(11:30 am)

As soon as Tina dozed off, she texted Sam.  Bette knew that Tina would fall asleep soon….giving birth is exhausting business.

When Sam came to the room, she helped Bette into the wheelchair and they quietly left the room.  Tina opened her eyes and watched them leave.

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As it happens, Dawn’s room is on the same floor as Bette’s….just one room separating them.  Sam rolls Bette to Dawn’s door.

They see the cop across the hall from Denbo’s room drinking a cup of coffee.  Shane walks up and talks to him for a moment, causing his back to turn.

Sam and Bette quickly enter Denbo’s room.

They see the little freak sitting up in the bed, handcuffed to the rails.  She is attempting to drink water from a plastic container.  A task that proves a little difficult with a huge bandage across her nose.  She starts ranting as soon as the door opens….she doesn’t even look to see who walked in.

“You ignorant redneck!  I’m gonna have your badge!  I’m innocent and when this is over you’re gonna pay dearly for treating me like a criminal.  I’m …….”

Bette interrupts, “I…..…I………I…….it’s all about you, isn’t it.  I know you like cuffs, bitch….only now you’ll be the one wearing them…..for a very long time.”

Denbo looks up and for the first time this weekend feels real fear.

“What are you doing here?  You can’t be in here.  I have rights!”

“Yes, you do…..from the police.  We’re not the police, you dumb fuck!”

Bette rolls her chair closer, “Yeah.  We’re just here checking on the welfare of a former colleague…..you know since our rooms are so close to each other.”

“You don’t give a shit how I am…what do you want?”

“You fucked up when you went after Tina.  Not crazy….not insane…..just incredibly fucking dumb.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about….I haven’t been near Tina!”

Sam intervenes, “We have you on videotape on Bette’s floor, running through the emergency room, and getting into the van.  Again, being stupid is not the same as crazy.”

 Bette continues, “You disgust me.  I’m going to make it my life’s mission to see you behind bars.  You better be glad you never touched Tina.  You better hope they put you in prison.”

Suddenly, Denbo throws the plastic container she was drinking from at Bette.  Bette puts her hands up to shield her face and it bounces back to hit Denbo square in the face.  Directly on her nose to be exact. 

“Ohhhh  shit….ouchhhhhhhhhh.”

Bette and Sam watch a trickle of blood flow through the bandage on her nose. 

“Damn, Double D.  All your shit seems to be blowing back on you lately.  Karma’s a bitch.

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As Bette and Sam leave the room, the guard walks up to them.

“What’s going on Sam…you trying to get me fired?”

“Of course not, Johnny. She’s still there.”

Johnny looks in the room and sees his prisoner still handcuffed to the bed. He listens to the usual tirade of rants and curses and determines that she’s physically alright, then closes the door again.

“She’s still fighting like a cat, Johnny…she attacked Bette by throwing her plastic water mug at her.”

Johnny looked at Bette and saw water all over her shirt and in her lap.

The nurse appears to prepare Denbo for surgery and walks into her room.  Johnny looks at the girls then says, “It’s time you 2 to go now.  You have a nice day, ladies.”

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Sam rolls Bette’s wheelchair back to Tina’s room.  They enter quietly and Sam helps Bette get back into bed.  She leaves the room quietly with Bette’s thanks.

Tina’s eyes are closed as she whispers, “Do you feel better now?”

Bette hesitates a moment……a little fearful at being found out.  Bette whispers back, “Yes I do.”

Tina opens her eyes and looks at her, “Good.  Now forget about her and concentrate on getting yourself better.  She’s taken enough time from the best and happiest moment of our lives.”

Bette takes Tina in her arms and they hold each other until their children wake up hungry.