A Different Woman –
Season One, Episode Two Prologue
"Rudy, I need your help," Steve said with quiet urgency. "There's something wrong with Jaime."
"I just saw her three days ago, after her mission," the doctor responded, "and she was fine. Good health, high spirits. Is she hurt?"
"Not that I know of..."
"Sick?"
"I....don't know."
"Steve," Rudy sighed, "if you want my help, you'll have to be a little more specific." Even through the phone line, Steve's worry was loud and clear. Rudy waited patiently for his friend to find the words.
"I'm not sure, exactly. She just isn't....herself."
Rudy smiled with relief, immediately diagnosing the 'problem'. "She's a different woman now, Steve," he said gently. "Her emotions, her reactions and her entire psyche have been affected by what happened to her."
"I understand that – and I've accepted it – but in the last few days....Rudy, I can't explain it but something's off....different."
"She's working again, settling into her new life and figuring out who she is. She'll be fine; you both will."
"Maybe you're right," Steve allowed. God, I hope so....
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