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you one thing.
Doyle stood waiting to hear what the one thing was but the SOB was going to
make him ask for it.
Okay, what is it? he said after a moment.
She said, Please.
And?
And nothing. Please. That was it.
Doyle stared at him.
Please.
The one word that would get to him. He gave a sharp sigh.
So are we going or not? Baron asked, looking at his watch. You ve got fifteen
minutes. If I drive like a bat out of hell, I can get you there.
Yeah, like a doctor was ever on time in this man s army.
Does that mean you re going?
I m going, I m going.
Outstanding, Baron said, taking the liberty of pulling the apartment door closed.
So is she married?
Who? Doyle asked, still out of sorts. He had no idea what Kate was doing. He
didn t even have a clue. She dumps him& but she s worried about him keeping his
appointments. As she d said once herself
This is insane.
And the really insane part was that the rest of the Meehan girls didn t know what
was going on with her, either.
The sister Arley, Baron said. Is she married?
Do I look like a hook-up service? Doyle said sarcastically.
No, you look like hell but who s going to notice with that sunny disposition?
How did you get roped into this, anyway? Doyle asked him as he hobbled out
onto the porch.
Damned if I know. Story of my life, though.
For once the army doctor was on time. Doyle barely made it into the waiting area
before his name was called. This doctor he knew. His name was Julius, and he d done a
number of Doyle s surgeries.
Damn, Julius said in the hallway. What happened to you?
Sir? Doyle said, thinking maybe Baron hadn t exaggerated when he said he
looked like hell.
Last time I saw you you could barely stand and you must have had a half a dozen
dummy cords hooked to you so you wouldn t lose everything you dropped.
Sir, I ve been walking a lot.
Among other things.
Doing the physical therapy exercises they taught you?
Sir, yes, sir.
Also among other things.
And if you drop something on the floor, you can get it now?
Sir, yes, sir. No dummy cords, sir.
Good. Of course, this is going to tick off a certain hot-shot Texas orthopedic
surgeon.
Sir?
You might as well know he and I had a difference of opinion about your
rehabilitation.
Doyle didn t say anything.
He did tell you he wanted to do surgery again.
Sir, yes, sir.
What do you think about that?
I think I d rather burn in, sir, Doyle said, using the term for a paratrooper s fate
when his chute didn t open.
Julius laughed when Doyle wasn t particularly making a joke.
Well, let s don t do that, okay? We might not get you put back together this time.
How much pain are you having?
I m not taking anything for it, sir.
That s not exactly what I asked, but we ll let it go. I want to get another film or
two today just to make sure there isn t anything new going on. If it looks okay, I m
going to say you ve dodged the bullet for the time being and you can go in peace. For
three months unless you start having trouble. You know the drill by now. Keep
walking. Keep exercising. Keep doing whatever you ve been doing.
Sir, yes sir.
I wish.
All right then. Dismissed.
Kate, Kate.
She d been determined that he get here to talk to the surgeon who wasn t all that
gung-ho about dashing into the operating room. The news was good excellent and
she d gone out of her way to make sure he got it.
But he was no closer to understanding her than he d been the other night. He
stood for a moment in the hallway before he made up his mind about what he wanted to
do. Then, with a sense of purpose he hadn t felt in some time, he headed for the floor
where Kate worked. Plan A was to see if he couldn t get something from one of her co-
workers about where she was. He didn t see anyone anywhere when he stepped off the
elevator, but then he spotted a medic in a supply closet, counting bottles and boxes.
Baron.
I want to ask you something, Doyle said when he looked up from the clipboard.
What?
Do you have any idea where Kate is?
Me? No.
She didn t say anything besides what you told me.
No, Baron said, going back to counting small white boxes.
Are you sure?
I m sure.
Look, Baron, it s important. I m He stopped, trying to decide how candid he
wanted to be. He took a deep breath. I m worried about her, man. So is her sister. You
saw that. Kate s important to me. If you know anything anything at all, tell me.
Baron stopped counting, but he didn t say anything.
Are you going to help me out or not? Doyle asked.
I don t really know anything to tell you& except
Except what? Doyle asked, trying to keep the desperation out of his voice.
It s just something I overheard one of the nurses say.
What?
Something about Kate having to go get a repeat X-ray last Friday.
Doyle felt the wind go out of him. And?
That s it.
What kind of X-ray?
I don t know. That s all I heard. It may not mean anything&
Yeah. Okay. Thanks, Doyle said absently.
But he was afraid he knew exactly what it meant.
Mrs. Bee! he yelled as soon as he cleared the screen door. Mrs. Bee came
hurrying out of the kitchen, her hand resting on her chest.
Calvin, you scared me!
Sorry, Mrs. Bee. I need to ask you something. Do you have any idea where Kate
is?
No, Calvin. I haven t seen her.
If you wanted to find her, where would you look?
Mrs. Bee stood staring at him with her schoolteacher face on, and all he could do
was tough it out.
Is something wrong, Calvin?
Yeah. I need to talk to her. He braced himself for the third degree, but
thankfully Mrs. Bee didn t ask him anything. He could just hear himself trying to explain
that Kate had dumped him, that she d made him keep his clinic appointment and she d
had a repeat X-ray so he had to find her.
Well, I d start with the sisters, Mrs. Bee said after a moment.
Arley says they don t know where Kate is.
Well, she might not.
Meaning?
Meaning it might be better to start with the weakest link.
I don t know what that means, Mrs. Bee.
It means I can call Gwen& if you want me to.
Yeah, Mrs. Bee. That would be great.
All right. Let s see what Gwen says. And don t cramp my style. I work better
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