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now."
    Ringing phones startled her from her mood. All at once three lines lit
up on the phone on the kitchen wall.
    Lindsay slid open the pocket door that separated the kitchen from the
conference room. Ruby sat at a small desk, the phone cradled under her ear. She
mouthed "line two."
    "Got it." Lindsay picked up the line in the
kitchen. "Sanctuary Women's Shelter."
    "Lindsay?"
    It was Dr. Sam Begley, chief resident in emergency medicine at Mercy
Hospital. Immediately, the pressure in her shoulders relaxed. Sam and Lindsay
had met six months ago when she'd given a seminar on domestic violence to
the hospital staff.
    "Sam, what can I do for you?" She leaned against the sink,
her back to the murder scene.
    "You might want to come down here," he said in a sober tone.
"I've got a woman in cubical six who's been badly beaten. Her
story has changed a couple of times. I think the abuse is domestic."
    A protective urge welled inside her. "How bad are her
injuries?"
    "Cracked ribs. Bruised arms. Sprained wrist."
    She rubbed her temples with her fingertips. A headache was starting to
pound behind her eyes. "Did she say who did it?"
    "No, but she exhibits all the signs you outlined. No bruises on
her face. Whoever did this didn't want anyone to know she'd been
slapped around."
    "Did she say anything about what happened?"
    "She said she fell down some stairs. I was hoping the shelter had
a bed available."
    Lindsay turned toward the window facing the cops crowding her backyard.
"I don't think we'll have a bed for a few days. But I could
talk to her, try to get her in another place if she'll take it."
    He sighed into the phone. "Good. She needs someone to talk sense
into her."
    "You sound tired. Did you pull another eighteen-hour shift?"
    He chuckled. "No rest for the wicked."
    Lindsay admired Sam. He was one of the hardest-working people she knew.
She checked her watch. Better to stay, deal with Zack, and be done with him.
"I'm stuck here at the shelter for another hour or so. Can you hold
on to her?"
    "She's over eighteen and can walk out of here any time she
wants." He dropped his voice a notch. "But you know how slow the
paperwork moves around this place. It could easily take a couple of hours
before she's discharged."
    Lindsay couldn't help but smile. Sam made life easy.
"I'll be by as soon as I can."
    "Good."
    "You're one of the good guys, Dr. Sam Begley." She
imagined his face turning red.
    "You're the one who does the real work." He hesitated.
"I had fun at the movies last week. We should do it again sometime
soon."
    "Sounds good." She hadn't really thought of
their outing as anything more than a friendly trip to the movies until Sam had
kissed her. The awkward moment underscored the fact that she'd not been
out with another man since she'd left Zack.
    "How about tonight?" he said quickly. "I'll buy
you a slice of birthday cake."
    Her birthday was in two days. She'd almost forgotten. Leave it to
Sam to remember.
    "I'm going to be working late tonight." She was
grateful to have a real excuse. "Rain check? Maybe next week? And make the cake carrot."
    He laughed. "Consider it done."
    She glanced at her phone console, noticing two other lines blinking.
"Hey, look, I've got other calls. Lots of stuff
going on here today."
    "Everything all right?"
    "It's a long story. I'll tell you when I see
you."
    "No problem. See you in about an hour."
    "Thanks." Lindsay hung up and caught Ruby's gaze.
    Ruby cupped her hand over the receiver. "Line three. Dana
Miller."
    Lindsay's stomach knotted with tension. "Thanks."
    Dana, the shelter's board chairman, was essentially
Lindsay's boss. Had Dana already heard about the murder or was the call
about the missed teleconference? Neither topic boded well.
    She punched line three. "Hello, Dana."
    "What's going on over there? First you miss our phone
meeting and then the director at Riverside Shelter calls and tells me Ruby
requested bed space for some of your residents."
    Lindsay sighed. No beating around the