Chicago O'Hare 
International Airport 

Lewis jumped involuntarily as his cellular phone rang. The gray haired man quickly moved to the left side of the airport corridor as he took the phone out of his coat pocket. 

"Lewis."He answered briskly his blue eyes never leaving the steady stream of passengers.

"I was under the impression that you were the best recovery agent we had."A man's deep baritone replied back through the static.

Lewis felt a chill race through him as he recognized the voice,"I *am* the best." 

"Then why is Daniels still out there?" 

"I'm handling the Daniels situation."Lewis replied as he leaned against the wall. 

"You said that two months ago and then I saw his face plastered all over the evening news!"

Lewis sighed inwardly,"I *am* handling this situation. There is no need for you to get involved."

The man chuckled,"Didn't you know who was pulling your strings,Lewis? I have been involved from the beginning. I will continue to be involved until Tom Daniels is punished for his acts of treason." 

"Everything is under......."Lewis began but trailed off when he realized he was listening to the dial tone.

Lewis shut off the phone and placed it in his black duffel bag. /I really hope you've come back to us this time,Tom./Lewis thought grimly as he headed toward his gate,/Or it won't be just me you have to answer to./ 

Ed Tate shot to his feet and began to pace the small area behind his chair,"That's impossible! Only you,me, and Attwood knew where I had put the backup disks." 

Sloan absently fiddled with a pencil as she sat behind her desk,"Is it possible that Kelly followed you? She did spend a lot of time here at the lab."

Ed stopped pacing to stare at his friend in surprise,"You actually think Kelly would betray us?!" 

Sloan shook her head,"No,I don't Ed, and I told Attwood as much." 

Ed nodded as he leaned his back against the doorframe,"Sloan, when Kelly was here she was so weak some days that she could barely walk to the window." 

"Attwood implied he had a security video of her."Sloan replied quietly.

Ed glared at her,"I don't care what kind of proof the great Attwood thinks he has! Kelly would *never* betray us to *them*!"

"She may not have been the same Kelly you knew,Ed."Sloan replied. She didn't miss the venom in her friend's voice when he talked about the new species. She couldn't help but wonder if the hate was directed at Tom or the new species in general.

"I *knew* her,Sloan."Ed replied softly,"You did too.So why are you on Attwood's side all of the sudden?" 

Sloan shook her head,"I'm on your side,Ed,always will be. I'm just trying to play devil's advocate here." 

Ed nodded as he returned to his seat resting his chin on the open palm of his hand,"What we really need to figure out is how those disk really got out of here. Only certain people have access to this section of the lab." 

Sloan nodded as she tossed the pencil down on the desk,"That certainly shortens the list of suspects."

Ed stood offering his right hand to Sloan,"Come on,let's get out of here." 

Sloan stood accepting his arm as she walked around the desk,"Where?" 

Ed shrugged,"Don't care as long as its away from this place. I don't know what it is about being here today,but its like the walls are closing in." 

Sloan nodded in understanding as she gently touched his arm,"Let's head over to the beach. If anybody deserves to ditch out a little early its us."