If you've read my Agent and Farmer story, the scene with Gwen is a reference to that fiction :)

Rachel stood in the doorway of the small room in Dunhill's house. She wanted to talk to him, but wasn't sure how to even start, or what she wanted to say. Most people would think she's crazy. Rachel often wondered herself if she was crazy. After reading about Maion Corporation, her head hurt. The corporation seemed to be in some hot water over illegal human testing. She wondered if she could have been one of those test subjects?

"Did you find what you needed?" Dunhill asked.

"Kind of," Rachel stated. "Can I tell you something?"

"Sure thing," Dunhill replied.

"I think I remember some stuff. But I'm still not sure who I am, but I think I'm in danger," Rachel confessed. Dunhill didn't look as surprised as she thought he would by her admission.

"Why do you think that?" Dunhill asked.

"Call it a hunch," Rachel replied.

"Okay well if that's the case, we better figure out who you are," Dunhill stated.

"No story!" Rachel insisted. "I don't want this public!"

"That's not what I meant," Dunhill assured. Rachel relaxed a bit. It was nice having someone know about her fears, even if she hadn't told him very many details.

After she left, Dunhill instantly went into the room to check the search history on his computer. He knew Rachel was holding back something from him. To his surprise, Rachel had deleted all her search history. He couldn't help but wonder if Tina's hunch was right.

"Now don't go thinking that old man," Dunhill scolded himself. "If she is in danger than she needs this town's help."

Agent Jack Barnett strode into the restaurant to meet sheriff Gwen. Jack was one of the few federal agents Gwen trusted. She sighed with relief. She could tell when a case was going beyond her pay grade, and this case was certainly turning into something big.

"What's up Winters?" Jack sat down at the table across from her. Gwen smirked. Jack was accustomed to women falling all over him. Gwen was never one of those women. Jack was old in that distinguished way that many women found attractive. They had worked together a few times in the city. Her failing to fall all over Jack, was what made their friendship so strong.

"So I hear your agency has some craziness going on," Gwen replied.

"Yeah, well, you know. My boss was fired from the Undercover Unit, he was apparently running some huge drug business on Flowerbud Island, and then the director's daughter quit. I didn't even know the director's daughter worked for the agency."

"Wow," Gwen stated. "I couldn't imagine finding out that my superior was committing some crime." She had heard of the fiasco in question. Flowerbud Village had gotten its name from the island in question.

"More than just drugs, he also murdered some associates," Jack replied.

"Wow, no wonder the agency has been on lockdown lately," Gwen said.

"Yup, I was ready to get out for a bit, so tell me. Whatchya got?" Jack asked.

"I got a possible case here, dealing with Maion Corporation," Gwen replied. She knew Jack would be more than interested. Jack had been trying to catch Will Regison III for years. Nothing that he ever found stuck.

"Now you've got my interest," Jack replied.

"Remember Vaughn?" Gwen asked. Jack's scowl answered the question clearly for her.

"Maion's new hired hand?" Jack asked.

"Oh you know about that?" Gwen asked.

"It's my job to know these things," Jack stated. "So, word is that he's gone off the radar."

"He was in Flowerbud last week. From local reports he was just in Konohana. He's going by the name Mark," Gwen informed. Jack looked excited. It was obvious that Jack had no idea where Vaughn had slipped off to.

"What's he doing?" Jack asked.

"Looking for someone," Gwen stated.

"Do you think he'll be back?" Jack asked.

"I'm sure of it," Gwen asserted.

"Well looks like I'll be staying here for a while," Jack replied. "I'll need a cover."

"How do you feel bout farming?" Gwen asked with a smirk. She knew that his last, long undercover assignment had been as a farmer. Jack scowled at her. "Just kidding, be a wandering vagabond looking for a job. Of course you're going to have to get out of that suit. My friend Lyla is looking for done help. She runs a seed shop."

"I guess that's better than farming," Jack mused. Gwen laughed.

"When can you come?" Gwen asked.

"As soon as I clear it with my boss," Jack answered.

Vaughn looked at the new farmer in Zephyr Town. She was quite tall and sturdy. The girl introduced herself as Anita. This was not the girl he was looking for.

"You going to buy anything handsome?" Anita asked him with a wink. Vaughn put on his best smile. The woman really was quite homely looking.

"What's this sell for?" He asked, picking up a small jug of milk.

"What will you give me for it cutie pie? A kiss perhaps?" Anita asked. Vaughn hid his revulsion and merely smiled at the woman.

"Those I don't give out so easily," Vaughn replied.

"Tell ya what, this one's on the house handsome. I do hope you come to our Bazaar again," Anita cooed. Vaughn thanked the farmer and went on his way. He needed to regroup with Alex back in Flowerbud, to see what he had found looking through local papers. Vaughn was sick of running into dead ends, and time was running out.