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Corbin is tracking a cabinet minister's pregnant daughter, who'd been snatched off the streets several days ago. The incident followed several other missing women's cases, except those women already had given birth, and their children were also kidnapped at the same time. Then the body of one of the mothers is found ...Nellie would do anything to save her unborn child, but finding herself a prisoner was never something she expected to happen. When one of her guards grills her over an image of someone asking questions about her, she realizes she isn't as alone as she'd assumed. Now if only a rescue could be mounted before any others die ...A rescue is one thing, but getting to the bottom of this nightmare becomes even more urgent, as the kidnapper refuses to give up on Nellie's unborn child and the big payoff if he succeeds...

Deux ans plus tôt, Erick Fuller, ancien soldat des forces spéciales, a été gravement blessé quand le camion de son escouade a roulé sur une mine anti-tank. Il a perdu le bas de sa jambe et deux doigts. À présent, il a de nouvelles plaques d'acier, des broches en titane... et un besoin farouche de réponses et de justice. Six autres de ses co-équipiers ont été gravement blessés, et le septième est mort, dans ce qui n'était autre qu'un coup monté pour les supprimer, comme leur chef d'équipe, Badger Horley, l'a découvert plus tard. Après avoir rejoint l'équipe en Angleterre et découvert un lien avec la mine anti-tank utilisée dans l'explosion, Erick se rend à Kaboul, sur les lieux de l'accident, pour recueillir plus d'informations. Là, ce qu'il découvre l'ébranle...Honey Lewis, chef de file novatrice dans le domaine des soins dentaires, est invitée à une conférence de recherche sur une cellule souche de pointe. L'homme qui lui a lancé cette invitation de dernière minute est quelqu'un qu'elle a rencontré dans un atelier similaire, des années auparavant. Elle a beau savoir qu'elle n'a pas suffisamment d'expérience, elle ne peut résister à l'envie de connaître les dernières avancées dans sa branche de métier. À son arrivée à Kaboul, elle rencontre un autre homme... un homme qu'elle n'aurait jamais attendu ni imaginé revoir un jour. Elle a connu Erick un an plus tôt au Nouveau-Mexique quand elle a embouti sa Mustang adorée de 1969. Aussi incroyable que cela puisse paraître, il ne l'a pas oubliée. Si seulement sa fébrilité n'éveillait pas des émotions parallèles chez elle...Avec tous ces chamboulements, à la fois dans sa vie et dans son c¿ur, c'est une lutte acharnée qui s'amorce quand l'homme qui s'est lié d'amitié avec elle se révèle différent de ce qu'elle pensait.

Cade Terence, ancien soldat des forces spéciales, a passé les deux dernières années en convalescence, après que le camion de son équipe a roulé sur une mine anti-tank. Six autres de ses co-équipiers ont été gravement blessés, et le septième est mort, dans ce qui n'était autre qu'un coup monté pour les supprimer, comme leur chef d'équipe, Badger Horley, l'a découvert plus tard. Le père de Laszlo, un membre de son unité, a subi un accident avec délit de fuite. L'enquête mène Cade et d'autres co-équipiers sur une piste qui ressemble étrangement à l'accident initial qui a failli causer la mort de l'intégralité de son escouade.Faith Halladay est pilote pour une compagnie aérienne. Quand sa meilleure amie Elizabeth subit un grave accident qui la plonge dans le coma et menace de la tuer, elle se précipite en Norvège pour veiller à son chevet. Là-bas, elle rencontre Cade, qui pose toutes sortes de questions sur l'accident auxquelles elle ne peut pas répondre. Faith est abasourdie par l'attitude de la famille d'Elizabeth quand tout espoir de survie semble s'écrouler, et elle ne mâche pas ses mots.Les interrogations de Cade finissent par l'intriguer. Quand elle le recontacte, c'est pour se rendre compte que sa relation avec lui l'a placée dans la ligne de mire d'un tueur. Le cauchemar qui a envahi la vie de cet homme risque bien de devenir le sien.

Du luxe à la misère... De chaos en chaos... Le feu détruit les preuves... Ou du moins la plupart !Forte d'avoir résolu une affaire d'enlèvement vieille de dix ans, Doreen a hâte de poursuivre sa croisade solitaire pour résoudre les mystères de Kelowna. Mais avant de pouvoir dénicher une autre affaire classée sur laquelle se faire les dents, elle doit régler les détails de la dernière en date.Steve Albright, mécanicien du gang de motards local, a clairement indiqué qu'il en voulait à Doreen d'avoir envoyé son amie Penny Jordan en prison. Il suggère même qu'elle aurait pu tendre un piège à Penny. Bien que Doreen n'en soit pas capable, elle craint les rumeurs. Steve est une figure populaire en ville et il a beaucoup d'amis qu'elle préfère éviter.Au moins, le mécanicien n'a plus d'arme à sa disposition, puisqu'il a laissé tomber la sienne dans le parterre de gardénias du voisin de Doreen pendant qu'elle le chassait de son jardin. Ce qui lui fait penser qu'il est peut-être temps de creuser dans le passé de Steve. Elle découvre ainsi qu'il est relié à trois affaires d'incendie criminel datant de plusieurs années. Aussitôt, l'officier Mack Moreau la met en garde.Mais Doreen n'a jamais écouté Mack auparavant, et tout s'est toujours bien passé jusqu'à présent. Elle ne va pas tout de même pas se mettre à l'écouter maintenant, si ?

Le monde des combats de chiens est un terrible milieu...Quand Tophat, un chien K9 disparu, est envoyé par erreur au Canada dans un groupe de chiens rescapés disponibles à l'adoption, Lucas sait qu'il est tout désigné pour cette mission. Sans compter qu'il a une autre raison de rentrer au pays. Sa s¿ur y habite, tout comme... son ex-fiancée.Mais à son arrivée, Lucas apprend que Tophat a été remis à un dresseur qui s'occupe des chiens agressifs. C'est une mauvaise nouvelle, d'autant plus qu'en se présentant chez l'homme en question, Lucas se retrouve précipité dans le sinistre monde clandestin des combats de chiens.Tanya partageait sa maison avec ses deux meilleurs amis jusqu'à ce que l'un d'eux soit tué dans un accident de voiture avec délit de fuite et l'autre gravement blessé. À présent seule dans un petit appartement, Tanya prend conscience de tout ce qu'elle a perdu dans sa vie - y compris Lucas. Quand elle le retrouve contre toute attente, son monde bascule à nouveau...Alors que Lucas mène l'enquête sur la disparition de Tophat, les organisateurs de combats de chiens se dressent en travers de son chemin pour protéger leurs agissements...

Du luxe à la misère... Du contrôle au chaos... Quant au meurtre... eh bien, peut-être...Le succès de Doreen dans sa résolution de meurtres s'est ébruité dans tout le pays, mais elle n'a qu'une envie, rester toute seule. Elle a des antiquités à présenter à une vente aux enchères et une relation avec le brigadier Mack Moreau à démêler, sans parler de sa nouvelle amitié avec Penny, sa première amie à Kelowna. Doreen ne veut pas tout gâcher.Mais lorsqu'une accusation surprise est portée (au sujet de George, le mari décédé de Penny, et lancée par l'un des hommes que Doreen l'a aidée à évincer), elle se dit que ça ne peut pas faire de mal d'enquêter sur le passé de sa nouvelle amie.Avant d'en prendre conscience, Doreen se retrouve avec une nouvelle affaire sur les bras, une affaire classée et un probable meurtre par compassion... qu'elle doit creuser tout en entretenant ses relations avec Penny, Mack et ses animaux de compagnie : Mugs, le basset, Goliath, le chat Maine coon et Thaddeus, le perroquet gris bien trop bavard. Depuis le temps, Mack devrait être habitué au manège de Doreen, mais quand elle se jette à corps perdu dans une autre de ses affaires, il a de plus en plus de mal à le supporter...

Charming Marvin is always thinking, always talking, always learning, always looking for interesting new distractions. After the talking, mega-intelligence enhanced feline inquires when Christmas Day would be in their new timeframe, it sets in motion events that might not make everyone so holly or jolly.Charming's mistress, Lani Blackburn, realizes that although she's gained so much, she's also lost some things she loved in being brought forward two hundred years in the future by her husband Liev's slightly abnormal, genius brother Milo.All holidays were banned from society by the government long ago. Though he hates to deny his beloved anything, Liev has no idea what Christmas is until he does a little research that makes him wonder if they can find a way to return the festive miracle to their small family, if nowhere else.The best of intentions for a wondrous celebration of peace on Earth and goodwill toward mankind quickly becomes very complicated in world that doesn't always know the sentiment, let alone the Christmas spirit...

Broken Protocols #2.The future-where protocols must never be broken-is a very dangerous place indeed...To save herself and her new lover, Lani Summerland agrees to marry Liev Blackburn. If not for the fact that the two of them are pawns in a game with no rule book, this might be a good thing for both of them.Liev can't believe how lucky he is. But someone is after Lani, and, until he finds out who that is, there can be no honeymoon bliss.Lani is targeted with not a clue what the stalker wants. The bodies begin piling up behind them. Luckily, they're not alone in their fight for survival. Lani's talking, super-intelligent cat, Charming Marvin, intends to save the day and his mistress so he can get back to his own chosen bliss-a much-needed cat nap.

Lani and Liev Blackburn have slid from the frying pan directly into the fires of Hell. When they uncover insinuations of a dangerous conspiracy that can be traced directly back to the foundations of society and permeates every part of life as the world knows it, they realize that to expose this evil is to shake the Earth to its core.One by one, people begin disappearing. If not for Liev's twisted, genius brother Milo and Lani's talking cat Charming Marvin, the two of them would also be missing-or dead. But someone is still playing games, stalking Lani and everyone connected to her, and the cat's cradle web they're weaving is becoming impossible to escape. Unless they can find a way to expose this massive cover-up and who's behind it all, they'll become the next vanished.

After a year of hell, Lani Summerland's life is just getting better when she's tossed unceremoniously a few hundred years into the future with her orange Persian cat, Charming Marvin, in her arms. With no way to fight it, no way to go back, things are only looking to get worse fast.Breaking protocol is cause for severe consequences in the time and world Liev Blackburn lives. But, after a year of government regulation, the crackdown is easing up and he begins to relax. Everything he's worked for is hinged on keeping his reckless brother in check. But, while he's been protecting Milo from falling under the government's ever-vigilant radar, his brother has been working on a surprise present for him, one that's the cat's meow... Lani is that gift-a woman from the past that Liev has been fixated on.Milo never anticipated having his brother's dream girl come to their time with a snarky cat that can not only talk but doesn't have a clue how or when to shut up!

When something happens that shatters a life beyond recognition, what becomes of the soul?Trapped in a gilded cage for as long as she can remember, Hannah has tried to escape numerous times, in countless ways. She's been told all along that there's something wrong with her, something that her doctors can't diagnose. But what is life without freedom? Hannah would rather die than stay imprisoned forever.Another escape, once more the door slams shut with her locked behind it. Then Trevor offers her a way out, one that might actually mean permanent liberation for her. But at what cost? Trevor doesn't know the truth about her. Despite her fear that he'll be like all the others and turn away from her in horror, she longs to share her secret with him.Trevor has worked hard to make up for all the mistakes he's made in his life. Helping Hannah feels like the right thing to do - more than anything else he's ever done. But, to free her, the risks he takes asks more of him than he thought possible.After all, enemies aren't only outside in the world. Some are inside us... we just don't know it...The Psychic Vision Series Tuesday's ChildHide'n Go SeekMaddy's FloorGarden of SorrowKnock, Knock...Rare FindEyes to the SoulNow You See Her...ShatteredInto the Abyss...Seeds of MaliceEye of the FalconItsy Bitsy SpiderUnmaskedDeep Beneath From the Ashes

Celeste Chandler hates to be last almost as much as she hates going home with her tail tucked between her legs. This time, she's injured-her leg, not her pride. But none of that matters because she's being stalked and going home may have been her worst idea yet. Whoever is after her also wants to destroy her sisters. The three sisters are the last in the line of Stargazers and, once they're gone, there will be no one to care for their planet's most valuable resource-the energy reserve-and the key to all life on Glory.Matt has waited anxiously for Celeste to not only return to town but also to him. Given her position as an energy worker, he had no hope of tracking her down after she left. Only if she wanted to be found could she have been. He'd never expected she'd stay away for so long. He's even begun to wonder if she's ever planning on coming back.But their planet is becoming unstable, and the only ones who can save it are Celeste and her two sisters. United, they have the power to fight the cloaked enemy in their midst and preserve all life on the planet. Apart, there will be no peace, no love...and no life for anyone.

As an energy worker, Genesis Chandler's job is to protect the healing pools all over planet Glory. Yet, ever since her grandmother died and her sisters left their town of Little Glory, Genesis can't seem to find a purpose in her life anymore. She goes through her days with blinders on, reeling from having lost everyone and everything she knows and loves. Never does a person like Genesis, who is by nature gentle and unassuming, expect someone to take advantage of her grief and her disorientation ...As a recent contractor for the Glory Energy Council, Connor Bateman is called in to investigate the odd energy fluctuations affecting all the townsfolk of Little Glory. Connor discovers it is directly connected to the healing pools in the forest preserve. Only Genesis can help him deal with the inevitable crisis. Unfortunately, Genesis is more than a little resistant to help Connor with anything, even this. Once upon a time she'd been in love with him, but then, after a disturbing fight, the next morning he had walked out on her abruptly, without another word.Connor realized his mistake too late, but, not knowing how to take it back, he's avoided her all this time. Seeing her again assures him of two things that he does not want to consider: that he's still in love with her and that she doesn't want anything more to do with him.Regardless of their personal feelings, Genesis and Connor must find a way to work together to discover who's destroying the energy reserve that's the key to all life forms on the planet. Their very survival depends on it ...

Hurt and betrayed by the man she thought was the love of her life, Tori Chandler goes into hiding to heal from too many soul-deep hurts to deal with otherwise. But Devon has bigger reasons for seeking her out than giving her an apology that he'll be the first to admit she deserves-and then some. He needs her help to save the people in their town of Little Glory, trapped behind a strange energy pattern.As an energy worker dedicated to preserving planet Glory's energy resource in its forests that all life is dependent upon, Tori isn't in the position to turn her back on those in need. She agrees to help Devon, only if he promises to stay out of her life for good once the job is done.Devon gives Tori the promise she needs, without any intention of honoring it. He made a mistake that he regrets. Nevertheless, if Tori allows him back into her life for any reason, he aims to prove he can be everything she needs from now on.The disruptive energy pattern found in too many places near Little Glory proves to be not only a cause for concern but also the start of something even more sinister. If so, that hints either Devon nor Tori, whether together or separated, or anyone else on the planet for that matter, will have a future.

This collection is the first 3 books in the Family Blood Ties series. Those books are:Vampire in DenialBlood doesn't just make her who she is...it also makes her what she is.Like being a sixteen-year-old vampire isn't hard enough, Tessa's throwback human genes make her an outcast among her relatives. But try as she might, she can't get a handle on the vampire lifestyle and all the...blood. Turning her back on the vamp world, she embraces the human teenage lifestyle-high school, peer pressure and finding a boyfriend.Jared manages to stir something in her blood. He's smart and fun and oh, so cute. But Tessa's dream of a having the perfect boyfriend turns into a nightmare when vampires attack the movie theatre and kidnap her date.Once again, Tessa finds herself torn between the human world and the vampire one. Will blood own out? Can she make peace with who she is as well as what?Vampire in DistressWhen Tessa rallies friends and family to find her missing date, they uncover a secret...and start a war that causes ripples in all aspects of their lives.A vampire with throwback human genes. Sixteen-year-old Tessa finds more than just her friend in this journey...she also finds herself in need of rescue ... Imprisoned, she has to find a way to escape and reunite with her family before this war takes out those she loves.The youngest of his ancient line, eighteen-year-old Cody descends from flyer vampires wants Tessa back at his side where she belongs - even as he struggles with conflicting emotions about his best friend's kid sister... A human determined to protect his people. Seventeen year-old Jared thought his life was over then he finds out that his rescuers are vampires...how can he trust them? And then he finds out the truth about Tessa...and that she's been taken, too...Three brave souls struggle as war breaks out around them...a war that shows them no mercy.Vampire in DesignLeft behind. Scared. And getting really pissed off. Tessa and her friends were supposed to be on their way home. On their way to safety. Instead she wakes up alone, with her friends kidnapped. Targeted and hunted, Tessa goes on the attack, desperate to find her friends and family. But her attackers want her throwback genes and will do anything to have her locked down in their lab.Caught in a dangerous maze, Cody is torn between helping his fellow captives and finding Tessa. He's young to have the connection that's growing between him and his best friend's sister. But any future they might have is in jeopardy if they can't stop the blood farm from taking over the humans...and his people. Jared is free at last, but he can't stop thinking about what he went through at the blood farm and those who helped him. Then he finds out something personal that so horrifying, he has to act...even if it means walking back into the place he swore to never return.These three need to be strong...the war is far from over...and they are right in the middle of it.

This is a collection of 3 books in the Family Blood Ties series. These books are:Vampire in ChaosTessa's life has plummeted into chaosHer father is missing, Goran is unconscious and showing no signs of healing, her mother has taken several steps off the deep end and David, well, she'll deal with him when she sees him - if she can find him.Cody isn't sure what happened to the supposedly successful conclusion to the blood farm madness but he's back in hell and damn it Tessa is once again leading the charge. Jared is on the run, again. With no one else he can trust, but Tessa's friends and family, he searches them out determined to help them solve this war - whether he is welcome or not.With everyone in distress or missing, Tessa struggles to find answers, and create some kind of order amongst the chaos - before their attackers strike again.Vampire in CrisisTessa's world exploded.She survived Deanna's inheritance. She sees more, hears more ... understands more. But more is not always better.Cody doesn't like what's happening around him. Tessa has walked through hell and she has a lot more to go before she's clear. He plans on standing by her side - her guardian - whether she wants him to be there for her or not. Jared can't believe all trails lead him into trouble. He'd escaped once. Tried to stay out of the mess since. But a friend is missing, and when he tries to get help, the person he confides in goes missing too.The vampire world was never ready for Tessa before. The new Tessa? No one is ready for her.Vampire in ControlLife couldn't be any worse...Caught in a web of Deanna's making Tessa struggles to find her role in this new reality.Cody can't believe how quickly his life has deteriorated. He believes in Tessa. Knew she had what it took and is desperate to do what he can to save her. Only there are secrets, and like poison, fester until they are released. Tessa and Cody have to find their way through the maze of lies and deceit to a safe haven on the other side.The whole gang is caught in life and death struggles as they near the end of this war. But how close are they and who will survive?

The Family Blood ties continues in this 9th installment of the vampire versus vampire saga.Life couldn't be any worse...Caught in a web of Deanna's making Tessa struggles to find her role in this new reality. Cody can't believe how quickly his life has deteriorated. He believes in Tessa. Knew she had what it took and is desperate to do what he can to save her. Only there are secrets, and like poison, fester until they are released.Tessa and Cody have to find their way through the maze of lies and deceit to a safe haven on the other side. The whole gang is caught in life and death struggles as they near the end of this war.But how close are they and who will survive?

Tessa's world exploded. She survived Deanna's inheritance.She sees more, hears more ... understands more. But more is not always better. Cody doesn't like what's happening around him. Tessa has walked through hell and she has a lot more to go before she's clear. He plans on standing by her side - her guardian - whether she wants him to be there for her or not.Jared can't believe all trails lead him into trouble. He'd escaped once. Tried to stay out of the mess since. But a friend is missing, and when he tries to get help, the person he confides in goes missing too.The vampire world was never ready for Tessa before. The new Tessa? No one is ready for her.

Tessa's life has plummeted into chaos. Her father is missing, Goran is unconscious and showing no signs of healing, her mother has taken several steps off the deep end and David, well, she'll deal with him when she sees him - if she can find him.Cody isn't sure what happened to the supposedly successful conclusion to the blood farm madness but he's back in hell and damn it Tessa is once again leading the charge. Jared is on the run, again. With no one else he can trust, but Tessa's friends and family, he searches them out determined to help them solve this war - whether he is welcome or not.With everyone in distress or missing, Tessa struggles to find answers, and create some kind of order amongst the chaos - before their attackers strike again.

Du luxe à la misère... Le chaos s'apaise... Le crime rôde... Et les affaires classées ne sont jamais vraiment terminées...Après avoir passé un mois dans la ville pittoresque de Kelowna, Doreen Montgomery n'arrive pas à se faire discrète et ne peut s'empêcher de mettre son nez dans ce qui ne la concerne pas. Maintenant, toutes les pauvres âmes ayant perdu un être cher viennent lui demander son aide. Si Doreen n'a aucune envie que les médias apprennent sa découverte d'une autre affaire classée, elle est déjà plongée dans l'enquête...Mais ce n'est pas tout. La rumeur court selon laquelle la vieille maison de Nan regorgerait d'antiquités de valeur, des objets de collection qu'elle a légués à Doreen. Les résidents les plus cupides de leur adorable ville s'approchent déjà comme des vautours. Avec l'aide précieuse de ses animaux, Doreen doit mener l'enquête sur cette affaire, corriger les injustices du passé et protéger sa maison tout en échappant aux médias... et au brigadier Mack Moreau.

Du luxe à la misère... Le chaos continue... Les meurtres se succèdent... Non mais, franchement ?La nouvelle vie de Doreen Montgomery à Kelowna devait être un nouveau départ après la rupture difficile qui a mis un terme à quatorze années de mariage, une chance de se retrouver et de remettre sa vie sur les rails. Au lieu de quoi, elle a passé sa première semaine dans sa ville natale à déterrer des cadavres, à traquer les indices et à taper sur les nerfs du brigadier Mack Moreau.Maintenant que cette affaire a été résolue et que le meurtrier est traduit devant la justice, Doreen compte enfin se reposer cette semaine. Lorsque Mack lui demande de rafraîchir le jardin de sa mère, elle accepte la mission. Ce sera un second souffle dans sa nouvelle vie à Kelowna ainsi que dans sa relation naissante avec Mack.L'ennui, c'est qu'en déterrant les racines récalcitrantes des bégonias de Madame Moreau pour les planter ailleurs, Doreen découvre de nouveaux ossements... et un autre mystère à résoudre. Tandis que les indices s'accumulent, Mack lui fait clairement comprendre qu'il n'a ni envie ni besoin de son aide, mais Doreen ne peut résister à l'attrait d'une nouvelle enquête. Alors qu'ils enchaînent les impasses et les fausses pistes, Nan, la grand-mère de Doreen, s'en amuse et lance des paris. Lequel des deux résoudra le crime en premier ?Tout cela sous l'¿il d'un assassin...

Du luxe à la misère... Le chaos s'apaise... Les crimes cessent... À moins que... ?Après avoir été impliquée dans deux affaires de meurtres depuis qu'elle est revenue vivre, il y a peu, dans la ville pittoresque de Kelowna, après son divorce, la jardinière Doreen Montgomery a acquis une réputation à la hauteur de celle de sa grand-mère. Le seul moyen d'empêcher les gens de jaser, c'est de mener une vie paisible à la limite de l'ennui jusqu'à ce que les médias et les voisins finissent par l'oublier. C'est ce que compte faire Doreen en prévoyant une visite du célèbre jardin des ¿illets, à Kelowna. Des plantes, encore des plantes, personne n'y trouvera à redire.Mais quand elle assiste à une dispute entre une belle jeune femme et son petit ami, elle ne peut s'empêcher d'être inquiète. Suffisamment pour suivre le couple sur le parking et dans la ville. Lorsqu'une fusillade interrompt l'après-midi placide, il est trop tard pour se demander comment son meilleur ennemi, le brigadier Mack Moreau, réagira en apprenant qu'elle est impliquée une fois de plus dans une autre de ses enquêtes.Entre les nouveaux cadavres dans les ¿illets et les rebondissements dans une vieille affaire de disparition d'enfant, Doreen ne chôme pas, même si elle essaie tant bien que mal de cacher son implication à Nan, à Mack Moreau et surtout aux médias. Mais une certaine personne ne quitte pas Doreen des yeux... une personne qui ne peut pas se permettre qu'elle découvre les réponses aux questions qu'elle pose.

It's taken some time, but Detective Kate Morgan's various relationships are gelling at work-and even at home. Until Simon starts screaming in the middle of the night. Worried and not sure she's up for this, Kate distances herself from him. When a tortured female body shows up, Simon's visions are of no help, until he describes one specific injury, ... the same injury on Kate's latest case.A case getting weirder as more is uncovered. A similar tortured death happened more than a decade ago, where the killer was caught and served time. As a suspect he looks good for this current case because he's now out and back in society. Except he has a solid alibi ...This isn't the only victim though, and, as the Vancouver PD Homicide Unit digs deeper, Kate's team finds several more cases-all with connections to the same suspect. But Kate's still not convinced.Too much more is going on, and she's determined to get to the bottom of this, before someone else dies a painful death ...