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Jonah Karr. A name that stung Travis. A name of a person he'd spent all night looking up. In all honesty, Travis was tired. Exhausted. Travis spent all night trying to figure out one thing.
Why was this Jonah Karr so special?
Jonah Karr had no family, just a grandmother who died two months after he was arrested. An ex wife who moved to Florida after the nasty divorce, and a brother who was also in jail in San Fransico.
Travis sighed as he made his way to Captain Sutton's office. He was quick in noticing the nervous look worn on the older man's face, and the small box on his desk.
"What's that?" Travis asked, pointing to the mysterious object on Sutton's desk.
The captain sighed as he eyed the box. He finally shrugged. "I don't know. I've been to scared to open it I guess," he confessed. "It was dropped off at the station this morning."
The fact that Captain Sutton had admitted his fear that easily told Travis how much this whole thing was getting into his head.
Travis nodded as he slowly reached for the box. He'd admit that he was scared too. Terrified, even. But he didn't want to let his emotions stop him from saving Wes' life. He couldn't let down his partner like that.
Travis didn't know what to expect. Another video? Pictures? Some another source of proof that Wes had been hurt.
He sighed in relief when he opened the box and realized that he was wrong. "A phone," he breathed out. "It's just a phone. Disposable."
Sutton was quick in grabbing the phone from Travis' grasp.
"There's more," Travis announced. He pulled out a small index card. "It has a phone number...and a time. 10:45AM."
Captain Sutton checked his watch. "That's in thirty minutes," he said. He raised an eyebrow. "Is that when he wants us to call him?"
"That's what I'm hoping," Travis muttered.
Captain Sutton sighed loudly. "Then we should pass the time." He motioned for Travis to take a seat. "Please tell me you've found something on this guy."
Travis nodded. Thankfully, he had most of his research memorized, so he was able to give his captain the main details. He swallowed the lump in his throat before he began. "Jonah Karr. He was arrested four years ago for kidnapping and murder. He pleaded 'not guilty', but evidence was against him. His DNA was found on the victim's clothes and underneath her finger nails."
"Did he have any partners?" Sutton asked.
Travis shook his head. "Only his DNA was found. Witnesses stated they only saw one man forcefully take the victim, Emily Hernandez, from her home. There was no one in the car waiting for him, and he was the one who drove away from the scene. No one else."
"Do you know what the relationship was between Karr and Ms. Hernandez?" Sutton asked, hoping there would be a straight answer.
Travis sighed. "She was his girlfriend of three months," he answered. "The weird thing was, friends and neighbors said the two of them didn't have any problems. That both of them were pretty strong with their relationship."
There was silence as Sutton tried to piece all of the information together. "What else do you know about Karr that can help?"
"I was kinda hoping I could talk to you about that," Travis began. "I need to head down to the prison. I need to talk to Jonah myself. I need to know why anyone would come looking for him or if he has any information that could help us save Wes."
Sutton looked into Travis' pleading hazel eyes. He nodded in approval. "Do anything to get our boy back."
Wes sighed. He knew he should feel very afraid right now. Some man threatened to chop up his body if Travis and Sutton didn't give him what he wanted. Yeah that was scary.
But the weird thing was, he wasn't scared. He was more bored than anything. Staring at a dark wall for two days wasn't exactly entertaining.
Wes decided to think hard. Jonah Karr. That name kind of rang a bell, but Wes ouldn't put his finger on it. Wes was sure that if he wasn't tied up and in a hostage situation, he'd be able to think a little more clearly.
The door opened suddenly, interrupting Wes' jumbled thoughts.
"G'morning, Blondie," Daniel greeted, a strange smile on his face. "Sleep well?"
No, he did not sleep well. Kidnap victims usually don't.
But Wes didn't want to say anything that could anger Daniel. As far as Wes knew, Daniel had no boundaries. Who knows how he'll act if he's provoked?
Wes just nodded, staring straight into Daniel's cold, emotionless eyes.
"Good," Daniel replied. "Because it's time to talk to your friends again." He pulled a phone from his pocket. "I left them a little gift at the station." He checked the time. "Actually, they should be calling...by...now!" And true to his word, Daniel's phone began to ring. "Right on time, boys," Daniel said in a low voice before he answered the phone and put it on speaker. "Glad you called," he said into the phone. "Got any news for me?"
Travis' unmistakable voice could be heard. "You don't get anything until we hear that Wes is okay," he demanded.
Daniel scoffed. "You heard him," he said to Wes. "Talk."
Wes hesitated, wondering what he could and could not say to Travis. He finally began speaking. "Tr-Travis?"
Travis sighed in relief. "Wes," he breathed out. "Wes are you okay? We're gonna get ya outta there, okay?"
Wes nodded, before remembering that Travis couldn't see him this time. "I know. I know. Just...be careful."
Before Travis could say anything to respond, Daniel cut in. "That's sweet," he said. "Now how far have you come?"
"We're working on it," Travis quickly answered. "We've already started looking up Jonah's case, okay?"
"You do remember that the clock is ticking, right?" Daniel reminded him.
"Yes!" Travis answered. "I've already started looking up this guy. What relationship do you have with him anyway?" he asked, his voice increasing slightly.
Daniel chuckled. "You're the detective. Figure it out," he answered before ending the call. He looked to Wes. "You better hope that you're friend is smarter than he gives off."
Wes watched as Daniel left the room. He felt a smile creeping on his face. Yeah. He's smarter than you think.
Okay, he it is! Didja like it?
I loved last night's episode. It was so...IDK. I just loved it
