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Authors: Laurel Cain Haws
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You know, if you take this bush out of here now, and Vincent should come to visit you, he will surely wonder where it is.”
Diana widened her eyes in realization, “You’re right of course, Father! I hadn’t thought of that. It just seems wrong for me to have it when Catherine is still alive, but you’re right. It must wait until Vincent is reconnected to her and finds her. Father, I have an uneasy feeling that the danger to Cathy and Vincent is not yet over.”
Father frowned, “What makes you say that, Diana? Gabriel is dead.”
Diana paused for a moment and pursed her lips before answering. “I’m not really sure. There are just a lot of unanswered questions in my mind. I really want to get back into Gabriel’s mansion. I want to know why he was so obsessed with Vincent’s child. It seems to me that it was more than just an accident that he happened to kidnap the mother of Vincent’s baby. His obvious reason was that she had information about his organization in the small notebook she recovered and refused to turn over
to him, but I think there was a lot more to it than that. I need to find out what else was going on in his head, just to ease my mind if nothing else. Perhaps Gabriel was just a madman, but there truly is a fine line between madness and genius, and I don’t think Gabriel could have been as powerful as he was if he didn’t have some of both. It’s as if he knew about Vincent’s existence before he ever got his hands on Cathy.”
Father studied the worry on her face. “I really hope you are wrong, Diana, but it would be far better to know than to be caught unaware of the danger.”
Diana responded, “I hope I’m wrong, too, Father.”
After they left Diana’s loft and went back into the tunnels through her manhole, Father began the tale of what had occurred on the morning of October 14 th , after Vincent found Catherine poisoned with an overdose of morphine following the birth of Little Jacob on the night of the 13 th . He continued the story as they walked through passageways Diana had never seen before on their way to Dr. Peter Wellington’s home.
Three months earlier, on October 14 th ....
When Tony Ramos ran into Father’s chamber
completely out of breath and very obviously distressed with a note in his hand, Father caught the thirteen-year-old in his arms and asked, “Tony, whatever is the matter?” It took Tony a few minutes to catch his breath before he could answer. “Father, it’s about Catherine! I was told by Dr. Marx to give this note only to you, and to be sure that you understood not to say anything to Vincent about what he’s asking you to bring to her building. I don’t know why. I guess it’s in the note. Everyone at Catherine’s building is saying that she’s dead. I’ve got to go back there!” With that, he ran out of Father’s chamber before Father could even express his shock over what Tony had said.
Father opened the note in his hand and tried to comprehend what he was reading. It didn’t make any sense. It read, “Vincent found Catherine and called me to come to her apartment and collect her body. Bring your medical bag with epinephrine and penicillin, and bring a thermal blanket. Don’t tell Vincent what you are bringing! Meet me at the coroner’s van in back of her building, and wear your doctor’s lab coat. David Marx.”
Only moments ago another child had brought a note from one of the sentries telling Father that Vincent had been seen in great distress on the Catwalk Bridge over the Whispering Gallery. That was where he had started to go before Tony ran in with this note from Dr. Marx. Father quickly collected the requested items and laid out street clothes and his lab coat with his name badge on it. Then
he hurried as fast as his damaged leg and cane would allow him to down the tunnels in search of his poor son, Vincent. He finally found him sitting at the table in his chamber alone. Vincent was obviously in shock. He told Father
Diana widened her eyes in realization, “You’re right of course, Father! I hadn’t thought of that. It just seems wrong for me to have it when Catherine is still alive, but you’re right. It must wait until Vincent is reconnected to her and finds her. Father, I have an uneasy feeling that the danger to Cathy and Vincent is not yet over.”
Father frowned, “What makes you say that, Diana? Gabriel is dead.”
Diana paused for a moment and pursed her lips before answering. “I’m not really sure. There are just a lot of unanswered questions in my mind. I really want to get back into Gabriel’s mansion. I want to know why he was so obsessed with Vincent’s child. It seems to me that it was more than just an accident that he happened to kidnap the mother of Vincent’s baby. His obvious reason was that she had information about his organization in the small notebook she recovered and refused to turn over
to him, but I think there was a lot more to it than that. I need to find out what else was going on in his head, just to ease my mind if nothing else. Perhaps Gabriel was just a madman, but there truly is a fine line between madness and genius, and I don’t think Gabriel could have been as powerful as he was if he didn’t have some of both. It’s as if he knew about Vincent’s existence before he ever got his hands on Cathy.”
Father studied the worry on her face. “I really hope you are wrong, Diana, but it would be far better to know than to be caught unaware of the danger.”
Diana responded, “I hope I’m wrong, too, Father.”
After they left Diana’s loft and went back into the tunnels through her manhole, Father began the tale of what had occurred on the morning of October 14 th , after Vincent found Catherine poisoned with an overdose of morphine following the birth of Little Jacob on the night of the 13 th . He continued the story as they walked through passageways Diana had never seen before on their way to Dr. Peter Wellington’s home.
Three months earlier, on October 14 th ....
When Tony Ramos ran into Father’s chamber
completely out of breath and very obviously distressed with a note in his hand, Father caught the thirteen-year-old in his arms and asked, “Tony, whatever is the matter?” It took Tony a few minutes to catch his breath before he could answer. “Father, it’s about Catherine! I was told by Dr. Marx to give this note only to you, and to be sure that you understood not to say anything to Vincent about what he’s asking you to bring to her building. I don’t know why. I guess it’s in the note. Everyone at Catherine’s building is saying that she’s dead. I’ve got to go back there!” With that, he ran out of Father’s chamber before Father could even express his shock over what Tony had said.
Father opened the note in his hand and tried to comprehend what he was reading. It didn’t make any sense. It read, “Vincent found Catherine and called me to come to her apartment and collect her body. Bring your medical bag with epinephrine and penicillin, and bring a thermal blanket. Don’t tell Vincent what you are bringing! Meet me at the coroner’s van in back of her building, and wear your doctor’s lab coat. David Marx.”
Only moments ago another child had brought a note from one of the sentries telling Father that Vincent had been seen in great distress on the Catwalk Bridge over the Whispering Gallery. That was where he had started to go before Tony ran in with this note from Dr. Marx. Father quickly collected the requested items and laid out street clothes and his lab coat with his name badge on it. Then
he hurried as fast as his damaged leg and cane would allow him to down the tunnels in search of his poor son, Vincent. He finally found him sitting at the table in his chamber alone. Vincent was obviously in shock. He told Father
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