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“What?”
    “Whoever did this to you…it’s not over.”
    The brief sense of well-being brought about by all that sunshine disappeared. “What do you mean?”
    “Someone who wasn’t a doctor or a nurse tried to come in here last night, after we both fell asleep.”
    “Tried?”
    “He looked suspicious so someone confronted him and he took off.”
    A deep uneasiness caused goose bumps to jump out on her arms. “You’re saying whoever did this to me isn’t giving up.”
    “I don’t know. Maybe it wasn’t connected, but I don’t want to take the chance that it was.”
    She could tell he was reluctant to scare her; she could also tell he fully believed it was connected. “This killer is determined.”
    “It takes a lot of audacity to try something in a public place.”
    “Or a strong desire. That’s why—”
    Voices at the door interrupted her. Ned entered, followed immediately by a woman who looked less like a linebacker than he did but was still a far cry from petite. Sheridan knew without any introduction that this was Amy. She recognized her from her resemblance to Ned, but she would’ve remembered Amy regardless of her brother—despite the extra weight, the practical braid that kept her long red hair in order and the dark blue uniform.
    Hoping to read his reaction to his ex-wife, Sheridan studied Cain, but in the blink of an eye, his expression became too neutral to reveal what he was thinking.
    “What’s going on?” Ned demanded.
    “As you know, we had a little disturbance at the hospital last night,” Cain said.
    “What the hell’s that supposed to mean? On the phone, you made it sound as if someone came after Sheridan again.”
    “I think that’s exactly what happened. Fortunately, there was a doctor in the hall right outside who thought it was strange to find a man walking through the hospital wearing a wig.”
    Amy moved closer to the bed and folded her arms across breasts that hadn’t existed in high school, at least in their current size. Her eyes darted toward Cain for the fifth time since she’d walked in. Amy was obviously as infatuated with him as she’d always been, but she seemed professional enough when she spoke. “They didn’t catch him?”
    “No. A few orderlies chased him but he got away.”
    Ned cursed and shook his head. “I can’t believe this.”
    “So what do we do now?” Amy asked.
    Cain shoved a hand through his tousled hair. “I’d like to take her home with me.”
    Sheridan’s jaw dropped. This must’ve been where Cain was leading the conversation before Ned and Amy walked in, but she hadn’t seen it coming.
    Ned responded before she could. “No way!”
    Cain got up and rounded the bed. “Why not?”
    “Because I’m hoping she can help me solve Jason’s murder. The last thing I want is to have her cozy up with you.”
    “I plan on doing everything I can to solve Jason’smurder,” Sheridan said. “But that has nothing to do with Cain. Where I stay makes no difference.”
    “So you’re saying you want to go home with him?” Amy asked.
    “No, of course not. I don’t want to inconvenience him or anyone else. Surely there are other alternatives.”
    “What makes you think she’ll be safe at your place?” Ned asked.
    “It beats a hospital,” Cain said. “Too many people coming and going. There’s so much noise and activity, I can’t tell when something doesn’t belong.”
    “I’m sure whoever it was won’t return,” Amy chimed in.
    “We can’t assume that,” Cain said. “The fact that he came here once tells me he’s bold enough to try anything.”
    Amy’s eyes darted between them. “So we’ll post a guard.”
    “And who’ll pay for that?” Ned muttered.
    Sheridan felt obligated to offer, but she couldn’t pay for it out of her personal account. She and Skye and their new partner, Ava Bixby, drew salaries that barely covered their living expenses. “My charity can probably pick up the tab. That’s what we do, fill in