After everything Walter has faced while working as a government contractor, he encounters what might be the most difficult challenge of his life. He finds a catatonic Paige in her apartment after receiving a call from Cabe that her car had been totaled during the night. When he approaches her, she falls apart, and he doesn't know how to mend her broken pieces. [More inside]

This is a follow-up to the ending of 1x18 "Once Bitten, Twice Die."

Masterminds of Deceit Part 2 - Post-Deception. Four months passed since the ending of "Deception," and it seemed as though life, for the most part, returned to normal for Team Scorpion. Walter and Paige were given a chance to focus on their relationship in the midst of all of the cases that were assigned to the team. [MORE INSIDE]

A one-shot spin-off of "Going South." Keep in mind..., my WAIGE stories usually end in some romantic twist that's not canon with the show (I don't know why, but I can't avoid it. It's like I'm cursed.) Anyway, enjoy!

Masterminds of Deceit Part 1 - It did not take a genius for Walter O'Brien to know there was a connection between him and Paige; with each day, the pull between them – whatever it might be – grew stronger, but when Drew came into the picture, it threw Walter in for a loop. Of all of the things he had ever foreseen, he never predicted Ralph's father's untimely arrival. [More inside]