"We don't know that for sure. Someone could have set her up—if she had an ally in the nest, better for them if people are still looking for her and not who might be helping her." Natasha lets herself consider the problem as she would if she were in Cooper's position. It's something she would have to consider if she were running this sort of investigation. Alex managed to kill a a vampire over a millennium old. It was almost impossible to credit she could have done it herself. "Whatever's going on here, I doubt she's doing it all on her own."

She sighs. She feels a little bad for Cooper, putting himself into this search. One way or the other, she doubts he'll like what he finds. "If I hear anything, you'll be the first person I tell.""