There have been a couple of questions about whether or not Mac knows Will's siblings and for this story none of the siblings know Mac and Mac doesn't know them. Sorry for any confusion.

Will stayed outside of the Red Cross shelter with Lonny while Mac went in search of a person in charge of the shelter.

"Excuse me," Mac said approaching a check-in station.

"Hello, how may I help you," the woman behind the desk asked.

"My name is Mackenzie McHale and I work for Atlantis Cable News."

"Kate McAvoy. Nice to meet you."

"Are you Will's sister," she asked, shocked.

"I am. Do you know Will?"

Mac was smiling at her. "Hang on one second, I'll be right back."

Mac went to the door and motioned for Will to come inside. "What's going on," he asked as they walked into what had been set up as a reception area. "Kate?"

"Oh my God, Will," she screamed and ran to him and jumped into his arms. He easily caught her and held her in his arms.

"Are you okay?"

She nodded and he could feel her breath catch and she was crying. He eased her down so she could touch the floor and held her as she cried. Will looked at Mac as he held his sister and mouthed, "thank you." He could see Mac had tears in her eyes from the emotional display.

Kate pulled back to look at him. "I can't believe you're here."

"We're broadcasting from here for the next few days. We flew in over night and did our first segment this morning."

Kate saw Mac in the background. "I'm so sorry," Kate said, wiping her eyes.

"No worries at all."

"I saw Michael early this morning, he was looking for you and Jane at the hospital. He said he went to your house…."

"There's more to that story that I will tell you later. Jane's fine. The doctor she works for opened his office as a small emergency clinic, so she's been there since just after the tornadoes."

"You're sure you're okay," Will asked.

She smiled at him and said, "I promise."

"Can you tell us who the spokesperson is for the Red Cross and maybe where we might find this person," Mac said.

"You've found me. I'm their spokesperson."

"She can't be on the air," Will said to Mac.

Kate watched the two of them interact. They spoke in cryptic verse that each was able to translate and understand immediately.

"Statement and broadcast outside. Maybe let people show pictures of missing friends and family and lead in to the bulletin board. I wish we had some laptops for people to use."

Kate had to interject. "We have no internet, or phones for that matter, right now."

"What we're doing with the website is to create a bulletin board for people to post on to look for the missing. Similar to the ones that went up after 9/11," Mac explained.

"That's a great idea."

"Not if people can't use it because we have no Internet. But our phones worked out by the airport, so some areas have at least cell service," Mac said.

"Can Neal create some kind of app that will let people post, something really basic?"

She smiled at him and reached for the satellite phone. "Let's find out," she said as she walked toward the door.

"She's amazing," Kate said to Will.

He smiled at his sister and said, "Yes, she is. Tell me about Jane – she's okay?"

"I saw her right after the storms and she was going to her office. That was late yesterday."

"I was so worried about you," he said, putting his arm around her shoulders and pulling her into his side and kissed the side of her head.

"We're lucky, Will. There are so many people who have died and so many more are missing."

Mac came back in smiling. "I'm not sure how it's getting done, but Neal is taking care of it and says they can totally make it happen."

"Who's set up to vamp in New York?"

"Jim's producing for Sloan," she replied. She wasn't sure how he knew that she'd have someone on stand-by, just in case. "How'd you know…?

"Because you always have a back up plan, just in case. I think we'll be okay here, maybe throw to New York for news updates but main focus is here. What's happened, reaction, what's going on now and I do want the segment about how people are dealing with the aftermath psychologically."

"We have counselors in all of our shelters," Kate added.

"Do you know of any one who would be willing to go on the air to talk about the psychological effects of the destruction? An expert is what we're looking for," Mac explained.

"The National Red Cross has a team that specializes in the after effects. Maybe one of them would be willing to talk to you. I'll get you their contact information," she said walking back behind the desk.

While she was looking for the information the elderly volunteer who normally manned the front desk returned. "Are you folks being helped," she asked.

"Yes, thank you," Mac said.

"You look very familiar young man. Are you from around here?"

"Yes, ma'am, I grew up just outside of Lincoln. Will McAvoy," he said, reaching out to shake her hand.

"From the news…."

"Yes. We're broadcasting from here for the next few days. Did you have any storm damage?"

"We were very lucky. We lost a couple of trees but that's it, thank the Lord. There are so many people who lost everything, even their families."

"We've got a makeshift office set up in the back," Kate said, walking them to the office.

It was cramped but they were able to sit. "How many shelters are set up," Mac asked.

"This is the main shelter, but we have people in just about every school gym we have available. Official shelters, there are about twenty five. Those are just the Red Cross ones. I know a couple of the local clubs that have spaces that they have opened up, too along with some churches."

"We need to get out and find people to talk to," Mac said.

"Have you heard anything from anyone at the Mayor's office, or any elected officials," Will questioned.

"No, not yet. I know the Governor is sending in the National Guard to help. They should be here later today. I think they were coming from the other end of the state, at least that was the last I heard."

Mac's satellite phone rang and she excused herself to take the call. As she exited the office she saw Lonny standing by the door, talking to a person wearing a volunteer vest. He immediately saw she was moving. Lonny was very good at his job.

Mac stopped and took the call. She smiled when she heard Charlie's voice. "Is he okay?"

"He's doing great. All siblings accounted for and safe."

They chatted for a few minutes and she explained their plan for the broadcast which Charlie was all for, especially if they could find an elected official to go on the air. When the call was done, she walked back to the office and knocked on the door.

"Everything okay," Will asked.

"Charlie, checking in. He liked the idea of finding an elected official."

"I guess that means we need to go find one," he replied.

"I can, stay here and catch up."

"Mackenzie."

"I'll be fine, I promise."

"You'll need a guide."

"I'll call Jack and get him to drive me."

"Why don't I go with you both and show you where you might find someone to talk to you," Kate offered.

"You don't have to stay here," Will asked.

"No, I'm good to go."

Will smiled at Mac. "Thank you, Kate," Mac said.

As they left the office Kate noticed Lonny following them. Will picked up on her unease. "That's Lonny, he's security. Lonny, come say hello to my sister, Kate."

Lonny caught up with them and introduced himself.

"Do you always travel with security?"

"There have been death threats and the insurance company insists on me having a body man."

Lonny opened the door for Kate and Mac. Kate sat in the front with Will and Mac in the back. Kate gave Lonny directions as he drove.

They spent their afternoon chasing elected officials down and finally found someone to go on the air with them. They toured the areas with the most damage but when it was time to meet Scott, the cameraman, and get set up they couldn't decide where to broadcast. There were many areas they wanted to showcase, but they didn't want to use the situation either. In the end it was Kate that suggested they broadcast outside of the main shelter.

When they returned to the main shelter dinner was being served. They all quickly grabbed a bite to eat and got ready for the show. Kate was chatting with Lonny while they waited. Mac was doing sound checks with New York and chatting with Jim. He had Sloan set and ready to do the news breaks.

Kate watched them do the show and just like in the afternoon she watched how Mac and Will were in sync and worked together amazingly well. Kate genuinely liked Mac. There weren't many woman she knew who could keep up with Will. She knew many tried and he had women throwing themselves at him but she could tell he was really only interested in Mackenzie.