Someone was stroking her face. She assumed it was Logan. Fingers brushed over her cheek and then left before his lips where next to her ear, whispering almost too softly for her to hear. "I can't wait for them to crucify you."

She struggled against drowsiness in order to identify the figure, but the nurses had given her too many meds and sleep overcame her.

There was a dark, shadowed person standing over her. It wasn't Logan. Everything seemed surreal. She had no idea whether or not she was even awake.

Duncan stood in the corner muttering to himself, "This isn't happening. This isn't happening, you aren't real. You can't hurt anyone. I'm just hallucinating. This isn't happening. Go away." His eyes were pressed tightly shut.

Veronica couldn't move. Her body was too weak. It was like she was still trying to wake up from being put under. The shadowy man put a finger to her lips as if to silence her as he gently took a pillow from behind her head and lowered it down over her face. She couldn't breathe. She was suffocating. The world started to fade. Just as soon as she was sure she was dead, Lilly came.

"Veronica!" Lilly's excited voice rang out.

Veronica turned in surprise, trying desperately to find the girl that belonged to that distinctive voice.

"Isn't it funny how things work out? Duncan's been freaking since he got here." Her eyes widened as she smiled for an extra dramatic effect.

"Where's Lilly? Or, I mean-"

"Chill, girl, I know, there are a lot of Lillies around." She took in a large breath. "Such a wonderful name." Lilly snuck up behind Veronica even though the slueth was constantly twisting and turning around in an attempt to see her friend as well as hear her. Veronica felt a freezing cold hand on her shoulder and heard Lilly laugh when her body flinched.

"Oh you should know how it goes by now, girl! I wish I could tell you. But, I do have a message from my dear, dear brother."

Veronica waited.

"He's sorry. And…" she paused for more of her signature Lilly drama "Don't do what you're thinking. Whatever that's supposed to mean. Jeez! My brother is such a dork. Too bad you weren't my sister, then I'd have at least one cool sibling."

"I miss you. Tell Duncan-"

"Why should I tell him? You can do that yourself as soon as he gets up the spine to come visit you!" She stood directly behind Veronica and whispered close into her ear. "And you seriously need a tan."

Veronica's lips parted to speak but she wasn't sure what to say. As she decided on a reply, she realized she had woken up and Lilly was gone.

She looked over to where Logan sat slumped over in his chair. Everything in the world was wrong, but for some reason at that moment she felt totally at peace. She ran her hand over her stitched together belly, trying to feel some movement from her baby, from Logan's baby growing inside her. She knew it was too early to feel the baby kick, but she still tried.

She must have dozed off because the next time she looked over at Logan's chair, he was gone. She felt oddly bereft without him watching over her, and was momentarily afraid he'd pulled another disappearing act on her.

She left that thought and began to go over every possible scenario to deal with Lilly's disappearance and Duncan's sudden death. Every plan she tried to form had a hitch. There was no way she could leave due to her physical limitations, and even if she could, she wasn't about to leave Lilly's disappearance at loose ends. She ran her hand over her belly once more, worrying about both babies and fearful that the fate of each was out of her hands.

In the meantime, Logan had taken the list of possible adoptive families Veronica had asked him to take care of days ago and began going from hotel to hotel. The first family was English and already had their baby. Their Asian baby. The second family on the list also already had their baby. Logan pretended he was locked out of his own room in their hotel and needed to use their phone to call the front desk. He knocked on the door.

A man with red hair answered the door.

"Hi. My girlfriend and I accidentally got locked out of our room and I was hoping I could use your phone?"

"You'll go to hell for doing that before you're married," the man barked. "I will not expose my family to an antichrist!" The man shoved a pocket-sized bible at Logan and then slammed the door in his face.

Baffled, he left to try the last family that actually lived in the city. They were not at home. He was contemplating his next move when his cell phone rang.

"You're confused, aren't you?" It was a male voice, but Logan had absolutely no idea of who it belonged to and didn't recognize the number.

"Who's this?"

"I know he's dead. Good job by the way. I knew you and Veronica wouldn't be able to figure it out. But the fact that you're gonna take the fall for his death and your pretty little pregnant girlfriend for his daughter's kidnapping was more than I could hope for. Thanks." He hung up before Logan could say a word.

Logan rushed back to the hospital where Veronica was sleeping. He felt bad about waking her, but he knew she'd want him to. After he explained, she seized his cell phone. She frowned once she found that it was an untraceable number.

"He must be some sort of professional. He knows what he's doing."

"Veronica, we have to get out of here. I-"

The doctor walked in before he could finish. "I don't think so, young man. Your pretty wife has got at least another few day's worth of observation before she can go anywhere. And I hope you don't forget about what I told you, Mrs. Echolls. It's strict bed rest in a hospital until you deliver."

They both looked at him wide eyed. He tried to soften his tone, reminding himself that as young as they were, they were adults and not his children to command. "But I have contacted a few friends of mine. A fellow doctor whom I trust, that is heading back to the U.S. next Wednesday on his private plane has agreed to fly you both back if you like. I'll sign off on it."

"Thank you!" Veronica was ecstatic. They were going home. That gave them five days to find Lilly and figure out who was drugging Duncan and why. But Veronica thought she already knew.

I'm pretty sure it was a hired professional doing all the dirty work. That means someone had to have hired him. Someone with motive and money. That pretty much just leaves the Mannings. Of course, they wouldn't order Duncan's assassination. But Duncan's a big guy, the pro would have to have planned something to ensure it didn't turn ugly. Possibly drugging him until he was out of his mind.

Duncan wouldn't be able to do much of anything aboveboard to track Lilly down and get her back once who ever they hired got her. The only thing anyone in his position could do would be to call me….and that would be exactly what anyone who knows him would expect him to do…making it pretty easy to implicate me in Lilly's abduction. And, I have too many enemies to count. Shit.