~Mickey actually died twice and I imagine Maggie making calls after Tom's death.~

"Sarah! What are you doing here? Is your mom o.k.?" Melanie asked, worried.

"Mel, we need to talk. Mom's o.k. Bo, did you talk to her superior?" Sarah asked.

"Yeah. She can go."

"O.k. let's go to Victor's, honey," Sarah said.

The drive was quiet, with Melanie asking about Maggie. She knew something wrong and Bo and Sarah weren't talking.

"Maggie! You're o.k.," Melanie rushed into the room, hugging Maggie. Maggie almost dropped her coffee.

"Yes…? Bo, Sarah, what's going on? Why…?" Maggie suddenly met her daughter's eyes and knew. Her heart sank. "Oh God! I didn't think he…is this why you had to work last night?"

"I'm so sorry, Mom," Sarah said, her voice catching.

"Oh God….Victor just left for work. Bo, will you call him? Sarah, would you have Henderson set up tea and coffee?"

"Yes, Mom."

"Thank you," Maggie said.

Bo and Sarah nodded. Sarah left to talk to Henderson. Bo called Victor, murmuring softly.

"Maggie, what's going on?" Melanie asked.

"Sweetheart…something happened."

"I know that. But what?"

Maggie reached out and held Melanie. "You have so many people who love you, darling…"

"Just tell me! I'm not some immature little girl!"

"Darling, Bo and Sarah will be right back. Just wait," Maggie said.

"Just tell me!" Melanie yelled.

For what it seemed like one too many times in her life, Maggie took a deep breath and spoke those four words.

"Your father is dead."

"What?!" Melanie looked around the room frantically, " He's not! He's at his apartment, sleeping because he just pulled a 48 hour shift! I'll call him…"

"Darling…."

Walking into the room, Sarah set down the tray and bit her lip. Bo poured himself a glass of water.

"Mel….?" Sarah watched Melanie dialed the phone.

"No…he's going to answer the phone. He's going to answer the phone and yell at me for waking him up and we're going to get coffee…."

"Sweetheart?" Victor walked into the living room, taking in the scene, including Sarah, Bo and a hysterical Melanie.

"He's going to answer! Dad! Call me back, because Maggie's telling the most ridilicious thing…." Melanie cried.

"Darling…" Maggie grabbed Melanie holding her tight and hanging up the phone.

"But…."

"Shhhh…"

"Bo, what happened?" Victor asked.

"Daniel's…we found Daniel's body last night," Bo said.

"Oh." Victor sank back in his chair. "How?"

"You don't want…it doesn't matter," Sarah said.

With his blood turning cold, a realization came to Victor. "Oh."

"That's all you can say?! 'Oh'?" Melanie shrieked. "Dad's dead! And all you can say is 'oh?!"

Victor closed his eyes, his face becoming stony.

"Sarah, what arrangements need to be made?"

"Considering…." Sarah rubbed her face, tiredly, "the circumstances, I'm recommending cremation."

"Yes, yes, of course. There's room in the mausoleum. I'll call…." Victor nodded.

"Victor," Sarah asked gently, "do you want me to take care of that?"

"No, I…he's my godson, I call…where is he?"

"I'll help you, o.k.?" Sarah took Victor's arm and led him to the study.

"Maggie? Should I tell the family?" Bo asked.

"Yes. And please…I'm with Victor and Melanie."

"I understand."

"Thank you, Bo," Maggie hugged him.

"I'm sorry."

"I know, darling. Tell Julie I'll call her," Maggie whispered.

"Will do. I…"

"Later, Bo."

Maggie sighed, and returned to the living room.

"Darling…"Maggie rubbed Melanie's back.

"I….why? Was it me?"

"No, darling."

"But I wanted to get to know the Hortons…"

"Sometimes…." Maggie sighed.

Suddenly Melanie stood up. "This would never had happen, if Marie and Tommy haven't come back. They killed my father!"

She sat back down and sobbed.

"Darling…." Maggie realized Melanie wasn't calming down. " You'll get sick."

"I can't believe…" Melanie started to heave.

"The arrangements are started. Do you want….?" Sarah looked at Melanie. "Honey?"

"I just got to know him," Melanie said.

"Yes, I know. " Sarah sat beside Melanie.

"Why did they come back?" Melanie said.

Sarah looked at her mom. "They wanted to…." She shook her head.

Maggie looked thoughtfully. "They wanted a chance of redemption and I don't blame them for that. Between the two of them and Tom and Alice, a house of cards was built and when Marie came back, she removed the first card. Three weeks and house collapsed."

"Why was it my dad? Shouldn't it have been Tommy or Marie?" Melanie said, bitterly.

Sarah and Maggie didn't have an answer to that. It wouldn't be the last question they couldn't answer.