Ed slowly stepped away from Sloan's bed as he turned
and motioned for Ray to step out into the hallway.
"How's she doing?"Peterson asked with concern.
Tate nodded wearily,"I think she's out of danger for
now. But the baby's increased heart rate does have me
concerned."
Ed felt a wave of dizziness threaten to wash over him.
He ignored it as he leaned against the wall,"Any luck
tracking down Walter?"
Peterson shook his head,"No and I've done everything
short of placing an A.P.B out on him."
"I don't think that'll do us any good anyway."Tate
replied softly,"Attwood will resurface when he chooses
to and not a moment before. What we have to do now,for
Sloan's sake, is find Daniels."
"You think he's still alive?"Ray asked as he glanced
at Sloan's still form,"If they found out about his
betrayal....."
Ed nodded,"I know,but Sloan believes he's still alive
and that's what counts."

As Tom was being herded into the black sedan he felt
an all too familiar presence behind him.
"Gentlemen,"Lewis ordered hoping he had his
'brother's' mannerisms correct,"You may leave,I will
handle this on my own."
The red haired man blinked as he turned to face the
older man,"But you just said that you wanted us
to...."
"Are you questioning my orders?"Lewis demanded as he
took a threatening step forward.
The man hesitated,"No,but....."
"Leave,before I decide to increase your
punishment."Lewis replied in a clipped tone.
The men quickly left the garage without a backwards
glance.

Tom stood his ground his hands clasped behind his
back,"You might as well kill me,because I will not go
back to you."
Lewis smiled,"If I wanted you dead I would've done
that a long time ago. There was a time I wanted to
punish you for your betrayal of our species but a
larger threat has come into focus that must be delt
with."
"He let me get Sloan out."Tom replied softly his blue
eyes constantly watching the garage for signs of a
threat,"She's with Tate."
Lewis started walking toward the stairs,"Good,then the
four of us should be able to take care of what needs
to be done without any distractions."
"Four of us?"Tom asked as they entered the stairwell.
Lewis nodded,"Yes I thought reinforcements might be a
good idea."

"That's it,I'm out of here."Lucy announced as she
sprang away from the wall and gripped the door handle.
Walter snatched her by the elbow,"I do not wish to
stay here any longer than you. But did you forget that
we are unarmed?"
Lucy grinned,"Since when did that ever stop
you,Walter? Or have you gotten soft in your old age?"
Attwood smiled briefly,"Soft no, realistic,yes."
Lucy gestured toward the closed door,"He's left us
here to die. I don't know about you but I'm not going
to sit here and wait for them to find us."
"He'll come back."Walter replied as he stepped away
from the wall.
Lucy's eyes narrowed,"Why do you suddenly have so much
faith in him?"
"The players have changed."Walter said quietly,"But
not the game. We have to choose our alis's whenever
opportunity permits us to do so."