[MaC] Breaking into the bathroom

[Mel Mason]

 The light was on in the bathroom - even through the frosting of the pane he 
could see Fitzroy slumped over the bath - and there was a great deal of 
unpleasant matter around, some of it of a vile colour, that suggested the 
unfortunate man had been - or was still - very ill indeed.

It was almost well nigh impossible for Philip to open the frosted window 
with his crippled hand.

Philip cursed again into the night. "Miss Higgins! Or someone! Another hand 
if you please, and quickly -- he's in very bad shape, and I fear we haven't 
much time..."

[Not that running out of time would result in any great loss,] he added to 
himself.

Marjorie turned pale looking out the window. "Oh I don't think I can... Mr. 
Hodges! Can you help Philip?!" she called, turning to look back at where Mr. 
Hodges was trying to open the door.

"Call for Mr Beaman, and have some of the men try and break in the door." 
Hodges turned to Marjorie. He then grabbed something heavy (preferably an 
iron lampbase) and followed Philip onto the fire escape.

The glass seemed toughened - it took three or four blows to smash it, both 
men shielding themselves from flying glass as best they could.  Then, once 
it was breached, they needed to clear a way carefully to avoid being badly 
lacerated by the shards.

Once they scrambled inside, they disovered that Fitzroy was still lying half 
inside the bathtub, deeply unconscious, although as they touched him, he 
moaned with pain.

(OOC - it will be comparatively easy to open the bolted door now - the bolt 
is on your side)

Marjorie in the meantime dashed to the bottom of the stairs. "Mr. Oswald! 
Mr. Beaman!" she half screamed up. "It's Fitzroy! We can't get in the 
bathroom and we think he's dyin'!"

Oswald turned to Cyril, just coming out of the kitchen.

"I suggest we bring him up here," he said.  "I'd rather not have to split 
our forces any further.  He nodded towards the two nurses.  "Clear a couch. 
I'm not sure how much you will be able to do for him - but you'd best try." 
He stared at Tabitha for a moment.  "I know you can put your personal 
feelings aside," he said.  "No matter how appalling the man is, he has to be 
helped."

Then he started down the stairs.