Detective Zach Gerard parked the car in the hospital parking lot and exited at the same time as Jessie. Both rushed over to Detective Bradshaw, who stood and waited by the door of the ER at Lenox Hill Hospital. Bradshaw's expression was grim.
"What the hell happened here, Bradshaw?" Zach demanded without so much as an acknowledgment. "Where did she go? Did anyone see her leave?"
It was apparent Bradshaw was miserable about what had happened...it was written all over his face. He sat down on the bench. "Look, I waited with her for a long time. Every available staff member was taking care of the victims from the big bus accident downtown. When all hell broke loose, the staff was running every which way. It was like a friggin' zoo in this place. Gurneys were lined up like a brigade in the
