Chapter 3

Arriving back at the station, Danny quickly pulled out files, digging through information that would lead to possible motive that led to the kidnapping.

"Come on come on." Danny muttered under his breath praying for anything that would help lead him to the safe return of his family.

Hearing the arrival of his partner he glanced up briefly and said, "Hey Jack." And he returned his glance to the files he was searching through.

"Danny what's going on?" Jackie asked softly. Slowing down for a moment he let out a sigh and looked up at his partner with a worried look.

Danny replied, "Jack, some asshole took our kids, and my little brother. I'm digging through files that hopefully will lead me to someone holding a grudge against me or our family."

There was silence from across his desk for a moment, when Jackie asked quietly, "Are they okay? Have they made contact?"

Jackie's partner nodded and said, "That was the call at my desk earlier. He-God Jack he was torturing my little brother I-I c-could h-h-hear his s-screams t-through the phone."

"We'll get them back Danny I promise you." Danny sat there attempting to pull himself together so he could continue searching when his phone rang again.

Looking up at it with a worried yet angered expression debating on whether or not to answer, he picked it up.

"Yes?" Again he barked into the phone not wanting to be interrupted at the moment.

"Well well Reagan." Danny instantly recognizing the voice of the kidnapper from earlier he glared speaking low and venomously, "What the hell do you want? Where are our kids and my little brother? What have you done to them!"

"They're alive for now."

"Let me speak to my little brother!" Danny demanded angrily.

"I'm afraid that won't be possible as your little baby brother is a bit tied up at the moment."

Hearing a faint weak moan of pain in the background he growled protectively.

Threateningly he lowered his voice as he spoke, "If you hurt my baby brother I swear it will be the last thing you do I hope I make myself clear."

"Idle threats Reagan you are in no position to make any seeing as how I have your family."

Again losing his patience he exclaimed, "What the hell do you want already?"

He just chuckled and replied, "Just thought you might like to check up on your baby brother, a video should be sent to you shortly."

The phone line went dead as the man hung up Danny panting with concern and his big brother instincts went crazy.

Pulling himself together again he quickly called his sister and father and explained what had happened, and about the video not wanting to watch until they had arrived.

Within a few minutes his sister and his father came into the station. After briefly being greeted by the officers, they walked into a private room in the back.

Danny placed the video inside the machine and turned it on. As much as he did not want to watch this he needed to know his brother was okay.

After a minute the video played.

"Hello Reagans." Spoke a suddenly frighteningly familiar voice to the Reagans as their eyes widened with realization.

"Kyle Sanders" Danny muttered angrily with his fists clenched.

In the corner of his eye he saw his sister and father nod also with recognition of the voice.

They caught sight of their baby brother Jamie restrained to a chair with blood trailing down his face, and Danny's heart leaped into his throat as his big brother protective instincts kicked in.

He stared worriedly at his kid brother, who appeared to be in and out of consciousness.

That worry in all of them turned to anger once again as this man Kyle smiled wickedly at their brother and said almost tauntingly to Jamie, "Say hi to big brother Danny and sister Erin and daddy Jamie."

Danny's fists again clenched with anger wanting to smash his face into pieces.

He felt his jaw tighten as the man viciously punched Jamie as his little brother turned away, hearing his brother's sharp intake of breath.

Finally after what felt like ever the video ended and the man suddenly looked at them and smiled and said, "We will let them go…."

The man wasn't done as they thought it couldn't be that simple. What was the catch?

As the man continued Danny felt his emotions spinning as he was faced with a no win situation.

He continued, "But your baby brother will stay behind so you will get your children back as they are worthless, but he stays."

Danny froze wanting to yell, "No way in hell are you keeping my baby brother your bastard!"

But his words were caught in his throat as he realized then he had no chance of getting his kids back safely at least.

"And don't try anything slippery or baby brother gets it."

The three Reagans looked at each other in silence as the video went dead.

Then came the question they all desperately needed to answer.

"What the hell are we going to do?"