62
THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED
Joe
Sure, we will.
The Doctor
All right, boys, bring him in. I want to give him another one of these and clean up his cuts.
Joe
Come on now, boys! Avanti! Careful there!
Tony
Amy! . . . Amy! . . .
[The jar of movement hurts him. He breaks down into groans and is carried into the bedroom. All others go with him except Joe and Amy.]
Joe
[As he starts to go, a strangled sound from Amy arrests him. He turns and meets her gaze. He closes the door.] This is tough on you.
Amy
[Almost voiceless with her terrible surmise]: Who—who is that old guy?
Joe
That? That’s Tony. . . .