"Alright enough!" the young tourist crashed through the doors to the conference room, and glared at the members of Torchwood. "I've been here for a week, and you still can't decide whether I'm a danger or not." She turned her glare to Jack. "It's time to make a decision; one way or the other." Dani crossed her arms and stared sternly.

"Well, I haven't made that particular decision so you're just going to have to wait." Jack replied impassively. The truth was that he'd gotten used to the young woman drifting around the Hub, and had been putting off the decision deliberately to keep her there. It seemed Dani had decided to force the issue.

"You're the leader of this group, right?" Jack nodded, and Dani continued her "so, it's not that you can't make decisions." Owen snorted, then quickly began studying the papers in front of him, as Jack glanced at his direction. Dani appeared not to notice this by play. "It's just that, for some reason, you are reluctant to make this one. So, now I'm taking this out of your hands…and giving it to chance." The entire team stared at her as if she'd suddenly turned polka-dotted. Jack shook his head slightly. "You're what?"

"I want this resolved today"

Jack looked at the young woman. "What's the hurry?" He winked. "Haven't we kept you entertained."

"It's not that. I've really enjoyed this week; especially the field trips." Dani smiled. "I particularly enjoyed Techniquest…and the pub crawl afterward."

"When was that?" Jack asked suspiciously.

"You were on a Weevil hunt, and told us to keep Dani out of the way. So, we went to Techniquest, and then on a tour of the local pubs around the Bay. I was sure you joined us…somewhere." Gwen supplied.

"That was the day you found Owen passed out on the autopsy table, Jack." Ianto commented helpfully.

"Oh, that day." Jack grinned. "In other words, he's been punished enough."

"Yes, the week of cleaning cells was plenty, thanks." Owen replied, "How the hell the rest of you managed to avoid Jack is beyond me."

"We didn't end up off our faces in the first place." Gwen murmured. Tosh's grin showed that she at least had heard Gwen.

"So where did you take her?" Jack looked to be setting up for a nice long chat.

"Before you get into the particulars of Dani's Day Out, I'd kind of like to find out if I'm going to die today." Dani was now looking vaguely annoyed by the conversation.

"What's your rush? We can always figure this out tomorrow." Jack glanced at Dani.

"It's not like I don't have ties, Jack. I have family and friends in Victoria that I haven't talked to in a week. They are probably already wondering about me, and soon they're going to start looking for me. So far your cover ups haven't been very impressive, and I'd like to keep my family from being repeatedly abducted and drugged if you don't mind." Dani had moved on to exasperation.

"So…you can phone them. Tell them you were up the coast where there's no cell service." Jack replied.

"Look Jack, I'm loving my unconventional vacation, but I can't stay hidden in the Hub for the rest of my life." Dani grimaced. "I need to go home."

"Well I haven't made a decision yet, so your going to have to." Jack's face was set in a mulishly stubborn expression.

"I propose that we flip a coin. Heads, I end up dead in the bay; tails, I pack my bag and head for home. Deal?"

"You're going to trust your life to a coin toss!" Owen looked like he wanted to check the girl for mental disorders.

"That's crazy! Dani just be patient for a few more days, and I'm sure Jack will send you home soon." Gwen had pulled out her soothing talking-the-jumper-off-the-roof voice, but Dani continued to stare at Jack, challenging.

"Jack, you can't be considering this!" Owen turned to his boss, "She's become unbalanced. It's…obviously a reaction to the repeated doses of retcon." Owen bluffed. Neither Jack nor Dani reacted to his speech.

Tosh looked from one opponent to the other. "Please don't do this." Distress made her voice shake. Ianto simply watched, caught between supporting his boss, and wanting to protect the young woman. Slowly, Jack pulled out a coin a dropped it onto the table. The sound filled the room, as it rolled across the table and stopped front of the girl. She swallowed, and then slid the coin back across the table. "You flip."

Jack picked up the coin, and balanced it on his thumb. "Heads life; tails death, right?" He began to flip, but Dani interrupted. "No you flip, then I call, and I call tails."

"You sure? Wouldn't you rather have heads?" Jack asked.

"Nope. I want tails." Dani was firm.

"Heads are luckier."

Dani stared at the older man.

Jack grumbled something under his breath, then flipped the coin. He didn't catch it, but let the coin fall to the table, where it spun for a moment. Finally, it fell flat on the table top, a tentacled head looking up at the ceiling. Tosh let out a quiet sob, and Owen sank into his chair. Ianto's eyes burned in his suddenly pale face. Dani stared at the coin, her eyes filling with tears. Slowly she looked up with a watery smile.

"Okay, I'm ready. Just make sure you bring your 'A' game to the cover up this time. My family is famous for sniffing out inconsistencies. Where do you think I got it from."