Derek had stopped Samantha from seeking comfort from Kyle as he was getting worried. Would Samantha do what was needed to be done? They already had the talk, and she appeared to have agreed then but now ... he wasn't so sure anymore.
He could see how much the kid meant to her and it appeared as if he was the oasis to calm her after the death of her father.
He got lost in the memories of when he had just arrived.
The plane landed just at the break of dawn. Immediately upon disembarking, he tried to call Richard but there was no answer. He hoped he wasn't too late, but he knew he was.
When he finally reached the Mansion, he had to go through that insane security before finally being let through. Even though he was Richard's brother, he was not spared from the usual procedure. Richard was that paranoid ... and that distrustful of his own sibling.
