[Poltergeist - The Legacy] Derek, Alex

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Derek looked at Alex and sighed, although he made sure the sound didn't carry over to Alyssa "If she is...... who we think she is, I want to know where her mother is and how she got here.  I want to know that anyway but.. oh gott.  I met her and the next day she was gone.  I couldn't find her and she had left with no trace.. not even a forwarding address with the school..."   He looked at her and waited for her reaction.  Telling Julia was one thing.... telling Alex was.. well it was totally different even if he wouldn't put a reason to it.   He stood up then "I think I'll go check on Philip's progress.  Will you do me a favor and watch Alyssa until Julia comes back down?"   Derek had to avert his gaze for a moment and rubbed the bridge of his nose.  He didn't want to put her out but he couldn't go tugging Alyssa to the Control Room either.  He thought of sending Alex to go check on the progress but if there was something questionable in anything Philip found he would have a better chance at possibly answering it than Alex would, although barely.  He just couldn't take the chance that they could miss something.