Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:28:06 +0000
From: Miguel Sanchez <miguel_sanchez55@hotmail.com>
Subject: Julio, The Growing Years, Ch. 75

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Julio -- The Growing Years

Chapter 75

Just then the boy started wiggling in Peņa's arm to the point where he was
able to get loose. Diaz then did something that totally surprised me. He
grabbed the end of Danny's pistol and raised it up then reached inside his
coat and pulled his own out tossing it to Ruben. Peņa caught the gun then
pointed it at us. "Thanks pal. Now sheriff, I think it's time for me to
leave but not before you and the good Dr. Sanchez die."

Danny was trying to maintain control of his gun when I saw some movement
behind the door and there was Rolando looking through the small window in
the door. I knew he somehow had to open the door without making any noise
so I had to keep Ruben talking and looking at me. I took a few steps more
to my right and a step backwards hoping he'd step forward. "So now it's
cold blooded murder?"

Peņa started towards Danny and Diaz which gave Rolando the chance to make
his move. He stepped through the door shouting. "Drop the gun Peņa NOW!"

Just as Peņa turned his head to look at Rolando, he held his aim on us but
Rolando had the man in his sights. Rolando fired one shot dropping the man
but not before Peņa got one off too. The gun shot startled Diaz giving
Danny the chance to get his gun free. "Miguel," Rolando shouted.

Danny backhanded Diaz with the barrel of his pistol knocking him out then
quickly cuffed him. Rolando was standing beside me trying to get my jacket
off. "Oh damn, what happened?"

Danny and Rolando managed to get my suit jacket off and put it under my
head. "Lie still buddy, you got one in the shoulder."

Staff started coming out from everywhere. I saw 2 people go to Ruben and
fuss over him then the doctor came over to me. "Can you sit up
Dr. Sanchez?"

Danny and the doctor gently sat me up as my shoulder throbbed causing me to
wince. "Easy guys, this hurts."

2 nurses came out with a gurney then I felt Rolando cradle me in his arms
then set me down onto the gurney. "You just relax now Miguel. Peņa's dead
and Diaz is in cuffs."

Before they took me into the back, I grabbed Danny's hand. "Look, call
Judge Romero. Something's definitely not right here. Also, call the Federal
Police and see what you can find out about Diaz."

I saw Danny giggle. "Miguel, will you relax now. We'll get all that sorted
out now but you need to let the doctors here take care of you."

I closed my eyes for a moment. "I don't suppose there's any way I can keep
this from the kids?"

Danny shook his head. "Would you really want them to keep something like
this from you?"

I shook my head. "No, I guess not. Can you go to the home and let Guillermo
and the adults know what happened but please, make sure the children don't
hear anything. They'll be worried enough as it is when I get home and they
see my arm in a sling."

The doctor took my hand from Danny's. "Come on Miguel, we need to get the
bullet out of your shoulder."

"I don't think it's in that deep..." I started then the doctor started
laughing.

"Miguel, you're the patient now or will I have to sedate you?"

Rolando came over then. "You listen to them Miguel or I'll tell Angel
you're misbehaving."

I rolled my eyes. "OK you win, let's go doc."

The nurses rolled me into the back and into a treatment area then began
cutting my clothes off. As soon as that was done, X-ray came in and took
one of my wounded shoulder. The tech was far from gentle with me and I was
fighting from screaming but I lost. "Oh shut up you baby."

Now one thing I would not tolerate from any of the staff was rudeness. "My
good man..." I started but was interrupted then he pushed directly onto my
wound causing me to scream very loudly.

"Now, if you don't want another dose, you'll lay there with your mouth
shut. Got it?"

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" Dr. Cordero shouted as he came in then looked
at my shoulder, which was now starting to bleed more heavily."

"N...nothing doctor," The tech stuttered.

Dr. Cordero got into his face. "Nothing, then why did this patient scream
so loudly in pain I heard him up the hall?"

"I eased the film under his shoulder and I explained it would hurt a
little," The jerk said trying to cover his ass."

I looked at the man's ID hanging off his pocket. "Mr. Valentez, you're
fired."

"No street bum tells me..." he started.

Dr. Cordero grabbed him by the lab coat. "Now you listen to me. That
"street bum" as you called him is Dr. Miguel Sanchez and it just so happens
that this man is on the Board of Directors."

"I...I...I..." he started stuttering. "I apologize Dr. Sanchez; I had no
way of knowing."

"I see, you're all smiles and honey now that your job is on the line but
before you're just rude and arrogant. Get out, no one on staff, no matter
what their job, will be rude to anyone."

Dr. Cordero got another tech to take the x-rays then together we saw how
bad it was. "The bullet doesn't look like it's in all that deeply so I
might be able to get it out with out too much difficulty. We'll use a local
and see how it goes. If it is really painful, I'll take you up to the
operating room so we can remove it."

I was taken back into the treatment room where Dr. Cordero started numbing
up the area. It hurt like hell at first then finally the area became
numb. "Thank god it's numb now."

"Sorry Miguel, I know that hurt but the bullet is in deeper than I first
thought." He said as I felt pressure inside the wound. "Ahh, here it is
Miguel."

He held the bullet up so I could see it. "OK buddy thanks."

I closed my eyes as he began to stitch me up. I think I must have dozed off
because the next thing I remember was hearing Angel crying. "Oh Jay, look
at him."

"He's fine sis," Jay said softly. "Don't you remember what the doctor
said?"

I opened my eyes and there were my 4 children. "Don't cry Angel."

"DADDY," She screamed hugging me tightly causing me to gasp.

"Easy love, I'm still a little sore."

"I'm sorry Daddy, I'm just glad to see you're alright." She said holding
onto my hand.

"How are ya feeling Pop?" A voice from door said.

I managed to look around Angel and saw Marco. "Hi Marco, I'm a little sore
but none the worse for wear. Can someone help lift the back of this gurney
so I can sit up some?"

Jay and Marco came over and eased the head up until I was comfortable. The
5 of us had been talking for a few minutes when Dr. Cordero came in
followed by Danny and another guy in a suit. Dr. Cordero looked at the
wound to see if it was draining and there was some blood on the
dressing. "Miguel, you were very lucky that the only damage here was done
to the muscle. This is draining more than I hoped it would so I think I'd
like to admit you so we can keep clean dressing on this."

I looked up at him. "I have an R.N. on staff at the home so he can do the
necessary dressing changes."

Angel came over to the other side of the bed. "I think he means more than
that Daddy."

My little Florence Nightingale. "Yes Angel, I know what else he means. I
need my rest."

She started nodding her head. "That's right but I also know you too well
too."

I rolled my eyes hoping someone would come to my rescue but I was going to
have to go this alone. "OK darling, you win. I'll take it easy and besides,
this arm will be in a sling."

Marco looked over from the head of the gurney then down to me. "If you
start over doing it Pop, it'll be more than your arm that's in a sling."

That got loads of laughter from everyone. "OK Mr. First Year Med Student,
you all win."

Dr. Cordero put his hand on my good shoulder which I'm glad was my right,
this way I could still write. "I'll get your discharge papers ready."

He turned to leave. "Hold up, while you're out there I need you to find out
the status of another ER patient. The name on the chart might still be Jane
Doe or it could have been changed to Victoria Ruiz."

He nodded his head. "OK, I'll see what I can find out for you Miguel."

After he left, Danny and the new suit came over. "Miguel, this is Inspector
Franco from the Federal Police. I called their office about Diaz to see
what they knew."

Just then Franco took over. "Dr. Sanchez, the man pretending to be
Insp. Ernesto Diaz was/is an imposter. The reason I know this is because
the real Ernesto was my partner for 5 years before he was killed in the
line of duty. So when Sheriff Vasquez called me, I knew right away
something was wrong."

That answered a lot of questions except one. "OK then who is he really?"

He was about to answer when Rolando came in. The suit looked at him then
over to me. "Does the name Rafael Curtis mean anything?"

I shook my head but Rolando answered. "I know that name."

The suit looked at him. "Where do you know it from?"

"The FBI Academy," He replied. "I just graduated from there before I came
home. He's wanted in the US and a few other countries for the manufacture
and distribution of child pornography, plus a few other things. They have a
big file on him with everything except a photo."

The suit nodded his head. "That's right because he's always been several
steps ahead of us hiding out in a country where we can't get our hands on
him. Add to it, he's had more plastic surgery then I care to think so his
appearance is always changing."

I listened intently and waited for them to stop talking. "OK so who is
getting first crack at him?"

Danny stepped in then. "We are because he's sitting in our jail."

I looked at Danny. "Can you link him to the tapes you have?"

Danny nodded. "When I went to meet Insp. Franco, I brought the tape with
me. They are going to inspect it as they have seized several other tapes
they know for sure were made by him."

"Now all you have to do is find out where that guy was living so you can
conduct a full search of his place."

Franco was nodding. "We knew where he lived but we just didn't know it was
Curtis because we'd never had a photo of him. We will take his prints and
send them to the FBI so we can have a solid identification on him. Once we
get that, getting a search warrant will be easy."

Danny shook his head. "We have him on some solid local charges now which is
enough to get the search warrant and start going through his place."

I was just glad the guy was off the street and wouldn't be making any more
movies. Just then Dr. Cordero came in. "Here are your discharge papers
Miguel. I would have been back sooner but it took me a little while to find
out about that patient. Her chart wasn't easy to locate. She died after
suffering a heart attack. The staff worked on her for good while before
finally pronouncing her."

Something here wasn't adding up. "Did you do a pelvic on her considering
this was a rape?"

Cordero nodded his head. "It's standard procedure Miguel, you know that."

I nodded raising my right hand. "I know. I need you to get an
uncontaminated sample of Ruben Peņa's blood and see if the blood types are
the same. If they don't match, Danny, see if you can get a court order for
Rafael Curtis. One of those 2 did a number on Ms. Ruiz."

Danny and Franco were staring at me. "Miguel, we're on this," Danny
started. "You need to rest and let that arm heal."

He was right then one more thing hit me. "Danny, did you get an ID on who
that man and woman were that deputy found out by the airport?"

Rolando wiggled around the bodies. "That had come in when I was booking
Curtis. They are Dennis and Lesley Barnes."

I closed my eyes and sighed. "This has been a real nightmare. Joey's uncle
is dead as is Chad's parents. I don't think it will really matter one way
or another to Joey about his Uncle considering all he tried to do to him
but Chad is another story. Danny, are you still serious about wanting to
adopt Chad?"

Rolando looked at his Dad. "Yes I am Miguel. I'm looking to retire in a few
years and I want to be able to enjoy time with all my boys."

Rolando had a quizzical look on his face. "Who'll take over as Sheriff
Dad?"

I wasn't about to touch that one as a look of total surprise came on
Danny's face as he looked at his son. "I can't believe you asked that."

Rolando smiled. "I just hadn't really thought that far ahead Dad. I just
started my career here and I have a lot to learn."

Just then I heard a page. "Dr. Sanchez, Dr. Sanchez."

I had Jay help me sit up so I could stand up. I called the page operator
and it was Dr. Miles letting me know Andrea wanted to see me. "That was
Dr. Miles; Andrea wants to see me."

Angel was the first to step in. "Oh no Daddy, you need to rest."

Steven stepped in. "Baby will you calm down. Andrea is one of Dad's
patients and still in his care until she leaves the hospital."

Steven handed me a clean shirt he and Angel brought then Jay helped me get
dressed. I had just finished getting changed when a nurse came
in. "Dr. Sanchez, Dr. Cordero wants your arm in this sling."

I knew that was coming. She helped me get my arm situated in it then she
handed me my discharge papers. "I'm going to see Andrea for a few minutes
then I'll have Jay bring me back to the home. Oh, before I forget, would
one of you let Guillermo know I will need to talk with him then Joey and
Chad."

Steven nodded his head as everyone started to leave the room. I then looked
at Danny. "There is still one thing that it puzzling me here and that is
what role Victoria played in all this."

I could see Danny's mind in gear. "That is a good question Miguel. Maybe
when we search Curtis' house we'll get some answers."

I hoped he was right. As I started to leave, the nurse returned with a
wheelchair. "Now Dr. Sanchez, you know the rules. Discharged patients have
to be taken to their cars in a wheelchair."

I smiled and nodded. "That's right except I'm not leaving the hospital just
yet. I have a patient to see in maternity."

She decided not to push things and moved out of the way. Jay and I headed
to the elevator and got off on the maternity floor. I knew as soon as
Andrea saw my arm in the sling what her first words would be so I was glad
I'd thought of a way to down play the whole thing. I knocked on the door
then waited until I heard her voice. I pushed the door open and there she
was feeding her son. No sooner had I waked in when she saw my arm. "Oh my
god Papa, what happened?"

Jay stepped in before I could get the first word out. "Dad was trying to
help a boy in trouble. He looks bad but he's going to be just fine."

Andrea smiled up at me. "That's so like you Papa Miguel. When do you think
I can leave the hospital?"

I thought for a moment. "You just gave birth today. You'll need a couple
days to recover then you and Juan Luiz can begin your new lives."

She was smiling. "Yeah, but not before I show him off to everyone."

I was admiring little Juan when Dean came in. "Miguel, can't you stay out
of trouble?"

"I was Dean but I zigged when I should have zagged."

Dean rolled his eyes then went over to look at Andrea. Jay went over and
held little Juan while she was examined. I couldn't help but admire the
little bundle of joy my son was holding. I tried to raise my left arm but
it didn't want to cooperate so trying to hold him was out of the
question. "He's a beautiful baby Dad."

I smiled and ran my finger down little Juan's nose bring out a huge smile
and giggle from him. "There's no denying that son. I think Luiz would be
proud he has his name."

Dean finished his exam on Andrea. "I think you and your son will be able to
go home in a couple of days. I do want you to take it easy when you get
home."

She smiled at the news. "Don't worry Dr. Miles, I'm sure my Mom will see to
that."

Jay handed Juan back to Andrea then we got ready to leave. "I'll check on
you tomorrow sweetie but now I need some rest."

Jay and I made our way downstairs then out to the Blazer. "Dad, what would
you think of me if I said I wished Rafael Curtis was sent back to the US?"

I put my arm around his shoulder. "Son, I won't think anything different
about you. I think capital punishment has its place."

"So you won't be adverse if he was sent back then?"

I shook my head as he held the door open to the Blazer. "No, not at all but
that's for the courts to decide."

*****

Danny and Rolando pulled into the parking lot at the office then headed
inside. As soon as they entered, they saw a man in a dark suit sitting
down. Rolando walked over to him. "May I help you?"

The man pulled out his credentials. "I'm Special Agent Brian Douglas,
F.B.I. I got your request for Curtis' fingerprints so I decided to special
deliver them."

Danny walked over and stuck his hand out. "I'm Sheriff Danny Vasquez. I
don't think you made a special trip down here just to being us his
fingerprints did you?"

The man handed Danny the envelope then shook his head. "No Sheriff I
didn't. I also have extradition papers on him."

To be continued