Author's Note: So it's not in canon, but I wrote it as a possible continuation to a different Graceland story earlier, and I liked it, so I fixed it up and thought I'd share it as a one shot.

I wrote this before "Smoke Alarm" aired, so for purposes of this story, presume Juan's still alive, Mike has not been stabbed, and Paige doesn't know Mike's secret.


Prologue

Mike walks through the shady parking lot of the pay-by-the-hour motel. He glances over his shoulder, making sure he's not being followed. The perimeter seems clear.

He has a mission. One he can't allow himself to be swayed from, no matter what happens inside. He needs to get this confession.

He knocks on the door of room 264 and glances over his shoulder once again to check the scene. The door cracks open, and then closes. Mike hears the inside chain being unlocked. He shifts his weight nervously. It will take all his focus and a small miracle to get this accomplished.

The doorway swings open. Before Mike can say a word, he is yanked inside the stale room. His breath is knocked from his lungs as he is shoved roughly back up against the closed door he just entered.