part 5...
To Danny, the ride to the hospital was the constant reminder that he went through the same Hell with the attack on Louie as he was experiencing with Lindsay. His nerves were frayed and could unravel at any given moment. Once they arrived at Trinity Hospital, her life was out of his hands that was a shot through the heart. Even though she was not his yet, he protected her fiercely; she was his light to his darkness.
The paramedics took her to a exam room and Danny proceeded to enter when he was sidestepped by the attending emergency room doctor. "Sir," the doctor said, "You can't go in there, we haven't finished examining her yet." Danny started to pace back and forth. "Excuse me, Doctor, but I'm her partner, she's a CSI and I need to see her, at least let me have her clothes for evidence. And do a rape kit on her please?" The doctor nodded his head. "Yes, I'll do that detective. I'll send in a nurse to collect the rape kit and I'll bag her clothes." With that last remark, the Doctor opened the exam room door and entered, leaving Danny alone with his lingering thoughts on Lindsay.
30 minutes had passed and still no word about Lindsay. His mind kept flashing back to her apartment, seeing her helpless body lying on the tile floor and being helpless to do anything. Danny was so absorbed in his thoughts, that he didn't even hear doctor come out of the room.
"Detective Messer?"
Oh God, Danny thought. Where is this conversation going and what does he have to say about Lindsay?