Only a few residents of 15 Savile Row are enjoying a warm July summer evening.

The windows are open with warm air flowing instigating purrs from the naked Alaya lounging while reading her book on Serbia.

There is a naked Vastra draped over the chair arms as she reads to her wife The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence who is sitting in a chair wearing a very thin but respectful pink underwear step-in knickers camisole, drinking ice tea with an electric fan blowing directly on her body.

They are interrupted by the doorbell. The two Silurians lick the air. Vastra interprets first, "It is Louisa and Flora with friends."

Both Alaya and Vastra look to Jenny. "Oh no! I will get dressed you decide which one of you will turn on their device to answer the door."

Vastra gives her daughter a look. Alaya touches her bracelet to transform into her human veil. Vastra goes to the bedroom to get dressed.

Alaya answers the door with a positive tone, "Greetings friends. I do hope you are enjoying the summer."

The four women grumble. Louisa, "Are you mothers home?"

"Yes, they are getting presentable for company. Come up to the residence. Would any of your like cool refreshments?"

All four offer a definitive 'yes'.

"Make yourselves comfortable in the drawing-room and I will get the drinks."

When Alaya returns to the drawing-room with tall glasses of iced-tea she notices the air is still warm but there is something else filling the room. She places the tray on the table, "I will be back in a minute to change."

Fiona, "Just turn off the device."

"If I turn off the device I will be disclosing my body to two more people. The other two were at my birth." Alaya exits the room, runs up and changes to the lightest clothing possible that isn't a night gown.

When Alaya returns her mothers have joined the group.

Louisa, "Now that you all are here. There is something to discuss."

Alaya quickly stands next to her mothers. "Is there something wrong? How is Fiona?"

Louisa, "She is fine. Please, I have been voted to be the one to explain. It started back last summer. Elsie asked to join Louisa and Flora's hospital concept, but was denied. Elsie isn't a team player and always has to be in command." She takes a sip of the iced-tea.

Louisa continued, "We were going have Elsie set up a hospital in France but she immediately became argumentative. I told her to go home to Scotland and do what she can for the war there. She did. Then it came to qualified candidates. Fiona's name on top of the list. I told the committees Fiona would be working with me assisting at the hospitals here in London to complete her education. All would be well, but Elsie has allies ..."

Lou, "Spies."

Louisa, "Yes, you are correct, spies. Elsie was informed of Fiona's abilities and wanted to take her for her own war endeavours, even though financially it was not supported or could be maintained."

Jenny leans into Vastra, it is a great comfort to Jenny that Vastra's heart is beating fast too. "Vastra I believe we should sit." Vastra nods and both sit on the small love seat. Alaya has remained standing. Mother Jenny taps her daughter's leg, Alaya drops a hand and Jenny holds it tight.

"As I was saying, Fiona's name on top of the list and Louisa told the committee Fiona would assist at her hospitals. We didn't know Elsie has spies reporting back to her. She demanded Fiona for the SWH, as Fiona was born in Scotland and England has no claim. Louisa pointed out that Fiona was a medical student at The London School of Medicine for Women and Fiona is not something to be claimed. It was quite ridiculous, Elsie wanted to just make issues and conflict where none existed."

Lou spoke up, "The two hospital committees were sick of dealing with Elsie and wanting to end the huffing and puffing. It was agreed Fiona would serve as a medical student with the Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women. Louisa and I both pleaded to have Fiona speak for herself but it landed on deaf ears."

Louisa, "It was sickening seeing Elsie look so smug after the decision. She wants us all to hurt and have unhappy lives. Which means she needs to be in control no matter the cost, irrelevant of the humans she affect. It is not fair. It was out of our hands. It wasn't until we heard of the mismanagement of Antwerp we finally could do something. I went to visit, with commanders and gracefully pulled Fiona out of the situation. Elsie found out, demanded Fiona returns to her position and hastily puts a team together for Serbia. The staff was not ready, trained or even given proper medication before deployment. All but two nurses and Alaya from the first Siberia unit survived."

Alaya looked down, "I know."

Louisa, "Serbia! It is a complete mess, no proper housing ... it is too far to manage and send supplies efficiently. Fiona made a plead to go home, but it was denied time and time again. Elsie was determined to keep Fiona."

Alaya, "Why? Why Fiona?"

"We first thought it was connected to her ego wanting to have the best and brightest at her disposal. Then it became something more personal. She wanted to hurt us and what better way is to draw funding away. The only way to achieve that is by making sure she succeeds with more daring and dangerous locations. The front line needs medical team, but it is not worth the risk. A dead surgeon is worthless. Then Fiona became Elsie's obsession."

Alaya stood angry, "To what end?"

Alaya started to pace, "I will not ask again. Please tell me what end is Elsie's obsession with Fiona?"

Louisa calmly answers, "To take her as a lover or if Fiona rejects Elsie will be damned ... she will force matrimonial offense."

Alaya runs up to Louisa, builds herself into a tall frame, looks down into Louisa's eyes, ""How do you know all this?"

Louisa kisses Alaya's cool forehead, "Elsie has created many enemies. Besides Elsie drinks to her own stupidity and brags of her conquests like a pirate on the high seas. It is absolutely disgusting, very few tolerate her socially. She has been talking about a conquest of a redhead. Talking about killing two birds with one stone by hurting us and taking Fiona."

Louisa takes a deep breath knowing the pain she is causing such a special woman, "A second unit went to Siberia in January to relieve Fiona but Elsie argued that a surgeon this good should be rewarded with service. The committee insisted that if Elsie would not allow Fiona to come home, Elsie must go to Serbia to serve at Fiona's side."

Lou spoke in a mile tone, "Elise got what she wanted ... an isolated Fiona."

Louisa, "Once Elsie landed in Serbia she must have hoped the situation would create a dependency. Which Fiona would want to serve by her, become heroines together. Your Fiona made it very clear she was not interested. Fiona did her work, exemplary I might add, and kept to herself. Fiona socially isolate herself. Elsie took it as a challenge. She started scheduling Fiona to assist in simple operations, even though Fiona just finished a long shift and needed sleep."

Gently Mary spoke, "Elsie wanted to weaken Fiona to become emotionally dependent on her. She wanted to be Fiona's strength. The problem is Fiona did not falter, she worked until every patient was tended and collapsed in her small room, locked, leaving only when a surgeon was needed."

The bodies shifted, the tension of the room has gotten worse. Alaya, "What?"

Louisa cupping Alaya's face, "We know once, after a long shift Fiona went to her room. Elsie entered, we don't know how, into Fiona's room for a visit. Fiona asked her to leave, but Elsie wouldn't. She knew Fiona was fatigued and tried to take advantage. Fiona kicked and screamed. Her secretary and two nurses had to pry her off. From all accounts Fiona stood her ground. Saying things like 'I have a family', 'I am married', 'I am loved' and so forth. Elsie convinced herself that she would be better suited for Fiona."

Alaya standing smaller and just whimpering, "Oh god. My Fiona."

Louisa pulls the gentle Alaya in her arms, "During surgeries Elsie would make inappropriate comments to Fiona. Fiona would laugh them off or gently remind Elsie that she was a married woman. It was very uncomfortable for the attending staff. No matter what Elsie did, Fiona was absolutely amazing. Elsie finally stopped bother Fiona and soon the surgeries were completed without chide or improper remarks. We are not sure exactly when ... "

Louisa looked directly into Vastra's eyes, " ... during surgery Elsie ask Fiona if she had any pets. Fiona said no. Elsie created a elaborate falsehood about her childhood pet. When one nurse asked what kind of animal did Elsie have as a pet she replied, lizard. The whole staff started to laugh and ask why a lizard. Elsie described the lizard's long tongue, long life and the ability to have partners for life. Fiona was quiet and concentrated on her patients. After the surgeries were completed Fiona just left and went back to her room. There was a knock on the door, it was Elsie and her secretary. Elsie handed Fiona a folder and said that it would interesting reading."

Vastra now standing, "What was in that folder?"

"It was documentation of sorts with information on the great detective, a marriage certificate and other information disclosing your family."

"Where and how?"

"We have no idea, we have done our research but ended up with nothing. No trail. Now that you know, you can investigate."

Vastra nodded and sat back down pulls Jenny close, "I am not pleased. Someone has endangered us."

"Fiona was brave."

Vastra, "Please how?"

Lou, "Our research has proved that Fiona has never mentioned a wife, a Silurian or anything personal to staff let alone Elsie. She handed back the folder and asked what this had to do with her? We don't know who could want to harm this family. Could it be related to the same who put Fiona in the Bethlem?"

Jenny jolts up and looks to Vastra, "Could it be? How could it? This doesn't make sense."

Vastra, "We must see what we can find. You are correct Jenny dear, this doesn't make sense."

Louisa, "Elsie had the upper-hand and knew it. She stalked Fiona like her prey slowly and deliberately. Elsie gave Fiona an ultimatum, bed with her or she will hand the documents to Germans for a good price. Fiona remained calm never flinching. Then it got bad for our Fiona. On one of Elsie drunken nights she came to Fiona's room and demanded to bed her or leave. Fiona packed her things and left. That was a little over three weeks ago. We didn't know where she was. We were going to contact you, but then two week later stories of a caped red haired physician healing wounded for food and a safe night sleep."

Lou stood up and went to the table, pulling a small stack of telegrams, "The first report from a solider who was from Durrës Albania. He said a red-headed doctor was working for ferry money to Italy. Another of her giving birth to a small family in Albania. Then two weeks later Bari, Italy at a hospital where she is doing surgeries, the administration called to confirm her qualifications. She is trying to coming home."

Alaya reading the telegrams. "Why hasn't she sent us a telegram?"

Vastra, "Cross country telegrams are not only expensive but monitored. We need to get her money and support immediately. Would you call the Bari hospital to keep her there for a week or two?"

Alaya smiles, "We need to send someone who is good in geography and country information be able to find Fiona."

Louisa, "The hospital is keeping her safe. She was told to stay put by Detective Alaya and Doctor Anderson. We came directly after we hung up the phone."

Vastra smiles and nods to her daughter. Alaya leaves the house at once.

Louisa, "Where is she going?"

"To get a guide and specialist."