Chapter 8: Doctor Loony

Cat had been up most of the night looking through case files trying to get what happened between her and Vincent out of her mind so she buried herself in work. It helped a lot because when she wasn't working she thought about what happened and would get pissed off all over again. She didn't feel like she should even be pissed she barely knew Vincent yet she was. Part of the reason she was so mad was because for the first time in a long time she was starting to let her guard down with him. After their date she started to feel like being mad at the world for the past was not something she wanted to do anymore. She felt like just maybe she was ready to be normal and feel what it is like to be in love and have someone love her back. The fact that he got her to open up about her family and even to call Heather was something special to her. Vincent and Catherine had a connection like she has never felt with anyone or so she thought. After what happened the day before Catherine was back in a funk all over again she felt like she could trust no one. She didn't want to cry about it she wasn't going to dwell on it she was just going to move on and forget about it ever happening. Work was her outlet it was better to put her mind on other people's thoughts and feelings than to think about her own.

Straight out of work Catherine jumped on her laptop and was on it well into the night after a while she could barely keep her eyes open. Only wanting to rest her eyes for a second, she led her head down but ended up falling asleep. She was eventually woken up by a loud pounding on her front door. The first thing she did was grab her gun, she was ready for anything. She walked over to the door and looked out the peephole only to find JT standing there. She rolled her eyes in annoyance and then opened the door.

"You do know it's going on two in the morning right," Catherine says with attitude. Although she wasn't exactly mad at JT the fact that he was Vincent's friend she felt the need to throw all her attitude his way.

"Yes Cat I am aware but this is an emergency," he says "and you can put that gun away I come in peace" holding his hands up.

"What do you want," she says stepping aside to let him in. "if you are coming over here on behalf of Vincent to apologize or something you can save your breath I don't want to hear it"

"Even if Vincent asked me to do that I wouldn't, that is for him to fix. I am here because I need you to help Vincent his wife put him in a mental hospital"

Catherine immediately started laughing "you can't be serious," she asks.

"Cat I am as serious as a heart attack, Vincent told her the truth about being from another lifetime and it backfired. She didn't believe him and got him put in the loony bin"

She snickered again and says "well as much as Vincent lies I don't blame her one bit. If he is going to keep using that story as an excuse then it serves him right"

"Catherine it is not a lie, I am his best friend since elementary school I know when he is lying, and when he isn't and as outrageous as that story sounds it is no lie. I know you are hurt because he kept the whole wife and kid thing from you but that is the only thing he lied about. He didn't tell you because he knew you wouldn't understand but he never meant to hurt you"

"JT as much as I want to believe you I have wiped my hands of the whole situation. I don't want to get involved in that Vincent made this mess on his own so he is going to have to find his way out of it"

"But Cat he can't you are his only hope. His wife Alex has some kind of pull at that hospital they are holding him there against his will you are the only one who can help him you are a cop"

"JT I can't, I just can't get involved. I am sorry but as much as I want to believe his story maybe he does belong there. How do you know he is really from another time? What if everything he is saying is made up in his mind because he has a mental issue. Do you know how that would make me look? I could get into big trouble if I get him out and he hurts someone. If he wants to get out he needs to prove to the staff of that hospital he isn't loony not sending you over here trying to get me involved"

"Cat please" JT says

Catherine shook her head "No I can't, I am sorry" she says again and then opens the door hinting for JT to leave.

"I can't believe you are the Catherine that Vincent loves so much. He has so much faith in you and you are turning him away. You are definitely not like the Catherine he talks about she put justice before anything including her own feelings" JT says walking out her door.

After JT's rant, Catherine found herself lying in bed feeling guilty and confused. She knew she could help Vincent but she was still so mad at him. She could feel her heart and her mind battling with each other about what she should do. Follow your heart is what everyone always says if she did that then she knew which choice to make. She also didn't want to regret either choice either.

Catherine woke up the next morning for work still contemplating what was the right choice. She got dressed and met Tess for coffee at their favorite coffee shop before they had to go in. Tess was already at a table when Cat walked in she had the newspaper out with her usual cappuccino and even went ahead and ordered Cat's usual Carmel macchiato.

"Oh no what am I sensing from you Cat" Tess says sensing Catherine's emotions before she even looks up at her from the paper.

Cat smiled at her partner and best friend's ability to read her without out actually looking at her. Catherine sighed.

"You know what gives you away," Tess says sitting down her newspaper and looking over at Cat. "The fact that you were quiet and sighed, any other day you would say something, have something to talk about. Any time you have something festering in your mind you're quiet. So what is on your mind?"

Cat smiled then answered "Vincent"

Tess looked at her in shock "Vincent the guy with the wife and kid, why? I thought you said you were through with him"

"I am I mean I was but JT came by and now I don't know what to do"

"Excuse me? JT what does he have to do with you being involved with a married man?" Catherine rolled her eyes at the married man comment she knew Tess was putting more emphasis on the married man part to make a point.

"No it is not what you think he wants me to help Vincent get out of a mental hospital. His wife put him there and he claims I am the only one who can get him out. Apparently, they are doing something's not exactly by the book to keep him there"

"Whoa! So you mean to tell me his wife got mad about him cheating on her and had him put into an insane asylum. Wow this story just gets better and better. The fact that he was claiming he knew you from another lifetime was freaky enough maybe that's where he belongs"

"That's what I told JT but I don't know the way JT explained everything I just keep thinking what if he is there wrongly and he is telling the truth," Cat says putting her hands to her temple trying to think.

"Wait you believe that story? Cat come on its to bazaar that kind of stuff doesn't happen he has to be some kind of a nut case to come up with a story like that"

"I told you Tess he knew too much about me, way too much and yes he could have asked someone but there is stuff he knew that he couldn't have gotten from anyone else" Cat says still trying to make sense of everything.

"Ok, so what are you going to do then?" Tess says leaning her chin on her hands.

"That's it I don't know I thought maybe talking to you about it would help but I still feel the same like I don't know which choice to make"

"Which one can you live with?" Tess asks.

Catherine was silent debating in her mind about going or not going. Finally she said "I going to go rescue him, that is the choice I could live with"

"Aright then let's go, I am coming with you," Tess says grabbing her drink and newspaper along with Cat.

"What are we going to tell Joe," Cat asks

"We can tell him we are following up on a lead and that we will be a little late," Tess says

"Ok, that will work" Catherine laughs as they both hop into her car.

Vincent was in his hospital room pacing back and forth waiting for JT to return. He knew JT wouldn't come till morning but the amount of sleep he had the day before had him wide awake. I kept wondering how everything went with JT and Catherine and if he convinced her to help. He hoped that she would show up with JT when he came he missed her even if she through him attitude the whole time he didn't care he just wanted to see her beautiful face again. Vincent knew Catherine would come even if it was later he knew her that much, although he rather her come sooner.

Soon as sun up hit JT came back but Catherine wasn't with him.

"Sorry dude she said she didn't want to get involved," JT said breaking the news to him.

Vincent sighed. "Don't worry she will be here"

"V. I know you really love this woman in a different life or whatever, but she is different here and she definitely don't want to be bother with you"

"JT what did I tell you earlier, even when Catherine isn't herself she still is she will come even if it isn't until later she will come you will see"

"V. I am telling you we might be doing this alone she definitely wasn't in a forgiving mood"

"Just trust me JT," Vincent says sitting down.

JT shook his head he didn't understand why Vincent wouldn't listen to him he had too much faith in a woman who hated his guts right now. JT had a feeling that she was not going to come through for him and leave Vincent devastated. With Catherine being their only hope JT was trying to figure out how else he was going to do to get Vincent out of here. He had all these theories about hacking into their system and backing him out but most of them were far-fetched. While they sat in a rec room plotting the same security, doctor, and nurse from last night came walking up to where they was seated.

"Mr. Keller you need to come with us," the Doctor said.

"No I'll just stay here I am waiting on someone" Vincent says not wanting to move from his spot.

"We are not asking," the security guard says with a stern voice.

"And I don't care I am staying here I don't belong here and I am not letting you shoot me up with some shit like you did last night either," Vincent says feeling himself getting angry.

JT tried to intervene "Listen doc, Vincent isn't supposed to be in here this is some misunderstanding that will all be cleared up soon. Alex is just being vengeful Vincent is not a threat to anyone"

"Mr. Forbes that is for us to determine," The doctor says to JT then turns to Vincent "Now Mr. Keller come with us, or we will be forced to make you come" the security guard posted up ready for whatever was about to go down.

"I ain't going nowhere," Vincent says standing up with his fist balled up.

"Vincent don't," JT says trying to rectify the situation.

The security guard came over and reached for Vincent. Vincent swung at him but the guard ducked and grabbed Vincent's arms before he can swing again.

"Don't make this harder than it has to be by trying to fight" the guard says.

"Let him go," JT says

"Mr. Forbes you are going to need to go come back later," the doctor says.

"No not until you let him go," JT says while the nurse tried to escort him out.

The doctor pulled out a walkie-talkie and called in more security guards while Vincent struggled to get away from the security guard holding him. There was so much commotion in the room as more security came walking in the rec room. Some were escorting JT out while the rest tried to restrain Vincent. The security guards eventually got Vincent back in cuffs and shackles and dragged him down the hall in to a room. Vincent wasn't even a beast and yet he felt like he was being treated like one.

Vincent was placed in a chair kind of like a big chair in a dentist's office. The security guards secured Vincent to the chair to the point where he couldn't move or even escape. Vincent was starting to panic, with all the weird medical instruments around him he knew whatever these people were about to do was not good.

"Why are you doing this, I already told you I am not a threat this is definitely illegal. Who is in charge of this?" Vincent shouted. As soon as he finished yelling in walks Alex. "Alex why are you doing this to me, help" Vincent cries out to her.

"Vince it's ok they are going to make you all better I promise," Alex says as she walks over to Vincent stroking his hair. "Everything will be back to the way it was before and we will be one big happy family"

For the first time in a long time, Vincent was actually scared, had he been a beast he could have broken through all the restraints and knocked out every security guard they had held him but right now he was trapped he had no way to get out.

"What are they going to do to me," he asked Alex.

"Electroshock therapy Vince you're a doctor so I know you know how that works" Alex says continuing to stroke his hair.

"Alex are you crazy, I don't need electroshock therapy I could get memory loss, brain damage, and a bunch of other side effects. I refuse to consent to that" Vincent says to her.

"Vincent I gave them consent, five days ago you were fine a couple of small shocks with take you back to how you were before you got into this cheating funk you've been in lately"

Vincent looked at Alex with rage in his eyes, not once did he ever think she would be this naïve or this gullible he wish he could slap some sense in her. He had a new form of hatred for his once red-headed love.

"Mr. Keller we promise this is for your best interest and once we are done you will be fine and be back to your normal life," The doctor says as he writes stuff down on his chipboard.

"Fuck you," Vincent says he was beyond mad as hell "you are an idiot and if I wasn't in these restraints I would kill you"

"Nurse get the patient ready," the doctor says angrily about Vincent's outburst.

The nurse walks over to Vincent and starts an IV in his arm. Vincent knew they were about to give him an anesthetic and that once he had that he was a goner and there would be nothing he could do. He started to struggle again just hoping maybe the restraints would come loose he was starting to panic again. His worse fear was coming true he didn't have anyone to save him. He had only one last hope to beg.

"Alex please, please don't do this to me. I am sorry I promise I will never do anything to hurt you again just don't let them do it please" Vincent says

"Vince I am sorry I want my husband back, this is the only way," Alex says

"Mrs. Keller we are going to need you to step out during the procedure"

Vincent watched as Alex walked away, he lost all hope of being rescued as soon as Alex walked out the room. The nurse started the anesthetic in Vincent IV he knew it was only a matter of time before he would be out. He stared at the ceiling feeling like someone on death row being sentenced to lethal injection. He watched as the nurse put the electrodes on his head that would send electric shocks into his brain. Vincent couldn't believe this was really about to happen to him, he kept wondering what he did in a past life to get this much bad luck. Vincent started feeling his eyes getting heavy and as he started to drift off he heard a sweet angelic voice.

"NYPD stop what you are doing, and let him go!" Catherine shouted.

Vincent smiled as everything faded to black.

Another Note: If you thought that was crazy you ain't seen anything yet hell have no fiery like a woman scorned xD