Episode Twelve Re-Cap

Sydney discovers Wyatt’s grocery delivery service and hatches a scheme to use it to overcome the limitations of his restraining order. Peter’s interest is piqued by the way the Wycliff’s dry-cleaning store varies from the layout Monique gave him. Raisa notices that the Olmec bowl Sydney bought her is missing. Shauna Rae tries to forget [...]

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Segment 12.10

At first, everything looked fuzzy. When it all came into focus, the floor seemed so close. A damp spot touched his face. It seemed he was lying on the floor. His head pounded and spun when he tried to lift it.
“You’ve been a busy bee, Mr. Daniels,” a woman’s voice informed him. It was certainly [...]

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Segment 12.9

Wikipedia…Google…none of the usual suspects yielded any information about “The Wycliff Fellowship.” Searching for Wycliff alone yielded nothing relevant. The foundation, its sprawling parent corporation, and the shadowy family that had created the entire empire proved invisible. Bobbi fought down the pang of unease tingling along her body and tried that urban legends site, just [...]

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Segment 12.8

The meter on the cab spun into its final resting spot.
“Fifty-three twenty,” the driver barked.
“I can see that,” the passenger grunted. She dropped three twenties in his palm. “Still don’t know where Shoals Court Drive is?”
“Sorry, ma’am. It’s a big development. Every section has its own name. I ain’t studied the whole map.”
“Some cabbie. [...]

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Segment 12.7

A squeak announced the application of Dinah’s foot to the brake.
“Why are we stopping?” Sam asked, without looking up. He preferred to cast his eyes back along the lines of the telex. Some old geezer at the nursing home nicked a few personal items out of another resident’s room. The name “Wycliff” kept jumping out. [...]

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Segment 12.6

In the end, she couldn’t bring herself to do it.
“No,” Emmy told the furry shadow at her heel. “Bertie’s things deserve the same respect I gave poor, dear Albert when he died.” The kitten answered with a yawp. “I will do just as I did then and hang them all in the left side of [...]

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Segment 12.5

Maybe the colors were right after all. In the glow of the sun slanting through the skylight, the earth tones pulsed and soothed. The warmth that curled around Saffron in her spotlighted rocking chair took away the creeping memory of the intruder’s touch and lulled her to near sleep.
“Are you hungry now, Florecita?” PePé crooned.
Saffron [...]

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Segment 12.4

A rush of air and a jolt announced the stop at the mall. Passengers staggered to their feet, some soon enough to sway in the last motion of the bus before it came to rest. With elbows flying, the disembarking shoppers jostled before the door. Shauna Rae slid out between her competitors and dropped to [...]

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Segment 12.3

Clothing drifted away, taking with it the smells of the hospital. A shower and a fresh set of duds would set the world back on the path to a bearable semblance of normalcy. Just slipping into a favorite pair of gel sandals could make troubles seem distant and tiny.
Raisa clutched a towel to herself as [...]

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Segment 12.2

No key fit the lock. No key came close.
“Hey,” a raspy voice barked from somewhere near the front of the store. “No one goes back there. Got it?”
A great swishing of plastic and cloth flowing together announced the engagement of the mechanical rack that pulled the cleaned clothing up to the front of the [...]

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