Scotty rushed into the hospital and into Lisa's room. She looked up from a book she was reading, slightly startled. "Scotty? What are you doing here?"

"Has anyone been here to see you?" Scotty asked urgently.

Lisa shrugged and shook her head. "Just the doctors- they said I can leave as soon as Lilly picks me up- other than that, no. Why? Is something wrong?"

"Lilly's been kidnapped," Scotty replied.

"What? When?"

"Last night."

Lisa looked away, muttering something incoherently. "What?" Scotty asked.

"I was a decoy," Lisa explained. Jeffries came in a moment later.

"You need to slow down, Scotty," he said. "I'm getting too old for this."

"Hi, Jeffries," Lisa said.

"Hi, Lisa, how's that leg?"

"A pain; but, I'll live. Could you sign me out while I get my crutches?" It was then that Scotty noticed that she already had her clothes on. "Did it this morning, Scotty," Lisa said, as if she was reading his thoughts. "Like I said, I could leave as soon as Lilly came to pick me up- obviously that's not happenin' though." She leaned over to the side of the bed, and prepped herself to get off. She had never used crutches before, but she loved swinging around between desks- which was pretty much the same thing. Lisa leaned forward, a little unsteady at first, and swung her leg forward, taking care to make sure the leg didn't touch the ground.

"Are you ready?" Scotty asked.

"Do you need to ask?" Lisa replied, with a teasing smile on her lips. Scotty rolled his eyes at her, then turned to Jeffries, who had just walked in from signing her out.

"We have a problem," he said. "The nurse doesn't want to discharge her without her guardian's signature."

"And considering my guardian's missing," Lisa said, " that would mean I would be stuck here for awhile. No thanks, we'll take the old fashioned way out."

"Which is what?" Jeffries asked.

" Luckily my room is on the first floor," Lisa said with a smirk. "We're goin' out the window, boys."

Scotty turned to Jeffries. "If we get into trouble because of this, I'm blamin' you."

Jeffries laughed. "If we get into trouble? We'll just tell the boss it was her idea."

When they were outside the hospital, Scotty brought the car around, and Lisa sat in the front. "So, how do we know for certain that she's been kidnapped?"

"There was a note left on the refrigerator door," Scotty explained, handing her the note. Lisa took it from him, looking over the details. "Crud," she said. "He meant what he said."

"Who did?" Scotty asked.

"Cliff, he's the one who put me under that car. I don't remember exactly what happened, I think he slipped me something, but I do recall him mentioning that when I was found, Lilly would be missing. I was used as a decoy- since I was in the hospital, no one could stand in his way from getting to Lilly."

"And you didn't bother telling us this?"

"Hello, I was on the brink of a coma when you guys found me; kinda was thinking about survival, not my abductor."

"Fighting about this won't get us closer to Lilly," Jeffries said. "If Cliff took Lilly, then what daughter could he be talking about?"

"Ellie," Lisa said, looking at Scotty.

"Chris' daughter?" Jeffries asked.

"Yeah. Lilly kicked Cliff's butt when she found out what had happened to her sister."

"When did this happen?" Jeffries asked.

"Remember that thing that happened with Chris back in May?"

"Yeah..."

"That's when," Scotty shot Lisa a dangerous look, which she ignored. "And Lil's going to kill us when she finds out that you know."

Jeffries laughed. "It was bound to get out sooner or later. " Then he turned serious. "Where's Chris right now?"

"I think Lil said she was at the Cooper's."

"She is," Lisa confirmed, then she made a face. I'm just gonna love Celeste's doting on me with a bum leg."

The two men laughed, and Scotty started off for the cooper's.

S

When they reached the Cooper's house, Lisa was the one who got out of the car first. She had a little difficulty getting up the steps, but she was determined to get up there without anyone's help. When she finally reached the top, she knocked on the door. Christina answered it. "Lisa?" she asked, then looked down and was shocked to see her right leg in a pink cast. "What happened?"

"Small mix up," Lisa replied casually. "Mind if we come in?"

"Of course," Christina replied, moving a little to allow the wounded girl room to come in. Jeffries came in next, nodding in acknowledgement, then Scotty came in. She offered him a small smile, which he returned; but, they both knew that the feelings that they had for each other six years ago were gone. Scotty's feelings were for the other Rush. "What's going on, Scotty?" She asked worriedly. "What happened to Lisa?"

Scotty sighed; he hated doing this as it was, but to tell his partner's family- that was torture. "Where's your dad?"

"Upstairs. Why? Where's Lilly?" It was then that she noticed that her older sister wasn't with them. Worry came creeping all over her face.

"Get him, we need to talk." Christina nodded. Celeste and Finn appeared a moment later with Ellie. Oh, boy, Scotty thought.

"Lisa," Celeste said, walking over to her. "What happened?"

"Uh... I'll explain in a minute- in fact it's probably best if Scotty and Wil tell you," she said, turning to head into the living room. Paul Cooper came down a moment later.

"What's going on?" he asked.

"Mr. Cooper," Scotty said slowly, "it's probably best if we spoke with the entire family."

Paul nodded and followed Scotty into the living room. Finn carried Ellie in there and sat next to his "niece" who was actually around his age. His other niece he placed on Lisa's lap; Celeste brought out a footstool for Lisa to prop her leg on. "Thanks," she said. Christina sat on Lisa's left; Paul took a chair, and Celeste sat on his arm while Scotty took a different chair across from them; Wil stood.

"What's going on, Detective Valens?" Paul asked. "It's rare that I see you without my daughter."

"Actually," Scotty replied, "that's what this is about. Lilly's been abducted."

There was a moment of tense silence, then Christina spoke. "By who?"

"The same person who gave me this bum leg," Lisa replied. "Cliff. He abducted me first, and used me as a decoy; then, when Lilly was alone in her house, he took that opportunity and abducted her next."

"But why?" Celeste asked.

Lisa and the detectives turned to Christina. "He wants Ellie," Christina said quietly. "When he kidnapped me and took me to Jersey, Lilly went after us; gave him a good beating too... or so I hear- I was passed out at the time. Anyway, I don't know what he would've done to Ellie if she hadn't come. I don't know why he wants her."

"He may also want you, Chris," Scotty said gently. "But all he said was to bring Ellie to him within the next 48 hours or he's going to kill Lil."

"But why not come here himself?" Finn asked.

"Well, there's a lot of you, for one thing," Lisa said. "Lilly only lives with me, and sometimes I go to a sleepover with one of my friends- which would leave her completely alone. Revenge also fits in- how would you feel if your girlfriends sister just knocked you out of the league with a few simple punches?" Scotty knew that was not what Lilly did, but he kept quiet for their sake. He was the one who had to keep Lilly from shooting Cliff in the first place. He looked at Finn who smirked.

"Not very good. Embarassed more than likely."

Lisa nodded. "Exactly."

"But how are we supposed to get Lilly back?" Paul asked.

"We need to wait for further instructions," Scotty explained. "I'm betting he'll use Lilly to contact us using Lil."

Christina nodded. "Cliff's not dumb- but he can do stupid things at times."

The detectives finished their visit and headed out to the car. "Now what do we do?" Lisa asked, limping down the staircase, bracing her hand on the railing at the bottom step and swinging down.

"We'll talk to Boss and the others," Jeffries said. "Then we'll figure out a plan. In the meantime, we need to figure out who you're staying with."

Lisa scoffed. "Please, I'm sixteen. I can take care of myself. Besides, with these crutches, I have two new weapons." She had a smug grin on her face when she said that. Scotty couldn't help but smile and feel pity at the person who felt like it was a good idea to mess with Lisa Hazelton.