1 month later:Albuquerque, NM

Mary's task for the day was to look over all of her witnesses to make sure that they weren't in any trouble. She was sitting at her desk and going through all her files and information. She could check phone and bank records to make sure that they weren't in danger, along with other methods of checking on her witnesses.

When she was looking through Allison Stevenson's file, everything seemed normal until she looked at the phone records. There were plenty of calls that were made outside the area, and she was curious as to who Allie was calling.

"Hey Marshall, do you have a minute?"

"Anything for you, Mary" he said as he strolled over to her desk "What's up?"

"Look at this number" Mary said "Does that look out of the area to you?"

"It looks like it's out of state" Marshall said "Except I couldn't tell you off the top of my head where the area code is from."

"Should I call it?"

"Sure, make it interesting" Marshall said.

Mary grabbed her cell phone and dialed the mysterious number. After a ring, a girl picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Who is this?" Mary asked.

"I don't know. Who the hell are you?"

"I'm one of Allie's friends" Mary lied "Tell me something, have you been calling your twin sister lately?"

"Yeah, she's living in New Mexico" Valerie replied "Would you like her number?"

"I email her, that's enough for me."

Mary hung up on Allie's twin sister and got up from her desk. She started walking away.

"Mary, where are you going?"

"Where the hell do you think I'm going?" Mary snapped "One of my witnesses just contacted someone from her former life. Do you think I'm going to let some eighteen year old girl who's emotionally unstable go off easy?"

Mary turned around and started to leave.

Mary parked next to Allie's car at her college campus. She stood against her car as she waited for her witness. She didn't understand why Allie was breaking this rule; didn't she know that she could be in danger when she called someone from home? Of course, Mary thought that anyone younger than twenty five wasn't that smart, which would explain why she was so angry at Allie.

A few minutes later, Allie was walking towards her car. She didn't expect to see Mary standing against her car that was parked next to hers. Maybe Mary was here to tell her that she could go home; that would be nice since she misses her twin sister. She calls Valerie daily, and that's not even enough.

"Hey Mary, what's up?"

When Allie got closer to Mary, she saw that Mary was angry.

"Tell me something, do you love breaking the rules or is it that you don't care about your safety?"

"What are you talking about?"

"1-718-452-3610" Mary said as she repeated the phone number from her cell phone

"I don't know that number" Allie lied as she opened the car door and threw her books in the back seat.

"You know, I called that number and your twin sister picked up" Mary shouted "Do you know that you're not only breaking the rules of this program, but you're putting yourself in danger?"

"I love my sister, and I won't change that fact that I'm calling her."

"That man that almost shot you wants you dead. Does that mean anything to you?"

"No, it doesn't. It might to you and Valerie, but I don't care" Allie said "Valerie wanted me in this program to protect me from that man, but I would do anything to have my sister back. Even if it means that I'm killed."

Allie shut the back door to her car, opened the front door and got into her car. As Allie pulled out of the parking space and left, Mary could only watch her leave. This was a difficult witness, but she wasn't going to have her witness killed because of some sisterly bond. She walked around her car and got in. Then she backed out and started driving back to the station.

The next day when Mary went into work, Marshall walked over to her.

"Do you know where Allie is?" he asked

"She should be in class" Mary replied as she looked at her clock. Allie should be in one of her science classes right now.

"Well the college called and said that she didn't show up."

"So I should be worried?"

"I think you should call and see where she is" Marshall said as they both walked to their desks. Mary pulled out her cell phone and dialed Allie's dorm number first. Allie didn't pick up, but her roommate Sarah did.

"Hello?"

"Sarah, it's Mary. Is Allie there?"

"Allie packed her things and left"

"Excuse me?" Mary wasn't expecting to hear was she was about to hear from Sarah either.

"Yeah, she packed her things and said that she was going back home."

"I'll just call her cell phone, thanks."

When Mary hung up, Marshall thought that she was going to start screaming. It was a shock to him when he saw Mary look angry, but was calm.

"That stupid, ungrateful..."

She dialed Allie's cell phone. After three rings, Allie picked up.

"Hello?"

"Allie, what the hell do you think you're doing?"

"I'm going home."

"I refuse to let you! What time is that flight of yours?"

"It's at ten, and it's already nine forty-five. I'm sorry to say that you're late."

"Allison Stevenson, you better get off that damn plane right now!" Mary shouted over the phone "I am not going to follow you to New York City!"

"Oh well I'm sorry to hear that" Allie said sarcastically "That's good for me, now isn't it?"

"Allie..."

"Listen to me, Mary. I refuse to be anyone else but Allie Stevenson with a twin sister named Valerie Stevenson. Now, you can go to the other side of the country and try to drag my ass back to New Mexico, but I won't let you."

Allie hung up and Mary heard the dial tone on her phone. Mary hung up, and Marshall saw her clench both of her hands into a fist. She took a deep breathe and unclenched her hands. She looked at her partner and gave him a weak smile.

"Want to take a trip to New York City?"