too hard."
"You think he did something to her? Hook, I can't see Jesse actually hurting...."
"No, I don't think he would purposely hurt someone either but if Lona got sick or something, say from the cafeteria food or if she had an accident because of poor maintance...." The two moved into a nearby lounge as they talked, needing definite privacy.
Chris didn't speak immediately, running what Hook had said over in her mind. Jesse was so obsessed with the hospital's image. If something had happened to Lona and he thought it could result in the hospital appearing in an unfavorable light.... "If that's true, though, then where is she? Jesse couldn't hide her for long. He's not smart enough."
"I know. I think after I talk to Mrs. Druse we better check the basement again. That's where this entire thing got started. If Lona's had an accident or something, it's going to be down there."