"It's okay, Robin….just say what you see, whatever you feel." Laurie urged, putting her arm around her. Rudy appeared in the doorway at that moment, and hearing Laurie's words, sat down next to Robin. At once Laurie released her daughter to his care, as Rudy took her hand. "Go on, honey…we're here."

"I ….it's outside, Ramona is walking with Chelsea…out of an office or something…two men, one stops her and the other grabs the baby out of her arms. He's hitting Ramona, she's on the ground…someone help!" she cried, then drew a shuddering breath as Rudy gently comforted her.

"It's all right, Robin….just breathe…we're not going to let anyone near Ramona or Chelsea…just take deep breaths." As Robin followed his instructions, the old doctor took her blood pressure and pulse, then smiled at her.

"That's better, honey….I want you to rest now…but you did very well. Missy, you too, you remembered what to do."

"Thank you, Rudy…..but we have to tell the guys….find out who would do such a thing!" Laurie exclaimed, getting up and fetching a glass of water. Along the way she alerted an upset Rick, who promptly called Ian and then spoke with Robbie.

"Son, hopefully this is just a warning, but still, I don't want Ramona or the children alone at any time. Ian is on his way, ….I want Robin to stay put, until but until we know what or who might be after Chelsea…."

"Rick? What's going on?" Ron and Abby Johnson appeared in the doorway, and the two men exchanged handshakes. Abby pecked Rick on the cheek, then said, "Let me go see my buddy and Robin…." As she scooted by her old friend, Rick smiled at her, then frowned as Ron asked, "Robin had a premonition?"

"Yeah…a bad one….she saw two men attack Ramona and grab the baby….."

"If we're lucky, if she remembers what the men look like, we might have a clue." The chief explained, and Rick's jaw tightened.

"You're kidding…someone's stealing babies? When?"

"There's been four children under the age of 1 taken in the last 2 months in both the Phoenix and Tucson areas. We almost had a fifth child taken when a teenage girl was grabbed by one man in a ski mask, while another…"

Ron hesitated, then said, "another suspect grabbed the baby she was carrying. They knocked the mother into the street then started to take off in a car. Luckily a good Samaritan got the girl out of the street while someone grabbed the kidnapper and forced him to give back the child. As soon as the man did, he jumped back into the car and disappeared. We suspect it's an illegal adoption ring, because when we found the babies, there were 3 and 4 American couples claiming they had adopted them, and paid a broker to file the papers. Of course they're not legal adoptions, but it's taken 3 months to cut through all the red tape and return the children to their families."

"That's horrible….did anyone get a description or a license plate number?" Rick asked, then winced as Ron shook his head tersely.

"No, everything happened too fast..only "persons of interest"….an agency called "Loving Homes, Inc." who used to have a contract as a halfway house for unmarried teens. The attorney general had several complaints from young women about being harassed into giving up their children, but they were never charged with anything. Still,…." His expression grew thoughtful.

"When their county contract was suspended, the head honcho, some minister named Kingsley requested a voluntary review and is supposed to get the contract renewed. Our department's supposed to send someone to do an inspection…hmmmm."

A grin appeared on Rick's face as Robbie groaned. "No, I don't think so, Pop."

"What….I didn't say anything.." Rick said in a mock-defensive tone, and even Ron chuckled.

"Robbie, you're too smart, but still…Rick, I don't know, I really should have the detectives handle this."

"Look, Ron….A.J. and I can wear disguises and go in and out…..just to check out the place. If there's even a hint of trouble or if we see something…." Rick began, then Ron finished, "You'll clear out and let your back up handle it. But…", he added, pinning the older Simon with a stern eye.

"Only if A.J. does this too, and you both wear wires….Robbie, I want you to stick to Ramona like glue….but when she feels better you need to bring her in to look at some pics.."

"Thanks, Ron….that'll work." Robbie said, relieved. Rick patted him on the shoulder as he told the chief, "Deal…I'm not crazy enough to go in without a partner, and if it can't be this one…"

"Thanks, Pop….but you'd better tell Mom too…" Robbie smiled, then Laurie's voice sounded in back of him.

"Tell me what?"

"Uh, how Robbie's going to hang here until Ian returns?" he answered in a cheerful voice, then turned to see his wife's serious expression.

"Would you excuse us, Ron? Robbie, your sister feels like she could manage a sandwich, could you get her one from the kitchen?" she asked. Both the chief and Robbie tried to hide smiles from Rick as they left the hallway. At once Rick knew he would have to be honest with Laurie, and he took her hand in his.

"Come on, darlin', I need to talk to you."

Feeling a worried vibe coming from her, Rick walked them both into their room, then closing the door, sat on the bed and pulled her down beside him.

"What is it, Rick? What do you have to tell me? Is it about what Robin saw?" Laurie asked, her face troubled.

"Yes, sweetheart…but you have to know, I wasn't going to hide anything from you. I just had to figure out what we were going to do about this threat to Ramona and the baby…and how to protect Robin.." Rick explained. At that Laurie turned and put her arms around his neck.

"I'm sorry, darling…I didn't mean to act like I don't trust you…I just want you to remember I can handle the truth, and if it means taking extra precautions…."

"No, Laurie…it's not that, it's that A.J. and I may work with Ron and Phoenix PD on this. There's a place that masquerades as a home for unwed girls that may be involved, and Ron's going to look into us going in as inspectors." Rick explained. A frightened look came into his wife's eyes, and he started to reassure her.

"Darlin'….we wouldn't be doing anything dangerous.."

"No…I don't want you to do this….Rick, please….you and A.J. mustn't…it's too risky." Laurie blurted out frantically. Holding him tightly in her arms, she added, "Ron wouldn't put you in danger…I know he wouldn't …but I don't care….I don't want you and A.J. to go…please!"

:"Laurie, sweetheart……" The level of her reaction surprised Rick as she burst into tears and sobbed, "Please, darling….don't leave me..please…I don't want to lose you…please have Ron use someone else…"

"Shh, all right, it's okay, darlin'…." He comforted her, pulling her into his embrace and stroking her hair. "Please don't cry, princess…."

Rick felt the sobs start to ease as he asked, "Are you having the frights, sweetheart?" He could barely hear Laurie as she wept into his shirt, but he made out, "I don't know….I just ….if you and A.J. go into that place, they'll kill you!"

Startled at the fear radiating from her, Rick raised her face to his. "Laurie, A.J. and I won't go, if it scares you so much…..but we have to find these people….and if it's the only way to protect Ramona and Chelsea…."

There was silence for a moment, then Laurie spoke between sobs. "I'm sorry, darling…I just feel like I'm going to lose you if you and A.J. do this….if these people are horrible enough to knock down a girl holding a baby…they wouldn't stop at hurting you guys."

She paused a moment, then visibly controlling herself, added, "But...if you ..and Ron think this is the only way...I would never want to stop you…from doing what you think will protect our children..."

That undid him, and he held Laurie tightly to him, choking back his own emotions as he said, "Thank you, darlin'..thank you for trusting in me and A.J...I will not leave you, do you hear me..." He tipped her face up and kissed her long and breathlessly. After a long moment, she pulled back for a moment and gasped, "Si, mi amour..." then joined her lips to his again.

After a few minutes, a knock on the door reminded them that their family might be wondering about them, so Rick reluctantly released his wife from his arms.

"Come in." he called, then smiled to see their son-in-law Ian in the doorway.

"Dad? Mom?"

"It's okay, son…did you see Robin?" Rick asked, as Laurie wiped her eyes.

"Yeah, she says she's okay, but…what she saw…"

"Is not going to happen, because Robin saw enough to get us ready to stop any trouble. Plus A.J. and I will be working with Ron on possibly rooting out who's behind some baby snatchings that might be linked." Rick explained. Ian sighed.

"Thanks, Dad…Robin did say it didn't last that long, and that Mom helped her focus her vision. I feel so bad having taken these extra shows….I went ahead and canceled my next 3 performances, so I'll be with Robin and the kids."

Rick smiled at the younger man. "Thank you, son….I know Robin will be glad to have you there." Laurie stood up and hugged Ian. "Thank you, Ian…it means a lot that you chose your family first. Now why don't you wash up and I'll get you something to eat."

The next couple of days were tense as the ranch was under surveillance at all times. With Robbie, Ramona and Chelsea in one room, and Ian and Robin in another, Rick and A.J. felt they could best look after the young families. To further protect their children, Cecilia took Petey, Katie and Davie to San Diego with her to visit their cousins, leaving Andy and Lala promising not to leave their college campus..

On the fourth day after Robin's premonition, Laurie was chatting with her daughter in the kitchen when the gate buzzer sounded.

"I'll be right back, honey…"she smiled, thinking it was Rick, then walked down the hall to the front of the house. Peeking out the window, she saw a strange car at the gate.