AN: Long gap, my very bad, but as Breakout Kings has been officially cancelled... I'm still in a funk about the whole thing =C

Chapter seven
Round two
In small

Lloyd couldn't understand the reasons behind Elizabeth's actions, mostly the way she could go from hot to cold in a matter of minutes made him worry more about her mental state.

The doors of the elevator opening made it easier for Elizabeth to make a quick exit; she glanced to the tables set up in the middle of the floor looking to Julianne feeling confused. "Do I need to ask?"

"I thought you were back on your meds…" Lloyd whispered, his eyes side glanced to Elizabeth sitting down on one of the desks studying over her sister.

Julianne ignored the questions; she wasn't losing her mind, well as much as she could convince herself of that fact. "I got the denominator break down of the bills that were stolen by Victor and his crew." Her voice calm, her hand lightly tapped on Elizabeth to get her off the table. "In a standard bank job, mostly hundreds are taken." Julianne started to write something on a notepad, her eyes kept on her task, "but because it was a military base, Marines want twenties, five, singles…"

"For the strip clubs," Lloyd butted in; he then cringed feeling Elizabeth stepping on his foot. "And why?"

Elizabeth glared, "She's talking!" Her voice hissed looking back to Julianne with a small smile. "Carry on…"

Julianne straightened herself out. "So we're talking about ten times the amount of bills," Her voice was confident once again, her attention on the team. "At least by a five, by five, by three palate. So we're looking at a load about this size."

Erica glanced up from the table to Julianne. "So they're looking to launder it?"

"No way, they've got the holy grail of small bills; no bay bell will stick up. This money is untraceable, they lay low, pay everything in cash and get a party off the grid with money like this," Shea said looking around; he knew that this was no going to be easy once they have the money.

Ray felt Shea was right. "Well we got to get to them before they get to the money and become ghosts." He stood up to his full high, "Show her the phone." His voice aimed at Lloyd reaching into his pocket now taking the phone out.

"I found this on the scene," He held the phone out to Julianne; "It broke when it hit the ground, might be Brody might be nobodies." Lloyd kept talking as Julianne took the phone off of him.

"I'll see if I can pull some info from the sim card," Julianne gave Lloyd a small smile while stepping away. "Also Ray I am tracing the serial numbers of the equipment at the escape house."

Elizabeth glanced over to Ray watching Julianne going to her desk. "Little busy bee she is." Her voice was light as she sat back on the table looking over Ray. "You have something face."

"I don't have something face Liz," Ray headed to the break room on his own; he really didn't want to talk about anything that didn't involve the case.

Elizabeth exhaled jumping off the table, she felt her eyes going over it, and then looking to Julianne's desk seeing her and Lloyd talking. "Once in a life time smoke offer…" Elizabeth headed to the hallway to find the fire exit; she turned to see Shea standing behind her, "Smoke?"

"Why I'm here," Shea gave her a small smile watching her hand him a cigarette opening the fire exit. Lighting up Shea inhaled holding it in, "So what's with you lately?"

"What you mean?" Elizabeth lit up her own smoke staring at the wall of the other building.

Shea inhaled more of the cigarette; he flicked ash off the end studying over Elizabeth. "I mean whenever I see you and Lowery together, I keep getting a feeling I'm missing something."

"You're not missing anything," Elizabeth inhaled the last of the smoke staring at Shea confused. "Unless he's told you something?"

Shea smirked, he brought the cigarette to his lips before watching over Elizabeth's face, "I have a feeling something went on between you and Lloyd." He watched over her face carefully, "You know I can see right through you girl…"

Elizabeth inhaled the last of the cigarette; she flicked the butt away before feeling like someone had grabbed hold of her stomach. "Nothing, it was... it's nothing."

"Right, nothing," Shea flicked his butt away; He had a smirk on his face walking back into the office. He looked to Erica seeing her looking to the table.

Lloyd could see the smirk on Shea's face. "Whose box is that?" He asked trying to avoid the look on Shea's face.

Julianne walked passed, she heard Lloyd's question, "Ray's." Her eyes going to Elizabeth walking back into the room.

Lloyd used this time to quickly move out of the room towards the break room, the tension he left hanging in the air made Elizabeth roll her eyes. "So what's with this Brody guy?" Elizabeth avoided staring in the direction of Lloyd.

Erica did a double take, but her attention back on Elizabeth. "Just thinking if he's a good cop, or Shea thinking he's dirty." Her eyes were going over Shea still smirking. "I think he's clean."

"And I'm still thinking dirty," Shea's eyes going over Elizabeth. "What you think Liz?"

Elizabeth shrugged, "No opinion," her hands going into her pockets feeling on the spot, "Seriously what?" Her voice dropped feeling both eyes staring.

"Nothing…" Shea smirked looking to Julianne joining them, also with Ray and Lloyd.

Elizabeth exhaled, "I think I'm going to go get some lunch," She pointed to the door leaving quickly, she didn't really know why, but felt like she needed to get some air.

Pete didn't know what was weirder about the day, the fact he got to talk more to Erica, or that he could hear someone walking up the stairs with loud music playing. He opened the office door; he could see Elizabeth, "Is everyone up there deaf?" He asked watching her pause turning her iPod off.

"Sorry?" Elizabeth felt on the spot, she took the earbuds out. "I thought I'd skip the lift and walk the stairs."

Pete laughed. "I can see that." He pointed out, "but I am really trying to get some work done." He added watching her face, but unlike Erica, she didn't give him an angry speech.

Elizabeth laughed. "I can assume that much." Her eyes went towards his office, "so what is this important work that I interrupted then?" She asked stepping closer to him with a smile.

"Well," Pete took a step aside from the door letting her get closer. "I'm trying to start a new club." He showed her the inside of the office.

Elizabeth slipped a small smile. "Have you ever worked in a club before?" She placed a hand on the door frame leaning in close to Pete, her eyes meeting his for a second with a charming smile.

"I have," Pete glanced down to Elizabeth's eyes. "Maybe I should invite you to the grand opening." Pete grinned brushing a stray piece of Elizabeth's hair behind her ear. "I mean you are old enough?"

"I'm twenty three in a few weeks," Elizabeth bit her lip listening to the elevator going passed. "That might be my boss back, I better find out."

Pete nodded, "Well you know where I am." He watched her pushing herself away from the door frame heading to the stairs; he couldn't believe how many good looking women were in this building. "I'll see you around."

"Yeah." Elizabeth gave him a quick smile before disappearing up the stairs.

Julianne exhaled after hanging up the phone. "Thank god there you are!" She now brushed her hand over her head, "Ray needs you to go to the marina, pick Erica and Lloyd up to check out Brody's house."

"What's going on thought you knew where they were going to be?" Elizabeth picked up her car keys looking over Julianne's desk.

Julianne bit her lip. "We're thinking he's a dirty cop," Her eyes going over her computer again. "But you really need to make a move." Julianne knew this was going to be a close call if they miss them, they would be dust in the wind.

"Right," Elizabeth turned back to the elevator getting in, she swore she head the rest of the team returning, but it must have been her imagination.

Elizabeth kept driving to Brody's house, Erica was beside her in the car, but Lloyd took the backseat. The fact that Elizabeth was still trying to work out what on earth was going on with her head.

Lloyd inhaled looking out the window of the neat houses. "So Ray doesn't trust us alone?" He asked feeling the breeze blowing through the open window.

"It's all protocol, but I'm just following orders," Elizabeth glanced to Lloyd in the rear view mirror; she didn't really feel like getting into a long winded debate with Lloyd.

Lloyd brushed a hand over his Adam apple, his throat had gone dry, and he didn't even know what he'd done to upset Elizabeth. "Following orders," his voice trailed off, "Are we there yet?"

"Yeah, this is the house," Elizabeth pulled up; she glanced to Erica opening her door. "We'll try and get anything on where he could be, phone Ray right away."

Erica nodded closing the door; she turned to see Lloyd walked up to the door on his own quickly. "I'm not one for getting involved, but what is going on with you two?"

"No," Elizabeth said a little too bluntly, "I mean it's all about him needing us to talk to him about Charlie." She lied quickly. Now they stood at the door giving it a quick knock.

It was too quiet, Erica glanced over the door, and she started to walk. "Check the mail box." Erica snapped to Lloyd.

Lloyd felt a surge of nerves, "Okay did Ray deputies you? Because you're being really bossy…" He started to head towards the mail box feeling scared of Erica.

"Just do it Lloyd!" Erica went off in the other direction, her eyes going to Elizabeth starting to follow her. "But seriously, what did you say to Shea to make him smirk like that?" Erica asked Elizabeth keeping her attention on what she was doing.

Elizabeth paused, "It was nothing." Her eyes going to the back door, "Hose is still on." Her eyes going to Erica feeling it was time to get back to business.

"Who doesn't have time to turn off a hose?" Erica pointed to Lloyd joining them.

Lloyd was looking over the two women, "Mails is about three days old." He watched as Erica opened the back door with ease, but that feeling in his stomach was getting worse.

"Door unlocks is a bad sign…" Erica muttered walking into the house. She knew that Elizabeth and Lloyd were behind her entering a nice looking kitchen dining room.

Elizabeth kept quiet; she could feel in the air that something bad happened. Seeing a bowl and glass of milk knocked over, the smell in the air made her realize the milk had been spilled a few days ago, plus the heat making it smell horrible.

Walking through the House Erica didn't like it, she glanced over family photos. Finally her attention went to the bathroom door. "Kicked in." Her voice a low whispered, she felt Elizabeth behind her walking into the bathroom. "What was Brody's OSW again?"

Lloyd glanced down to the bottom of the door, "Sunset…" He whispered, but his eyes going over to Elizabeth staring at Sunset written on the door.

"Brody's wife must have wrote it…" Elizabeth glanced up to Erica, "This doesn't look good, I think we better call Ray." Her hands were going into her pocket as she rushed from the bathroom.

Lloyd followed Elizabeth out as he brushed a hand against her shoulder. "You alright?" His voice concern as he kept brushing his hand against her arm.

Elizabeth feeling Lloyd's hand on her exposed skin sent shivers through her spine, "I'm find, just needed a signal." Her eyes finding his, "I'm just having a rough day Lloyd, seeing you tazored, even if it's not that bad, I just feel like I shouldn't have reacted the way I did."

"What, with concern?" Lloyd asked, he knew Erica was still looking around the house, "I…" He paused seeing his hand still rubbing her arm. "I'm here for you." He took a step away from Elizabeth hearing Erica's approach.

"I'm just getting Ray," Elizabeth held her phone up, she heard Ray answering.

"What's going on there?" Ray's voice was heard over the loud speaker, in the tone of his voice they could tell things weren't going well on their end either.

Lloyd stepped closer to the Phone, "We'll Brody's wife and kid is gone, it looks like they've been taken a few days before the break out."

"Son of a bitch!" Ray snapped. It made Elizabeth move the phone away from her face. "Well they probably knew he was undercover before he was sent in there, so they're using him to throw us off the scent." Ray had calmed down now.

"Well we've not just got runners, we've got hostages. What have you got?" Lloyd asked as they got to the bottom of the driveway.

There was a pause on the other end of the phone; Elizabeth bit her lip feeling nervous. "We've got dick, back to square one." Ray said sounding frustrated.

"Not completely… I'll call you back," Erica said after taking the phone from Elizabeth.

"So he's not a dirty cop then…" Elizabeth looked at the car, she reached in taking a bottle of water out taking a sip, but she was really getting thrown into this convict catching.