-CHAPTER 6-
The lounge area was nearly empty despite being the dinner hour. The five o'clock news played in the background.
"NCIS is investigating an early morning car accident on Cherry Hill Drive that killed a Navy Lt. and seriously injured her passenger. Lt. Sherry Cort was killed and her passenger, assistant ME to NCIS, James Palmer was seriously injured in a crash authorities are calling suspicious. The crash happened around ten am this morning on a straight stretch of Cherry Hill Drive, the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle and it went over a steep embankment hitting a small grove of trees." the news announcer reported.
"And in other news…."
"Turn it off." a tired voice demanded.
Dr. Monica Sharpe did as instructed before turning to her friend and colleague. "God, this is just so awful…NCIS doesn't think it was an accident, who'd want to hurt Sherry and Jimmy?"
Cameron just shook his head.
"Does Jim remember what happened?" Monica pressed.
"Dr. Peterson can barely keep him stabilized…every time he regains consciousness he becomes so agitated his stats go off the charts." Cameron remarked tiredly, rubbing his hands over his face. "They think he might know subconsciously what happened but is afraid to face it."
"But he will remember…eventually?" Delmar pressed.
"They think so, it just might take time, and when he does, hopefully he can tell us what happened," the young man said angrily, running hands down his tired face; his voice cracking as he continued, "It's…god, it's bad enough…Shelly; Shelly, being downstairs. I hope to god Jim doesn't join her."
"Yeah, that would be most unfortunate," Delmar commented pointedly.
TBC-