In Beth's hometown, the airliner made a crash-landing on the highway just ten miles from the university hospital. Numerous of vehicles were involved in the disaster. Most of the drivers and passengers of the vehicles were among the wounded.
No one at Joe's Pub heard the crash, but within five minutes, three men had stepped in and were talking about the incident.
Beth still had a half bottle of wine cooler when she heard about the crash. She then handed the bottle to Brandon and said, "I'd better get to the hospital."
"Of course," said Brandon. "There's a chance that Spence and I will be called back to work too in a few minutes."
Beth faced Spence and said, "It was a real pleasure meeting you. Most likely, I will see you around."
Before Beth had a chance to walk away, Spence asked, "Beth, would it be all right if I call you sometime?"
Beth had a grin on her face as she took a couple of seconds to think of her answer. She then said, "Sure; I would like that. You can get my number from Brandon. Bye."
Spence grinned and said, "Bye.
Beth turned and walked quickly towards the exit. Her cell phone was sounding as she was leaving the pub and when she looked at who was calling, she recognized the number was being from the hospital.
Minutes later, inside the emergency room of the university hospital, Beth was stepping up to Dr. Eisen. Dr. Eisen saw Beth and said, "We haven't received anyone from the plane crash yet, so you have time to go change into your scrubs."
Without attempting to move, Beth said, "Dr. Eisen, I did have a half a bottle of a wine cooler. I'm not drunk though."
"Thanks for telling me," said Dr. Eisen. "For the first hour, I'm going to have you stay out front and help prioritize the injured. After that hour is up, then you can scrub in for surgery. Now go get your scrubs on before the injured starts piling in."
"Yes, Dr. Eisen," said Beth. She then started to walk past Rebecca.
"Oh, Dr. O'Brian," said Rebecca.
Beth stopped and as she faced Rebecca again she asked, "Yes, Dr. Eisen?'
"Your uncle did have a mild heart attack, but according to all the test results, he should recover nicely," said Rebecca.
"Thanks, Dr. Eiesen, for the information," said Beth.
"He also have visitors; relatives of yours I'm guessing," said Rebecca. "Once you get your scrubs on, you might be able to stop in for a minute or two."
"Thanks again, Dr. Eisen," said Beth.
Rebecca just nodded and then turned to walk away. Beth also turned and continued down the hallway.
Beth went straight to her locker and changed into her scrubs. Except for the cell phone that she attached to her waist, she locked her personal items in the locker.
After leaving the locker room, she went and visited Archer, Archer's wife Sally, Archer's son Daniel and Archer's daughter Cindy. Cindy was thirty-two and Daniel was twenty-eight. Kim recognized Sally, but she didn't recognized Daniel or Cindy. Sally's parents were also in the room and the only reason why Archer and his family were in town was for a family reunion with Sally's family.
At Joe's Pub, Ryan stepped in and looked around. When he saw Brandon playing pool with Spence, he walked up to him.
As Spence was making his shot on the pool table, Brandon watched Ryan walking towards him. When Ryan stepped up to Brandon, Ryan said in a slight English accent, "I was told that Beth is here. Is she?"
"Beth was here a few minutes ago, but she left," said Brandon.
"Did she go home?" asked Ryan.
Brandon shook his head. He then asked, "Have you heard about a large jet crash-landing on the interstate?'
"Yeah, the traffic is a mess in a lot of areas," said Ryan. "So where is Beth?"
"Beth is a doctor, and normally a disaster as large as a jet crash-landing, all of the doctors in the vicinity are called back to their respective hospitals," said Brandon.
"So Beth is at the hospital," said Ryan.
"That's correct," said Brandon.
"Which hospital is she working at?" asked Ryan.
"A word of advise Ryan; you do not want to show up at her work," said Brandon.
"Okay, I'll try to catch her later," said Ryan. He then turned and walked away.
"Who is he?" asked Spence.
"He is Ryan," said Brandon. "He and Beth dated for about nine months. They broke up when he moved to London."
"Were they serious?" asked Spence.
"Things were serious between them up until the moment Ryan announced that he was taking a promotion that was offered to him and that the promotion was sending him to London. Beth was furious at Ryan for not consulting her on his decision and when Ryan hinted to the fact that a woman should stand by her man, Beth hit the roof and ended the relationship then and there."
"Beth doesn't like standing behind her man?" asked Spencer.
"Beth doesn't like sexism," said Brandon. "Ryan lost Beth because he assumed that Beth would drop everything and follow him to London just because he was going to make a high figure salary in London as some kind of manager or supervisor. Now if Ryan would have consulted with Beth before making his decision on the promotion, things might be different today between them two."
"So the moral of you story is, consult with Beth before making decisions," said Spence.
"If you ever date her and that you don't want her dropping you like a hot potato, you've better consult her before making any life changing decisions," said Brandon.
"Thanks for the hint," said Spence.
"No problem," said Brandon. He then went to take his shot.
At the university hospital, Beth visited for only five minutes before getting word that survivors were on their way to the hospital. Beth then said her goodbyes to everyone in the room, and went straight to emergency room.
Beth got to the emergency room a couple of minutes before the first ambulances rolled in. As instructed, Beth prioritized the wounded and the human modeled Cylons were among them. Two resident doctors were also prioritizing the wounded as well. The six other surgical interns were assisting surgical doctors in the operating rooms.
Beth walked up to Number-Six to determine her condition. Number-Six's right upper arm, left shoulder and forehead on her left side were wrapped to stop the bleeding from a laceration. Her right wrist was sprained and was wrapped. Beth determined that her condition was moderate; however, before Beth was able to go to the next patient, the Cylon grabbed Beth's arm and asked, "Please tell me what happen?"
Beth had gotten a vision of when the Cylon were preparing to board the vessel with the others.
In the vision, six Sharon Valerii modeled Cylons were standing close to one another when one asked, "So how do we become a part of their society?"
"A disaster site is always chaotic and confusing, so integrating at a disaster site is always a good method," said Number-Six."
Within the vision Beth had also caught a glimpse of a two male modeled Cylon, and several combat Cylons before Number-Six brought her out of her vision by exclaiming, "Doctor-doctor." When Number-Six saw Beth looking at her in a focus manner, she asked, "What happen to me?"
Beth answered in a manner as if not to say what she knew, "You were involved in a plane crash. You have a few lacerations that do need suturing along with bruises and a slight sprain to your right wrist. The paramedics done a good job of wrapping the lacerations so your bleeding is actually under control and therefore your injuries are not life threatening. I know it's going to be a pain in the ass for you to wait patiently until you are treated and I very much apologize for the length of time that you will be waiting, but there are people who are more seriously wounded than you who need to be treated immediately. So please sit tight for now and be patient with us. You will be treated as quickly as we can get to you."
Number-Six slightly grinned and said, "You're refreshingly honest."
Beth grinned and nodded her head. As Beth moved away from the Cylon, she walked towards a nurse named Penny. Just before Beth stepped up to Penny, she took her phone off her pants and held it out for Penny to take.
Penny looked at Beth in a curious manner as Beth said, "Penny, take my phone; scroll through the phone book for the name Brandon and call it. Tell him I need to see him and it's urgent. He is to come straight into the emergency room."
"Yes, Doctor," said Penny.
After Beth handed her phone to Penny, she turned towards the patients who needed to be prioritized. Before selecting her next patient, she looked at each patient, one by one. She didn't spot anymore of the four Cylons she saw in her vision.
Beth's attention was then drawn to two paramedics as they were wheeling in an injured woman and yelling, "We have a seriously injured woman here."
Beth rushed over to the gurney and as she stepped up, she saw that it was the Sharon model Cylon. Beth only hesitated for a split second when she saw who was on the gurney. She then yelled out, "I need a blood type cross match here stat…"
Number-Six sat up slightly and watched Beth's performance as Beth performed her duties in a competent manner. Beth had prioritized Sharon as critical and had sent her to be operated on immediately.
As Beth was walking up to another patient, Penny walked up to her and said, "Brandon will be here in a few minutes."
"Thanks Penny," said Beth. "If you wouldn't mind, put my phone in my coat pocket.
"No problem, Doctor," said Penny. She then placed Beth's phone in Beth's coat pocket.
Beth then turned her attention to her patient.
Number-Six watched Beth as Beth performed her duties for a short time before her attention was drawn to a nurse who was asking the less serious wounded to identify him or herself. Number-Six listened closely to the wounded as each one gave his or her name and where he or she was from. Some of the wounded, mostly men with wallets, were able to provide proof of health insurance. As Number-Six was listening carefully, she learned that the people were from several different cities.
When the nurse walked up to Number-Six, and asked Number-Six for her name and where she was from, Number-Six combined a different first and last name of what she heard and said, "My name is Savannah Hill. I'm from Boston."
The nurse gestured to a man who was a short distance from her and asked, "Oh, are you related to Jared Hill?"
"No relations," said Number-Six. "I was traveling alone."
As the nurse wrote down the name, she asked, "Do you have health insurance, Ms. Hill?"
"I do, but I lost my belongings in the disaster; my ID and proof of insurance were with my belongings," said Number-Six.
"Is there anyone who you can call to get your health policy information?" asked the Nurse.
"I'm afraid not," said Number-Six.
"What is the name of your health provider?" asked the nurse.
"I actually just recently switched heath providers and at the moment I can't think of which provider it was," said Number-Six. "Will that be a problem?"
"At this emergency room, we don't turn away uninsured patients or patients who can't pay, so no, it won't be a problem if you can't provide us with proof of insurance," said the nurse. "When you are able to, you should send us the information."
"I will do that," said Number-Six.
"What is your address and phone number?" asked the nurse.
Again Number-Six had mixed the information she had heard and said, "It's thirty-two fourteen, Magnolia Street, Boston Massachusetts… I just recently moved to that city and I can't think of the zip code off hand."
"Let me know if you think of it later," said the nurse.
"I will," said Number-Six. "Oh and I don't have a phone."
The nurse nodded and then asked about medical history. When the nurse got all of the pertinent information, she moved to the next patient.
Ten minutes later, Brandon and Spence walked into the hospital. The people in reception and waiting area were slightly more than normal. After Brandon and Spence walked up to the nurse's station, Brandon told the nurse who he was and that he was paged there by his sister. The nurse at the nurse's station wouldn't let Brandon pass into the emergency room, but she did write out a note that said that he was in the waiting area and had it sent to Beth.
A nurse named Claire stepped up and handed Beth the note. After Beth read the note she said, "I need him in here."
"Doctor, it's against the policy to let him back here," said Claire.
Beth said loud enough for only Claire to hear, "He's a policeman, and I need him in here as a policeman."
"If there is something going on that needs to involve the police then you should went to Dr. Snyder first," said Claire.
"Okay, fine," Beth then wrote the message on the slip of paper, 'The threat that Kimberly-two had warned us about is here. They are not all machines though. Some are like us. Perhaps clones of humans. The plane crash needs to be treated like a terrorist attack and the homeland security need to be brought in.' Beth folded the paper a couple of times and said, "Claire, take this note back to Brandon."
"Yes Doctor," said Claire. Claire then turned and walked away.
Beth's attention was then drawn to an orderly who was pushing a dead body on a gurney.
Beth walked up to him and asked, "What do you have?'
"Don't bother with this one, doc," said the orderly. "This one died on the way here."
Beth lifted up the cover to view the body and saw that it was one of the male Cylons. Beth then asked, "Were you taking him to the morgue in the basement?"
"Yes, Doctor," said the orderly.
"Put this one in the freezer and mark him to be autopsied," said Beth.
"Okay, but we know what caused his death," said the orderly.
"What killed him is not what he will be autopsied for," said Beth.
"Okay," said the orderly.
As the orderly walked away, Beth stepped up to another patient.
Out in the waiting area, Brandon was reading the note Beth sent him. Spence stood beside Brandon and read the note at the same time. People were frequently walking past them as they read the note.
After seeing what the note said, Spence asked, "What's going on?"
"This is not my secret to say," said Brandon.
"Beth wants you to contact homeland security and since we both are policemen, we are part of the homeland security," said Spence.
"Beth is referring to the feds and not the local boys in blue… except you're right," said Brandon. "It will affect us as well."
"So you are going to tell me?" asked Spence.
"Yes, but you are to keep this to yourself, and I will deny it if it gets out," said Brandon. Spence looked at Brandon in a perplexed manner. Brandon said only loud enough for Spence to hear, "Beth is the friendly voice from the twelve colonies of Kobol."
Spence looked at Brandon in a skeptical manner and asked, "What?"
"Beth has been in contact with humans from the twelve colonies for the past year," said Brandon. "These humans are refugees who are fleeing the robotic Cylons, but according to this note, the Cylons are not all machines and they are now among us."
"How is Beth in contact with the twelve colonies of Kobol?" asked Spence.
"A couple of days after Beth's fourteenth birthday Beth was abducted by space aliens," Brandon began. Spence looked at Brandon as if he wasn't sure what to believe. "She was missing for two days, and when she returned that was when her psychic ability came to be known."
"So these alien gave Beth her psychic ability?" asked Spence.
"No; Beth and I both have our reasons to believe that her ability was already emerging and was about ready to make an appearance when she was abducted," said Brandon. "Her psychic ability consists of seeing past and future events along with the ability to astral project."
"Astral projection, as in someone's spirit leaving one's body?" asked Spence.
"That's right," said Brandon.
"So Beth leaves her body and goes to wherever those refugees from Kobol are and talks to them?" asked Spence.
"I could say yes to that, but that's really not all there is to it," said Brandon.
"There's more?" asked Spence.
"Yeah, not only did the aliens abducted Beth just after her fourteenth birthday and then released her, but they also cloned her. We call her clone Kimberly-two. Oh, they also abducted and cloned six other people from Earth as well; however, during the cloning process the aliens who abducted Beth and the other six were involved in some kind of accident that left all of the clones in stasis for slightly more than ten years. About one year ago the refugees from Kobol found Beth's fourteen-year-old clone along with the other clones. Those clones are now living with those refugees. Beth and Kimberly-two have the same psychic and astral projecting abilities. Kimberly-two is also the only reason why we even know about the refugees from Kobol and the Cylons."
"I have more than one question, and my first question is, why are you referring to the clone as Kimberly-two?" asked Spence.
"Beth's first and middle names are Kimberly Elizabeth," said Brandon. "Before Beth was abducted everyone except for our grandma called her Kim. Kimberly-two still goes by the name of Kim."
"Okay, my next question is, did Kimber… did Kim astral project to Beth and that was how Beth found out about the refugees?" asked Spence.
"Well actually, when Beth found out about Kim, Beth thought Kim was a ghost that was appearing to her and Kim thought she was only dreaming about an adult version of herself," said Brandon. "You see Kim was actually astral projecting in her sleep. Kim didn't even know she had that ability. Beth decided to conduct an experiment to find her ghost, and she did too. However, Kim was very much alive and living among the colonies. Beth said that Kim was in the middle of eating her food and almost choked when she saw Beth's astral projecting spirit."
"So Beth and Kim can see each other?' asked Spence.
"Beth is the only one who can see Kim as Kim astral projects, and Kim is the only one who can see Beth as Beth astral projects," said Brandon.
"This is all fascinating," said Spence.
Brandon took his phone off of his belt and said, "If there are no more questions, I really need to call the feds."
"I believe I'm pretty well caught up now; thanks," said Spence
Brandon grinned as he dialed information for the FBI. After he was transfer to the FBI by the operator, he identified himself and then, while not trying to sound like a nut case, he reported what he knew of the homeland threat.
Brandon was answering the FBI's questions for twenty-five minutes and when he finally got off the phone he told Spence, "Okay, we are instructed to remain where we are until the FBI gets here."
Just as Brandon was putting his phone away, Spence saw Ryan walking in. Spence gestured towards Ryan and said, "Look at who just walked in."
Brandon turned to look and when he saw that it was Ryan, he said, "I'm going to see what he doing here." He and Spence then walked up to Ryan. "Ryan, if you are not sick or injured, Beth is going to injure you if she catches you here."
"I know she will be upset with me at first, but once she hears what I have to say, she will take me back," said Ryan.
"Ryan, it's very apparent that only Beth can set you straight, so I'm not going to try to talk you out of seeing Beth," said Brandon.
"You don't think that Beth will take me back," said Ryan.
"To be honest, Ryan, I don't see that happening," said Brandon. "And I do think that it will be a waste of time for you to even try."
"There was one time when you were for Beth and me being together," said Ryan.
"That was when Beth had feelings for you, and then you made that fatal statement that caused your relation with Beth to crash and burn," said Brandon. Brandon gestured towards Spence. "Changing the subject, this is Spence, a fellow officer at my precinct."
Ryan put out his hand to shake Spence's hands and said, "Nice to meet you."
As Spence shook Ryan's hand he said, "Likewise."
"Well, I don't know about you two, but I'm going to find a seat in the waiting room," said Brandon.
Brandon turned and as he walked towards the waiting area, Spence and Ryan followed. As soon as they walked into the waiting area, they found three empty seats and sat down.
Brandon, Spence and Ryan sat in the waiting room for about ten minutes before two male FBI agents walked into the hospital. One of the two was carrying a briefcase. They immediately stepped up to the nurse's station and had Brandon paged. When Brandon walked up to the FBI agents, Spence and Ryan were beside him.
The two agents saw the three men stepping up. The agent carrying the briefcase asked, "Is one of you, Sgt Brandon O'Brian?"
"I'm Sgt Brandon O'Brian," he said as he pulled out his wallet and showed his police badge.
"Sgt. O'Brian, I'm Agent Mitchell; we spoke on the phone, and this is my partner Agent Garibaldi," said the agent who was carrying the briefcase. "Sgt. O'Brian, after hanging up with you, I took the liberty of checking your and your sister's records. You are a promising policemen. Your captain has even put you in for another promotion."
In a delightful manner Brandon asked, "I'm up for a promotion?"
Agent Mitchell looked at Brandon in an uncertain manner and said, "I guess I just let the cat out of the bag. Anyway, your sister is a promising doctor with one hitch. She's a psychic and she helps the local police along with the police from the surrounding counties from time to time. You actually called us because of a vision of a homeland security threat that your sister had gotten."
"Yes, agent Mitchell," said Brandon.
Agent Mitchell looked at the nurse and said, "Nurse, please inform Dr. Kimberly O'Brian that two agents from the FBI are here and that Agent Mitchell requires her immediate presence."
The nurse gave Agent Mitchell a dubious smile and said, "I will pass your message to her."
Agent Mitchell looked at the nurse in a confused manner as the nurse was walking away.
In the emergency room Beth was examining a man in his late twenties who suffered a head trauma. Beth was prioritizing him not being too serious when the nurse walked up to her and whispered in Beth's ear, "Two agents from the FBI are here and they are insisting to see you."
Beth whispered back, "Is Brandon O'Brian still here?"
"Your brother is with them now, but they are saying that your presence is required," whispered the nurse.
"Tell the FBI that I have no problem with speaking to them after everything around here has calmed down," whispered Beth.
"The one who sent me in here isn't going to like that response," said the nurse.
"Well, tell him that my first priority is to the patients," said Beth.
"Okay," said the nurse. The nurse then turned and walked away.
Beth refocused her attention back to her patient and said, "Sir, we are taking the critical people first and your condition is not too serious. Please sit patiently and someone will see you as soon as possible."
"Yes Doctor," said the man.
Beth walked away and walked over to where medicines were kept. She took out two syringes and two tranquilizing bottles. She filled the syringes with the tranquilizers and after putting the cap on the syringes, she put them in her coat pocket for easy access. She then moved on to her next patient.
As the seconds slowing past into minutes, Beth had prioritized the next patient as not being critical and before she had a chance to walk towards her next patient, she saw Agent Mitchell walking in.
Penny had stepped up to Agent Mitchell and said, "I'm sorry sir, but you are not allowed back here."
Agent Mitchell flashed his badge at Penny and said, "Where can I find Dr. Kimberly O'Brian?" Beth watched as Penny pointed her out and Beth remained where she was standing as Agent Mitchell stepped up to her. After he flashed her his badge, he said in a volume to where only Beth can hear. "Dr. O'Brian, I'm Agent Mitchell. I understand that you had your brother call my partner and I here for a homeland security threat. Now that we are here, you refusing to talk to me."
"I'm not refusing to talk," said Beth. "I'm just extremely busy."
Before Agent Mitchell had a chance to say anything, there was a page over the com-system, "Dr. O'Brian, report to the operating room-three. Dr. O'Brian, report to the operating room-three."
Beth looked at her watch and said, "In fact, as you heard I'm being called away; most likely to assist in surgery."
"I'm afraid you will have to disregard that page," said Agent Mitchell.
"Agent Mitchell, when things are not so backed up here, I'll be more than happy to talk to you, but right now, I have a job to do."
"Doctor, you can go willingly with me so we can talk in private or I can arrest you; it's your choice," said Agent Mitchell.
"Agent Mitchell, are you allergic to anything? Any medicines?" asked Beth.
"No and why are you asking me that?" asked Agent Mitchell.
Beth looked past Agent Mitchell and as she had a baffled expression on her face, she blurted out, "What the hell?"
Agent Mitchell turned to look and when he did, Beth took out one of the syringes from her pocket and injected Agent Mitchell with it.
Agent Mitchell quickly faced Beth and demanded to know, "What did you just shoot me with?"
Number-Six was drawn to the commotion between Beth and Agent Mitchell as Beth said, "It was a tranquilizer. I wanted to know if you were allergic to any medicines so I can do that. In about two minutes or so you will be knocked out and you will be out for about three hours. After you regain consciousness in about three hours mostly likely we should be able to talk."
In a slur and sluggish voice, Agent Mitchell said, "I will have you arrest for insulting a FBI agent." He then weaved from being in a daze.
Beth called out, "Hey, I need a wheelchair here."
Penny rushed over with a wheelchair just in time to catch Agent Mitchell from collapsing in the floor. When Agent Mitchell was in the wheelchair, Penny asked, "What happened, doctor?"
"It seems that he faints in the sight of blood," said Beth. "Penny, put him somewhere out of the way for now."
Number-Six knew that Beth had sedated the man she was talking to and when Beth turned to walk away, she saw Number-Six staring at her with a big grin on her face. Beth grinned back as she walked away.
At the nurse's station, Agent Garibaldi was pacing impatiently and would look at his watch every five minutes. When Agent Garibaldi saw that Agent Mitchell had been gone for twenty minutes, he said to the nurse, "Something isn't right. Can you go and check on my partner for me?"
In a bothersome tone in her voice she said, "I'll be back."
When the nurse walked into the emergency area, Agent Garibaldi again paced in an uncomfortable manner. Brandon finally demanded, "Will you stop pacing? You are making me nervous."
"Look, I have only been a FBI agent for less than twenty-four hours now and I'm a little nervous," said Agent Garibaldi.
"What were you before that?" asked Ryan.
"I was actually a deputy to a back-wooded town," said Agent Garibaldi.
"How long has Agent Mitchell been with the FBI?" asked Spence.
"He said twelve years," said Agent Garibaldi. "He claims to know all the tricks and says that he will teach me the ropes." Agent Garibaldi then saw a dubious grin on Brandon's face, but chose to ignore it.
Agent Garibaldi paced for another three minutes and when the nurse returned she said, "Agent Garibaldi, apparently Agent Mitchell faints in the sight of blood and he has fainted twenty-five minutes ago. He is now resting comfortably."
"Wait, if he had fainted, wouldn't he be conscious by now?" asked Agent Garibaldi.
"I have seen people being out this long after fainting," said the nurse. "Of course those people had a medical issue."
"Take me to him," said Agent Garibaldi.
"Follow me," said the nurse.
The nurse led Agent Garibaldi to his partner and after he got there, he had the nurse to break an ammonia inhalant under his partner's nose. When his partner didn't twitch, he said, "My partner didn't faint. I want to know what happened to him."
"Well, other than being out cold, he seems to be fine so getting a doctor to look at him right now will be next to impossible," said the nurse.
"He came in here to talk to Dr. O'Brian, and now I want to talk to her," said Agent Garibaldi.
"Well, let's find out where she is," said the nurse. She then led Agent Garibaldi to Penny. "Penny, do you know where Dr. O'Brian is at?"
"She was called to surgery," said Penny.
"I want to talk to her," said Agent Garibaldi. "Take me to her."
"Sir, you are not allowed to go there," said Penny.
Agent Garibaldi pulled out his badge and as he showed it to Penny he said, "I am here on official business and I need to talk with her."
"Sir, I really don't care who you are," said Penny "You are not allowed to go there, but what I will do is get word to her that you want to see her. However, right now, you have to leave this area."
"Again, I will be in the waiting room," said Agent Garibaldi.