2 hours Before the accident

"dad I'm just going for a drive" says Tori as she leaves for a leisure drive along the LA coast

"remember your university graduation is tomorrow and you have that interview with that label later this week" says David

"yeah dad I know, I don't think I could forget the two biggest events of my life beyond getting dumped by Brad because he found out I swing both ways, I just wish Cat would talk to me" says Tori

"I'm pretty sure she has been trying to, I keep getting messages on the answering machine that sure sound like Cat" says David

"nah that's Jade, she does imitations of Cat when she needs me to review a play or two, since her brother moved away after their dad's death and Beck broke it off for some movie chick she needs my opinion, Cat's somewhere in Italy running a modelling agency and doing concerts on the side, she's very famous in Italy, Jade says she donated millions to lower income families across Italy, she's probably forgotten all about me" says Tori

"feelings like that don't just go away Tori and you know that" says Trina

"you're suggesting that Cat ever had feelings for me, that's cute but nowhere near reality, her personality IS cuddly, she treated me the same way she treated Jade, Andre and Beck, besides she's been in Italy a long time, IF she ever had feelings for me she's probably moved on by now end of discussion, no need to bring her up again ever, now I'm going for my drive then some time on the rides at the pier, I'll be back later" says Tori slamming the door on her way out

Just before the accident with Tori

Be careful out there folks, there's an earthquake risk today, stay away from those tanker trucks they're mighty vulnerable during quakes

"oh shoot I forgot about that risk today, they've been warning us about it for a few days, better put some distance between me and that tanker" says Tori pulling over and letting cars pass her as the quake starts

At the hospital 2 hours later

"what happened here doc, she looks fine, her car was pretty much destroyed by the blast though, those damn tanker trucks should have known better than to be out today, I know damn well they were warned about the increase in seismic activity on the fault today" says nurse Vanca

"her arm was raised, nearly shielding her eyes from the explosion, she's temporarily blinded, though how long it might last I don't know, if she lives alone, she won't be anymore until her vision returns, call her family and let them know" says Doctor Theo Maine

"I'm pretty sure she has a graduation ceremony tomorrow, is she cleared for that" asks Nurse Vanca

"should be, she was far enough away that she wasn't seriously physically hurt, how do you know Tori exactly" says Doctor Maine

"her older sister is dating my niece, though on the down low and they're not public about it aside from letting me and Trina's dad know, however as she interns here she trusts you, which is why I even said anything" says Nurse Vanca

"wait Molly likes girls, that's definitely news" says Doctor Maine

"she's bisexual but been burned by too many guys, it wasn't supposed to be a long term relationship with Trina but ended up being one" says Nurse Vanca as she heads to notify Tori's family

45 minutes later as David, Trina, Molly and Jade show up

"we're Tori's family and friends, we were told she was here" says Trina

"third door on your left, however Jade isn't welcome, she caused a lot of issues the last time her and Tori were in this hospital at the same time and the big boss ordered that she not be allowed in" says nurse Jenkins

"I'm sorry, I've changed I swear, I'm just worried about her, my friend in Italy loves her and wanted me to update her on Tori's condition" says Jade as everyone else goes to see Tori

"Cat can more than afford to come visit but the boss's order stands firm, you can't stay, Tori is fine, though temporarily blinded, she won't be allowed to live on her own until her vision returns" says Nurse Jenkins

"I understand, I have a call to make" says Jade as security guards follow her out of the hospital to make sure she leaves

With Jade 10 minutes later

"come on pick up Cat" says Jade getting annoyed that Cat is declining her calls as Cat finally picks up

"ugh do you know what time it is Jade, a simple text would have been fine" grumbles Cat clearly groggy as Jade had woken her up

"I thought you'd want to hear me say it instead of reading it, Tori was blinded by the explosion from a tanker truck foolish enough to be out today after three days of tremor warnings that always precede a quake, she's fine but I'm not allowed to stay in the hospital because of my stupid jealousy induced actions because of that damn play that I wanted to be the lead in, the head nurse said you're more than welcome to come visit Tori" says Jade

"you know I can't afford to do that right now I have meetings all week for the fashion show next week" says Cat

"we both know that you want to be with Tori, all she's been thinking about lately is you" says Jade

"that's bull, she made plans with me for a movie night after graduation then ditched me for Brad, that's the entire reason why I moved my business plans to Italy" says Cat

"she wasn't ok with her feelings for you at the time, the movie arrangement was supposed to be a test date but she chickened out, she got nervous about being next to you during a romantic movie, had the test date gone well her plans were to dump Brad, she told him last year that she's bisexual and he lost it, he got very angry at her and only stopped short of hitting her because he knew her dad is now the chief of the LAPD, she's been depressed because she thinks you moved on and she doesn't believe you have feelings for her at all" says Jade as Molly walks out of the hospital and spies on Jade

"well I can't just fly to LA without reason Jade" says Cat

"the big modelling agency here got shutdown yesterday because the feds found out that the agency hired trafficked girls and did nothing about their situation and LA needs a new agency asap for an event coming up in two months and nobody is willing to set foot in LA to help, they had to leave all the clothes, I told the mayor I'd get in contact with you about setting up a head office here, I just hadn't had a chance to call yet, I've been quite busy" says Jade

"I suppose I could swing that with the board of directors but I can't go to LA immediately, it would still be a day out minimum, maybe more, the next two meetings are mandatory as my input on dress designs for this show is important" says Cat

"by all means your business comes first but the longer you wait the less likely Tori will be happy to see or hear you as the current situation permits, she used to pay me to imitate your voice three times a week, it made her smile when she was down in the dumps about herself, last month she only asked for me to imitate your voice twice, so far this month she hasn't asked at all, your window of opportunity is closing" says Jade as Cat huffs and hangs up as Jade suddenly notices Molly behind her

"she didn't seem too happy there Jade" says Molly as Jade chuckles

"you know you need to stop spying on me, just because you're dating Trina doesn't mean you have the right to be sneaky like her, why aren't you in the hospital room now anyway" says Jade

"Tori has the right to know you're getting Cat back to LA, she's entirely dependent on one of us until her vision returns, Tori, Mr. Vega and Trina are talking it over, so far you're winning, I'm not a full member of the family so I have no right to be part of those discussions, besides Tori seems to believe she's missing a twin sister named Naomi, obviously something is messing with her memory" says Molly

"actually she might not be far off, last month Mr. Vega found adoption documents filled out for Tori and a girl named Naomi, Tori's was half ripped up but Naomi's was intact and had a stamp from an adoption agency, he called them last week and they're looking up the file, no news yet but the file he has says they picked Naomi up a few weeks after her and Tori were born, he was very busy during that time that he never knew if Tori was a twin or not, if they're talking about 'family' matters it's probably that, also legally speaking I can't notify Tori about Cat because I'm working FOR Cat, she hired me the moment she heard about the potential for quakes in the LA area, her only priority in LA is Tori's safety and I was giving Cat advice, what she does with it isn't my concern, I'm her advisor on Tori's safety nothing more, she's not obligated to take my advice, besides she has a business to run" says Jade

"you do know Tori's becoming borderline suicidal right" asks Molly

"yes I know but I had to word it carefully for Cat be shed drop everything, meaning she'd leave the company to come be with Tori and we both know that's the last thing Tori wants, Cat fought hard to stay CEO of the Valentine modelling agency and Valentine clothing line, Tori wouldn't want Cat to give that all up for her" says Jade

"I guess you're right I didn't realize Cat did contracts like that" says Molly

"anyone she cares about she'll pay someone to keep an eye on them to make sure they're safe, her brother's girlfriend isn't exactly making a lot of money at her job so when they got together Cat paid her to keep her up to date on his health, her brother treats his girlfriend like a queen though with limits, if he needs space she gives it to him and in return Cat gives her a fair amount of money, more than I accepted from Cat and its made her feel like an equal in her relationship with Cat's brother, though Cat's main focus has with an exception or two been focused on Tori, Trina for a while there assumed that they WERE already dating, they played so well of each other that I can definitely see why Trina thought that, Cat played off Tori as you do with Trina" says Jade

"you should know I never expected to fall for Trina this hard, I've been burned by too many men to trust them, I wanted an introduction to dating women so I asked Trina out, we never used to get along at all, that all changed when David filed for divorce from Holly, Trina saw Holly for the cheater she was, she stopped talking to her entirely, Trina became a way less judgmental person and even began treating Tori better" says Molly

"you're looking like you might know who Tori's twin is, also Tori changed quite a bit too around that time, more isolated, more afraid but she had been doing better lately until today" says Jade

"Naomi Stallone looks a lot like Tori, she was a model for that modelling company that did nothing to help the trafficked models they used" says Molly

"do you know her" asks Jade as Trina and David roll Tori out of the hospital

"I was close friends with her, she lost everything when that agency was shut down, the feds took her home, all her technology, including her phone, she's in the homeless community near Anaheim" says Molly

"are you talking about Naomi Stallone" asks Trina

"yeah why" asks Molly

"we got a call, they confirmed Naomi Stallone is Tori's twin sister, we're going to go get her" says Trina

"she won't be very friendly to your dad, for the investigation the feds took everything from her and won't give her anything back until after the trial which is scheduled for next year, Naomi is very distrusting of cops, her adoptive parents were African Americans and were mistreated by the LAPD any chance they got" says Molly

"oh don't worry, I won't be staying, I'm just leading Trina there, the village is on the other side of a nasty neighborhood, women always get stopped and some go missing" says David

"trust me they won't do anything if Jade's the one driving" says Tori

"why not" asks David, unaware that Jade is truly terrifying to criminals

"my dad was a top federal agent, he put their old crime boss away for life, that boss died in prison last month, they have a standing order to avoid me, like if they even think I'm anywhere nearby their main place they evacuate, why do you think I'm so calm when walking around crime infested areas, criminals are deathly afraid of me, they sent me a letter saying they'd disband if I told them to, they're that afraid of me, because I'm independently rich they think I have snipers following me to keep me safe even though I don't, I definitely could but I don't because that would be insane" says Jade

"how about Cat paying you to follow me" asks Tori

"Cat paying me to follow you, that's not a Cat thing, that's a Trina thing, now paying me to keep tabs on you so she knows you're safe, that sounds like something Cat would do" says Jade as Tori looks in Trina's general direction

"Trina you said Jade was paid by Cat to follow me, are YOU paying Jade to follow me" says Tori annoyed that Trina would lie

"I never said anything was for certain, just that I assumed Cat would, you know you're not very understanding when it comes to people saying Cat has feelings for you, it IS the reason Andre walked away from you after all" says Trina

"just because I can't see you doesn't mean that I can't tell you're lying to me Trin" says Tori

"it took Jade telling you the truth for you to notice" mutters Trina quietly so Tori doesn't hear her but Jade glares at her

"Jade, I know it's probably not a good idea but Tori's decided that it would be best to spend her time recovering under your watch, I'm not home enough and neither is Trina, spends all her money at the pier anyway" says David

"it's definitely not the best option because Tori's never really spent any time at my place but it might help if Cat decides to pop in, I was just talking to her about the mayors debacle about the modelling agency issue and she said she'd run it by the board of directors so she could pop by any day for a meeting with the mayor" says Jade

"if she comes to see anyone I don't think it will ever be me, she's absolutely moved on, have you seen the pictures of her online, she's dating a man" says Tori

"she's single, that was one of her models and the situation was taken way out of context, he'd fell off the stage before that picture was taken, her being close to the stage helped him up and into a seat, while the medic team got there to check out the severity of any injuries, they're not dating, she just wouldn't answer any questions about her act of kindness so the press made up stories" says Jade taking over pushing Tori

"how can you be so certain" asks Tori as Jade wheels her to her car

"because she forced through a rule that she will never date an employee, which includes models, the board of directors made a big fuss about her remaining single, she told them she only has eyes for Victoria Vega" says Jade helping Tori into the car

"you act like you know all this personally, we're you actually there" asks Tori as Jade puts the wheelchair in the trunk as Trina gets in the back seat followed by Molly

"because I was there, I'm one of her investors, a few investors were, she wanted us as witnesses for when she pushed the rule through so the board members couldn't deny that she made it very clear she doesn't want to date any of her models or anyone but you" says Jade getting into the car

"I still don't buy it" says Tori not believing that even after all this time Cat loves her

"dude she only left because you ditched that movie night you'd planned with her after graduation to spend time with Brad, she got angry and left" says Jade

"so what, you're saying is me insecurity ruined my life, great now I'll constantly question if she's here for me or not now, I'll probably keep making her angry" says Tori as they head towards the homeless village

45 minutes later as they roll into the bad neighbourhood

"hey Jade we cleared the way for you, nobody will mess with you" says Dealer Nathaniel

"thanks but I don't need the help, I can defend myself" says Jade as she rolls up the window leaving Nathaniel in shock

"see that behavior would definitely make me think you have people following you defending you" says Tori

"almost like that's what I intended" says Jade as they pass right through the bad neighborhood

5 minutes later as they arrive at the homeless village and Jade rolls down Tori's window as the homeless village 'mayor' walks up

"hi we're looking for Naomi Stallone, I'm her sister, I have evidence to prove it" says Tori

"you just missed her, she got some money and went for food" says Jacob Neilson

"any idea where, it's important" asks Tori

"the only place affordable to us, in and out burger down the road, though she doesn't like being disturbed while she's eating, her fall from grace thanks to the feds ruined any trust she had for the average person so tread carefully" says Jacob

"thanks for the warning Jacob, we'll be careful" says Jade

"your donations for supplies has kept us alive and drug free Jade, I'd never let you walk into a dangerous situation unawares" says Jacob

"oh that reminds me there's a package of feminine products arriving tomorrow morning around ten, they won't deliver it to anyone but you, it should be enough for a two month supply for the women" says Jade

"they thank you, now go, you might catch her before she starts eating" says Jacob as Jade nods and rolls up Tori's window and heads to the in and out burger

"Do you know him well or something" asks Tori

"he worked with my dad, around the time of my dad's passing the FBI was switching things up for 'efficiency' and 'cost effectiveness', about fifty high level agents lost their jobs, Jacob was among them, so was his wife, they're good people who have a daughter with high medical costs, losing their jobs quickly drained their bank accounts, my aunt adopted their daughter and pays for all their medical bills but the house isn't big enough for them all, besides Jacob was always a leader like my dad so he and his wife take care of other homeless people, staying drug free is a big deal, specially prescribed meds however are ok, I'll explain more later were here" says Jade as they get out and Jade wheels Tori over to the doors

"that's her bike, the only thing the feds let her keep, she's definitely here" says Molly

"no more mention of the feds Molly, not around her" says Jade as they enter

"hi would you like to order" asks the till manager

"sure, Tori what would you like" says Jade

"a number three meal please" says Tori as Naomi monitors them, unsure if they're a threat or not

"I'll have two number one meals" says Molly as Trina agrees

"I'll have a number five meal" says Jade

"that'll be thirty dollars" says the till manager

"that's a little cheap for that many meals isn't it" asks Jade

"you help the homeless around here Jade, as well as my sister being 'adopted' by your aunt so her medical bills could be paid for, management took notice pretty quickly and they have a standing order that you get a thirty percent discount on all meals" says Jayson Nielson

"ahh so Becky is your sister, I didn't know she had a brother" says Jade

"dad first marriage, mom died a few years after I was born, I don't care if people know Becky is only my half sister, to me she's my full sister, I grew up around her, I've never met someone as brave as she is, not even mom or dad are that brave" says Jayson as Jade hands him a fifty

"keep the change, go visit your sister on your day off, she definitely misses you" says Jade

"I'm pretty sure she likes you" says Jayson

"as much as I'm flattered by the thought, legally speaking as long as my aunt is taking care of her it will never be possible" says Jade

"so you do like her" asks Jayson

"hard not to with those eyes of hers, it's like staring into a telescope pointed at the stars, she's a lot smarter than people give her credit for" says Jade as Jayson has the meals started

"she's always been smarter than most, she wanted to be a model and astronomer but her dyslexia and Elhers-Danlos killed any hopes of that, now I have other customers to take orders from, please take a seat and your order will be brought out to you" says Jayson as they nod and choose a seat across from Naomi

"hey Nami, how have you been" asks Molly

"keep miss Vega away from me, her dad's the chief and you know I don't trust cops" says Naomi getting defensive

"we have evidence proving you're her twin sister, that's why we're here, trust me Nami, he tried to fight against you getting your house taken and bank account frozen by the feds but they overruled him" says Molly

"prove it to me first" says Naomi as Tori pulls out her phone and plays a recording of the call from the adoption agency

HI David, we've looked into the records of Naomi's adoption and confirmed that she is indeed your daughter, your ex wife wanted kids she could more or less control and she felt Naomi couldn't be, the problem is we don't know where she is and we can't reach her, you'll have to do some searching

"see, we aren't lying" says Molly

"doesn't mean I'll just go with you guys, dad's still a cop, I have a support system here, I won't just leave, I want my old life back, until that happens, I won't leave unless that happens" says Naomi

"but we can still visit right, I've missed out on so much, Trina and I rarely got along, having a twin that I never got to spend time with hurts me, like I'm missing part of my life" asks Tori

"you can visit as long as dad's not around, some of my model friends are daughters of criminals serving life sentences, just as I don't take kindly to cops, they'll have nightmares for weeks, they know the cops did the right thing but the sheer authority over them is what scares them, Jacob has done a lot of work to keep cops away, regular drug tests are required but the cops let Jacob do it because he's a former FBI agent so they know he will do it right" says Naomi

"you have to at least trust that the cops won't alter the truth about the tests though right" asks Tori

"regular officers no absolutely not, however I know enough about dad to know that he won't let them" says Naomi

"he does want to see you at least once, even if it's here in a controlled setting" says Trina

"I'll accept visits from him here on the condition that he's off duty and has none of his cop equipment on him nor gets here in his cop car and he HAS to go around the village not through it, we're on the north side of Anaheim's border meaning we're under the supervision of the LAPD periphery force, the village is north of here so he has to come from the south, or west and he can't tell anyone, if word gets out that I'm even meeting with a cop even if its my own dad, some of the reformed drug users in the village will think I'm framing them for dealing or using" says Naomi

"I'm talking to the agent in charge of the case tomorrow, I doubt they'll give you your property and bank account back without some strings, even if it's just a monitoring thing, making sure you're not trying to cover anything up for the agency, which is why they did what they did, for this kind of thing they wanted to make sure all the models were financially isolated from the agency for safety reasons" says Jade

"I'll take a strings attached return of my property and money, none of us knew, the moment we found out about what was really going on we'd hired a lawyer to sue the agency for fraudulent practices, that all ended when our property and money was taken away and homeless people aren't ever seen as reliable witnesses so they're dooming their own case by keeping us homeless, no jury would ever take us seriously if we remain homeless, we'd even take a daily limit of available money so long as the mortgages get paid, working for Cat Valentine would be preferable but I don't see her hiring us if we're all homeless" says Naomi

"she's talking it over with the board of directors but ultimately she has the final say, so long as she gets an affordable price for the buildings formerly owned by the agency she'll definitely consider it" says Jade

"I don't want to sound entitled but from owning your own house right out of high school to being homeless a few years later, it's a big drain on us, most of us bought small houses and donated to charities, only four of us owned bigger houses and even then we'd rent out to the lower paid models so they had a reliable home to live in" says Naomi

"can I hug you, I've always felt like something was missing in my life" asks Tori

"not here, I'm not in control of the situation, if Jade fixes my housing and money situation I'll think about it, anyway I'm done talking I'm exhausted, please go now" says Naomi trying to be polite as Jade nods and they get back into the car

"that was odd, the way she suddenly asked us to leave like that" says Tori

"oh shoot I should have said this before we went in, she's autistic, low support needs but still autistic, interactions in public spaces drains her mentally, mainly because she's not in control of the situation, which is why losing her house in LA was a bad thing" says Molly

"a little slow on the draw there babe, Tori shares some of those traits but social interactions don't really drain her, at least not as easily" says Trina

"whatever, all I care about is that she's alive and talked to me, admittedly I'm a bit tired myself" says Tori

"ok that's that, Trina I'll drop you and Molly off at your dads house and I'll take Tori to my place so she can rest, I'll keep you updated" says Jade as everyone nods