Chapter 4

Jim was sitting on the couch holding a can of pop. Pam walked in, "Jim pop at 9am in the morning"?

"Yeah Pam I felt like a pop"

"I feel just as awful as you, but it isn't our fault"

"We could have drove him home"

"What about our appointment at the school"?

"We made the appointment Pam so don't worry about it"

"That isn't fair"

"No it isn't but Toby dying in his stinking office isn't fair either Pam"

She ran down the hall, she slammed her bedroom door shut. Jim put his hands over his face, than he got up walking down the hall to the bedroom.

Michael got to work seeing the coroner car, and Police cars really got to him. He went inside one of the Detectives came over, Michael told him who he was.

"Mr. Scott please come over here we need to ask you a few questions"

Michael walked by Toby's office, his body wasn't taken yet. Michael stopped seeing the stretcher with a body bag knowing that was Toby was to much for him. He suddenly felt seriously ill he ran into the bathroom, leaving Detective Miller staring at him, along with a few other Officers.

"Man that was weird"

"Well give the guy a break he worked with the guy, what is taking the coroner so long"?

"He is being through he wants to make sure this is a natural death"

Michael came out, "I'm sorry, why haven't they taken him away"?

"They will they are collecting evidence"

"You said he died of a heart attack"

"We think it is but we have to make sure Mr. Scott"

"Right"

Michael followed Detective Miller to his office, Michael sat down. His head was hurting , and he felt like he might get sick again.

"Michael you said on the phone you , and Toby were not exactly friendly"

"No we didn't get along but I didn't want this"

"I should hope not, to die alone would be a horrible thing"

"The cleaning lady must be so upset"

"Yes we released her now, I doubt she will want to clean this building again"

"I can't blame her"

"Did Toby seem ill did he have any medical problems you know of"?

"No but he wouldn't tell me personal stuff"

"Yesterday he was ill, why wasn't he sent home"?

"We knew he was ill but he is old enough to know if he should come to work. I don't get why he would show up when obviously he was sick he died in his office. It would be just like Toby to do this to all of us"

"What are you saying"?

"I was a jerk I basically treated him like crap, but I wouldn't harm him. He was well liked by mostly everyone, this is going to affect the whole staff. I feel sick about this, I will forever wonder if maybe I could have helped the guy. "

"So your guilty of being a crappy friend"

"Friend I was no friend of Toby"s"

"Do you know his family"?

"I met his daughter she is sweet, this is going to devastate her, not to sure about his ex wife"

"They are being notified"

"Did he suffer"?

"I'm not to sure, but maybe"

"Oh God why did he die here, he probably will haunt me for life"

"Mr. Scott I doubt he thought he was going to die. I think this is a natural death, so I will end our conversation, but we will need you to sign these papers, than we will take him to the coroner office"

"You are going to do a autopsy"?

"Probably"

Michael took the papers, and signed them, the Detective walked to the door. "Sorry for your loss". He walked out, Michael sat back in his chair, but he heard the Coroner say he was ready to take the body. Michael saw them wheeling out the stretcher, he shut his eyes, and for a moment he hoped this was a horrible dream, but he knew it wasn't, and he never felt so horrible in his life.