Della made it to the house. Perry looked out the window and she was parking her car.

"What's she doing here?" he asked himself.

He walked down the stairs to her car.

"Hi, Perry. You weren't expecting me, were you?"

"Of course not. What made you drop by?"

"Paul did."

"Why would he send you over?"

"Your mother. He wanted to know if you reached out to her."

"I tried, but she hung up. I hope she forgives me soon."

"I'm sure she would, Perry. Just keep trying until you get somewhere."

"I did tell her the story, but all she did was hang up."

"I can't believe a mother would do this to her own son."

"Neither can I. I do know for sure that she would never disown me."

"Of course not, Perry. That would be hard on both of you if she did such a thing."

"I did believe her when she was on the witness stand in court, Della. She still thinks I am not on her side."

"You have to be since you're family."

"Exactly. Paul did ask me for contact information if I didn't reach out to her. I just told him to leave her out of it for now."

"Maybe she'll think about it once more and change her mind."

"That's what you guys keep telling me. I do hope she will, but it doesn't mean my mother will have to stay here and give me the silent treatment since a couple months ago. Remember I mentioned I was the fourth generation of law in my family?"

She nodded as he closed the door behind themselves.

"I'm sorry this had to happen to you, Perry. Somebody should've been in your car when it first happened."

"I made a deal with the Johnsons about this."

"What was the deal, Perry? Did they agree to it?"

"Yes, they did. The deal I could come up with was they pay for the car before they come home from their vacation time. They also have to pay us."

"Did Hamilton fall for that?"

"Yes, he did. He seemed to like the idea I made up, but I did come up with the price, but we'll take care of it before they're able to drive as well."

"Do they have anybody to take care of the child while they're in court?" Della asked.

"Mr. Johnson said he has a friend whose wife likes to look after children, so she agreed to it."

"Paul said he would check on your car again to see if there are any changes since the last time he went in," Della told Perry.

"Am I able to see what happened to the car?" Perry asked.

"No."

"I'd still like to see it."

"I was told you can't," she repeated.

"What's going to happen to me when I need to drive the car?"

"You'll have to talk with Paul and the doctor about that. Only they can answer, not me."

Even Della could tell he was in no condition to drive again anytime soon, which she understood.

"Are you sure you want to drive in your condition?"

"Yes."

"The answer is still no, Perry."

"I guess that's probably why we have to do it until the doctor says you can. Do you want to try getting hold of your mother again?"

"I already told you what happened. She listened to what I told her, but when I finished, she hung up without saying a word."

"At least she listened to you, Perry. That's what is important right now. Even Paul thought it was a good idea if your mother doesn't forgive you and still not speaking, I could stay."

"Are you sure that you want to do this?"

"For a while, yes."

"I can accept that. By the way, Della, do you have any phone messages for me?"

"A few, yes. I mentioned you wouldn't be working for a while because of this accident," she answered.

"I know you'll be in the courtroom, right?"

"I would never miss out, Perry."

"Is there anything you remembered from the accident besides the Johnsons hitting your car and you couldn't catch their license plate?" Della asked.

"That's all for now. There might be something when we have the court date."

"Perry, have you figured out about not being able to survive in that accident?"

"Not at first. Do you know who reported me to the hospital?"

"I was told the paramedics recognized you, but not your car."

"I wonder if anybody else watched the Johnsons and myself."

"I think that's what Paul's trying to look into, Perry. I think they might go to court also."

"I know we can't answer this question, Della, if I didn't survive in that accident, what would happen to my clients?"

"I wish I could answer that, Perry, but I don't know and can't picture what would happen. I might go find something else to do if you didn't survive the accident."

"I'm sure you probably talked about that with Paul."

"I think we did."

Perry thought once Della wasn't at his house anymore today, he could try taking a look at the car when he was told not to from her.

If he did such a thing, Perry wouldn't know what to think if the mechanic would notice he was there before or after Paul.

Perry also wondered if the mechanic would have to show up at court, but he would wait until he saw Paul again. After he knocked out before being reported to the hospital, Perry couldn't imagine what his car looked like when the paramedics showed up. That was something else Paul could answer.

Perry thought he could try calling Paul once Della was out of the house and asked that question.

Did Paul talk with the doctor again? Perry wondered, but he figured Paul did get something with the doctor, but wasn't told much. He heard his phone ring.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Perry. Just checking in on you since I last saw you."

"Who is this?"

"Dr. Webber. I'm sure you were told a few things about what I talked about with my investigator."

"i think so."

"I even told him I would show up at court, but I got another feeling you might have to miss out on court unless they reschedule at a different time."

"Does Paul know about this?"

"Not yet, but I wanted you to be the first."

"Did you get the chance to talk with my lawyer yet?"

"Yes, Burger knows now, but I'm letting him share some stuff when you get together again."

"All right. Anything else you want me to know? I just can't stay at home the whole time."

"You're not going to be home the whole time this case is in progress. I also have another question for you?"

"What's that, Doctor?"

"Do you have any family members still alive to spend some time with you while you're in a better condition?"

"Just my mother, but she isn't speaking to me."

"Have you tried talking with her?" Dr. Webber asked.

"Yes, but all she did was listen to what I told her about the accident, but hung up after I shared with her."

"Did you do anything wrong that made her give you silent treatment?"

"Of course not."

Perry didn't want to give Dr. Webber the story from the last case. That was personal information he didn't want to share with the doctor.

"Do I need to come in anytime soon?" Perry asked.

"Yes. I would like to see you later this afternoon."

"What time?"

"In about three and a half hours. Make sure someone can take you over."

"I'll see what I can do. Do I need to stay at the hospital?"

"I don't think so, but we can decide when I check you out."

"All right. That's all I need to know."

End of conversation.