Time was getting closer and closer for recess to be over. Perry couldn't believe on how much time had flown by besides sleeping like the doctor wanted him. Is it true that he would still get to see his car again? He wondered how his mother was doing at the office with Paul and Della, but Ada would tell him later tonight.

He saw the time was now 4:15 that afternoon. Ada must've left his office early, but he would ask her tonight what happened at the office with taking George's paperwork over.

An hour later, Ada showed up before calling him.

"Perry, were you all right when I left you alone?" Ada asked.

"Yes, but no visit from the doctor. I hope I can see that car sooner rather than later," he told his mother.

Ada took a look at her son and saw he was looking better by the day from the accident, but never saw pictures of it or anything. Only from what she's heard from Dr. Webber, it was good enough for her.

"Mom?"

"What's that, Perry?"

"How did it go at the office?"

"I only stayed for a short while. I didn't plan to stay and work there all day like you wanted me to."

"You don't have to. It was a good start for getting distracted, Mom. I never said you had to stay there all day."

"I thought you said that, Perry."

"No. Do you want to hang out for a while longer and meet the doctor when he comes out?"

"I can, but I don't see any reason to," Ada answered.

"Have you done what I told you to?"

"What?"

"Call your friends."

"Not yet. I don't talk with them all the time. Just for lunch or brunch and stuff like that. I will have to see who's available to do that."

"Which friends know about us fighting?"

"Just a few of the neighbors. They're the ones I'm closest to."

"That's good enough. I'm sure they know about Dad's murder cases that weren't finished when he stepped down?"

"They don't, Perry, and I never share too much information, which is good enough for me."

"Tomorrow you can go back to the office and see if Paul and Della have more stuff since you didn't stay long. I'm sure Della and Paul might show up at the court date. They usually never miss out on that."

"Is that what I'm supposed to do and miss out who is listening to the stories from the people who were invited to court?"

"I don't expect you to, Mom, but if you're interested, that's fine. I'm sure somebody will need to stay at the office during court."

"I guess you need to tell them that."

"I'm doing that next, Mom. There usually aren't many phone calls when a court date is here. If there are, you can still take the messages."

"Then they won't know it was your investigator or secretary."

"Of course they don't care who answers the phone, Mom. Some of the callers already know because Della tells them."

"The woman at the desk I met yesterday?"

"That's the one. I'm sure you mentioned the phone calls you two had."

"Yes, I did. Even she remembers also."

"Tell you what, Mom."

"What?"

"Why don't you go home and see what stuff you need so that way you can spend the night here?"

"Why am I having my son tell me what to do?"

"Distraction."

She could tell he was right, but no more arguing with him.

"I was only giving you stuff to do."

"I understand that. Let's try on stop not talking thing, Perry. Now you're telling me what to do."

"This is why we're talking, Mom. I don't like not talking with you."

"If you open a case from your father, do you have to get me involved like you did with a couple months ago?"

"Not unless somebody wants you on the witness stand."

"I had a feeling this would come up. I don't want to answer too many questions if I have to do this again. You weren't on my side back then."

"Of course I was. I don't want to keep fighting. Looks like we're starting over with the fighting," he said.

"You're right, Perry. We still need to communicate."

The phone rang.

"I'll get it," she told him.

Perry didn't want this fight to continue any longer, but it was understandable when Ada stopped talking with him after having her on the witness stand. This would have to be something he could think about in the next few hours.

"Perry, it's for you."

"Who is it?"

"Somebody under the name of Dr. Webber."

"Thanks, Mom. I'll take it from here."

"I'll go home and pack some stuff. Is there anything you need from the house?"

"I can't think of anything for now, but thanks for asking. Just take your time."

"All right."

"Hello, Dr. How are you?"

"Just fine, Perry. Was that your mother?"

"Yes."

"I'm coming over soon. I talked with that lawyer of yours a few minutes ago. He's coming over also. I guess the people who hit your car are coming with their lawyer as well."

"Thanks for saying something. Still arguing with my mother. It's just too personal information to share with you, Doc."

"I understand that. I remember you saying she wasn't speaking to you."

"That's why you don't need to know what's going on. I will look out for your car."

"This is why everybody's coming over, Perry."

The call ended.

While waiting for everybody to show up, Perry called Della at the office.

"Hi, Perry. How is it going for you and your mother?"

"Still fighting. She didn't like it when I told her what to do. I said it was only distraction and I couldn't get out of the house yet. She understands that, Della."

"Does she have to show up tomorrow?"

"Of course not. I told her I would call you and Paul so you could be expecting her to show up tomorrow while we're in court."

"Why does she need to come over?"

"I told her it's not often people reach out to me when I'm in court, so she could answer the phone and stuff like that."

"I'll pass this to Paul. Anything else?"

"Not that I can think of. She's on her way home so she could get ready to spend the night. How did she do yesterday after showing up with the paperwork?"

"She was in tears for a while, but when I saw her come in with the files, her eyes were red from whatever happened with you."

"Della, it's still grief. She said it made her tell me we weren't speaking anymore. I understand that, Della. I told her if she was the first to go, my father would try to keep himself busy in a lonely house."

"You're right, Perry. I didn't think of the grief part, but I understand where she's coming from. I think Paul would skip court tomorrow."

"What's wrong?"

"He just isn't feeling so hot, and I said not to worry about showing up."

"Everybody's coming over, Della. Do you want to come over?"

"Who's everybody?"

"Dr. Webber called before I did with the office. He said the Johnsons and their lawyer along with Burger."

"All right. What is this about? I don't mind coming along."

"He said it was about the car. I get to see it tomorrow before court starts again unless he wants to show me when coming over."

"That's too bad. It was a good car."

"Of course it is. I hear it's still at the garage."

"It is. At least you could get out of the house that way."

"I'm bored stiff during the twenty - four hours since recess began. This is probably why you and everybody else have been coming over to check in. I appreciate that."

"You'll get your privacy back, Perry."

"I hope so. When are you coming?"

"Yes. Is your mother still over?"

"No. I told her she could come back when she thinks is the right time."

End of conversation.

It didn't take long for Perry to expect the doctor and others to show up. He felt bad for Paul after what Della mentioned, but there wasn't any reason for him to tag along as well.

Within several minutes later, everybody showed up at the house. Perry was able to answer the door since he didn't have either Ada or Della with him for that, and it was okay.

"Thanks for letting us come over, Perry," Mr. Hutchinson said.

"You're welcome."

Everyone walked inside the house and they decided to hang out in the kitchen.

"Tell me what we should do about the car, Doc," Perry said to Dr. Webber.

"We'll go over to the garage so you can see why you're not driving at the moment," Dr. Webber said.

"All right. Just let me make a quick phone call and I'll be ready."

"Okay, Mr. Mason," Mr. Hutchinson said.

It didn't take long to tell Ada where he was in case she showed up before they did and wouldn't know where to find him.

So they all drove to the garage so Perry could finally see what the car looked like and what they could come up with for the price Thomas and Claire Johnson had to pay for. It could even be higher than the original price as well.

Everybody showed up at the garage at the same time. Perry rode in with Hamilton, but they didn't see much of anything to say.

"Show me the car," Perry said to him.

"That's what we're doing, Perry," Hamilton said as they got out of his car.

The Johnsons had to ride with Hutchinson because they haven't driven in their car since the accident happened. Even they miss their car, and you can't blame them for that.

So Perry followed the others to where the car was. He looked at it and turned out they were right. He didn't like what his car looked like after being taken into the hospital.

"Perry, now you see why you have to get a different car," the doctor said.

"Yes, I do see it. When do you think I could drive again?"

"Not until you're in a better condition. You look like you're still not ready, even though you are getting better, but a long way to go," the doctor told him.

"Have we agreed on the price?" Hamilton asked.

"Let's talk about that when court is finished," Hamilton answered.

"He's right," Dr. Webber agreed.

Now that's when everybody left the garage.

"Jeremy, you can get rid of the car. We only wanted Mr. Mason to see it before showing up in court soon," Hamilton told the mechanic.

"Thanks, Mr. Burger. I just have never touched it when somebody took your car in, Mr. Mason. I'm sorry this happened to you."

"Thanks, Jeremy. Thanks for looking after my car."

"You're welcome."