Gloria awoke the next morning when the baby started to fuss. Reaching over to the other side of the bed before she got up, she was surprised to find that Face was not there. "Honey?" She said opening the bathroom door before realizing that he'd never even been to bed. Taking Samantha to bed with her, Gloria fed her before getting them both bathed and dressed and then headed downstairs to find her husband and have some breakfast.

It took Face more effort to get showered and ready than he had anticipated. Holding on to Hannibal as he stepped out of the bathroom within his office, Maggie started to have serious reservations about his physical condition. It was apparent to them all that Face was only on his feet because of Hannibal's presence.

"Put him here, John," Maggie ordered dragging over an ottoman for Face to sit on. "I've got to be out of my mind to let you be up walking around!"

"It's just to show everyone that I'm alright," Face reiterated. "Afterward, I'll be at your mercy, Doc."

"Promise," Maggie said with a mischievous grin.

"I promise," Face replied rolling his eyes. "Now, fix me up so I can go see my family without falling on my face."

"You got it," Maggie said gently squeezing his shoulder before wrapping his ribs. Then she helped him into a shirt before he put on the brace and finally, she offered him a morphine shot for the pain which he declined. "Its not that strong," she said persuasively. "It'll help, I promise."

"Alright!" Face said submissively holding out his arm. "Give it to me."

Ellen grinned at her son, who was seated next to his father munching on dry cereal. Stockwell sat at the end of the table reading that days newspaper while BA flipped though the channels on the television.

When Gloria came into the room and looked around before taking a seat across from them, Ellen looked at her in concern. "What's wrong?"

"Have you seen Templeton?"

"Not yet," Murdock said with a shrug. "Why?"

"He never came to bed last night," Gloria said worriedly.

"Really?" Ellen said looking from Gloria to Murdock. "I wonder why?"

"Well," Murdock said looking beyond Gloria with a frown. "Why don't you ask him?"

Gloria turned around in her seat the same time Ellen looked up and both woman audibly gasped in surprise as Hannibal and Maggie helped Face into the dinning room. "Oh my god," Gloria said rushing to his side with Samantha in her arms. "Honey, what happened?"

"I had a little accident," Face said gingerly taking a seat next to hers. "It's nothing really. I just took a fall."

"A fall!" Frankie said entering the room. "Off of what, the roof?"

"No, I...uh fell off a chair while trying to get something from the top of the closet," Face said with a smirk. "I hit my head on the desk and landed flat on my back, right Doc?"

"That's what happened, alright," Maggie said crossing her arms. "I'm making him wear the brace for a little while in order to give his back time to bring down the swelling."

"You landed on that soft carpet and did all that!" Frankie said excitedly. "Its a good thing, you ain't no stunt man!"

"I know, right," Face said with a slight smile.

"Well, isn't this interesting," Stockwell said looking over the newspaper to make eye contact with his son. "Seems there were two causalities of an explosion last night in a subdivision not far from here. One of them being, Ivan Trigorin!"

"Trigorin?" Ellen said looking at Face. "Isn't he that Russian spy?"

"That's not all man," BA said pointing at the television. "The news just said both dudes were dead before the blast. The Russian was shot in the forehead, execution style! The other guy had his throat slit!"

"Wow," Face replied calmly. "Looks like we won't have to worry about them anymore."

"Coffee?" Maggie asked as Face nodded.

"Thanks," he said as she put a cup down in front of him. He was well aware of the stares he was getting from Murdock, BA and Stockwell. Keeping what happened from them was going to be harder than he had anticipated but then again, they weren't stupid and any of them could put two and two together. "I think, I'd like to lay down for a bit," Face said looking over at Gloria.

Gloria nodded. "Sure, Honey," she said with a concerned smile.

"Here," Murdock said getting to his feet and offering a hand. "Let me help you."

"Sure," Face said accepting the help in order to get on his feet.

"We'd better go make sure they make it," Hannibal said looking at Maggie knowingly.

The two woman we're oblivious to the fact that BA followed soon after but Stockwell was well aware.

Deciding to stay put for the moment, he was sure, he could get out of Carla later what really happened.

Murdock helped Face back to the study where Carla sat behind the desk going over the mail and other correspondence. After easing Face gently to the sofa, Murdock raised his feet before turning around and looking at the woman. "Can you leave us alone for a moment?"

"It's alright, Murdock," Face said with a nod. "Carla knows everything."

"Well, that's what I want to know," Murdock said angrily. "What the hell really happened?"

"Yeah, man," BA said following Hannibal and Maggie inside the room. "I think we deserve to know the truth!"

"You went after Trigorin alone, didn't you?" Murdock spat angrily.

"Keep it down," Face pleaded. "I don't want Gloria and Ellen to hear us!"

"I didn't believe that bull about falling off no chair," BA said just as angry as Murdock. "Why'd you do such a stupid thing for, fool!"

Face looked at Hannibal for help who only shrugged. "This is your show, Kid," he said with a grin. "For once, I'm staying out of it."

"Why, Face?" Murdock said harshly. "Why would you risk your life instead of sending us!"

"Maybe...because...I didn't want to risk yours," Face said quietly. "The last time I sent you out on a mission, you came back half dead and now, you've only got one lung! Maybe, I didn't want to bury one of my family members who died from a decision, I made!" The vehemence from Face's words made Murdock take a step back as Face forced himself to control his emotions. "This isn't easy for me, you know! One wrong move and I could lose it all! I couldn't live with myself if that happened! That's why, I had to go alone! I had to take out Trigorin no matter the cost to me!"

"And, you think your life is worth any less?" Murdock replied angrily. "You've got a wife now and your daughter to think about! You want her to grow up without a father like you did?"

"Murdock," Hannibal quietly warned.

"No," Face said throwing Murdock a look. "Of course, I don't! And, I pray she never has to but, I also hope, she doesn't have to grow up without her Uncle's either!"

"I don't like what you did but I can't find fault in how you feel?" Murdock said with a few nods. "Just don't do it again, kapeesh?"

"I hear you," Face said as Murdock bumped fists with him.

"The crazy fools right," BA said surprising everyone. "You do a stupid stunt like that again and I'll put you in that brace myself!"

Face chuckled which quickly brought a grimace of pain to his face. "That's enough guys," Maggie said sternly. "Let Face get some rest now, okay?"

"I'm glad you're okay Faceman but this ain't over! I thought we was a team," BA said angrily before leaving the room as Face looked at Hannibal worriedly.

"Don't look at me," Hannibal said with a smirk. "You didn't think that they wouldn't be pissed off because you didn't include them in the plan, did you?"

"I guess not," Face said sullenly.

Maggie did a quick check on Face's vital signs before covering him with a blanket. "Get some sleep," she said leaving the room. But, it was awhile before he did and only after he admitted to himself that he had made a huge error in judgment. They were a team and he should have remembered that.