The elevator dinged open to reveal two officers sitting on either side of Judy's door still. Nick had to force himself not to run down the hall but instead took measured calm steps with a grin on his face. Inside he was screaming. Nick scanned the room surreptitiously, but no one matched Judy's description or his photo. The officers checked his ID before allowing him to see Judy. Relief washed over him to see her awake and unharmed with Bonnie and Stu holding her Kits pale and nervous.

"Nick!" Judy breathed gratefully.

Nick broke down and rushed her bed, "Judy I'm sorry."

It was all he could do not to lift her into his arms.

"The rabbit was here! He was dressed as a doctor."

"What did he do?" Nick asked.

"He took my chart and asked some questions about how I was feeling. It's hard to think right now."

Nick glanced down at her and noticed something alarming, her PCA had its button pressed in with a piece of clear tape wedging it down. He followed the IV back to one of the many machines one the wall. Nick didn't know much about medicine but he had seen larger mammals overdose on less than the dosage the machine was pumping out. Nick hit the call nurse button and turned back to Judy.

"Carrots I'm sorry I don't know if you'll feel this."

"Feel what?" Judy asked groggily.

Nick held up her IV still dripping rapidly. Judy grimaced the pain finally catching up with her. Nick scooped up the sabotaged device with a napkin in a small dish on the tray bay her bed.

"I'm sorry Judy. I should have been here. I never should have left."

Judy smiled sleepily, " 's ok Nick. I know you'll watch me sleep."

"No! you need to stay awake!" He shouted squeezing her paw.

The nurse shrieked when she saw the holding Judy's IV. Nick just shouted to help her. Judy groggily tried to side with Nick but was becoming decreasingly coherent. The nurse made a call for a doctor and set about checking her vitals. The doctor rushed in followed by one of the officers. Nick held the dish close to his chest as he watched Judy struggle to stay awake.

Nick prayed. He prayed and prayed like he never had before. Nick had never been a religious fox but his mother had taught him when he was young. And now here he was begging and pleading with an unknown God for answers. His mind turned back to his mother and the private Wake she had held with him last night. He didn't know why he thought of it but it brought him comfort to know that his mother was praying or her too. Judy slipped into unconsciousness stirring the doctors and nurses into an even greater frenzy. Nick prayed harder.

Alarms sounded in a dreadful cacophony of terror, Judy's heart had stopped.

"Please, don't take her!" he begged, "You can have me instead!"

"Clear!"

The defibrillator charge made Judy's whole body jump. Nick winced in pain at the sound. Judy's pulse remained absent.

"No response. Prep again."

"Clear!"

The second thump pierced Nick to his core. Judy was dying before his very eyes.

Nick fell to his knees wailing softly, "Please Lord, don't take her. Her children need her; I need her!"

"Last try give it everything."

"Clear!"

Thump.

Nicks heart exploded with the sound and left him an empty wreck of a fox. The doctors and nurses fell silent.

"Time of death: 1:25 pm August 10."

Nick couldn't see Judy anymore through his tears, "Please I will do anything, just give her back!"

"Forgiveness, not vengeance."

Nick froze, the words were a whisper so soft he could barely hear them. No one else had even glanced at him instead staring morosely at Judy.

Beep.

Nick's breath caught, he was afraid to believe it and terrified he had imagined it.

Beep.

"Another dose of Narcan!"

Beep.

"Get the respirator!"

"Come back Jude." Stu begged.

"We need you." Bonnie plead.

Nick sobbed openly his head resting on the floor, "Thank you. Thank you."

The voice whispered again in his ear, "Forgiveness no vengeance."

"Wilde… Nick, we need to talk about what happened." Chief Bogo kindly.

Nick was shaken back to reality by Bogo's unusually gentle tone.

"Judy had her father call me to tell me that he was here. Then I came here as fast as I could while calling you on the way. When I got here she told me the rabbit from her house had been here that was when I noticed her button was wedged down on her PCA."

"Her what?" Bogo asked.

"PCA, it's a little button you push for morphine." Nick explained, "Once I noticed it I pulled it out from her arm, and that's when the nurses and doctors came in."

"But who did it?" Bogo asked impatiently.

"Judy never found out his name but I think I might have one for us soon."

Bogo sighed heavily, "Of course you do. What have you been up to Wilde?"

Nick held up his paws defensively, "I checked with some of my old contacts who are still willing to talk to me. I have a face and a name but it's not enough act on yet."

"Then stop now. You're not part of this investigation."

"Sir if I can just have five minutes with the hospital security cameras I might be able to get us a location." Nick insisted.

"No! You are not a part of this investigation! You are not on active duty! And you are this close to becoming an unemployed civilian!" Bogo held up his hoof with barely enough room for a parking ticket to slide through. "Now I am going to go make arrangements for moving Hopps out of the city and you are going to leave the security tapes alone and turn over all the information you have to Officer McHorn for us to pursue."

Chief Bogo turned and marched back down the hall angrily. Nick understood how he felt Judy had nearly been killed twice this week, the whole force was on edge with everyone wanting to lend a hand in any way that they could. Nick waited until Bogo had rounded the corner and slipped into the Security office.