“It means that the portal is open for anyone to go back to the past, which will make it cycle number four to be completed. Based on my study of numbers and a gut feeling, I think the portal might be open for five or seven cycles,” Alice said with confidence.

“Why five or seven?” Bette asked curiously.

“Five is a part of a Fibonacci sequence and it comes right after number three.”

“A fibo…what?” Dana asked again.

“Dana, honey, you should read something other than ‘Sports Illustrated’,” Alice smiled.

“Oh wait, I do know…” Dana flipped Alice a bird. “They used in “The Da Vinci Code, right?”

“I was just kidding, baby,” Alice kissed Dana’s middle finger. “And yes, it was used in that book. Maybe after Clarice used the portal the first time, the time frame shifted from one week to three months. Number five comes next in the sequence and it’s a fair assumption that it’s the number of times the portal stays open.”

“You also said it could be seven times but number seven is not a part of the sequence,” Shane was the voice of reason again.

“That is true but number seven is the most powerful magical number and it’s the number of the days in the Creation process. Month of July, when I went back into the past and completed the third cycle, is the seventh month of the year so that’s why I think it is possible that the portal could also stay opened for seven full cycles until someone will go back into the past and seals it forever.”

“Alice, you are genius,” Dana smiled.

“Tell me something I don’t know.”

“There’s still no real proof of any of it…just assumptions and deductions,” Kit said, trying to stay realistic.

“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible,” Alice quoted Stuart Chase and Shane shook her head with a smile. Alice glared at her, “What? You quote someone and you are the Yoda…I quote someone and get laughed at?”

“I’m not laughing at you, Al,” Shane patted Alice’s shoulder. “I’m really enjoying all this and I think you are genius, too.”