"Dad?" a young woman screams into her phone.
"Where are you?"
"I'm in Orlando. Dad, I need your help. I screwed up big time…"
"Sweetheart, I am on my way. Tell me what's going on." The gentleman says as he stands up from the table and grabs his coat before walking out the door. The other people sitting at the table follow suit.
"I was hired for a job and…something went wrong." The woman looks into her rear view mirror. "Oh my God! They are behind me!"
"Do your best to lose them and hide at your Aunt's condo. " He orders just as the woman screams and a loud metal-crushing sound blares through his phone. "Riley? Riley?! Damn it!" They all quickly jump into the van and speed through traffic.
"Nate? Where are we going?" Sophie asks as they walk off the plane.
"To rescue an important person."
"Is it Maggie?" Parker asks, excitedly.
"No. It is not Maggie, Parker." Nate pulls out his phone and dials the last incoming number.
"Mr. Ford, we have been…expecting your call."
"Who is this?" Nate asks.
"We are…friends of a friend…he wanted us to give you a message, if you will."
"Who would this friend be?"
"Just a friend. We have the young girl here, safe and unharmed, for the moment. But she is gagged and tied to a chair. You are to meet us at a warehouse. We will discuss the message then."
"What warehouse?"
"I will send you the location. Be here in one hour or say good-bye." The man laughs into the phone just before ending the call.
"Nate, I tried to trace the call but—"
"They are sending the address. Let's get going…"
With minutes to spare, they pull up outside the warehouse and Nate runs in with Eliot hot on his tail.
"Nathan Ford, I presume…"
"Where is she?"
"Like I said, she is safe and unharmed." The guy points just above him. Nate and Eliot look up to see the young dark haired woman gagged and bound to a chair with two rather large men standing on either of her yielding guns.
"So, about my message…"
"Right. Well, you see, you dealt with the wrong man. He hired you to do a job, then you reversed the play. I believe he formed this little….team.."
"Dubenich."
"You do remember! Great. You see, because of you, he sits in a prison. He feels like you did him wrong. He calls us to steal girl, bring you here, and convince you to either break him free or we will girl." The woman hearing this starts to scream through her gag. One of the guards slaps her hard enough to flip her and the chair over.
"Hey!" Nate yells. "Keep your hands off her."
"Of course…daddy." The lead man says just has gunfire begins above. Upon hearing daddy, Eliot looks at Nate. Why hadn't he mentioned a daughter?
"Riley!" Nate runs after them as Eliot punches the guy and follows. Nate and Eliot run into the two goons from above. Eliot punches, kicks, knees, and flips the guys until they are unconscious. And in true Eliot form, he picks up the guns and unloads the ammo.
"Where could she have gone?" Nate asks himself just as someone falls to their feet in front of them. The woman stands up and runs to Nate.
"There are more guys. We have to go. Now!" Nate grabs her hand and the three of them run out of the warehouse. Nate helps her into the van and they take off.
"Riley, what happened?" Nate asks as Eliot brings the woman some water.
"I…got a call about a job. Normally, I work for myself but I was offered a five million to steal plans for a prison-"
"In Illinois?"
"Yeah?"
"Were you contacted by or for Victor Dubenich?"
"For...by one of his goons. How do you know Dubenich?"
"We were the ones who put him behind bars." Sophie replies.
"No wonder they badmouthed you." Riley scoffs. "They won't stop. They will just keep coming."
"Did you give them the plans to the prison?" Nate asks.
"Of course not." Riley reaches up her pullover and pulls out a folded piece of paper. "Inside pocket..." She says, noticing Hardison watching her. She hands the paper to Nate. "Dad?" She asks, trying to break his concentration on the drawing.
"'Dad'?!" Everyone except Eliot, Riley, and Nate gasps.
"You have a daughter?" Sophie asks. "I knew about Sam...but a daughter? I get why you didn't tell Eliot but it's me..."
"Hey..."
"That's not why I didn't tell him. I just wanted to keep her safe..." he looks at Riley. "You're a thief?"
"Um...is this really the time for your fathering?"
"We do need to get out of here, Nate. Save your "this is wrong" speech for her later on." Sophie says.
"I know. But we will have that talk."
"Says the man who went from chasing thieves to being one himself…"
"We use our skills and knowledge to help those in need."
"Right…"
"You okay?" Nate finally asks, seeing his daughter shaking.
"Yeah. My wrists are a little sore from where they bound them and, you know, my face."
"Until we are done with this…we are to stay together. I do not want any of us alone…making us vulnerable." Nate commands.