the objective was obvious then , and if the information 's accurate , even more obvious now . she 'd had hope for him-right up to the moment he 'd connected with her . she placed her forehead against my chest bone and just sighed a few times . `` just as easy as what you do now . that incessant need to put everything in writing was what had made him such a great investigator . noel wheeled his charge over for a closer look as the nurse finally gave up and walked past them headed for the building . 