Robert settled into the comfortable seat on the private jet Connie had managed to procure from the WSB, she had came back into the interrogation room an hour after she left brandishing papers that put him into her custody for transport back to the Markham Islands. It wasn't until the plane took off did she inform him they weren't going to the Markham Islands but to Port Charles instead.
"Connie tell me again why we are going to Port Charles instead of looking for Holly?"
Connie took a sip of her drink and replied
"A friend in Intelligence tells me that Helena was spotted at a private air field outside of Port Charles two days ago and I think that is where we need to start looking for answers".
"Connie Interpol is going to be all over Port Charles once they find out this plane landed there".
Connie smiled and took another sip of her drink good ole Robby always the worrier she thought.
"Robby when we get to Port Charles the pilot is going to take off again and then proceed to the Islands, once there he will tell the authorities that he dropped us off in a small town in New York and by that time we will have about a twenty hour jump on them so once this happens we are gonna have to be discreet and keep out of sight. I have a mutual friend of ours meeting us when the plane lands. Someone who is very familiar with dealing with Cassadines".
Robert grinned at Connie because he knew that "mutual friend" was none other than Luke Spencer.
Luke had used some of his more unsavory contacts to secure a dinghy little apartment near the docks, he had also arranged for Lulu to stay with Lucky and Elizabeth for her own safety because he knew once he started prodding the Cassadines all hell was going to break loose. Connie walked around the apartment checking doors and windows for security purposes. Robert was tired she could tell but she also knew he wouldn't rest until he got to the bottom of this mystery so she proceeded to set up her laptop and get the latest on intelligence.
"So Spencer, where's the booze?" Connie said over her shoulder
Luke laughed and proceeded to get a bottle of vodka out of the cupboard with three glasses.
"Connie sweetheart have I told you how good you are looking, I was blown away when you called me I was thinking good old Connie just had to have her some Luke after all these years"
"Aww Luke you are still quite the charmer".
Luke proceeded to pour them each a drink and studied Robert going over the same file he had already gone over three times
." Hey Rob old buddy i don't think the info in that file has changed in the last five minutes".
Robert sighed and rubbed his eyes feeling much older than his fifty nine years, he had to admit he was tired and weary but he had to stay sharp and keep going he had read every word in Hollys file five times and nonthing made sense to him. He still had the same questions going over and over in his brain. If she had accounts with millions of dollars in Australia why did she need to ransome the antidote and who was this suppsed husband she spoke of, there was nothing whatsoever in her file about a husband.
"Luke when you spoke to Holly in the police station before she was taken away did you notice anything odd about her behavior?"
Luke thought about Roberts question and replied
"Hell Robert the whole thing was odd, it certainly wasn't the Holly I knew, i mean sure people can change but not usually that drastically".
Robert stood and walked to the window looking out over the harbor, it was always a beautiful sight but tonight the stars seemed brighter and the sky seemed more clear than usual. Where are you Holly he thought to himself and what have you gotten yourself into?
Robert awoke after a fitful nights sleep to see Luke still sleeping in another bed across the room. Connie had left last night after setting up the laptop on a secure broadband connection. She was going to fly to different parts of the country and let herslf be seen so as to throw the authorities off his trail. Luke had managed to come up with some cash from somewhere, he probably didn't want to know where, and he had brought some clothes for Robert to wear. He and Luke were going to monitor WSB channels today to listen out for anything concerning Helena or Holly and after dark they would sneak into Windemere and search for clues.
Meanwhile in a secluded estate outside of town Helena Cassadine stood at a window in her study looking out at the dismal forest and mountains beyond the home in which she had to live in so as to keep a low profile and not be seen by the denzians of Port Charles. A knock on her door jolted her back to reality
"Enter" said Helena as she moved over to her desk.
Henri her trusted butler entered with a guest,
"Well I see you have arrived safely"
Helena said to her guest she then dismissed the butler
"I trust you have carried out your instructions?".
"Yes" replied the lady as she took a seat in front of Helenas desk.
"Scorpio and Spencer will follow a series of clues that will lead them directly to Holly and to you"
Helena was very pleased she would reward the good agent Townley very well if all went as planned.
In an upstairs bedroom in Helenas house a sleeping Holly called out in a dream
"Oh Robert I love you so much please don't leave me"