Double Jeopardy chapter 10 (standard:mystery, 7486 words) [10/13] show all parts
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10. Double Jeopardy 

Connor's heart was pounding as he pulled into the driveway. His mind
whirled with infinite possibilities as he frantically ascended the 
stairs. He took his key from his pocket and opened the door. “Allison?” 
there was no answer. “Allie?” still nothing, he walked into the house 
cautiously with his gun drawn. The only thing in the living room was 
the area rug, he looked around surveying the room, Allie's purse and 
briefcase were lying on the floor by the stairs. Then, he spotted her. 
She was lying by the stairs motionless. “Allie! Can you hear me? Open 
your eyes, sweetness.” She was unconscious, Connor kneeled beside her 
and felt her forehead. She wasn't warm, he tried to assess her 
condition, she didn't appear to be bleeding. “Allie, wake up for me 
sweetness. Are you hurt? What happened, darling?” Allie continued to 
lay motionless. Connor was about to call an ambulance when she began to 
slowly regain consciousness. “Allison?” she began to open her eyes 
slowly. She glanced around, dazed and confused. “Allie? Are you all 
right?” “Where ... where am I?” “In the new house. Are you hurt? Do you 
remember what happened?” “I'm so tired I ...” her eyes began to close 
again, Connor wondered If she had a mild concussion. “Allie, stay with 
me. Talk to me, stay awake. What happened?” she opened her eyes and 
looked at him dazed. “I ... I think I slipped and hit my head. Connor, 
how did you get here?” her eyes looked glazed, and his concern was 
mounting. “We were on the phone, and I heard you scream. The line went 
dead. I raced over. Allie, honey are you sure you're all right?” she 
attempted to sit up, pain shot through her as she did. She looked at 
him through unfocused eyes. He sat next to her and gently took her 
hand. “Allie?” “What?” “Are you?” “Am I what?” “Are you hurt? Is the 
baby all right?” it took her a long time to respond. “We're fine, 
honey. Don't worry so much.” “I think you need to go to the hospital.” 
“I'm fine, my love. The baby's fine too.” “I'm worried about you. I 
think you may have a concussion.” “Can you tell me one thing?” “Sure, 
what is it?” “What happened?” Connor saw that the step they were 
sitting on had split in half. He surmised that Allison had attempted to 
climb the stairs while they were on the phone and slipped. He gently 
helped her up and they walked slowly towards the door. Connor grabbed 
her briefcase and purse. Allie nearly fell on the way to the car, but 
Connor caught her. 

On the drive to the hospital, Allie was quiet. Connor tried to keep her
talking, but her responses were sluggish. Her speech was a little 
slurred and as he pulled into the hospital parking lot, he grew more 
worried. Allison was ushered up to the fourth floor where Margery Ryan 
was stationed. Connor was banished to the waiting room. Allison was 
dizzy and her answers to simple questions like her name and address 
were incorrect. Connor grew frantic as he paced in the waiting room. 

Margery headed to the small cubicle where Allison had been taken. She
noted that Allison had a concussion previously, and this one could be 
worse. Margery entered quietly and observed Allison before she spoke. 
She pulled a chair beside Allison and spoke softly. “Allison, it's 
Margery. How are you? Are you still dizzy?” she looked at Margery 
thoughtfully and responded slowly. “A little, the whole room's 
spinning.” “I need to check you out. Is that okay?” “I'm scared, 
Margery. I'm worried about the baby!” she began to sob, Margery did her 
best to comfort her. “It's all right, Allison. That's why I want to do 
the exam, to make sure everything's all right.” Allison nodded, Margery 
could tell she still wasn't functioning normally. She began her exam 
slowly. Half an hour later, Margery appeared to give Connor an update. 
“How's Allie?” “Well, she has a grade 3 concussion. This is the most 
severe where the person loses consciousness.” “She was unconscious when 
I found her.” “I figured that. We're going to keep her overnight for 
observation. She should be able to go home tomorrow.” “That's good. 
How's the baby?” “The baby's fine, Connor. I have to warn you, that 
Allison is a little out of it.” “Is she still dizzy?” “No, that seems 
to have subsided. But her responses are slow.” “Can I see her?” “Sure.” 
Connor followed Margery to Allison's room. She was lying in bed looking 
quite confused. Margery discretely left the room. Connor pulled a chair 
beside Allison's bed. “Allie, how are you feeling?” “I'm ... better. 
Connor are you okay?” “I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?” her eyes looked 
glassy and he worried about her mental state. “What happened to me? How 
did I get here?” he explained it to her again, and she seemed pacified. 
“I think you should get some rest, Allie. I'll be back in the morning.” 
“What if the mystery caller comes here? What will I do? You're leaving 
me?” she began to sob and Connor gently stroked her hair. “Shh, 


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