Chapter 35 Mark
I knew that the Lockleys were running on empty. So, after a cursory exam told me the professor wouldn't die imminently, I called my boss to explain the situation. As I'd hoped, they were able to send both a doctor and tech to the hotel to get portable X-rays. When they discovered nothing was broken, they patched him up suitably to fly back to Canada, and with a doctor’s note in my pocket to allow early boarding and accommodations, they helped me move him to the bedroom I’d been using.
Robin had protested at first, but I stopped her. “I’d rather sleep on the couch. It’s closer to the door, and I’m still on the job. As much as I hate to say it, she’s still out there somewhere. I’ll need to stay alert, and I doubt I’ll get much sleep until we get back to Montreal.”
The leas
