Chapter 3:
As the sunrise was shining in hospital window Shawn woke up again. This time the effects of the concussion were being felt more than the shoulder. He told his Dad that he was going to be sick. His Dad helped him onto his good shoulder and brought the bucket close to his face.
The bucket got there just in time Shawn could not hold back any longer. He threw up for what felt like an hour.
The nurses finally heard the poor mans wretches and his yells from the pain, which getting sick was causing his shoulder. They came in with a syringe and put the mystery medicine into his I.V. Thankfully what ever was in that syringe worked almost immediately.
Shawn relaxed and fell into a peaceful sleep. The Nurse told Henry that she would be back in about an hour and give him some Morphine so he will be asleep most of the day. She went on to tell Henry he should go home. The worried father told the nurse that he wasn't going anywhere. She smiled and left.
Lassiter and Juliet arrived at the hospital latter that morning. When they got there Shawn had just received a dose of pain medicine so he was sleeping like a baby.
Henry whispered to the detectives, "He had a really bad night but I will tell you everything I know if we can go to the waiting room across the hall." The detectives agreed and followed Henry across the hall.
Henry poured himself a cup of coffee and sat down on the chairs in front of the Detectives. He told them, " I want your discretion on the parts of this story that involve Shawn, especially 12 year old Shawn. It turns out the man you are looking for is Jack Spencer, my brother."
Henry stopped for a minute to compose himself then continued, " He lived with us the for part of Shawn's 12th year. I found out last night that when I worked nights and Maddie was away he would make 'visits' to Shawn's room. He was very careful to get rid of any evidence and he threatened Shawn if he ever told, he would hurt Gus and kill me.
Shawn told me that when he wanted a 'visit' and we got in his way he went out and found a Shawn stand in.
He doesn't know for sure that it was Jack that attacked him at Psych but I am pretty sure he wanted to quiet him before he could tell anyone. I wish I could tell you where to find him but I have no idea. Jack has made it a goal in life to be invisible. If I hear from him or find him you all will be the first I call."
Juliet sat stunned and saddened at the news she just heard about Shawn.
Lassiter, he was angry. Shawn was a pain, but he had become one of his close friends over the past seven years and for someone to hurt him like that made him very angry.
The three sat in silence for a few minutes when they heard the sound of Shawn yelling, "DAD, DAD, DAD!" They ran into the room to find a terrified Shawn gripping onto his blankets with his good hand.
Henry tried to calm his son and he said, "Shawn, I am right here. I promised I wasn't going to leave you. I was over across the way talking to Juliet and Lassiter."
Shawn wouldn't calm down; it was starting to show on his heart monitor just how scared he really was. He looked at his Dad with more fear in his eyes then his Dad had ever seen, and told him, "He was here a second ago. Jack he was here and he stood at the door and told me he was going to finish what he started at the Psych office. He had a switchblade and he was going to enter the room when I yelled for you. When he realized you were here he ran. "
"HE WAS HERE?" Yelled Lassiter as he entered the room. He went back out of the room and called for back up to patrol the area around the hospital. He called hospital security to stake out every exit looking for Jack Spencer. He forwarded a picture from Jack's drivers license to every available cop and hospital security guard.
Juliet took off in the direction that Jack went hoping to catch up with him; she hadn't made up her mind what she would do with him if she found him though.
Henry took his place next to his son. He apologized for not being there to catch Jack. He wanted to update Lassiter and Juliet without waking him. Shawn just smiled at his dad and said, "I knew you wouldn't be far. Thanks for running to my rescue."
Henry squeezed his son's hands and said, "My pleasure"
About two hours latter Juliet and Lassiter came back into the room. Henry looked at them and asked, "Did you catch my no good brother?"
Juliet nodded no and Lassiter told the Spencer men, "We haven't found him yet but half of Santa Barbara is looking for him and we WILL catch him."
Shawn both terrified and sad looked at Lassiter and thanked him. Lassiter and Juliet needed to go they had to update the Chief and lead up the manhunt for Jack.
Before Juliet left she came and kissed Shawn. She told them, "They were going to place a uniformed officer outside his door and with Gus just in case."
That evening, Gus and his new shadow, Officer Henshaw, visited Shawn. Gus smiled when he saw his best friend and said, "Dude I am so glad to see you up and awake" Shawn stopped Gus before he could say anymore.
Shawn looked at Gus and said, "I am so sorry for running out on you at the station. You were right on the money, but I was too ashamed and afraid to admit what happened to me and who did it." Gus smiled and looked at his best friend, "Lassie told me you were threatened and you never told because if you did he would hurt me. That Shawn Spencer is what a best friend is. I just wish I had been a better friend to you and stop what happened. "
Shawn smiled at his best friend and told him, " We couldn't stop him then but we will sure as hell get him now" Gus replied with a hearty, "You know that's right" and then the two shared one of their trademark fist bumps.