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(stupid slow a** slowdown no thanks to my antivirus updating)

*Psy wakes up very early. Having "security" of this nature puts her a bit on edge. Granted, she is familiar with this type of thing, but her life was taking a turn to some "normalcy" and this has plunged her back to square one. Perhaps she was not destined to escape this. She's a Pavani.

She sees a bit of light streaming into the room from beneath the door to the Master Bath. William must be up already and getting ready for work. She gets out of bed and enters the bathroom to find him standing at one of the sinks with a towel around his waist. Face half covered with shaving cream and he rakes a razor across his jawline, finishing a clean shave on his left side. She sits on a padded ornate stool next to him and he glances at her, sighing heavily as he rinses out his razor so he can continue. Don't you think you've gone a bit overboard? stare *He continues to shave as he speaks to his wife.* I've put out an APB and you have an entire police department on the case. I know you're worried, but… *She interrupts him and blurts out her findings.* She's in Vegas with Franco. neutral Franco has her and he says she's strung out. I don't know why or how she got there. But Franco says it was an inside job. SOMEONE here has either provided her with "stuff" or has drugged her. He told me to "clean house" and so THAT is what I'm doing. He's going to contact me when he finds out more.

* He stops shaving and takes in everything she's said. He puts down his razor, places his hands on the marble sink basin and leans in exhaling loudly and looking down into the sink. He's glad Katana has been located, but very disturbed to hear of either her willing participation in illegal substances or the possibility that there is someone here wanting to drug the ladies. With his wife being pregnant, it just makes it all the more dangerous, urgent and complicated. He straightens back up and continues to shave. Okay. I'll have MW watched and get some dogs out here. You can send the goon patrol back and go down to headquarters with me until I get you to a safe place. *He finishes up shaving and goes into the closet to get dressed. She follows him shaking her head.* The goons stay. Franco will insist that they stay. They are more than qualified to find this "rat" and deal with it swiftly and permanently. None of this "arrest someone so they can get off on some loophole" thing. talk2hand

*He sits down on the edge of their bed to put on his shoes.* Now wait just a minute. There are certain ways of handling things in a law abiding way so that innocent people aren't hurt. *She throws her arms in the air.* Yeah? And just HOW LONG is THAT gonna take?! emotion_eyebrow talk2hand *He stands abruptly completely furious. evil He storms over to her and points at her face.* GET DRESSED!! scream YOU ARE COMING WITH ME!!! stressed *Her lower lip starts to tremble and she turns, goes into her closet and gets dressed without saying a word. He grabs his badge and puts his gun in the holster inside his suit coat. stressed The men outside the bedroom stand when he opens the bedroom door…they heard everything.

He grabs her handbag and hands it to her, takes her by the arm and escorts her outside. Two security men outside go up to them and stops the couple upon seeing the angry look on Dougherty's face and how he's got Signora Pavani by the arm. Panic stricken, Psy tells the men she is going with her husband today to work and its fine. She gets into William's Ferrari and he gets into the drivers side of the car. The two Italian men quickly get into a black sedan and follow the Ferrari.*

Hauk comes through the door from the club next door rubbing at his eyes. He had just gotten off his shift finally and was pretty much the same in exhaustion as he was when he left Psy and walked into the club yesterday. He had received the note from Psy that her brother had found Kat in Vegas and had her there in safe keeping. Nothing could describe the wave of relief getting that knowledge but the rest of the unknown questions pestered him all through his shifts.

What did Psy mean about cleaning house and taking care of "the rat"? Was he wrong to jump to the conclusion that maybe it really was something that he did something to drive Kat away? If not why she wind up in Vegas? Too many questions were spinning in his head and he needed to sit down and relax a moment. Going behind the bar he grabbed a tall glass and poured himself some water, looking up finally he noticed Liada sitting on the other side of the bar reading and scribbling in her notebook. Rev, have you talked to Psy recently?

Sitting down next to the fox spirit he took a long drag of his glass before slumping more on the bar. I don't know. My brain's pretty much overloaded from all this stress and now to know she's safe is a relief. I'm planning on resting up and then getting the fastest flight to Vegas and bringing Vilkat home.

Listening to Liada's logic he suppressed his urge to get frustrated that his plan to bring Kat back would be a waste. He wanted to see for himself if she really was okay but as Liada explained more about Franco and other things he realized Psy never mentioned just WHERE in Vegas Kat was being held custody of. And he vaguely was aware of Psy's family ties and despite how good of a fighter he was, he doubted he could go up against an Italian mafia on his own....he sighed in defeat and nodded his head silently as Liada told him to give up on the rescue mission and figure out the "rat".

He nodded as the fox backtracked what she saw on the tapes. Remembering the random patrons stripping down to dance around Ayami, giving a confused look when Liada said something about the demon's mother but didn't interrupt her. The he sat up more when she went over about Draa's banning. Well you were right about Draa acting weird. I was in the downstairs bar scheduled that night and considering that I've seen him with as big a mob of women around him as I used to have he seemed really strange that night talking to that guy. Then dancing with him and then hearing the complaints about what they did in the restroom I had the orcs kick them out. Dunno what could have happened later that night with Draa but I haven't seen him since. Other than the occasional drunkards and perverts and the early tricks and treating you're friends seem to be doing there really hasn't been a whole lot going on.

Emptying more of the glass he thought about it. He didn't see the person she described but he heard from the bouncers and one of the bartenders about someone fitting that description and how lost he looked before leaving. Not me personally but I've heard of him, what does he have to do with Draa? What do you mean he's not himself anymore?

Well why don't you ask the Engel about the baptism then? She did yours quite well and you've been in high energy since then. Maybe she could tell you about why the dark elf needed one. He gets up and goes to fill the glass again with water. Taking a moment to stretch out the weary night from his aching shoulders.

Moving back to sit next to her again Hauk drank deeply from the glass. Sighing in relief at the feel of the cold liquid going down his throat and seeming to wake him up a little bit. Then if you can't ask the Engel...ask the Djevel. Wasn't she always coddling Draa even despite his attitude?