*has already given her statement (albeit shakily) and is hovering as close the front steps as she can, surrounded by a small clutch of next-door neighbors who (thankfully) have enough sense to keep her from dashing back inside*
*hears her name ringing out over all the chatter, then, and quickly spots your tall figure through the milling knots of people* *recognizes you instantly and gives not one thought to I can't imagine him taking me back, so great is her relief* *calls out* Doc! Doc, honey, over here!