Henry arrives at the hospital to find Cady and Ferg in the waiting area.

"Any change?"

Ferg shakes his head and stands up, "No, they called in Dr. Weston and took her back for a CT scan. Did you talk to Shaun?

"He did not answer his telephone so I contacted his office and told them there was a family emergency. I requested they have him contact me as soon as possible. What about Walt?

"He didn't respond when I called him on the radio and he still isn't answering his home phone either."

"I think perhaps someone should go check on him. Ferg, you will call me as soon as you hear anything about Vic."

"Sure."

Henry walks back to the parking lot. His concern for Vic is overshadowed only by his worry for Walt and how he will react to her current condition. Walt's admission at the Red Pony replays in his mind. He is not the type to give his heart easily. He barely survived losing Martha. Henry is not sure how he would make it through losing Vic now, just as he is starting to let his guard down and allow himself to feel again. Henry drives out to Walt's cabin and lets himself in. He is looking for clues as to where Walt might have gone. He notices that the tea box that had held Martha's ashes has been moved from it's usual spot in the kitchen. He opens the lid to find an empty plastic bag inside with a few remnants of ash still clinging to it. As he closes the box his eyes drift toward Walt's bedroom. He enters and goes straight to the bedside cabinet where Walt stores the extra clips for his Colt. He pulls open the bottom drawer to find it empty. This is worse than he thought.

Dr. Weston has finally made his way out to the waiting area. Ferg and Cady quickly stand up and walk over to him.

"Is Deputy Moretti's husband here?"

"No, he's out of town for work. How is she?"

"She has new bruising on her face since I saw her last. It isn't from her original injury. Do you know what happened?"

Cady looks at Ferg and then back to the doctor. "She was punched in the face."

"By a suspect?"

"No, by my dad. It was an accident. She got between him and a suspect and got nailed in the nose."

"This is the reason I didn't want her to go back to work so quickly. Concussions can have multiple long term consequences and re-injury is a serious concern, especially if it occurs before the previous one has had time to heal properly."

"You think getting punched may have aggravated her brain injury?"

"It's definitely possible especially if she was hit with a bit of force which based on the bruising pattern it appears she was. Is her husband on his way?"

"We haven't been able to reach him yet but we have left a message with his work to call us right away."

"Since this is not a criminal case I really shouldn't tell you any more about her condition. It's a violation of our HIPPA policy."

"Come on Doc, we're the ones who brought her in and Vic isn't going to complain about her privacy being violated. Besides, except for her husband, we're all she's got in Wyoming. I guarantee if you check her previous records she has the Sheriff's Department listed as her emergency contact."

"Alright, since you are here in lieu of family and considering the nature of your association I will provide updates to you on her condition. The scan revealed that her brain is swelling. The pressure is what likely caused her to lose consciousness. The swelling isn't too severe at this time, but could become so. I want to monitor her overnight and see how she's doing in the morning. She started to wake up during the scan which is a good sign, however, I gave her a sedative to keep her still. I've treated her enough to know that if she fully wakes up she'll check herself out AMA. She's shown that she didn't take the first concussion seriously when she went back on full duty before she was medically ready. She's going to have to rest to avoid hurting herself worse than she already has.

"Can I stay with her? Dad wouldn't want her to be left alone."

"That would be fine."

"Cady, you're exhausted from all the work you've put in working on Henry's case. Why don't you go home to sleep and I will stay with her."

"No Ferg, I can sleep in a chair pretty well and you need to go help Henry find my dad, please."

Ferg slowly nods, "Okay, but promise you'll call me if anything changes."

"I will."

Ferg heads out to Vic's truck. He's so focused on the task at hand that he runs right into someone coming in the front door. He looks up to apologize and is surprised to come face to face with Branch.

"Branch, what are you doing here?"

"It's kind of a long story, but one you probably need to hear. Why are you here?"

"Vic passed out during Henry's celebration party at the Red Pony."

"Why didn't you just take her home and let her sleep it off."

"No, it's not like that. She hadn't had anything to drink, she was just talking to Cady and then collapsed onto the floor."

"Is she going to be okay?"

"It's looking like she is but they're keeping her sedated for now."

"That's probably smart."

Ferg's not in the mood for jokes, "So what's going on Branch?"

"Let's go find some coffee and a private place to talk and I'll fill you in."

"I'm kind of on my way somewhere."

"Can it wait? This is pretty important. It's about Walt's wife's murder."

Ferg looks at his watch and then down the hall toward Vic's room. He's torn about whether to take the time to hear what Branch has to say. Henry's already out looking for Walt and there are still some unanswered questions about why Martha was targeted in the first place. He goes with his gut, "Yeah, it can wait."