Saturday 21st November. 13:45

"Mac… I'm sorry." Danny said as he sat down next to his boss and friend.

Mac was shocked. He hadn't said a word since he had arrived to the hospital. Sheldon and Danny looked worried at each other. They had never seen him like this before. Elisabeth was dead. Shot by Danny. Unfortunately, the bullet went straight through her chest and hit Stella in the stomach. Mac did not only fear for her life, but also the twins. Adam was the one in worst condition though. Elisabeth shot him in the throat, at the same place where she had cut him with the knife. Mac, Danny and Sheldon had now been waiting for thirty minutes for a nurse or doctor to tell them how their friends were doing. Don was still at the church, trying to locate the priest that Elisabeth had been talking about. He also tried to find Ivan Blake, Elisabeth's father. Ivan Blake had been in parole from jail for six months. But no one had seen him.

"I didn't mean to shoot her." Danny said quietly.

He felt so bad. His bullet had hit Stella. She had never been his target. He just wanted Elisabeth to be hit. But sometimes bullets had a funny way of doing more damage then they were supposed to. Sheldon gently patted Danny on the shoulder.

"It's not your fault." Mac said.

"It is Mac. I shot her." Danny said.

"But it was an accident. You also saved her and Adam. If you hadn't shot Elisabeth, Stella and Adam would probably be dead now." Mac sighed."They could still die." Danny whispered.

The thought of Stella dying because of his shot made him want to run and hide. Never show his face to anyone again. But he couldn't. He had to believe Mac's words. And he had a baby boy and Lindsay to think about.

"Did anyone call Lindsay?" Danny asked.

"I did. She is worried, but I told her to stay home. She needs to be with Benjamin." Sheldon sighed, "Look you guys. Stella and Adam are going to be fine. The twins are going to be fine. If you sit here and think that they're going to die, then they will. If you believe that they will live, that they will fight so that they can see us again. Then I'm sure that they will live for many more years."

Mac and Danny looked at Sheldon and nodded. Sheldon truly believed that if you thought someone was going to die, then those thoughts would come true. He wouldn't let Mac and Danny grieve before someone actually told them that their friends were dead.

"Anyone want some coffee?" Sheldon asked.

"Sure." Danny said.

Mac shook his head. He didn't want to eat or drink, until he was sure that the woman he loved and the twins were okay. His dreams had come true. He had a wonderful woman to wake up with every morning. And together they had created two new lives. He would be a father. He knew how much Danny loved being a father. And he wanted to feel that too. He needed to feel it. He had to admit though, that being a father also scared him. However, he had to do like Sheldon said, think positive. Sheldon gave a cup of coffee to Danny. They would spend many hours at the ER.

"Danny, maybe you should go home to Lindsay." Sheldon said, "We'll call you."

Danny locked at Mac with questioning eyes. He needed to know that Mac was okay with it. Mac nodded and gave Danny a small smile. Danny said goodbye and left.

-I-

14:30

"Father, how can you seriously say that you don't recognize Elisabeth? Her father was a priest." Don said.

Don had found a priest who had worked in almost all the churches in NY. His name was Father Jonathan Michaels. He claimed that Ivan Blake was not a priest. He had never met him. And he didn't recognize Elisabeth from the picture that Don had showed him.

"There is no priest in NY with the name Ivan Blake." Jonathan said firmly, "We are catholic priests. We are not allowed to have children."

"Elisabeth killed priests because her father abused her. And her father was a priest. He has to be the one she is seeking revenge on. I need to find him." Don said, "He was in jail. But got parole six months ago."

"Dt. I have told you already. There is no way that a catholic priest with the name Ivan Blake is in NY. And especially not a priest with a child."

"Okay, how about a priest that recently got parole?" Don asked.

"You really believe that a priest was sent to jail." Jonathan asked.

"Father, I need your help." Don sighed, "Alright. If I find more, I will call."

"Do so." Jonathan said and walked away.

Don had sent Angell to the PD for her to try to locate Ivan Blake. She had found several articles about him, when he had been sent to jail. And also an address. She hurried back to the church and ran towards Don.

"I find out where he lives." Angell said.

Don waved for four officers to get into their cars and follow him and Angell. Ivan Blake lived in a suburb in NY. It was drive that took an hour, unless of course you were driving as fast as Don was. Then it only took thirty minutes. As they arrived outside the house that belonged to Ivan, they un-holstered their guns and walked carefully towards the front door.

"Ivan Blake. NYPD." Don said and tried to open the door. It was locked.

Without hesitation, he kicked the door in and immediately backed away. The smell in the house told him one thing, someone was dead. And had been dead for a long time.

"I guess it explains why no one has seen him." Angell said and back away from the door.

"Call Sid. Tell him to come down quick. We've got no time to waste." Don said.

While Angell called Sid. Don and the officer took a deep breath and entered the house. The smell was terrible, but they quickly found the source of the smell. In the bedroom, Ivan Blake was hanging from the roof. Don recognized him from the picture Angell had given him, which she had found in an article.

"He can't have been dead for six months." Don sighed, "But dead long enough to smell."

"Sir, may I leave." One of the officers said.

Don nodded and the officer rushed outside to throw up. Don was barely able to stop himself from doing the same. Angell joined him in the room and looked like she was about to go back out and join the officer instead.

"Sid is on his way… oh god what a smell." She said, "See ya later."

She left quickly and took a few deep breaths outside. Don looked around the room. He saw several pictures of Ivan and a young woman, but it wasn't Elisabeth. The pictures were old. He only found one picture of Elisabeth, it was in the kitchen. On the fridge. It was a picture of a much younger Elisabeth. Possibly when Elisabeth was around 12-years-old. Elisabeth wasn't smiling. She was angry. Outside the house, Angell called for Sheldon. Someone needed to process the house.

-I-

17:40

Stella opened her eyes slowly. Her whole body hurt. She immediately noticed that she was in the hospital. She tried to sit up, but gasped in pain and lay back down. Her vision became blurry, but she someone standing next to the bed.

"Ms. Bonasera, you might want to take it easy for a while. You're pregnant and just been in surgery." A female voice said.

Stella blinked a few times and got a better vision. A nurse was smiling down at her. Her nametag said Jackie Devon. Stella smiled; it had to be the Jackie that Sheldon was dating!

"Jackie?" Stella asked.

"Yeah, and you are Stella Bonasera." Jackie smiled, "I met Sheldon in the hallway and he told me that you are one of his friends."

"That's true." Stella said, "So you're the Jackie that Sheldon is dating?"

"Yes I am. But for now I'm your nurse." Jackie said, "Do you remember being shot?"

Stella shook her head. The last thing she remembered was talking to Elisabeth, but she had no idea what they had said to each other. Jackie told her about what had happened in the church. She had heard it from Sheldon. While she told Stella the story, Stella's eyes widened and she tried to sit up again. Jackie gently pushed her back into bed.

"Where's Adam? And Mac?" Stella asked.

"Mac?"

"Mac Taylor. My boyfriend." Stella said.

"Oh, the Dt. In the hallway. I will get him soon." Jackie smiled, "Adam, is that the man who was brought in here with you?"

"I guess."

"Okay, well. He is in surgery. He was shot in the throat. He lost a lot of blood… things don't look good for him, I'm afraid." Jackie said sadly, "The knife would wasn't dangerous, but since the bullet entered in the same place… well, it wasn't good."

"Please get Mac for me." Stella said.

Jackie nodded and left the room. She returned shortly with Mac close behind. When Mac saw that Stella was awake, he ran to her side and kissed her hard. He had never been so afraid in his entire life while sitting in the hallway. Stella hugged Mac tightly.

"How are you feeling? How are the babies?" Mac asked.

"She was shot on the right side of her stomach. A few millimeters to the right and it would have been a bullet graze instead." Jackie said, "The babies are fine. You should be lucky that you fell on your back and not stomach."

"I feel like I've been run over." Stella sighed.

"You may feel that way for a few days. But you are fine. The bullet didn't cause any damage except some blood loss. You will recover fully." Jackie smiled, "If you continue to heal, you can leave in three or four days."

"Thank you." Mac smiled, "Can you give us a minute alone please?"

"Sure. I need to check on a few other patients." Jackie smiled and left.

Mac kissed Stella again once they were alone. Stella could see that he was close to tears. She was too. As Stella told him to let go, Mac started crying. He hadn't cried for years. Stella held him tight. After a few minutes, Mac stopped crying and they parted.

"How do you feel about getting married within a week?" Mac asked.

Stella chuckled and kissed Mac's hand. Mac took that as a yes.

"Small wedding or big?" Stella asked.

"How about the team as witnesses?" Mac suggested.

"Sounds perfect." Stella smiled.

-I-

18:00

"It's driving me insane." Sheldon sighed and rubbed his tired eyes. He had processed Ivan's house and was so confused by what he had found. Sid entered the lab and patted Sheldon on the shoulder. He was finished with the autopsy on Ivan.

"Ivan died two weeks ago. He hung himself." Sid sighed, "His suicide letter was written on his stomach."

Sid gave Sheldon a photo of Ivan's stomach.

I'm sorry for the pain I have caused Elisabeth.

She is the daughter I always dreamt off, and I treated her badly.

That girl in my house was an angel.

Then it hit her. Her name was Elisabeth. That girl.

My daughter Elisabeth was not worth this.

Please God, forgive me.

Sheldon frowned and red the note several times over and over. He read it for so long that Don and Angell had the time to join him and Sid, and even drink a whole cup of coffee. Suddenly Sheldon smiled.

"I figured it out!" He exclaimed, "Elisabeth must have been schizophrenic, just like Ivan!"

"Ivan was Schizo?" Angell asked.

"Look at his suicide letter. First, he apologizes to his daughter. Then he suddenly referrers to her as a girl, not his girl, but a girl. He doesn't think of her as his daughter. And then he switches back again." Sheldon said, "And look at the photos I took of the house. His bedroom and kitchen are clean, the bible is on the nigh stand, and a cross is in the kitchen. But the living room is a mess, no pictures of his wife or Elisabeth. The bathroom is dirty."

"Wife?" Don asked.

"Yeah, the woman in the picture is Janice Blake. She and Ivan adopted Elisabeth, when she was two years old." Sheldon said, "But when Janice died three years later, Ivan's schizophrenia took over. He suddenly had two personalities."

"But Elisabeth can't have inherited that if she was adopted." Sid said.

"No, but she was an abused kid. And I think that watching Ivan switch from good to evil, made her quite unsure of her own personality." Sheldon said.

"But Ivan was a priest. He wasn't allowed to have children." Angell said.

Sheldon showed them a few bills. They were addressed to Jimmy Daniels. Not Ivan Blake. Don made a quick phone call to Father Jonathan to confirm that there was a priest with the name Jimmy Daniels in NY. Jonathan also told Don that Jimmy had disappeared a few years ago. Around the same time that Ivan Blake went to jail.

"Jimmy and Ivan is the same person." Don sighed, "Father Jonathan once met Jimmy Daniels, but it was years ago. He didn't recognize Elisabeth, because Jimmy Daniels didn't have a daughter. He was an honest priest, who didn't even understand that his other personality had a daughter."

"Exactly. During the days, Jimmy was a good priest. But I think that every time he saw Elisabeth, he changed to Ivan." Sheldon said.

"His wife must have known this." Angell said.

"No, her surname was Blake. She married the nice Ivan Blake. Jimmy was created when Janice died." Sheldon said, "This explains everything."

"Elisabeth must have figured out that Ivan was two different people in one body." Sid said.

"Or maybe she thought that Jimmy and Ivan were twins. Or she told us to find another priest, so that we would find out that Ivan and Jimmy really was the same guy." Sheldon suggested, "We can't ask her though."

"So Ivan Blake adopted Elisabeth. Then created Jimmy Daniels and became a priest?" Sid asked.

"Yeah, Jimmy Daniels became a priest when Elisabeth was seven. After Janice had died." Sheldon said.

"Well the case is closed." Angell sighed.

"What a case! Three killers. And two of them got killed themselves, by becoming targets for another killer." Don said.

"This was strange." Sheldon said, "Imagine being Elisabeth. One day your father is a priest who loves ya. And the next day he is a man who beats ya."

"And everybody else had no idea. Father Jonathan met this man several times and had no idea what he was talking to an abuser." Angell sighed, "Let's wrap everything up."

-I-

20:00

Don peeked inside the room and found both Mac and Stella asleep. Mac was in a chair next to Stella's bed. Their hands holding each other. Don smiled and walked quietly inside. Angell snapped a picture of Mac and Stella and sat down on a chair next to Don.

"Why take a picture?" Don asked quietly.

"In case I have to blackmail them in the future." Angell joked.

"You would never do that." Don smiled and gave Angell a soft kiss.

Sheldon was about to join Don and Angell, but before he opened the door he was jumped by a four-year-old.

"Sheldon!" Nicholas Devon exclaimed and hugged Sheldon.

Sheldon chuckled and hugged Nicholas back. Nicholas had become very fond of Sheldon and always asked Jackie to invite Sheldon to their apartment. Jackie smiled as she walked up to her boyfriend and son. She gave Sheldon a kiss.

"Hey little man. How are you doing?" Sheldon asked.

"Good. Are you coming home to mommy today?" Nicholas asked.

"I don't know. It depends on if your mom will let me in." Sheldon smirked and looked at Jackie.

"Please mommy." Nicholas said and looked at Jackie with his big brown eyes.

"Of course." Jackie smiled and kissed her son on the cheek.

Nicholas giggled and gave Sheldon another hug. Sheldon knew he loved Jackie and that she loved him. Their relationship was going great. And it was no doubt that Sheldon would spend more and more time in Jackie's apartment. However, they had only been dating for a few days. It had been love at first sight though.

"Can we go home now?" Nicholas asked.

"I guess we can. I just have to say goodbye to my friends first." Sheldon smiled and let Nicholas down on the floor.

Sheldon opened the door and peeked inside.

"Guys. Is it okay if I leave with Jackie and Nicholas?" Sheldon asked.

"Sure. Go ahead and spend some time with your woman." Don grinned, "See ya."

"Bye." Sheldon smiled and closed the door.

He walked out with Jackie and Nicholas. Inside the room, Don and Angell grinned at each other. The only one who wasn't in a relationship was Adam. Don and Angell were thinking about moving in with each other. Danny and Lindsay had a baby and lived together. Mac and Stella were not only getting married, they were also having a baby. And then of course Sheldon would soon find himself living together with Jackie and Nicholas. Things were getting better and better. The only worry left was Adam's condition. Adam wasn't supposed to be hurt! He was supposed to be in the lab. Mac stirred and shifted in the chair, he groaned and opened his eyes.

"Hey guys." He said.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Don asked.

"Good. Any word on Adam?" Mac asked.

"Not yet. I guess he is still in surgery." Angell sighed sadly.

-I-

Monday 23rd November. 8:00

Adam opened his eyes slowly. He could feel a tube down his throat and groaned. The last thing he remembered was hearing a shot. He heard the beeping sound of a heart monitor to his right. It told him that he was in a serious condition. Why else would be hocked up to different machines? He tried to lift his hand, but failed. He heard the door opened and saw Don approach the bed. Don smiled down at him.

"So you decided to finally wake up huh?" Don asked, "You've been unconscious for two days."

Adam couldn't talk because of the tube in his throat. He blinked and sighed. Don seemed to understand and called for a nurse.

"You were cut and shot in the neck, Adam." Don said, "The doctors didn't think you would make it past Saturday. And they definitely didn't think you would wake up so soon. But you've proved them wrong."

A nurse came in to the room with a doctor. Don watched as they removed the tube. Adam was in pain and the doctor gave him some painkillers.

"Can he talk?" Don asked.

"Yeah, it will hurt some though." The doctor said, "We're feeding him through a tube also. So that his throat can rest."

The nurse and doctor smiled at Adam and Don and then left. Don sat down by Adam's bed and grinned widely.

"Feeling good?" Don asked, "Stupid question maybe."

"Fine." Adam said quietly, "Could have…. Been worse."

"That's true." Don smiled, "Okay, let me fill you in on what happened. You were shot and cut with a knife by Elisabeth. Danny shot her, the bullet went straight through her and hit Stella. But it didn't do any damage. She and the twins are fine. She and Mac are also getting married on Saturday. But, not if you're not able to be there."

Adam smiled and gave Don two thumbs up. He wanted to be there on his boss's wedding. Don could see that Adam was getting tired.

"You should sleep. I will come back later." Don said.

Adam nodded and fell asleep before Don even left the room.

TBC…

AN: Please review!