Record of Dr. Peter Talbot
Patient name: Tina Clay
Hello.
Where am I? What happened?
Do not be alarmed, you are in a safe place. After you were rescued and escorted out of the hospital you lost consciousness.
And the others?
I’m afraid you were the only one who was rescued.
So I? And the girls? And Riley? Oh my god…oh my god, oh my god.
Please calm down. I know this is a shock, but you know me, so you know I mean it when I promise I will do everything I can to help you. But right now, I would need you to tell me what happened in the secure wing. Can you do that?
I don’t know. I…It all happened so fast, and I was scared and…
It’s okay. No hurry. Try to stay calm, and focus. Any little detail would mean a lot.
I…well…it was late. We were supposed to finish up in a couple of hours. Judy and Marge were just going to check on R-Riley one more time, but they were already packed and ready to leave. I drew the short straw again. I would have had to stay the whole night. I got settled back at my station, playing solitaire…and…and then…can we stop? Please? I…I don’t want to…
It’s okay Tina. Everything’s alright. You’re safe. We can stop if you want, but it would really be important for the police to know what happened.
I…I…okay. That was when I heard Judy scream. There was this wild thrashing sound and Marge yelled to me. She was shouting for cocoa-pills.
Cocoa pills?
Oh sorry. It was her little nickname for one of our mild tranquilizers. You doctors always said K.O. pills, but her son always drinks some cocoa before going to sleep and… oh my god. Bobby? What happened to Bobby? Does he know? Is he alright?
He’s fine. He has been taken in by their neighbors for the time being. He is taken care of. Please continue.
I-I ran into the room and saw them holding Riley down on the bed. He was feverish and might have been hallucinating, I don’t really know. I couldn’t tell. But he was violent, scratched and managed to bite Judy. He practically tore of the sleeve of Marge’s coat. He barely nicked my forearm, and we managed to strap him down and gave him the cocoa…tranquilizers.
That was when the shooter came in?
N-No. I went out for bandages to patch us all up. The girls stayed in case the monster dose of medication didn’t hold Riley down. I treated my wound and only then did the man come in. He said he needed to see Riley Jenkins, and that he was from the government. I wouldn’t believe his phony story and told him I would call the police if he didn’t leave. That was when he pulled the gun. Said he’d kill me if I screamed. I didn’t. So I…I led him to the ro---It’s all my fault. I took him in. He killed them. I heard him do it. If I had said no…
Then he would have shot you.
But they would have heard it! They would be alive!
You can’t know that. Please calm down. There is nothing more you could have done.
I…I don’t know.
What happened after that?
W-When I opened the door, he asked if I had come in contact with Riley. I-I didn’t know what he could possibly mean. I said no. I just felt like it was the smart thing to say. Oh God listen to me. The smart thing to say…
He did leave you alive.
…
So he knocked you out?
Y-Yes. He hit me on the head with the gun. From there it is all hazy. I remember the ranger and the deputy. I don’t know what we talked about. I was barely able to stay conscious. I heard the gunshots though. I can still hear them.
That is completely normal. You are probably suffering from mild PTSD. You have nothing to worry about. We checked everything, and apart from the concussion and the mild fever…everything’s alright.
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