I waited for the police to come but then I had to run home and call them myself. The second boy had a broken jaw and a concussion. When I hit the firs...t boy it caused severe damage to his neck and spinal cord. He was left paralyzed. The boy I hit in the throat died on the way to the hospital. I had crushed his larynx.“I told the police who the girl was but by the time they got everything sorted out at the scene and went to her house, she and her parents were gone. When the police took statements. Aidan took less time, but freshened up with a splash on his face. When he returned to the ground floor he looked for Sam but couldn’t immediately find her. Finally in one of the lounges, he saw her talking to Vicky and two of the office folk.Then he got into a discussion with Giles about the financial situation the country was in, and how it was affecting each of them. Giles seemed to have taken precautions, though he was being hit with his reduced rent income as his tenants suffered in the. The good news, I’m a regular here. I know Mellissa the bartender, the front desk staff knows me and takes care of me – upgraded to a suite on Friday evening (nobody else is using it). It could be worse.The elevator door opens, I cross the lobby toward one of my most frequented bar/restaurants – all of them are in hotels or in Airline clubs (Hartford has no club). I have STATUS, a dubious distinction. This is not my first Friday night in Winsor Locks. As I enter the bar, Mellissa smiles, gives. I was moving at full speed by the time I reached the fellow that Amber had attacked. He held her by the throat as he pressed her against a wall. I couldn't see his other hand clearly, but it appeared he had pulled it back and was about to strike her!He heard me coming and turned to meet me head on. The guy was at least fifty pounds heavier than I am. It was no time for Queensberry Rules. I brought the plastic bag with the two cans of beer around as hard as I could swing it. He managed to strike.