Suddenly Louis looked over at Lona, not sure what had drawn his attention but suddenly aware that something, something serious, was going on. His brow furrowed as he reached out, gently touching the IV lines running into Lona's arms, surprised to feel a tension in one of the lines as if someone else was touching it as well. But.... Not Elmer, he knew and if Chris or Hook had returned they would have announced themselves.
Louis was sure that Hook had told Chris about his eyes, after all.

"Who's there?" Louis called, running the fingers of one hand up the IV line while reaching down with another, trying to find the plastic port that was in Lona's arm. He didn't know how he knew this but he had a very bad feeling that they were in definite danger. If anything happened to Lona.... "Who's there?" He demanded again, this time angrily. He could tell now that someone was definitely tampering with the IV and the fact that they weren't reacting to him calling.... Stegman? Could Stegman have figured a way in somehow? Would he do something to hurt Lona, though?
Louis thought that his vendetta was aimed at Hook alone.

Gottreich stared at Louis in distain as the doctor fumbled around like some sort of imbecile. actually thinking that there was something that he could do to stop him. He raised the needle once more, inserting it into the IV line and preparing to push the plunger down, sending the lethal dose of the drug into Lona's veins. If that idiot boy would just pay attention to things like this, he wouldn't make so many mistakes, wouldn't fail time after time.

Suddenly, Louis felt icy cold fingers on the IV line. A ghost. He didn't know why that was his first thought but it was followed immediately by the thought that Mrs. Druse was right after all with her claims that the hospital was haunted. She would be delighted when he told her. This is if any of them lived long enough to tell her. This ghost was doing something,
trying to harm Lona somehow.

Gottreich was startled when just as he pushed down on the syringe,
injecting the drug, Louis grabbed his hand, forcing him back and away from Lona.

"I don't know what you are," Louis hissed, trying his best to grab at whatever the thing threatening Lona was without causing any excessive movement to the table she was lying on. What had this thing been trying to do to her and had he pushed it away in time? "But I'm not letting you hurt her! Get out of here whatever you are!"

Gottreich barely suppressed a growl as Louis grappled with him,
trying to force him away. Who did this fool think that he was, trying to stop him from his work? With an impatient gesture, he shoved Louis away,
sending him flying back against the wall with a crash before turning his attention to Lona once more. He reached out, snagging the IV line again and raising the needle to finish the injection. A doctor must always finish what he had started.

"I told you to leave her alone!" Louis felt his head swimming, his vision fading even more as he struggled to his feet. He felt like he might pass out at any moment but he fought against him. Lona needed him to protect her and Elmer.... What if whatever this thing was went after his son next? "No! Leave them alone!" Louis winced as he banged into the table Lona was lying on, causing it to jolt in a frightening manner with the impact as he grabbed Gottreich's hand once more, forcing the needle up just before it could be inserted into the IV line.

"Dad?" Elmer sleepily opened his eyes, puzzlement washing over him at what he was seeing. His dad was fighting with someone, pulling at an old man dressed in what looked like an ancient doctor's outfit. Why would someone dressed like that be down here and why would his father be fighting with them? "Dad?" Elmer tried to pull himself upright but the room swam with the motion. "Dad?" His father needed his help but.... Why wouldn't the room stop spinning, though?

"Elmer, take care of Lona! Don't let whoever this is touch her"
Louis couldn't see but as long as he could feel.... He drug Gottreich further away from his son and Lona's sides, falling himself as he pushed him into the wall, tumbling on top of him, a sudden burning sensation in his upper arm as he landed.

"Get off of me!" Gottreich hit Louis once more, sending him flying across the room into the wall, where this time he laid still. Gottreich pulled himself to his feet once more, reaching down and picking up the needle as he brushed himself off. Time to finish what he had came for before the unfortunate interruption.