The next day, Ada heard the newspaper on the driveway. She was able to get dressed before heading out to pick it up.

Once the car left, Ada immediately went outside. When she walked back inside the house, she saw the front page headline. This is what it said:

MASON PASSES OUT

She screamed. This was why Perry called and needed her.

"What's going on here?"

Ada continued reading the article.

"He's never done this before! I hope that doctor was in the courtroom when it happened," Ada said to herself.

"George, I need you right now, but since you're not here anymore, what am I supposed to do about Perry? He's having problems."

Ever since Perry's first case, she and his father had always kept up with the headlines in the newspaper, even if it means television. She was thinking there was no way the local and national news would mention this.

"I do need to see my son immediately, even if it means we're not talking. Where is he now?" Ada asked.

She didn't know where Perry was, so that was an issue. Who would she call? His girlfriend?

She called his house shortly after eleven - thirty. Would anybody answer her call? Let's find out.

Della indeed was at the house when Ada decided to check in again.

"Hello?" Della said.

"Is Perry around?"

"No, he isn't. May I take a message?"

"Tell him his mother called. I want to ask you something."

"What's that, Mrs. Mason?"

"I saw the headline in the newspaper this morning. Is Perry at home or at the hospital?"

"He's asleep in bed, but I will give him the message anyway."

"May I come over and see him? I just want to check in and see his condition for myself after reading the headline in the newspaper," Ada told Della.

"I don't think you can come over today, Mrs. Mason. Doctor wants him to rest for the rest of today after what happened in court. We are on recess for twenty - four hours."

"Has he been involved with accidents before?" Ada asked.

"No. This is the first time. There was a couple with a toddler on their vacation time and they hit Perry's car and then somebody reported it to the hospital."

"Was anybody with him when this happened?" Ada asked.

"No. He was on his way to work," Della answered.

"You can pass this message to him when he wakes up."

"Thank you for checking in, Mrs. Mason. I hope you two can forgive."

"So he already told you everything?"

"Yes, Mrs. Mason. the doctor said not to have visitors for a while during this time."

"Is he aware on what's going around him?"

"Yes, Mrs. Mason, he is, but a bit confused, which was to be expected."

"Did anybody stay with Perry until the ambulance showed up?"

"Not that we know of, Mrs. Mason. Everybody that we found and invited to court and tell us their side of the story. Right now we're just going to take it easy for the next twenty - four hours and see how Perry reacts in court after that."

"Where is his car now?"

"At the garage. We heard it didn't look that bad, but damaged and totaled."

"Oh, my gosh," was all Ada could think of to say."

"That's what Perry's private investigator told us since he's checking out the car from time to time," Della told her.

"What is the investigator's name so I can talk with him?"

"Paul Drake. Do you want me to give him your contact information?"

"No, thank you, but I can wait to talk with that person if Perry would let me talk with him when this is over."

"All right, Mrs. Mason. Hope to hear from you again soon."

"Same with you. I never caught your name."

"It's Della."

"I'll try to remember when I talk with you again."

Then Ada hung up.

When the phone call with Ada ended, Della went upstairs to check on Perry. He was still asleep when she peeked in the door. That's what Dr. Webber had wanted him to, and she could also see why he wanted to reschedule the court date. The phone rang again.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Della. How's Perry doing?" Paul asked.

"He's out. I just checked in. I did get the chance to chat with his mother again."

"What's new with her?"

Della told him.

"I don't know if I should tell him about this phone call his mother made. This is the second time she's called. She sounds like she still cares about Perry."

"That's what mothers are supposed to do, Della. Have you heard from the doctor?"

"No. Am I supposed to?"

"He said that he would check in sometime."

"I'll be here. It makes me think I'm at the office instead of his house."

"I understand, Della. Maybe Hamilton would check in too. How did his mother react to the news about Perry?"

"She saw the headlines in the paper this morning. This could be why she called again. I told her no visitors. She wanted to see his condition for herself. Maybe I should check in with the office."

"You stay there, Della. I'll take care of it."

"Thank you, Paul."

"You're welcome."

Della wasn't so sure how to react with this second phone call Ada had made.

Like his mother, Della had never met her in person or talked with her over the phone until recently.

"She doesn't sound very nice like Perry's been telling me. She doesn't sound like she would murder his father from the last case," Della told herself.

It made sense Ada stay away from court again because of what happened with the case. Ada thought that was embarrassing.

Since his girlfriend said there couldn't be any visitors for twenty - four hours, Ada couldn't imagine what Perry looked like on the first day of the accident. He could've called her himself when this happened.

Silent treatment is getting old, and both of them saw it. Ada wanted to come up with a plan for both of them to decide what to do about communication.

"I don't care what his girlfriend says. I'm going over, visitors or no visitors," Ada said to herself as she got up from the couch and turned the television off.