Van Doren didn't give much explanations, she just said, sarcastically "You're given work to do. She's going to stay, so be nice, okay?" Then she whispered good luck and accompanied by the man, left the quiet classroom all to Samantha.

As she relaxed, questions started.

"What's your name?"

It wasn't a surprising question, for they hadn't been introduced.

"I'm agent Samantha Spade..."

She was interrupted.

"Agent? We've never had an agent as a teacher before."

"Well, I'm not a teacher. There's a first time for everything."

"So we're your first group."

"Yes actually, you are...so I'll need you to ask whenever you don't understand something. As long as you pay attention during the first explanation there won't be any trouble explaining things twice."

"For how long have you been in the bureau?"

"Why teaching if you are a field agent?"

"How did you end up here?"

"Are you married?"

"Do you have kids?"

"How do you like us so far?"

All those questions were sudden and simultaneous, like bombs thrown by the kids in front of her. She figured 'no harm done if I answer', so she did.

"I've been with the bureau long enough. Teaching, because it was from the beginning my second choice. Married, no. Children, one," she answered, even thinking the appropriate number was soon to be three. "How I ended up here, you'll have to rephrase. And I have no trouble with any of you YET, and I hope, for your sake, that I don't at all." Every word she spoke was calm and confident.

A girl rose her hand and immediately said "I asked how you had ended up here. What I meant was, what did you do in your life that now you're teaching?"

"It's quite simple. I started in a classroom just like this one. Did something stupid went to Washington and now I'm back and I had to choose something else to do."

Other student had become interested in Sam's story. It could be seen in their faces.

"What'd you do?"

"Lets just leave it that way."

There was silence for a few minutes. It was almost time to leave, with all the inquiry and everything, and there was no point in keeping them in any longer. So Samantha decided not to give anything knew and just said "Till tomorrow," before leaving.

The classes went on good the hole week. On Thursday things for the future agents become weird. Something out of the ordinary came up. It was early in the morning when Samantha's phone rang: it was Van Doren. She interrupted what she was saying and excused herself.

"Was that your boyfriend?" she heard someone ask but didn't pay attention.

"OK, here's what we're going to do: I'm taking three people," as she pointed at a boy who was talking, a girl two benches away from him, and another boy, in the first row. Then, handing out some papers she continued "The rest, you have two hours to finish the best composition you've ever written in you're lives. Come on."

When she was out of the classroom with her three students, the one who had been talking caught her by surprise.

"There was an OPR investigation about four years ago, right?"

"Yes," Samantha answered not being sure why she was doing it.

"I like investigating myself."

"Good."

They where heading to meet the team she had once been part of.

"Did you leaving have anything to do with anybody you worked with? Is that why you ended up teaching?"

"Is that important?" Her answer was being 'yes'. She made him feel embarrassed, so he stopped questioning her.

"Here we are."

The team was sitting around the big table...sharing data, information...facts and giving opinions.

Jack looked up "We couldn't wait any longer."

"I'm sorry," Sam replied, "Paula just called me, unnoticed." Directing to her students, she pointed at each person "Jack Malone, Danny Taylor, Vivian Johnson, Martin Fitzgerald," and then pointing at her students "Ann DeLuca, Steven Stannlor, Tony Patrick."

They all nodded.

"What have you got?"

"We. A girl. Six. Her parents are divorced. Last seen with her dad," Jack said in that voice of his. "We could use some extra hands."

"You three are not in charge of me anymore...he's the boss." Looking at Jack she continued, "Ann likes profiling, Steve is into facts and OPR investigations, and well, Tony can do anything, right Tony?"

She smiled at her own comment on the OPR investigations.

"Good. Profiling Ann with me, Sam you're coming too. Steven with Danny, and Vivian and Tony with Martin. Any questions?"

There was no response.

"OK people...we've got work to do."

* * *

Jack walked first in line. Ann and Samantha close behind, talking.

"What can you tell me about Jack?"

"Agent Malone?!"