The next morning, Aidan filled Ralph and Pam in on what Jackson had said. "So that's why this guy's been trying to kill you," said Ralph. "Not to mention trying to get me as well at the school."

"Yeah, said that this would make both him and his boss wealthy. Problem is, since he just said Onyxsard, now with the hit man in jail, this guy might come after me or Dylan…."

"That's assumin' they knew about Dylan and your past Ade," said Tony. "Nah, I think they must be after ya because they've been trying at kill ya. You've must've got something they want."

"Want … what would they want from me? Despite what he said, I'm not in power or wealthy…"

Pam and Ralph looked at each other, as though the idea dawned on them. Aidan looked at them curiously, as this seemed to be something she didn't know. It was rare for the family to keep secrets from each other.

Tony cocked an eyebrow, curious. "OK, I know that Hinkley homing in on what's going on look. What's on your minds guys?" he said.

"Pam, do you think it's possible. …"

"I should've remembered that it'd become public record after…"

"And I should've…"

Realizing this might affect her, Aidan piped up. "Guys, what are ya talking about?" she said, a bit confused. Aidan knew her adoption, while in the books, wasn't public record. Otherwise, Jackson would've known she wasn't called Onyxsard anymore.

Ralph looked at Aidan. "Misha's will."

Tony frowned. "What's the big deal about a will that belongs to a family who thinks she's the living dead?" he asked.

"Ade, did you know anything about her will or what was in it?" asked Pam.

Aidan shrugged. "Not much, and after everything that happened to me at the funeral home, I didn't even try to go back to listen to the reading of the will," she said. "I was afraid that I'd get arrested, and pretty much decided it wasn't that important. But, then again with Misha…"

"C'mon Ade, they'd already know," Tony scoffed. "Besides, wouldn't your grandma cut ya out of the will for fear that the others would try to sue ya for it?"

"Possibly, but I don't think so, given we were close," said Aidan. "But, it might shed some light on this. Pam, is there anyway I can get access to a copy of it?"

"Sure sweetheart. I'll ask the lawyer who helped her with the writing and get everything together," said Pam. "It'll be a couple of hours before I can get the stuff together."

Tony smiled. "Terrific Mrs. H. Once you get the will we can figure out who wants to have blood money on their hands."

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Across town, a man was reading a newspaper over a story about a near-death experience and how the suspect, Blaine Jackson, had been arrested by an agent and a woman… named Aidan Hinkley.

"Damn it, how does that little brat do it?" said the man. "Avoids being run over, survives a severe allergic reaction, and now drowning? She had to have been given the lion's share of the luck."

He got up and went over to a bottle of whiskey. Pouring himself a shot, he downed the fiery liquid and went back to the newspaper, rereading the article. He started working out a way to kill Aidan himself, and came up with a solution. "Sometimes accidents can create the best causes of death. Your parents died in a car crash, so it'd only be fitting for you to meet your maker the same way," said the man. "After all, Dylan Onyxsard always gets what he wants."

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Later that afternoon, the group was at the house going through the will, searching for what was the missing piece of the puzzle.

"Mrs. H, ya sure ya only got the stuff we needed," said Tony as placed another page on the table. "I'm starting to feel as though we're about ta be in a blizzard with all these papers here."

Pam sighed, having told the agent the same thing a half an hour ago. "Tony, from what my friend told me, Misha had made an extensive will, given her monetary assets were rather large."

"Musta been someone like the Ewings there huh? Oil, land…"

"Not quite Tony, but pretty close," said Aidan as she went through another page. "But, I do remember Misha telling me she wanted to make sure that several charities, not to mention workers at the house, received a nice sum. From what she told me, they never got paid enough money."

"Figures, let the little people work and ya siphon off the profits," said Tony and saw Aidan nod sadly. "Let me guess, you saw it quite a bit too?"

"She did Tony. I think between that and treating Aidan as though she was Cinderella was why Pam and I…" said Ralph, who suddenly froze as he read the page.

Noticing the look on Ralph's face, the other three grew worried. "Ralph, you OK?" asked Pam.

The man regained his composure and nodded. "Yeah Pam… I found what we were looking for," he said.

"That's terrific hun, what does it say" said Pam as Ralph pursed his lips, trying to decide how to handle this.

"What is it Ralph?" said Aidan.

"Uh Ade, I think you should sit down first," he said hesitantly.

"Why?"

"Because, you're at the very least going to be surprised and the most… well, I'd much rather Tony or me not have to catch you when you read this. You're heavier than you look."

Aidan chuckled at the implication. "C'mon, it can't be that big of news. If anything, I think Misha would've left her silverware set to me," she said. Noticing that Ralph was serious, she shrugged, sat down and the man handed over the paper. Aidan read it, and started paling as she read the contents. "Well, you're right… I did need to sit down," she said softly.

Tony became very concerned. "Aidan…" he said, knowing the look on Aidan's face.

Seeing Tony put his hand on her shoulder to keep her from falling over, Aidan put a hand up, a little annoyed. "Tony, I'm not going to faint, but this is big."

"Well, quit keeping me on pins and needles here. What did your grandmother leave you?"

"One million dollars and a sapphire and diamond pendant."

Tony's mouth dropped open. "What?" he said as he took the paper and read the will. "Wow… uh Ade, you really are wealthy."

"Yeah, and according to what I'm reading, apparently this was more than anything the rest of the family received. But, why didn't they know I had this?"

Pam took the will and looked at the page prior to it. "This is why Ade. It says here 'skip over next page if Aidan Micah Hinkley is absent from the reading.' You weren't there, so the executor did what was requested."

"OK, but that doesn't explain why I was nearly run over, asphyxiated or drowned…"

Tony looked over Pam's shoulder and noticed something. "Mrs. H, it says just past the skip this part bit if Ade's not here that there's a condition. Where's that?"

Pam riffled through the pages to the noted condition and handed it to Tony. "Let's see… 'In the event of Aidan Micah Hinkley's death, half of the money is to be divided amongst those who have declared her family, with the remaining half to be distributed evenly among the charities of her choice.' Geesh, that'd be some hunk of change for you and Mr. H," said Tony. Pam elbowed Tony in the stomach, frowning at his comment. "Hey, I don't want Ade here hurt. I'm just sayin'…"

"Family," said Aidan softly. She narrowed her eyes, starting to work out the scenario.

"All right cub… as you'd say, what's the spin?" said Tony.

She ignored Tony for the moment and turned to Pam. "Is it just me or is there a potential loophole in this will?" she asked.

"Given how you're named in the will, which is your legal name, I don't think they'd win a case to take away your inheritance, but the way the condition is phrased, it is possible to divide it," said Pam nodding.

Tony grew upset. "All right Aidan, what is it?"

"Tony, it just says family… not Hinkleys. From what I've read so far, Misha wrote the will based on how she felt about the family. I always had a hint that she felt that the rest of the family didn't deserve anything for their selfishness, but I should get the quintessential Cinderella story," said Aidan as she looked further in the will about her inheritance. "But, she also probably put this in there as a way to get them to reconcile with me. And knowing I'd be more than happy to share the money I had received, everyone would benefit short and long-term. That's why there's also the sapphire and diamond pendant. She wanted me to have it because I'd have a permanent memento of hers and appreciate it…."

"OK, so?"

"So, given it says here that the money and pendant were put in a safe deposit box in my name, well Mom's in my behalf at first which I inherited, no one knew about it at the time or cared. But, my guess is someone has read the will and knows that stipulation besides us."

Tony frowned. "Ade, are you saying…"

"Yes, I've been wrong all along."

"What do ya mean?"

"Who's the only person who's been trying to get me to declare him family? Dylan… he's the one who's been trying to kill me."

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Dylan was driving down the road working out his scenario. He'd go over to Aidan's apartment and cut the brake line to her car, which would lead to her crashing her car and her death. Knowing Ralph and Pam probably would visit her after her allergy attack, they'd be driving her around, so he decided to let the air out of their tires to force them to use Aidan's car. Dylan smiled at that potential scenario, as it'd lead to only him getting the money if all three were killed.

When he arrived at Aidan's apartment complex, he frowned to see that Aidan's car wasn't there. Realizing that she must be at Ralph and Pam's house instead, he got back on the road and headed toward their house. He knew that within the day, he'd have what he want: Aidan dead and her inheritance.