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I saw aa patient on a stretcher toward Saint Vartan’s

I flashed e and I yelled, “We need help Two ency unit, NOW”

CHAPTER 85

NEDDIE HADN’T MOVED since he was shot, but Lawrence Janes was gasping the shallowest of breaths

I held his hand I was thinking that the sux was old There was a chance Neddie hadn’t shot the full dose into Larry before he went down If sux was injected into ato paralyze the body That was good for Larry

I fanned a soing to be okay You’re going to be fine I’ in there”

An eh the doorway “He was injected with sux,” I said

The ht to work and bagged Larry right there on the floor Seeing his chest rise and fall gave me such relief that tears came into my eyes

Another doctor attended to Neddie He listened to his heart and announced, “He’s gone” With his body lis, Neddie looked deceptively young and innocent and good

I took Richie’s gun and I called Brady

“It was a good shoot, Brady,” I said “Conklin had no choice”

“I’m on the way,” said Brady

I told the medical personnel to leave Neddie’s body just as it was That the police were co in this room was ours until further notice

I opened the alley door and stood in the doorith Richie, looking out at the blank concrete wall

I said to my partner, “Neddie had no way out and so he chose suicide by you, Rich He said he didn’t want to spend another day in lockup He kneere aro out on oing to have a great story to tell his grandchildren You did what you had to do And you did it perfectly”