Agent Heckart pulled out her notepad, and looked over her prepared questions. She decided to start with the easy questions about where and when they had met, how they fell in love, and such. She was used to hedging, but never had she been stonewalled in such a cold manner before.

"I'm afraid that I prefer not to go into it," Lucy answered. Having never dealt with the INS before, she had no idea what kind of trouble she was creating for Ian. "As I said before, we were good friends and that friendship turned to love. We lived together for a few months, we married, and then I got pregnant. Caroline was born six weeks ago."

The agent was determined to break Lucy, "What color are your husband's eyes?"

"Why does that matter to you? As long as he can see out of them, why do you care? Is there some law about letting people with the wrong colored eyes into the country?" Lucy answered sarcastically.

"Mrs. Thornhart, I'm trying to decide if you married your husband just to help him become a citizen. If you won't cooperate, then I'm afraid that I'll have to take him into custody," she answered in exasperation.

"I believe that this interview is over! I'll be calling my attorney," Lucy answered as she stood up and walked over to the phone. After dialing Scott's number, she waited on the phone, looked coldly at Eileen, and said, "His eyes are hazel, if you must know."

"Oh, Pal! I'm so glad I got you! … Yes, I know you have the girls this weekend …No I'm not calling about that…Will you listen to me? … There are two INS agents here and they're threatening to arrest Ian! …What do you mean, did I answer their questions? …I don't have to answer their questions! …Can you come over here now and fix this? …Oh, okay… if you say so…but will you come over anyway? … Okay, okay. Thanks for nothing, Scott!"

Lucy looked at Eileen uneasily, "Well, my attorney says I should just answer your questions. Ask me anything you want…I'll try to cooperate."

"Do you know a Patrick Thornhart?" Agent Heckart asked Lucy.

"Sure. He's my brother-in-law. He teaches poetry and literature at Trinity College in Dublin. Why?" Lucy answered.

"His name came up in some of the research we did," answered Agent Heckart noncommittally.

"Probably because he lived in this country for a while, somewhere in Pennsylvania, I think the town was Llanview. But he and Marty, his wife, have lived in Ireland for a few years now," Lucy said with a smile.

"Alright. Thank you for finally answering my questions. I only have one more, and it's a little complicated. We have uncovered records that indicate both you and Evelyn Lambert were married to a Dr. Kevin Collins, as wells as your husband. We also found court records indicating that a Dr. Collins was involved in a custody battle between your husband and Dr. Lambert. Was this the same Dr. Collins?"

"Ye-es…Eve and I were both married to Kevin," Lucy replied hesitantly.

"Would you care to explain what happened?" the agent persisted.

"Okay…I'll try to make this simple…I've known Doc, that's Kevin Collins, for over ten years. He and I were…let's say involved…on and off during most of that time. During one of our…off…periods, Doc, I mean to say, Kevin was married to Eve. After Eve and Kevin decided to divorce…Doc, I mean Kevin, and I got back together. When Arianna left Ian and annulled their marriage, he and Eve got married—does this make any sense at all?" Lucy said chewing her lower lip.

"It's anything but simple, please do go on," replied the agent.

"Okay, well, after Danny was born…Caleb…I mean an evil spirit…started causing trouble in town…Making up lies and causing problems for everyone. Ian and Eve had a misunderstanding, and she took Danny and left Ian. Anyway, Kevin got himself named guardian for Danny while Ian and Eve worked out their problems…and Livvie—Kevin's daughter—killed Caleb…I mean the evil spirit…Ian and Eve got back together… and Kevin and I got married. It sounds kind of like a soap opera, doesn't it?" Lucy said.

"It's certainly different. But that still doesn't explain how you came to be married to your current husband."

"Doc, I mean Kevin…he has …issues… with his twin brother…and has been working them out. He had a nervous breakdown…and we separated…and divorced. Ian and I…we were always…always there for each other…and…you know," Lucy said. "Do you have any other questions?"

"No, I think I've heard everything. I'm going to check and see if Agent Limm is finished, and then we'd like to speak to you both before we leave." The agent answered as she stood and walked out the patio door.