Chapter 22

Lane

I needed to look into Noah's past. We had no other information except for the death of his parents and a twin sister. That misfortune was enough reason to leave him where he is right now. I had requested Carrigan to compile whatever they knew about him and send me the file. It was delivered this morning but I wanted to speak to Noah myself first.

When I stepped into his room, the poor guy was lying in his bed gazing at the murky ceiling. I closed the door and stood still for a while. His eyes were wide open, didn't even blink. I dragged a plastic chair with me to sit by the side of his bed. He was still hitched to the bed. We had never chained patients unless they become a threat to other people's lives.

I can recall a murder from 8 years ago, which was similar to Noah's case. Mathew Rodrigo, a schizophreniac, was found in the backyard of a house a couple of blocks away from the hospital. He escaped that day and around thirty minutes later the police discovered him by the side