Lilly was sound asleep inside her car, which was parked on the side of the road. She had stopped in front of Tess' house, seeing Tess had not contacted her that day. However, she fell asleep when she parked, and didn't have a chance to go inside.

A sharp noise awoke her, her eyes flashing open. Someone was outside, knocking on her window. Lilly's hand roamed around for her gun and she sighed when she found it. She couldn't make out who was outside seeing it was dark.

Lilly roughly pushed the door open. If anyone would try to grab her, the force of her push would have certainly knocked them to the ground.

She raised her gun, groaning as she saw her boss standing in front of her. Probably he used the GPS coordinates to locate her.

"Lilly-"

"Boss, please don't."

"I told you to get off this case!"

"No you didn't." Lilly protested, lowering her gun.

"Not in those exact words, but you got my meaning."

"I need to find Scotty."

"Yes, I know. But doing it by yourself won't help. We're doing the best we can."

"And yet I myself have found more leads than you."

Stillman ignored the insult, knowing Lilly was clearly not in a good mood. "Sleeping in your car is not exactly safe."

"Yeah."

"What are you doing here?" Stillman asked, unaware who Tess was.

"This is Caroline's daughter's apartment."

"That didn't answer my question."

"I met up with her."

Stillman bit his lips, trying to repress his anger.

"She was supposed to help me get Scotty out today, but she didn't show."

"Well..." Stillman quickly moved around to the other side of the car, slipping inside. Lilly did the same. "Obviously they found out."

"Maybe."

"What are you going to do next?"

Lilly rubbed her forehead, still feeling quite sleepy. "Don't know. I need to find out where they are."

"How are you going to do that?"

"Go see everyone Caroline."

Stillman shook his head, turning his head to her. "I don't think that's a good idea."

"It's the best, for now."

"Hello, detective."

Lilly sat down on the hard chair facing Caroline. "Hello Caroline."

"Nice to see you again."

"I'm gonna get straight down to the point. I found the letters between you and Rick. Now, tell me where my partner is."

Stillman stood behind Lilly, glaring at Caroline.

"I don't know."

"Wrong answer. Where's my partner?"

"I don't know."

Lilly turned to face Stillman, her eyes turning serious. Stillman looked behind him, searching for guards. When he found none, he turned back to Lilly and nodded.

Lilly instantly stood up, roughly grabbing Caroline and shoving her against the wall. "I was never one of those bad cops, but if you don't tell me where he is, I'm willing to take on that role."

"Okay, okay! All I know is they were at the cabin we used to go to when we were younger."

"Why didn't Tess show up yesterday?" Lilly asked, Caroline still up against the wall.

Her eyes softened, her lips trembling. "Tess?"

"Yes. I'm sure you're keeping in contact with them all. Did they find out she was in contact with me?"

"Tess is alive?"
Lilly's let go of her grip, Caroline sliding down onto the ground. "You didn't know?"

"Rick...he told me...she killed herself."

"No, Caroline. Tess is alive."

Tears dripped from her face, her body starting to shake.

Lilly took a few steps backward, finding Stillman. "We need to find Tess," she whispered.

"Caroline, I know you've just heard a lot, but I need you to listen. I think Rick found out Tess was in contact with me. We need to find her, and the only way we can do that is with your help."

"Rick didn't tell me much." She sobbed, drying her tears. "In Marysville, there's a cabin. He said he would take the detective there, and then the police would listen."

"Where's the cabin?" Lilly asked, handing Caroline a notepad.

"Please, tell Tess I love her."

Lilly nodded, helping Caroline up. "Don't worry, we'll be back."

Scotty winced as he tried to walk on the gravel. His leg was throbbing, the bandage now soaked with blood. They drove from long, yet the place they now arrived at seemed so familiar. Maybe they stopped somewhere on the way. If they did, he wouldn't have known. He fell asleep half way during the drive.

As he walked into the house, he looked around. Looks normal.

Rick pushed him down on the couch, then handed him a piece of cloth. "Clean your leg up." And then he left.

Scotty rolled up his pants, undoing the bandage. He heard small voices discussing something in the next room. Slowly, he stood up, quietly sneaking over to the door. He pushed his ear against the door, listening carefully.

"You think that's a good idea."

"It's the last we have."

Scotty heard Rick's voice, but the other deep voice was unfamiliar. He guessed it was one of the men who had driven in the car with him.

"Why don't we just wait to the bitch makes a move."

"She won't make a move. She's playing smart. She won't go by my rules."

"So?"

"So we'll go by hers."

"But that ain't her rules."

Rick laughed, Scotty wondering what they were planning. "Close enough."

"How do we do this?"

"Show up with guns. Shoot whoever we can until we get what we want."

There was a sharp intake of breathe, and then a clear of the throat. "That ain't gonna work."

Rick's voice raised at the statement. "Don't underestimate my plans! It'll work."

"But-"

"No! Rush is a very, very sensitive person when it comes to innocents. She won't want anyone getting hurt."

"You think she'll let Caroline go?"

"She better. I don't care who I have to kill to see my sister."

Scotty squeezed his eyes shut. All he wanted was Lilly's safety.

"Then why haven't you killed him already?"

"Because, if I kill him, Lilly will break all the rules."

"What do you mean?" The other man asked. Scotty was thinking the same thing, wondering why Rick was holding him hostage. He was not the most valuable in the department.

"She loves him."

"Rush loves him?"

"Yep." Rick chuckled, and Scotty heard the creek in the floor. "She's stupid. Falling for someone in her team."

"Okay..."

"She'll break the rules, she loves him, she loses him and I won't get anything."

"Alright."

Scotty went back to his seat on the couch when silence overtook the other room. He sighed, closing his eyes. Does she love me? He loved Lilly, that was for sure. Being away from her for this long, not knowing if she was okay was like death. He didn't want to lose her. As he went over the conversation he just heard, he felt relieved he wasn't going to be killed. However, he knew they would make him suffer. They would make him suffer to get back at Lilly.

"Lilly, I know Scotty is your partner...but I don't understand why you're so worked up over this."

Lilly drove to the cabin, her hands almost shaking. "He's my friend, I don't want to lose him."

"I understand that. But we are supposed to do this by the books, strictly."

"All I did was look for more leads."

"You should have told me."

Lilly barley held back a laugh, raising her eyebrows at him. "Why? You would have told me no."

"I would have told you to do what was best for you."

"And we all know what that is..."

"I wanna know what's going on between you two."

Lilly's breathe caught in her throat, her eyes widening. "What?"

"I've never seen you care for someone so much."

"He's...he's my friend, and, and my partner."

"Lilly..."

She forced herself to keep her eyes open, knowing she needed to concentrate on the road. "I love him."

"I figured."

Lilly bit her lip, hoping she wasn't making a mistake. "You gonna split us up?"

"Has anything happened?"

"No."

"I won't split you up. Even if something does happen, I won't. You two work together too well."

She let go of her breathe, sighing in relief. "Thank you."

"No need to thank me...now, let's find Scotty."