The next day, shortly after breakfast when they decided on a strategy to confront Anna, the doorbell rang. It was decided that Holly would answer the door as if she were home alone. As expected Anna was standing there, her hair falling around her face, obscuring part of it from view. "Is this the Scorpio residence?" she said in her sweetest, softest, British accent. "Yes." "You must be Holly. Nanny said I should look you up. Did you get the letter she said she would write telling you to expect me? My name is Anna Devane." "Don't you mean Anna Devane Scorpio Devane?" Anna's jaw drooped. This was not what she was expecting. Not at all. "You know who I am?!" she asked, stunned. Just then, Robert came out of the communications room, as he is working at home. Even though Holly slept in the guest room last night, they decided he would work from home until Anna showed to put up a united front. He walks up behind Holly, putting his arms around her waist, his hands splayed across her abdomen, drawing her against him. The action caused Holly to temporarily forget herself and lean up against him, becoming aware that their proximity is affecting him as well. She shifts away from him in a way as not to alert Anna that something was amiss between them. Robert is secretly pleased by her reaction, realizing that at least that aspect of their marriage did not need to be rebuilt. He once told her that all's fair in love and war. He was prepared to go to battle to regain Holly's trust. "Of course she knows who you are." Unlike you, I don't keep secrets from my spouse." Holly inwardly winced at his words. "Does she know…everything?" Anna asks looking at Robert for an answer. "Anna, I would appreciate it if you didn't speak as if I weren't here! Yes, of course he told me everything. We trust each other with our lives." Holly was hoping that was still true.

It was Robert's turn to make Anna squirm. "Anna, tell me, was I really your first lover?" "Robert, you know you were. I couldn't fake that." "I've been aware since we first met that the eastern bloc had perfected the ability to make that appear so. Very useful when trying to make an agent pliable." "Robert, honestly, I didn't lie about that." "Did you try that tactic on Faison first?" Anna blanched, but still tried to convince Robert that that wasn't true. "Cesar pursued me, but I didn't want anything to do with him." "That's a lie!" Holly had heard enough. "I called Nanny. She told me how you tormented Cesar until you completely destroyed his decency." At that point, Anna lost any sense of civility. "What did that old fool woman know about raising children into decent adults," Anna sneered. With that, Holly left the shelter of Robert's arms and began advancing on Anna. Robert started to intervene but thought better of it. He couldn't have handled Anna better than his Holly was doing at the moment. She slapped her so hard that her hair on the covered portion of her face was pushed aside revealing a torn scar. Anna quickly covered her face, but not before Holly and Robert noticed there was no blood. Even the scar was fake. They could do nothing but stare. Robert came out of shock first. "Why the fake scar, Anna. Playing the sympathy angle if the false friend one fell through?" "No, I did it as a form of penance." "Penance? Penance for what?" "Penance for going through with the mission that you were supposed to die in if I didn't cooperate." 'You were involved in the mission that resulted in the death of an innocent man to save me? After all your lies, especially the one that was just revealed, do you honestly think that either of us believes you? We're finished here, Anna. Time for you to leave!" He unceremoniously grabs her by the arm and shows her the door, slamming it behind her.