The agents all reconvened at the Warehouse after Claudia came back with Steve in toe; Pete stood around as the other agents began to watch the surveillance footage from the coffee shop.
"Ok, so what if this is really Walter Sykes, what does he want with Harper?" Pete asked out loud.
The room was quiet as they looked at each other, coming up blank on an idea; Pete huffed "Oh, come on! Somebody has got to think of something." He remarked.
Steve shrugged "Revenge?" he asked as he turned to Pete.
Pete nodded "Yeah! Sure! Revenge…revenge for…killing him? For…taking away the bracelet…again." Pete said, now beginning to talk to himself.
"But why would he take Harper if he wanted revenge?" Claudia asked.
"It was convenient." Myka suggested.
"It presses buttons." Steve suggested.
"It was the perfect opportunity." Pete remarked.
Claudia shook her head as she pointed at the surveillance footage "No. He knew who she was. He walked up to her and started a conversation with her. He knew her name, he knew what she looked like, he knew that Steve and I were her parents, and he knew she'd be at that coffee shop. He'd been watching her." She remarked.
"And if he knew all of that…what else could he possibly know?" Claudia asked.
The wheels in Steves' head were turning as he looked up at Claudia "What if he knows she has a connection to the Warehouse?" he asked.
Claudia pointed to Steve "Exactly. If he knows that she has a personal connection to the warehouse, then she is his key to get in here."
Myka covered her mouth in fear as Pete clenched his jaw "That's not gonna happen. Over my dead body is he getting in her." He remarked.
"And I'm sure Harper would put up one hell of a fight." Pete continued.
"She would. But if he's standing on his own two feet she won't stand a chance." Claudia muttered, brushing away forming tears.
Myka stood up "No! We are going to make sure he can't get in. We know he's coming! We can prepare!" she remarked.
"How Myka? The warehouse is a disaster." Steve retorted.
"Hey, Mr. Poopy Pants, don't give up hope!" Claudia remarked before turning back to Myka.
Myka smiled "Just because the warehouse is a mess Jinks, doesn't mean we can't use that to our advantage." She said gently.
"I'm already there Mykes, what's the plan?" Pete asked.
Myka smirked to herself, grabbing a note pad and gathering the agents together to form the plan.
It had been a long car drive, Harper was pressing her head against the window when she saw the approaching sign 'Welcome to Univille'.
Harper pulled her head off of the window and turned to Sykes who was looking out his window, obviously thinking to himself.
"You took me out of my home town just to bring me back in?" Harper asked.
Sykes smiled as he turned to her "You'll see." He remarked gently.
Harper huffed, he was a bad guy, she knew he wouldn't tell her anything; she hoped that her parents weren't too late and maybe, just maybe, they had something in store for Sykes.
"Can I ask you a question?" Harper asked.
Sykes turned to her "Depends."
"What did you mean when you said you'd kill my dad again?" Harper asked.
The villain was taken aback as he looked at the teenager "Your parents never told you?"
Harper shook her head, waiting for Sykes to hopefully give her an answer to at least that simple question—or at least she thought it was simple.
"Long ago, before you were a twinkle in your fathers' eye, an associate of mine killed your father with a lethal injection. Your mother, that persistent little brat, brought him back from the dead later on." Sykes remarked.
Harper was shocked, her parents never told her that story; she figured something like that would have been told when she was younger, when she was 'old enough to understand'; she looked back out at the window, not wanting to push the subject any longer.
"Don't be sad, Harper. Your daddy's still here…for the moment." He said with a smirk on his face.
Harper crossed her arms "Remember what I told you, I will kill you."
Sykes turned to her and smiles "And once again…I'd like to see you try." He said before going back to his window.
The warehouse was prepped as well as it could be as the agents once again waited in the office, Artie was tapping away at the computer while Pete and Myka was having a playful conversation.
Steve and Claudia sat in silence, waiting for Sykes to appear with his men and Harper; Steve would casually turn to Claudia before she would turn to him and then he'd look away, they began doing this for several minutes.
Claudia remarked after growing tired of this game "What, Steve?" she asked.
"Nothing!" Steve remarked, standing up and began pacing around "I'm just anxious. What if we're wrong and they never show up?" he asked.
Claudia stood up and placed her hands on his shoulders "Steve, calm down. They're going to come. I promise." She assured him.
Steve sighed "You're right. It's just, I want to see my daughter, and sitting around waiting—it's not my idea of time well spent."
"Well, then maybe you can go walk through the Warehouse for a moment." Claudia suggested.
Steve looked out the door at the destroyed Warehouse "No. What if they show up while I'm out there?" he asked.
Claudia smiled "I don't know…maybe you'll figure something out." She spoke, crossing her arms.
Steve turned back at Claudia "Come with me?" he asked.
Claudia thought for a moment, looking around the office at the other agents who were trying to pass the time as well, she turned back to Steve and nodded.
"I'll go with you." She said, putting a hand back on Steves' shoulder and stroked it with her thumb.
