I would like to thank Julie Demers for helping me with the Sam plot, the information at the hospital, and helping me with Claudia's discovery.
A Doctor, an Author, and an Influencer Walk into Pizza Express...
About 30 minutes later, Dawn and Bart armed with flashlights went back into the secret passage. One at a time they both went down the narrow hallway and into the bigger room.
"Wow! This is fascinating! Look at the symbols over there! That one means food. Look! That one means to dress up like a free slave if you go up to the surface!"
'Wow, you sure know a lot more about the underground railroad than that little paragraph we got to read in school!"
"Well, the house I used to live in growing up as part of the Underground Railroad. But it burned down."
"That's a shame."
They kept following the passage sometimes it was very narrow and other times it would open up to a big room. They knew the big rooms meant there was probably another person's house. They agreed to not trespass and try to open a passage to someone else's home. "If only I could find where Morbidda Destiny's house is in here." Dawn thought.
They walked for a good 30 min or so when they found some steps and a lot of light.
"This must be the end of the railroad", said Bart." Be careful. We don't know where we will be popping out."
But to their surprise, they didn't have to worry at all. The tunnel had come out in the wooded area of Stoneybrook Day School!
Meanwhile, Mallory and Claudia, we're meeting Pete at the hospital to look at the archived records about the hospital building and maps of the different wards.
It was a dank and dusty basement. It looked like no one had been down there in years.
Claudia and Mallory went sorting through for the entire morning. Bu 1:00 they were starting to get Hungary. "Let's take a break and get some food. Let's see if Pete wants to join us."
"Good idea."
"Let's go to Pizza Express. I haven't been since we were back."
"Me either and if sounds wonderful."
"Pete, would you like to join us for lunch?" Claudia asked.
"Sure. Let me let my nurses know and I will be right down."
They had a wonderful lunch. Pete said he would go to Mal's book signing and Claudia made some quick concept sketches on napkins for Pete's campaign.
While they were chatting though Claudia saw. something at the other table that caught her eye. She was trying to ignore it, but she couldn't. Sam was in the booth in the far back eating with a young blonde that was not Stacey. And they were looking friendlier than just friends. She didn't want to make a big deal out of it. She could be a coworker for all she knew. Plus she did not want to be the one to tell Stacey. She was just getting to where they were better and Claudia liked it that way.
They turned to the archives and found a few boxes of information they could sort through. They loaded the boxes into the Junk Bucket to take back to Watson's.
"I can't wait to get back and sort through these. Kristy will be there, and she will be a big help. Let's stop off at a burger place on the way so we have something to munch on while we search!'
" Seriously Claudia we just ate. Do you ever stop eating?" But Mallory smiled. "I could use a milkshake let's go!"
"I need to do some editing on the footage that we already got. I have to help Karen at her store tomorrow so I won't be able to do it then."
"Ok Kristy and I can sort the boxes and once you get done you can help us."
They ordered the food and continued to drive to Watsons when they ran into Dawn and Bart.
'Do you guys need a ride?" Mallory asked, she was driving.
"Yes, actually we need to talk to you. You won't believe what we just did!"
That night Pete was following his secret passage. He had chosen to go right, following where the residential houses were, rather than towards town. He saw some. strange symbols on the walls as he walked. He wondered what they meant, but decided to Google it later. Soon he came up some steps, just a few into a small opening that was covered by rocks. He moved the rocks out of the way and the army crawled into the crawl space.
Once he was out he couldn't believe where he was. He was at the bottom of the steps behind Logan and Mary Anne's pool and jacuzzi in their backyard! He immediately knew he needed to at least go around to the front and ring the doorbell and see if Dawn was at home.
"Mary Anne is Dawn at home?"
"No, she is down at Kristy's helping Claudia edit footage."
"Ok, I was just taking a walk."
"Do you want to come in for a drink?"
"Thanks, I will."
"Here let me get you some wine and cheese. Shannon was just teaching me about charcuterie boards!"
"Cool!'
Pete sat down and texted Dawn.
Meanwhile, at Watson's Mallory and Kristy, we're looking in the boxes from the hospital. Claudia was editing and Dawn and Bart were digging through old history books about Connecticut and the Underground Railroad.
" wait a minute!" Claudia said. "You guys look at this!"
In the video, they were interviewing the principal for Stoneybrook Day. Behind him out of the window in broad daylight was Morbidda Destiny. She looked like she was counting her steps methodically. She stopped and waved her arms and a light source from something off-camera appeared.
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