CHAPTER 33 ABDUCTION

Summary: On an outing at the mall with Lindsey, Catherine is
abducted leaving only one witness. Her daughter. Gil is called to
investigate, the case. Why was Catherine abducted and what does it
have to do with Sam Braun?

PICKING UP THE PIECES...

This chapter is taking place about three to five days later...


"I don't think she is ready to be released" The doctor argued with Gil

Gil sni ckered " The only reason she is here is because she tried to hurt herself."

"Kill herself " the doctor corrected him " Big difference.."

"Okay..Kill herself" Gil added " But you don't know why, you have no history or any facts as to what she was going through and why she did what she did!"

"That has nothing to do with it" the doctor replied " She could still be a risk to herself or others."

Gil shook his head " That's nuts, Catherine would never hurt anyway and she is not a risk to herself anymore..I know her better then anyone , If she wanted to try kill herself again she would have done it, already and she wouldn't have failed, but she doesn't she's not a risk anymore."

The doctor sighed under pressure " Okay, If I do sign them and allow her to leave, I want her back here two to three times a month for assessments and I am prescribing medication for depression."

"No!" Gil snapped " She's not depressed, She doesn't need drugs or any medication, she's not crazy, all she needs is to be in her own home and know that she is safe and with her family."

"It's standard procedure to prescribe medication, when a person has a episode or a mental breakdown and attempts suicide there is something seriously wrong."

"Do what you want, I am not forcing her take medication because I told you she's not crazy and she's not depressed, all you have to do is talk to her and you'll know that."

"That's the point" the doctor argued " She came here and she wouldn't eat."

"But she eats now, at least two meals a day for the past week." Gil added cutting him off.

"She wouldn't talk.." the doctor tried to keep up the argument

"Well" Gil began " Not with you or your employees, but she's very vocal with me, maybe it's because every night your nurse was trying to stick her with a needle to help put her to sleep, forcing her to relive on the most horrific moments in her life, maybe that's why she wouldn't talk to you, maybe that's why she stopped eating, because she was so upset about what was happening, did you ever think about that?"

The doctor stood speechless, but reached down and quickly signed the release forms.

Gil thanked the doctor and went to tell Catherine the good news.

When he arrived in the room she had already fallen asleep.
Gil quietly went her beside and watched her sleep.

It had only been a few days but already you could see a difference in her. She was getting the coloring back in her skin, she was sleeping more and crying less, so the bags under her eyes almost disappeared. The wounds on her wrists were healing as well as they could. All in all Catherine was coming back.

Gil knew she would be okay, it would take time but she would be fine. What he didn't know was that everything could fall apart as quickly as it came together in the next twenty four hours.