The doctors were still trying to talk the patient down, but it was clear he was not in control of his mental state. He sounded one step short of going over the edge. He was shouting, swearing and telling the doctors to shut up or he'd kill Edie. He kept ordering them to get his wife.
Donald took one step forward and said to the patient, "Let her go and take me as a hostage. I'm the..."
Before Donald had a chance to finish his sentence, he was interrupted. The voice coming from behind him was a familiar one. Donald turned around and saw Stuart. Donald gave him a dirty look, even as he stepped to the side and let him pass.
The crowd was silent. Donald frowned and listened as his face hardened in hate for the man who had taken Edie from him. Stuart kept walking, not giving Donald a second glance. Stuart's heart and mind raced, but he kept his composure.