Kalinda kept her eyes on Cooper, watching as he slowly fell asleep, stroking him gently. "Fury had the grace then to tell me you were alive. I had a break down then. The department thought it was because of the case I was working on, but...they took me off active duty and put me on a desk. I suppose that was for the best, although I hated it. Maybe that was Fury's way of forcing me to think about returning. There's corruption in S.H.I.E.L.D. All the agents we know...who can we trust? The whole world is in danger. with this..."

She shifted Cooper, and rose, unable to sit still. she started to pace. Frustration was evident in her walk, as she ran a hand through her hair, shorter then it been before, just above her shoulders now. She messed it up as she ran her hand through it, but didn't care. "maybe it's time S.H.I.E.L.D was retired"