Faye Vaughn took Zane Shelby's car to Hawthorne Hospital.
As they neared the hospital, she saw police cars and fire trucks.
The crowd of onlookers was buzzing with discussion—
"A moment ago, there was a sudden BANG! I thought someone was setting off fireworks somewhere. But when I looked up, I saw there was an explosion over at the hospital!"
"So scary! But I heard the blast area wasn't that big."
Faye Vaughn got out of the car and blended into the crowd, hoping to pick up some rumors.
She pretended to be a curious gossip and asked, "The blast area wasn't big? Was anyone hurt?"
A woman in a hospital janitor's uniform answered her. "The explosion was in the men's restroom in the VIP wing. That floor is usually pretty empty, and I heard there was only one person in there at the time."
Faye Vaughn's heart leaped into her throat. She pressed, "Do you know who it was? A patient? A doctor? Or someone else?"
The woman shook her head. "That, I don't know."
