Episode 2, Part 1
Flashback--1 year ago.
'No Mulder I haven't found that yet, it's very odd. There is someone that keeps stopping me every time I get closer.'
'Well, be careful Erin.' Mulder replied.
'Don't worry so much, well I am going to get back to work, I will call you when I find out more.' Erin said hanging up the phone and returning to her work. This place just keeps going and going. Someone could get lost in this place, or something that wants to be hidden could stay hidden in this place.
Suddenly her phone rang again.
'Look Mulder how many times to I have to tell you I am ok.' Erin said yelling into the phone.
'Mulder? Listen honey if there is something going on between you and Agent Mulder.' A laughing voice replied cheerfully on the other line.
'Richard? Oh hello honey. No its just that Mulder is being his usual self, he first wants me to find out some information for him and then he keeps calling me every 20 minutes or so to check on me.'
'Well he should, honestly Erin you shouldn't joke about it. With everything that has happen to both Mulder and Scully, you need to take care.' Rich said concern filling his voice.
'I will honey, I promise. I love you.' Erin said seriously.
'I know and I love you too, I will see you when you get home tonight.'
'Ok bye.' Erin said hanging up and returning to work. Unfortunately she never returned home that night, because as she was going through the files someone came up behind her and everything went black.
'It's me. Don't worry I got her; this will be one less person to worry about. When I heard her talking to some guy named Richard, possibly her husband. Obviously Agent H... here is married and for some reason she isn't suppose to let anyone know about it. So check high up, bureau policy says that anyone in a high office that's married shouldn't let anyone know that they are to protect their family.'
'You've done well, Krycek. Take her to the location that we set up for her, she may come in handy later on.'
'Yes sir.'
'Sorry honey looks like you won't be seeing your husband tonight and not for a while.' Alex said smiling at the unconscious form of Special Agent Erin H..., the lovely wife of A.D. Richard Fitzwilliam.
Episode 2, Part 2
'Sir I don't know who called last night but the warned us to back away or your wife will get hurt.' Elizabeth said looking at the concern face of her boss. After the call last night she called everyone and told everyone to meet in his office first thing in the morning. 'And they know that I work for the FBI.'
'CGS it has to be him. He was the one that probably killed Wickham and know he knows that we are getting closer to the truth.' Mulder said looking at Rich.
'Also Mulder someone found out that she is my wife and that means that someone was being listened in on during Elizabeth's 'death'. I don't like to be threatened, and I don't like someone using my wife to do so.' Rich said standing up and pacing.
'This is my fault why don't you just come out and say it Sir.' Mulder said looking at him.
'No Erin knew what she was doing, nothing would stop her from helping you Mulder no matter if I liked it or not. I don't blame you Mulder, maybe at first I did but then I would be ignoring the fact that is what Erin loved to do.'
'Well maybe they have known for a year now sir. It is quite possible that someone was in the building with her that night and was listening to her. Did you call her that night?' Scully asked.
'Yes I did, shortly after Mulder called her, she only said my first name.' Rich said sadly.
'But how many people high up in the bureau are named Richard?' Elizabeth asked sensing where her cousin was going.
'Not too many. There is Richard Dunne, but he is older and everyone knows his wife.'
'So whoever took her knows how the FBI operates with spouses working at different levels. Maybe they have known this whole time that she was your wife and you haven't done anything to upset them. That might be the reason why they have kept her this long, to use her.' Scully said looking sadly at Rich.
'Yes I know. Somehow I knew that someone in the bureau who knew about her work and her ties with you and Mulder has her. I just wish I could be certain.'
'Well from that call last night Fitzwilliam, it would seem that they do have her.' William said walking over to his cousin and placing his arm on his shoulder.
'Yeah I know and the main question is what are we going to do?' Rich said looking at everyone.
'There is a place up north that I found one time that might possibly be where they got her.' Agent Thomas Bennet spoke up for the first time.
'Where dad?' Elizabeth said looking at him.
'There was a place that Agent Mulder's father told me about, some place where that group went to have their meetings and such.'
'Yes I know of it. Father mention to me once, never told me what went on there though, but it was like a retreat.'
'Yes the perfect place to keep someone.' Tom finished.
'Ok here is what we do. Agent Mulder you and Scully go up there and check it out, don't do anything that would cause some attention.' Richard said sternly.
'I can't sir. Skinner has me on a medical conference and I can't get out of it or it will cause some suspicion.' Scully said.
'Oh that's right he did tell me about that. Ok then Mulder can go.'
'He can't go alone Sir. I will go with him.' Elizabeth said.
'No. Absolutely not. I am not going to loose you.' William said sternly.
'You don't have a say in it William Darcy. This is my job.' Elizabeth said looking at him. 'Mulder can't go alone and besides I need to do something to help.'
'Ok, I want you two to leave in the morning.' Richard said looking at his cousin, who was still fuming and wasn't going to let this issue drop.
Episode 2, Part 3a
'William this is my job and I am sorry that you don't like it!' Elizabeth said yelling at him later on that evening back at his place.
'You are right I don't like it. I don't want to loose you Liz. I love you.' William said yelling back at her.
'Let's face it William you are still mad at me for lying to you about what I do. You never had time to be angry with everything going and now its coming back.' Elizabeth said standing and walking over to the window.
'Well yes OK! I am angry that you lied to me. I am hurt that you had to pretend to die and mostly I wish you would have told me the truth from the beginning because maybe I would have...'
'Have what? Not fallen in love with me?' Elizabeth finished for him with hurt in her eyes.
'Yes and no. I don't think I could have stopped myself from falling for you Liz. But in a way I wish that you or my cousin would have told me long ago.'
'I told you the reason why I didn't tell you what we were planning; we had to let Wickham believe I was dead. You know I didn't tell you the whole truth.'
'What?'
'Yes, it wasn't my father or Rich that decided on telling you. It was me. I asked them could I tell you and the both said no. I begged them both the night before the funeral to let me tell you because I couldn't handle hurting you anymore. It wasn't until the funeral that my father realized that you cared about me. And when I told you the truth about what I do, I expected you to respect that and love me anyway. I love my job William please don't make me choose.' Elizabeth finished quietly and sitting down on the bed looking at him with her eyes pleading him to forgive her.
'I would never make you choose, but I don't want something happen to you like what happen to my father.' William said sitting down next to her avoiding her eyes.
'Nothings going to happen to me, Mulder will be there and we are just going to investigate. I will be home in 4 days.' Elizabeth said grabbing his hand and holding it in hers. 'I love you William Darcy and I love you trying to protect me, but I have been doing this for longer than I have known you its become second nature to me. You have nothing to worry about my darling. Please would you just trust me.'
'I will always worry about you. Well you better get some sleep. I am going to go downstairs and see what Georgie is up to.' William said walking towards the door without looking back.
'William?'
'Yes.' William answered finally turning around and looking at her.
'What were you going to ask me last night before that phone call?' Elizabeth asked, hoping she knew what he was going to say.
'Oh that nothing, I was just going to see if you wanted to move in here since you stay here most of the time. Georgie really enjoys you being here.' William said coldly.
'What about you?' Elizabeth said on the verge of tears.
'Me? Does it matter?'
'Yes it does matter to me what you think.' Elizabeth said walking towards him.
'Than why are you going with Mulder tomorrow? If my opinion is that important to you then why won't you listen to me.' William said walking out of the room.
'Oh William! Why won't you trust me?' Elizabeth said laying back on the bed crying.