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"The man’s found Nirvana and he knows it, Molly,"
Sherlock said in aEmma, a besotted look on his face "I’ve always liked Ra will be just fine What do you think, Molly? Does Dillon look like a natural holding Eht two cots into Raether They were sound asleep when the door suddenly burst open and Lieutenant McPherson ran in
Raht, and he nearly passed out cold He fell back against the bed, breathing hard "What the hell’s wrong?"
"No, it’s all right, Judge Hunt," McPherson said, panting "I was just worried that so could have happened to you as well Here, letabout?" Molly said, helping Ramsey herself Emma was halfway to Ra him
"It’s Dickerson," McPherson said "They think so, maybe potassium, into one of his FVs He’s dead"
"Bur there are staff all over the place in the ICU," Virginia Trolley said, shaking her head, still looking utterly incredulous even though McPherson had been talking about it for a good ten minutes She’d thrown on clothes and rushed to his hospital room when Ramsey had called her Ramsey had never seen her without makeup before and her hair uncombed and her red blazer wrinkled She looked cute He’d never tell her that, of course, because she’d knock hiet in there," she continued, "stick a needle into the IV tube, and get out again, all without being seen by anybody? There weren’t any guards on hi anywhere on his own and no one ever thought he’d need protection We’ve spoken to security and they’ve sealed off the hospital, but good luck on that They’re checking videotape right now to see if there’s anything suspicious"
"Lieutenant McPherson said a nurse saw someone dressed in hospital whites," Molly said "But that’s no big deal It’s a little like wearing a uniforlance if you appear to be soht," Ramsey said "It’s the only reasonable answer Actually I don’t think it’s all that reasonable, but hey, this is a hospital, not a top-security area The hospital staff weren’t alerted to keep an eye out" He closed his eyes a minute He was exhausted, his rib hurt, his shoulder ached like the devil, and he was ready to call in the cavalry for a pain pill
He suddenly felt Emma’s hand slip into his He turned his head to see her studying hi what to do about it It was a lie, but he said cleanly, "I’ my hand"
He also felt incredible relief Dickerson was dead, long gone, no more threat to anyone Emma was safe
Lieutenant McPherson cleared his throat "I also ran in here, Judge Hunt, because, to tell you the truth, you’re the best suspect"
"I’ht now," Rah that door I think stealing a white coat, finding some potassiu nonchalantly into the ICU just h they be"
"That was a joke," Elad all of you were here It s easier"
Not an hour later, when the three of theh they could see news vans below them in the street, they discovered they were all still too hyped to go back to sleep The phone rang Molly answered it, then, with a strange look on her face, she handed it to Ramsey "I don’t understand It’s ht briefly about pressing the speaker button No, Emma was here He picked up the phone and identified himself It was indeed Mason Lord He said, "I’m much better and I understand that you’ll survive as well, Raiven to understand that there will be no more problems with that animal as after Eh he could feel the blood pounding through hih tihed softly, then said, a his voice, "I have friends everywhere, Ras out very quickly Actually, one could als out almost before they happen"