Joshua hurried as fast as possible to the house and found Starsky holding his little brother. Joshua checked Ken and was relieved to see that he sustained no broken bones. He found a large bruise on his left hip and left leg and a lump on the back of his head.
"No broken bones. Just some large bruises on his hip and left leg. There is a bump on the back of his head. I'm more concerned about the time he was unconscious and in the cold. Good job on getting him warmed up."
"I can't tell you how long he was unconscious. He was on his way back apparently when the car hit him. He came to about ten minutes ago. Will he be all right?" Starsky asked anxiously.
"It's good he came around; when he wakes up again, I'll check his orientation and see if he can tell us what happened."
"Looks like a car swerved into him," Starsky snapped. "Deliberately. How's Mickey?"
"I didn't get to check on her, I came right out here. She's still unresponsive with no change."
"I'm sorry," Starsky said. "Having to cope with both your brother and sister needing medical help has to be very hard on you."
Hutch moaned again, and his eyes fluttered. Joshua leaned over him. "Ken, it's Joshua. Can you open your eyes for me?"
Bright blue eyes focused on Joshua, then Starsky. "What happened?"
"I was hoping you can tell me," Joshua said, giving Ken's right hand a squeeze.
"Head hurts," Ken moaned.
"Yes, you have a nice bump in the back of your head." Joshua went through the usual orientation questions and both he and Starsky were relieved by Ken's answers.
"Would you like some water or coffee?" Starsky asked.
"Hot coffee, please."
Several minutes passed as Hutch sipped the coffee, color returning to his face. "It's so nice to be warm," he said softly.
"Ken, can you tell us what happened?"
He frowned. "I was just walking; I had turned around to come back." He paused. "A car. I was being careful, but the headlights turned towards me."
"Deliberately?" Starsky tried to keep his voice calm.
"Hit me, I landed in the snowbank." Ken frowned, trying to think. "I was stunned, but heard voices . . . it's him, he wears the same jacket and cap . . . it's the blond. Have to get out of here." Hutch's voice trailed off.
"Hutch, you took my coat and cap. They weren't trying to hit you. They were trying to kill me," Starsky responded as Joshua and Ken stared at him.
TBC