Riley couldn't believe it !! Right before his eyes Cat had been attacked by a vamp and here he was giving a report to Walsh. He wanted so badly to be with her. Walsh addressed him, "Agent Finn, I understand you feelings in this matter. We have to determine if she was contaminated, she has to be tested."

"I know but.." he didn't get to finish.

"If it makes you feel better you don't have to be there. I will ask Agent Gates or Agent Miller to accompany me." Prof. Walsh didn't wait for Riley to answer before she took a phone call. "OK, thank you for letting me know." She hung up, turned to Riley "She is awake. Are you coming, or..."

"No, I will come. It should be me." With a heavy heart Riley followed the Professor down to the containment area. As they approach the area Cat rose and walked over the glass. Looking from Professor Walsh to Riley, then back to Walsh.

Cat was the first to speak, "Oh, I get it. You read my papers, decided 'Hey, the girl's got smarts. I need to see her now!' and had me hauled in here. Well heck, it could have waited till Monday!"

Walsh smiled at Cat's bravado. "Actually I have read your papers, they are very good. That's not why we are here. It is about your attack this evening."

Cat didn't answer. She looked directly at Riley for few seconds then place both hands on the glass. Riley screamed at her to take her hands down but she refused to remove them. As she fell in to unconsciousness for the second time she could hear Walsh order her to be taken to testing. Riley was arguing against that but Cat didn't hear, she was out cold.

A fog had penetrated Cat's mind. Her once pleasant dream was changing, far off voices were talking, some asking her questions. "What are you?" "Do you know what you are?" She could hear Riley, he was mad. She didn't want Riley mad, she had to answer.

"I am nobody ..... I am nothing" Riley for one was startled when Cat had answered. He was confused, what did she mean.

"Cat, explain please, what do you mean?" Fear filled his voice.

Cat mistook fear for anger and in her drugged state she rambled, "Don't hit me! .... Please..... I promise won't do it again.. Daddy please..."

Riley froze as he heard those words, images came back to him. The broken arm when she was 10, the scars on her ankles and a million other things that he hadn't realized, until now. Walsh realized where this line of questioning was headed and switched gears.

"Caterina, calm down please. Tell us about the vampire." Walsh in an unexpected move, picked up Cat's hand to comfort her. Cat continued rambling about her father, then suddenly.

"Blood, everywhere...." Finally getting the answers she was looking for Walsh stroked her hand and asked, "Tell us, please."

"She was screaming, I rushed in to stop him... He was different, the blood was on his mouth....he came at me, too...."

Riley was about to stop her, thinking she was reliving an abusive moment from her past. Walsh stopped him something about it sounded different.

"No matter what!" Cat continued her rambling

"What's that?" Walsh questioned, still holding her hand.

"The song, can't you hear it? .... Boyzone ... I killed him!" Cat jumped back and forth with her thoughts.

"Killed who?" Riley was calmed enough to ask.

"My father.... the vampire..."

TBC