The next day at a Cafe, Eileen is sitting at a table waiting for Neil Palino. Soon Neil arrives and he sits down across from her.
"You wanted me to meet you." Neil stated
Eileen nodded, "Yes. You probably don't remember me, but I know who you are. You're my birth father, and I need some answers from you."
"You're Bea's daughter?" Neil questioned
"Yeah, now I know you didn't leave me or mom. I know she left and took me away from you. I know Aunt Cora ran away and you never got to meet my half-sister Maisie. You never got the chance to be a father, and I'm sorry about that." Eileen explained "What I need to know is why were you stalking Aunt Cora's orphanage."
Neil took a breath, "There's no good reason for that other than I was watching you. I've been keeping tabs on you for the last thirteen years."
"What about your nephew Desmond? And where's his sister Diana?" Eileen wondered
"I'm sorry about abandoning Desmond. There's no excuse for that. I just couldn't look at him after his father died. He looked just like my brother. As for Diana, she died two years ago." Neil informed
Eileen gave a nod, "How?"
"Uh…she got really sick. The doctors couldn't help her anymore." Neil replied
"You're a liar." Eileen said
Neil furrowed his eyebrows, "Why would I lie?"
Eileen shrugged, "I don't know. Maybe because you killed Diana. Or maybe she's still alive and you want to use her as your punching bag. Or maybe you're just a pedophile who likes little girls."
"I would never hurt her. She's my niece. I love her." Neil responded angrily "And I'm not a pedophile."
"Okay tell me the truth." Eileen demanded "Are you involved in a gang or working with mobsters?"
Neil is about to answer when his phone rings, "Hold that thought." He tells her before answering the phone, "Hello sir…No, sir…..Yes, sir. I'll be right there." Then he hangs up, "I'm sorry, but I have to go. It was nice to finally meet you."
Neil stands up and then walks off.
Eileen sighs and watches as he walks away.
"You did good, kid." Eileen hears Samantha's voice through the ear piece
"Not good enough. I didn't get him to confess." Eileen spoke
Samantha's voice came through the ear piece again, "It's okay. You got us more than we had before. Plus John is going to follow him."
"Okay. You're welcome." Eileen said as she headed to the van and got into the back. Samantha hugged her. "I want to see my aunt."
Samantha nodded, "Of course. I'll take you back to your aunt now."
Meanwhile with John, he follows Neil and is surprised by what he sees. Neil walked into the FBI headquarters building.
"Finch, he's FBI." John said
John heard Harold's voice through his earpiece, "Okay. Come back to the bunker and we'll regroup with this new information."
"Okay." John replied. He was only listening to Harold's orders because he didn't know what to do next.
Sorry for the long wait and that this chapter is so short. Next chapter will be longer. I had severe writer's block. Plus I have a twelve track mind that jumps around a lot. Also my college school work load is really heavy. I'll try and update when I can. I promise I haven't given up on this story.
Anyways hope you enjoy. Comments are greatly appreciated.
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