Chapter 46

“That will work,” he said. “Just take it easy. I’ll issue the orders for discharge and leave a prescription for a mild painkiller, as well as a prescription for the therapy. However, since you’ve arranged for it to be done unofficially, so to speak, you won’t be able to file an insurance claim.”

“Doc, I’m extremely comfortable, as they say, and Sleeping Beauty there is a multimillionaire, so it’s not a problem, I assure you. We don’t go around throwing money away, but when we have a genuine need, we write a check and don’t worry about it.”

“That’s what I suspected. I was just giving my stock response. One thing, though.”

“Yes?”

“You should go home by ambulance.”

“Why?”

“Most cars don’t have enough leg room for you to be truly comfortable in that cast.”

“I drive a Jaguar sedan, and my grandmother has a huge old Lincoln Town Car. Couldn’t I sit sideways across the back seat in one of those?”

“Perhaps, but think about it. You said that your grandmother’s house has an elevator.”