Jesse sat down at his desk and rifled through the reports of David's apparent abduction. It was all so inconvenient, David vanished in mysterious circumstances just as the world's press were circling the town for news of Erica and Bianca's disappearance. In truth what happened to Erica and Bianca was the greater question in Jesse's mind. He'd heard third hand about Jackson's investigations an ocean away. The name of a boat and the name of a doctor had been mentioned but so far his own investigations had brought him little of use to add. The yacht had been reported stolen over a year ago and had belong to Mexican business man. What kind of business, Jesse was still trying to find out. And how a missing yacht could be tied to island mercenaries was an even deeper quandary.

There was a third file on Jesse's desk he was avoiding to look at, he knew it contained a report he just couldn't face.

There was a knock at the door.

"Come in." he called before lifting his eyes from his work.

Griffin was standing in the doorway.

"I wondered how things were going with the investigation."

As he was the one to report David's disappearance Jesse knew what he was talking about.

"Well unless we can get a name for the driver of the car David left in, I'm not sure what we can do. You said he worked for David at his research centre?"

"Yeah, but I never got the guy's name. I keep thinking it was Bill or Jim… something short but… I don't know."

Griffin shrugged an apology.

"And the car isn't giving much." said Jesse. "It was leased to a man named Martin Rigby, but Martin Rigby doesn't exist"

"And Martin defiantly wasn't his name…" Griffin frowned. "… maybe it was Ben? The trouble is I can't remember. I think I only spoke to him once or twice."

Jesse gave him a strained grin.

"That isn't much to go on. The more important question is, how does a man who doesn't exist get a job at the hospital as a physiotherapist?"

Griffin eyes suddenly went wide as he remembered something.

"Martin? Martin! He was Bianca's physiotherapist. It all makes sense!"

Griffin walked up to the desk and put a magazine down in front of Jesse.

"I was been thinking all last night… what ties all this together? Orpheus! Not just David's disappearance but Erica and Bianca have also been treated with the drug! If Martin is also linked to Bianca, it must all be tied to this..!"

Griffin was pointing to a front page of a medical journal promoting 'Lazarus, a new elixir of life.'

"You remember the siege at the hospital?" Griffin continued. "Someone contaminated Bianca's treatment and robbed David of his medical research."

"That investigation is still underway." said Jesse.

"But don't you see they have to be connected."

Jesse looked from the journal to his investigation file.

"How is all this tied to two women's tragic abduction half a world away?"

"Whatever drugs company that is profiting from all this is a global concern. The money they could make from David's treatment… is astronomical! They've already proven they would go to any lengths to get what they want."

"But if they already have it…"

"…it doesn't necessarily mean they know what to do with it. They took David…"

"But why take Bianca and Erica?"

"Because… because…" Griffin racked his brains. That part he hadn't really worked out. "Bianca was one of his most successful patients… maybe they thought she was the key. It worked almost completely and she had no reaction to the drug… and yet the paralysis of her leg also meant it was a failure as well."

"So you think they were trying to succeed where David failed."

"Maybe?"

Jesse flicked through the journal for a moment.

"So where are these Lazarus people based?"

"It's various research groups based all over; China; India; South America." said Griffin.

"Not people who are easy to trace, then. So where do you suggest we start?"

"I know some people in Brazil who would help us. We may be able to use Miranda Centre contacts to look into their business in India…"

"But it is all quite a long shot." said Jesse.

"It's better than sitting around guessing."

"This is guessing." said Jesse with a raised eyebrow.

"No this is a hunch," said Griffin, with a confident glint in his eye, "That's a whole different thing."

Jesse looked back over at the unofficial report on Bianca and Erica's disappearance and a new thought filled his head.

"Do they have ties to Mexico?" he asked.

"I think some research arm?" said Griffin trying to find the relevant page in the journal. "Why?"

Jesse smiled back.

"Oh, just a hunch."

Jesse's smile vanished though when he picked up another report from his desk.

"But a hunch is not a hope…" he said with a sigh. "It's all come a little too late for some, but the least we can do is find their families closure."

"What do you mean?" Griffin asked.

"It's the coroner's report," said Jesse unhappily, "Announcing that Erica Kane and Bianca Montgomery officially died ten days ago in the shipwreck. I have to go break the news to the family." He sadly met Griffin's eyes. "Not something I am looking forward to."

"But Kendall said there was doubt..!" began Griffin.

Jesse patted the report dejectedly.

"Unfortunately they have a DNA match. They've identified the bodies. It's official."

As Jesse stepped up from his desk Griffin stepped into his path.

"You believe this?" he demanded, "If it's the same people we already know they are capable of faking death certificates or have you forgotten Ricky's rise from the grave?"

Jesse met Griffin's glare.

"I have to deal with what is in front of me," said Jesse, "As much as I want to believe this is a lie I have to act as if it isn't!"

"You would put Kendall and Marissa and the girls through this?"

"You think this easy for me?" said Jesse, meeting Griffin's glare. "I don't have a choice! We have two bodies and a mountain of evidence telling me that two women have died and one rumour and a vague hunch that they are alive. What else can I do? Tell me! What else can I do?"

Griffin turned his eyes away. He didn't know what to say.

"I said it wasn't easy." said Jesse picking up the file and leaving the office.

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