"Think she tried to disappear yet?" Cody asked his boss. They've been sitting outside the apartment since Jake went in. Waiting. They watched the other to agents leave. Donovan made a mental note to have these two checked out later. He had an uneasy feeling about this case. Everything checked out, but he was going to make sure his team is safe. He studied the picture of Carolyn Mendez. Something about her was gnawing at him and he was going to found out what it was.

"Not yet," he replied, "she'll wait until she has Jake's complete trust before she tries to run. When she does, I'll go after her and you work your magic. I'll give you a half hour to set it all up."

"How do you know she'll run?" Cody asked, "Change that, I don't want to know."

"I read her file and talked to the last agents that were assigned to her." Donovan replied. "Here we go."


They saw Carolyn sneak out the back entrance of the building. Cody grabbed his bag and headed towards the building. Donovan followed her. She was walking among the trees and the brush when he lost sight of her. Damn how this woman loved to play cat and mouse, he swore. Coming out of the trees, he realized that she walked to the nearby golf course. She was sitting on a bench, staring at the manmade lake. He walked up behind her.

"So, have we given your agent enough time to wire my place?" she asked the figure behind her.

Donovan couldn't believe the nerve she had. She was playing games with him and his team. Time to teach her a lesson, he thought. He reached down and slung her over his shoulder. "What the hell?" she screamed, realizing what he was going to do. He walked over to the lake and tossed her in. "Bloody hell!" she screamed, trying to stand up in the water. She was freezing. Looking up at the man who did this, "Are you insane?" she yelled, "What were you thinking? What…?" She couldn't believe her luck. First a hit had been put out on her, now she had to put up with this jerk in charge of her protection. "I'd rather deal with Hector," she muttered, walking out of the lake.

"Let's go." he said, putting his jacket around her. Donovan noticed her necklace. Something about it hit a nerve with him. They didn't talk on the walk back to the apartment. Cody should be done by now, he thought. He couldn't help but wonder how she got away from Jake. Cody was packing up his equipment when they walked in. "Cody, meet Carolyn Mendez." Donovan introduced the two to one another.

"Um, hi." Cody said, a little shocked, noticing how petite she looked and compared that to what she did to Jake.

Carolyn murmured a reply and stormed off to her room to change her clothes. Donovan had enjoyed dumping her in the lake. She's going to learn fast who was in charge, he thought to himself. "Where's Jake?" he asked looking around. Cody looked uncomfortable about answering the question. "Cody, where's Jake?"

"He's, um, he's in the closet," Cody replied taking his bag and getting the hell out of Dodge. He didn't want to be around when the fireworks go off.

"The closet?" he repeated in disbelief. Donovan walked over to the closet and opened the door. Inside was Agent Jake Shaw handcuffed to a steel pole.

"I swear after this case," Jake started to say, "I'm going to beat the hell out of you."

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Carolyn walked out if her bedroom, drying her hair with the towel. "Listen Jake, we have to talk," she said.

"Go ahead. I'm listening," Donovan replied, walking out of the kitchen.

"Geez, you scared the hell out of me. Where's Agent Shaw?" she asked looking around for Jake.

"He'll be back soon. Now you'll have to deal with me for a while." he said turning to face her. Carolyn knew that look. She was in serious trouble. Experience taught her never to mess with a dangerous man. This was a dangerous man. She knew she was going to have to face him sooner or later, she would have preferred later. Would he understand why or would he hate me, she thought. Donovan backed her up against the wall. Placing his hands on the side of her head, he leaned over her. "Now, are you going to be a good girl and tell me what's really going on or do I have to get rough?" he threatened, eyes gleaming with mischief.

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"Note to self, don't piss off Donovan." Cody remarked watching the monitor.

"Tell me about it. He can really scare a person," Alex commented.

"I really would hate to be her right now." Monica said, watching Donovan intimidate the woman.

"So Jake, how did she get you in the closet?" Cody asked, laughing.

"Shut up Cody." Jake responded. "You don't want to know."

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"What, what do you mean what's really going on?" she asked nervously, looking for a way out. She tried to move away from him, but he moved closer. Too close, she thought.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about. Tell me the truth and I'll be gentle with you." he growled.

Finding her strength, she pushed Donovan away from herself. "Look," she started to yell, "the truth is, I was I the wrong place at the wrong time. Saw the guy get whacked. Believe me, if I could do it all over, I wouldn't get involved." That's the truth, well most of it anyway, she thought, but that's the story I'm sticking to. She walked over to the couch and sat down. Damn him, he's going to be trouble.

"I don't believe you." he stated, staring her down. He was going to find out what's going on.

"What?" she stammered, trying to find a way out.

"I read your file." he started to say.

"My file?" she interrupted. She's in serious trouble.

"Yes, I believe you would report the crime and testify." he responded. Donovan looked over and saw Jake walk into the room, "Ah, Jake. Ms. Mendez and I were having a nice talk. I believe she was just going to promise to be on her best behavior from now on." He said, throwing her a threatening look.

"Yes, no more tricks." she agreed.

"I'll relieve you in a few hours Jake. Don't be afraid to tie her up if she decides to try and disappear again." Donovan said walking out the door.

"Jake, we really need to talk." she sighed.