The next day...
Michael entered the police station and went straight to Bo's office. Bo looked up and smiled. "Hey, Michael. Nice to see you."
"Is John around?" Michael asked.
"No, I'm sorry. He went out for a while." Bo said. "Is it something I can help you with?"
"Actually I wanted to talk to you about Dr. Haver." Michael said.
"Haver, huh?" Bo asked. "He sure is a hated man around here. What's on your mind?"
"Well, I think he's the one who attacked Marcie at Llanview U." Michael said.
"What makes you so sure?" Bo asked.
"Well think about it. Haver works there. He knows Marcie. For God sakes, he did her radio show! He tried to kill my mother and Natalie, and he succeeded in killing Gabrielle."
The moment the words were out of his mouth, Michael immediately regretted them. "Hey, listen. I'm sorry about that. I just meant..."
"It's fine, really." Bo said. "Thanks for stopping by." As Michael stepped into the lobby, he heard Bo calling his name.
"Oh, and Michael?"
"Yeah, Bo?"
"We're gonna get this SOB if it's the last thing we do, so don't worry about that. Just take care of Marcie, okay?"
"Thanks, Bo." Michael said as he closed the office door behind him. He looked around the lobby and noticed the desk sitting in the corner. He pictured Marcie sitting there, answering the phone with her gorgeous smiling face. He walked over to the desk, running his hand over the smooth wooden surface. Somehow, being here made him feel closer to her.
Just then his pager went off. He picked it up and looked at it, noticing that it was the hospital. He actually smiled at the thought of having to work. It would give him an excuse to see Marcie. Not that he needed one.
He'd almost forgotten that he wanted to talk to John. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed John's number. The voice mail answered, so he left a message...
"Hey John. It's Michael. I wanted to talk to you, but I have to go to the hospital. I'll call ya later and maybe we can meet at the diner later. Okay? Bye."
He closed his flip phone and walked out of the police station.