| Mulder and Scully arrived back at the hospital where Alice had been kept. They flashed their badges to the cop standing at the entrance to Alice's room. Mr. and Mrs. McGee were there, both crying. On one side of the room was a body covered by a sheet, surrounded by blood. The Agents walked over to it an kneeled next to it. Scully pulled back the sheet to reveal a nurse. She was in her mid-20s, dark brown hair, hazel eyes opened wide. Pulling the sheet down further revealed the slit in her throat. A scalpel rested near her head. Detective There were no finger prints on the scalpel. Scully and Mulder looked up. Scully No... (she stands) there wouldn't be. Detective Pardon me? Scully Never mind. So how did she escape? Detective It appears that she climbed out the window. Scully walks over to the window and looks down. Scully Pretty long fall, wouldn't you say? Especially without a ladder or a rope. Detective We don't know how she did that either. No one saw her in the hallway. A nurse was making her rounds when she saw this young woman here dead. Mulder Any ideas as to where she may have gone? Detective (lowers his voice and leans in) Well, we're not sure, but we think she went home. We called her parents here for their own safety, incase she's still violent. Mulder Well we should go check that out then. The detective nods in a 'you go do that' way. The two take one last look at the crowded room. Scully's eyes settle on the weeping mother. Her bad feeling returns and she motions to Mulder that she wants to go. They exit the room and walk silently down the hall. |