Paris:
Maggie and Marshall are making up for almost 5 months of lost time. They spend the next 48 hours lost
in each other's company. They don't even come up for air much to the amusement of the staff.
Marshall still has not given Maggie even the slightest clue as to why all of this was necessary, why he
had to take her world and hit it with a flip turn. With his divorce from Gabrielle already finalized, they
had the opportunity to just be together without all of the hassles that they had endured for far too long.
His "death" has certainly added a unique twist to their already pretty screwed up relationship. Maggie
spends a blissful two weeks with Marshall. She is quite enjoying being absolutely spoiled by Marshall.
She had almost forgotten to talk to him about Thailand.
Hawks HQ:
Life settles back to its normal pace after the magic of the holidays. Nico is spending a lot of time with
Dani. They are now settling into a relationship which thrills Nico. It has been a long, long time since he
enjoyed the normalcy of a conventional relationship. He is experiencing his own bliss. He is surprised
that he has not heard hide nor hare of Maggie in two weeks. He is hoping that she is just catching up
with Marshall and not caught up in her world.
Nico settles into his office to pick up with the pre-playoff nonsense of the team. Nico's day is suddenly
interrupted by several men in black suits storming his office. Their presence has gotten the attention
of everyone from Juliette to Coach.
"Mr. Careles , you need to come with us. They both flash FBI badges at him. Special Agent McCallister
and this is Special Agent Borne." Nico rises from behind his desk. "Might I inquire as to what this is
about?" They come closer to him. "We need to speak with you and you need to come with us." Nico is
not sure the nature of this inquiry but it seems to be in his best interest to accompany them. Juliette
watches the scene unfold and is immediately on the phone to Maggie. As luck would have it, Maggie just landed when her
phone begins to ring off the hook. Once she clears customs, she answers the phone. It is a very panicky Juliette.
Juliette rattles off the story as Maggie watches three agents coming her way.
"Juliette… call Devin… they are coming for me too." The phone goes dead to Juliette's ear. "Maggie... Maggie?"
Juliette immediately calls Devin, who rushes right over. With Devin's sudden appearance, this situation now has Matt's attention.
Both Devin and Matt queston Juliette but she truly doesn't know what is going on and does not have much to offer as to an explanation.
Matt knows that Nico and Dani are now a couple. She will need to know. His first call… is to Dani. Once she gets the news about
Nico and Maggie, Dani rushes over to the Hawks, meeting Matt in his office.
After hours upon hours of no news, Dani heads for home. She is worried. Nico is not answering his
cellphone …. Neither is Maggie. This is not good. Dani doesn't know what to do… Who do you call when
your fixer is in trouble? Is he in trouble… God… she doesn't know what to do.
The night passes very slowly, the kids have not asked too many questions about why Nico is not there this evening.
Fortunately, they are too involved in their own lives really to care at the moment. Dani has a restless night sleep.
If you could call it sleep. She misses Nico's presence in the bed. The only solace is his smell on the pillow which she holds close.
Dani wakes to a new day. The kids are off to school and she needs coffee… As she is fiddling in the kitchen,
the doorbell rings. She hits the start button on the Mr. Coffee and heads for the door. She opens the
door to reveal the shock of her life…. Marshall is standing on her threshold. "Good Morning, Danielle."