Silent Night Standoff

“Go ahead,” Logan said.

“Clyde was very specific about what he wanted me to say and made me write it down to get it right.” Parsons flipped a few pages on his pad. “He said, and I quote, ‘I see the fall didn’t do my job for me. When I’m through with you, Deputy, even the best E.R. docs in the world won’t be able to save you.’”

“He knows I’m here.” Her gaze shot around the space. “Which means he’s nearby. Watching.” Her focus returned to Logan, fear clouding her eyes.

Logan had spent hours in the lobby and knew for certain that Marty wasn’t in the waiting room. But he could be peering at them through the windows. Keeping his body between Skyler and the windows, he pushed her toward the nurses’ station.

“What’re you doing?” she protested.

He didn’t care if she got angry with him for making a decision for her again. He needed to get her out of the lobby before Marty made good on his threat and fired a shot through the window to end her life.