"What's wrong, Kay? Tell me."

Kayla looked at her sister, but did not respond. The simple fact was that she was not sure what was wrong. The antidote had worked - better than they could have hoped. But something felt wrong and Kayla could see that same concern in Carly's eyes.

"Kayla?" Kim repeated.

Kayla shrugged and looked at Kim. "I don't know, Kim, but something feels off." Kayla looked around. "The effects people had here weren't the same as what we saw from other victims of Alamain's toxin."

"And the antidote worked on every single victim," Carly added. "Even those with the longest exposure are recovering." Carly looked grimly at Kayla. "It's all too easy."

"Easy!" Kim said incredulously. "It sure didn't feel that easy to me."

"Of course not," Kayla replied. "Whatever this was, it was powerful. It's just that it doesn't match what we thought we knew about Lawrence's toxin - not exactly anyway."

"So what are you saying?" Kim asked. "Are you saying this wasn't Lawrence's toxin?"

Before Kayla could respond, she heard the loud roar of a motorcycle and looked up to see Bo riding into the parking lot. She was not sure how he had gotten past the police blockade, but she certainly wasn't surprised.

Bo quickly pulled to a stop, jumped of the motorcycle, and ran towards the three women. As he reached them, he pulled Carly into his arms and looked at his sisters. "Are you all okay?"

"We're fine," Kayla said with a small smile. Kim nodded in agreement and Kayla heard a muffled "me too" from Carly.

"How did you know we were here?" Kim asked.

Bo kept a strong hold on Carly. "Steve told me to stick around the hospital to see if I could help you and Carly if Lawrence released his toxin. I'd just taken a few minutes to check on John and when I came out, the ambulances started going crazy. Neil told me about the attack here." He looked at Kayla. "I knew it was the toxin that you and Steve told me about this morning."

Kayla nodded, but a voice in her head kept telling her it wasn't that simple.

Apparently, her expression must have revealed her thoughts because Bo asked, "It was that toxin Alamain was working on, right?"

Carly and Kayla exchanged a look and then Kayla shrugged. "It has to have been Lawrence. Nobody else would plan an attack like this. But the toxin doesn't match what we have learned about it."

"It was definitely Lawrence," Kim said. "When I was in the Spectator offices, I saw a man I recognized from Lawrence's villa. That's not just some crazy coincidence."

"Are you sure, Kimmie?" Kayla asked.

"Absolutely sure," Kim said.

"So this has to have been Lawrence's plan. . . ." Carly spoke as if deep in thought. "But it was a different toxin." She looked up at Bo and then at Kim and Kayla. "Why would he use a different, less lethal toxin?"

It doesn't make any sense, Kayla thought to herself. Out loud, she continued her thought. "Why would Lawrence use a toxin that wouldn't work? He had to have known that it would get the entire Salem police and fire departments at the scene and put them right on his trail."

"And if this isn't the real toxin, then what else is he planning?" Carly asked.

A sudden chill ran through Kayla. That was it. This whole thing was some kind of diversion. She looked around and again saw all of the police and fire department vehicles on the scene. She saw the empty boxes that once contained the antidote Carly had stockpiled. Before Kayla could finish her thought, Kim spoke.

"He's going to use the real toxin somewhere else," Kim said. Kayla looked at her sister and saw her own fear reflected in Kim's eyes. "While we're all focused on the attack here, he's going to attack somewhere else."

And we've used up our antidote. Kayla nodded and heard Bo uttered a muffled "damn" under his breath. Without a word, the four of them turned and began running to where Roman was standing with other police officers.

"Roman!" Kayla called as they neared him. "We need to talk to you."

Roman looked up as they approached. Stepping away from the other officers, he first pulled Kim into an embrace. "I'm so glad you're okay." He looked at Kayla and Carly, "Thanks to you two." Then he finally seemed to notice Bo and, with a knowing grin, said, "I guess police barricades couldn't keep you out, huh?"

Bo just shook his head. "You can yell at me about that later, but right now we need your help."

"That's right," Kim said. "We have to get to the refinery immediately."

Roman shook his head. "We've been over that already. I had officers search the site, and I went over the place myself. There's nothing there." He looked around. "Besides, if this was that toxin that Shane was talking about, it didn't work. Alamain's plan failed."

"It's not the real toxin, Roman," Kayla said quietly, but firmly.

Roman gave her a disbelieving look. "What are you talking about? How many poison gasses are out there and being released in Salem?"

"I don't have time to explain it all to you," Kayla said, this time more shaply. "But we know what Lawrence's toxin does and what it doesn't. Whatever this was, it didn't do the same things. This isn't the real toxin Lawrence was working on. It's some kind of diversion."

"She's right," Bo added. "And the only chance we have to find out what is really going on is finding Alamain's hideout. And I know it's in that refinery." He gave Roman a pointed look. "Steve and John both said so and Shane disappeared there. Alamain is in that refinery somewhere."

Kayla watched Roman, waiting for him to disagree or call Steve and John liars again. He seemed to scowl, but Kayla knew he was thinking. Finally, he let out a deep breath and nodded. "Okay, I believe you. If you say that's where he is, then we'll go check it out again."

Kim, Kayla, and Bo exchanged grins. It was easy to see they were all thinking the same thing - their big brother had finally come around.

"Let's go," Kim said, breaking up the moment. "We don't have any time to waste."

"Hold on," Roman replied. "I said Bo and I would go. I didn't say anything about the rest of you."

Kayla and Kim exchanged a quick glance. Kayla spoke first. "Look, Roman. . . . My husband is out there somewhere, looking for Shane – the man Kim loves and the father of her children. If you think we're going to sit here and do nothing, then you really don't know us anymore."

"Or you never did," Kim added.

Roman glanced at Bo, who just shrugged.

"We're wasting time, Roman," Kim said, with an edge in her voice. "Haven't we wasted enough time already?"

Kim's implied accusation seemed to get through and Roman's shoulders sagged slightly. Nodding, he said quietly, "All right, let's get to my car."

Kayla and Kim began walking with Roman. Behind her, Carly told Bo that she would go back to the hospital to prepare for any other attacks. Bo joined his siblings just as they reached Roman's car.

Roman and Bo got in the front seats as Kim and Kayla climbed in back. Kayla breathed a quiet sigh of relief and prayer. Their entire family was now fighting together. She just hoped it wasn't too late.