Chapter 8

"You have to be kidding me," Tom said as he burst out laughing.

"No I am serious, Diana was singing in her vanity mirror, with a hairbrush," Dana said. "To a Madonna tape."

"I can't imagine her doing that?" Ryland said.

"Oh, she wanted to be a rock star," Darryl said. "Until she found that she liked science, and cop shows."

Dana suddenly pointed her fingers at Tom in a child-like pistol grip. Her first three fingers were intertwined with her index finger gripping the trigger and her thumbs carefully placed on the imaginary hammer.

"Glad that she learned not to use that grip," Ryland said before he burst out laughing. He checked it watch quickly. "I'm sorry, visiting hours are almost over soon and we have to get back to DHS."

"We have so many more stories to share with you," Dana said.

"We'll be back tomorrow," Tom said before he turned to Diana. "I will see you tomorrow Diana." He leaned down and kissed her on the check before joining Ryland out in the hall.

"Maybe I was wrong," Ryland said.

"About what?"

"About you and Dana. I guess you really were bonding via a shared similar experience." Ryland said.

"I told you we were," Tom said.

"Yeah, you did," Ryland said. "But just let me ask you one question?"

"Fire away."

"Do you love Diana?"

"Yes." Tom answered.

Tom was driving home when his cell phone rang. He fumbled in the driver seat to pick it up.

"Baldwin."

"Tom it's Dennis. The DNA lab just got back to me."

"Did they get any hits?"

"Yes, a guy named Walter Lindell, he lives at one fifteen west lake drive."

"Okay, I'm on my way," Tom said as he hung up his phone.

They were going to catch the criminal. It made him excited. The adrenaline was coursing through his body as he got further to West Lake Drive. As he pulled up he sprung out of his car almost forgetting to put on his parking break and turn out his ignition.

Ryland was commanding a SWAT team. "Alright, listen up. We're going in there looking for Lytell and Maia. I both of them alive. Do you all understand?"

The team nodded in unison as Tom walked up. "Are we going in?"

"Yes," Ryland said. "We're going to go in."

The team took their positions. There hearts pounding as one of the SWAT team kicked open the door.

"Federal agents," Ryland screamed as they rushed into the house surprised to find it barren.

Tom continued to walk through the house with his gun poised. He entered the kitchen and then into another adjoining room.

What he saw made him catch his breath.

FLASHBACK

On the trail of Oliver Knox, Diana and Tom enter his house.

"Knox, open up," Tom demanded.

"Tom!" Diana called.

Tom ran to join her and saw lit candles everywhere with the phrase 'Felicia Must Die' written on the wall.

"Are the police at the girl's house?" Tom asked.

"She refused an escort, she's leaving for Italy in the morning."

Diana reported as they ran out the door.

END FLASHBACK

In the adjoining room was a shrine. It was dedicated to Diana and the articles in the papers based on the 4400. Some of the pictures had little hearts around them, like he was infatuated with her.

"Ryland," Tom called.

Dennis came over, his gun poised. "Oh god," he gasped as he looked at the wall.

"That sadistic son of a bitch," Tom said.

TBC

Author's Note: I promise you guys, Diana will wake up soon.