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A shorter, dark-haired nurse caly to Jocelyn and telling us that we had to leave She used one arm to keep Jocelyn’s aret her to lie back down

A dark-haireda white coat over business slacks and shoes cah the door with the first nurse behind him Apparently, she’d found the doctor “You cannot browbeat my patient like this,” he said as he pushed us back from the bed so he could help the nurse soothe Jocelyn

Newman said, “We did not browbeat her” His voice was fir, the doctor and the nurses probably didn’t hear him

The tall nurse who hadmotions with her arms as if ayward children We could have forced the issue, but it ht literally have taken force, and they’d just put another needle of so quiet and passive as we let the tall, brown-haired nurse usher us out Her na read PATRICIA She didn’t look like a Patricia, far too athletic and forceful Maybe a Pat or a Patty?

We walked far enough down the hallway to be out of earshot, and then we huddled together like a football teaure out what had just happened and e should do next

“I didn’t mean to imply that she and Bobby were an item,” Newman said

“Her reaction was a little over the top, don’t you think? Or is she always this high-strung?” I asked

“No, I wouldn’t describe Jocelyn as high-strung or even the nervous type She’s usually very calm, cool, and collected”

“I guess finding your parent’s e anyone,” I said

“By unhinged, do you mean, make hysterical?” Olaf asked

“Yeah,” I said, nodding as if he needed that to go with the word

“She was not hysterical”

Newman and I looked at each other “We just saw her act hysterical,” he said

“Saw her, yes, but her emotions did not match what you saw”

“Okay, explain,” I said