A/N: This chapter sort of took on a life of its own, so more to come. Hope you like it.

Jackie ran from the car to the front door. Hyde was enjoying some ice cream with Katie, while holding Will on his lap.

"We can't have that woman be our maid." Jackie breathlessly panted as she ran into the house. Hyde admired how her chest was moving underneath her sweater (a lesson well learned from being a teen around Midge) and Katie giggled at her mommy running.

"Normally, I wouldn't tell you to slow down – but we're still four days away here. Not that I'm complaining. I like seeing things move around like that." Hyde didn't think he was going to make it sometimes.

"Steven, get serious here. I couldn't remember where I'd seen that woman before until just a minute ago."

"And…." Hyde scooped up a big mound of ice cream, fantasizing about what he was going to be doing with Jackie very shortly. He wasn't going to make it four days.

"It's Edna…..it's your mother."

Hyde almost dropped his spoon. He tried not to let on in front of the kids how upset he was. But Jackie could see his beautiful eyes turn black with hate.

"Are you sure….Kitty said she was an elderly woman from the hospital."

"That's a cover. She's trying to get close to you…and the kids. Probably because of the money…."

Hyde was deadly serious. "What information do you have…." Jackie started showing Hyde everything she had from her meeting with Edna. As it turned out, Edna was using her stage name from when she was in the Tommy Bartlett Show in Wisconsin Dells for employment purposes in Point Place. As Hyde & Jackie put the pieces together, they called Kitty & W.B., along with the police. Soon, the house was filled with people. The references were fake. Her work history was made up. Most chilling was that Edna was working at the hospital while Jackie was in delivery with Will. It made Hyde's blood boil. Donna came over with the shopping bags and tried to calm Jackie down. Donna called Eric – she was worried about what Hyde was going to do – and hoped that the closest thing he had to a brother would help. Nobody could believe that Edna was trying to worm her way back into everyone's lives in such a sinister fashion. Kitty blamed herself for bringing up the subject, which everyone tried to convince her of otherwise. W.B. started calling his attorneys to get a restraining order. Edna was using the same social security number, which was her mistake – even though she was going by a different name.

She also was wearing a wig and heavy costuming to appear older. Jackie didn't like how the woman was staring at the family pictures while she met with her, which was what caused her to be suspicious to begin with. Jackie had put her through enough of an inquisition that the hospital had enough to pursue fraud charges against Edna. It was Donna walking past some of the trashy lingerie that they were making fun of that triggered Jackie's mind working. A flashback to the night they went skinny dipping and had their clothes stolen. They had gone to Hyde's old house to get clothes – and saw everything that Edna owned. Soon, it became apparent that working at the hospital was just a way to get familiar with what was going on in Point Place again. And get close to her son & his family.

"Mr. Hyde, I can't believe your wife figured this out so quickly."

"She has a gift for remembering bad outfits and tacky shoes. Both of which my mother has an affinity for." Hyde couldn't remember being this angry before. When Eric got there, he knew things were bad. Instantly. He dragged Hyde outside to talk, even though it was freezing out.

"What's Edna up to?"

"Trying to get money out of me & W.B…..I think. And willing to put my wife through hell to get it."

"Maybe she just wanted to get to know you again?"

"Forman, this is Edna….if she wanted to get to know me, she should have started twenty years ago."

"True. Where's Bud in all this?"

"Who the fuck knows….probably ran off with someone else. Cops are searching the address she gave Jackie right now."

"I don't get it…Why now?"

"See, this is where your Andy Griffith upbringing is a problem. Edna's looking for a fast buck. And she knows she won't get anything by being straight up about it. So, she sets up this scheme to get close to my family, to get what she wants. Forman, I swear to you, If she would have hurt…"

"Hyde don't….don't even go there. Edna's crazy, but she's not that crazy. She'd steal it from you – she wouldn't hurt Jackie or the kids."

"The woman has the morals of garbage sludge. She abandoned her own kid….more than once. You think she'd think twice about…" Hyde's voice trailed off because he could see Jackie standing in the doorway with Donna. She was shaking and Hyde went to her and wrapped his arms around her.

"Somehow, I always thought the criminal parent would be my dad….not your mom."

Hyde kissed Jackie's head, trying to comfort her. "At least Jack would just embezzle it from the government. Who knows what Edna's up to."

W.B. joined the group outside. He didn't want to break this to them.

"I think we know that now, son."

W.B. relayed the chilling story he'd just gotten from detectives inside. Edna had set up a number of fake bank accounts in the area – one of them being under the name Jacqueline B. Hyde. When she tried to explain that the middle initial was for Burkhart – instead of Beulah – they were able to arrest her. At the motel where she was staying, there were a number of other fake documents, establishing that Edna was planning on posing as Jackie on paper – even going as far as making fake divorce papers, to get as much money out of Hyde & W.B. as she could, and then leave the country. And, W.B. paused, Edna had two child safety seats in her motel room. Donna shut her eyes, trying to block the vision of what scheme Edna had been dreaming up. Jackie looked like she had seen a ghost as Donna reached to steady her best friend.

"I'll kill her….I'll fucking kill her!" They had to physically restrain Hyde from going off after Edna.

"Hyde…" Eric didn't know what to say….and he couldn't blame Hyde either. Eric didn't think his dad would even know what to do about this one.

"Steven….let me handle this. She robbed me of all those years with you." W.B. was trying to hold back his own anger against this woman. He was failing miserably, but wanted to try to calm his son.

"She's dead…." Hyde spoke so coldly. They'd been friends for twenty years, and Eric & Donna had never seen Hyde that angry.

It was only seeing Jackie, sobbing on Donna's shoulder that slowed Hyde. He had never been more protective of her in his life. And he wanted everyone out of there. He needed to be alone with his family. Kitty offered to have W.B. stay at the house, but he politely declined. He was driving back to Milwaukee to arrange some security systems be installed at the house first thing that morning. Eric & Donna stayed over, knowing that there would be no reasoning with Hyde that evening. The police had Edna in custody – which at this point was probably a good thing for everyone involved.

Hyde picked up Jackie and carried her upstairs to their room. She cried the whole way. Hyde couldn't stand this. Only a few hours ago, they were planning a romantic getaway. Now, it felt like the weight of the world had come crashing down on them.

"I will never, ever, let anyone hurt you. Or our family. Never."

"I know….I know."

"She's going to pay for this."

"I just want you here…..with us."

"I'm not going anywhere baby…."

"Don't do anything…." Hyde knew what she was worried about. She had good reason to.

"I won't….but this isn't over between me & her."

"Steven, I just want you….she'll pay for this….we'll see to that, but I need you. The kids need you….please….please."

"Okay….it'll be okay. I won't….even though I could."

"I could too."

Hyde kissed Jackie with all the tenderness he could. It killed him that this pain was being brought on his family by the woman who had given birth to him. And he'd never forgive Edna for this.