i walked out of the waiting room , down the corridor , and through the hospitals automatic sliding doors without looking back . `` that 's fine , '' said james , handing the man a wad of bills . `` i want to show you something first , '' he said to her . he comes over and touches my cheek . planting his hand on the cold panel , he pushed his way in a little and listened . a rattle of bones and a scraping sound from behind the tunnel door made him whip around in a dangerous crouch . 