Just like last time Samantha brought three students. The scene was clear:
Jack giving instructions to Vivian and Martin, and Danny talking with a
figure she could instantly recognize, Kellar. She tried to evade them,
going straight to another group.
"Need our help?"
"Yes...you and Ann will work with the local police and the rest..."
"You've got to be kidding me!" Samantha interrupted.
Paying no attention to Samantha, Jack continued "I'll take him. Martin, Vivian you know what to do. Danny, you take her."
"Please," she begged.
Ann was watching, learning.
Jack kept ignoring her. "What's your name?" he asked the moment Samantha stormed out of his sight.
"Alexander Korn."
"OK Alex, let's go."
"Where are we going?"
* * *
"Danny Taylor," Danny introduced himself, as he walked toward his computer.
"Aisha Cale."
"Well Aisha, we have to look for the most likely suspects, talk to them, find potential enemies to the family and... not much else."
"That sounds more than enough for two people, one of which is a student," the young woman commented, smiling.
* * *
Samantha knew why Jack had done what he just did. He had to know the truth. It was the least she could give him after leaving like that. She also knew why Jack had appointed Ann to them. She was not only learning about cases and ways to look into them, he was giving her a chance to learn about life. Ann was learning more being with her than she would doing anything else, whatever it was.
She looked at Ann and smiled. Erik Kellar was already walking away, he hadn't introduced himself to Ann, or said 'hello...long time no see!' or anything like that. So silently telling Ann to follow, she got inside the elevator and then inside his car. Ann sat in the back seat, of course.
"You didn't even say hi!" Samantha told Erik.
"Jack did that on purpose."
Ann didn't say a word.
"Yes, he thought maybe...forget it. This is Ann DeLuca, Ann, Erik Kellar."
"Sorry about that. I can understand if you wanted to leave for a while, but why didn't you tell me?" Erik asked with a hint of anger in his tone.
"I couldn't, didn't know how."
"Please, just, you always knew how to talk to me. And you know you can tell me anything. Tell me now, what made you leave."
"I have a three and a half year old daughter."
He gazed Ann and then looked at Samantha as if asking her if she was crazy about having that conversation in front of a student.
Understanding, she stated, "she knows."
"So, what's her name?"
"Caia."
"That's why you left, because you where pregnant?" Disappointment raising.
"I couldn't stay, she's...Jack's."
"Jack."
"Erik," Samantha whispered.
"Does she know about him or her nine and seven year old sisters?"
"Yes, and they're twelve and ten."
"Is she at home now?"
"Not now. We have a case," Sam said stepping out of the car.
By then they were at the NYPD. They had to go through some other files that Kellar hadn't taken with him. As soon as they had everything that was considered useful, they went back to the FBI.
Jack was in his office talking to Alex, when Samantha walked in. "Would you excuse us for a minute." When Alex was out of hearing range, she continued to talk, "you did that on purpose."
"So?"
"He wants to meet her."
"And what's the problem?"
"I thought you hated him," she said looking rather confused.
"I changed my mind about him after you left."
"Why?"
"Sam. He showed me it's not the same kind of love. Does it really matter?"
"I guess not."
"So he's gonna become 'Uncle Erik'. Will he be able to handle it?"
"I hope so. God, I hate you."
"You know you don't," Jack told her smiling.
"Yeah."
After the case was solved, Jack invited Erik over for pizza, without Samantha knowing about it.
"Need our help?"
"Yes...you and Ann will work with the local police and the rest..."
"You've got to be kidding me!" Samantha interrupted.
Paying no attention to Samantha, Jack continued "I'll take him. Martin, Vivian you know what to do. Danny, you take her."
"Please," she begged.
Ann was watching, learning.
Jack kept ignoring her. "What's your name?" he asked the moment Samantha stormed out of his sight.
"Alexander Korn."
"OK Alex, let's go."
"Where are we going?"
* * *
"Danny Taylor," Danny introduced himself, as he walked toward his computer.
"Aisha Cale."
"Well Aisha, we have to look for the most likely suspects, talk to them, find potential enemies to the family and... not much else."
"That sounds more than enough for two people, one of which is a student," the young woman commented, smiling.
* * *
Samantha knew why Jack had done what he just did. He had to know the truth. It was the least she could give him after leaving like that. She also knew why Jack had appointed Ann to them. She was not only learning about cases and ways to look into them, he was giving her a chance to learn about life. Ann was learning more being with her than she would doing anything else, whatever it was.
She looked at Ann and smiled. Erik Kellar was already walking away, he hadn't introduced himself to Ann, or said 'hello...long time no see!' or anything like that. So silently telling Ann to follow, she got inside the elevator and then inside his car. Ann sat in the back seat, of course.
"You didn't even say hi!" Samantha told Erik.
"Jack did that on purpose."
Ann didn't say a word.
"Yes, he thought maybe...forget it. This is Ann DeLuca, Ann, Erik Kellar."
"Sorry about that. I can understand if you wanted to leave for a while, but why didn't you tell me?" Erik asked with a hint of anger in his tone.
"I couldn't, didn't know how."
"Please, just, you always knew how to talk to me. And you know you can tell me anything. Tell me now, what made you leave."
"I have a three and a half year old daughter."
He gazed Ann and then looked at Samantha as if asking her if she was crazy about having that conversation in front of a student.
Understanding, she stated, "she knows."
"So, what's her name?"
"Caia."
"That's why you left, because you where pregnant?" Disappointment raising.
"I couldn't stay, she's...Jack's."
"Jack."
"Erik," Samantha whispered.
"Does she know about him or her nine and seven year old sisters?"
"Yes, and they're twelve and ten."
"Is she at home now?"
"Not now. We have a case," Sam said stepping out of the car.
By then they were at the NYPD. They had to go through some other files that Kellar hadn't taken with him. As soon as they had everything that was considered useful, they went back to the FBI.
Jack was in his office talking to Alex, when Samantha walked in. "Would you excuse us for a minute." When Alex was out of hearing range, she continued to talk, "you did that on purpose."
"So?"
"He wants to meet her."
"And what's the problem?"
"I thought you hated him," she said looking rather confused.
"I changed my mind about him after you left."
"Why?"
"Sam. He showed me it's not the same kind of love. Does it really matter?"
"I guess not."
"So he's gonna become 'Uncle Erik'. Will he be able to handle it?"
"I hope so. God, I hate you."
"You know you don't," Jack told her smiling.
"Yeah."
After the case was solved, Jack invited Erik over for pizza, without Samantha knowing about it.
