(Back to Illium. Shepard goes to visit Liara in her office)
Liara: Shepard! It's good to see you again
(Liara hugs Shepard)
Shepard: Didn't you have an assistant?
Liara: Her barriers needed practice. Practice I'm afraid she won't be getting. So, what can I do for you?
Shepard: You said you were looking for the shadow broker. Cerberus gave me data on where to find him. Interested?
Liara: Absolutely! I had no idea... Let's see what you've got!
(Shepard hands Liara a datapad)
Liara: It looks like a leaked transmission between some of the shadow broker's agents. Some hints as to the location, and... It's about Feron. He's still alive
Shepard: Who's Feron?
Liara: He was my friend. He helped me recover your body from the shadow broker
Shepard: What? Why did the shadow broker want my corpse?
Liara: He was going to sell you to the collectors, but Feron and I stopped him. Feron sacrificed himself to save me
Shepard: So you're the one who rescued me? Then how did I end up with cerberus?
Liara: Well, they gave me intel to help recover you. They actually put Feron with me in the first place. After I got out, I gave you to them. They said they could bring you back
Shepard: You kept me out of the collector hands. You saved me. Without you, I wouldn't have come back. Thank you
Liara: You don't know what that means to me, Shepard. I didn't know who you'd be when you'd came back. If you'd feel... They brought you back, and now they're giving me a chance to find Feron. After two years, I hadn't even dreamed...
Shepard: Sounds like you and Feron were close
Liara: It's funny. He betrayed me more than once. He was double dealing for cerberus and for the shadow broker. But in the end, he sacrificed himself for me. I owe him
Shepard: Any friend of yours is a friend of mine. What's the next step?
Liara: I... I don't know. I need to prepare. To think. I'm going home. Use my terminal if you need any local intel
Shepard: Are you ok?
Liara: I've spent two years plotting revenge. Now I have the chance to make it a rescue
Shepard: Let me help. I'll come by your apartment?
Liara: Ok. Hopefully I'll have a plan by then. Thank you, Shepard
(Shepard had planned to meet Liara at her apartment, but when he gets there, he sees it sealed off and swarming with cops)
Cop: Seal off those trace samples and get them back to the lab
Cop: We have multiple shots fired. Yeah, techs are going over the place now
Cop: Central, we got an open carrier on this end. Switching to a coded relay
Shepard: What's going on?
Cop: This area is sealed off. Please step back, sir
Shepard: Sealed off? Why?
(An asari spectre named Tela Vasir shows up)
Vasir: Somebody tried to kill your friend, Commander Shepard. Thank you, officer. Your people are dismissed
