"Where would they take them?" Henricksen asked.

They had been interrogating one of the bank robbers that they had actually caught from the ill-fated heist.

"I don't know. Obviously they didn't share everything with us, like the plan to doublecross us all."

"Any information you can give us," Don said. "It pans out, we'll make sure you get all the extra privileges you want and I will personally go to testify on your behalf at your parole hearing."

"I think I know something, but I'm going to need a bit more."

"Like what?" Don asked.

"A get out of jail free card."

"Can't do it," Don said and left the room. He didn't have time for this, but he had a feeling it wouldn't take long to break this guy.

Henricksen joined him outside. "I can't believe he still claims to not know the Winchesters."

Don rolled his eyes. "You need to get off of that. All I care about right now is my brother."

"Which is probably why you shouldn't be working this case," Henricksen countered.

Don looked at his watch. "We have six hours left. If we don't find Charlie by then, I guess you can do anything you want." Don couldn't believe he had just admitted that Charlie might die tonight. He slammed open the door out to the bullpen to try to cool off before going back to the prisoner. He couldn't blow this. If he did he would never be able to face his father again.

SSS

Dean woke up just after the van pulled to a halt and Andrew opened the back door. Dean found himself facing a gun. "Why don't you just kill me already?" he asked. With Sam dead, he just didn't care anymore.

"I want you to watch your brother die like I had to watch mine die," Andrew answered.

"Sam's still alive?" Dean asked afraid to believe it.

"For now. Get out," he said gesturing with his gun.

Dean gladly did so. If he was going to watch Sam die, he was obviously being taken to him. He looked at the shabby hotel in front of him. Just the kind of place they normally stayed at.

Andrew handed Dean a key. "Straight ahead. Open the door."

Dean planned to open the door and then take out this bozo and rescue Sam. He hoped it would be that easy. He opened the door to an empty room and felt Andrew prodding him in. He needed to do what Andrew said until he saw Sam with his own eyes. "Where is he?"

Instead of receiving an answer, Dean felt himself being tazed. He was still conscious, but he fell to the floor. He felt himself being lifted onto a chair. His hands were behind him and well on their way to being tied up before he regained his faculties. Crap. This was going to make it harder to rescue Sam. But, he was left with a bigger problem in the fact that he didn't appear to be here. "You lied. Sam's dead." Dean said. But now he really didn't understand why the guy just hadn't killed him.

"Nope," Andrew said as he shoved a gag in Dean's mouth. "But he's not here. I set up a camera. You can watch him die from a distance." He turned on the TV and Dean saw Sam and that Charlie kid in a tank rapidly filling with water. "it's 8:00. They have about four hours left. Sorry I don't have any popcorn," Andrew laughed as he exited the room. Then he remembered that Jake was dead. He would be back a couple of hours after midnight. Long enough for Dean to witness the death and truly feel the loss. Then he would kill him.

SSS

Charlie was flagging. Sam was tired himself. The water was feeling not so not cold anymore. They had been treading water for over eight hours, but he was in better shape. "I'll give you a rest," Sam said.

"What?" Charlie asked.

"Turn around and I'll support you," Sam offered as he closed the distance between them.

"I can't let you do that," Charlie protested.

"Looks like we have less than three hours left, anyway. I can last."

Charlie wasn't exactly cheered by that thought, but he allowed Sam to take support his weight as he rested his tired limbs. His hand was still throbbing and the treading of water hadn't been helping. He was glad to rest it, but sobered by the thought that the pain might be permanently stopped in a matter of a couple of hours.

SSS

There was no sound coming from the TV, but Dean had been watching Sam and Charlie tread water. They hadn't been speaking to each other. They both looked so tired. Charlie more so than Sam. Then, Dean saw a short exchange take place and watched as Charlie slipped into Sam's arms for a rest. Dean expected nothing less of Sam, but hoped it didn't cost him his life.

SSS

Don had finally come to an agreement with the scumbag sitting in front of him. They would transfer him to a minimum security prison if they could save Charlie based on his information.

"When we were casing the bank and figuring out escape routes and everything, Andrew noticed the abandoned aquarium. He said it would probably make a good place to hold someone or kill them. If that's still abandoned you may want to check that out."

Henricksen looked to Don and Colby. "It's still abandoned," they both say at once as they all head for the door. They only had an hour left.

SSS

Dean had been working on the ropes. They were tied really well, but Dean wasn't giving up. Not with Sam's life on the line. He finally felt them start to give. But he also saw that the water was almost to the top. He didn't have much time at all. Sam's head was almost touching the top of his tank.