Lilly Rush was running late for work. She had just parked her car, but there was still the building to enter, and the ride up the elevator...
Suddenly, someone grabbed her arm as she turned a corner and swung her around, causing pain to shoot through her shoulder at the strong jerk. Before she could cry out, though, her attacker put something over her mouth; she tried to fight back, but her attempts were feeble and grew more weaker with every move she made, until she finally passed out.
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Meanwhile at PPD...
Scotty Valens had just walked into the the building as Kat Miller was walking outwith a smile on her face. "Boss is looking for you and Rush."
"Okay," Scotty replied. "I'll grab her from her desk-wait..." he frowned. "What do you mean 'lookin' for me and Lil'?"
"You haven't seen her?" Kat asked, her smile fading. Scotty shook his head. "Lil hasn't come in at all, Scotty; we all thought she was with you."
"I haven't seen her either," Scotty said, thinking about his next move; Stillman was waiting for him and Lilly, and if Lilly wasn't there, he was going to get concerned. Scotty made his decision and started to head back toward his car, turning briefly to Kat. "Tell Boss I'm going to Lil's-" he was cut off when both of their cell phones rang. They both looked at their pones and opened the text.
"Looks like she's just going to have to wait," Kat said. "Boss needs us, ASAP."
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When the detectives reached the bullpen, Lieutenant John Stillman turned toward them. "Where's Rush?" he asked urgently.
Kat and Scotty looked at eachother. "She's still not here," Kat replied.
John sighed despairingly, receiving both shocked and concerned looks from both of his detectives- never before had they seen him look so helpless. "It's as I feared," he said gravely, a haunted look coming to his eyes.
Kat and Scotty looked at each other, then back at the liutenant. "What's wrong?" Kat asked. She desperately hoped that it had nothing to do with Lilly; it would just add to the painful memories she already had. Kat figured that the woman already had enough scars to last a lifetime; she did not need anymore. Yet, the way Stillman was acting- and the fact that Lilly wasn't there- told her that those chances were slim. She braced herself. "What happened?"
John sighed. "A note came in this morning," he explained slowly. "It was addressed to Homicicde- all of us. When I opened it, all that was in there was a note, and a picture of Lilly all tied up; the note said: If you want to see her again, do as I say!
Kat gasped, covering her mouth with her hand; Scotty just stood there rigidly. "When did this happen?" he asked, clenching his fists. If anything happened to Lilly, he wasn't sure what he'd do.
"When did you last see her?" Stillman asked.
"Around midnight last night," Scotty replied. "I drove her back to her apartment; we shared a drink, and I left."
"Then it must've happened this morning," Stillman concluded."I want everyone on this one; no new cases until we catch this son of a gun." Both detectives nodded. They were gong to do whatever it took to get Lilly back.
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Lilly awoke with a headache; she must've hit her head on the pavement when she collapsed. She tried to reach her hand up to rub her head, but her hand was tied up. She sighed exasperatedly; it was very clear to her that someone wanted her alive. She didn't know who it was, but she could name about a dozen people who would probably hold a grudge against her.
She started to struggle in he restraints- trying to slip her wrist free of the rope that held her. Lilly managed to slip one out when she heard a click and a slam. She looked up and heard footsteps approaching the door in front of her. Someone was coming.