They gave Roman a few minutes before he finally opened the file. There were three different videos. Roman clicked the first one. It showed them arriving to the airstrip. He watched as Max bought something from the vending machine, she looked around. Baron joined her and they were talking.
"Does it not have volume?", Dean asked.
Roman set it for the last one.
"I guess not", Roman said.
He would give anything to hear her voice. He smiled.
"That's from the airport cameras", all three men jumped and turned to see Finn.
Finn smirked.
"Sorry gentlemen, I was in town and the little bird watching your every move wanted me to check on you.", Finn said.
"And so you just walk into someone's house", Dean said.
Finn shrugged.
"Door was unlocked. You should really think about locking it. Anyone can just walk right in", Finn said.
Roman shook his head. Dean rolled his eyes. Finn noticed the camera and walked over to it and lifted it.
"Why torture yourself, Reigns", Finn said.
"I'm not. I know what I believe and no one is going to steer me away from it", Roman said.
Finn nodded and sat.
"Then by all means, continue", Finn said.
All three men turned back to the screen. They watched as Baron and Max made their way to Jason, Sami, and Bayley. Hunter walked in a few minutes later. The video stopped.
"What happened?", Roman asked.
"Someone cut off the camera. They walked right out after that", Finn said.
Roman clicked the second video. It showed from inside the hanger where the jet was. He watched as Max, Baron, and Hunter walked onto the jet.
"Why didn't Jason, Bayley, and Sami go with them?", Roman asked.
"She wanted to get home to you. Jason was also freaking out about getting on, it's what you missed in the first video", Finn said.
"And how do you know this?", Dean asked.
"Bayley and Sami. We question the witnesses", Finn said.
Roman was waiting to see someone get off the jet. The door closed.
"There has to be a trick door somewhere", Roman mumbled.
Finn looked down. He couldn't see the look on Roman's hopeful face.
"I assure you, there was no trap door", Finn replied.
The jet starts moving out of the hanger. The camera inside could no longer see it. The video cut off. Roman didn't move to click on the third.
"Roman, I know what", Roman cut Finn off.
"Shut up", he snapped.
Finn nodded. He finally clicked on the last video. The camera outside of the hanger catches the jet moving towards the runway. Roman could feel his heart racing. The jet lifts off before it explodes. Roman gasps. Finn rememebered the speech Max gave him to spill to Roman. He didn't like it, but knew it was for his own good.
"Your wife loves you very much, Roman. I wish I could tell you something, anything to make this okay", Finn started.
"Shut up", Roman yelled.
He stood from his seat and stood in front of Finn.
"Get out of my house. If you don't believe me, get out", Roman yelled.
Finn looked up at him.
"I'm here to help you find the people responsible for this.", Finn said.
Roman collapsed in his chair. He looked at the screen and started from the first video again.
"Rome, what are you doing?", Seth asked.
"I don't trust these videos.", Roman said.
"I'll order us some pizza", Dean said.
Roman nodded. Seth sat beside Roman and watched the video as well. Finn followed Dean out. Dean watched him carefully. Finn looked around the house and through the window. Once he was done ordering the pizza, he slammed Finn against the wall.
"What do you know?", Dean asked.
"What are you talking about? What's going on?", Finn asked, trying to remove Dean from him.
"You said, your wife loves you very much. Present term, not past. I swear Balor if you lie to me, I will kill you. Is she alive?", Dean asked.
"I just misspoke, it happens a lot in my line of work.", Finn said.
"I don't believe that. Give her a message. Tell her to come home. Now or I set Roman up with Eva. Tell her to move her ass", Dean said.
"Dean, I swear, I wouldn't lie", Finn growled.
"You just did", Dean said, before releasing Finn and walking back into the room.
He leaned over Roman. His friend looked up at him.
"She's alive", Dean said.
Roman stood.
"What?", Roman asked.
Balor walked in, rubbing his throat. He stopped when he saw them looking at him.
"Start talking", Roman said.
"I can't", he said, before leaving.
Roman went after him. Stopping at Finn's car.
"Finn, please, I just want her back. My kids want her back", Roman said.
Finn glanced around.
"Stop", Finn said.
Roman let him go. The way Finn looked at him when he said stop, made him actually realize something. She didn't want him to know she was alive, no, not him. Everyone else. He walked back into his house and to his office.
"So?", Dean asked.
"She's alive, I know she is. We have to stop looking though, if she faked her death it has to be for a reason", Roman said.
"She knew someone was going to try to kill her", Seth said.
Roman nodded.
"We don't talk about this outside of this house.", Roman said.
Dean and Seth nodded.
"There has to be something in that video", Roman said.
Max knew her husband was relentless, she just didn't know how much till now. She glanced at the newspaper sitting beside her laptop. Grabbing her bag, she walked out of her room.
"Where are you off to?", Hunter asked.
"I'm going to see my husband", she said.
"Max", that stopped her.
She turned to look at Hunter.
"Please. He needs me. I just, he won't talk Hunter. You know him", Max said.
Hunter sighed. He finally nodded.
"Alright. Just be careful and don't meet him outside in the open.", Hunter said.
Baron walked over to her.
"I'll go too if you don't mind", Baron said.
"Not at all. You can keep watch", she said.
Baron chuckled.
Dean and Seth were fast asleep. Roman had resent his ad. Dean stood and patted Roman's shoulder.
"Get some sleep. I'll look through them again. Fresh eyes", he said.
Roman nodded. Dean went through the video over and over again. Watching the doors for reflections on them. Catching the passing shadows on the floor. Getting to the video of inside the hanger. He stopped it. Zooming in on the back end of the jet.
"Roman, wake up", Dean called.
Roman sat up and wiped his eyes. Dean pointed to the screen.
"She got out through the back", Dean said with a smile.
Roman smiled and nodded. Feet were hanging down.
The next morning, Roman drove back down to the pier. He walked to the end of it and sat on the bench. Daisies in his hand. He watched as people passed, looking around and hoping to see Max. He checked his watch and it had been two hours since he sat down. He sighed. Max and Baron watched him from their car. Tinted windows didn't allow anyone to look in.
"Hunter said not out in the open. This sucks Max, I know, but its not worth putting him in danger for", Baron said.
"I know", she said.
She looked down at today's paper. He had placed another ad.
It was almost six in the afternoon, she never showed. He sighed and stood, daisies in hand. They watched him as he stopped by a trash can and threw the daisies away. Getting in his truck, he drove off.
"Might as well file for divorce now. He's never going to forgive me for this", Max said.
Baron got off and ran to the trash. He took out the daisies and got back in the car. He handed them to her.
"Now we can tell him you're alive", Baron said.
She was confused.
"I know damn well you can sneak in and out of your house without him knowing. Leave those by the table in your room. He'll know", Baron said.
She smiled and nodded. They parked down the street from her house. Watching as Dean and Seth left her place. They spent so much time with him and for that she was grateful.
"What time does he usually go to sleep?", Baron asked.
"Depends on Raiden", she said.
Baron nodded.
"Well, we still have time to kill. How about we go get something to eat while we wait?", Baron said.
Max nodded. She opened her laptop and clicked on the cameras. The office one was still disconnected. She found them in the living room. The kids watching cartoons while he served them dinner.