Double dose

"Ryder!" Reese sees the man heading for the exit, and calls after him. "Where you headed?"

"Fresh air? Maybe catch forty winks." Ryder shrugs, his hand resting on the door. "Figure I'm not doing much good hanging around here."

Reese shrugs. "Might have to call you back in. You got a phone?"

"No. I think I'm gonna head home. If I can't sleep, there's some windows I can patch up so Laura can come back sometime too, and we can take Henry back."

Reese nears by a few steps, studying Ryder's tense eyes. "Anything wrong?"

"Other than Katie being gone?" Ryder shakes his head. "Naw, mate. I'm gonna borrow Laura's car. I'll be back in a few hours unless you call."


Laura wraps her arms around Nate and buries her face against his chest. "I love you too," she murmurs softly.

Looking up at him, she shrugs. "No... but I will be." She forces herself to show him at least half a smile. She didn't know whether she needed to explain how she and Ryder had just happened on the same place at the same time, or if that would make Nate feel worse. She really hadn't meant to hurt his feelings... again.

"Are you?"


Gage takes the gun and moves past Phinox, ready to head downstairs. Suddenly though, he's taken completely by surprise. Feeling the strong arm go around him, he starts to move, then feels the sharp pain to his neck. "What the..." A curse slips out as he whirls around, but it's too late, the second shot has already gotten him.

Blinking, he stares at Phinox for the longest moment, a look of confusion of the betrayal in his eyes. He takes a threatening step, but already his knees start to buckle. "You s..." Too soon, his words are already slurred by the fast-acting injection.

Trying to grab at Phinox for support does no good, and Gage slides to the floor in a heap. He tries to get up, but it's no use as he sways on all fours, then goes down again. The room was spinning and everything was blurred. He gropes for the wall, but can't find it. Out of desperation, he tries to crawl to the door, but collapses. Though his eyes were still open, his mind was growing more and more lethargic and his muscles would no longer cooperate. The double dose had done its job.