There was a tearful reunion of the Lockwood family with their missing child at St. Augustus Hospital, where the boy was taken for examination and police photographs. Emery’s suffered from severe dehydration, bruised ribs, starvation and bite wounds from vermin.
—New York Times, September 30, 1990
New York TimesSophie had never been a fan of hospitals. The pungent aroma of death and the scent of sterile disinfectants made her stomach churn. Emery walked with long purposeful strides beside her. His face was a mask of stone, betraying no emotion, but his jaw popped once or twice as they headed down the hall to Cody’s room. The last time Emery had been here must have been when they’d brought him in after he’d escaped Antonio. Sophie’s throat burned as she imagined the little boy, scared and
