The voice was strange; too gruff, like the speaker was putting it on. This was the case, because Bruce didn't have anything else to disguise himself on the tape that the 911 operator was undoubtedly recording at that very moment. The voice gave directions, then the office number.
Click. Only then did shoes - not heavy boots, but very nice men's dress shoes - approach Helen.
"I won't hurt you," the man said. "Are you conscious? The ambulance is on its way." Bruce kept a few feet of distance, at least until he knew whether Helen were awake or not.