Stella and Hawkes walked through the halls of Mercy General. They had spent the last two hours processing the car and searching for anything that might lead them to Lindsay and Lucy. They walked in silence, too shocked to say anything. Nothing like this had ever happened to the team before. True there was the drug bust several years ago, but their location wasn't a secret. This time…things were different.

Mac was standing outside Danny's room. He watched through the window until he heard their footsteps. "How'd it go?"

"The cars on its way to the lab. We pulled some prints and paint chips from the car, and we're examining everything that was inside the car as well." Stella explained.

"What about the trace on Lindsay cell?" Mac asked. It was the first thing they'd done once Danny had called.

Hawkes held up one of the evidence bags. Inside was Lindsay cell phone. "I'm sorry Mac."

Mac sighed and turned back to the window.

"How's Danny taking this?" Stella asked.

Mac shook his head. "Flack's getting his statement. He's still in shock. Lindsay and Lucy were both taken from the car and he couldn't do anything to stop it."

Hawkes shook his head. "That's harsh."

"Why would someone kidnap Lindsay and Lucy, but leave Danny in the car?" Stella asked.

"Ransom?" Hawkes suggested.

"It's possible, they're both NYPD Detectives. But Why not just take Lucy?" Mac replied.

Stella shook her head. "This couldn't be a ransom kidnapping. It looked like this hadn't been planned at all. Like it was all a coincidence."

Mac sighed. "So someone hits Danny and Lindsay with their car, go to investigate, and then kidnap Lindsay and Lucy." He shook his head. "It still doesn't add up."

"I hate to add to our troubles, but you guys need to hear this." Flack said.

"What is it?" Stella asked.

"Lucy's sick." Flack said.

Mac nodded. "Right, Danny told me. He'd taken Lindsay shift while she stayed home with Lucy."

"Right. So it turns out that they were only their way to get Lucy's antibiotics when the car hit them." Flack explained.

"What does Lucy have?" Hawkes asked.

"Pneumonia." Flack answered. "Doctor told Danny and Lindsay that it was a slight case."

"But in children it can get worse fast without antibiotics." Hawkes explained.

"Okay, Stella, Hawkes, you two get back to the lab and get started on processing. Grab Adam and have him help." Mac ordered.

"I'll stick with Danny until they release him." Flack said.

Mac nodded. "I think I'll stop by the pharmacy and the hospitals in the city. If they stop by at any point with Lucy, we're going to know about it."

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wow...short chapters...what's wrong with me.

okay, on second thought, maybe i don't wanna ask that one.

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