Edgeworth didn't hear the last words. His mind froze completely at 'four days,' leaving him staring into the lighted apartment with horror.

"Four days?!" It was nearly a shout, far too loud for that time of night. Belatedly, he lowered his voice, a struggle when every nerve in him wanted to shout. "No... No, that's impossible. It couldn't have been more than twenty four hours."

He wrapped his arms around himself, shaking his head. Wright's announcement should have made him feel faint; the fact that it didn't was somehow worse. If his face could have paled any further, it undoubtedly would have.