The ride to the hospital is silent. We're taken by helicopter because it'll be quicker and right now money is no object. I'd give a man everything I own if he could just get me to Aurora. The waiting isn't over though when we reach the hospital. We're ushered into a waiting room.

I pace and I know I'm making Aileen and Michelle more anxious, but I can't bring myself to stop. Every nerve inside me is on fire with worry and I'm like an unexploded nuke just waiting to ...