*Death*

It had been a week since Bo had died and Nora desperately needed some time to herself. John had camped out on her living room couch refusing to leave her side until Collin had been caught, but she didn't want him to be caught, she wanted him dead.

"Scarlett meet me on the docks alone or you'll lose Matthew the same way that you lost Bo," that was the text that she had received this morning, but she couldn't tell John, he would just try and talk her out of what she needed to do.

She grabbed the gun out of their bedroom safe and went into the bathroom. She started the shower water running, locked the bathroom door and climbed out the window. She walked down to the pier and saw Collin smirking at her.

"Hey Scarlett, I've missed you...but now that Bo's dead, we can have a second chance," he said as Lindsay stepped out of the shadows. Nora paused as she saw that Lindsay had a gun pointed to Matthew's head. She had walked into a trap.

"Let Matthew go," Nora pleaded.

"I will just as soon as you drop your gun and come here.I have many plans for the two of us," Collin said as he laughed.

Nora dropped her gun and slowly began to walk towards Collin as he and Lindsay suddenly collapsed. Nora saw the blood seeping out of them as Matthew ran into her arms. They had both been shot, but shot by who?"

"Nora, are you and Matthew okay?" Todd asked as he stepped out of the shadows with an automatic rifle with a silencer clip attached in his hands.

"We're fine...you shot them?"

"I promised you that I would never let anybody hurt you again and I always keep my promises, besides they both deserved to die," Todd said.

"Thank you," Nora whispered to him as she continued to embrace her son.

XOXOXO

*Evade*

"You have to leave before the police arrive," Nora said to Todd as she heard the sirens in the background.

"Are you sure?" Todd asked as he looked at her.

"Go on, get out of here, before I change my mind," she said. She was crazy for wanting to help Todd, but she couldn't let him go to prison for shooting Collin and Lindsay.

"First give me your gun," Todd stated.

"What gun?" Nora asked.

"Come on Nora, we both know that you have a gun in your purse. We don't have time to argue so just give it to me."

"Fine, get out of here," Nora said as she handed her gun over to him.

Todd took off running as Nora pulled her son in for another hug. "Just follow my lead," she whispered into Matthew's ear as John walked up to them.

"Are you two okay?" John asked.

"We're fine, but Collin and Lindsay were shot," Nora explained.

"What happened? Who shot them?" John asked.

"Collin and Lindsay kidnapped Matthew. I was going to give myself to them in exchange for them letting Matthew go and the next thing I knew they were dead."

"Did you see who shot them?" John asked as he looked into her eyes. He suspected that she was keeping something from him.

"Nope," she said shaking her head.

"What about you Matthew?"

"I didn't see anything," he replied.

"I better get Matthew home," Nora said as she grabbed her son's hand and walked away from John.

XOXOXO

*Fight*

John, what are you doing here?" Nora asked.

"Nora, I know that you were lying to me. Who shot Lindsay and Collin?" John asked.

"I already told you that I didn't see anything."

"I don't believe you Nora. I'm a really good detective because I follow my instincts and right now, my instincts are telling me that you're lying to cover for Todd Manning."

"Well this time your instincts are way off. I hate Todd...everybody knows that and there is no way that I would cover for him," Nora argued as she walked away from John.

"Damnit Nora, I'm trying to help you here. If Todd shot Collin and Lindsay for you, he's going to hold that over you."

"I want you to leave John."

"Can't you see how much I care about you," John stated as he grabbed Nora's wrist and pulled her to him, kissing her roughly.

"Don't John," Nora pleaded as she tried to push him away from her.

"Come on Nora, I can make you feel so much better," John said as he held onto her tighter and kissed her again.

"The lady said don't," Todd growled as he appeared in the front door way. He pulled John away from Nora and pushed him to the ground punching him over and over again.