DISCLAIMER: All characters ever mentioned in SMK belong to WB and Shoot the Moon Productions. The others belong to me. And the plot is mine too. :)

RATING: PG-13 for some violence

SPOILERS: Over The Limit, You Only die twice, Odds On a Dead Pigeon

SUMMARY: AU. A stalker is seeking revenge on our favorite agents but is there more to this case than meets the eye?

TIMELINE: Some undetermined time after Over The Limit but before All the World's. This is my SMK universe so anything can happen although I've tried to follow canon pretty closely. ;)

AUTHORS NOTES:

I am still a fairly new fan of the show and have only seen the episodes starting with "Remembrance of Things Past" through the current PAX showings. I got this idea from "Over the Limit" and from various discussions on my newsgroups about the infamous "Leslie" character. I started writing this about a week after "Over the Limit" aired and reached my delighted eyes for the first time. Hopefully this will turn out how I envisioned it and maybe better, lol. Enough chatter and onto the story...Thanks for reading. Thanks to my wonderful beta Becky!

TILL DEATH DO US PART

FLASHBACK

"How did you know it was me?" a shaken but very relieved Amanda King asked her partner.

"Now who else do I know whose last words would have been 'Oh my gosh', huh?"

With one final look over the edge at what would have been Amanda King's final fall, Lee Stetson and Amanda King share a rare, treasured embrace. If they had only taken the time for one more glance they would have seen a very angry, broken, and bruised Karen Brinkman miraculously rise and limp away from what should have been a fatal plummet. Who knew a pile of old insulation could ever be so handy in a life or death situation?

PRESENT TIME

"You failed to dispose of Lee Stetson again?" a very angry man questioned the brunette woman seated in front of him. His scarred face twisted into a fierce scowl, adding to his already frightening countenance. He brought down an equally scarred hand hard onto the top of the table where he was seated, causing the woman to involuntarily jump.

"Yes sir, Mr. Dzhugashvili. I had planned to take both him and Amanda King out at the Soviet Embassy party last night. However, she refused my invitation and Lee Stetson cancelled at the last minute. My surveillance of him revealed an interesting turn of events--he went to dinner with Mrs. King instead. I think I may have finally found his weakness, Sir."

"Interesting indeed...who exactly is this King woman?"

"She introduced herself to me as his secretary but my resources revealed documents that suggested otherwise. Apparently, she is part of the agency as well, possibly as his partner; but there is nothing officially stating their relationship, professional or otherwise. I had hoped to grill her for some useful information before disposing of her; but as I said before, she declined my invitation."

"Good work, Leslie. At least you managed to keep Stetson indisposed while I executed the first stages of my plans. And I believe that this Mrs. King may come in handy for us later on. If her relationship with Stetson is what we believe it to be then we can use that against him. You see, Miss Barnes, I not only want to eradicate Lee Stetson, I want to destroy and terrify him. I want him to suffer all the injustices that he caused me to suffer and much, much more."

"Yes Sir, I do understand. And I have an idea on just how to do exactly that."

"Very good. I trust that you will be successful this time, Miss Barnes? I would hate to have to spend more of my talents destroying you as well."

"Of course, Mr. Dzhugashvili. I have been in contact with an old associate of mine who shares your passion, so to speak. He has informed me that there is a very talented woman by the name of Karen Brinkman who will suit your needs perfectly. And the upside is that she is 100% disposable when we are done with her...no added expenses."

A sinister smile is shared between the two as they mentally plot the demise of Lee Stetson.

"That is perfect, Leslie, perfect."