"I'm heading back to the office, I need to check on a few things. Give Walter the drugs as long as that he can see what he is doing. I'll see you later." Olivia said as she stopped at the university.
Peter got out and Olivia drove off.
Once at the office, she dropped the blank file on her desk before sitting down and logging into her profile.
Her desk phone rang
"Olivia Dunham."
"Dunham, my office."
"Yes sir."
Olivia entered Broyles' office
"How are things coming along with the case?"
"We've received the required drugs from Nina, Walter is most probably working on it as we speak."
"Any info on the drug available on the street?"
"I was going to cross reference the case files to see if there is any connection or area that we can pinpoint to start our search"
"Did Nina mention anything?"
"No in fact she asked me if I had any other information from William Bell."
"Yes regarding that, I would like to be informed of any cross dimensional visits."
Olivia stayed silent.
"That will be all agent."
Olivia returned to her office, picked up the case files and started moving towards the map pinned up against the one wall- her intention to note and pin every area and venue listed in the files. A frown crossed her face as she turned to look at her desk, noting the file Nina gave her had been moved. Stepping over she flipped it open noting the pages had been ruffled through. She looked around her office before going through the pages again wondering what the file could have contained that could heave been of importance to anyone. It had only been blank pages after all. Half in thought her mind registered a slight variation in the paper texture of two of the pages, Olivia looked at the pages, their texture reminding her of older paper before. Putting the pages back into the folder, she gathered up the case files and her keys, making her way to the lab.
Peter was pacing the lab once again, Walter rambling about the complexities of Cortexiphan and whether the drugs need to be infused or not.
"Walter how should I know!" Peter snapped eventually, Astrid turned to look at him "I'm not the one that developed the drug." The door to the lab opened as he spoke.
Everyone turned to look as Olivia entered holding the files. Olivia looked them over gauging the atmosphere.
"Hey." She greeted as she descended the stairs, placing the stack of folders on one of the tables, taking only the topmost one with her as she advanced towards Walter.
"Walter I need you to have a look at something for me." Olivia opened the folder.
"Is that not the folder Nina gave you?" Peter queried, "I thought it was empty."
"So did I, it may be something or it may be nothing." Olivia replied as she pulled out the two sheets of paper.
"These two sheets of paper have a different texture than the others," she said handing them to Walter.
Walter took the pages from her holding them up towards the light, feeling the paper before sniffing them
Everyone just watched him.
"No scent, no visible signs or markings, the feel of the paper is consistent across the sheet," Walter moved over to the desk lamp holding the paper close.
"What's he doing?"
"Most forms of invisible ink develop using heat, a light bulb is the safest means of applying heat to paper without damaging it, but still sufficient enough to show up any signs of the ink" Peter answered.
"Nothing, that rules out any form of organic or consumable based ink, Astrid I need the fluorescent light please"
"What does that mean?"
"Most invisible inks are often done using products commonly used in the household."
"I've heard lemon juice is often used." Astrid chirped as she handed Walter the fluorescent light.
"Thank you dear." Walter replied as he took the light from her. "Lemon juice is most often used as it is the most readily available, it however would develop with the application of heat." Walter replied as he scanned the pages with fluorescent light "Nothing. well that rules out any serum or seminal fluid" Walter mumbled as he turned back towards them holding one of the sheets.
Olivia just looked at Peter with a frown on her face.
"Some forms of invisible ink are a little less conventional" Peter replied "the two Walter mentioned are less likely to loose their effectiveness over time."
"Iodine fuming will nor work as the whole paper has been treated"
What about sodium" Peter asked as Walter passed them
"Sodium would damage the ink if it is chemically based, as I think it may be."
Then turning to Astrid, "Dear could you go to the cafeteria and see if they have any red cabbage."
"Red cabbage?"
"Yes it must be red cabbage," Walter answered as he headed into the depths of the lab.
"Well I'll leave him to it." Olivia answered as she turned gathering up her files again moving towards her makeshift office.
Astrid returned some time later with the cabbage, "They didn't have any at the cafeteria so I had to go to the grocer to get some." She said as she handed it Walter.
"That's fine dear now we need to chop it up and cook it"
"Cook it?"
"Yes I need the water it is cooked in."
"Okay."
"Olivia!" Peter called up the stairs, "Come see."
Olivia joined the group around Walter as he sprayed the paper with cabbage water, noting the appearance of random figures and words.
"What does it say?" Olivia asked
"It appears to be a formula of some sorts," Walter said as the words became more visible.
"Yes Walter, but the formula to what?" Peter responded
"Cortexiphan."
"It appears that Nina not only supplied the drugs but also the formula." Peter said, turning to Olivia. "So why did they not develop the drug there?"
"Because they couldn't." Walter answered resulting in everyone looking at him "The formula is incomplete." He stated, "There is a page missing."
Olivia looked at Walter before grabbing the file and paging through it again, "But Walter there is no other page here."
"It would not be there, Belly would have hidden it somewhere, by not keeping all the notes together he would have ensured that Cortexiphan formula would remain a secret." Olivia looked at the pages "So what do we do now? Could you make Cortexiphan without the rest of the formula?" She turned to Walter.
"I'm not sure agent Dunham," Walter looked at the pages again.
Peter scanned the pages "Walter what's that?" Peter pointed to some symbols on the page "That is not part of the formula"
"No that is Belly's address"
"So the missing part of the formula could be there?" Astrid asked
"It may be."
"I'll see if I can get us access." Olivia said turning for the door.
