"Well…not really. You see, I was going down into her basement and she grabbed me from behind and just threw me onto the ground. I pretended to be really hurt; that's when she went into her kitchen to get a knife. I then heard Marissa screaming from downstairs. Valerie went down there quickly and I left to go tell the cops but they won't listen to anything that I've said so far." Eric said.
"If they won't listen to you then; then there's only one thing to do." Hyde said.
"What's that?" Eric asked.
"I'll go get her myself." Hyde said.
"Well how are you going to do that when you're not suppose to leave the hospital?" Eric said to his friend.
"Well, I know that the doctor wants to make sure that I am alright but…"
"No, Hyde that's not it; I didn't tell you this but earlier this morning Jackie's mother in-law came to the hospital and told the detectives that she thinks that you're the one that attacked Jackie and Marissa today." Eric said.
"You've got to be kidding me; that woman is nuts. What does she think I did attacked them and then beat myself over the head to make it look like someone else did it?" Hyde asked.
"Actually that's what she said word for word; only in a different voice." Eric said. "Well, I'll just have to talk to the detectives then." Hyde said.
"You can't." Eric stated.
"Why not?" Hyde asked.
"Because, they think you're still asleep." Eric said.
"Fine then I'll just go out the window." Hyde said.
"You can't do that either." Eric said.
"And why can't I do that either?" Hyde asked him.
"Because, it's way too high up and you just woke-up from a serious attack." Eric said.
"Eric, stop being a wimp and help me out." Hyde said.
"No." Eric said.
"Fine then; I'll do it on my own." Hyde said.
"No way; I'll help you out." Eric said.
"Now that's more like it." Hyde said.
"Man, one day you're going to be sorry for not listening to me." Eric said.
"I haven't been yet." Hyde said.
"I said one day." Eric said.
"Yeah whatever just help me down." Hyde said.
"Um, where do you think you're going?" A woman said.
Hyde and Eric turned around to see a bandaged Jackie standing before them, she was standing there with her arms crossed waiting for an explanation.
"Jackie you're up; well that's just great." Eric said.
"Yeah right; I know that you wish I were dead Eric. So what are you both doing?" Jackie asked again.
"Well, we were just stepping outside for some fresh air that's all." Hyde said to her.
"Through the window? She asked cautiously.
"Yes through the window how else would go about getting fresh air." Hyde said.
"I don't know but I always thought that you would go outside the hospital through the door." Jackie said.
"Well you're wrong; this is a much faster way." Hyde said.
"What are you trying to pull?" Jackie asked.
"Nothing; right Eric?" He asked his friend.
"Right Jackie so stop being so paranoid; we'll be right back." Eric said.
"Oh and Jackie, if they ask where we've gone to just say the bathroom." Hyde said.
"If who asks?" Jackie asked.
"The detectives." They said and then jumped out the window.
"Well, I think I might have broken something." Hyde said as he landed on the ground.
"See what happens when you don't listen to me." Eric said.
"You jumped too." Hyde responded.
"Yeah but I didn't hurt myself my friend." Eric said.
"Well if you want, I can change that outcome." Hyde said.
"Ah, that's alright." Eric said.
"So go get your car." Hyde said.
"What about you?" Eric said.
"I'm going to wait here for you." Hyde said.
Eric came back with the car and Hyde got in. They drove in silence for five minutes until the got to Valerie's neighborhood.
"So what are you going to say to her?" Eric asked.
"I don't know." Hyde said.
"What do you mean I don't know?" Eric asked him.
"I mean I don't know; I haven't really thought about it." Hyde said with a smile.
"Wait a minute, we can just barge in there without a plan." Eric said.
"Oh I do have a plan don't worry about that." Hyde said.
"Well, what is it?" Eric asked him.
"On the side of Valerie's house there's a window to the basement. You're going to distract her and I'm going to crawl in through the window and grab Marissa we'll come out through the basement door and then you'll grab Valerie, I'll call the cops and then we'll all be home for dinner tonight." Hyde said.
"I see it; what happens if it goes wrong; what happens if Valerie's waiting with a gun?" Eric asked.
"That's alright because I have this." Hyde said and then reached under the seat and pulled out a gun.
"Where did that come from?" Eric asked.
"Oh I've kept it in your car for these kind of instances." Hyde said.
"Oh I see." Eric said.
"Well we're hear; don't screw this up and good luck." Hyde said.
Steven Hyde made his way to the side of the house while Eric made his way to the front. He found the window to the basement and peered in; of course he was unable to see anything so he quickly opened the window. What a stupid woman she was. Hyde crawled in and then closed the window behind him. He began to look around for his daughter but he couldn't see anything. If he called out her name, she might call back to him but he didn't want to chance Valerie hearing them so he quickly and quietly made his way around the basement.
Valerie sat in the living room smoking a cigarette and watching TV when the door rang. She got up and answered it; unfortunately for her it was Eric.
"So what do you want now?" Valerie asked him.
"I wanted to talk to you." He stated.
"About what?" She asked him.
"About what you thought about the state letting psycho's attacking and kidnapping their children." Eric said.
"Excuse me is this some kind of joke; when are you going to get it through your head that no one will ever believe you over me. Why don't you go get lost?" Valerie said.
"How about make me?" Eric said.
"You know, maybe I will this time." Valerie said.
Eric saw Hyde in the corner of his eye and was pleased to see a very alive Marissa in his arms. It was finally over for Valerie; she was finally going to get what she deserved. Jackie and Hyde would finally be able to start over and Valerie would be placed in a prison far away from all of them. She murdered Donna and now she was going to pay. Eric smiled at her and then grabbed Valerie and brought her down to the ground. He looked up at Hyde and saw a tall red head standing next to him; how could it be he thought. Valerie struggled with him but he managed to keep her down. Soon the sound of police sirens was heard out in the distance. Eric smiled down on Valerie.
"Well baby, the shows over. You loose." Eric said with a smile.
But the show wasn't over; Valerie might have been caught this time but she had already set her plan into the motion and the truth was, she was closer to succeeding then any of them could imagine.
"If they won't listen to you then; then there's only one thing to do." Hyde said.
"What's that?" Eric asked.
"I'll go get her myself." Hyde said.
"Well how are you going to do that when you're not suppose to leave the hospital?" Eric said to his friend.
"Well, I know that the doctor wants to make sure that I am alright but…"
"No, Hyde that's not it; I didn't tell you this but earlier this morning Jackie's mother in-law came to the hospital and told the detectives that she thinks that you're the one that attacked Jackie and Marissa today." Eric said.
"You've got to be kidding me; that woman is nuts. What does she think I did attacked them and then beat myself over the head to make it look like someone else did it?" Hyde asked.
"Actually that's what she said word for word; only in a different voice." Eric said. "Well, I'll just have to talk to the detectives then." Hyde said.
"You can't." Eric stated.
"Why not?" Hyde asked.
"Because, they think you're still asleep." Eric said.
"Fine then I'll just go out the window." Hyde said.
"You can't do that either." Eric said.
"And why can't I do that either?" Hyde asked him.
"Because, it's way too high up and you just woke-up from a serious attack." Eric said.
"Eric, stop being a wimp and help me out." Hyde said.
"No." Eric said.
"Fine then; I'll do it on my own." Hyde said.
"No way; I'll help you out." Eric said.
"Now that's more like it." Hyde said.
"Man, one day you're going to be sorry for not listening to me." Eric said.
"I haven't been yet." Hyde said.
"I said one day." Eric said.
"Yeah whatever just help me down." Hyde said.
"Um, where do you think you're going?" A woman said.
Hyde and Eric turned around to see a bandaged Jackie standing before them, she was standing there with her arms crossed waiting for an explanation.
"Jackie you're up; well that's just great." Eric said.
"Yeah right; I know that you wish I were dead Eric. So what are you both doing?" Jackie asked again.
"Well, we were just stepping outside for some fresh air that's all." Hyde said to her.
"Through the window? She asked cautiously.
"Yes through the window how else would go about getting fresh air." Hyde said.
"I don't know but I always thought that you would go outside the hospital through the door." Jackie said.
"Well you're wrong; this is a much faster way." Hyde said.
"What are you trying to pull?" Jackie asked.
"Nothing; right Eric?" He asked his friend.
"Right Jackie so stop being so paranoid; we'll be right back." Eric said.
"Oh and Jackie, if they ask where we've gone to just say the bathroom." Hyde said.
"If who asks?" Jackie asked.
"The detectives." They said and then jumped out the window.
"Well, I think I might have broken something." Hyde said as he landed on the ground.
"See what happens when you don't listen to me." Eric said.
"You jumped too." Hyde responded.
"Yeah but I didn't hurt myself my friend." Eric said.
"Well if you want, I can change that outcome." Hyde said.
"Ah, that's alright." Eric said.
"So go get your car." Hyde said.
"What about you?" Eric said.
"I'm going to wait here for you." Hyde said.
Eric came back with the car and Hyde got in. They drove in silence for five minutes until the got to Valerie's neighborhood.
"So what are you going to say to her?" Eric asked.
"I don't know." Hyde said.
"What do you mean I don't know?" Eric asked him.
"I mean I don't know; I haven't really thought about it." Hyde said with a smile.
"Wait a minute, we can just barge in there without a plan." Eric said.
"Oh I do have a plan don't worry about that." Hyde said.
"Well, what is it?" Eric asked him.
"On the side of Valerie's house there's a window to the basement. You're going to distract her and I'm going to crawl in through the window and grab Marissa we'll come out through the basement door and then you'll grab Valerie, I'll call the cops and then we'll all be home for dinner tonight." Hyde said.
"I see it; what happens if it goes wrong; what happens if Valerie's waiting with a gun?" Eric asked.
"That's alright because I have this." Hyde said and then reached under the seat and pulled out a gun.
"Where did that come from?" Eric asked.
"Oh I've kept it in your car for these kind of instances." Hyde said.
"Oh I see." Eric said.
"Well we're hear; don't screw this up and good luck." Hyde said.
Steven Hyde made his way to the side of the house while Eric made his way to the front. He found the window to the basement and peered in; of course he was unable to see anything so he quickly opened the window. What a stupid woman she was. Hyde crawled in and then closed the window behind him. He began to look around for his daughter but he couldn't see anything. If he called out her name, she might call back to him but he didn't want to chance Valerie hearing them so he quickly and quietly made his way around the basement.
Valerie sat in the living room smoking a cigarette and watching TV when the door rang. She got up and answered it; unfortunately for her it was Eric.
"So what do you want now?" Valerie asked him.
"I wanted to talk to you." He stated.
"About what?" She asked him.
"About what you thought about the state letting psycho's attacking and kidnapping their children." Eric said.
"Excuse me is this some kind of joke; when are you going to get it through your head that no one will ever believe you over me. Why don't you go get lost?" Valerie said.
"How about make me?" Eric said.
"You know, maybe I will this time." Valerie said.
Eric saw Hyde in the corner of his eye and was pleased to see a very alive Marissa in his arms. It was finally over for Valerie; she was finally going to get what she deserved. Jackie and Hyde would finally be able to start over and Valerie would be placed in a prison far away from all of them. She murdered Donna and now she was going to pay. Eric smiled at her and then grabbed Valerie and brought her down to the ground. He looked up at Hyde and saw a tall red head standing next to him; how could it be he thought. Valerie struggled with him but he managed to keep her down. Soon the sound of police sirens was heard out in the distance. Eric smiled down on Valerie.
"Well baby, the shows over. You loose." Eric said with a smile.
But the show wasn't over; Valerie might have been caught this time but she had already set her plan into the motion and the truth was, she was closer to succeeding then any of them could imagine.