Silent night by Mary Higgins Clark

Author:Mary Higgins Clark [Clark, Mary Higgins]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christmas stories, Fiction, Psychological, New York, Suspense, New York (State), Children
ISBN: 9780684815459
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1995-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Barbara Cavanaugh was waiting for Catherine and Michael in the green room at Channel 5. "You both did a great job, " she said quietly. Then, seeing the exhaustion on her daughter's face, she said, "Catherine, please come back to the apartment. The police will get in touch with you there as soon as they have any word about Brian. You look ready to drop. "

"I can't, Mother, " Catherine said. "I know it's foolish to wait on Fifth Avenue. Brian isn't going to get back there on his own, but while I'm out and about I at least feel as though I'm doing something to find him. I don't really know what I'm saying except that when I left your apartment, I had my two little boys with me, and when I go back they're going to be with me, too. "

Leigh Ann Winick made a decision. "Mrs. Dornan, why not stay right here at least for the present? This room is comfortable. We'll send out for some hot soup or a sandwich or whatever you want. But you've said yourself, there's no point in just waiting on Fifth Avenue indefinitely. "

Catherine considered. "And the police will be able to reach me here?"

Winick pointed to the phone. "Absolutely. Now tell me what I can order for you. "

Twenty minutes later, as Catherine, her mother, and Michael were sipping steaming hot minestrone, they watched the green room's television monitor. The news bite was about Mario Bonardi, the wounded prison guard. Although still critical, his condition had stabilized.

The reporter was with Bonardi's wife and teenage children in the waiting room of the intensive care unit. When asked for a comment, a weary Rose Bonardi said, "My husband is going to make it. I want to thank everyone who has been praying for him today. Our family has known many happy Christmases, but this will be the best ever because we know what we so nearly lost. "

"That's what we'll be saying, Michael, " Catherine said determinedly. "Dad is going to make it and Brian is going to be found. "

The reporter with the Bonardi family said, "Back to you at the news desk, Tony. "

"Thanks, Ted. Glad to hear that it's going so well. That's the kind of Christmas story we want to be able to tell. " The anchor's smile vanished. "There is still no trace of Mario Bonardi's assailant, Jimmy Siddons, who was awaiting trial for the murder of a police officer. Police sources are quoted as saying that he may be planning to meet his girlfriend, Paige Laronde, in Mexico. Airports, train stations, and bus terminals are under heavy surveillance. It was nearly three years ago, while making his escape after an armed robbery, that Siddons shot and fatally wounded Officer William Grasso, who had stopped him for a traffic violation. Siddons is known to be armed and should be considered extremely dangerous. "

As the anchorman spoke, Jimmy Siddons's mug shots were flashed on the screen.

"He looks mean, " Michael observed as he studied the cold eyes and sneering lips of the escaped prisoner.

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