Title: Let me breath
Resume: A young woman disappeared, the team is on the case, will they find her in time?
Author note: This is my new fanfiction, I wrote this story for my sister Caroline, and so I'd like to dedicate this story to my sister... I hope you will like it. Good reading!
Let me breath
Chapter 1:
The sun was rising on New York, it will be an other hot day of the summer, and the city was waking up. But in an apartment of Chelsea, a young woman was still sleeping. Then she suddenly woke up, and looked at her alarm clock, she could read 7:00.
-7 o'clock! Err...damn alarm clock.
Then she stood up in a rush, changed clothes, took her satchel and got out of the room. The maid was doing the housework in the spacious living room.
-Madam? I thought you were at work, the maid said with a puzzled look.
-My alarm clock didn't work, she said while getting her shoes on. Where is Logan?
-He's at work, he got a reunion this morning.
-Okay, bye Rita, she said with a smile.
-Goodbye madam, the maid said while looking at her with a grin.
Then she ran towards the door, and disappeared in thin air.
FBI, missing persons unit
2 hours missing
Jack entered in the office, Martin and Samantha were talking, Danny was reading the newspapers and Vivian was finishing some paperwork. When the rest of the team saw Jack coming they all sat around the table, and waited for Jack to do the debriefing.
-Elisabeth Burton, future Mrs.Wilson, 23 years old, she's a lawyer in the company of her father, Burton & co., her fiancé is Logan Wilson, his an architect, and his the son of Greg Wilson the owner of the restaurants Katell, Jack said while sticking a photo of a young woman with brown hair and deep blue eyes.
-Very romantic restaurant, Martin commented.
-How do you know that? Danny teased.
Martin grinned at Danny.
-The office called the NYPD, an hour and a half later. She was last seen by the maid, she was going to work but never arrived there, Jack added. Samantha, check her phone records and her credit cards, Danny, and Martin, go to see at her work, Viv, you come with me, we're going to see the fiancé and the maid.
They all nodded, Samantha went at her desk and the rest of the team stood up and walked towards the elevator.
8 avenue, Chelsea
Jack and Vivian arrived in front of the door of the apartment. He knocked on the door and waited, the door was soon opened by a young man, with brown hair, and brown eyes.
-Yeah? Who are you? The young man asked.
-I'm special agent Malone and this is special agent Johnson, we're with the FBI, Jack answered.
-Oh, come in.
Then the young man led them to the spacious living room. The decoration was very modern, with lot of colours, and many painting and draws on the walls.
-Did you find anything? The young man asked.
-And you are? Vivian asked.
-Logan, Logan Wilson.
-Oh it's you the fiancé.
Logan Wilson tried a little smile.
-Vivian, go to interrogate the maid, Jack said to Vivian.
-Okay...
Then she walked towards the maid who was sitting on the couch, a handkerchief in the hand.
-Were you here this morning when Elisabeth got out of the apartment? Jack asked to Logan.
-No, I've got a reunion this morning, at 7 a.m.
-Did she have any strange behavior or something else?
-No, nothing in particular.
-Who drew those draws?
-It's Liz, he said with a sad voice while looking at the paintings and the draws.
-Liz?
-Yeah, Elisabeth.
-Oh, okay.
-She has a natural gift for the paint and the draw. I told her that she should start an artist career, but she doesn't want to vex her father. It's him who wanted her to become a lawyer, to work in his company.
-And between you and Elisabeth? How is it?
-We're going to get married in two months, we're very happy. Except that her father is always behind us, checking if everything goes like he wants.
-So, you don't like very much her father?
-No, not really...
-And her mother?
-Huh... she died when Liz was 8 years old.
-Does she have any enemies?
-Hey, she's a lawyer, she can have a dozen of enemies.
-But, did she receive any threats?
-No, nothing that I know.
During this time, Vivian was questioning the maid. Vivian was sitting in front of the maid who looked very upset.
-Since when do you work for the Burton?
-Since the death of Elisabeth's mother.
-How did she seem this morning?
-She was late, like always, her alarm-clock didn't work. But she was nice like always.
-Any strange behavior before?
-I remember that one day, she was at the phone and...
Flash Back
-You don't know me! Elisabeth yelled at the person at the end of the line.
The maid was watering the flowers in the next room.
-Stop to be behind us, let me live my life! Elisabeth yelled.
Then she hung up the phone and stay there in her thought.
-Madam? Is everything okay? The maid asked.
-Yeah? Elisabeth asked while looking at the maid with a puzzle look.
-Is everything okay? She repeated.
-Yeah, don't worry, it's... it's nothing.
End of the Flash Back
-Do you know with whom she was talking?
-No.
-Okay, thank you.
Then Vivian clasped the maid's hand, stood up, and walked towards Jack.
-She knows Elisabeth since the death of Elisabeth's mother. One day, she saw her fighting at the phone with someone, Vivian said to Jack. She was yelling that he or she doesn't know her and that he or she must stop to be behind them.
-It must be the father, with whom she was fighting. The fiancé said that the father never let her do what she want, he wanted her to become a lawyer and to work in his company, Jack said.
-The typical father who wants his daughter to be like him.
Jack nodded while looking at the painting on the wall.
During this time
Burton & Co.
Danny's parked his car in front of the big building. They got out of the car and looked a moment the building in front of them.
-I hope there's an elevator, Danny said while looking at the building.
Martin looked at Danny and smile. Then they walked towards the doors of the building and went towards the receptionist. It was an old woman with grey hair and a stern look.
-Where is the office of Mr.Burton? Martin asked to the receptionist.
She raised her head from the screen of the computer and looked at the two agents.
-Yeah, and who are you? She asked with a stern look.
-Huh... We're with the FBI, Danny said while flashing his badge.
-Have you got a rendezvous?
-Of course no, Martin answered with puzzled look.
-So, you can't see him, if you want you can have a rendezvous in 2 weeks, she said while looking in a book.
-His daughter is missing, in two weeks it will be too late! Do you think she or her kidnapper will wait till we see her father?
Danny looked at Martin with an amused look.
-Okay..., his office is on level 54, the receptionist answered with a sigh.
-Thank you, Danny said with a smile.
They walked towards the elevator and pushed the button.
-Hey, you must do this more often, Danny said to Martin.
-Yeah, maybe... Martin said while looking at Danny with a smile.
Then the elevator arrived with a ting, they got in it and pushed the button for the 54 level. Five minutes later the elevator arrived at the last level of the building. There was a secretary and two other man wearing suits in the spacious waiting room.
-Have you got a rendezvous? The secretary asked to them.
Martin sighed.
-Let me do, Danny said to Martin with a smile.
Then he turned to look at the secretary.
-Look, we're with the FBI, Danny said while flashing his badge, you have two possibility either you let us see your boss or you will be accused of obstruction in a federal investigation.
The secretary looked at Danny with a surprise look.
-Huh... wait a minute.
The secretary took her phone and dialled her boss. Martin and Danny looked at each other.
-Hey, you see, I'm not bad too, Danny said with a grin.
-Yeah, Martin said with a smile.
Then the secretary hung up and looked at the two agents.
-You could see him in 2 minutes, she said.
-Good choice, Danny said with a smile.
Two minutes later a man got out of the door of the Mr.Burton's office.
-It's your turn, the secretary said to them.
Then they nodded, stood up and walked towards the office. The office was more spacious than the waiting room, with a desk, a long conference table, a big TV and two big bookcases. On the desk they were lot of papers and two photos of Elisabeth, one was when she was about 6, she was with her mother and on the other one she was alone and it looked that it was a recent photo. Mr.Burton was behind his desk, reading some papers. He raised his head when the two agents entered his office.
-You must be the FBI agents, he said to them.
-Yeah, Martin answered.
-Have you find anything?
-No, not yet.
-Mr.Burton, when was the last time you saw your daughter? Danny asked.
-It was 2 weeks ago, I went to her apartment.
-How does she seem?
-She seemed like always, happy to see me.
-Any strange behavior? Martin asked.
-No... Nothing that I could remember.
-Okay, thank you Mr.Burton, Martin said while standing up.
-Where is Elisabeth's office? Danny asked.
-On the 44 level, Mr.Burton answered.
-Okay, thank you.
Then Danny stood up, they clasped Mr.Burton's hand, they got out of his office and walked towards the elevator.
-The daughter works in the company of her father... A bit strange... Danny said.
-Yeah, usually the kids prefer to be free of their parents, Martin said.
Martin thought about his father, the director of the FBI... Of course he entered in the FBI without the help of his father, and wanted his father to let him do what he wants. His father was always behind him, protecting him, but he was an adult! He doesn't need his father, anymore and wanted him to understand that. Then the ting of the elevator took him away of his thought. They walked out of the elevator and arrived in a long corridor with lot of doors.
-I think we've got a problem... Danny said. I hope the names are written on the door. I don't want to knock on all the doors.
Martin nodded and they started to walk towards the bottom of the corridor. And hopefully the names were written on the doors.
-Yann Baker... Gabriel March... Dan Levine... Oliver Ward... Lauren Brown... Ah Elisabeth Burton, Danny commented.
Then they opened the door and entered in the office. It wasn't as spacious as the office of her father but it was nicer and more personalised. There were a desk in the middle of the room, a bookcase and a plant. And lot of photo of Logan of her mother and of her friends on the bookcase. Then they started to check if there was something that could help them. Danny started to search on the bookcase while Martin was checking her computer and her desk.
-She got lots of photos of her fiancé, her mother and her friends... Danny observed. But only one of her father...
-She doesn't seem to like very much her father... Martin said.
Then Danny took a book which was on the bookcase.
-"The more famous painting", Danny said for himself. Why does she need this book if she's a lawyer?
He turned to see on the wall and saw many draws and painting.
-She seems to like to paint and to draw, so why did she become a lawyer? Danny asked.
-The father, Martin answered.
-Yeah... maybe. I think that's a bit stupid.
-What's stupid?
-To do what your father want! You do what you want even if your father doesn't agree.
Martin laughed while shaking his head. Then Danny put back the book and looked all the documents that where on the bookcase.
-We should take all those documents, Danny said to Martin.
-There's nothing on her computer... Martin said with a sigh.
-Let's go back to the office, have you got a box or something else?
-For what?
-To take all those documents, Danny said with a smile while showing the documents.
-No, I'm sorry I don't go out with boxes in the pockets.
-So, here you are! Danny said while putting a big pile of documents on the desk.
Then Martin made a grimace.