It was over an hour before Doctor Williams returned, his arrival announced with a short three-count knock and the opening of the door.

He didn't have his clipboard this time. His face, though rather gravely, wasn't as harsh and prying as earlier.
He approached Alice in a casual step, his arms loose hanging at his side.

"Well, Miss Lynch," he said as he drew close,"you have us stumped. My fellow doctors and I are completely baffled by the spontaneous healing of your wound. Absolutely clueless is a good descriptive phrase."

He clasped his hands behind him, his fingers ringing rather tightly behind his back,"Techinically, physically, your completely healed and well. [b]However,[/b] Miss Lynch, my colleagues and I wish to keep at at least for or more day, preferably two. We want to run some in-depth tests on you, blood tests, cat scans, an MRI probably."

He paused for a minute, letting his words sink in, think continuing, in a rather assertive way,"You must understand. Your 'spontaneous healing' from such a severe wound is...[b]miraculous.[/b] It's never been heard of in medical history, Miss Lynch, and we are [b]very[/b] interested in how your body pulled off something so miraculous."

He turned and headed for the door. As he turned the handle and pulled it open, he looked back to Alice and said,"Just relax for now. I'll schedule a cat scan for you at two, and we'll draw some blood around one, prior to the cat scan. Rest easy until then."