A few days later:
Tony, Michelle and Mary-Helen return from a visit to Jack and Kate´s house down the road when they notice that the front foor is open. Tony inform Jack and Kate who come by in their car. Bot Jack and Tony enter the house. At first they cannot find then they see Tony´s sister Victoria and her husband Jeffery standing on the porch. They go back and get Michelle and Kate and then they confront them. "What are you doing in our house?" "Visiting you." "Without our knowledge. Tony and Jack could have shot you Victoria." Michelle says with tears streaming dowm her face. "Jack take Kate, Michelle and Mary-Helen to the livingroom." Jack nods and leads them to the livingroom. Michelle klinging to Jack. "Kate!" "Yeah Tony." "Make sure Michelle calms down again. You can read it in her eyes. She is terrified, scared and worried.." "I know Tony I was there." "Give her a cupt of this tea to calm her down. It usually helps her. Make sure she lies down on the couch. She needs some rest." "OK." "Kate! The next months are going to be really hard on her." "Relax Tony. Jack and I know. We´ll take care of her. You should start takeing care of yourself too. Michelle will need you a lot in the next months. Especially during the trial." She places a hand on his lower arm. "I´m sorry Kate. I know you know." "It´s OK Tony. We all know this isn´t easy for Michelle or you. But you know we´re here for you. Whenever you need anything just come to us or call us. I´ll head back to the livingroom." She walks back to the livingroom. Now Tony´s sister speaks up."What is going to be hard Michelle, Tony?" "Me, Michelle, Jack and Kate know. But you don not need to know. How did you get in anyway?" "With out key." "Give it to me." She gives him the key. Kim arrives "Hey Tony!" "Hey Kim! Kim do me a favour make to more of this key and give one to Kate and one to Jack. You keep the other one. Just in case." "I´ll go check on them." Says Kim and goes into the livingroom. "Why do they need a key Tony? I am your sister." "If they had not been here while I was a way Michelle probably would not be here anymore. Why didn´t you check on her?" "It was because of her that you went to jail." "I went to jail because I wanted my wife to live. If they would not have been here I do not know what would have been with Michelle. You're my sister you had a duty to look after her. Jack and Kate are our best friends. So is Kim. Jack´s daughter. She has been through hell during that year. During that year we lost a whole family but we also won a knew one. Jack, Kate and Kim. I have known Kim and Jack for over ten years. I helped Jack and kim when Jack´s first wife and Kim´s mother died. Now they helped us. You did not budge. I will not forgive you that." Kate comes into the kitchen. "Tony Michelle is asking for you." "I am coming." They all walk into the livingroom where Kim is holding Mary-Helen and Michelle is lying down on the couch. "Honey how are you doing?" "OK. Do you mind if Jack, Kate and Kim stay here until tomorrow. I just need that Tony." "If that is alright with them it is certainly alright with me." Kim, Jack and Kate nod and Michelle and Tony smile happily.
An hour later all of them are sitting in the livingroom. Tony gives Michelle a sleeping pill and Kim and Kate take Michelle and Mary-Helen to bed. "Jack check with the protective detail around the house. See if they are in place. I do not want do give Michelle more reason to worry." "Will do." Jack checks with the protective detail. "All in place Tony. I´ll head to bed to." "OK. You guys know where the two guest rooms are." "Yeah. Thanks Tony." "Thank you for staying." Jack goes upstairs to the others. "Now to you two. Michelle has lost her whole family last year to a murderer. The guy is still on the loose. That is why I took away your key. I need my wife to be safe and be able to trust the people who have a key. That means that they do not go into our house unasked. If they go into our house because they sense something is totally wrong. You cannot sense that. Jack and Kim can. They are federal agents like Michelle and me. Any questions." "I now know that Michelle had problems and I am sorry that I did not look after her. But what Trial are you talking about and why did you not tell me that you were expecting a baby." "Michelle did not want you to know because she was angry that you did not look after her. Not even once. The trial we were talking about is non of you business." Kate comes back down. "Tony go upstairs and say good night to your wife and daughter. I will stay here during that time." "Thank you Kate." He walks up to her and whispers. "Do not tell them anything about the guy who did this to Michelle. The thing with our baby." " Do not worry Tony my lips are sealed." "Thank you Kate. For everything." "Go say goodnight." He goes upstairs. Victoria asks Kate. "What is the trial about?" "I am not aloud to talk about that. It is our business not yours." Kate´s phone rings. She answers it and it is Michelle´s lawyer. A former collegue of her father. He tells Kate that they have caought him. "Tony, Kim, Jack, Michelle." The all come to the top of the stairs. "What?" says Michelle. "Miller just called. They caught the guy." The are all happy and hug each other. Tony´s sister and her husband still do not know what they are talking about.
