Scotty examined the hand writing on the note. He didn't recognize it; but, it did seem a little familiar to him somehow. Nick Vera and Wil Jeffries came in. "Anything?" Scotty asked, hoping that they had found something. That hope faded at the disappointed looks on their faces.
"Struck out," Vera said. "Sorry, Scotty."
Scotty sighed despairingly, then looked back at the note. "Do you guys recognize the handwriting?" he asked, handing it to them. "It looks familiar, but I can't quite place it."
Vera looked at it, then turned to Jeffries. "Doesn't it look alot like Alison Ray's handwriting from the Matthew Adams case?"
"Yeah," Jeffries confirmed. "It certainly does."
"Which case was that?" Scotty asked, curious to what he was missing.
Vera looked at Jeffries, then looked at Scotty. "The one where Elisa died," Vera said gently.
A lump formed in Scotty's throat, but he held it back and swallowed a couple of times to push it down. This was the last thing he needed right now. After blinking several times, he was able to find his voice again. "So, what does this woman have to do with Lil?"
"Remember during the case, Rush's apartment was broken in to?" Vera asked.
Scotty nodded with a vague memory of that event. "Person left a pretty nasty message on her wall: 'Obey the First Genereation.' or somethin' like that."
Vera nodded. "Alison was the one who broke into her apartment."
"Let's go pay her a visit then," Scotty said. He was really grateful that it wasn't George Marks who had her in his clutches- which he did once, six years ago. That would have broken his heart and soul. He could name over a dozen people who could want Lil dead right now, though. He shook his head to clear it and focused on the case. Lilly was in trouble, and it was up to him and the rest of the team to find out who took her and why.
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"You remember Detective Rush, right, Alison?" Vera asked a woman in an orange jumpsuit who was sitting down at the table in front of them.
"I might," Alison replied. "Why? Is she dead? Let me know who to send the flowers to, so that I can give my condolences; I'm sure she didn't go down without a fight."
"How would you know?" Scotty asked.
Alison smirked. "I may be in here, but I do have contacts on the outside, and if you're wondering if The First Generation had anything to do with Detective Rush's disappearance, you are sadly mistaken.
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"So, if the First Generation had nothing to do with it," Scotty said, "then who did?"
"I would say George," Vera said. "But, Rush already shot him down for us."
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Back at PPD, another note came- this time with instructions:
Get a million dollars in hundred dollar bills and put it in a duffle bag, then await further instructions. You have five hours. Each hour over, means I get to send her home to you in pieces.
"So, what are we going to do," Scotty asked. "You can't tell me you're actually going to comply with this guy?"
"Do we have a choice, Scotty?" Stillman asked with a sigh. "You saw the note; he's going to send her home in pieces, and we're no closer to finding her now than we were this morning."
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Lilly groaned in pain; the person who had come by earlier had just given her a good beating- particularly around the rib cage. She was going to be lucky if none of them were broken. He had brought out a knife just before he was finished, and slashed her cheek with it; the cut still stung now, but it wasn't as bad as before. She just hoped her friends would find her before things escalated. By then, it would be too late to save her.