The next day started out normal enough. The whole family was together for
breakfast. Each went their separate way
after that, but they did keep an eye on her.
Paul saw that she was headed for the library. He knew she couldn't get into any trouble in there. He went to work on some papers in the
den. Peter and Michael left the
grounds. David went for a morning run.
She was in the library when Martin came in unannounced. He caught her completely by surprise. He said:
"I need to talk to you (but
she knew better.)" The closer he
got the farther away she went, then his hand turned BLUE! It made her head feel like it was exploding
inside. In order to get away, she had
climbed up the bookshelf ladder. She
thought by climbing up that she could lessen the affect from his BLUE
hand. None of her family was near. She didn't have a clear way out to the
door. (What she didn't remember was
that the security camera was getting all of this. It was well that she didn't because Martin would have destroyed
the camera and the tape.) Martin climbed up after her. Finally his hand touched her on the
forehead. She fell from the ladder
screaming Paul's name. (By the time
Paul arrived it looked as if Martin had found Helen unconscious.) She was aware of what was going on but the
outward appearance looked as if she was not.
Her eyes were still open and she was still breathing, but she couldn't
move nor speak. Paul called Gerry and
then the ambulance. The ambulance
arrived fifteen minutes later. They
took her vital signs (pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.) They kept in touch with the hospital and
were told to set up an IV solution. She
was also placed on a backboard with a neck brace. They took her out to the ambulance and asked him to follow them
to Framingham Union Hospital. Gerry was
already there. A private room was
waiting, once she got out of the emergency room. The emergency medical technicians (EMTs) moved her to another
gurney, then left. The staff was
concerned because she had not regained consciousness. They started a neurological work-up per Gerry's orders. X-rays were also taken. They then moved her to a private room. When she finally was able to move normally,
Gerry, Paul, and Martin were in the room.
She didn't want Martin coming near her.
She was afraid that he might do something again. Her eyes got larger. She started telling them what had actually
happened. The three of them went in a
corner of the room, started talking so she couldn't hear them. After they were finished, Gerry told
her: "You've got to calm
down. We think the fall affected your
memory." She knew that it didn't
but they wouldn't listen to her. Why
was this happening? They left
then. She was left alone except for the
nurse at the opposite end of the room. Since all the tests had come back normal, she was allowed a normal
diet. They had removed the EEG, IV, and restraints. She was allowed to use the shower and the facilities. Each night she was given a sedative. They were pretty strong. Gerry wanted her to sleep well. The nurse noticed the first two nights that
she tossed about and the side rails had to be put up. The mornings were hard because it took her some time to wake
up. The dosage left her groggy. The next day Martin came in, by
himself. The nurse was out. She was too
groggy to get up. She tried to
scream. He aimed his finger toward her
throat and no sound came out. He wanted
to find out where she had hidden the pictures.
She even refused to think of the place.
He said: "I have ways of getting
the information I want. You're coming
with me to our ship and maybe our planet, to prevent you from telling the
others about us."