The second stage: isolation, the person will cut themselves off from all human contact.

Lisa sat in the front seat of Mike's car trying to calm her nerves as Keefe decided her fate. She could hear the distant mumble as he spoke with the DA, but she tried to ignore and listen to the music.

When I feel numb I'll let you know, I won't become what I was before.

You cannot kill what's not your creation; this is the art of breaking.

Lisa found the steady beat almost calming, almost. She leaned back in her seat contemplating the events of the day, 'Why does Jackson want Keefe dead so badly? Could his boss really hate him that much?' she thought to herself. The song ended and she switched off the radio and tried to get back to figuring the hard-headed-Jackson out.

There were only a few minutes between switching off the radio and finding herself wanting coffee, no craving it with all of her being!

"Screw it," she said out loud before opening her door and jumping out onto the pavement. She didn't even try to be stealthy as she walked out of the parking lot and down the street to Starbucks.

!#$&(

"Where is Lisa?" Keefe nearly shouted as he scanned the parking lot. He had already checked the car where she said that she was going to be listening to music, but when he got there he hadn't seen anything. only an empty car.

"Hey Keefe, I heard you were looking for me….?" Keefe turned around to find Lisa casually leaning against the limo with a Starbucks coffee cup in her hand.

"You went….. And got….. Coffee," he said not believing that she had left to get coffee at a time like this! "Yeah about that………" she said and walked to Mike who was waiting for her with a pair of handcuffs. She was about to put out her wrists to be handcuffed when her cell phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Lisa! I figured I would call since we're just moments away from seeing each other again."

"What do you want Mr. Ripper?"

"Sticks and stones Leese, and they don't even hurt that much. And I wouldn't get to mouthy if I were you; I'm only days away from becoming the head of the company." With that the line went dead and Lisa put out her wrists to be handcuffed.

"Sorry Leese, bad things happen to good people," Keefe said with a smirk.

!#$&(

Jackson stood in front of the garage door shoulders with the part with his arms folded over his chest. He awaited the limo that was pulling into the garage; he watched as the driver jumped out of the front seat and ran out of the garage like a scared dog.

Jackson walked over to the left side door and opened it to see Lisa sitting in the back with her hands cuffed in front of her. Jackson gave a nod toward one of the men for them to release the hostages then slid into the seat next to Lisa closing the door behind him. He then gave a questioning glance down at the handcuffs.

"The keys are in my breast pocket," she said then seeing the smirk she quickly added, "Inside breast pocket." He opened her jacket and retrieved the keys, then grabbing her upper arm roughly he unlocked the handcuffs and that's when Lisa lashed out. as she through the punch and reached for the door handle the only thing that went through her mind was the scar on her collar bone, as she stepped out onto the pavement she felt a cold hand grab her wrist pulling her back in.

Lisa let out a small shriek of surprise as Jackson tried to pull her back into the limo, "You run away Leese and this still won't be over, I told you I would have to steal you didn't I?" Jackson hissed in her ear and she head butted him with the back of her head. Picking up a gun that had fallen to the floor she let out a few shots hitting one of the men that were running at her in the shoulder and the other in the chest. With that she went running into the hotel; she could hear Jackson murmur that she was acting stupid going back into the hotel but she didn't, no couldn't care less.

!#$&(

Jackson watched as Lisa ran from the garage into the hotel, "Stupid Leese." He murmured as he chased after her. He had ordered everyone to come with him, except for one.

!#$&(

Lisa watched Jackson run out of the garage followed by the gunmen who had been in there with him. She waited a few seconds after they left then ran into the garage locking the door behind her, "Lisa?"

Lisa, turned around pointing the gun at the man who had startled her then relaxed when she saw that it was Jake, but she never lowered the gun. "Lisa, I'm sorry I should have never taken you to my brother," he said taking a step towards her.

She took a step back, "But you did." "And I'm regretting every minute of that decision, Lisa you need to get out of here all the hostages were let go. If you leave now they can arrest him and you'll never have to see him again."

"It was you in the parking lot wasn't it Jake? I knew I recognized you from the moment that I saw you; since I heard your voice I knew but I didn't want to think that some one that sweet and charming could do something like that."

"What about Jackson?" he said hitting a nerve and taking his chance he pounced her trying to fight the gun from her hands. 'If she won't just leave I'll have to force her!' he thought and that's when they heard it, a gun shot and Lisa stumbled backwards.