Again , he looked over the receiving lobby to see who could possibly seem out of place . Couples , single men and women , none seemed the type to be responsible for the delay . Yet there could be an assassin planted in the airport , or worse a KGB agent and Scott would be the one that got hurt . Scott and how many other passengers ? McCall only had Control 's word that this girl , what was her name - - - - Karen - - - Karen Scholfield ? Yes , that was it , that this Karen wasn 't really an agent , and couldn 't be the one really doing all of this . McCall tried to sit , tried to be patient , yet found himself pacing again . Where was that damn plane ? " Flight 403 is now landing at gate 10 . Please stay in the lobby until the passengers clear customs . Thank you , " The voice announced from the airport 's speaker . McCall turned and watched the door where they would come in . A face in the crowd caught his attention ; the man looked like an agent from the company . Control had said no one would be here , yet he could swear that he knew that face . McCall moved to get a better look , the man disappeared into the crowd . Knowing something was up McCall moved toward the area where Scott would be walking through his first and only thought was he had to get to Scott , had to protect Scott . As the passengers left the plane , the figure moved to keep his eyes on his targets . He refused to loose sight of the two young people , especially the girl . After all , she held what he wanted , and he would get it . People rushed and moved in front of him ; he would have to make his move as soon as they got out of customs . The steps would do fine for his purposes . A quick shove knife in the side just under the rib cage and while they were tending to her , he would have her flight bag and purse and the information they needed . Another figure in the crowd caught his attention McCall so the Company knew of her arrival . S e wasn 't as innocent as they were led to believe . A l the better to work fast and get the information once that was done then they would be free to crush the company and all it stood for . ' He watched as the line at customs moved smoothly , the tall blonde was easy to spot as long as he kept track of him he would find her . At first he thought he had lost sight of his charges , but then he saw they up ahead . He moved quickly . He needed to be close when his opening came and to take advantage of the situation . " I 'll be honest Scott , I don 't know if I like the idea of meeting your father . I mean , it could give him the wrong impression . " Karen smiled . " I mean , what am I suppose to say , Hello Mr . McCall , nice meeting you and now I have this problem . . " " Come on , Karen . My father is a cool guy ; he won 't jump to any hasty ideas . I 've stopped making him do that . " Scott gave a reassuring smile . " Besides I have your flight bag , so you can 't run off . " " Must be nice to know who your parents are . I mean , that knowledge gives you some sort of confidence in yourself . As for the flight bag , I can easily take that away from you . " " You 'll find out who your father is . " Scott moved toward the stairs . " Look , you found out that there is a chance your father is somewhere in New York . " He stopped and went to hug her . " There 's my father . " Scott said smiling , " As for the flight bag , you can try ad ! " cott walked over and gave McCall a hug . Dad , I want you to meet Karen . aren , this my father , Robert McCall . " " Has he ? " McCall asked looking at Scott . " Not enough time to shave ? " He hated not being able to relax around Scott , he kept looking at the faces in the crowd , was there danger there was one of these an enemy agent ? " I 'm not sure . " Scott answered sheepishly . " I was thinking about it . " His father was on edge Scott could tell and it wasn 't because of his beard . He found himself looking around what was it ? " Don 't , it doesn 't become you . " McCall offered his son a slight smile trying to appear to be relaxed , there was no need to worry him or his friend . Before Scott could reply , he was knocked into his father by a body coming between him and Karen , he heard her scream as he turned to see what hit them . He saw a man running off with Karen 's purse . " Karen ! " Scott yelled , flying down the steps , he was followed by McCall . He vaguely heard someone calling for police and ambulance . Karen laid at the foot of the steps motionless . Kneeling beside her he pushed her hair back and looked up at his father . " She 's bleeding . " Scott looked around him trying to see pass the crowd that was gathering . " She 's bleeding bad . " " It 's alright Scott . " Robert said kneeling next to his son . " The ambulance is on its way . " Robert knew that Scott was trying to tell him , that whoever did this meant for her to die . Robert watched as Scott used his hand to try to stop the bleeding . " Her condition is stable , but she still hasn 't awakened . The knife wound barely missed her heart put that with the fall she took , she 's lucky to be alive . If you would like , you could come back in the morning and see how she 's doing then , Mr . McCall . " Robert nodded and turned toward his son . " You have my number . " " You 're not going to be of any help to her if you run your health down . Come on now . " Robert wouldn 't take no for an answer . " There 's a guard placed outside her room . Isadore promised me she 'll be guarded . " Scott shook his head . " She was to meet another investigator here in New York by the name of Burner . " Scott looked to his father . " There was a strange man that she talked to , said he had some information , but got up and left . Karen wasn 't sure what he really wanted . " The figure waited in the shadows until the McCall 's left the hospital . He would handle the boy later , right now he needed to get around the guard and finish the job or use her to get to the boy . There was no telling what he knew , he was probably Company also . Finding the locker room that the resident doctors used he slipped quietly inside and found a lab coat , that would get him passed the guard . He would figure out what to do from there . The guard never questioned him as he entered the room . Walking over to the bed that held the sleeping figure . He looked at the tubes and the IV that led to her body . It would be so easy to end her life now , yet he couldn 't , because what he needed and wanted wasn 't in her purse . So it had to be in her luggage . He pulled a needle out of his pocket and bent over the IV . This would wake her , and she would be able to answer his questions . He was uncertain of the lasting effects , but that wasn 't important at this stage of the game . He looked at her chart and smiled . The drug should be taking effect any time now . He needed to take care of the guard , couldn 't risk interruptions . " What boy . . . . friend ? " Karen 's voice started to tail off , " I . . . . don 't know . . . . where Scott lives . . . . . . Haven 't been there . " He tapped her face slightly to bring her back . Injecting her again would be too dangerous ; she could die before he got what he wanted . " What in the . . . . . . . . " A voice from the door said . " Who are you and what are you doing here ? " The nurse stood half in and half out of the room . The nurse looked down and saw the officer laying on the floor . The stranger instinctively pulled his gun and pointed it at her , while his other hand motioned her to come in . " Shh . . . You are going to come with me and help take care of this girl , until I can get hold of her boyfriend . " The voice was low but harsh . He moved closer to the nurse . Waving the gun in front of her face . " You make a wrong sound or move and I 'll make sure you never do so again . Understand ? " The nurse nodded . " But to move her now could kill her , " the nurse tried to explain to him . Her eyes never left the gun in his hand . She couldn 't understand why this had happened ; her shift was almost over ; why her ? Robert McCall looked at Control , then opened the door while Scott helped carry in the luggage . In all the excitement , he had forgotten it , his thoughts were still on Karen mugging Scott could understand , but why stab her the fall down the escalator would have been enough to almost kill her . Once inside , Control went to the window to see if there was anyone outside . Satisfied that it was clear , he turned his attention back to Scott and Robert . " We have the information , Robert . The code book that the agent had when he died , it was in Karen 's large suitcase addressed to one of our post boxes here in New York addressed to a Mr . Harris . We now have nothing to worry about . " " Wait . . . . . . . . She was carrying a package for you ? " Scott questioned interrupting anything else that Control was going to say . When no one answered him , Scott looked at his father . " Is she working for him ? " He asked . He couldn 't believe that she was an agent , but Scott had learned a long time ago to never underestimate the Company . " No , Scott , she 's not working for me , " Control answered at last . " She was in the wrong place at the wrong time , and happened to get caught up in the works of an operation . " " What happens when this person finds out that he doesn 't have it ? " Scott asked . Robert looked at Control and wondered what his answer would be ; would he simply state that it was a risk the girl would have to take ? After all , Control had the information ; the agents and their families were safe , Scott was safe and so was Kate . " I 've ordered a guard for her . He should have arrived by now and relieved the police officer . Only you and your father are permitted to see her , besides the medical staff . " The phone rang and Robert rose to answer it . He was on it briefly , and then he turned to face Control and his son . " He 'll keep Karen alive until then . It won 't take him long to locate Scott ; we left our names to be notified if her condition changed . I 'm sure the nurse will inform her captor of that fact , " McCall said , coming back into the living room . " We could use the information as bait , but keep it in our hands . " " We can 't . The information has been destroyed , we destroyed it once we found it , " Control stated . " We had to protect our people . " " What about protecting Karen ? " Scott yelled " Don 't you give a damn about that ? " Scott turned to his father . " Dad , we have to find her ; I insisted on bringing her here , because she found a lead that could lead to her father , and that package only confirmed it . I thought you could help her . I 'm the only one she knows . " " Oh sure , and if he gets trigger happy , who cares , right ? " Scott snipped . His memory of tight times when his father was in danger was too fresh in his mind . " You don 't mind if I don 't find that comforting . " " But if they do , too bad , just another number , another mistake , " Scott spat . " Just like the time you wrote my dad off . Almost let him get sent to Russia to save you agents . " Scott yelled getting in Control 's face . " Scott ! That will be enough , " Robert broke in . He knew that Scott had a point , but he didn 't have any idea on how the Company worked . " This will do neither us nor the Karen any good . " " Is that part of your training also , to abandon sons and daughters . Or is it an admission test you subject them to ? " Scott spat . He threw his hands up in the air . " What is it with the Company ? " Scott yelled . " You used her , used me . It all fits , the agent was watching her wasn 't he ? " Scott accused . " Do you know the hell , you 've put her through ? All her self doubts ? " Scott turned on Control ; he was so close to hitting this man . " Did you even care of what you put her through ? " " No , you don 't . " Scott agreed . " But I think you need to answer to Karen . " He turned on his father . " I 'm going for a walk . " He picked up his jacket only to stopped by Robert 's hand . " Karen must never know Scott . " Control said looking at Scott . " You know the danger and the risk is too great . Do you understand me Scott ? " " Oh , yeah , lets protect the Company . " Scott spat throwing his jacket on the couch then sitting down . " Who cares if someone gets hurts or killed . Wouldn 't do for everyone to know they father children then run away . " Scott ran his hands through his hair and propped his feet on the table . " Scott ! " McCall snapped . Scott turned to face his father ; hurt and anger were clearly visible . McCall understood his son 's reactions ; he had his own feelings of betrayal . Control had kept Manon and Yvette from him , yet , came to him to have him help protect his own daughter . " I can understand Scott 's feelings Robert . " Control paused slightly ; " We are wasting time . " Control tried to sound like his old self , tried to retake control of the situation . " I 'll set the answering machine and I 'll see what I can uncover . " Robert suggested . " We could use Mickey . " Control nodded " You 're not leaving me here . " Scott said rising to his feet , he left the apartment with Control and McCall . Robert looked at his son . " We 'll start at the hospital . " " A friend , Isadore . What do you have ? " His friend handed McCall the note that was left . All it gave was the location for a meeting and that the blond boy was to bring the package . " Look McCall , I have an officer that is dead , we have a missing girl , a nurse and a variety of medical supplies and drugs . " Isadore stared at Robert . " I have all the time in the world . " " She 's getting worse . " The nurse stated . " She needs a doctor , concussions as well as her injuries need to be monitored , " Looking at the vital signs once more , she shook her head the readings weren 't good and she didn 't like them at all . What was worse , she wasn 't sure she would be able to leave if the girl died or not . This man was a crazy one ; she had spent two years in the psycho ward at the hospital , and saw many of his type nervous , cagey and the feelings of paranoia . Calm one minute and off the handle the next . No , she had serious doubts if either of them would be allowed to live . " You best keep her alive ; if she dies , so will you . " Their jailer paced around the room . " The boy will be here tonight , then you all will be free . After I get the information , I 'll set you all free . " He walked around the room laughing . " What 's your name ? " " You can call me Ray . " The man answered . He walked over to Sarah and ran his hand across her cheek . " You are very pretty for a nurse . " " It doesn 't make a difference . " Ray answered chuckling . " It 'll be over soon enough . " He kissed Sarah then left her alone in the room locking the door behind him . Sarah looked at her patient then slowly rose from her position on the cot and walked over to the door , she tried it knowing that he had locked it behind him . She wished she hadn 't argued with Bill this morning . God , how she wanted to see him one more time . " I don 't want to die , " she said out loud . " Please God , I don 't want to die . " Ray waited in the shadows waiting for the figure of the blond boy . He had to have found the note by now , either him or the police . Once the boy turned the information over to him , he would kill them all . After all , he couldn 't leave witnesses . He checked his controls to make sure the bomb would go off once the button was pressed , and that his gun was full of ammo . So far everything was going as planned . Even if the police did show , he had an ace in the hole . The nurse , she was a good looker and would make a good hostage in getting out of here if anything went wrong , the girl was expendable . He placed the detonation device on his belt ; to the normal eye , it would look like a pager , but he knew differently . A sound caught his attention ; the boy had arrived . He turned toward it and searched the darkness . It took him some time to find the figure walking in uncertain steps . It looked shorter and slightly heavier than the boyfriend he was expecting did , but it really didn 't matter . " Stop , right where you are . Who are you and where is the boy ? " The figure stopped , but didn 't answer . " Who are you ? " He asked again , his voice was shaking . " Answer me , or they die , both the girl and the nurse . " He pulled the device from his belt . " All I have to do is press this button , they 'll be sailing high . " " I 'm a friend to both of them , the boy couldn 't make it , and I didn 't think he should get involved , " McCall answered . " Don 't do anything rash . " McCall 's voice was soft and even he didn 't like the way the man in front of him was losing control . He didn 't recognize him , so that meant he wasn 't a known agent . " Where 's the girl ? " " In a safe place , and she 'll die there they both will die unless you give me what I want . " He didn 't like this person standing in front of him , he was too assured of himself . Yet he was just an old man . " Now old man , if I get too itchy we will have a couple of dead women on our hands . Give me the book . " " What guarantee do I have that you will let them go once I give you this package you want ? " McCall noticed that the man seemed to be more relaxed once he thought that McCall was just a courier . He removed an envelope from his coat pocket and let the man in front of him see it . " None , old man , but you do have a guarantee that if you don 't give that to me , they are dead . " His full attention was on the figure of McCall in front of him and the envelope that he held . He never saw the figure approaching him from the rear . " So just slide it over to me and we can go our different ways and you can pick up the girls at a location that I give you . " { Pick them up in little pieces } he thought . McCall didn 't say anything but slid the package over to the man . When he bent over to pick up the package . McCall didn 't move as Mickey jumped the man . " I have him , McCall , " Mickey said . He looked at the device and smiled . " Hey McCall I haven 't seen one of these designs in years . " Mickey studied it . " Not since Bangladesh . Nasty if it 's not deactivated properly . BOOM ! " Mickey took out his knife and slowly pried it open and whistled . " Man he must be colored blind . " Glancing up to McCall , " It might take me a while to deactivate it . " " Get working on it Mickey . " McCall turned to stare at the man laying on the ground . " It 's over , where are they ? " McCall questioned . The man just smiled in silence . " Where are they ? " " Underground , old man , underground and dying . " His laughter filled the air and McCall wanted to kill him . Who did this person work for and how were they going to get the answers in the time frame that they had ? He doubted if either of the hostages were going to survive . " Who do you work for ? " " Myself old man . " Ray answered . " You 'll never find them . The girl is almost dead , and the nurse as pretty as she is . " He laughed . " Get working on it , Mickey we 're running out of time . " Was all the McCall could bring himself to say . He could see the police walking up the alley ; soon this maniac would be out of his grasp and into New York 's police force , and would possibly be out in a matter of hours . Somehow he had to stop it . But how ? " He has rights , he doesn 't have to talk until his lawyer arrives . " McCall 's friend said sadly . " But I don 't have to tell you that , do I ? " " No , you don 't . But what about the victims right ? If we don 't find them , these two women could die . Then what , we just quote the Miranda act for their families ? " McCall knew he was losing control , but he couldn 't believe how people were able to slip through the loopholes of the law . " McCall , I have it , " Mickey yelled . " It took some doing , but I was able to make it into a homing signal . We 'll be able to follow it right to the girls . " Mickey said with a confident smile . " Let 's go , Mickey . " McCall looked at Isadore . " I 'll let you know if this works . " " Then we 'll get front seats won 't we Mickey . " Robert said walking to his car . McCall thought about his police friend as he followed the signal . It wasn 't his fault if the scum and the low life knew the loopholes of the system . McCall was use to finding loopholes ; the Company trained him well for that . In fact , McCall felt sorry for Isadore , his hands were tied sometimes . McCall and Mickey followed the signal into the abandoned section of the New York harbor . Empty buildings lined up on both sides of the road ; too many , these days . Empty warehouses left for the homeless , the crime lords , the gangs . But which one held the girls ? From what Mickey had told him , the device could have a back up , that could still explode if it wasn 't deactivated at the base . That was a chance that neither of them wanted to take . McCall could feel that old pressure he usually felt when he was on assignment for the company , the type of pressure that kept you alive and made you hear every sound that was possible to hear . He knew that Mickey was on the same alert , it was easy to see , for someone who had been through it . But would it be enough to make sure they got there in time ? He trusted Mickey to know what he was doing and knew that Mickey 's expertise made him appear as a loose canon many a times . " McCall , it 's got to be here . " Mickey said out of the blue , breaking the silence . McCall noticed that Mickey was pointing out a small brick building that could have been a fishery at one time . Now it was a building that was falling apart and would probably be destroyed in the future . All McCall hoped was that it wouldn 't be tonight . " Come on . " They both followed the tracking signal until it led them to a closed door . Judging from its location , it could lead to the basement . " I don 't dare risk using it anymore . " Mickey stopped in front of a door . " Stand back , it could be wired , " Mickey told his friend . He then proceeded to check the door and felt every crack and every seam . " It 's all right . " Mickey slowly opened the door and walked inside . What he saw was a dark staircase that led down to a cellar and ended at another door . He led the way checking each step for traps or other surprises . Mickey slowly checked the door and opened it slowly and shone his flashlight into what looked like a storage area . " Have to say one thing for the psycho , he liked doors . " " Let 's just be careful Mickey . " Mickey shrugged his shoulders and stopped at another door , walking over to it he proceeded to check it for the same traps . He found one after another . " This has to be it , it has more wires and sensors than the Russian Embassy . The slightest movement and it goes off . " Mickey allowed his fingers to go along the door remembering each location . " This guys crazier than I am . " Mickey said after a while , admiration escaped his throat . " This can 't be rushed McCall . " Mickey worked slowly disconnecting every wire , every alarm . How many back - ups did this guy have ? " It has all the markings of the Company . " Mickey announced . After what seemed like an eternity he got the door opened and found a woman in a nurses uniform . She was bending over a figure . When she heard the door , she turned and looked at him in disbelief . " Be careful , I heard some kind of ticking when I tried the door . " the nurse warned . Mickey stopped and listened , upon hearing the ticking he looked down and searched the wall , it was so easily to see , once you knew what you were looking for . A thin wire ran along the wall leading to the main device that the remote was for hidden in a fake part of the wall . " There it is , McCall . It 's set for thirty minutes from now . If I don 't have it defused by then - boom . I tell you he is crazier than I am . " " Sure , just give me a few minutes . " Mickey stepped up to the wire and went to work . " Check on the women , if nothing else get them out of here . I 'll see if I can defuse it , that is if the weirdo didn 't wire the other side of this fake wall , that would be standard practice . " " Not good , I 'm not sure if she 'll survive . " Sarah hoped that Mickey knew what he was doing , and wouldn 't blow them all to the sky and beyond . " It 'll be alright , the man is in custody . I 'm going to go out to alert the police . " McCall patted the nurse on the shoulder and walked out of the room to notify Isadore and to make sure an ambulance was here to transport Karen to safety . Scott , McCall , Mickey and Control were all in the waiting room when the surgeon walked in . He motioned for them to remain seated . A clot had developed under Karen 's lung . She would have died instantly if it had shifted . " It was close , but the clot that formed has been removed . I have belief that she 'll be all right . She 's one lucky person . " McCall waited until the doctor left then turned to Control . " Are you going to tell her , Control ? " McCall had to ask it , even though he already knew the answer . " Why not ? " Scott challenged . " Do you know how she feels ? She feels that nobody wants her , that she wasn 't good enough for parents . Karen 's envious of anyone who has someplace to go , someone to call family . " Scott looked at his father then to Control . " I 've spent a lot of time with her over in England , I know how she thinks . " " You don 't understand . She 'd be in constant danger if I told her , Scott . She will have to go through life not knowing the truth . It 's safer for her in the long run . " " You 're a liar ! I 'm not dead yet , am I ? " Scott questioned . " I know the truth about my father . You 've got to tell her . You owe it to her , besides , what makes Karen so different ? " " You don 't understand Scott . " Control grabbed his coat and walked out of the room . Scott went to follow him but his father held him back , and Mickey shook his head . Control passed the door that led to Karen 's room , he stopped and stared at it . He walked into the dimly lit room and stared down at the sleeping figure . His thoughts went back to the day he learned of her existence and the plans that he had with her mother Diane , the marriage that would never take place , the life he would never have . He turned when he saw light from the door enter the room . " Wanted to see her one more time . " Control said . " I 've only seen pictures of her . The agent that caused all of this was to watch her , and he almost got her and Scott killed . " " Because , I killed her mother . " McCall stayed silent waiting for his friend . " We were going to get married . Karen was a month old . We were in a restaurant , planning our future . Some men came looking for me . . . . Diane got in the way . " Control looked at McCall ; " You know what that feels like . " " Regrettably , yes , I do . That still doesn 't mean you can 't tell Karen . Scott 's right , the silence is doing her more harm than good . " " She 's strong , Robert . I can 't offer her what you can offer Scott . " Control removed an envelope and placed it on the small table by the bed . " Make sure she gets that . It tells her about Diane , and has a picture of her . " " I 'll be a friend of the family and tell her about her mother . There 'll be time before she goes back to Europe . Plenty of time . " Control walked out of the room , leaving McCall standing there .