Chapter 4

When Abby and Trish returned to the great room, neither were surprised that the others were all ready to leave. The sitting and waiting was driving them nuts. Plus, after what had happened to Katherine in the solarium, none of them felt even remotely safe anywhere in the inn.

"We're going to the marina," Henry announced.

Trish was pleased to see Henry taking charge. He was so smart and so grounded, he couldn't help but to know what they should do next. She wanted to tell him how proud she was of him but he was busy now shepherding everyone outside.

Abby reminded Henry that they needed to get her father, Cal and Chloe. She could tell that Shane just wanted to be gone and most of the others had funny looks on their faces at the mention of her father.

Abby and the rest of the rag-tag group quickly made their way to the clinic. Most of them had guns. When they got to the clinic they discovered that Abby's father had mysteriously disappeared. Abby was devastated and suspicious at the same time. On the one hand, she thought whomever the killer was had snatched him and her father was in grave danger or possibly dead. On the other hand she thought her father just might be Wakefield reincarnated. Henry nudged her and said they needed to get a move on. They collected Cal and Chloe and hurried outside with the others.

However, Abby just couldn't leave without putting in more of an effort into finding her dad. She told Henry they should all go on to the marina and leave her if they had to.

"No," Henry said. He couldn't bear the thought of her going off alone to look for her dad, although he did understand. "I'll come with you," he said.

Trish was stunned and felt betrayed. "Henry," she said.

Her long and searching look into his face, his soul, made Henry feel like shit.

Trish thought by giving him an Are you fucking crazy? look he would realize going to look for the sheriff who was most likely the killer was fucking crazy.

"Go on to the marina," Henry urged. "We'll be along in a little while."

"No," Trish said. "I'm coming with you."

Henry was more in love with Trish at that moment than he had ever been. She wanted to be with him. She felt safer with him.

"The cops will be here soon," Abby said, as she, Henry and Trish went in the direction of her father's house and the others headed off towards the marina. Knowing that help was on the way put everyone's mind at ease a bit. Just a bit.

However, unbeknownst to them, the cops had just been shot in the chest as soon as they stepped out of their plane and were now floating face up in the water.