Chapter 7

Patrick stood in the waiting room of the prison with his Dad. Emma and Robbie were with Jason and Sam at Sonny's penthouse. Patrick knew the kids were safe there, Sonny considered them his niece and nephew, the children of his 'little sister', and under his protection. Sonny felt an enormous amount of guilt for the way he had treated Robin in the past and his inability to protect her from Jerry. This was a small way to try and make it up to her. He would protect her children with his life.

Patrick had been protecting Matt since it would drive him crazy to be sitting in prison and not able to do anything to help with Robin's disappearance but Noah had finally convinced Patrick to tell Matt everything. Patrick even brought pictures of the kids to share with his brother. Matt had only 2 years left on his sentence and with good behavior should be out within a year.

Patrick still felt guilty about Matt's imprisonment. If he had not brought Lisa into their lives, Matt and Maxie might be married with kids by now. If only…

Patrick's thoughts were interrupted by the warden. "I need to speak to you. Please follow me."

Noah and Patrick followed the warden exchanging worried looks. They entered the warden's office and each took a seat.

"Dr. Hunter was transferred last week to a clinic to work as a consultant on a special case. He will be kept under house arrest until his work is completed. After he completes the case he has been assigned, he will be given a full release, no parole. It is an unusual deal but one that, after reviewing the case, I felt was appropriate."

Noah spoke first, "Where is this clinic? I would like to see my son."

"Unfortunately, I cannot give you any information regarding the clinic. Dr. Hunter is not allowed any visitors so he can concentrate on his work. I will tell you that he is able to move about the grounds freely and is happily engrossed in his work. In fact, the latest update I received said that he is very close to figuring out the proper drug combination to help pull his patient of her coma. If all goes well, he may be home before the end of the month. You should be very proud of your son."

Patrick's heart stopped. It couldn't be and yet, he was certain it was true. Jerry Jacks had taken Matt out of the prison to bring Robin out of her coma. He recalled a break-in at Robin's office a few months ago. Nothing was taken but all of her notes had been gone through. Jerry was looking for a drug therapy and was using Matt to figure out the proper treatment.

"Now, just wait a minute…" Noah started to raise his voice but Patrick interrupted him.

"Thank you so much for the update. It's great news that my brother will be home soon. My dad and I will be going now." Patrick grabbed his dad's arm and dragged him out of the office. "Trust me" Patrick whispered as they went down the hallway and left the prison.

The moment they were in the car Patrick picked up his phone and called Spinelli. "I need you to get into the prison records and find out into whose custody Dr. Matt Hunter was released and where he was transferred to. Also, please check on any private flights that left the Port Charles airport last week."

Noah smiled at his oldest son. "Patrick, I sometimes forget about your connections to some useful people."

Patrick sighed, "That's all because of Robin. Dad, I think the patient Matt is working on is Robin. I don't have any proof, just a feeling, but…"

Noah stopped him. "I trust your feelings. If you think Matt is with Robin then I believe you. It makes me feel better to know that one of us brilliant Drakes is there with her. Not only will Matt wake her from her coma, he'll protect her from Jerry."

"I know. I'm sure the documents are forged but there may be a trail through the filings we can use to find them. If we can narrow down the date and time he was released, then we can cross reference the flights and maybe figure out where they are."

"Why not just ask the warden?"

Patrick shook his head. "He wouldn't have told us, I'm certain of that. Plus, he might tip Jerry off and he would move them before we could get there. No, we need to figure it out on our own."

"Then we can find Robin and Matt, go to wherever they are, and bring them both home."