Chapter 32

It was after ten a.m. Sunday morning when Catherine returned to Mercy Hospital wearing a dark yellow pants suit. Lea Ann and Matt where in the ICU waiting room. It appeared they had gone home to freshen up and change clothes.

“Hi. How is he?” Catherine asked as she approached.

“Still in the coma,” Lea Ann answered. “Harry is in with him now. They let him visit every half hour. He should be out in a minute.”

And like clockwork, Mr. Townsend emerged. He was still in the closes he was wearing last night.

“Any change?” Matt asked.

“No. He’s just lying there with an oxygen mask . . . machines beeping and what not,” Mr. Townsend said.

Catherine exhaled.

“We just have to be patient,” Mrs. Rushings said as she placed her hand on Catherine’s shoulder. “He’ll come out of it.”

“Before I came here, I got a call from Ben Quinn, the ADA who is prosecuting Cameron’s case. Apparently, Mrs. Townsend has gotten a lawyer and Judge Gehrig is willing to hold court today – for her bail hearing and to consi