It was around four in the morning when Mary got the call from Marshall. Sleepy and slightly ill to the fact that her phone was ringing about two hours after she went to sleep, she snapped, "Don't you get enough of me at work? "

" I guess you're not in a good mood. "

" Cut the crap Marshall, it's four in the morning."

Marshall was unfazed by this, " There's been an incident. Tina Bradley was just murdered; we can't find Sarah."

" What! Where did this happen? I'm getting dressed."

" Meet me at her apartment. I'll fill you in when you get there."

Mary rushed to get her things together. She turned to see Raph waking up from all the commotion.

"Hey" she said softly and kissed him on the forehead. " I have to go to work early' there's been an emergency. It's going to be a long day. I'll call you when I can. Just get some sleep for me OK?"

"Wait, Mary, can't someone else handle this? You barely just recovered from getting shot, and you're over there all the time. Rest."

" It's my job to protect people, because believe it or not, there are scary people out there who try to kill other people. I have to go." She understood why he was worried about her. It was kinda sweet, in a sense.

Raph laid back into the bed, while Mary ignored the hurt look on his face. She grabbed her keys and turned back to him.

" Look, I know I stared death in the face, but right now there's someone out there who is more important than I am. Someone who relies on me to protect them. So don't wait up."

With that Mary left and ran out to her car. She couldn't have been in it for more than 30 seconds when her phone rang again.

" Dammit."

" Hello, this is Mary. Hello? Who's there?"

She could hear breathing over the phone. A slight whimpering sound. Realizing it could be someone in trouble, she stayed on the line.

" Okay, okay, just calm down and tell me what's wrong. I'm here; I'll help you. I can't help you, unless you talk to me. Are you in trouble?" No answer. "Are you scared?" A whimper. "Tell me who you are and where you are-"

Click.

"Hello? Dammit!"

Mary pulled into Tina's driveway. Visiting the home of a newly dead witness with another missing witness at five in the morning was a little more than what she was used to, but the odd phone call only made her feel like her day would just be even longer.

She glanced out the window, watching Marshall run to her car.

" I am not ready for this," she whispered to herself.

Marshall came up to her just as she got out of the car, " Okay, give me the good news... what happened?"

"As far as the details, I'm not entirely sure. The neighbors called the police, apparently they heard screaming and then two gun shots."

"And Sarah?"

"I have no idea. Neighbors told the police Tina was the only one home, and they haven't seen Sarah in a few days."

" Something isn't adding up, Marshall."

"As soon as they clean up we can go check out the house"

Mary felt her phone vibrate near her pocket; she looked to see it was another unknown number.

"Hold that thought. Hello? This is Mary. Okay, I was nice the first time, and I understand whatever it is that keeps you from talking is scaring you, but it's pissing me off. Either talk, or find someone else to help you."

After a few seconds a muffled voice came over the line, "Mary? I don't know if you can hear me, but I need your help...please."

Mary motioned Marshall over to her car while listening to the sobbing voice.

"Sarah? Where are you? What's wrong?"

"Mary, I need your help, I'm scared. Please come get me. I don't want my mom to know that I called. I am in room 56 at the Pink Inn. Hurry."

"What are you doin-" before Mary could finish her sentence, Sarah hung up the phone.

"Found Sarah, Let's go."

"Why the Pink Inn? Don't you think this is kind of coincidental? "

"What? That Sarah disappears days before her mother dies then all of a sudden shows up after we find her body... of course I do."