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CPR

Cal was still sitting in the car with Reynolds when his cell went. Recognising Emily's id he flicked the lid.

"Ello luv, you back from……"

Bens head snapped round as even he could hear the fear and panic coming from Lightman's daughter.

Cal pushed the speaker button and as Ben heard the strangled words "Gillian…dead" in amongst the sobbing and harsh breathing he slammed the car into action and took off a breakneck speed towards the lightman family home.

"I'm trying daddy I'm trying CPR but its not working, I must be doing it wrong..daddy help me….."

Cal was desperately trying to calm his daughter down whilst fighting back his own tears and panic. Reynolds was on his cell calling out the emergency medics.

xXx

As Cal tore through the door the sight was his worst nightmare.

Gillian was on the floor not moving. His daughter was leaning over her pumping her chest, her own hair, face, clothes covered in Gills blood.

For those first few seconds he was frozen until Bens shove in his back and stern authoritative voice snapped him back.

"Lightman get over there" together they fell on the floor at the motionless body.

After a quick check of her vitals, Ben took over from Emily

"One two three four five – breath..Lightman pull yourself together man..BREATH"

Cal filled her lungs from his own.

Another round and then the medics came rushing in.

Both men were pushed aside as they set up the difib.

The monitor clearly showed a flatline.

Emily hung round Cal squeezing her eyes shut.

"It's alright luv, they'll get her back – she won't leave us"

"Charge to 200….clear…"

Everyone in the room bar the medics jumped as they watch electric shock jolt Gills chest.

"Still flatline – charge to 350 and give the adrenaline"

Drugs were shot into her as the machine charged

"Clear" – another, stronger jolt.

Silence …..

Beep….beep…

"That's it – we've got a rhythm – ok we are gonna scoop and run with this one. I need you guys to follow us as fast as you can because we are need some questions answered"

As fast as they had entered, they were gone.

Emily collapsed nearly taking Cal down with her. Ben's lightening fast reactions caught them both.

xXx

Loker and Torres met them at the hospital having been told what had happened via the FBI grapevine.

Ria took a very white shaken Cal in her arms and guided him to a bench, Eli had his long arms round Emily despite the fact that she was still clinging to her father.

Loker looked up at Ben, "Do we know what…who..?"

"This was Radar! And I am going to…"

"Cal" Ben cut him off "We don't know that for certain yet"

"For fucks sake Ben! Who else? We were all sitting outside his house like bloody idiots and all the time he was in my home …."

"Well every damn law enforcement officer in the state is out there looking for him right, we've got the best of the best CSI's in yer house…."

As usual, without stopping to think about the impact of his words Loker said, almost to himself, "Thank God Em wasn't there …" The look he got from both Torres and Reynolds shook him, "I…I'm sorry guys, I didn't mean ..well I ..I don't know what I was thinking..sorry"

Up until this point that image hadn't entered Cal's head – but now!

What would he have done to Emily if she had been home? He stood up abruptly." I need some air, stay with Em you two please, Reynolds if they come out with any update – any news at all.."

"Don't worry man, I'll get you"

They all watched his hunched figure walk down the corridor.

xXx

It had been over an hour.

CSI's had come and taken Emily's clothes (thoughtfully having brought her some fresh from her room) She had been cleaned up and was now asleep in Lokers arms.

No-one had seen or heard from Cal and they were all beginning to get a bit nervous.

"Anyone here for Dr. Foster?"

Everyone bar Eli stood up, Ben got straight on his cell.

"Lightman?, yeah get back here man – fast"

He couldn't have been far as he came hurtling the corridor at a pace that a 100metre sprinter would have been proud of.

"Is it Gill?" then he noticed the figure standing in surgical greens, "Is she ok? What did you find – what's happening- where is she?"

"Whoa, hold on there, she has asked me to speak to someone called Cal – is that you?"

It seemed like everyone let their breath out at the same time as soon as the doctor said the words..'she has asked'. Gillian was alive! And talking.

"Yeah yeah, that's me..Cal..Cal Lightman"

"Great. Do you want to come in to a private room with me Cal?"

"NO. We're all family here, we all care …say what you need to here please"

Emily and woken up and was now hugging her father.

"Ok. Well basically has taken a real hammering, but of course you all knew that – on the medical side, she had a large amount of blood building up in her head, there were massive contusions in that area which had burst quite a few smaller blood vessels. We have stopped all the bleeding and drained most of it off. Then we have 4 broken ribs, one of which punctured her left lung. Again this has now been repaired and the lung has been successfully re-inflated. A lot of her internal organs show deep bruising but luckily, no major damage, there was tremendous blood loss, both before and during the surgery, but she is coping as well as can be expected with the side effects of that. I guess, what am trying to say is …Dr. Foster, in one respect, has been a very lucky lady. She is still listed as critical but stable"

"Can we see her?" Emily said in a tiny voice.

"We still have a few tests to do, and she will be out for quite a while now, but yes, in a little while you can go and sit with her. My paramedics tell me that you are the young lady that gave her CPR as soon as her heart stopped- Dr. Foster owes you her like you know"

"Really..me…I did it right then, I really helped?"

"Absolutely you did. I will take you all to a private room now where you can wait till we are ready to let in to see her"

"There you are Em, you were perfect, you save Gills life" Cal hugged his daughter tightly and had to hide his face in her hair so that the rest of the group couldn't see the tears well up. "I love you so much Em, and I am so proud of you"

"You taught me dad…we did it together, we saved Gill together"

xXx

Loker and Torres were still praising Emily, all three were sitting on one of the comfortable couches in the corner of the private room the had been shown to,

Cal sat a little further away drinking coffee, Ben, was watching the scene but also had half an eye on the TV that was on but the volume was off.

"Cal, you got the remote there – turn the volume up quick will you"

The screen was showing a newsflash item so Cal brought up the sound.

"It is not known at this point who the occupants of the small plane were, or indeed who was responsible for the land to air missile that destroyed the plane. In fact very little is known for sure at all at the moment, simply that a private light aircraft, which appears to have taken off from a small airfield earlier, has been blown up by an unknown reason, The plane which had not filed any flight plan, or occupant listing was believed to be flying very low in an attempt possibly to avoid detection. Currently the site of the crash has been kept secret and various agencies are said to be on route to carry out investigations in an attempt to provide some answers to this extremely usual event. We will bring you more as soon as we have any updates"

Cal killed the sound as the normal programme resumed.

Ben stared at Cal but received no answering look.

"Lightman, I think you and I need to talk – outside – now"

"Sure Ben, I could do with a bit of fresh air as it happens. Torres, call me if anything happens, see you in a bit Em luv" He slipped the door that Ben was holding open.

They walked in silence until they were outside and a little distance from the building,

"Well?" Reynolds had stopped and turned to face Cal.

"Well wot?"

"Come on Lightman, I'm not that stupid, that plane..you know anything about that? something you wanna share with me?"

"Why would I know anything about that plane Ben?"

"Because it all adds up that's why. You disappearing from the hospital earlier, for nearly an hour when your daughter was so upset – you wouldn't leave her at a time like that unless you had something real important to do. I'd already worked out that Radar probably used a plane to make his escape, so you definitely would have. It was Radar on that plane that just got taken out wasn't it? I don't know how you arranged it, but I do know you have the underground connections to make it happen"

"I think you are crediting me with more power than I have Ben. How on earth could I arrange sumfing like that? Besides which, it's not even known who was in the plane yet"

"Yeah, and I can almost guarantee that no-one ever will find out for certain either, but I think I know – and so do you! And I doubt that you, or anyone will ever see or hear from Jack Radar again"

"Well, if that is the case – it's a very comforting thought isn't it Ben. Think we should go back now don't you"

Cal turned on his heel and started back to the hospital.

Ben just stared for a while shaking his head and hoping that he never got that badly on the wrong side of Cal Lightman.