Chapter Four

Early July

Sam and Drew finally decided to tell Curtis everything about their suspicions concerning 'Jason'. He was a little upset that they hadn't told him sooner but he was over it quickly. He was happy that his friends were working on putting their family back together.

Sam and Drew agreed that they would limit their conversations about the cases to their meetings at Alexis' house since they could make sure they were the only two around. There would be too many opportunities for them to be overheard at the Quartermaine's. They also had a habit of gravitating to each other when they were in the same room and they didn't want to give anything away.

They found themselves curled up together on Alexis' couch discussing Peter being Henrik and what that meant for Aurora Media.

"The audit of all financial records and any other decisions that Peter made is ongoing." Drew was telling Sam. "I really don't know what his angle was. I just hate it that our decision to hire him led to Nathan's death."

"I know," Sam agreed with him. "I don't know why or how both of us fell for his obvious fake background. I hate that Maxie is having to go through this. He has to be found and brought to justice for Maxie's sake."

"I agree." Drew said as he kissed the top of her head as he cradled her against him. "This case just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Maybe we should consider splitting our focus up a little. Curtis is already on 'Jason' for now. I will keep going through my records for names of possible Ring members that could still be out there and after us. Then that would leave you following up on any leads for the search for Peter. What do you think?"

"I don't know," Sam signed, not really liking the idea. "I have to keep my eyes on 'Jason', especially when he is around Danny. I know it isn't a good idea to tell Elizabeth about our suspicions about 'Jason' but should we warn her somehow about just leaving Jake alone with him?"

"I think things are alright on that front," Drew hugged her close. He loved it that she still cared so much about Jake. "Jake doesn't want anything to do with him most of the time. When 'Jason' comes around he makes sure not to be alone with him for long."

"We really need to make more progress on this." Sam said with frustration. "We have too many fronts to be concerned about and I am getting worried something else is going to happen to someone before we find out who is involved. Or something could happen to one of us."

Drew felt her shiver and he pulled her tighter to him. He agreed that they needed to make some progress soon before whoever took over for Faison came after any of them.

"We do have Chuck and his team working on the Ring angle as well so maybe I could just get updates from them, then I can help with Peter and 'Jason' part of the investigation." Drew considered. Drew pulled away from her and got out his phone. "As a matter of fact, I should have heard something from them by now."

"Can you think of a place we could set up a video conference that is secure to talk to Chuck and his team?" Drew asked Sam after looking up from the secure email account Chuck had set up.

Sam thought for a moment, "I'm not sure right now. The Quartermaine's has too much traffic as well as Aurora Media. What does Chuck suggest?"

"He says we should use something underground or some type of secret room." Drew replied. "It would take awhile to construct something like that and we need to come up with something as soon as possible. They want to do a live conference. But for now he just told me that they found out that one of the Ring agents that had been arrested and in prison was not in his cell. They have no idea how he got out or when. The guards were bribed to keep it covered up that he was gone."

"Who is this guy?" Sam was getting even more worried.

"The email doesn't say," Drew answered her as he pulled her back close to him. "Just that his vendetta against Chuck and his team is very personal. He is always out for blood when they have had to deal with him and get him back in jail."

"What about that secret level basement at the hospital?" Sam said deep in thought. "You know the one where Olivia took Griffin when she was delusional and thought she could use him to bring Duke back."

"It's not a bad idea," Drew was giving it some thought. "My only concern is people seeing us going in there together. It may be too suspicious if anyone sees us."

"The PI office," Sam said suddenly. "There is a vacant office next to us. We could renovate it as an add on but quarter off part of it and make a secret entrance."

"There is no time like the present," Drew tells her as he pulls her up off the couch. "While I take Scout with me like we planned and you can find out how much the building will cost. I will contact Chuck and see if we can get a government contractor to do the work so no one around here will know about it. They can also make it sound proof to people outside. Once the building is bought they could probably send someone to do the work in a couple of days. Also, send me all the bills and I will take care of them."

"How are you going to pay for all this?" Sam questioned. "With making loan payments to 'Jason' how much of a profit has Aurora been making?"

"Weeelll," Drew hedged while rolling his eyes, he wasn't sure about telling her. "I forgot to tell you. It is silly that I forgot because it is kind of a big thing."

He signed audibly before continuing, "I had some investment accounts sitting around since I disappeared. They have been accumulating money since around 2002. I apparently deposited any extra money I made when I worked with the CIA and the NSA. I apparently made very good investments decisions over the years. I was actually able to pay 'Jason' the money for Aurora last month. I was so happy to be able to give him the money and be out from under it."

She just looked at him with a shocked expression. "That reminds me, for some reason I forgot that I need to move out of the penthouse in a couple of months. Even though 'Jason' said I could just stay there since we separated I didn't think it was a good idea."

"Have the relator for the office space look for you something as well." Drew told her. He pulled her too him. "How about something that can be ours together when this is all over."

They just took a moment to look into each others eyes with the joy they felt with each other and their plans for the future.

"Well," Sam said, "Let's get to work so we can keep our family and friends safe. I am tired of feeling like a sitting duck. We need this over."

Late July

They finally got a DNA sample from 'Jason'. Curtis turned out to be the key to obtaining a water bottle. It was surprising that he never caught on to Curtis following him around town. 'Jason' had finally made the mistake of leaving a water bottle on a table at the hospital. They had just mailed it off the day before. Unfortunately, it would take several months to get the results back. They had included DNA samples of Danny and Drew to confirm if he was even related to them. On a whim, Drew had included Michael's DNA as well. Some instinct told him to do it.

After Drew had researched the DNA samples they had used at the PCPD he discovered that they may not be twins but only brothers. They did not examine enough of the DNA strands to get a complete picture. Or someone was bribed to make it look like they were twins but they may not be related at all. With every day they worked on these cases they uncovered more questions and very few answers.

The new office with the secret room was up and ready. The smell of the newly painted walls lingered in the air. Drew, Sam and Curtis were sitting around a conference table looking at the screen waiting for Chuck and his team to come online. All the sudden the black screen comes on and they see Chuck, Sarah, former Colonel John Casey and Diane Beckman sitting around a conference table similar to theirs.

"Nice to see everyone," Chuck started. "There is a lot to get through so I will get started on our tawdry history with Shaw." Sam saw the worried look he shot toward Sarah.

Sam was glad to be able to put faces with names at last. They were a close bunch as evidenced by how they looked at each other especially Chuck and Sarah. But Sam could see the same worry in them that Drew and she had about the coming threat.

"It all started when I was given the order to assassinate his wife," Sarah said with regret in her voice. "It was the worse day of my life."

Sarah continued the story of how Daniel Shaw was assigned to their team after Chuck had complications with a the new intersect download. He had manipulated Sarah and Chuck to keep them apart and at odds with each other.

As the story continued Drew, Sam and Curtis stared at the photo they had been sent of Daniel Shaw. They didn't want to be unaware in case he showed up in Port Charles. He looked familiar to Curtis but he didn't say anything but then he realized he looked familiar to him because he looked like an actor that had been on the Green Arrow and went on to be in his own superhero show.

Sam's ears perked up a little when Sarah mentioned that Shaw was regenerated after Chuck had shot and killed him to protect Sarah. She made notes on some paper in front of her. She was quickly making notes about their story of the intersect as well. The story was fascinating to Sam.

After Sarah finished with saying Shaw was supposed to be in a high security prison in solitary, Beckman took over the story.

"We know now from our interrogations of the guards that Shaw escaped with the help of Faison."
"That means he could have been out for almost a year or even longer." Drew jumped in. "What could he be up to all this time."

"That is what we need to find out." Beckman stated. "I have contacted the WSB since they have a history there in Port Charles and they probably know more about Faison than anyone else."

"You will work with Robert Scorpio," Chuck told them. "He should be in town soon and he will make contact. The head of the WSB, Frisco Jones is from there as well and he is not happy that he got a stand down order for Faison's son, Peter August."

"Are you sure he and Director Jones are on the same page when it comes to Peter?" Drew asked. "Peter caused the death of his son-in-law but Peter is also Scorpio's ex-wife's son. Is he going to want to protect Peter for Anna?"

"Frisco has assured us that Robert wants justice for Nathan just as much as Frisco." Chuck told them. "Someone high up in the UN wants Peter out there for some reason. The UN is the only organization that would have sway with the WSB. We have to find out what they are after. The most logical goal is to reestablish the Ring around the world."

"We have some connections in the UN that we can take advantage of and find out where the stand down order came from," Sarah explained. "We are also tracking down every Ring operative that we came across and find out where they are. It is a long list so it will take awhile."

"We will focus our investigation on Peter and the potential impostor 'Jason'." Drew told them.

"Also, Robert should be making contact through the secure server soon." Beckman advised. "Be ready to get things moving when he does."

The screen went black right after that. It created a familiar feeling in Drew.

"Did something go wrong with the screen," Curtis asked as he looked at the connections.

"Don't bother," Drew said, "That is how General Diane Beckman lets you know it is time to stop talking and get to work."

"I want to set up surveillance at 'Jason's' new penthouse." Sam said. "Peter may show up there if 'Jason' is an imposter and he wants to give him orders."

Drew took her hands in his, looking deeply into her eyes with a silent plea. "I'm not going to try to talk you out of doing it yourself, but please, be careful."

Curtis looked at them melting into each other's eyes. He left the room to gather the equipment they would need to set up surveillance to watch the probable fake 'Jason'.

They didn't notice that Curtis had left the secret room.

"Drew," Sam began, "I know you want to set up the surveillance but it makes more sense for me to do it. If he is there I can make up a story about needing to talk to him about Danny. Curtis can handle the outside cameras."

Drew pulled her to him and kissed her gently on the mouth. He left a trail of kisses down her neck. He felt her shudder in his arms. She jerked herself away from him.

"Drew," she said breathlessly, "We have work to do and I know you want to recover more of your memories before we move forward with our relationship. You go be a CEO and read the notes I made about the intersect. I want you to talk to Ellie to see if this is possible and soon she could use the intersect technology to give you back your memories."

"She told me it was safer if I remember on my own," Drew said looking down at the notes, "I will talk to her after I look at your ideas. Maybe she will be able to use them."

A/N: I just want to explain the DNA conclusion I make in this chapter and future chapters. I did some research on DNA to make these conclusions. There is a way to determine which twin is who with DNA testing. It involves studying most of the DNA strand. There are anomalies even with twins, then they look at the anomalies that are present in a child. Then they can determine parentage of children as well as if one of them had committed crimes. I did research on this when I did my first fanfiction called "Jason's Twin". I was rightly chastised for not finishing it. I do plan on finishing this one but life gets in the way sometimes but the follows and reviews have motivated me to keep this one going.