Amanda couldn't get her arms up fast enough and Alexa kicked her right in the head… and the blonde and pink ombre haired woman went wide eyed as Amanda was unconscious, Finn checking on Amanda.

When Amanda did open her eyes, it was because of Vince shouting "Get her back in that ring, these fans paid to see that match!".

And Finn had enough and glared at Vince. "'These fans' did not pay to see her get beaten to a brain injury, nor did we sign up for it!" He growled towards him.

"Now you listen here, young man-" Vince started to yell.

"No, you listen! The only reason you've been punishing a girl who's been like a daughter to you is because she fell in love with me and you don't like me all that much! Mandy could've suffered another seizure tonight!" Finn responded angrily.

Amanda pulled herself up to where she was sitting on the side of the stretcher, ripping the neck brace off and taking her long hair out of its ponytail.

"Vince, if that's true, you better damn well admit it!" Amanda replied before Aestrid reached them… and the young paramedic glared at Vince.

"Ace, she's disoriented, she's not thinking clearly!" Vince replied defensively.

"And is he?!" Aestrid questioned, pointing towards Finn. "Or better yet, am I?! Or even the girl you refuse to believe has been kidnapped because I tell you something, the eye of a photographer sees more than anyone else's and she's said the exact same thing!"

"Alright. I'll admit, I don't like that they've gotten that close. But I just want to protect her." Vince replied.

"Where was that protective instinct when I told you that Randy was abusing me?!" Amanda questioned angrily.

"Protection is fine, now is as good a time to start as any but she doesn't need protecting from him! You know how you can protect not only her but everyone else? Reconsider what Finn told you earlier, so we can stop it happening to anyone else again." Aestrid added while opening her paramedic kit to check over Amanda's injuries.

Vince walked off as Aestrid found a cut on the left side of Amanda's face, Amanda cringing slightly as Aestrid dabbed some antiseptic spray into it… and Amanda threw the neck brace away from them.

"Hate those things." Amanda replied.

"You were shaking like a leaf when you went into that match." Aestrid responded.

"If Immy finds a Redbull gone, I'll tell her that I took it. Anything about where Max could be?" Amanda replied.

"Not much on a location yet. So far we know that around a month ago, dotted between several different retailers and websites Jefferson spend over $10,000 on new equipment. DSLR camera, white screen background, stage lights, all the works to make a full studio." Aestrid explained while lowering the spray once she felt that the wound was sufficiently cleaned.

"He could be anywhere. He's probably arrogant enough to stay in the city, thinking he won't get caught." Amanda responded, trying to get off of the stretcher but Finn stopped her.

"Put that thing away!" Enzo replied once he saw Dianne with a Beretta 71.

"I'm not taking any chances, Enzo!" Dianne responded.

"Where the hell did she get a gun?" Amanda questioned.

"I don't know… but lately, I can't blame her." Finn responded.

After getting checked over and cleaned up, Amanda was in warmer clothes as she thought back.

Amanda set her jacket down in the locker room and turned around when the door slammed, going wide eyed when she saw Jefferson.

"Whoever you are, you need to leave." Amanda responded, Jefferson smirking evilly.

"Now why would I?" Jefferson questioned.

"Why are you here?" Amanda replied.

"Because I'm an artist. A photographer, capturing special moments forever into film. A lot of those moments revolve around a select few special subjects." Jefferson answered, Amanda quickly working out that 'subjects' referred to people, not topics.

As he walked closer, Amanda grabbed a kendo stick and aimed it at him in a threatening manner… but he just chuckled at her.

"Oh, Amanda, don't get angry now." Jefferson replied.

"Why shouldn't I be when you followed me here?!" Amanda responded.

"Because we can have fun here, didn't you sign up in this workplace to be on camera? Come on now, you love it when people see how great you are and I can show them that same thing in a whole new way." Jefferson answered, stepping a bit closer to the point where the tip of the kendo stick was mere inches from his chest. "You can be my model for life. I hope you don't mind… needles or duct tape."

Amanda had always thought that against someone built like Jefferson she'd always be faster. He wasn't particularly muscular and definitely at least a good 15 years older than her and unprepared to fight against an athlete.

Yet in a quick move, quick enough to take Amanda off guard, he'd hit the stick aside just long enough to get into closer range. Then after the shock, the next thing Amanda felt was a sharp sting in the side of her neck, Jefferson talking in a soft voice to her as he held his hands near her shoulders. Then as he moved back, as her vision blurred she could see the long needle injector in his hand, the attached vial now empty.

As he had held her, he then heard footsteps nearby… and put her on the floor before he left.

When Amanda opened her eyes, she saw John.

"Where is he?" Amanda asked.

"He's gone." John replied, Amanda knowing that he didn't mean that Jefferson had been taken to jail.

"The cops don't believe what happened, do they?" Amanda responded.

"Afraid not, but at the very least he was told to stay away from the area 'to avoid further complications'." John answered.

Amanda was furious and glared at an officer outside of the hospital room…

Amanda was jarred out of her thoughts when she felt a hand on her back, only to relax when Finn sat down and they kissed.

But he saw the fear in her hazel eyes and pulled her into his arms.

"Needles and duct tape…" Amanda replied quietly, Finn getting her to look at him as he realised that Jefferson used that on his victims. "What if he's after the ones that escaped?" She responded.

"He went for Max first and he knows she's the one who got him caught. Plus… hate to make it feel worse but at least from what's known, no one else escaped. He just didn't kill them, just drugged them to the point they had hardly any memory of the event then dumped them back near their homes. If the court case is to be believed, Rachel Amber was only killed because Jefferson had this thing going on with a sort of apprentice who got it wrong and overdosed her with the drugs. Then after that he stopped for a few months for things to cool off, then he took Kate Marsh who was so horrified she committed suicide a few days later… then Max." Finn explained, having read back on old papers and news articles once they'd realised who they were dealing with.

Amanda moved closer to him as they held each other, Finn kissing her forehead.

And both hoped that Max would be found alive.