"What's up?" Laura greeted cautiously entering Ellen's lab.

"Thank God you're here," Ellen cried pulling on Laura's arm and guiding her to a chair.

Laura stifled laughter wondering what Ellen could possibly tell her that warranted interruption of her briefing with Bill. Catching Gaius' eyes as he worked in the corner Laura held her hand up slightly and waved. After learning of his science project Laura brought Gaius to Ellen so that she could determine if he posed a threat. Ellen was incredibly impressed with the young man's knowledge and offered him an apprenticeship. Bill and Saul both opposed the move but in the end decided that it was better to keep Baltar close so they could keep an eye on him if he started to cause trouble.

"D'Anna is coming to town."

Running the name through her memory Laura came up blank.

"Saul's sister. The greedy leech."

"Ahhhhh," Laura recalled. "Greedy leech of a sister. I remember now."

"Argh she only comes when she wants something. A place to stay, food to eat and ALWAYS money. The things we've paid for - school, businesses, can you believe she used our money to bail her deadbeat boyfriend out of jail? She called Saul and told him she's coming for a visit. That woman only stirs up trouble."


The trouble D'Anna caused on this visit was worse than Ellen expected. She was reluctantly prepared to sacrifice with their money but she did not expect to part with her daughter. In actions that Ellen defined as manipulative and malicious D'Anna charmed her niece. Caprica quickly became her aunt's biggest admirer.

"Come here Caprica. The game is about to start!" Ellen cried as she laid out snacks for the evening. "There you are. Grab our seats before your Dad and Leo steal them."

"Can I go to the store with Aunt D'Anna?" Caprica asked with a pout.

"What?" Ellen asked stunned. "We always watch football together."

"But Auntie said she'll buy me a dress for Cally's party Saturday."

"We were going to shop for your dress together."

"Come on Ellen. Let me take her," D'Anna prodded with a smirk.

"Since when do you have money to be buying anything?" Ellen asked glaring at her sister-in-law.

"I sold some video footage of Tel Aviv."

"Please Mommy."

Ellen fumed at D'Anna's interfering and despised her presence all the more but refused to penalize Caprica for it.

"If you really want to Dear. But we'll miss you here tonight. And if you wait for tomorrow to get your dress we can go to the coast where there are more options."

"I want to go with Aunt D'Anna," Caprica beamed turning away from her mother and racing to the hall for a sweater.

"See you all later," D'Anna cheerfully replied before following her niece.

"I hate her!" Ellen exploded once her daughter and sister-in-law were out of the house. "Saul, you need to get her out of here immediately. I cannot survive another day with her!"

"Look Honey Samuel Anders," Saul said pointing at the television and handing his wife a drink.

"Don't try to distract me. I want her out!" Ellen protested taking a sip of the cocktail.

"His son's in the interview too."

Ellen huffed at Saul's disregard for her distress but couldn't deny her curiosity at seeing the young Sam Anders. Looking at the television she smiled at the cute, chubby little boy who graced the screen. "Aw, he's so cute. He looks just like his dad. Leo look Anders' son on the tv." Ellen encouraged picking up her remaining child.

"Who's Samuel Anders?"

"Oh Laura. You make me sad," Ellen replied in horror. "He's probably the biggest name in football. He plays for Riga Raiders."

"Oh. I don't watch football," Laura confessed watching the father and son practice for the camera. "I prefer boxing..."

"Boxing?" Bill echoed stunned.

"Yeah. My dad's a huge fan and since he didn't have a son, I was his boxing buddy," Laura explained. "I love a good fight."

Bill shook his head in amazement at the latest surprise from Laura Roslin. "So do I," Bill replied with a smile.

The group sat and watched the football game. Ellen temporarily distracted from hating D'Anna seated in between Bill and Laura on the couch. Kara sat alone on the floor coloring on blank paper. Saul in his chair with Leo resting in his lap.

"Do you want to sit by me Kara?" Laura offered as the second half of the game was about to begin.

Kara briefly hesitated before deciding to move. She slowly made her way to couch and filled the opening between the two women. Laura put her arm around Kara and gently brushed her blonde hair to the side. Looking down at the girl Laura was surprised to notice a bruise on the back of Kara's neck. Scanning the girl's body for other scars Laura could see no other signs of injury. Deciding that mark could be from any number of incidents, Laura returned her attention to the game.