"Pete, do you want an ambulance?" Julian called to him.
"Bring me my bag, Julian. Honey, tell me what's wrong? Tate, find Hedges, now. Julian, stay with her." Pete helped her lie on her side. "I'll be right back."
In the hall, Pete demanded, "What happened, Kieran?” Kieran explained the photograph and her reaction. “You need to find out who Clay Jenner is to Elizabeth."
Joyce joined them.
"We need to speak to Austin. If anyone knows, it would be him," Tate said.
When Kieran dialed the hospital, Austin came on the PA's line. "It's Kieran Chase. Elizabeth Reed collapsed."
"What did you do to her? Marty will never forgive you."
"Austin, listen to me. Clay Jenner. Does that name mean anything to you?"
Sarcastic, Austin said, "You mean the illustrious head of the Department of Corrections?"
"Damn it, Bailey. Why would a picture of Clay Jenner upset Elizabeth? I'm sending you the picture."
Austin grew quiet after the transmission. "Holy shit, how did we all miss this?"
"Miss what?" Kieran's voice rose.
"The face is different, but those eyes. Did Marty see this picture?"
"I don't know. Bailey, spit it out."
"Clay Jenner is Lewis James. I guess her daddy kept another secret. Lewis James was a year older than Marty. Damn, his given name is Clay Lewis James. Jenner—he idolized Bruce Jenner. Viewed himself as a star athlete. Chase, you need to get Marty out of there." Austin's breathing quickened.
"I’m working on it." Kieran sagged into the chair after he hung up. "Clay Jenner is Elizabeth's ex-husband, Lewis James. Tate, Mike, put together the mission; we need Martin out of there. I'll call Ian."
Kieran stood at the bedroom’s doorway, feeling helpless, while Joyce crawled into bed with her friend. "Beth, c'mon, talk to me. Lewis can't hurt you anymore."
"Not me, but he'll kill Marty. They'll hurt him like Troy." She held on to Joyce.
"Who's Troy?" Joyce asked Pete.
Kieran walked in. "We’ll get him out of there as soon as we can, Beth."
Elizabeth stared at the wall. "Twenty years ago, Lewis was promised things. My father always kept his promises. Twenty years later, my father needed me out of the way, and Martin interfered again. Even from the grave, he'll kill him." She reached for the trash pail and threw up again.
Kieran's lips pressed together into a tight white line. "Not on my watch. I won't let him. Pete, tell us what you need."
Pete drew some blood and started an IV. He injected some anti-nausea meds that would also help her sleep.
Mike and Kieran sat together in the living area. "Reed had a hidden camera. Before we go further, we need to look at it."
"You think the murders are on it, Boss?"
"I hope so. Here goes nothing." He fast-forwarded until the approximate time of Martin's arrival. "They're dead." He rewound the movie until the den was empty and pushed play.
Talbot Reed walked into his den. "Talbot, come on. You promised me," Celine McAllister's voice called from outside the room.
"Celli, I told you. Tibby, Hal, and Cecile are coming over. We have business to discuss. I promise, precious, I'll make it up to you. In fact, we have some time. Come here, sugar." Talbot Reed slipped out of his jacket and tie as Celine entered the frame. He patted the desk.
Kieran and Mike recoiled as Talbot Reed pressed Celine onto her back and proceeded to perform oral sex. Then she reciprocated. "Do not let Elizabeth see this," Mike choked.
The video continued, "Go clean yourself up. They should be here soon."
