Phil woke up first. He came downstairs in his robe, put on the coffee, and starting making the pancakes. Just minutes later he heard the shower, Eddie was awake too.

Before Eddie had even made it downstairs Nick was already sitting at the kitchen table. It was clear from Nick's demeanor that he was still agitated, and judging by the dark circles under his eyes he hadn't slept well. Phil handed him a large mug of coffee and a plate of pancakes fresh off the griddle.

Eddie bounded down the stairs with the tape recorder in hand and both files under his arm. He was surprised to see Nick, who was the farthest thing from a morning person that he knew, was there already.

"Morning, Phil… You're up early, Nicky," Eddie said as he walked into the kitchen. From the looks of it, Eddie hadn't slept well either. He placed the files and recorder on the counter as he helped himself to a cup of coffee.

"I thought we'd better get an early start with the wedding being at 1pm. Four hours... twenty two minutes… and counting." Nick looked at this watch and then at Eddie. There was a sharp edge to his voice and for some reason his frustration seemed to be channeled, inappropriately, at Eddie.

Eddie just looked at Nick with a tired expression and shook his head as he sat down at the table directly opposite Nick.

"I get that, Nick. But, listen, we've got time. We go see Hannah, as soon as we finish eating, and then? She'll know everything we know. But, from there Nick, you have to accept that it's Hannah's choice what happens next."

Nick had to nod his head in spite of himself.

"So, Eddie, what are you going do about Janet?" Phil asked, as he dished pancakes onto a plate and Eddie began to inhale them.

"These look good, Phyz." Eddie said as he poured some syrup and then pushed a large fork full of pancakes into his mouth, "I've got talk to Janet to today. I'm going to show her the file, ...and hope for the best."

Eddie said the last bit with a mouthful of pancakes causing Nick to grimace at the sight of Eddie talking with his mouth full.

"Come on, man, does Janet let you get away with doing that?" Nick said half joking, half truly disgusted. Eddie just grinned at him with his mouth still full of pancakes, and the mood in the room suddenly seemed lighter, Nick continued, "So, what goes on with that file on her anyway?"

Phil sat down at the table and looked over at Eddie questioning him with his eyes. Eddie, who was onto his next mouthful of food, shrugged his shoulders and pointed towards the file. The file was within arm's reach for Phil so he grabbed it and handed it to Nick.

Phil and Eddie made small talk while Nick read the file.

Nick sipped his coffee and as he got into reading the folder, he almost spit the warm liquid out of his mouth. Nick choked it down before looking up at Eddie with raised eye-brows. "Huh? Are you kidding me?"

Before Eddie could explain, Ikey came strolling into the kitchen and overtook the conversation, "Physical Phil's World Famous Pancakes. Score. Dude, I haven't had these in forever."

Ikey helped himself to a plate of pancakes as Phil got up to make him a cup of coffee. Ikey turned the chair around backwards and sat at the last remaining seat at the table.

"So, what goes on?" Ikey asked looking around the room, and like Eddie, did it with a mouth full of food.

"Not you too," Nick said with a smile as he pushed his empty plate away. Phil put the coffee down next to Ikey and couldn't resist laughing. The guys all laughed -- but as quick as it came, the laughter was gone again and the room was silent. And silence was something that didn't happen often with the guys.

"Seriously, what's the plan?" Ikey asked.

"I think Eddie and I should do this alone," Nick said, "If that's okay, Ikey."

"Okay by me, dudes. More pancake time for me. I had enough excitement last night to last me into next year. " Ikey said as he plowed his way through his plate of pancakes, and Phil fired up the griddle again knowing just how much a motivated Ikey was capable of eating.

"And Owen's not even here yet." Phil laughed, looking at the empty plate that was recently fully stacked with pancakes, as he stirred up the batter to get it ready for the griddle.

"Ready to go, pal?" Eddie asked Nick.

"As I'll ever be," Nick replied.

"Good luck, guys." Phil said with his usual warmth, and both Eddie, and Nick, files and recorder in hand, patted Phil on the back before heading out the door. They made their way out to Eddie's truck with Hannah's house as their destination of choice.

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On the way over, Eddie called Janet's cell phone. No answer. So he left her a message.

"Hey, it's me. I know this is going to sound crazy but Nick and I are headed over to Hannah's. We're hoping to talk to both of you. Give me a call." Eddie glanced over at Nick and, in spite of seeing that Nick was paying attention, Eddie lowered his voice before softly saying, "And, Janet, I love you."

Eddie closed the phone and waited for it.

Nick looked over at Eddie with a surprised look on his face and then pounded Eddie on the shoulder, "Seriously? Eddie Latekka in love? I know I missed ten years, but I still never thought I'd see the day. Well, maybe I did. But never before Janet Meadows entered the picture. Good for you, man. Good for you."

Eddie smiled and rolled his eyes. That wasn't nearly as bad as he expected to get it from Nick.

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The ride was short, and before they knew it they were parked in front of Hannah's house.

Eddie and Nick stood at the end of the walkway and took a moment before looking at each other and deciding to 'just do it'.

They walked up to the house and Nick knocked on the door -- something he had done so many times as a teenager. And, as had happened so many times when he was a young man, the door was answered by… Hannah's mother.

Mrs. Daniels only opened the door part way, clearly demonstrating that she wasn't going to ask them to come in.

"Mrs. Daniels," Nick said with surprise, suddenly sounding so much more formal that just minutes before, "How are you?"

"I'm fine Nick… Eddie." Ellen Daniels said with very little emotion in her voice.

"Um, Mrs. Daniels, can I see Hannah?" Nick asked, sounding like he was 15 all over again.

Ellen Daniels could not believe that this was happening. Her daughter was getting married today. Married. After years of being a single mother, after years of Ellen worrying about her, Hannah was marrying a good man who could provide her daughter the security she needed. Nick was NOT going to mess this up for her daughter. Not again.

"I'm sorry, Nick, Hannah's not here right now." Ellen lied.

Eddie couldn't help turning back towards the road where he was sure he had seen Janet's car.

"Is Janet here?" Eddie asked, confused, and pointing his thumb back towards her car.

"Actually, no, she and Hannah are off getting their hair and makeup done for the wedding. Hannah drove." Ellen made up the story as quickly as she could, trying to make sure she didn't say anything wrong. Mr. Daniels had Hannah's car. All she could think was that he'd better not show up before she could get rid of them. She also took a quick look back to make sure neither Hannah, nor Janet, was coming.

"Okay. Do you know where we can find them? We just want to talk to them for a minute." Nick asked.

"I just can't remember what they said. And, wouldn't you know that I can't even call her because she left her cell phone here." She said shaking her head at the thought, and picking up the cell phone that was sitting on the table near the door and showing it to the boys.

Eddie wasn't sure, but the thought that Ellen might be lying occurred to him, so he tried his best Eddie Latekka charm, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Daniels, I know we're coming around at a bad time, but… see….this is all my fault. I'm not sure if you know this but Janet and I are seeing each other. I didn't get to see her at all yesterday and she's not answering her cell phone. I know this sounds corny, but I really just need to talk to her. If you could just tell me where I can find her, we'll get right out of your way."

"Sorry, Eddie, that's sweet and all, but I still don't know where to find the girls. Knight's Ridge isn't that big, so I'm sure you can find them if you just put your minds to it." Ellen wasn't a big fan of Eddie Latekka's and surely, after what happened that summer way back when, Eddie should know that.

"Okay, thank you, Mrs. Daniels," Nick said defeated as he turned around and headed back towards the car.

Eddie looked back at Mrs. Daniels. Was that a slight smile on her face? He couldn't be sure, so Eddie too turned around and slowly headed back to the truck. Something wasn't right, but he couldn't put his finger on it. It sure would make things easier if Janet would pick up her cell phone, he thought to himself, as he hit redial on his. He got her voice mail again and hung up.

"Where to?" Eddie asked as he pulled out and headed down the road.

"No idea. Let's start by driving down October Road." Nick suggested, not at all happy with the elapsing timeline. They headed off on a mission to check every beauty salon in the greater Knight's Ridge area.

Ellen closed the door, and pressed the power off button on Hannah's cell phone and slipped it under the cushions on the couch. She then headed to the kitchen.

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Walking into the kitchen Mrs. Daniels took great joy in watching Hannah as she opened a gift from Janet. Ellen, Hannah and Janet, who Ellen liked to think of as a second daughter, had enjoyed a leisurely breakfast complete with Ellen's famous frittatas and Janet's famous mimosas. It had been a perfect morning and, if Ellen had her way, it was going to be a perfect day.

"Something new," Janet said as Hannah opened the box with the pearl earrings that she had admired while shopping a few months back. Tears filled both Janet and Hannah's eyes.

"These are way too much, Janet. Way too much," as she took them out of the box and put them on. "I love them, Janet. Thank you." Hannah said with genuine happiness and appreciation.

"So, that does it. You have something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a silver six pence for your shoe." Janet said as she reached over to hug her best friend, "And you, my dear friend, are getting married today!"

And with that, Janet and Hannah squealed in delight, the way only best friends can do with each other. Hannah was having a good day. She was finally getting truly excited to be marrying Ray.

"Okay girls. The clock is ticking. Let's get you over to Janet's house. It's time to get ready." Mrs. Daniels was so happy that things were set up the way they were. Hannah knew that her house would be full of family and other guests as the wedding hour drew closer, so the plan was for Janet, Hannah and the rest of the bridesmaids to get dressed over at Janet's. The hairdresser and makeup artist, who were friends of Janet's, were already set up in Janet's kitchen. The bridesmaids would meet them there about an hour before the wedding. And, Janet had a beautiful flower garden where pictures would be taken before the limo would come to pick them up.

"Okay, let's do this." Hannah said to Janet.

"Let's," Janet said, "So, tell me, when did you last talk to Ray?"

Janet and Hannah voices trailed off as they walked up the stairs to Hannah's room to get the rest of her stuff.

Hannah's mom took the opportunity to peek through Janet's purse and find her cell phone. Yep, it was on vibrate and showed two missed calls and one new voice mail message. Ellen deleted the call entries and hit the power button to turn her cell phone off. She then dropped it deep into Janet's purse.

She told herself it was for the greater good. Nick Garrett had broken Hannah's precious heart long ago, and he was not going to do anything to ruin Hannah's wedding day.

Hannah and Janet piled into Janet's jeep and headed off to Janet's house, which was in one direction, as Nick and Eddie made their way across town…

...in the complete opposite direction.