The only sound Danny heard was the sound of his heartbeat as it pounded in his chest. It was a constant reminder of what was partaking in his soul, the agonizing pain radiating through him, coursing through his blood, bringing him into a period of despair and rage.
He showed up at the crime scene 10 minutes after hearing the call on the radio. Crowds of people loitering around like ants only made the scene worse. Danny reached in the backseat and grabbed his kit and went up the stairway past the yellow crime tape.
Waiting at the doorway was Don. “Danny”, Flack said, grimly. “I know you heard the call, I’m sorry.” Danny heard Don but the only thing that was heard was the muffling of Don’s voice as he walked into Lindsay’s living room. He didn’t care about anybody else at this point, his only concern was Lindsay.
Looking around the room, techs and other investigators were gathering evidence and with all the commotion, the rage gathered again in Danny. He found Lindsay on the floor, surrounded by paramedics and Mac. Danny looked down at Lindsay and tears welled up in his eyes. He quickly wiped them away, so nobody would seem him cry and focused again on her. She had been through so much. Her broken body looked pale and weak and that was not the same woman that had been through thick and thin with him and who had his back. This can’t be happening.
“Mac,” Danny said. “How is she?” Mac looked at him straight in the eye and sighed. “She’s hanging in there. She’s been unconscious for 20 minutes. The neighbor called 911 when she heard Lindsay scream.”
“Who did this to her!” Danny said angrily. “Was it the blind date that she had tonight? If it’s him, he’s going to pay.”
“We don’t know at this point, Danny.” Mac said trying be the voice of reason for Danny. “We are gathering evidence, but we need her conscious again so we can nail this perp.”
There was no way he was going to leave her alone, not again. “Mac, let me ride to the hospital with her and when she regains consciousness. I’ll have a nurse gather a rape it and when she wakes up I’ll question her.”
Mac nodded and that was understood, given the circumstances.
How could this happen to her?
To be continued…