Thanks to my friends for their encouragement and ideas – Agnes, Jenni, Di, Sara and Cara.


Kris walked out of Kelly's house with a heavy heart and saw Tiffany and Julie standing beside their car. "Guys, wait up!"

Julie was pacing back and forth in front of her car, "I don't care anymore! I hope she gets herself killed!" Hitting the top of the car in frustration. Kris and Tiffany shared a look, knowing Julie was just blowing off steam, they were frustrated too. Julie spun around looking at Kris, "So what else did she have to say? Never mind, I don't care!" as she swung around and put her head down on the car.

Kris observed Julie for a moment as she walked over and rubbed a hand across her back, "Julie, honey, you know she didn't mean it. She was just trying to push you away. She loves you Julie, she wants to keep you safe."

Julie looked at Kris in frustration and disbelief throwing her hands in the air, "She sure has a funny way of showing it." Kris and Tiffany shared a smile as Julie continued to rant.

"Well, unless I'm mistaken, and I bet I'm not. Kris has a plan and if she doesn't I do. I don't care what Kelly says I'm not going to let those drugs we have been hauling around hit the streets or those guns for that matter." Kris nodded happy that Tiffany had summed up her own feelings.

"Let's go to the beach house so I can pack." Tiffany and Julie both nodded.

"Let's go Angel Eyes." Kris looked at Tiffany and grinned, "I missed you."

Tiffany gave Kris a quick hug, "Right back at ya kiddo."

Back at Kelly's house, Kelly, Sabrina and Jill had gathered for breakfast. Kelly hadn't slept well, worried about someone getting hurt, had she made the right decision, would Julie ever forgive her, the worries seemed endless but somewhere during the night she had made up her mind to concentrate on getting answers to two main questions, the first was to find out who pulled the trigger, the second was who ordered it - Bartone, Karazna, or Mancini or someone else they had not heard of yet.

Sabrina came in with a smile, "I just got off the phone with Charlie. I think we have hit pay dirt!" Kelly and Jill watched Sabrina prance around the room, they exchanged a knowing look; this brought back some old memories.

Jill raised a questioning eyebrow toward Sabrina, "And what pray tell have you discovered and why were you talking to Charlie without us?"

Kelly raised her eyebrow at Sabrina too, "Trying to cut us out?"

Sabrina smiled a little as she shrugged her shoulders, she just couldn't help taking control, "While you two were making your self beautiful this morning I had one of my usual brilliant ideas and besides I could grow old waiting on the two of you to get ready."

Jill cocked an eyebrow at Kelly, "I think she is jealous we have more to work with than she does. What do ya think?"

Kelly gave Sabrina an appraising look up and down, "I think you are right. If she would just give us half a day she would be amazed at the transformation we could make. If we could get her out of those turtle necks we would have accomplished a miracle."

Sabrina gave both of them an exasperated look and then a sigh, "Can we please get back to the case?"

"I don't know, what do you think Jill, can we get back to the case?"

"I guess we have paid her back a little for the beauty remark, but" Jill pointed at Sabrina, "one of these days we are going to take you shopping and you are going to wear what we pick out."

Sabrina looked at Jill with her best not in this life time honey look. "Ok now that you've had your fun. Do ya'll remember Cass Harper?"

Kelly looked at Sabrina confused at the change of subject. She searched her memory, "Cass Harper, blackmailer from Vegas?"

"What has that got to do with a drug smuggler from Mexico and a gun runner from Europe?"

"Just hang with me a minute. What if we set up Bartone and Karzna, where Mancini thinks they are going to make a deal with Kelly to save themselves?"

"You mean make Mancini think they double crossed him to get their containers bank."

"Bri, I think you have to take it a step further."

Sabrina pointed at Kelly as she understood, "A double cross. Make them think Mancini is going to cut them lose so nothing leads back to him."

Jill smiled, "A double cross. So we let Mancini take care of Bartone and Karazna for us."

Sabrina started pacing around the room, "No we want Bartone and Karazna to think he is so they will turn on him. We get Charlie to talk to his contacts at the US Attorney General's office and cut them a deal if they come clean and help make a case against Mancini."

Kelly looked at Sabrina with steel in her eyes, "I will have no part in any deals for those two. I want them dead."

Sabrina looked alarmed, "Now wait a minute Kelly, I want them to suffer too, but jail is the best place for that, we aren't judge and executioner."

Kelly looked from Sabrina to Jill, "Let's get this clear up front. We did it right the first time and they got out and killed my husband. This time I'm not leaving anything to chance. This ends now, with me!"

Jill leaned toward Kelly, "Kel, you can't kill them. I know you think it will help, but it won't. The pain doesn't go away because the person that caused it is dead." Jill tried to get Kelly to look her in the eyes, when Kelly finally looked up Jill had a sinking feeling. She was looking in the eyes of a stranger, not her best friend. "You aren't this person Kel. They took away your husband, don't give them your soul."

Kelly snapped her head up to look at Jill. Jill could see the pain and fury in her eyes now and felt a cold hand move over her heart. "The only thing I plan on giving them is a bullet." Jill's eyes widen in surprise and quickly looked at Sabrina, who looked just as surprised. Sabrina had a sinking feeling too, how were they going to get through to her.

Kelly wasn't waiting for either one, she wanted to move on. "Let's just get the plan in place. Sabrina, have Charlie send Jonathan Taylor their phone numbers. I want to set up a meeting with all of them, individually, when I get to Washington. That will be before their deadline and before the bill goes for a vote. Now we need to get the drug shipment Tiff and Julie drove up from Mexico to DC so he can be caught with the goods." Kelly coolly turned away from Jill and looked at Sabrina.

Sabrina cleared her throat as she looked down at the floor and started swinging her foot, getting Kelly and Jill's attention, "That's the other thing Charlie mentioned this morning. The shipment is gone. He received a cryptic message saying something about Angel Eyes and her posse have hit the road. I am assuming that means Kris, Tiffany, and Julie left with the truck headed to DC."

"Who is Angel Eyes?" Jill asked confused.

Kelly looked over at Jill, "Kris. She never told you about the case where she and Tiffany learned to drive an 18 wheeler." Jill looks at Kelly wondering what else she didn't know about her little sister.

"Angel Eyes is Kris' CD handle. She and Tiffany learned how to drive an 18 wheeler for that case. They actually delivered a truck load; Kris made quite an impact on the CD community." Kelly finished.

Jill looked deep in thought and pointed to Kelly, "What else have I been missing?" Then Jill pointed a finger at Kelly, "We are going to talk."

Sabrina cleared her throat, "That still doesn't tell us what they are up to."

"They are taking the shipment to DC. They went ahead and left so I wouldn't try and stop them."

"Well my little sister has some explaining to do. They could have at least called one of us. They didn't give us a hi, bye, or kiss my rings?"

"Charlie's agrees with you Kelly, they weren't going to be cut out of the case and this was the best way to stay involved. They must have guessed the plan or at least had the same idea, this way we can't stop them. I bet they were hoping Kelly would have changed her mind or calmed down by the time everyone gets to DC."

Kelly looked down at the floor thinking for a minute, "Part of me wants to be mad because I told them not to get involved, but if they have to be involved this could be the best way. This way they are off Bartone and Karazna's radar, maybe they will think Kris, Tiffany and Julie took them up on their offer. The container is getting to DC like we want. Maybe this is the best of both worlds."

Jill and Sabrina looked at each other in shock, but neither wanted to question Kelly's easy acceptance. Jill shrugged her shoulders not wanting to question Kelly.

"Alright Sabrina you have the plan worked out what do we do first?"

"First thing is for you to concentrate on your physical therapy and Jill and I will try to find a paper trail on these guys, see if we can find their weakness. Maybe we can find a few more strings to pull. If we find enough maybe the whole thing will unravel." Sabrina looked at Kelly apprehensively, not sure how she would take that suggestion.

Kelly surprised her, "Alright. I have physical therapy in half an hour then I will talk to Jonathan about the appointments and some items I want to cover. Ya'll cover the paper end and I will work on physical therapy." Kelly waved at them as she rolled out of the room.

Sabrina looked over at Jill with an incredulous look, "Why do I have the feeling we have been had? I don't think I have ever seen her that agreeable."

Jill was still looking after Kelly, "She definitely has something up her sleeve. Bri she scares me. I haven't seen her this remote since the academy. Are you sure we can keep her from hurting anyone or more importantly from hurting herself?" Jill said concerned at how angry her friend was and how long her control could hold. How long did her friend want to hold her control?

Sabrina shook her head, "I don't know Jill. I just don't know. I can't seem to get through to her; she has really closed herself off. I thought we had made a break through last night, but now I feel like we are back at square one."

"Well all we can do is keep an eye on her. She will be okay at therapy and she needs some time without us looking over her shoulder. C'mon lets get something to eat before we start digging through all that paper." Trying to lighten up the mood Jill said, "Let's call Bosley and have him bring the files over here and some Chinese."

Sabrina grinned; yes it was just like old times, bad guys, paper work, a plan, and Jill hungry. She just hoped Kelly cam back to them soon.

Kelly had finished physical therapy for the day and was getting a massage on her aching muscles. The session had been depressing she had been going to therapy every day for the last week and her stamina and strength were not coming back as quickly as she wanted or needed to for her plan to exceed. She looked over at Tommie, time she put those seduction skills she had learned working for Charlie to work.

In her best voice she put on a desperate voice, which wasn't too hard to do at the moment, "Tommie, I need your help. Is there anything extra you can give me to take the pain away?"

Tommie looked down at Kelly with concern, "Well Senator, I can talk to the doc…"

Kelly places her hand over his, as she allowed tears to build up in her eyes, "Please call me Kelly. Tommie I've already talked to the Doctors, they don't understand. You know I am flying to DC tomorrow and I can't do it from a wheelchair, I have to be able to stand and look like I am fine."

Tommie was young and looked down at Kelly in confusion as he stammered, "Wha Wha What do you want me to do?"

Kelly knew she had him so she started to reel him in, "I need you to find me some shots that will help me manage the pain and then I need you to go with me to DC. I need you Tommie; I need you to help me get through the next couple of weeks. I can't let the people who killed my husband see me as weak. Please Tommie for me, please." Kelly looked up into his eyes as one tear rolled down her face.

Tommie slowly nodded, "Anything you need, Sen.. " as Kelly opened her mouth to stop him he quickly rephrased, "I mean Kelly. I will do anything you say to help you."

Kelly smiled, "Well first I need you to get your hands on some cortisone shots and some pain killers and secondly you need to pack a suitcase for a week and meet me in the morning at my house."

Tommie nodded and then smiled, "I can do that. I promise I won't let you down." He got up and helped her into her wheel chair, "Tomorrow we will have you walking and I'll be there to help you the entire way."

Kelly looked up at Tommie as the guilt hit her for using him, but determined to go through with it. "I will see you at the house tomorrow morning, 8am sharp."

Tommie grinned and nodded his head like a puppy, "Yes ma'am I'll be there."

Kelly's guilt increased seeing the loyalty and faith in Tommie's eyes. She quickly dismissed the feeling, pushing it down deep not wanting to think about it.

The next morning Tommie showed up on Kelly's door step with a duffle bag just as the CBI agents were preparing to escort her to the airport. The agents quickly looked at Kelly to make sure he was alright. Kelly nodded to the agents and waved Tommie to come see her.

Kelly stood up out of the wheelchair and motioned Tommie to give her a hug, while she whispered in his ear, "Did you get it?

Kelly could feel his heart race as she whispered in his ear and felt her guilt come back.

Tommie moved his lips close to her ear as he wrapped his arms around her, "Yes, I got it. How are you doing?"

Kelly smiled up at him, glad he was playing along, "I'm doing a lot better now that you are here." She finished by giving him a hug just as Sabrina walked out, stopping so quickly that Jill ran into her, "Hey, what's going on" Sabrina was so stunned she could only manage to point toward Kelly in Tommie's embrace. Jill followed Sabrina's arm as her mouth dropped open in surprise. The only thought Jill had was what the hell is she thinking. Jill looked back at Sabrina, "What is this about?"

Sabrina shrugged her shoulders in bewilderment, "I don't know."

Jill looked at Sabrina in frustration, "What's going on?"

Once again Sabrina shrugged her shoulders in bewilderment, "I don't know."

"Well I'm going to go find out." Jill sounded like a general ordering the troops forward,

Sabrina followed Jill toward Kelly.

"Hey Kelly! You all ready to go?" Jill interrupted the two.

Kelly smiled to her self knowing she had gotten to Jill by how her voice had gotten deeper. "I was just telling Tommie how appreciative I am for him going to DC with us."

Sabrina looked surprised, "When did this all happen?"

Kelly smiled at Sabrina as she leaned into Tommie for support, knowing that this would throw Sabrina and Jill into a tail spin because she was acting so out of character. "This is Tommie, he is my physical therapist, and he is going with us so he can keep an eye on me."

Sabrina looked at Kelly trying to see where this was going, but kept getting off track as Tommie looked down at Kelly with complete adoration in his eyes. Seizing the moment, Kelly quickly moved to get everyone moving. "Well, we don't want to be late, let's get going." Kelly started walking to her car. Tommie handed his duffel bag to the chauffer. Jill started toward the car and noticed Sabrina was still standing there looking deep in thought so Jill hooked her arm through Sabrina's arm and pulled her forward. As they reached the car, Jill saw the CBI agents behind the car snickering as they cut their eyes at Kelly and Tommie. Incensed Jill caught the closest ones attention and threw him her duffel bag, "Can you put that into the trunk for me? Please." Jill had just enough contempt in her voice to get her message across, keep you thoughts to yourself. The agent looked away embarrassed. Satisfied that her message had been received Jill turned to get in the car, with Sabrina behind her. As Sabrina looked back at the house she realized they had not put Kelly's wheelchair into the car. "Hey, guys wait a minute we need her wheelchair."

Kelly quickly turned around, "No we don't, I don't need it anymore. Isn't that right Tommie?"

Tommie stammered around, "Well, um if you feel sure about leaving it. It will be okay." Tommie gained confidence as Kelly smiled at him encouragingly, "I'll be here to help you if you need anything." Sabrina looked over at Jill and rolled her eyes, Jill leaned back against Sabrina as she was getting in the car and whispered in her ear, "What's going on?"

Sabrina looked around for a moment, and then shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know but it looks like it is going to be entertaining. Let's just play along until we can get her alone." Jill nodded in agreement and mumbled under her breath, "Seems like what we have been doing that a lot lately." Sabrina caught what Jill said and smiled as she got in the car. This was going to be an interesting trip.