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Author's Note- I must have lost some of my reviewers along the way. Come on guys, tell me what you think.

Kate grinned at Nigel's gleeful acceptance of her work and concentrated for a moment before answering him.

"The first thing I need is to find out where this Moran is keeping the egg. Then I'll need a layout of the location with schematics of the security system. So I need to find Moran and cootle the information out of him."

Kate's entire demeanor changed as she spoke. She began to pace rapidly and her face became a bit colder and more distant. Nigel recognized the stance and the attitude; he'd seen the same from Garret when the man was concentrating on an important case.

Nigel looked up from the computer where he'd been busily typing as Kate spoke. "Michael Moran resides in Beacon Hill and is an investment banker, married with three children; his wife's maiden name was Lowell."

"Is it true that the Cabots speak only to the Lowells and the Lowells speak only to God?" Kate asked with a grin.

Nigel chuckled. "So I've heard. Anyway, it seems Moran is quite the art collector. He recently paid almost 10 million for a Gauguin at Sotheby's."

"All right then, can you find me an in with Moran, I need an invite, I have to find out where he has the egg, then I can get a layout." Kate was all business again as she spoke with Nigel.

"It's most likely at his office building, where he is storing the Gauguin in a vault. Give me about twenty minutes and I can have you a full floor plan."

"Nigel." Garret finally spoke up. "I don't want any of my people involved in a robbery."

"Garret, it would have taken me a day at least to find out what the laddie's gotten in five minutes. That bastard, Petrechenko, isna giving me much time, I need your expert's help on this or Harry will be breathing out a new hole."

As Kate and Garret stared each other down, her phone rang again. She tensed as she picked it up and then breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the number.

"Nigel be a love and disconnect my phone for a bit, I mun take this call in private." Nigel did as she asked and Kate stepped into the hall and answered the phone.

"Fergus, what is it. I've a bit a problem here with the job and not much time to rectify it." She said

"Katie darlin, you've another job on the line there in the States and I've already accepted on your behalf."

"No. No more jobs, Fergus; I told you this one for Harry and when it's over, I'm done."

"But Kate this one's in Boston and for a million five after the fees. It's a simple in and out with no risks."

"I don't care Fergus, call them back, turn it down and if anyone else calls, I've retired."

"Now Katie, you know you doona mean that. How will your old uncle make a living if you retire and I canna do your leg work anymore."

"You've at least three million socked away Fergus, I think you can live on that and you give up gamblin'. Now this time's for real Fergus, I'm done."

"But Katie, darlin'.."

"Haud yer whist, Fergus, no wheedling and cootlin, ya ol' bastard. Now, call them back and turn them down and doona accept anymore." Kate hung up and walked back into the lab.

"Everything all right, Kate?" Garret asked as she came back in.

"Aye, just my uncle Fergus and a bit of family business." Kate smiled brightly. "Now, Nigel, me lad, what have your magic fingers found for me." Kate leaned over enjoying the sound of Nigel's breath drawing in sharply as her breath brushed over his cheek.

"Kate." Garret voice held a note of warning.

"Haud yer whist, mo brathair." Kate rounded on Garret her eyes glittering with anger. "I'll have no more from you unless it's a plan that gets Harry away from Petrechenko. If all you have is your self-righteous insistence that we follow the law of the land then keep it behind your teeth. I'm going to save Harry anyway I can; help me or get out m' way." Kate stopped and took a deep breath. "I'd rather do this with your help, Garret. If it's any salve to your conscience, Moran knows the egg is stolen property and Petrechenko did buy it legally. Look at it as returning the man's possession."

"Dr. Macy, I can do this at home, but it will be faster here." Nigel spoke up. "Either way, I am going to help Kate."

"Fine." Garret turned and left the lab.

"Ach, dearie-o. I've a fence to mend, Nigel. See what else you can find me. I'm most interested in the security schematics to Moran's building."

Kate followed Garret to his office, where he sat with a scotch.

"Have you another those?" Kate asked.

Garret motioned to the bottle on his desk. Kate walked over and poured a large scotch, taking a sip she perched on the edge of Garret's desk.

"Garret, for the sake of shared blood can you forgive my hasty words. I am very frightened for Harry and I've a suspicion that the egg and the money won't be enough. When I get the egg and arrange a meet, I've a bad feeling that neither Harry nor I will be leaving the man's company this side of the Pearly Gates."

"If you think he's going to kill you and Harry anyway, why go through with this?" Garret sat down his scotch and looked at her.

"He's m' Da, right or wrong I owe the man m' very existence. can I leave him to die alone when I might save him and myself?" Kate took a long drink of the scotch and sat it down. "I want you to know something. It's been on my mind for sometime now to retire. I've let Uncle Fergus talk me into just one more job three times already and he tried again tonight. I turned it down, I'm done. This is my last job. I'd like to stay here when I'm done and get to know m' family. I never had a sibling and now that I've found you, I'd like the chance to earn a place in your life."

Kate brushed a tear from her cheek and continued. "If things go badly and I doona make it, I'm leaving you the banking codes to m' accounts. Give Uncle Fergus the expense account I paid Kevin from and Abby gets the Swiss account. I want you to take the accounts in the Caymans for yourself and throw me a hell of a wake, with plenty of Glen Fidditch and a handsome man to sing me away to the arms of the angels. Will you promise that, brother?" Kate gave him a watery version of her normal smile.

"Kate, you're not going to die, because you're not going near the bastard; I won't have it. We'll figure this out without risking you. And I don't want your money, I want to get to know my little sister. You aren't the only one who never had a sibling you know."

He downed the rest of his scotch and took her hand. "Now let's go figure out how to steal back that egg and save Harry's ass."

A/N- Well folks, it appears that Kate has managed to cootle Garret into helping whole heartedly and has charmed our favorite Brit along the way. Now let's see if she and Garret can manage a miracle and save Harry too. God, I love a Mary Sue who takes over.