"William, where is your father? There's a senate hearing in 15 minutes and I can not locate," Sydney, David Whele's personal guard, asked his son. William backed away slightly, "He isn't feeling well. I'm sure you've gotten the memo that he's suffering from pneumonia," he explained, his face unconvincing. Sydney marched towards him, "I will not go by the word of David's son when its my job on the line. Take me to him now," she ordered, hoping he'd be intimidated enough to listen and that David would not punish her for taking a tone with his son. William hesitated but then made one quick move with a cloth to Sydney's mouth and she blacked out.

When Sydney came too, she was in a room looking much like David and William's residence in Vega. She got up slowly and tried to open the door but discovered she was locked in. 'This is just great,' Sydney thought to herself, 'Kidnapped by baby Whele...I'll never live this down.' She looked around the room to find something she could use to break out when she heard a man grumble. Sydney made her way, cautiously, towards the sound and found David getting out of the bed, his face contorted in pain. "David! Are you ok?" Sydney asked as she rushed forward to help support his weight. David inhaled, sharply before answering, "I'm fine other than a broken rib inflicted by my son. How did you get in here?" Sydney didn't want to answer becase she was so embarrassed but this was David, she could talk to him, "I demanded to see you and William drugged me. Next thing I knew was that I was in this room and I was trying to plot an escape when I heard you moan. We have to get out of here. William is obviously very dangerous," Sydney explained, feeling better because she wasn't alone anymore and she'd "found" David. David nodded in response, "I've missed you, Sydney," he whispered as he leaned down and kissed her softly on the forehead. Sydney smiled, "We'll have plenty of time for sweetness later but our first prority is an escape plan." David pulled away from her and made his way over to the desk where he smashed a lamp and used the wiring that would hold the bulb into a pick. "Brilliant," Sydney nearly shouted as she took it and unlocked their door. "C'mon," she said as she quickly grabbed him, supporting some of his weight again, making their way toward any exit they could find. "The elevator," David said, pointing to Sydney's right. They got on the elevator and hit the lowest level expecting to come out in the town but instead they were face to face with Sampson's cage.