Emily pretended to agree, but later got the stuff Max threw away out of the trash, and decided to find a better hiding place. Weeks later, she began to fear that 'they' were going to use Santeria against her so she threw away all the materials.

Weeks passed and Max saw that the purchase of several wigs was in the credit card statement.

"What's this?" he confronted her when Jordan had gone to bed.

"Just in case" she told him.

Meanwhile, she started an affair with Max's new partner Vincent, but then, out of paranoia, she decided to go to Atlanta. That afternoon, Max got a call from a scared and vexed Jordan, who hadn't been picked up from school. Once he got home, he found and hid his wife's note which said something about 'them' coming to get her.

"Where's mommy?." The little girl asked. "She's not in bed"

"She had to go help a friend."

"Why?"

Emily spent two days in the city. After the first day, she felt better and partook in gambling and flings. Then she returned assured that 'they' were on the wrong trail. The woman had called Max once and Vincent three times.

"Surprise!" she said as she went to visit the detective, who had his own office, at the precinct.

"If you're looking for Vincent, he's now in Fraud." Max, who was both relieved and angry, said with a strained voice. The man had overheard his partner flirt with Emily on the phone during her trip. "Did you have fun?"

" Well…"

"Jordan was worried sick about you. I told her that you had to help a friend" Max's face grew dark. "Do you want to know why Vincent got transferred?"

"It happens all the time."

"Guess again" He said in a tone that made it obvious what he meant. After he had overheard the conversation, Max secretly pulled favors to get his partner transfer orders, and confronted him.

"Babe….."

"Just go home." He yelled while on the brink of rage and tears.

TBC