In the end the reality was that they didn't trust her to do the job today. They didn't trust her so much that they didn't just leave her out, they lied to her. It was a risk to trust her. They made manipulating her the plan instead of trusting her to do the job. (A/N - Picks up at the end of 3x10, the Debt, and will keep going from there.

"Baby. Stop. Talk to me." He was unfamiliar with this woman, a mix of sadness and nerves and guilt and uncertainty. He could see something weighing her down with a burden much greater than the box she was carrying, and his worry increased.

"You're afraid of him? Fair enough. He's a psychopath. But he's not here. I'm here. I'm right here in front of you. You helped him. You helped him take my wife." Deeks' fist flies at the wall, slamming into the space just next to O'Brien's ear. "So be as afraid of hi