The lights went out suddenly unlike before. She heard a cymbal-like crash and saw items rolling past her feet. Kneeling, she held the light out and saw scalpels, syringes, bottles with incomprehensible labels, steel pipes and more. Sue reached out to pick up one of the items only to have her hand taken. She felt no fear at the touch. Standing upright, she came face to face with James. Placing a finger to his lips, he pulled a black hood over his head and walked into the dark. It was then that she noticed he carried a light too.
She followed him as the faceless figures faded into the background. She watched as he cut the sailor loose from the chair and carried him out of the gray room. Instantly, the three of them were in the picture room again. James set Hector on the clothes strewn bed and joined her at the wall. As she held her light to the blank pictures, another one filled in revealing a picture of a blonde man with hazel green eyes and a serious expression. "James." Only one blank was left. She raised her hand to light it but the silent man stopped her. He pulled the hood away from his face and turned her to see Hector lying on the bed.
Time clicked away at light speed as the room spun to become the diner, then the hotel room and finally the farm house with James standing at Sue's shoulder and the two of them watching the sailor sleep fitfully. She didn't know she had grabbed his hand until he let it go. He placed a finger on her lips this time and pointed to Hector. 'Watch. Wait. Hope.' A door opened and he walked away leaving her alone with the light.
