Billy was constantly glancing over at Amanda to make sure she was all right as they walked into the clinic together. He was worried about her. She'd picked up too many of Lee's habits. She was determined to search for the answers that she would probably never find.

Amanda was thinking about the time that she and Lee first talked about keeping their marriage a secret. The words he'd said to her kept ringing through her ears. "That could be you one day talking to strangers about your dead husband, trying to unravel the truth about his death, knowing you'll never find it." She had always known that it could happen, but now that that day had arrived, she couldn't believe it.

She smiled slightly as she remembered his enthusiasm only a few days before that when he had been planning their future. All his plans and dreams were gone. There would never be softball games in the back yard or two cats and a front porch swing.

Billy and Amanda approached the front desk in silence, both lost in their own thoughts. The attendant looked up and asked, "May I help you?"

Billy flashed his badge. "We're interested in a patient that was transferred here from another hospital late Tuesday night. Possibly a John Doe. The physician was a Dr. Wright."

"Oh. Yes. I remember. He was involved in an explosion in one of the hot spots. He was released just about an hour ago."

"He's gone?"

"Damn! I was hoping to talk to him about the bombing. Do you have any idea where he was heading when he left here?"

"No. He left with Dr. Wright."

Amanda was getting irritated. She wanted to know what had happened to Lee. "Do you know where we could find the doctor?" she demanded impatiently.

"No, I'm sorry. He's a guest here. Sort of a loanout from the EAO. He's only here a few times a year. He travels so much, it's impossible to tell where he'll turn up next. I know the patient that was here needed a lot of attention so he'll probably be spending a lot of time with him."

"But you don't know where?"

She shook her head. "None of t he EAO doctors are required to report to us. Once the patients leave our clinic, we don't know what happens to them."

"Great!" Billy said. I don't suppose you'd know where this explosion actually occurred, do you?"

"No, I don't, but I can tell you who does." She wrote down a name and address on a piece of paper. "This is the man who's in charge of the investigation. Maybe he can help you."

"Thanks for your cooperation." Billy and Amanda headed out the door both feeling a little frustrated.

Billy and Amanda weren't the only frustrated ones. Lee couldn't stop pacing. He was deeply annoyed at himself for not being able to remember any of his life. He didn't even know if he had any family that might be missing him now. All he had were the pictures that had been found in his wallet and half of a driver's license. What kind of life was he going to have now when he didn't even know who he was or where he came from?

Dr. Wright watched him with growing knew that this man was going to have a rough road ahead of him He just hoped that he would hang on and see it through. He'd has patients in his situation in the past who just decided to give up without a fight. He was pleased to see that that didn't seem to be the case with his new patient. He was a fighter, he could see that already. He just hoped it would be enough.