What the Doctors Discovered
At the hospital, Caleb was immediately taken into an examination room.
Audrey was evaluated too.
Grant paced through a quiet corridor for nearly an hour before a pediatric specialist finally approached him.
Dr. Warren Pierce spoke calmly but seriously.
“Your son is stable now.”
Grant closed his eyes in relief.
“Thank God.”
The doctor continued.
“He appears to be dealing with an infection, and the extended cold exposure made things significantly more concerning.”
Grant looked at him.
“How long could he have been beside that window?”
“I can’t give you an exact estimate, but it appears to have been considerably longer than a few minutes.”
Grant felt his stomach turn.
“Someone left him there?”
Dr. Pierce paused.
“Based on everything you’ve told me, I think you need to determine exactly what happened inside your home.”
Grant already knew where to start.
Two months earlier, after several break-ins were reported in nearby neighborhoods, his security company had upgraded the entire property.
Nearly every shared area now had discreet cameras.
Until that evening, Grant had barely given them a second thought.
Now they might hold the clearest account of what had actually happened.
