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Mai Griffin sedative, but a week later, although no longer violent, he was obviously in need of special treatment and removed to hospital. Eventually he was admitted to a psychiatric ward and for the rest of her life she visited the hospital almost every week, although never able to approach him. Normally docile and silent, the mere sight of either his wife or Jay sent him into uncontrollable fits of hysteria. Jay loved his father but had long ago resigned himself to the fact that he would never recover. His mother, almost fifty and still a beautiful woman when it happened had never looked at another man. Until the moment she died, she prayed that her husband would mentally return to her one day. Her prayers were not answered. He was still in that joyless place, looking far older than his eighty- seven years. Just after his mother’s funeral, Jay went to see him ...his first visit for ten years. He hardly knew what to expect. As he stood outside the door, his pulse rate accelerated with apprehension. Moving the lever on the double-glazed window to adjust the slats of enclosed blind, he peered into the sparsely furnished room. The withered old man was scarcely recognizable to him. He sat like a statue – only his eyes moved from side to side as though seeking escape. The doctors all agreed; it was exceedingly unlikely that his father would recover and he must accept the fact. So – there was nothing to hold him here now. For many frustrating years his plans had been put aside in consideration of his mother ...her death had released him. It was time to act. We hope that you enjoyed this extract from Dangerous Echoes by Mai Griffin To carry on reading... Please follow this link to visit your local Amazon Store or go to the publisher's website www.uppbooks.com 26