The Hunt Part 1:

Toronto Airport:

Mac and his team had been on the first flight out. They'd rented a jet from some FBI agents who wanted in on the rescue. And they could help with finding out why this guy wanted to hurt Miss Pemberton in the first place. They were profilers, they could definitely help. And with Mac and his team given a deadline, the more people working on the case, the better. Mac had put a call into Superintendent Peck and told her the situation and why the team was coming up. She had in turn told him that since the officer worked within the 15th District, they could set up at the 15th Precinct. Stf. Sgt. Best had been made aware of the visiting Detectives and Federal Agents; he had not been told on what case they were coming up to work or if it had anything to do with his missing officer, which it did.

As soon as the plane landed, Mac and his team as well as the Behavioral Analysis Unit headed for the vehicles that had been rented for them. They left the airport with an escort provided by Superintendent Peck, who had said that she would be at the Precinct when the team arrived. How would everyone react when they learned who the teams were here to search for? How would everyone react when they learned that Miss Pemberton had already had a finger cut off as well as a ransom video delivered to a New York Crime Lab?

15th District:

Everyone was gathered in the Parade Room and nobody knew what was about to happen. Best had explained that Detectives from a Crime Lab in New York were on their way up with some Federal Agents out of the BAU. He didn't say why they were headed up; only that it had to do with a case both teams were working on. When the teams got to the Precinct, Superintendent Peck left the Parade Room and had the officer at the main desk open the doors. An officer would have to be with one of the visiting officers and agents at all times. But for now, she just led them into the Parade Room where everyone had gathered to hear what the Detectives and Agents had to say. It was going to change their world as they knew it.

"So, Stf. Sgt. Best, this is Detective Mac Taylor and his team from the Crime Lab in New York. And this is Agent Aaron Hotchner and his team from the Behavioral Analysis Unit at Quantico. I will let them do the formal introductions later. For the moment, they need to get us caught up on a case that has been linked to an open case of ours; well, open but cold."

"Thank you Superintendent. As you are probably wondering why we are here and not back in New York or at Quantico, we received two packages in the mail yesterday. One was a severed finger; the other was a ransom demand. Both were sent from Toronto. The finger matched that of an ex-Detective who used to work at the Crime Lab with us. She moved up here to be closer to her grandfather, after a case she was working on went cold. We assumed that the killer she'd been tracking went underground. We didn't know that he had followed her here. The FBI agents have agreed to help us out and we will need every available officer that you have in the city, even if that means pulling from other Precincts to do so. This killer has given us a deadline in order to find her alive. If we miss the deadline, he'll leave her body in pieces all around the city. If we manage to find him while she is still alive, he'll let us know what and why he managed to kidnap her without anyone knowing."

"And were supposed to just take your word on this? How do we know any of this is actually true?" Dov asked.

"I'm guessing you're the smartass of this group? He sent a Ransom video, of which we brought with us. The severed finger is on ice back at our lab."

"So, which of your former Detectives is missing?" Swarek asked.

"Her name is Ayisha Pemberton, and we believe that her grandfather was killed the day she was kidnapped."

There was silence in the room as everyone took in the news. Stf. Sgt. Best looked at Detective Taylor for a second before responding.

"She hadn't shown up for the last few days of work so I sent people to her apartment. It was locked and when we opened it, there was no sign of distress or anything. I didn't know that her grandfather even lived in the city."

"He's been here for the last ten years, shortly after he retired. Unfortunately, we believe that the killer is the same one that Mr. Pemberton put in prison on his last case before retirement. If that's the case, were looking for a sadistic killer. He was known to torture and dismember his victims while they were still alive. His last victim before he was arrested was a sixteen-year-old girl who had been missing for a week before her body parts were found floating in the Hudson."

Before anyone could go any further, Det. Callaghan walked in, he'd left the 15th after everything that had happened with Andy and the fact that he'd slept with someone after proposing to Andy.

Two Cases Connected:

"Callaghan, what are you doing here?" Andy asked.

"I was told the FBI and Detectives from New York were coming up. I overheard the statement about Officer Pemberton's grandfather."

"I'm guessing you found him?" Flak asked.

"Yeah, we found him. His neighbors were concerned when he didn't leave his apartment after a few days. They knew his granddaughter was visiting him for the first time since she moved here. They had seen her enter but nobody had seen her leave. They assumed the two were having a movie marathon in his apartment and had just lost track of time. The old man had been beaten and shot in the head execution style. The ME also said that his liver was missing, something I think is weird but have no idea why this guy would do something like that."

"It's a trophy. Taking Ayisha was a way to say to those hunting him that he wouldn't be an easy catch. We're going to make sure he gets the death penalty for what he's been doing."

"Canada doesn't have a death penalty and won't release a killer to the states just so they can kill him. They'll want to try him here first and whatever sentence he gets here will double for whatever sentence he gets down in the states."

"That's if he gets out of this whole mess alive."

"Go back; you said this guy gave you a deadline? How long do we have to find them before he kills and dismembers her?" Chloe asked.

"He gave us 120 hours, roughly five days to find her before she dies and he disappears again, this time for good."

"Well I guess we better see this video that you've talked about and get to finding them." Stf. Sgt. Best replied as a TV with a DVD player was moved into the Parade Room.

"Hope you're ready, because we sure as hell weren't. Here you go!"

The Message:

If you're watching this, then you've gotten my other package. Mr. Pemberton was unable to be here as he had an unfortunate accident early in the day, however I do have young Miss Pemberton with me and I must say, she is a fine specimen. I am giving you 120hrs to find Miss Pemberton before I decide to get rid of her. If you can find her, I will let you arrest me and you can have your Detective back. If you can't find her, I will leave her body somewhere in the city and continue to hunt down every person on your team until every last one of you is dead.

You have one day to be up in Toronto before the countdown begins. I will give you the time you need to get to the city before I start the countdown. As a courtesy to those that won't be going with you, attached is a link to a website where you will be able to view everything that I will be doing to your Detective.

Hurry up Detectives…she doesn't have much time. Oh, and one more thing, if you do manage to find her and catch me, you'll know exactly why I have chosen to torment the Pemberton family…

More to come in next chapter…

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