A/N: Hey guys, thank for following, reading and reviewing my story! All medical things are still from Dr. Google. Here is the next chapter, enjoy!
Team one just finished their workout when a hot call came in. A bomb was detected at a train station and they raced to the location. After an hour of evacuating travellers and trying to get more Intel, Spike found out that the bomb was a fake. So they were just ready to leave when Winnie's voice came trough their comms.
"Guys, Jules just called in. You need to go to the hospital ASAP." Winnie said.
Ed's heart literally skipped a beat. Jules would never asked them to come over while they were on duty unless it was very serious. Greg had recomposed himself the quickest.
"Winnie, I need you to tell me exactly what Jules said." Greg demanded and to his team, "Guys, let's go, hurry up." And they jumped in their SUV's and drove towards the hospital.
"She sounded very rushed and confused. She told me that something had caused the doctors to fear for Sam's life. I don't think she meant the illness itself, because she mentioned that security guards were standing in front of Sam's door. She said you needed to come asap." Winnie explained the phone call.
"Okay, we go in as if this is any other call, fully armed, treating this like a hostile situation until we know more." Ed told his team. He couldn't believe this was happening. Was somebody after Sam while he was fighting for his life? Was this coincidence? Greg was trying to call Jules on his phone but she wasn't responding. All cell phones had to be turned off on the ICU floor.
"Spike, I can't reach Jules. Will you see if you can reach Natalie?" Greg asked Spike over the communication system.
"Winnie, where is team 3 at the moment?" Greg asked the dispatcher.
"They are out patrolling." Was her immediate response.
"Tell Donna to meet us at the hospital. We might need their help." Greg replied.
"Boss, I can't reach Natalie either", Spike informed his boss.
When they arrived at the hospital they jumped out of their cars and run through the hospital to the ICU. All around them people were starring at the five SRU officers running past them in full gear. Some were curious for what was happening and others afraid that something threatening was going on. When they arrived at the ICU they saw Jules and Natalie pacing up and down the corridor. Two security guards were posted in front of Sam's door.
"Jules!" Greg called, making her stop pacing.
"What's wrong, what has happened?" Greg asked her.
"I don't know. The doctor came and told me to call you. All he said was that someone was doing this to Sam. The security guards aren't letting anyone in." Jules replied.
Greg turned to the security guard, "Hi, my name is Sergeant Greg Parker. We were called in because of a situation." Greg decided to stay professional, betting this was the best way to find out quick what had happened.
"I already informed the doctor that you arrived. I don't know why he thought Mr. Braddock is in danger, I only know that he found it necessary for him to be protected." The guard told him.
They didn't have to wait long for the doctor.
"Sergeant Parker, thank you for coming in so quick. Can I have a word with you in private?" The doctor and Greg walked into a vacant lounge.
"The reason I let Jules call you in is because of some test results I just got back. I didn't trust the fact that Sam seemed to be fine yesterday morning but slipped into a coma at the end of the day. So I did a toxicology test on Sam and this morning the results came in. There is a high dosage of a drug known as tricyclic antidepressant in his blood. It is a medicine described for depressions, but an overdose can be lethal. It can cause seizures and hallucinations, which Sam had, but also cardiac arrest. From the dosage I found in his blood we can all be thankful that Sam is a healthy and strong man, since he only suffered from high blood pressure." The doctor informed the sergeant.
"So you are saying that either Sam took this medication himself or someone gave it to him without his knowledge?" Greg asked him. He just was a bit too shocked and needed the doctor's confirmation.
"Yes, but I don't think he took it himself." The doctor said with Greg nodding in agreement.
"Because this drug is not used medically in both Canada and The United States. It was discontinued due to the side effects. However, in countries like Mexico it is still used as a medicine and on the black market it is a popular drug and poison. So that will mean most likely that Sam has been drugged. And according to his symptoms he has been drugged for a least 3 to 4 weeks." The doctor said.
"Why do you think so? Symptoms only started to show since a week?" Greg asked him.
"Because symptoms such as seizure, hallucinations and high blood pressure are caused due to overdose. But the trembling, night terrors, headaches and nausea are a discontinuation syndrome. Which means withdrawal from the drug. I think he received a small dosage for weeks before the symptoms started. And whenever it went out of his system his body started to ask for more." The doctor explained Greg.
"Okay, can you give me all the information you have on this drug?" Greg asked the doctor. He wanted to start looking into this straight away.
"Yes, I will make sure you receive all the information. But Parker, there is one thing that concerns me the most. Sam received a high dosage yesterday. You, your team and his sister were the only visitors." The doctor looked at Greg as if he wanted to say more.
"I will stand for my team and we will catch the person who has been doing this to Sam." Was the only thing Greg said.
"I trust you will find the person responsible, but in the mean time only me and an assigned nurse will enter his room. Another dosage will certainly kill him." The doctor cautiously replied.
Greg wanted to walk away, not liking the tone from the doctor, but there was one more important question to ask.
"Will he recover from this?" Greg asked, exhaustion on his face.
"First we have to wait for him to wake up, to see if the coma has done some damage. In the meantime we are giving him a medicine that is a look a like for a period of weeks, so there will be no withdrawal symptoms. He will also receive benzodiazepine for his seizures and the over activity of the nerves for as long as his body needs it." After saying that, the doctor turned to leave and Greg went to his team to inform them.
Ed was fuming from anger. If anyone was hurting someone from his team he would make sure he would pay for it. He knew he had to get his head clear, but for now he let it be his motivator. Jules came back to the barn with them, she couldn't visit Sam anyway. The doctor had promised to call them on every update. Spike was able to convince Natalie to go home and get some sleep. Jules could use some sleep as well. Ed looked at her and he saw dark circles under her eyes. She was making a list of all people that came across with Sam in the last 4 weeks. It weren't many. Spike was working on his computer to see how easy it would be to get this antidepressant in hands and to see if there were any links to Sam. Greg was informing the chief, officially everyone who had seen Sam the last weeks on a regular base was a possible subject. That included the team. However Ed was 100 percent sure that no one in his team would intentionally hurt one another. Ed rubbed his face and looked up at Donna. He had been brainstorming for the last hour with Donna and Leah, but still they hadn't found a reasonable explanation. So far they were able to rule out that an item back at home contained the drug. Everything had been checked and all was clear. Ed felt so frustrated that he couldn't help his friend.
Jules was looking down at the paper she had been writing on all afternoon. There wasn't much on it. A list of people that came close enough to have drugged him for four weeks long. But she knew that everyone on the list didn't do it. She also wrote down a timetable of when she knew Sam had episodes. To see if she found a pattern in them, but she didn't.
"Guys, I just received the camera footage from the hospital." Spike told his teammates. Jules got up to sit down next to him, she wanted to see the footage for herself. The rest joined them to.
"Okay, this is the footage of the corridor on the neurology department. That one is Sam's room." Spike explained his teammates.
There wasn't much to see. A lot of doctors and nurses. And besides them the members of team one, Wordy and Natalie went into the room. Spike had a face recognition program running at the same time to check the staff. Just to make sure that they were all working on that department. They were all cleared. Jules looked over at the footage again. There had to be answers on them, Sam was drugged that day. She saw herself coming in with coffee and leave later to come back with Sam's new toy. She couldn't believe it was only yesterday that he got so excited over his game. She saw herself leaving again, followed by Natalie coming in. Natalie had stayed with him while she was here to recruit a new guy. But Natalie left 10 minutes later and she didn't comeback for 40 minutes. When she came back Jules saw a coffee cup in her hands that looked really familiar.
She grabbed her phone and dialled Natalie's number, Natalie answered before the first ring was finished.
"Jules is he okay?" Natalie almost screamed out.
"No news on Sam, sorry. But I wanted to ask you something. Did Sam ask you to get him coffee yesterday?" Jules asked her.
"Eh, yes he did. He was a bit upset because of Spike and me, so I got him coffee to make up with him." She told Jules. If Jules wasn't so anxious and upset she would have laughed about how he got his way and she would have told Natalie that her dear brother had played her. But now she could only think about finding the person responsible.
"Were did you buy the coffee?" She asked Natalie.
"At that same place were you always get your coffee, he asked me to go there. I told the girl working there that it was for Sam, she seemed to know him, and she made his special. Is something wrong? Shouldn't I have done it?" Her voice sounded scared, but Jules had no time to calm her down.
"Thanks Nat, I'll call you if we know more." And with that she hung up.
"It was in the coffee." She yelled out. Everyone was already looking at her.
"It's the only explanation. We get one everyday when we go to work and yesterday I brought him a decaf, he didn't like it and made Natalie get him a new one. If it was in his coffee than he had a double dosage yesterday. Within an hour after his second coffee he was in a coma". Jules told them without taking a breath. Suddenly she felt so exhausted.
"Spike, get me all names of employees working there." Greg asked his young teammate.
"Jules is there anyone specific you had in mind?" Ed asked her.
"There is this one girl who helps me and Sam most of the times. I think her name is Lucy. She clearly has a thing for Sam, but she doesn't look the type though. She is very sweet and quiet. She never says much." Jules informed them.
"It's always the quiet one." Leah said.
"I've got her." Spike said.
"Lucy Holden, age 26. Works at the coffee place for almost 2 years now. She grew up in Toronto. Mother killed herself when Lucy was 17 years old and father unknown. No siblings. No criminal record but she has spend time in a psychiatric facility for depression after her mother killed herself. After 3 months she was checked out and never returned." Spike shared with his team.
"Okay guys, gear up. We're going to pay Lucy a visit." Greg told his team.
While everyone got their stuff Greg walked over to Jules.
"Jules, I think it would be best if you stay here. We can handle it. Take some rest, you look like you can use it." Greg told Jules.
"Sarge I'm coming with you. She knows me and seems to like me. I will keep my head calm and stay professional. The sooner this is over the sooner we all be able to take some rest." Jules told Greg, and she knew he was going to let her come.
"I've called the coffee place and Lucy is not working today, it's her day off." Leah's voice came over the communication system.
"Okay, lets see if she is at home. Jules, you and I will talk to her. Hopefully we don't have to go hard on her." Greg explained his intentions.
"We will have your back in the meantime. Leah, Danny, go around the house and take position there. Spike your with me. We will stay at the front, ready to intervene." Ed ordered his team.
"Okay Eddy, but give us some space. I want this to end happily." Greg voiced his concerns.
Jules walked up the steps to the front door with her boss by her side. She wasn't sure what to expect. Lucy seemed such a sweet young girl. She was surprised to hear when Spike told them that she was 26 years old. She didn't looked older then 18. Jules realised she hoped it was all a misunderstanding. She didn't want this girl to be in trouble. Maybe she should hate the person that had drugged, hurt and nearly killed the man she loved so much. But she just couldn't, she really hoped they were able to give her the help she needed. If she did it, which they couldn't be sure yet, she probably didn't really wanted to hurt Sam. Maybe it was a cry for attention.
They knocked on the door and soon Lucy opened it. She looked a bit shocked, which was natural. There were SRU officers standing in front of her door. But she recomposed herself and looked at Jules. She recognized her and clearly felt more comfortable to talk to her. But it was Greg who started to talk.
"Hi Lucy, my name is Sergeant Greg Parker. May Jules and I come in for a moment? We wanted to ask you some questions." Greg asked her in a soft and calm voice. She looked a bit unsure at Jules. But Jules just nodded at her and Lucy stepped back to let them in.
With them in the house, the others didn't had a visual, but it would be easier to talk to her. The rest of the team could follow the conversation and if needed they could be inside in no time.
"Thank you for letting us in, Lucy. You have a nice place here." Greg continued. He was just making some small talk to try to make Lucy feel comfortable. They sat down in the living room, Lucy looked very nervous.
"You know my colleague Jules Callaghan, isn't it?" Greg continued. Lucy nodded.
"She told me she comes over at the coffee place you work all the time and that the service is always good." Greg tried to win her trust. Another nod from Lucy.
"You know Sam too, is that right?" Lucy just nodded again.
"Well, he is not doing so well right now. He is in the hospital because he had a seizure." Greg cautiously said. Jules was looking at her reaction. She wasn't that shocked, just a bit at unease.
"But yesterday evening it went worse." Greg continued. "He is in a coma now and we don't know how he will be from now." Greg said. Now he got a reaction. She turned pale and tears came in her eyes. Not just in her eyes, Jules had to fight to the tears as well. When Greg said to Lucy that he didn't knew if Sam would recover from this it had hit her hard. But there was no time for this now, first they had to end this. Greg gave Jules a look before he turned to Lucy again.
"The thing is, we think that this is caused by the coffee Sam has been drinking. Not so much the coffee itself, but something that was in the coffee. Something that shouldn't be in it." Greg finished. Tears were streaming down her face and she couldn't look at Greg. She turned to Jules and there was a pleading look on her face. Suddenly she started to say something, with a small and soft voice.
"Can I have some water?"
"I will get you some," Greg said to her and he stood up and disappeared into the kitchen.
Jules watched Lucy standing up and walking over to the window. She stared out of it for a short moment before she picked up something from the desk standing between her and the window. She turned around and she had a gun in her hand. Her face was a mixture of confusion and panic. And before Jules could process what had happened Lucy pointed the gun at Jules.
A/N: I hope you liked it! It was the hardest chapter to write so far. Sorry that there was no Sam in this chapter.
