The Beast of 1977 (Book 1)

Without hesitating a second longer, he picked up the phone again and dialed a number. Levin waited as five dial tone's burped into his ears.

"Yes, this is Doctor Jeremiah Levin. I am partnered through the Ashlandview Psychiatric Center. I was wondering if I could speak with a Doctor Morgan Shields, please."

Levin waited for at least five of the longest minutes of his life for the anticipated doctor to answer while listening to Barry Manilow's, 'I Write The Songs', over the line.

"This is Doctor Shields. To whom am I speaking?" The man seriously spoke.

"Yes," Levin coughed, "this is Doctor Jeri Levin. How are you today, sir?"

"Quite well, sir." He heavily exhaled, sounding as though his time were being wasted. "What can I do for you?"

"Well, I am here looking over a patient's x-rays, and if I'm not mistaken, you were the presiding physician when this young man was brought into your emergency room three months ago."

you're going to have to be a bit more specific than that, Doctor Levin. Would

"Yes, sir, it's Isaac Mercer. He was the young, black

a breathing pause over the phone, until Doctor Shields woke up and said, "Now I remember. Yes, quite a bizarre tragedy if

imagine. But you see, sir, I'm looking at Mr. Mercer's x-rays as we speak, and it seems as though there are some...abnormalities, concerning his bone structure." Levin gulped. "Doctor, if I may ask, was Isaac beaten before he was rushed in that morning? I'm seeing multiple bone fractures from head to toe. If I didn't know any better, I'd swear it looks as though his entire jaw was...stretched outwards? As ludicrous as

he too was attacked by this so called animal, but there were absolutely

"Had been," Levin questioned. "Can you

to have, pardon my illiteracy, come apart. His muscles

sank himself into a long, drawn out trance the deeper he gazed at the three x-rays. If Doctor Shields had no clear cut explanation, then he too was completely

"Are you still

I'm still here, sir." Levin coughed himself back. "I apologize; I guess I got a little confused for a moment or

"Is Mr.

"Physically,