[u](Collaboration Post Featuring Guardian Angel Haruki's Dr Faye Stevenson, Ghost Shadow's Henry Carlyle, Tanderbolt's Robert Leland, and Major Ursa's Knox Kowalski)[/u]

Faye returned to the hospital immediately, glad that the appointment with Dr. Hopper was over, and ready to work. However, she was still worried about the fact that Regina had her files, and she knew that she would have to confront the mayor about it when she comes to check on the patient, but that wouldn't be for another four days.

She entered the sterile hospital, and headed down the halls to check on the patients. 

Slamming the stairway door, Knox cursed lightly under his breath as he made his way down the hall…looking both surprised, relieved, and unsure when he caught sight of Dr Stevenson. Holding a hand up to catch her attention, “Dr Stevenson, I was just looking for you…something…something has happened to your coma patient…”

Something…! That something stirred certain anger in him, what sort of sick—a patient at a hospital! What sort of twisted pervert…the security guard couldn’t help it, but he was letting this stress him out more than he’d like, “Damn it, I wasn’t in surveillance at the time, but I just saw footage and picked up the tape…we—damn, we need to start screening the people we let in he—“

Faye looked to Knox when he waved to her, and she widened her eyes when he said that something happened to the coma patient. She listened as he spoke, he was clearly frazzled. She raised her hands up in a gesture that told him to try and calm him down, she said to him seriously and in a concerned tone, "Knox, please calm down. What happened?" She wasn't sure if he was able to tell her, and she was hesitant about asking him to show her the security footage.

Taking in a deep breath, ‘calming down’, cracking his knuckles in the moment of silence…Knox stared down at Dr Stevenson with a grim expression, “No time. I think you need to come with me to confront that damned newcomer.” With two gloved fingers, he beckoned her to follow him, making their way to Jane Doe’s hospital room.

Faye swallowed hard when he said that there was no time and that she needed to follow him. Newcomer...did he mean Henry? What did Henry do?! She nodded, and she said "Very well then," She followed him after he beckoned her with his fingers. 

Travelling down the hall, passing room after room, calmer…Knox stared at Dr Stevenson over his shoulder, letting out a deep sigh, slowing down to fall into step rather than to lead her, speaking quietly so only she could properly hear him, “From the audio recording, you’ve made your call on what happened the other night…”

Faye soon caught up with him, and she walked beside him as he started talking to her about what happened. She knew right away that he was talking about Mr. Gold. She spoke in an equally low tone, "I can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped," 

“You say this, but you are helping him evade battery charges by keeping quiet.” Turning to look at her, Knox’s expression was just asking Dr Stevenson what she wanted to do…though he knew what protocol for this hospital would normally demand done. Mouth over turned into a deep frown, “After every tape of surveillance footage has been watched and reviewed, I submit a report as well as a [i]relevant[/i] audio transcript, though I have fallen a little bit behind...give me a reason to lose this tape…”

Dr. Stevenson looked at him conflicted when he made his point. She knew what the right choice was, but she had to admit that she was a little scared that he may come after her, and that she may hurt the dying man in return. She sighed through her nose, and coming to a decision she answered in a low tone "Follow protocol. Do what you have to do," 

Eyes widening a fraction too much, the light glare of the overhead lights hurt them more than he’d like, “I ask you because I respect your decision in this…but, good. To be honest, I didn’t want to destroy the audio transcript I typed up…” The whole report would be submitted to the sheriff’s office as soon as possible, but now they had another situation to deal with…though he was glad to have that issue covered properly, it gave him time to calm down.

Going over to the door of the patient’s room, Knox turned and gave Dr Stevenson a careful nod, “We are going in to confront the…offending party, before Sheriff Leland comes in to make the arrest.” There was a pause as he gripped the doorknob, turning it slowly, “I did not know what to make of the newcomer...”

Dr. Stevenson commented, "You still haven't told me what Mr. Carlyle has done. Unless...you expect him to confess to whatever he's done?" She knew Knox wasn't one to falsely accuse someone. But how could she confront someone if she doesn't know what has happened?

Ignoring the doctor’s question, for the moment, Knox deemed it best to handcuff the man first. Another security guard came over with a tape, as Knox immediately took Mr Carlyle into his sights. The man was still huddled on the floor, crying the security guard went over and grabbed his arms—slapping the handcuffs on with little to no problems, Henry merely remained still - like a ragdoll, his expression devoid of all emotion, though tears still streamed down his face; he looked hollow, like a husk.

Grabbing the tape and dismissing the other guard, Knox crossed over to the television. Budget cuts. This television was one of old clunky ones, with a built in VCR…but that suited his needs just fine. Holding the tape up, looking over to the doctor, the grim expression from earlier returning, “This man was forcing himself on your patient.”

With one final cold glare and frown at the pitiable disposition of this...crook...Knox turned on the TV and pushed the tape into the VCR. Automatically, the weather channel switched to the black and white snow of the tape, before showing the copied footage of Henry first entering into the hospital room…

The doctor entered the room to see Henry in a broken state. She watched Knox as he entered the room and arrested the crying newcomer. She noticed how his expression was similar to Knox's father. 

She watched as the video tape as it played from the very start, and she gasped at the sight of Henry leaning over Jane Doe repeatedly. She looked to Henry once again, this time with disbelief and slight disgust.

Henry didn't resist at the handcuffs, but his head looked between Faye and the television screen. "Heather, this [i]isn't[/i] what it looks like." He said, his voice somewhat more composed. "I was trying to wake her..." He said cryptically, sounding as though he wanted to say more, but was holding back. 

Faye crossed her arms; her facial expression still showed disgust, but her disbelief quickly became anger, scepticism, and disappointment. Who the hell was Heather? To her, it seemed Henry was suffering from a mental disturbance.

Narrowing his eyes coldly at Henry scrambling to explain himself, Knox leaned against the closest wall and crossed his arms, glancing at Dr [i]Faye[/i] Stevenson, “Yes, [i]Heather[/i], I’m quite sure our friend here has a lucid enough explanation as to why he was [i]kissing an unconscious coma patient[/i]…!” Sarcasm dripping from his words like the tasteless, yet painful venom of a snake. 

"Listen to me!" Henry snapped before calming down again, "I would [i]love[/i] to explain myself. But I [i]can't[/i]. There are secrets that I can't tell you yet, all I ask [i]Faye[/i] is that you trust me, *please*." He pleaded, locking his eyes with hers. 

The security guard spared a short, almost apologetic glance to the Jane Doe…before breathing out a hot, angry sigh…“If you have problems with Dr Stevenson’s method of treating a patient, perhaps submit a suggestion into the front desk, instead of taking things into your own hands…?” Saying this rather dryly, Knox took a moment to pause…and scold himself for joking, making light of a serious situation. 

Faye said seriously and sceptically, her tone had become cold like ice, "Oh, really, [i]Mr. Carlyle[/i]?" She then said to him shaking her head at him, "Regardless of explanation or not, I cannot overlook this," She then said "In accordance to the rules, Mr. Carlyle, you will not be allowed back in the hospital. If you ever become a patient here, you will be restrained and supervised,"

She then looked to Knox and she spoke to him, "Mr. Kowalski, would you please call Dr. Hopper? I want him to speak with Mr. Carlyle...during his time in jail,"

Not batting an eyelash and still leaning against the wall, Knox uncrossed his arms to pull his walkie talkie from his belt, speaking briefly to another security guard before returning it back to his belt and crossing his arms again, “Will that be all, Dr Stevenson?” His voice and expression were blank, and expectant. It was quite evident he didn‘t plan on leaving anytime soon.

Dr. Stevenson answered, "Can you wait right outside of the door? I don't want anyone else to come in here, unless they're a security guard or Sheriff Leland. I'll keep an eye on him in here," There was no other exit for Henry to leave; there wasn't even a window for him to jump out of. 

Knox raised a brow at her request, pushing off of the wall he leaned against moments ago, “I hope you have a good reason to go against—“ Pausing for a moment, the security guard sighed his long sigh and wordlessly left the room, but left the door open just a crack for a few moments, “Do not, under any circumstances, lock the door. Don't take more than ten.” With that, the door mad a small click as he pulled it closed.

She stopped Knox mid-sentence with a meaningful look that said that she could fight him off he tried anything. After he gave in and went to stand outside, she nodded at his warning, showing that she won't lock the door, and she would certainly stop Henry if he tried. 

After he went outside, Dr. Stevenson looked to Henry and she said coldly, "Well? You have an explanation. Don't you?" 

Henry's eyes followed Knox out the door, finally landing on Faye again. "My coming here wasn't a coincidence." He began carefully, shifting his weight to get more comfortable, especially given the circumstances. 

"There's a dark secret surrounding this town, a secret that [i]very[/i] few people know. And I've come here to save you, save the town. I [i]know[/i] I sound crazy, and I [i]know[/i] your first instinct is to shut me up and toss me in a cell, but [i]please[i], Faye. Everything I've done here was planned and coordinated by forces that go beyond either of us." He finished, keeping his voice low and calm. He wanted to tell her of magic, tell her of the Dark Curse that surrounded the town, how the grouchy pawnbroker was in reality the most powerful being in all the realms...but he couldn't, she'd only think him crazier than he had already implied. 

Faye's facial features were now no more than a mask, remaining the same as Henry spoke, never changing to show what the head doctor was really thinking. For a brief moment, there was a flicker of black among the blue irises, but it disappeared just as quickly as it appeared. She knew very well that Knox could record this. She said, making sure that her scepticism was shown loud and clear in her tone, "Fine, I'll play along. What are these 'forces' that you are talking about?"

Henry exhaled sharply, obviously struggling with what words to devise. "I...I wish I could tell you, Faye, I honestly do. You just need to trust me is all I can ask. Give me a few more days and I [i]promise[/i] with all my heart that it will be made clear to you." He finished almost meekly. 

Faye was quiet. She mouthed a silent 'Fine,' to him, her eyes making contact with his but the mask never disappeared for a second. She then spoke out loud, keeping the cold sceptical look looking away from him, her tone still icy, "I think what you really need, Mr. Carlyle, is to speak with Dr. Hopper. You're [i]clearly[/i] not feeling well,"

Henry kept his own face of despair and dismay, but his eyes - if only for a moment, lit up. "Why won't you listen to me? You [i]know[/i] I'm not crazy, Faye!" He pleaded once again, his tone rising just slightly in volume; not enough to be inappropriate, but enough to add emphasis to his statement. 

Faye remained distant and cold to Henry, as she responded just like any other doctor would, "I know you're not," Where was Sheriff Leland? What was taking him so long? Soon it had been ten minutes, and she said to Henry Carlyle, "Now, if you'll excuse me, Mr. Carlyle," She then headed out of the door, and closed it behind her to make sure he didn't leave, and she met up with Knox. 

“Tell me why I needed to leave.” The security guard was standing just beside the door with his arms crossed, that expectant look about him.

Faye looked to him and she answered, "I didn't want anyone else who wanted to visit Jane Doe to endanger them by entering the same room as the newcomer, and I wanted to gauge how he was mentally, myself." 

Looking up at a ceiling light vaguely, Knox’s eyes were soon shut…dumb idea, “You know by now that the front desk will inform visitors when some patients cannot be visited, that there would be more security guards stationed on this floor at this present time…that there should be one inside [i]with[/i] you. So…why?”

Looking over at another guard turning down a different side of the hall, Knox leaned closer, “I respected your choices, and all I ask in return is that if your actions are unclear to me, that you give me some sort of explanation.” Holding still, though after a moment, the man started drumming his fingers on his crossed arm...looking flustered, “Do you trust him?”

Faye bit her bottom lip when he pointed out the flaw, and she nodded. When he told her that he just wanted to understand why in return for respecting her choices, her face turned red. She answered him in a low tone, "To be honest, I don't even know myself," 

When he asked if she trusted him, she answered in a low and quiet tone, "No. But it feels like there is at least a grain of truth in his madness. I still don't approve of his earlier behaviour shown on the security tape, you know," 

Leaning even closer, Knox softened his gaze for only a moment…“Then trust me when I say…don’t hold the guy to an unrealistic promise, don’t hold it against him when he can’t deliver.” His expression turned sterner, reminding himself that they weren’t even remotely talking about his own father, “Mr Carlyle isn’t in the right, mad or no…and you’re no Polonius.” Staying in place for only a moment, the security guard straightened out, blinking more light out of his eyes now that he had more space before him.

After a moment of silence, “Fine, I’ll let you see this through to the end…but, careful. If this takes a turn for the worse at this hospital due to Mr Carlyle, and it’s still up in the air at this point to decide if it will—it’d be easier to scrap a security guard, even the most trusted and dependable one, for a breach in security…you are taking my fate in your hands when you decide to trust him.”

Faye nodded at his warning, and she said to him, "I'll be careful. And I'll be sure not to give you a terrible fate," She then looked to Robert as he appeared and she watched as he arrested Henry. She didn't say anything as he did. 

It was then that Robert had finally arrived at the hospital, and seeing both Dr. Stevenson and Knox standing outside a patient room, he gathered that Henry was still inside. Robert then entered the room to find Henry standing there. He gave him a stern look, and approached slowly and calmly. He said "Sir, I'm sorry but you're gonna have to leave the building and come with me." He made sure to keep his hands free, just in case he had to use a bit of force while removing Henry from the premises. 

"Of course...[i]Sheriff[/i]." Henry replied calmly, using Robert's title almost as if he was disgusted to use the man's proper name. "Please be gentle with my Walkman, would you?" He requested, bowing his head down to the music player at his belt. 

Robert removed Henry's Walkman from his possession and took hold of Henry's wrists that were bound together by the cuffs and walked him out, stopping for a moment to nod towards Dr. Stevenson and Knox before walking again with Henry to leave the building to the patrol car that was waiting just outside, amber lights flashing.