Capsized by Sharon Sala
Author:Sharon Sala
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 2003-01-14T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 5
âHouston Medical. How may I direct your call?â
âDaryl Connellyâs room, please.â
âIâm sorry, sir. Heâs in ICU. Iâll connect you with the nursesâ station.â
ICU? Quinnâs stomach knotted. âYes, thank you,â he said, and waited to be connected.
âFourth floorâ¦ICU nursesâ station.â
âMaâam, my name is Quinn McCord. Iâm with the Texas Rangers and inquiring about the status of retired Ranger Daryl Connelly.â
âHeâs critical, but stable.â
âIs there anyone who can tell me what happened to him? Was he robbed? Did heââ
âIâm sorry, sir. We donât have that kind of information. There was a police officer who gave his name to be contacted as next of kin.â
Quinn frowned. âMr. Connelly doesnât have any next of kin.â
âBut Iâm sure thatââ
âNo, maâam. Iâve known him most of my life, and heâs never married. He has no living relativesâ¦anywhere. Do you have the officerâs name?â
âYou need to talk to the doctor. I canât give out that kind of information.â
âAll Iâm asking for is the name of the police officer on record. Thatâs not privileged information, and you and I both know it.â
There was a long moment of silence. Then Quinn could hear some whispered conversation in the background, but the nurse wasnât talking. Just when he thought sheâd disconnected, she came back on the line.
âYes, well, all right. His name is Travis. Will Travis.â
Suddenly all the panic Quinn had been feeling dissipated. He knew Will Travis. The hospital must have taken the information down wrong. Whatever was going on, Will would have Darylâs best interests at heart.
âMay I please have his contact number?â
Quinn wrote quickly as she rattled off the number, then disconnected. The moment he was off the phone, Kelly grabbed his arm.
âQuinnâ¦talk to me.â
âDaryl is in ICU. Heâs critical but stable.â
âDo we know what happened? And please tell me it has nothing to do with me.â
âI wish I could, but right now I canât, because I donât know. However, Iâve got another call to make. Thereâs a cop who came in with him. Maybe Iâll know something more after I talk to him.â
âI shouldnât have stayed. I should have let my captain come get me that first day,â Kelly said, then looked away.
Her eyes were wide and swimming with tears, but there was a jut to her jaw that told him she would be a fierce enemy if crossed.
âYeah, good thinking,â Quinn said. âAnd if you had, thereâs a good chance someone would already be planning your funeral.â
âBetter mine than Darylâs.â
Quinn laid down the phone and then cupped her face with his hands. Kelly twisted away, but he caught her again.
âLook at me, damn it!â
Kelly turned, meeting his gaze without flinching.
âYou donât have to like this, but Iâm going to say it. What youâre doing matters to all of us. Illegal drugs are, in their own way, as dangerous as bombs. Weâre in a war, honey, and youâre on the front line. If Daryl and I got involved, it was because we wanted to.â Then he took a deep breath, his voice softening. âAnd Iâm still in this with you, because, frankly, youâre driving me crazy.
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