Taylor waited calmly in her office as the man walked in with her secretary. She knew that working would keep her mind on what she needed it on and not the strange thoughts that Joe Hardy had put there. The secretary bowed slightly and introduced the visitor, "Mr Paul Reynard is here to see you."

"Thank you. Make sure that we are not disturbed by the other house guests." Once the secretary left, Taylor switched to French, "Je suis content pour voir que vous êtes arrivé ponctuellement. Votre compagnie vient extrêmement recommandé.." /I am glad to see that you arrived promptly. Your company comes highly recommended./

"Comment peux-je vous aider?"/How may I help you?/

"J'ai besoin de l'information sur quelqu'un. Comme vous savez déjà, je suis déterminé de voir une fin à un ennemi que nous avons." /I need information on someone. As you already know, I am determined to see an end to an enemy that we both have./

"Le Réseau." /The Network./

"Oui, aussi je souhaite amener une fin à la personne qui a tué mon père. Mais il y a quelques choses que je veux faire certain que cette personne ne peut pas remettre ma tête. Il a fait des réclamations que je veux confirmé ou nié. Un de ces réclamations est que quelqu'un très cher à moi que j'ai pensé mort est en fait vivant."/Yes, also I wish to bring an end to the person that killed my father. But there are some things that I want to make certain that this person can not hang over my head. He has made claims that I want confirmed or denied. One of those claims is that someone very dear to me that I thought dead is in fact alive./

"Je l'examinerai." /I shall look into it./

"Aussi, je veux que soigneusement me vous soyez assuré que les projets qui ont été réglés en avant sont exécuté. Je veux que le Réseau pour ait payé qu'ils ont fait à mon grand-père et à mon. ..my mère. Ils l'ont tournée contre ma famille et utilisé elle comme un espion. Ils ont tourné alors leur dos sur elle. Je veux tout apprendre que vous pouvez découvrir cela." /Also, I want you to carefully make sure that the plans that have been set forth are carried out. I want the Network to pay for what they did to my grandfather and to my...my mother. They turned her against my family and used her as a spy. They then turned their back on her. I want to learn everything that you can find out about that./

"Comme vous souhaitez." /As you wish./

"Combien ceci tous me coûtera?" /How much will all of this cost me?/

"Autour de vingt millions augmente le devant et encore vingt million a complété une fois." /Around twenty million up front and another twenty million once completed./

"Consenti." /Agreed./

"Peux-je demander pourquoi vous nous engagez ? Certainement vos propres gens peuvent..." /May I ask why are you hiring us? Certainly your own people can.../

"Je ne veux personne qui est déjà trop proche à ceci le traite. J'ai besoin d'un parti impartial qui soigne seulement d'une chose. ..money. Cela doit vous montrer combien je vous fie. Je sais que vous doublerez la croix me si quelqu'un vous paie plus que j'ai fait. En fait, je ne serais pas choqué du tout si cela était d'arriver." /I don't want anyone that is already too close to this working on it. I need an unbiased party that only cares about one thing...money. That should show you how much I trust you. I know that you'll double cross me if someone pays you more than I did. In fact, I wouldn't be shocked at all if that were to happen./

"Au moins, pas sans moi essayant d'obtenir plus de vous." /At least, not without me trying to get more from you./

"Exactement." /Exactly./

"Je vous obtiendrai que vous avez voulu." /I will get you what you wanted./

"Merci." /Thank you./

Joe kept an eye out as Callie met with Tony to find out what he knew about the search on his place where they had been staying. A few minutes later, she returned with a few boxes of pizza and information. "Someone tipped the OZT off about where we were. That someone gave up as much of your information as they had to prove it wasn't a hoax."

"Frank."

"That's what Tony thought too. He said that they didn't arrest him because the caller said that it wasn't his fault that he's too trusting."

"At least Tony won't go to jail."

"Yeah, and he gave us something to eat." As they drove away from the mall, Callie added, "How did it go with Taylor?"

"Not too good. She thinks I'm making it up."

"Great."

"It's a little funny and scary at the same time. I never gave it a second thought that the Assassins were using her, but then again, after all the false trails..."

"Same here. Now what?"

"We're going to Westbrooke Manor."

"ARE YOU CRAZY? ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US ARRESTED?"

"No one would think to look for us there."

"I hope not. I really hope not."

Frank turned away from the window to look at Paul Reynard. "And what did she want?"

"Just like you thought...Information."

"I see. And how much are you being paid?"

"A little less than what you're paying me."

"I want you to listen very carefully. Find out what you can about the Network for her, but learn nothing about the rest."

"That would raise your price up a little."

"I'll pay you $450,000,000 to make that happen."

"Consider it done."

"For you sake, it will be." Frank waited until Reynard had left before turning to the man that was standing in the shadows. "My brother is starting to get to her."

"I can see that. I hoped that it would not come to this." Vachel-Thiery sighed and added, "Bring Taylor to me."

Taylor was interested in what was so important that Frank, Nancy and Ned wanted to talk with her in the library. Once there, she turned to look at them. "Can you tell me now what's going on?"

"We know that Joe contacted you." Frank told her as the door closed.

"And what has that got to do with anything? We both know that he was making up everything that he was saying." Taylor responded, uncertain as to where this was going.

"Taylor, you're starting to lose your resolve. Against an enemy like Joe, that's not a good thing." Nancy informed her. Taylor glanced at her and then toward Ned. "We're only doing this because we care about you and the cause." Frank and Ned grabbed Taylor by her arms. Struggling she stared at them in shock. Before she could use her training, Taylor heard a voice behind her calmly telling her that it was for the best. Taylor's eyes widened in shock as she was forced to turn around. Staring at Vachel-Thiery for several seconds, she finally whispered, "You're...alive?"

"Yes, child. You see, your father and I knew that one day you would have to surpass even him. That is why I made certain that you were well trained. Now that your time is almost here, you will need to be as clear minded as needed to take your proper place. But then again, with the help of your husband, the Assassins will gain more control than we thought possible."

"I don't understand."

"Dear child, you must be shown the error of allowing an enemy to get to you. Joe has placed doubts in your mind that can not be put up with. I am doing this out of concern for you."

"What? Doing what?" Taylor stared at the needle in her uncle's hand as he walked over. "You're going to drug me? But why?"

"Your mind must be in control, not your heart." Vachel-Thiery gave her a grim smile as he added, "You act more and more like your traitor of a mother every day. She betrayed us and ignored her chances of coming back. She went as far as trying to get the Gray Man to take you from us."

"But he killed Grandfather."

"It was an accident, in a manner of speaking. But it no longer matters. The Network will fall and Joe Hardy will fall with them."

"This won't work forever. I'll remember how you used me."

"Dear child, it worked very well on Frank. Oh, don't get too angry at him. He does care for you. No drug on this earth can make a person fake that. But dear child, it is clear that you need some guidance. When you are in your rightful place, and you see just how wrong you were for your doubts, you will seek me out to thank me, and give up these petty thoughts for revenge."

"Is what Joe told me the truth? He did try to save my father?"

"Yes, Taylor...it is." This was the last thing she heard before it felt as if she had left the ground.