"I'm not...doin' too good...am...I...?"
"Sure you are. Just hang in there for me."
"You...okay...?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Hey...Pally...?"
"Yeah Junior."
"I'm...sorry you...got...caught in here...you...shouldn't have...come...back
in...for me...hurts..."
"It's not your fault and I wasn't gonna leave ya. I know you hurt but just take
it easy. Cap and the guys will get to us and you'll be fine."
"No...not this...time...it's too...bad...can't...catch...my breath..."
"Johnny...Johnny come on, hang on for me Junior. I can hear 'em comin', it won't
be long now."
"Too...too late...Roy...tell 'em...tell 'em I'm...sorry...can't...hold
on...I...can't..."
"Johnny...Johnny no...don't do this to me...CAP!"
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It's all my fault.
"Please...please don't do this."
"It's...my fault that...that little girl died."
"No...no it isn't, and you have to believe that."
"Yeah it is. Her parent's said so...Morton even said so."
"Her parent's don't have a clue about who's fault it was Junior. And don't
listen to Doctor Morton, he wasn't there, he can't even begin to know what you
tried to do for her."
"But what I did...it wasn't enough...was it Pally. I've had it...all this
death...I...I just can't take it anymore, it...it just never stops. I'm gonna
miss ya Roy."
"No, please partner, let's talk about this."
"Nothin' to talk about partner...'cause all the talkin' in the world isn't gonna
change the fact that she's dead...and it's all my fault."
"Johnny...NO!"
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A follow up to "It's all my fault" This is for Jane and
Charmi
Aftermath
"You alright?"
"Yeah, I guess I am...or will be."
"You know Roy, I still can't believe Johnny is really gone."
"Me either Cap. I tried...I tried to stop him but...I just didn't realize
that he was so depressed."
"Don't blame yourself, the last few runs really go to him, got to both of
ya, but you just handled it differently than Johnny did."
"I know but I shoulda seen it comin'. I thought I could talk some sense
into him but he was worse than I ever imagined. How could I have missed
it?"
"I know...but we all missed it and it's something we'll all have to live
with. Look, why don't you go on home and try to get some rest pal, you look
like you could use it."
"Thanks Cap, I think I will."
"Come on, let's go."