Jay nods--Who else would it be? The doctors would have just opened the door, right?--and checks back over his shoulder.
He draws closer to the window, still trying to keep his voice low. "Look, the door's padlocked from the outside." He grabs the lock, knocking it against the door for emphasis. "I'm gonna try and get it--wait."
He hears footsteps. After a moment, they fade into the distance.
"I'm gonna try and get the door open." He grimaces. "And if I screw up, this thing should be over in...forty minutes, about."
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He draws closer to the window, still trying to keep his voice low. "Look, the door's padlocked from the outside." He grabs the lock, knocking it against the door for emphasis. "I'm gonna try and get it--wait."
He hears footsteps. After a moment, they fade into the distance.
"I'm gonna try and get the door open." He grimaces. "And if I screw up, this thing should be over in...forty minutes, about."