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We n -n eed to have her h -h and looked at." He stepped aside for the nurse to examine the arm. Louise stood there ; s he thought Henry was helping her and but he called her by the name that Vince had called her earlier. She was not this Megan Strauss. They had the wrong person.
    "Excuse me." She said , but no one acknowledged that she had spoken. She said it louder this time. "Excuse me!" When they did not acknowledge again she continued. "My name..."
    Betty interrupted. "Yes dear, your name IS Megan Strauss. It's okay , I know you don't remember. That’s what we’re here for, to help you with your memories. Come sit over here." She patted her hand on an exam table.
    “I remember my name, it is Louise Gilab ; and w hat do you mean, help me with my memories?” She said but both Henry and Betty acted as if they did not hear her.
    "I’m going to give you a light sedative so I can fix your hand and get a cast on it.” As she prepared the shot, she asked. “How did you break your hand?"
    “NO!” Louise took a step back from her but ran into Henry. If she had to, she could take the wimp and as she tried to run, Henry grabbed her and held her down. His strength surprised her, as did his stutter-free response.
    “You’re not going anywhere.” He picked her up and put her down on the procedure table, holding her there while Betty gave her a shot. After a few moments Louise relaxed and slipped into unconsciousness. 
    “She is going to be trouble.” Betty said as she prepared to set the hand. “Do you have her tracking chip?”
    “Yes, here it is.” Henry handed her the microchip.
    “I’m telling you she is going to be trouble, I can feel it.” She proceeded to cut an eighth-inch slit in the web between her thumb and index finger. “The cast will cover it up and let it heal. Otherwise I’m afraid she will ask too many question.” She wrapped the wet material around the set hand and Henry took Louise back to her room.

Chapter Six
     
    Arlin sat waiting for Detective Sheldon to update him on what he had found out about Louise. It had been three days since Louise should have been home.
    “Arlin, thanks for coming.” Arlin looked up and there stood Detective Sheldon with his overpowering presence, broad shoulders and hands that could crush a boulder. “Let’s go to my desk and we can talk about what I found out.”
    Arlin followed Detective Sheldon to his desk where he did not find the normal clutter-free desktop. Instead , there were piles of receipts and pictures. Arlin could see that the top picture was of Louise and one he had not seen prior to now . He took a seat in one of the chairs in front of the desk. His heart was beating fast.
    “Well. On first glance this doesn’t look good for you.” Detective Sheldon started out
    “Like what do you mean doesn’t look good for me?” If he was trying to get a reaction, he was well on his way for one. Arlin’s heart beat even faster. 
    “I’m not done investigating, of course, but it looks like she may have run off with another man.” He sat forward in his chair resting his clasped hands on top of the pile of evidence.
    “No! You’re mistaken.” Arlin said with conviction.
    “Well let ’s start from the beginning.” Detective Sheldon handed Arlin the account statement showing charges made to his account. It showed the charges to the spa that Arlin had purchased. The name of the spa was Genesee.
    “Yes, I told you I made that purchase. I just couldn’t remember the name of the spa.” He did not understand what point Detective Sheldon was trying to prove.
    “We found this resort. It was very secluded.” He paused and looked at Arlin. “Did you know this?”
    “Know what? I only purchased it because I had seen it on her computer and thought it would be nice if I bought her something for her birthday that I knew she would enjoy.” He shook his head. “I don’t understand where you are going with this.”
    “Did you pick the date?”
    “No,