Trixie Chapter 6

Don waited till they've turned the corner and out of sight, he went to sit by the sofa, closed his eyes and started thinking back to what had happened earlier on.

He had a feeling that something was not right and he just couldn't put his finger to it. He dozed off a bit and was woken by the hospital attendant bringing him his nightly drink and a packet of biscuits. He left the biscuits but drank his cup of hot chocolate with milk. It was a nightly ritual for he had one more medication to take before he goes to sleep.

In a little while, Jenny came in and took his temperature she asked how he was feeling.
"Not too bad, it's been an exhausting day, I can say that. So how am I doing?"

"Err.. Not too bad." She looked at his almost empty cup and continued, "Have you finished your drink? You need to eat a biscuit or two for your medication, you know that don't you?"

Don made a face and Jenny saw, she laughed and said, "Now you are behaving like my ten year old! Lucky you didn't say, 'Aw mum, do I have to!'"

Jenny had been looking after Don since the day he was brought in.
They are now very familiar with each other. Don knew that Jenny has a ten year old, staying with her mother when she's on night shift. Her husband is currently working on one of the Oil rigs in the Mediterranean and comes home only after every 3 months for 3 weeks.
Jenny knew about Don's grumpy moods for the past two days and she gently chided him and told him to be patient and let his body heal.

On one occasion, she told him that sometimes her ten year old behaved like that too, she didn't tell him that HE behaved like her ten year old but Don got her meaning.

Don's face went red and he quietly took the packet of biscuits and had problem taking it out and gave a sheepish smile when Jenny took out of his hands and opened it and gave it back to him.

"Thanks Jenny."

"No problem, just eat one or two if you really don't feel like eating, then you take your medication? "

"Tell you what, I'll sit and keep you company while you eat. Don't worry go ahead, Ummm... OK thanks I'll take a piece." Jenny said when Don took the packet and offered to her.

"So do you think that Dr. Stewart will let me out by tomorrow?"

"Not too sure Don, just don't get your hopes up, OK, you just concentrate on getting better. Hey, you've got a little friend here and you two can keep each other company." Jenny smiled.

"She's a sweet girl, isn't she?"

"Yes, a mite inquisitive, she's smart though. Am still wondering why her father can't get anyone to look after her." Don said.

"Well, they have their problems, can't be nosing around. I wonder too, for her father's rich and her mother is a Whitney, you know."

"Whitney?" Don was curious, should he know who's a Whitney. He only knew about big time crooks and such.

"Whitney Classical American Restaurants? ring a bell?"

"Oh.. oh.. but we always call them WCA, been doing that forever that the Whitney didn't catch on." Don said.

"Yes, it seemed now they are opening new branches and its called WCA restaurants. They seemed to have dropped the full name." Jenny nodded.

She stood up and cleared the tray for him and handed him the little plastic container of three pills.

"OK, take your pills and goodnight then, anything you want in the night, just press the bell?"

"Thanks Jenny, probably sleep through. Err. Jenny?" Don called out before he had chance to open the door.

"Yes? Anything?"

"Thanks for keeping me company and especially for today . May I ask how come you're on early shift as well?" Don asked.

"Laura, from afternoon shift? Her mother's not well, I took her shift as well and you're welcome and glad I was there to help. Is your shoulder hurting you again?"

"Not too bad, as long I don't disturb it."

Jenny nodded and wished him a good night and went out.
Don did his nightly ritual and went to bed soon after but still with an uncomfortable feeling at the back of his mind.

Day 5
Bright early in the morning, Charlie went to CalSci and there he met up with Amita and they planned the lessons Charlie was giving. Amita was to take over Charlie's morning classes while he goes to FBI to see Megan and do what Don had asked to do.

Charlie met up with Colby on the ground floor of FBI office and they walked together towards the lift at the other end of the hall.

'Say, how's Don? Heard from David that he's dying to get out of the hospital. Oops sorry, pun not intended."

"Don worry about it. Yea and there was a slight accident yesterday and he busted his stitches, but overall he's Ok, getting on and getting restless and he was hoping that the doctor will let him out by today, he sounded hopeful but I don't think so because of that episode yesterday."

"Episode?"

" Yea some misunderstanding." Charlie didn't want to reveal anything in the public area.

"Yea?" Colby wanted to know more but Charlie kept mum and kept walking to wards the lift.

"Charlie….?"

"Hey, its not my nature to gossip in public."

"Charlie, this is not gossiping, it's telling the facts, so what happened to Don?"

"Er.. Misunderstanding with some guy, he thought he was taking away his daughter instead of the other way round. You see Don made friends with this little girl; Boy oh was she cute and smart too. "

"What girl? "

"You see, this is gossiping, err. Never mind, it was a misunderstanding, all cleared up." Charlie went inside the lift, Colby following behind.

"So, you'll coming to help with the Logan kidnapping case?"

Charlie nodded and they rode the lift in silence.

Charlie immediately sought out Megan and soon he was deep into discussion with them.
He worked the whole morning and by afternoon he got the results for them.

He told them that what they suspected is correct, there were two persons and not.
One was being chased by David and Colby and the other spotted at the ATM machine was another person. They caught the one at the ATM machine named Logan.

Charlie said that since David and Colby were chasing the man in the public area, surely there were surveillance cameras around that area.
Charlie told Megan the best bet is to get the security surveillance tapes from that area.

"Megan, you get the date and the approximate time David and Colby were there, just get those tapes and run through."

"That's right, why didn't we think of that?" Megan exclaimed.

"Well, I know. You all thought the Logan was the man, after all he was at the scene of the crime You all gave chase and saved that little girl after all.

Well, you might have caught on after you've interviewed the little girl."

"Yea, it was luck or bad luck that Logan was treated at the same hospital as Don and by the same doctor."

"So this Logan guy is really not the one you're after, he must be the stand-in" Charlie had to laugh at his silly conclusion.

"OK, umm sorry. Come back to this." Charlie said when Megan starred at him.

"So did you interview the victim or Logan who is in hospital?"

"No, the parents are taking here her this afternoon and Logan admitted to the kidnapping."

"This Logan guy must be covering for somebody. Let me know if anything turned up on the tapes? OK, I'm off, got a class to teach."

"Thanks, Charlie , will let you know." Megan said.

Charlie went off and what he didn't know was that someone was tailing him, someone who was good in blending in with the crowd.

He was there at the FBI building and now he'll be there at CalSci . He's the shadow who's always there but never seen.

tbc