Episode 4, Chpt 6

Warehouse, Night

Elizabeth pulled up to the warehouse. She had called Sam, he and Jaimie were on their way.

Elizabeth went in through the back, and was immediately greeted by four of Al's men. She grabbed the holy water and tried using it on them...nothing. Lucky her, no demons in these thugs. Elizabeth quickly fought off the four men, missing the guy behind her with a gun pointed at her back. She turned to see him aiming for her, just as Reese appeared behind the guy knocking him out.

"Thought you could use some back up." Reese said, smiling.

Elizabeth smiled back. "You got this?" she asked

"Yeah, go"

She nodded, heading into the warehouse further.

In another room of the warehouse, Jo is tied firmly to a pole, ropes around her midsection and hands. Al Phillips stood before her, pleased with himself.

"It fills my soul with profound inner peace to see you again, Joanna.

"Since when do you have a soul, Phillips?"

"I found my soul the day my father left this earth."

"Really? Sounds more like you found the self-help section in the bookstore."

"I got to watch him die because of you"

"And here I thought it had to do with that demon that has you wrapped around his pinkie"

Al ignored Jo's comments.

"I'm going to watch you suffer...just as I watched him suffer."

The ropes tied around Jo were attached to a machine, Al reached forward and turned it on. The engine started, and the ropes were very slowly being tightened around Jo's stomach.

"Of all the things I've learned, the most important is focus. Nothing is going to distract me from your death." said Phillips.

Jo looked past Al at the person standing behind him. It was Jaimie.

"You sure about that?" asked Jaimie, knocking him out from behind.

Jaimie ran to the machine, trying to shut it off. Unfortunately, Phillips had broken the on and off button purposely.

"I can't stop it" Jaimie yelled, frustrated. She heard fighting in the next room over, but didn't want to leave Jo.

"Elizabeth! I need help."

Elizabeth wasn't able to hear her, and was busy with two demons.

Jaimie took out her knife, trying to work on the ropes. The machine was starting to speed up, making it even more difficult to cut into the ropes.

"Jaimie, it's okay. Listen, I'm really proud of you. I'm sorry for trying to discourage you from doing this." said Jo, tears forming in her eyes, partly from the lack of air and partly because of the love she had for Jaimie.

"I'm sorry too." said Jaimie. She continued working on the rope, but she was then grabbed from behind. Al had woken up.

"Let her go Phillips" Jo yelled out in ragged breaths.

"No, she's going to watch you die, just like I watched my father die."

Elizabeth finally managed to use the knife one one of the demons. One down, one to go. She then heard Jaimie yelling for her. Sam then ran in and aimed the colt at the last demon, and shot. Elizabeth ran out the door, seeing Al holding Jaimie in front of Jo. Sam went after the last of the demons that were closer to the door to the outside.

Elizabeth ran up behind them, and through Phillips to the ground. Jaimie finally found the outlet that the machine was plugged into, and unplugged it. Jo freed herself as the ropes loosened. Al grabbed a gun from the ground as Jaimie, Elizabeth, and Jo ran for the door. They rush to take cover. The shots Al fires hits the metal barrels releasing more gasoline onto the floor then what was already spilled from the fights.

"We have to get out of here, this place is going to blow" said Elizabeth.

"Get Jaimie out of here" Jo said to Elizabeth. "I'm going to draw his fire."

"No, I'm not leaving here without you" said Jaimie.

"It's okay, I'll be fine. I"ll meet you guys outside." said Jo, squeezing Jaimie's hand. She gave Elizabeth a look, and Elizabeth knew there wasn't any arguing with her.

Jo got up and made a run for the other side, Phillips shooting at her the whole way, but missing. Elizabeth grabbed Jaimie's arm and they ran for the large door. Jaimie kept turning around looking for Jo as she ran, but knew she couldn't go back in for her.

As they reached the door, one of Al's shots hit another barrel. It quickly exploded and the fire began to spread. Elizabeth and Jaimie finally got outside the door.

Outside of Warehouse

Reese shuts the door of his car closed with two of the thugs inside. He turns his head back to the building and sees Elizabeth and Jaimie running out the door, and suddenly it explodes. Jaimie and Elizabeth are knocked forward onto the ground. Jaimie tries to get up and head back into the burning warehouse.

"Mom!" Jaimie shouts.

Elizabeth rushes and grabs her, preventing her from going back in.

" No, Let me go!" Jaimie screams.

Elizabeth grabs her tighter, shaking her head no. She holds onto her as Jaimie cries, then turns her head to see Sam coming up behind them. He doesn't need to ask Elizabeth what happened.

Police Department, Later that night

Reese is again sitting and doing paper work. He then closes his eyes, and covers them with his hands for a moment. When he looks back up, he notices Elizabeth standing in the doorway. She walks up to him, but doesn't say anything. Instead, she reaches in her pocked handing him a cell phone.

"What's this?" Reese asked.

"A thanks for the backup present" she answered.

"You know, I do have one of these things" he said, smiling.

"Look, the phone I just handed you is untraceable. And you don't even get to know the number. I have a number programmed into the speed dial that you can call if you need me. If you don't like it, I can take it back..." Elizabeth said, putting her hand out to take the phone back.

"I was messing with you" Reese said, putting the phone in his own pocket"

"Alright..."

"So, just giving me your number was too simple?" asked Reese.

"I'm not a simple girl" Elizabeth answered.

Hospital Room, same night

Detective Reese opened the door to the room and walked in, then turned to the guards by the door.

"I'm only going to be in here a minute." he said. The guards walked out and shut the door.

Al Phillips layed in the hospital bed, heavily bandaged.

"I suppose you are enjoying this" said Al.

"No, only sick people take pleasure in another human being's pain."

"Oh I forgot, you always were on the side of the law"

"Yeah, you never were. You killed a women, or atleast was the cause of her death. And in front of her own daughter. You've been charged, and you will get locked up for this."

"We'll see" said Al, who would have been smirking if not for the bandages covering most of his face.

"You really are a monster. You just feed off of other people's pain, and leave them lying there broken. This time its different, there is no way in hell I'm letting you get away with this one, not unless you die."

"We'll see" said Al, again.

"Always optomistic, that's one thing I can say about you" said Reese. He then turned and headed for the door. As he was about to leave, Al stopped him.

"Jesse...don't forget to call your mother. She hates being alone." said Al.

"Yeah. Whatever you say, Dad." said Reese, anger etched across his face. He then slammed the door shut behind him.

Elizabeth's Apartment

Sam and Elizabeth sat on the balcony, looking in at Jaimie who was sitting on the couch, practically curled into a ball and head down.

"We have to do something" said Elizabeth.

"She'll come to us when she's ready" said Sam.

"Will she ever be ready?"

"You were. Not that you didn't need a little push."

Jaimie finally got up, and walked out onto the balcony to join Sam and Elizabeth. She didn't say anything, but smiled when Elizabeth put her arm around her shoulder.

Jaimie knew things were going to be different from now on, she wasn't alone though. They might not be blood, but they were the only family she had now.

End episode 4