Chapter 17:
After a few minutes of complete silence, Abby says "Shit!" She sounds frustrated, and she is.
"We don't have time to go back to County," Sam says quietly.
"I know," Abby says, calming down. "You think it's possible to go in early?" she asks.
"How the hell are we going to break into his locker?" Sam asks.
"I don't know..." Abby mumbles. She slumps onto Sam's sofa. There's no way we are gonna find that letter, she thinks.
"Let's just go early, maybe we can find someone who has a key, or try to guess the combination or something," Sam suggests.
"Yeah, I guess it's worth a try," Abby says, going to leave. She gets home and opens her apartment door. She takes care of Max, and then tries to get some sleep. Every thirty minutes she would wake up though, and when she was sleeping, she was tossing and turning. She had to know what that letter said.
After hours of trying to get sleep, Abby decides to get up. She goes to the kitchen to make some coffee and feed Max. A little while later she is heading out the door on her way to County early, just like Sam is. As she is walking through the ambulance bay she sees Sam. They walk in together and go to the lounge.
"Now what?" asks Abby. Sam just shrugs her shoulders and goes over to Luka's locker. She plays with the combination for a while, until she gives up when she can't get it open.
"Come on," Sam says as she walks out of the lounge. Abby follows her, wondering what she's up to. "Hey Jerry!"
Jerry turns around when he hears Sam's voice.
"I have a question," Sam states, as Jerry listens to her.
"If someone happens to forget, say their locker combination… How would they get their locker open?"
"Why you forget yours?"
"Um, sure I guess we can say that," Sam says trying to not sound like she's lying. Abby just waits behind her smirking.
"Okay, just let me get the key, you can open it that way and reset the combination." Jerry says, bending down to get the key. Sam smiles at Abby.
"Um, Jerry, does that key work on all of the lockers?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Just wondering," Sam says.
Jerry starts walking towards the lounge. Abby gives Sam a what-do-we-do-now? sort of look.
"You know Jerry, you're probably busy, and I'm not on yet, I think I can figure this out by myself," Sam tells Jerry.
"Okay, if you need any help, you know where I am," Jerry tells Sam.
Sam walks away smirking with the key, with Abby follows her. "I can't believe you did that!" Abby says. When they walk into the lounge Weaver is there, so they hang out, pretending to get coffee until she leaves. When Weaver does leave, Abby and Sam start laughing.
"You open the locker, I'll go guard the door," Abby tells Sam.
"Okay, good idea." Sam says as she walks over to Luka's locker. She fumbles with the key, but finally manages to get the locker open. She starts looking around in it, until Abby screams, "Someone's coming!"