"I don't get it." said Heather. "What does it mean we're all in danger now?" It was the morning after Izzy's accident and they were all gathered in Duncan and Courtney's room. Duncan had waited until morning before calling the others and telling them about the note. He had spent the last two hours trying to figure out what it meant, but he had no luck. So far, none of the others had either.

"I'm just as confused as you Heather." said Duncan. "It says Izzy was the first, but the first what? She's not dead, so she can't be the first victim, can she?"

"I don't know about that Duncan." said Gwen. "Being in a coma is not much better than being dead. I mean yes you're still alive, but are you really-?" She caught Owen's eye and fell silent.

"She's still a victim, technically speaking." said Noah. "But as to whether she's a victim of a simple hit and run or something else, I'm not sure."

"You did say you got the plate number, right?" asked Lindsey.

"Yes, I did. And I told the cops." replied Noah. "So they should be out looking for the SUV right now. They'll let us know if they find it."

"Man this sucks!" Chris said suddenly. "This is so not what I had in mind when I called you all. Just a reunion, just a fucking reunion, that's all I wanted. I just wanted to see you guys again, and now Izzy's in the hospital. It's my fault, it's all my fault."

"Chris, don't say that man." said Trent. "This isn't your fault. You can't go all crazy with guilt just because it was you who invited us all here. You had no way of knowing some crazy fucker was going to be a horrible driver and not hit his brakes in time. You had no way of knowing this was gonna happen, none of us did. This isn't camp, where we all knew what to expect. We all knew the risks there. But out here, in the real world any damn thing can happen."

"Trent's right." said Owen. "You couldn't have possibly known this was gonna happen. I don't blame you, any more than I blame you for the crazy shit you put us through at camp. Like Duncan said last night, Izzy's tough and I know she'll pull through. What we need to do now is figure out that damn note so we can prevent any more of us from getting hurt."

"Here, here mate." said Ezekiel. "Let's get to it, eh."

"Agreed." said Geoff. "We need to figure this thing out before anyone else goes down."

They didn't know it at the time, but they were already to late to stop the tide of darkness. Things were set in motion the moment they arrived in Toronto, and they were all now caught in a web of lies and deceit that would eventually consume them all.

Later that day, Owen, D.J., Eva, Noah, and Justin returned to the hospital to check up on Izzy. It was unnerving to see her lying there, unmoving, so helpless, when they were so used to her energy. As Owen gazed down sadly at Izzy's prone form he wondered how she could possibly come back from this. Her injuries were severe; a cracked skull, multiple spinal fractures, broken legs, and internal hemorrhaging. D.J. rested his hand on Owen's shoulder, and Eva took hold of his hand.

Owen smiled weakly at them and then said to Izzy, "I'm not sure if you can hear me Iz, but I promise I will not let this go unpunished. The bastard in that SUV will get what's coming to him. I will make him pay. I promise. I love you so much Izzy, never forget that, and I will fight for you until the bitter end."

"Well said, Owen, well said." said Justin.

"I think Izzy would appreciate that." said Noah. "And I know she feels the same."

They returned to the hotel and told the others how Izzy was doing. "Do the doctors have any idea when she'll come out?" asked LeShawna.

"No, they don't even know if she'll come out." said Eva.

"She will." said Duncan. "Like I said last night, if any one can it would be Izzy."

With that, they set about working on the note, determined to figure out the puzzle before anyone else was hurt. But figuring the message out was proving to be very difficult. Without knowing who could possibly have wrote it, they had no idea where to begin looking. It seemed this reunion was turning into one giant nightmare. And unfortunately things were about to get much, much worse.