Chris walked into the hospital. His black overcoat a big contrast to the starch white walls. He made his way to the third floor where his Doe was at. The nurses on the floor all knew him as the man who visited the John Doe who was in a coma. There was a police officer posted outside the room as well as one inside.
Larabee nodded to the man in the uniform before going inside.
The room was quiet compared to the halls and he sat down in the chair drawn up close to the bed. He dismissed the officer who was posted inside to take a break for his visit.
Each day he'd come in here and sit with the coma patient for two hours, hoping that he'd wake up. The doctors said it wasn't necessary, but that having someone there to talk to the man, waiting for him to wake up was good.
Chris didn't bother to tell the doctor he was here to arrest the man as soon as he woke up and proved to be behind the bombing. Instead, he was the silent sentinel.
A nurse would come in every now and then to check up on the patient and offer some water to Chris. The detective smiled and thanked her each time.
It was late in the evening when Chris sat up in his uncomfortable chair and stretched. As he was stretching however, he felt that he was being watched. He looked down at the patient and saw a pair of green eyes peering through the slits in his eye lids.
Chris' heart skipped with excitement, though none of it showed on his face. He waited and watched as the green eyes disappeared for a minute before coming back.
The man was obviously struggling to keep himself awake.
Chris pushed the nurse button and soon a woman came in. She talked mostly to herself, Chris was too busy watching the green eyes that never left him.
"Everything looks fine. I'll go and get the doctor for you."
"Yes thank you." Chris managed to say before the nurse left.
When he was finally alone with the patient he sat forward and began, "So, what's your name?"
The man furrowed his eyebrows a bit in confusion.
"We were not able to find an ID on you. Can you tell me why you were in a building that was set for demolition?"
Before Chris could get an answer the doctor walked in and began checking over the John Doe.
"The patient should be able to remember what happened, correct?"
"There might be some problems with short term, but he should be able to give a name. Things like this tend to happen and they eventually regain their memory. Maybe take him back to familiar places. The scene where you found him. Those can trigger something in his brain."
Chris nodded.
"So we found a wallet on you when we picked you up. Had the initials E.P.S. It's yours correct?"
The man whenced as he tried to sit up.
"Listen, we have you at the scene of a crime, if you don't want to be arrested then you need to find your voice quickly."