Gwen made her way over to Lyla's shop. She was not particularly looking forward to this conversation she was about to have with her best friend. Lyla was a sensitive soul and Gwen knew she would not take to being lied to lightly. Lyla was behind the counter when Gwen walked in, it was evident that her friend had been crying. Lyla felt as if she had been kicked in the gut.

"Hey Lyla," Gwen greeted solemnly. Lyla's gaze met Gwen's. She looked angry.

"What the hell is going on?" Lyla demanded. Gwen felt the words almost like a slap in the face. Lyla didn't swear. She found it distasteful. She knew that if Lyla was swearing she was angry. Gwen took a deep breath, she hadn't wanted to hurt her friend in this process.

"Jack is a FIA agent, he's here because of all the strange stuff that is going on in town," Gwen explained. Lyla's eyes grew large. Gwen could see shock mingled with hurt. Lyla's face never hid any of her emotions.

"He's here because of that strange man at Doctor Martin's isn't he?" Lyla asked. Gwen nodded. Lyla leaned against the counter.

"Yes, Lyla that man is a very dangerous man. He's a mercenary for Maion Corportion," Gwen explained. Lyla's mouth opened to form a perfect little "o." Lyla took a moment to recover from her shock.

"So what? You decided to use me as a distraction for him? Or a cover for him?" Lyla asked. The anger in her voice was barely disguised. "Is his name even Jack?"

"Lyla, I did not use you as a distraction. In fact I told him that he needed to stay away from you. And yes his name is really Jack," Gwen answered.

"No, but you sat back and let him use me?" Lyla asked. Lyla was angry. But she was more angry with herself than anyone else. She had been the one to pursue him. She knew that in the back of her mind she had thrown herself at him. Embarrassment crept in with the anger she felt. He had tried to convince her not to get involved with him.

"I'm sorry," Gwen replied. She was mad at herself. She knew how sensitive Lyla was. She had known that this could have hurt Lyla, and she hadn't stopped him.

"Gwen?" Lyla said with her eyes brimming with tears. "How could you let someone do that to me?" Gwen had no answer.

"Lyla-"

"No!" Lyla shouted. The she took a deep, shaky, breath. "I was starting to fall in love with him." Gwen gasped. She hadn't expected to hear that from her friend.

"Lyla, you should talk to Jack," Gwen urged. Lyla's tear filled eyes met her own.

"I c-can't do that right now," Lyla replied. "If you don't mind, I'd like some time alone now." Gwen simply nodded. There was nothing left to say. She quietly left Lyla's shop.

Will paced the floor of his office. For most of his life he had been able to manipulate any situation to his advantage with his money. He had finally found one thing that his considerable wealth could not fix. It was unfathomable to him that his money wasn't enough. He took a deep ragged breath. His heart felt like it was going to burst from the pain. His Chelsea, the light of his life, was gone. And Will was angry. While he still felt the devastating ache of loss, it was the the anger that overshadowed any other feeling. He picked up his phone wondering why Vaughn had not called him yet. Vaughn had promised to call once he had the doctor. Will had wanted to speak with Dr Martin in person. He no longer cared about discretion, he would have his revenge on the Doctor. All that had mattered to him was Chelsea, and now that she was gone...

The shrill ring of his phone broke his thought. He looked down to see Vaughn's name on the caller id.

"Do you have him?" Will clipped. Anyone else would have been intimidated by this tone of voice, but not Vaughn.

"No," Vaughn answered. "The doctor has disappeared."

"What?!" Will bellowed. "What the hell do you mean he's disappeared?"

"I can't find him," Vaughn answered. "But I am not going to stop till I do, believe me. As for the girl. I think it's time we find her and eliminate the evidence."

"No!" Will shouted. "I want her!"

"Will, she's not Chelsea.."

"I don't care!" Will shouted. "She is my property and I want her."

Vaughn wasn't sure what Will wanted with the girl, but he was sure it wasn't anything good. But, Vaughn had never been one to say no to anything Will asked for. He rubbed his temples. Then continued with the task at hand. He had a feeling that the sheriff may know where the good doctor was, and he had been following her for the past half hour. She was going somewhere out of Flowerbud, that much he knew. He sighed. This whole ordeal had gotten out of control. He knew that it was the personal part of this whole job that had done him in. Vaughn very rarely made mistakes, but he had made too many doing this. It had been because of Chelsea. He would have done anything for his little sister. Chelsea had been the only person in the world who could override any request from Will.

"Dammit!" Vaughn yelled. He slammed his fist against the steering wheel. None of this was going the way it was supposed to. He had underestimated the sheriff. He had thought she was a small time country bumpkin, but she was proving to be a formidable opponent. He had become complacent and lazy. Now he needed to fix what he could.

Gwen glanced again in the rear view mirror. Vaughn was still following her, which was just fine with her. As long as she knew where he was, it meant no one else could be hurt. She planned on arresting him shortly after her meeting with this news reporter. Surely Vaughn thought he was being careful, but Gwen had been looking for him to be tailing her. After Dr Martin had been taken into protective custody, she knew that Vaughn would be looking for him. She continued to watch as he maneuvered his car behind hers.

"He's getting careless," Gwen murmured to herself. Or perhaps that is what he wanted her to think? Either way she knew she would have to tread very carefully. She wasn't going to put anyone else's life in danger.

Tina waited patiently at the cafe for the sheriff to arrive. She was rather nervous about this meeting. She was still worried that perhaps Maion had bought off the sheriff. She knew that it wasn't impossible, small town sheriffs did not make much money.

"Did you need more coffee, dear?" Yun asked. Tina smiled up at the elderly woman. Yun had been friends with Tina's own grandmother.

"No thanks," Tina sighed.

"You look anxious," Yun replied.

"That obvious?" Tina asked. Yum chuckled softly.

"To this old woman it is," Yun stated. "But I've known you since you were just a wee little thing." Tina chuckled. She was about to tell Yun the reason she was at her cafe, when she saw a tall blonde haired woman walk in. She was wearing a sheriff's uniform.

"Looks like my appointment is here," Tina stated. Yun smiled and disappeared into the back room. Tina looked up at the blonde woman. "You must be Sheriff Winters."

"Yes that would be me," the blonde answered. She took a seat across from Tina. "Now what is this about the human replication?"

Yun sang happily as she was cooking. This cafe had been her dream. She only wished her darling husband were here with her. How he would have loved to be running a cafe. Life had certainly not been easy for Yun, but she had been happy. She glanced out the back window. Yun felt chills run up her spine. She recognized the man she saw outside her cafe. He had been looking for a girl. She narrowed her eyes. What was he doing back? Before she could think of anything to do, the man came bursting through the back door. Yun screamed. The man quickly grabbed her. Yun watched as the door from the front room swung open, Tina came rushing in. Another woman dressed in a sheriff's uniform followed.

"Don't come any closer!" The man holding Yun snarled. It was at that moment that Yun felt the sharp prick of something metal against her throat.

Gwen had her weapon drawn and trained on Vaughn. He was holding the elderly owner of the cafe at knifepoint. The woman was shaking in fear.

"Put your weapon away!" Vaughn shouted.

"I can't do that," Gwen replied. "Why don't you just let her go. She has nothing to do with this."

"Where is the doctor? Where is the girl?" Vaughn asked, ignoring Gwen's request. "I know you know. Now tell me!"

"Please don't hurt her!" Tina shouted.

"Then tell me where the girl is!" Vaughn demanded. Tina glanced at Gwen. She could she the struggle in her eyes. Gwen lowered her weapon slightly.

"She's in Tumerton," Gwen stated calmly. "Now why don't you let this woman go and-" Gwen's words were cut off by Yun's scream. Vaughn had jabbed his knife into her shoulder. Before Gwen could react, Vaughn shoved the older woman in Gwen's direction. Yun came tumbling forward. Gwen reached out to catch her. By the time she was able to look back up Vaughn had exited the cafe.