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Three things that can't be long hidden: The sun, the moon and the truth- Buddha

When Logan arrived at his truck, he saw Mac sitting on the bumper eating an ice cream cone. "Are you okay?"

"Right now, yes. Ten days from now when Dick starts harassing me about what just happened, not going to be so good." she said as she took another lick from her cone.

"I didn't know that the hospital has soy ice cream." he said as she ate her green colored ice cream cone.

"They don't. He had me so pissed I ate regular ice cream." she said as she finished it off and pulled a wet wipe out of her purse and washed her hands. "So, lets go get my car, in case I have to make a fast getaway from your bff."

Chuckling, Logan unlocked the truck and when they were driving towards her house, asked idly "So, that was the first time I ever heard Dick talk about elementary school. The two of you were in class together."

"Yes." was as she said.

"So you knew him pretty well long before you meet Veronica." he asked.

"No, not really." she said with a sideways glance at Logan. "You know, Veronica, why don't you skip the dancing around and get straight to the point."

"Hate to point this out, but Veronica would have gone right there." Logan replied then asked "Dick and you, the way you were reacting to each other in there, the banter sounded like it wasn't the first time. And it didn't sound like the two of you hated one another."

"I don't hate Dick, I hate that Dick acts like a dick." she said frankly. "The sweet, quiet little boy I knew, grew up to be a jerk to me. And that wasn't banter, that was me..."

Stopping for a moment, Mac suddenly realized that she hadn't been attempting to get him before he had gotten her, that there had been in fact a bit of flirting going on. "Never mind, I have no idea what the heck just happened in that hospital room. I am going to stack it up to temporary insanity and try to forget it ever happened."

A few minutes later, Mac's phone rang and hearing Veronica's voice looked at Logan and said "We are on the way to get my car. Do I ever have a story to tell you about Dick though. Lets just say that I saw the full monty."

Choking, Veronica looked at Wallace then asked "Please tell me that he didn't have a nurse in bed with him."

"Nope, he just flashed me." she said and heard the words taser and beat down before Logan who heard part of it began to chuckle. Reaching for the phone, he quickly said. "Mac can take care of herself, she sporked him just before that."

"Still if he does that again, my good buddy Mr Sparky will get a nice introduction to Dick's bare behind." she said darkly then hearing Wallace's question of what was going on, told Logan that she was on her way to Dog Beach with Backup.

"I will meet you there." he said as he handed Mac back her phone. "Are you going to join us at the beach."

"Nah, I think Ronnie needs some alone time with you." she said as she went to get her keys out of her small clutch inside her message bag.

Watching to make sure that Mac's car started with no trouble, when she was backing out, Logan drove off to see his girlfriend and her large overgrown puppy.

Mac went to her favorite place in Neptune, the bluffs out past PCH and quickly pulled over to the gravel drive. Once there she took out the bottle of water that she had purchased earlier that day and got comfortable as she realized that she had to read the diaries.

Slowly working her way through the one she had already read, in case she missed anything important, Mac was soon at the second diary that began with plans to attend Shelly Pomeroy's party.

After reading the next entry, Mac tossed the journal as far away from her as she could and yet keep it inside her Bug, stunned at the casual violence and disregard for human decency. Stepping out of her car, needing to breath, Mac just wanted to scrub her skin raw to know that she had almost slept with that miserable excuse for a human being.

Walking up and down the small path, until she could get control of her emotions, Mac tried to think what she had ever seen in Cassidy.

It was almost dinner time before she could sit back down in her car and while her first impulse to was drive back to Neptune and burn the journals in the nearest incinerator, Mac looked at the date for the last journal and with shaky hands went to the page with the last writing on it.

Mac and I are going to seal the deal tonight at the Grand. I can't wait. The best part was the look on Dick's face when I told him. The sick almost green tint to his face made it worth all the time and money I am putting into this.

I arranged for a basic room, nothing to fancy. I just hope that Mac doesn't want any of that romantic crap like candles or music. I just want to get this over with, get proof and rub it in Dick's face. Its going to be my own personal celebration of vengeance for the a job well done.

Woody will be dead by the time it happens and that plus the pills I picked up should surely make it possible for me to do what I have to do.

Mac sat there, stunned. She had come to realize that whatever his reason had been, Cassidy had not dated her because he had wanted to be with her, but clearly there was more to it than she knew.

That plus knowing he had planned to tell Dick, which pretty much meant telling the whole world, had her feeling grateful that Veronica's text had arrived before she had done something foolish.

Starting her car, Mac drove back to town, was going to head to the Mars apartment when she realized that she had to talk to Dick, had to find out what he knew about his brother's journals.

Arriving at the hospital, she was about to pull into the parking lot when she saw the bright yellow SUV that belonged to Logan and instead went back to the Mars apartment.

Seeing Veronica cooking something, she apologized for not telling her what was going on only for her friend to wave it off. "Its fine, I just got home a few minutes ago. Eggplant Parmesan for dinner."

"Before we start to eat." Mac pulled the books out of her bag. "I'm sorry, I found them today. I know I should have told you, but I had to read them."

"Oh Mac." Veronica saw her tears and pulled her into her arms then said "Why?"

"Same reason you need to read them." she said as she sat down the three journals on the counter. "They are sick, Veronica. I got through the first one, but after that. I couldn't do it, I read what happened grad night but I decided I don't want to know, not anymore."

"Probably a good idea." Veronica said quietly. "I saw little bits and pieces when I packed them up. Cassidy was screwed up but more than that, he was a nasty piece of work who kept everything he was thinking hidden."

"You know, what happened to him, it isn't an excuse, Veronica." she said. "He had bad things happen to him, but so have you, so has Logan and yet none of you are anything like him. Not even Logan when he was taken over by his evil twin."

As the two girls sat eating, Veronica admitted "We think that whatever is in them, is why Dick got so drunk the other night."

"I can understand that, I don't even drink and I want to after reading that." Mac stated. "I also wanted to rub my skin raw after knowing he and I made out. It gives me chills, Veronica. He had such hate in him that he kept hidden for so long."

They were silent as it settled in then Mac said softly "Veronica, he was excited to have that night with me, not because of me, but to prove something to Dick."

Veronica found it hard not to tense up, Logan had told her about Dick's crush on Mac and she didn't like it at all but that Cassidy had known of it and had used it to hurt her friend, well that scared her almost as much as what he had done to her.

It was the one thing she never ever wanted Mac to know. Her friend didn't deserve to know that the hell she was going through was because of something that Dick Casblancas had done to his kid brother.

Dishes were done and the girls had just settled on the sofa to watch television when Keith entered the apartment.

"So slay any dragons? Rescue any damsels in distress?" asked Veronica as she looked at her dad.

"Unfortunately there are no dragons in Neptune, no, today we caught a bail jumper and then found a car chop shop and put it out of business. The client was very pleased though. They had hit his dealership for five Ferrari's this year alone."

"Ah a Ferrari,the rich middle aged man's proof to himself that he isn't old and that girls still want him." snarked Mac.

"Now, be kind, not all men are as fabulous as my dad." Veronica said with a smirk at her dad. "Let me guess, as a bonus for a job well down, he going to let you have one at cost."

"Thankfully no. Instead his insurance company gave me a bonus for an efficient job well down. Turns out that several different dealerships had been hit and they were very glad to find out the team is now out of business. So, I was thinking, what do you say to maybe moving out of this very lovely establishment and into a house?"

"Can I get my pony?" Veronica asked blinking her eyes and holding her breath while smiling widely at her dad.

"Veronica, a pony isn't very practical." Mac said.

"No pony, but maybe a pool." Keith said. When she said yes, but that she really wants a pony someday, Keith said. "A walk in closet, instead?"

Pouting a bit, she pretended to be weighing the two items then said "Yes."

"So, who wants ice cream?" he asked and soon had two excited teens as he handed them the money. "Now, I have one more question. Whose your daddy?"

Veronica groaned then went to hug him before saying. "You have got to stop saying that, Logan did as a joke today, I came close to calling Ms James for a session in her office."

"I thought that was more about the joke regarding Dick and I dating." Mac asked as they left the apartment.

Keith heard his phone ringing and listened to what Mrs Navarro was saying and then explained. "Eli gets half the money I receive from each bail jumper case that he helps on. Plus we took down a chop shop today, Mrs Navarro, your grandson worked hard for that money."

When he hung up, Keith shook his head, knowing that for Eli what he had done today had been enjoyable. Now as soon as he finished his classes, he could start working as his apprentice and hopefully Keith could get his daughter to consider changing her career choice.

Standing and stretching, he was heading to the kitchen where the leftover eggplant was when he saw the books on the counter. Opening them, curious as to what Mac or Veronica were reading, he froze when he saw that they were the missing journals that Logan had told him about.

He didn't read them, Keith had a damn good idea what was in them and didn't want to know anymore than he already did, but turning to the last page, unknowingly repeating what Mac had done, he shivered at the idea of how twisted this baby faced young man had been.

Dick heard Logan leaving and was about to fall asleep when he heard the tap tap tap of heels. Looking up and seeing Madison, he said bitterly "Don't bother. I am not interested."

"But Dickie, I love you." she said.

"Madison, how much money do I have in my trust fund?" he asked.

"You told me fifty million." she replied quickly.

"And did I inherit anything else?" he asked.

"Well not yet, but you will from your grandparents on both sides and from Beaver." she said as she flipped her hair back and started to sit down.

"I thought so." He said. "Madison, just once, I would like to meet a woman who doesn't know my net worth and who still wants me for me. You are nothing more than a gold digger who seems to think I am in idiot. I want more from the woman I someday marry. Like love and fidelity and kids at some point."

"Yeah right, who are you kidding Dick." she said with a sneer. "You really think some paragon of womanhood is going to want you. Not likely, they are always going to want you for your money. At least I am upfront about it and will understand when you have your weaknesses with other women."

"Madison, if I wanted to marry a woman like my mother, you would be the girl for me. Unfortunately for you, I want a wife who is the exact opposite of my own mother. And you have no idea about me or my dreams for the future."

Sneering at him, Madison said "Damn,that idiot brother of yours was right, you have the hots for that stupid geek, don't you? Hate to tell you this, Dickie, but a girl like that, is way out of your league. She isn't going to settle for a drunk surfer whose only goal in life is to be just like dear old dad. Whose IQ is smaller than his shoe size."

When he didn't answer, just kept his eyes on her, she said "You are a sad pathetic loser who is chasing after a woman who would rather have your crazy assed little brother than you."

With that, she walked to the door and turned to look at him. "Dickie, you have until the end of the week, after that, I will do what I have to do."

"Madison, go fuck yourself." he said coldly.

Storming out, Madison left the hospital and drove over to see Lamb in her BMW, needing to be comforted right then. When she knocked on the door, she was not happy when he opened it snapping "What?"

"I need you." she said trying to push her way inside.

"Stop." Don Lamb said looking at the blond, then at his front door. "Madison, it was fun while it lasted, but I am not in the mood to cater to your bitchy ass."

"Let me in, Don. If you want to be sheriff again, have I got a tale for you." she said and once inside, sat down and offered up Dick and the GHB.

"Do you have any proof?" he asked as he realized that the night in question was the night that Veronica Mars was raped.

"Yeah, I knew what the idiot was doing. Its why I gave Mars a trip to the dentist." she said with a happy chuckle.

"You do realize that makes you an accessory to rape, don't you?" he asked. When she shrugged, he said "Its all hearsay, Madison and frankly, I would rather not tangle with the Mars family. I am moving on and up to better things than piddly little Neptune, California."

"Fine, be that way." she said before standing and walking the door. At the doorway, she looked around the small cramped house and said "I can't believe I sank this low."

"Me either, you know, since I am leaving town. How about I let you in on a secret." he said with a smirk. "I fucked you because I was horny for another blond. I think you can figure it out on your own which one."

With that, he slammed his door in her face and went back to packing, cursing the whole lot of them, he was sick to death of catering to rich kids and their even richer parents.

Madison was furious as she drove home, she had been pulled over and given a speeding ticket and now she just wanted to crawl into bed and forget this day had ever happened.

Entering through the garage, she was as quiet as possible, trying to avoid her father who had already cut off her credit cards, she had very little money in the bank account to take out on her debit card and she was not going to lose anything else.

"I know, I saw her the other day too." she heard her dad speaking to her mom. "It kills me to know I have a daughter who is going to make something of herself and that I can never claim her."

Madison froze, she had a sister, that was not right. No, her parents had only Lauren and her.

"Its amazing how much she looks like Lauren." her mom was saying. "I just wish..."

"Me too." her dad replied. "Me too, especially right now and what does that say about me. I resent that we are forced to stay away, forced to keep this secret."

"We agreed, Thomas. I know that it is hard, but its for her own sake. Someday, maybe when she is older. Then there is Madison, how do you think she is going to react. She is nasty to Lauren, how do you think she would react to knowing who her sister is and that she went to school with her all this time."

Madison went up to her room and yanked out her yearbook. Looking through it, trying to figure out which of her classmates parents had spouses that cheated on one another, she vowed to make sure her dad's bastard of a child never received one cent that belonged to her.

After an hour of getting nowhere, she went to find a private detective. Finding the name Vinnie Van Lowe, she put his contact information in her cell phone then went to bed, determined to know who this possible interloper was.

Logan arrived at the hospital and was soon feeding Dick, this time making him use silverware. "So when are they releasing you?"

"Mr Mars is coming to get me released, but says he wants to talk to both of us, man." Dick said as he bit into the sausage filled eggs. Taking a drink of the liter of orange juice, he looked at Logan then said "Madison showed up, got her shots in. She said something... she knew something about Cassidy."

Nodding that he heard, Logan was looking at the television and saw that thankfully Dick hadn't seen the news. "What do you think she knew?"

"Something is really fishy about this mess, Logan." he said as he laid back down. Hearing Weevil as he entered the room with Mr Mars, Dick wanted to protest his being there, but after the night before and his call with Mr Mars he knew something was going on.

"Dick have you seen the news today?" Keith asked as they got normal greetings out of the way. Weevil nodded at both of the boys and went to stand guard outside, Keith had gotten news that Madison was the least of Dick's worries.

"No, he hasn't. I saw the breaking news just now." Logan said.

The blond surfer looked between his best friend and the others and said "What is it dude? You all are looking at me as if my dog died and I don't have a dog."

"Uh, Kendall was back in town yesterday." Logan said.

"Huh, why would I care about dad's wife #4 being in town." he replied his eyes brows furrowed as he tried to catch up with whatever they knew.

"There was a shoot out at four am this morning, she is dead, Dick." Keith said gently worried that one more death would destroy this boy.

Shrugging, Dick said. "Well I am sorry that a hot babe died, but she was a bit of a skank. Why are you all staring at me?"

"Dick, the Fitzpatrick's were involved. Your house is a mess, there are bullet holes everywhere and your house is a crime scene." Keith said.

"Again, don't you mean its a crime scene again?" asked a weary Dick.

"Dick, they won't release you without anyplace to go." Keith said. "They are suggesting you go to a rehab center. Now, I would like you to stay with Logan for a few weeks."

"I don't need a babysitter." he protested.

"Dick, for now, until they clear you of your medical issues you do." was Logan's answer. "Besides, think about it, staff to cook and clean and endless video games."

"Sounds righteous dude." Dick said with a smile even as he inwardly groaned at having to hear Logan and Ronnie making out, but he knew better than to use that as a reason to protest, not with Ronnie's dad standing there and more than likely armed with a gun.

"While that may work short term, I think you two should consider buying a house together, with college starting in the fall, you could find a place close to campus."

"It won't matter to me. My invite was rescinded." Dick said quietly. "Think about it, would you want me attending your school?"

"You were accepted at Hearst?" Keith asked. Mr Clemmons had informed him of this when they had talked the day before. "I know that your grade for Science was straightened out."

"Yeah, dude er, Mr Mars but that was before my brother was revealed to be a serial killer." with that Dick shrugged and said "I would have probably flunked out first semester anyhow."

"Logan, I need to speak to Dick alone." Keith said. "Veronica is at the office, if you want to track her down."

"Actually, do you know where Mac is?" Logan asked.

"She went to the computer store then was heading to the beach." Keith informed him then when the dark haired young man had left, looked at Dick.

"Your father is gone, Dick."

"What he do now?" asked Dick not wanting to hear it but knowing he had to stay informed in case a reporter got too close.

"Nothing Dick. What you said about flunking out of college, I know you are a lot smarter than you act. I spoke to Mr Clemmons he let me have access to your school records, all the way back to elementary school."

"Why would you want to look at that d-Mr Mars." Dick asked stuttering as he tried to avoid calling Veronica's dad dude.

"Dick, I will deal with getting you into Hearst, you start to realize that Richard Casablancas Sr is out of your life and that you can make of it what you want."

"Why?" he asked bluntly. "Madison was here last night, while she was wrong about a lot of things, she is right about one thing. With my history, no one will ever want me for who I am."

"Then become someone they will want." Keith said then after a moment added "Mac is a decent person, Dick. But don't change for her, change for yourself. Become the man you were meant to be before your father's fears of you eclipsing him created the man laying in this bed right now."

Dick was silent as he lay there, then looking at Mr Mars asked "How are you going to get me into Hearst again?"

"That is my problem, Logan and you consider how to solve yours regarding a place to live." he admonished as he left the room. "Weevil, keep Madison Sinclair out of that room."

With that, Keith went to make a few calls. At the office,he entered the room only to find his sleazy rival sitting in the waiting room annoying his daughter. "Vinnie, what may I do for you?"

"Let's have this convo without the little woman listening in, if you don't mind." with that Vinnie walked out the door and in spite of wanting to lock his outer office door, Keith followed the other PI to the nearest corner.

"What's with the cloak and dagger stuff, Vinnie?" he asked looking at the annoying man.

"I had a visit today from a potential client, if she had had the money to pay me, I wouldn't be here, but she didn't and I owe her nothing." Vinnie said.

Filling him in on Madison Sinclair's quest, Vinnie said "Now why would a rich young girl come to me for this, we both know that standard practice is to go to your daughter."

"Stopping digging around, hoping I will do your work for you, Vinnie." Keith said as he shook his head and told the other man to do what he was going to do.

Leaving, Vinnie was disappointed, he had hoped that Keith had something on Sinclair, he had been paid years ago to investigate Mr Sinclair during a tort case for a local attorney but the man kept his nose clean, yet somewhere out there at least according to his daughter he had a illegitimate kid that he was keeping hidden.

Back in his office, after Veronica showed him the bugs Vinnie had planted, he said "Veronica dear, I have found the treasure map, lets go seeking our fortune. First clue is at the old Well's Fargo warehouse."

Watching from his window as Vinnie drove off in a hurry, he said "You were right, he copied that supposed treasure map last time he was here."

"Being there when he tracks down the clues and finds the box we buried would be even better than a pony." Veronica said as they destroyed the bugs. "Now, Mrs Lathem stopped in, she was looking for a progress report in finding her twin sister, and Mr Mans wants to know and I quote "Did your father find out where my blood sucking, tramp of an ex wife hid my car."

"One rare Aston Martin Vantage was already sent home and we need to send out a finally billing with a refund for what I didn't use. And as for Mrs Lathem, not yet. I have to make some calls but at some point I want to talk to you about the journals, sweetie."

"Will be ducking out to spend time with my boy toy and then am meeting my bff for lunch and then my boy toy and I are taking lunch to Dick since they are releasing him to Logan's penthouse this afternoon."

"Find some time to get to the beach today, its suppose to begin storming this time next week." warned Keith. In his office, Keith sat down and made his first call.

"Mrs Casablancas..."

"Mr Mars, I refuse to answer to that name." the woman said coldly.

"Well then, maybe you should have done a better job of making sure your divorce was legal." he said as he leaned back in his chair. "We both know that until the Ambassador and yourself remarry, you aren't legally his wife. Now, lets make a deal..."

A half hour later, Keith said "Nice doing business with you."

Hanging up, he heard his daughter announcing that a Mindy O'Dell was there to speak to him. Letting her in, Keith said "You asked me what I wanted... you are going to have your husband agree to let Dick Casablancas attend classes at Hearst this fall, if you don't, what you did to your ex-lover will be the least of your worries."

The red head stood, walked to the door and said "Will talk to him when I get home."

When she had left, Keith made one more call then went to speak to his paying clients. Signing for the couriered check an hour later, he quickly took it to the bank then went to his stake out on the Widow Thompson, who might just have offed her very elderly husband for his money.

Dick heard Veronica joining Logan in the hallway and was grateful when she came in and plopped down food in front of him. "So what have the two of you been up to?"

Looking at the assortment of files on the desk, she lifted one and said "A house? What no maid service, no room service, whatever shall you do?"

"I was thinking of hiring Mrs Navarro, learning to cook and for anything else, I was thinking my girlfriend would help out." Logan said with a smug grin.

"Really, you have a girl friend?" she asked. Then looking at Dick and then at Logan said "Dad mentioned that you two were thinking about it, but clearly this is more than thinking."

"We talked about it and its not only a good idea from the standpoint of getting out of the hotel but from an investment standpoint." said Logan.

"Okay boys, I am not my dad, spill." Veronica said as she saw the way they were talking without words as their eyes met again.

"A reporter got into my room and from what you dad said, the staff at the Grand gave him a lot of information about me without a single moment's hesitation. I- we talked about it and if Dick is living with me, it will be even worse and frankly Madison is still a worry."

"Okay, explain this, why is Madison such a threat, not only you are worried but my dad is." she said as she watched Dick bite into his burger and then his fries.

Telling her what they knew, they saw she didn't understand. "But Dick, unless you sleep with her, it won't be a problem."

There was an awkward silence then Logan sat her down and said "Who do you think told us a few years ago where to find GHB. Madison was the one who wanted to play sex games, Veronica. She is also quite adept at getting access to other drugs. At least if we own our houses there is less of a chance of her getting in."

Letting that sink in, Veronica thought back to the journal and then closed her eyes. "I get it, I have someplace I have to be, but Dick, Logan, I think you are making the right choice."

With that, she left after giving Logan a slight hug. "Uh oh, did we just create trouble between the little woman and you?"

"Keep looking at the houses, I have to go find out what is going on with Veronica." Logan said forgetting that he had called Mac and asked her to stop in at the hospital that afternoon and that he had promised she wouldn't have to see Dick.

Dick looked at the houses, some were way too big for a teenager and others had no pool. Taking out the paper with the list of requirements he edited it, adding some things and removing others.

"Dick, where is Logan?" Dick's eyes went straight to Mac's and he found it hard to speak at first but regaining his equilibrium he said chasing Ronnie.

"He asked me to meet him here." she said as she debated heading out but feeling guilty when she saw that no one was in with Dick.

"They had some sort of thing to look into." he said. "I uh, think he forgot he was meeting you Mackie."

"Oh, uh, well I should go." she said as her eyes traveled over the shirt clinging to his muscles and the sweat shorts that left little to the imagination. "How is your leg?"

"You didn't break skin if that is what you mean." he said as his own eyes did some exploring. From the bright green nail polished covered toes in sandals up the legs exposed by her shorts he found that he was wishing to know if they were as soft as they looked.

Seeing the summer t-shirt in a light gray that was molded to her chest, Dick had to fight hard to make sure his eyes went higher and meet hers. Looking a bit closer he said "Wait, there is no color in your hair today."

"No, I can't make up my mind what color I want." she said as she stood there.

"Why do you color it?" he asked then felt his face flushing as he began to list he various colors she had dyed it over the years.

"Its stupid." she said trying to change the subject. "So, how much longer are they going to be keeping you here."

"I am just waiting for Logan, he not only forgot what he wanted you to do, but he forgot he was taking me home to the hotel." Dick said.

"Oh." was her answer as she tried to come up with something else to talk about.

"So, your hair, why did you color it?" he asked again. "C'mon just spill all of your secrets."

"Not in this lifetime and I like color but when I was a kid, I kept losing my hair ribbons, so I wanted to dye it that way I get the color without losing it everyday."

"Oh." Now it was his turn to not have a response. They were silent for a few minutes then Dick asked. "Did you hear, Logan and I are buying a house."

"No, oh, so that you don't have to live at the hotel. I heard on the news on the way over here about Kendall."

"Not a big deal. I hate that house anyhow." Dick replied.

When her phone rang, Mac held it up and quickly fled the hospital, nodding at Weevil as she left the building. "Veronica, whats up?"

"How about joining me for a little tiptoeing into the computer records of one Don Lamb?" she asked as she watched the young woman flirting with her friend. "And this time it is at dad's request."

"Okay... be right there." she said as she went to meet Veronica at Dog Beach. Seeing Logan pulling in as she was leaving the hospital parking lot, she waved at him.

In the hospital room, Dick was thinking on all the ribbons he had gathered as a young boy, following Mac around the playground. She had always started the morning with them in her hair but often by lunchtime she would lose them.

When Logan entered, he stood up and grabbed his bag, "I have some possibles. We will have to go see them, sense their aura or something."

"Dude, you are so in the doghouse." Dick grumbled as they left the hospital an hour later. "I can't believe you forgot me."

"Sorry." he said his face flushing. "You don't seem to have been alone too long, I saw Mac leaving."

"Yeah, she stopped in to see you." Dick pointed out.

"Oh shit. I wanted her to see how fast we could close on a house if we found one we liked. I spoke to a lawyer to find out what we needed to know before I brought in the brochures but I didn't find anything I liked."

"Me either." Dick said with a sigh. "Well its not like its an emergency. We have plenty of time. Maybe we can drag Mac and Veronica with us."

Across town, Madison was about to make her package pickup when her phone rang. Seeing it said Vinnie Van Lowe, she answered it. "Well?"

"You have yourself a private investigator." the man said as he held up the photo of Keith Mars with his daughter's handwriting clearly visible saying Best Detective on it.

"You will take the silver necklace in trade?" she asked sweetly needing to be nice.

"I want five hundred cash besides that, to start this case off." he replied.

Madison was torn between making her pick up from behind the River Styx or getting the low down on this supposed sister. "I am on my way. Where do you want to meet?"

Vinnie tossed down the frame and shattered the picture as he made arrangements with the blond. "Give me two days, I will have your proof."

TBC