I do not own these characters they belong to Shoot the Moon and Warner Bros. I just still like to see what would have happened.
Takes place somewhere between ATWS and Stemwinder.
As a case goes wrong, Lee is threatened with losing something very important.
Chapter 1
The case was not going anywhere, all the leads had failed Lee and Amanda decided to call it a day. "Hey, why don't I go home, shower and change I'll stop on the way to your house with dinner and we can spend a nice quiet evening together?" said Lee. Amanda replied, "that sounds wonderful, I'll see you later." She gave him a gentle kiss, grabbed her purse and left the Q.
On Lee's way out, the phone rang, he started not to answer it, but second thoughts made him grab it, maybe it was the break they had been waiting for. "Stetson", he barked into the phone. "Mr. Stetson, I know this case is not going anywhere, but you need to drop it NOW!" said the voice. Lee said, "Just what makes you think I will do that?" The voice came back on the line, "Well I am sending you a message you get you and that partner off the trail." "AND WHAT IS THAT MESSAGE?" shouted Lee in to the phone, his temper beginning to flair. The voice returned, "You will find out soon enough, when you get it I think you will have other things on your mind." "You still didn't answer my question, what is the message? Why do you think I will stop looking for you?" Lee said, now beginning to really become upset. The caller came back on the line and replied, almost laughing, "Patience, patience you will get that message soon enough, Oh and Mr. Stetson say hello to that lovely partner of yours." And the line went dead.
The next thought to pass though is mind as ran out the door, was "Amanda". When Lee got to his car as he was speeding down the road on the way to Arlington, he began making calls for backup telling what little he knew, but that Amanda may be in big trouble. As Lee stopped in front of Amanda's house he drew his gun, not knowing what to expect. As he got to her front door, other cars began to show up, Billy, Francine and a few other agents all circled the small house on Maplewood. As Lee got to the front door he realized it was open, by the looks of it by force. He charged into her house, other agents followed him as more entered the back. The house was a mess, whatever happened, whoever was here, Amanda gave them a fight, but where was she. Lee was frozen with fear as he surveyed the room, what happened BUT more importantly, where was Amanda? He was startled from his thoughts as he heard Billy shout, "she's up here, Lee get up here your partner needs you!"
With only one thought, Lee ran up the stairs to Amanda's room, taking them three at a time, when he arrived to her room, what he saw scared the life out of him. with a deep breath he ran to her side, knelt down and brushed her hair away from her eyes. Billy was on his way out, "I will call an ambulance". In a gentle voice he called her name. "Amanda'". Her eyes fluttered open and she gave a small smile, "Lee, I knew you would come." Lee looked her over, her blouse was ripped and bloody, her eye was becoming an ugly shade of black, her lip was split and bleeding. Her breaths were coming out as gasps. "Shhhh, I've got you, you're safe" Lee said as he gently held her and stroked her cheek. "No, message" Amanda struggled to get out. "next time they won't be so gentle." Then her eyes drifted shut. Lee silently promised, 'if they think this will make me stop, they are wrong, if anything I will be looking harder'. The ambulance arrived and gently loaded Amanda as they were pushing her outside, she came to and cried for Lee, "please don't leave me". Right now Lee wanted to find who was responsible, but as he looked in her eyes he realized making sure she was OK was more important and he climbed in the back and headed to the hospital, Billy promised to get the vette to the hospital for later.