"In David's cell, David asks Mateo to make himself useful and get a guard, but Mateo refuses. Mateo says that he wants a private interview. Mateo makes veiled accusations about David being Proteus, but David denies it. Mateo openly wonders what it would be like to be Proteus, and to have that much power over people. David continues to deny it, and tells Mateo that he will be the one in trouble if he tries to hurt him. David tells him that Vanessa had to have set him up, but he refused to see it. David begins walking around the cell, when Mateo reaches through the bars and grabs him from behind, with his arm around his throat. Mateo accuses him of taking advantage of Vanessa's neediness, and that he's really Proteus. Hayley walks in and sees what is happening. She runs up to Mateo and tells him to let him go. She reminds him about how she failed to see Arlene until it was too late, and what David said makes sense. David screams, "Anna was right. Vanessa is Proteus!" Hayley tells Mateo she believes him, so Mateo releases him. Mateo says that he believes him, too. He was just testing David to make sure that it wasn't an act. Hayley says they have to convince Stamp that it's Vanessa, and they take off. David says to himself that Vanessa drove his father to suicide to keep her drug business, and she better pray he never gets out of jail.
Anna continues to try to convince Stamp that he made a mistake about David. He tells her that she will join him as an accomplice if she keeps on defending him. As she continues yelling at him, Erica arrives and rips into her for talking to Chris like that. Anna and Erica exchange a few words, until Chris calls and asks for an agent to remove Anna and Erica. Anna again tells Chris to call the station and release David. Erica reminds her that she is hardly objective, and she should remove herself from the case. Anna and Erica exchange a few more words, until Erica asks her to step outside so they can spare Chris from their conversation.
Out in the hallway, Anna accuses Erica of not caring about what's happening to Chris and David. Erica interrupts her and says that she agrees with her. She agrees that Chris' fury and depression are standing in his way. She can't bully him about it, though, because it doesn't work. She tells him that Chris is building a wall around himself, and they have to break down his way. She tells Anna that she contacted a specialist to investigate his spine and his legs. Because Chris wouldn't agree to it, however, she wants Chris to think that Dr. Stannart was sent by the FBI. Erica tells her if Stannart can prove that David didn't cause the paralysis on purpose, Chris will stop his vendetta. She tells Anna that she won't give up on him, and she doesn't want him to give up on himself. Anna agrees to help Erica and tell Chris that the doctor is from the FBI.
Outside the boathouse, Jake and Greenlee hear a gunshot. They run inside, and see Leo take the gun away from Vanessa. He tells Greenlee that the shot hit the ceiling. Jake tells him to put the gun down, but he refuses. He fills them in, and tells them that he took the gun away from him. He goes on to say that Vanessa had the gun pointed at him, but couldn't pull the trigger. Therefore, she apparently can't shoot her own relatives. Greenlee surprises Leo by saying that she can and did. "She killed Frankie," Greenlee said. Vanessa accuses Greenlee of making it up, but Leo questions her. She says she's not at fault. Greenlee and Jake inform them that Maggie's missing, and ask her where she is. Leo again asks Vanessa if she killed them. She dodges the question, and asks him to go talk somewhere private. She says that Jake and Greenlee don't understand them, and they don't need their interference. Leo tells her that he's through with her. He turns his back on her, and asks them to call the police. Before they get far, they hear an engine. A man, dressed in black, shows up, and pulls a gun on them. Vanessa says that it's her back-up plan. Leo asks her, "What are you?" He tells Jake and Greenlee to leave, but Vanessa tells them that they better not. She says that she must be going, though. Leo tells her to stop, and points the gun that he took away back on her.. He says he's not going to let her escape this time, and asks her henchman to put it down. Greenlee tells him to do it, pull the trigger. With the gun pointed at her, she begins pleading for her life. When Leo doesn't lower the gun, she tells her henchman to leave. When she turns to leave, he says, "No, stop." Vanessa tells him that he's going to have to use the gun, because she isn't going to jail. Jake grabs Leo's arm and prevents him from shooting her, allowing Vanessa to get away. Jake says that he did it to stop him from ruining the rest of his life.
Later, Simone is watching Chris through his window, as he is trying to make his leg move. Dr. Macmillan walks up to her and asks her what she's doing there. She tells him that she screwed up. Before she can explain more, Mateo and Hayley arrive and Mateo tells him not to get too close, because he might get him shot. Simon runs away, and they follow her. Mateo yells at her for showing up at Chris' room after almost getting him shot. Macmillan tells Mateo to let her go. He introduces himself as Zeke Macmillan, Simone's dad. She tells him that this is the couple from the story she was working on. She tells Mateo and Hayley that she didn't want Chris to get shot. Mateo says that he made a mistake working with her. He leaves, but Hayley sticks around. Simone continues apologizing to Hayley. Hayley says that she can never forgive her for what happened to Chris. After Hayley leaves, Simone tells her father about what happened between her and Mateo. He acts concerned for her and asks her what she's doing for money after she lost her job. She tells him about freelancing for Tempo, but she doesn't have anything steady. He tells her to try to make amends, and to stay open that she might be forgiven. He asks her to stay with him, but she says she'd rather stick by herself for awhile.
After confirming that Vanessa got away, Leo is upset that Jake interfered. He says he was only going to warn her, and Jake let her get away. Jake tells him that it wouldn't have been just a warning. She could have ended up dead. He says he didn't interfere to save Vanessa, he did it to save him. After Derek arrives, they fill him in on what happened. Derek questions why they didn't stay at the station earlier to file the report, and they tell him that they wanted to do it together. Derek's phone rings, and Leo hears him mention "Vanessa Cortland." He grabs the phone from Derek, and hears news that prompts him to sit down, and say, "Oh, God." Derek takes the phone from him, and finishes his conversation. Greenlee goes over to Leo, and he fills her in. He tells her that Vanessa's car went off a road, down an embankment, and exploded. Jake and Greenlee leave him alone to think about his mother. After a few minutes, Derek returns to Leo and tells him that he doesn't think anyone could have survived the accident. Leo responds, "OK," and Derek leaves. Greenlee walks over to him and asks if there is anything she can do. He turns away from her, and she runs back to Jake's arms.
Erica returns to Chris' room and tells him that Anna left. He says that he wished she left, too. She continues to try to butter him up, but he isn't buying it. He tells her to take her fruit basket and leave. She says she will, but she'll be back tomorrow. Chris says, "Don't!" He doesn't want her hanging around and feeling sorry for him. At that time, Dr. Stannart arrives, and Erica excuses herself. Chris tells Stannart to get him up so he can walk out of here.
Anna goes to see David and tells him that she didn't have any luck with Stamp. David tells her he's come to grips with the fact that Vanessa's guilty. Anna's phone rings, and, after listening for a few seconds, tells David that it's about his mother.
In Stamp's room, Mateo and Hayley storm in and tell him that Vanessa's guilty and he has to put an APB out on her. Chris tells him that he doesn't, and he goes on to tell them about Vanessa's accident.
Meanwhile, near the crash scene, Vanessa is laying unconscious. Suddenly, her eyes spring open."
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