Chapter 3

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Somewhere in the early stages between sleep and wakefulness he could hear his alarm buzzing….no wait, it was…. beeping? He slowly raised his eyelids and found himself in strange surroundings. He opened his eyes wider and looked around. He wasn't at home. He definitely wasn't at Sam's.

Next to his bed he saw some hospital monitors, a large window with the blinds drawn and hard plastic chairs. Posted on the wall there were several drawings that by the looks of them, were done by small children. Where was he?

He turned his head and looked over towards the doorway. The hallway was dimly lit with an empty gurney parked against the wall. He was in a hospital? What happened? He looked down at his body. From what he could see, he didn't look injured. His hands and arms looked fine. No scrapes, cuts or bruises. Head injury, maybe a concussion? He tried to sit up but the moment he did the room began to spin so he lay back down.

He tried to think back to the last thing he remembered. They were searching for Paige Hobson…..she shot General Gamba….he was in the bullpen clearing the board….he and Danny in the car driving Adisa Teno to INS…and then a complete blank. Were they in a car accident? How was Danny? He needed to talk to someone.

Martin searched his bed for the call button so he could ask a nurse what happened. As soon as he located the device he clicked it and waited.