Kidnapped

Kidnapped

Chapter 2:

Joint Investigation.

Recap; Sara Sidle has been abducted & the team has to find her, while Sara realizes this is only the beginning………

"Sir… your change?" The operator brought him back. He was heading through a turnpike into Miami.

"Sorry, ma'am I was miles away. Thank you. Could you direct me to the best hotel in Miami?" She smiled knowingly.

"If you stop at the first gas station you come to after the turnpike you'll be able to find some city maps." She said trying to keep from losing it with this smarmy creep. He was similarly trying to resist the urge to blow this overly arrogant little bitch's head off.

"Thank-you ma'am. Thank you for your help."

He collected his change & headed out of the booth towards Miami. When he got to Miami, he headed straight for the place he had found the last time he was there. He walked in & smiled an evil smile. He was going to enjoy this. He checked every room & made mental decisions on which room he would use. He went back to his car & thought to himself,

"And now to wait."

He made sure he had a clear view, got comfortable & waited.

Ryan Wolfe was exhausted. He'd had to pull a double in order to solve a case. He'd been awake since about 5am the previous morning. All he wanted to do was go home & sleep. As his car pulled into the driveway, he noticed a car parked across the street. As far as he knew, the lab wasn't under scrutiny for anything at the moment so it was a little strange. He sat in the driveway for a moment, shook his head & decided the lack of sleep was making him paranoid. He grabbed his keys out of the ignition & got out of the car, subconsciously locked the car & headed for the front door. He headed for the shower after opening the door. A long hot shower would clear his head. As he turned the taps off & reached for his towel, Ryan swore he had placed his clothes on the vanity next to the sink. As he dried himself he looked around. He wrapped his towel around his waist & headed for the bedroom. His clothes were in a pile on his bed. He quickly got dressed & headed for the kitchen. As Ryan started to grab some toppings for a sandwich, he was suddenly aware of a man standing behind him. Ryan reached for his gun & sighed when he realized it wasn't there. He turned around. This guy was unarmed, Ryan was sure he could take him out. He rushed the creep & gasped as he felt a charge of electricity as the stranger tasered him into unconsciousness. When Ryan woke he found himself in a car or maybe the back of a moving truck. It was pitch black & Ryan had no idea how long he'd been in there or where he was being taken. Ryan tried to sit up & felt a stabbing pain in the head so strong he passed out again.

He heard the thump as his 'cargo' passed out. He headed back to the same place where he had taken Sara Sidle. It was a long drive & afterwards he would be heading for New York!

Sara managed to free her hands & feet. It had been almost a week since she had been kidnapped. Just as she was searching for any kind of weapon she could use, she heard a car pulling up. But when she listened carefully, it was only a car going by on the highway. For the first time she slumped in the chair & sobbed. She wasn't usually the type to lose control, but this was driving her crazy. Just as she regained control, she heard the horn of a truck. She didn't allow herself to get her hopes up. Then she heard it pull up. She ran to the window & saw the creep getting out, he went around to the back & Sara saw him drag a man out & over to the house. As he opened the door she moved to tackle but before she could he pulled out a taser.

"I advise you not to attempt anything stupid, Miss Sidle." Sara sat down in the chair tentatively. The creep dumped the man on the ground & then left. As Sara heard the engine start, she automatically went to the door & tested it. As she'd predicted it was locked. Just as she checked the pulse of the unconscious man on the floor, he woke up & grabbed her wrist. As he twisted it he heard her gasp & realized she wasn't the creep that had tasered him. He released her wrist & tried to sit up. She helped him to his feet & sat him down on the chair.

"Just breathe I'm guessing that creep used a taser on you. It may take a few minutes for you to regain movement, I'm Sara by the way & just so you know we may be in for the long haul. I've been here for a week already. Somehow the place is stuffed with enough food to survive a nuclear explosion. Don't move I'll go & get you a soda & something to eat."

She smiled as she walked into the other room. He could hear her banging around. He sighed with relief as he saw her bringing him a soda & a couple of what looked like chicken sandwiches.

"Thanks. I'm Ryan. Where exactly are we?" Sara shrugged.
"Somewhere in the Nevada desert would be my guess." She looked at Ryan. He seemed to be shocked.

"Nevada? As in Vegas? So he drove all the way from Miami to Nevada? You don't think he's going to grab someone else do you?" Sara shrugged again. Ryan started to eat.

"Mmmmm, this is absolutely delicious. How'd you know I love mayo with chicken?" Sara laughed.

"Because I love it myself & most people tend to love it. Just so you know I've tried the door & it's locked & all the windows are sealed. Unless we can break one of the windows or knock down the door, we're going to be here until someone finds us or until this creep decides to uh… do away with us. How long do you think it would take to drive from Miami to Nevada?" Ryan opened the soda & took a sip.

"Maybe two or three days at the most if he didn't stop regularly maybe four or five if he did. I'm guessing the creep's not in any rush. I'm also thinking this guy is going to strike again & again until he's stopped."

"How's it going in here?" Warrick & Nick looked up as Grissom walked in.

"Sara may have put up a bit of a struggle. There's blood here, doesn't look like enough to be fatal but we won't know till we find her I guess. Lock wasn't forced so either Sara knew him or maybe he had a key. By the way I was watching the news earlier at the lab & a detective went missing in Miami. Maybe there's a link. Should we get into contact with Miami?" Grissom grabbed Warrick's arm.

"What was the missing person's name?" Warrick gently prized Grissom's hand off his arm.

"News said it was a detective Ryan Wolfe. According to the reporter he'd been missing for about five days. So Sara's been missing for almost two weeks & this guy may have gone missing a week after her." Nick walked over to the table. Sara's phone was lying disassembled in the middle of the table.

"Hey guys? Sara's phone looks like it may have been thrown & someone collected the pieces & put them together in a neat pile on the table here." Grissom started to head into the bedroom.

"Have Brass call Miami PD. You could be right about a link." When he walked into the bedroom, Catherine & Sophia were processing the room.

"Doesn't look like they came in here but we'll check anyway. Gosh Sara's neat." Said Sophia looking up as Grissom walked in.

"You think this is neat you should see her handwriting. Hey Gris, I think I found something." Catherine grabbed her camera & was photographing a shoe print as Grissom & Sophia came over.

"At least we know he was in here at some point. I'm guessing he checked the house out before she came home. I'll check it doesn't match any of Sara's shoes just to make sure." Sophia started collecting Sara's shoes as Catherine lifted the shoe print.

"I'm heading back to the lab to see if there's any news on the detective from Miami."

Grissom headed out the door. It was hard to believe that only two months ago they were beating the clock to find Nick & now Sara had vanished.

"Hey H, just got a call from Vegas PD. Seems they had someone go missing a week before Wolfe. A Captain Brass wants to know if we'd be ok with running a joint investigation." Lieutenant Horatio Caine looked up as Eric Delko ran inside.

"Eric, what does Frank say?" Eric chuckled.

"Frank thinks they'll just get in the way. But he told the Captain to send a few people over. Never know could be connected."

"Keep me posted. I'll be helping Calleigh with a case." Eric nodded & headed for the lockers to grab his keys. When he opened the door, he saw Natalia sitting inside obviously upset.

"Hey Natalia, why the long face?" Natalia looked up & tried to hide her tears.

"I'm serious. Has your ex been giving you a hard time again?"

"No. I was helping Alexx this morning & when I looked at the vic's face, all I could see was Ryan. I freaked out. I couldn't help it. What if we don't find him in time Eric? What are we going to do? It was bad enough when he got the nail in his eye that time. I don't know whether I could cope if he was killed." She began to cry again.

"Hey, hey don't cry. Wolfe will be fine. He's a little reckless but he's not stupid. Wherever he is he'll keep his head. You don't have to worry. He'll be fine. Hey, you ok?" Natalia gave him a watery smile.

"I'm a little preoccupied. My creep of an ex-husband has been hitting on Valera. I don't want him to hurt her like he hurt me & now Ryan's missing. I'm having trouble coping at the moment. Nothing I do seems to help. I have no idea what to do next." Eric put his arm around her shoulder.

"Hey if you need someone to talk to you've got my number, just call. I don't care what time, even if it's the middle of the night. Cuz I hate seeing you like this." Natalia smiled.

"If you two are finished," a voice sounded behind them. They both looked around. Calleigh Duquesne was leaning against the doorframe, smiling.

"Horatio sent me to tell you the cops from Vegas are here. Eric, Horatio wants you to keep…" Eric, Natalia & Calleigh all smiled Eric finished the sentence for her.

"Keep him posted. You remember what I said, Natalia," he said looking at her again.

"I mean it. Anytime." She nodded as he walked out to meet the others.