Once back in London, Eyal had a debriefing to go through at the Bond House and Annie was on the phone with Joan. Her time had run its course of staying in London and she was being forced to be on the next flight out. Only seeing Eyal briefly at the airport just before boarding her flight to Washington he was understanding of her fast departure.

"Sorry I can't keep that promise about tonight but maybe again, sometime in the near future." Annie with her arms around Eyal as he so loving glazed in her eyes.

"In the near future my dear Neshema. Wish I could hop that flight with you but I still have business here in London and a few things to wrap up."

"I know Eyal. Oh how well I know, it's our jobs."

"I remember promising a sunset some day and I plan on keeping that promise."

"I shall hold you to that promise and the next time, no ghost."

Her flight number was call and there wasn't any more to be said, he loving kisses her, "Until later Neshema."

Three nights later, Annie was sitting in Danielle's den playing scrabble with her and complaining loudly about the woman's propensity to cheat. Secretly she didn't mind though. It was good to be with her family back home and knowing the kind of home life Blair Vogel had, had made her cherish her own even more.

Deciding to take a break from the game, she had stepped into the kitchen to make cocoa for herself and Danielle when she heard the familiar tapping on the kitchen window. Taking a furtive glance into the den, she quickly slipped out the door to find Eyal standing just out of sight waiting on her. "Hello." She smiled, happy to see him. "How are you? When did you get to Washington?"

"That's my question." Eyal answered. "I'm sorry I wasn't able to get by before now, but I got kind of tied up back in London and just landed a few hours ago. But I did want to make sure you were okay."

Annie's smile broadened. "I'm okay. Sorry I had to leave London in such a hurry but Joan was really on my case about returning."

"I understand and good you are okay," Eyal said sincerely. "Hope Joan wasn't too upset with you."

"I just told her solving a cold case of attempted murder and locating a Russian spy. I think she knows we were working together but didn't elaborate on it. My guess is the mission was a little more than successful and the intel from the York house has really paid off." Annie asked watching him intently. "Where you worried about me."

"Well, no... Er... Well yes, maybe in a way." Eyal answered. "I also thought you might want to know how things turned out with the mission."

"Uh, oh…" Annie fought to keep the disappointment out of her voice. "Of course I do."

"Well," Eyal leaned against the side of the house with a smug smile. "With Blair's confession, MI6 was able to legally search the house and they found those files. Some were McMillan's and other were that of Jordon Vogel. They were actually upstairs in the parlor in a small filing cabinet. Also found a walled off section of the basement that held Anna Golubev's body. The coroner can't tell how she died but he couldn't find any obvious signs of violence so Blair was probably telling the truth about her mother dying in childbirth."

Annie's smile faltered and she dropped her head. "I'm glad she was found." She said sadly. "But it sure is sad to hear about. What about Blair? What's going to happen to her?"

"Well," Eyal shook his head with a sigh. "She's got an attorney, the best money can buy and she's claiming insanity and a coerced confession but with what we have on tape, there's not much chance of her getting out of this completely."

"What about what you don't have on tape?" Annie asked pointedly. "I mean, I know I wasn't there for most of it, but I also know you saw and heard some pretty strange things there that night."

Eyal started to deny it but he knew he could be honest with Annie. "You know," he said as he pushed himself away from the side of the house and prepared to leave. "I've come to the conclusion, that maybe I was wrong. Maybe there are such things as ghosts."

If Annie was surprised by his admission, she didn't show it. Instead she grinned. "Does that mean that you believe maybe Anna's ghost was helping us out that night?"

Eyal shrugged. "I don't know, honestly. But I'll tell you one thing, I'm not going ghost hunting anytime soon to find out."

He is taking Annie in his arms. "I have all I can handle right in my arms." Bending his head down with a kiss on her nose and finding her mouth, they held their embrace and passionate kiss. Slowly he pulled back a little, "Dinner tomorrow night?"

"Of course." Just then Danielle could be heard calling Annie's name. "Annie? Is the cocoa just about ready?"

Annie gave Eyal an apologetic look as she turned back towards the door and slightly cracked it. "Not yet Danielle. But I'll have it in just a few minutes." She called.

Turning back to Eyal, she found he'd already taken his leave and was gone into the night as usual. "Who needs ghosts?' She muttered as she opened the door and went inside. "I have Eyal Lavin to pop in and out."