Her legs had a mind of its own as Lindsay sprinted from the conference room, squeezing her small body amidst the sea of blue uniforms before her, back to her desk to check her laptop.

LMonroe: Danny….

No response.

LMonroe: Danny…..

Lindsay looked out in the hall. She sees Mac and Stella approaching her.

"Is he still online?" Mac asked.

"But he's idle" Lindsay said. "Maybe the hijackers don't know about the wireless connection."

"They'll know eventually" Stella said. "We have to communicate with them before the terrorists find out".

Lindsay typed again.

LMonroe: Danny…

Lindsay banged her hand on the table. "Answer, damn it!"

Mac, Stella and Lindsay stared at the screen for what seemed like forever.

Five minutes, nothing.

Ten minutes.

Lindsay typed again.

LMonroe: Danny, please reply….

Mac saw Lindsay's hands trembling on the keyboard.

Just then….

DMesser: Lindsay…..

Lindsay, Mac and Stella heaved a sigh of relief. Lindsay closed her eyes for a moment, perhaps trying her best not to cry.

LMonroe: Danny, you guys are in danger.

DMesser: We know, the plane's been hijacked. Some guy named Daniel Fox made the announcement a few minutes ago. Says he's FBI.

"Daniel Fox?" Mac asked. "An FBI agent?"

LMonroe: We'll have that checked out. Is Flack alright?

DMesser: Left him at our seats. I'm hiding in the lavatory. Might hide the laptop here too.

"Tell him not to lose the connection at all costs" Stella said as Lindsay typed the words. "We're going to look into this Daniel Fox character"

DMesser: They also mentioned other agents, a Sommers, a Cavanaugh, a Melendez and a Finn……

Stella turned to leave "I'll get right on it" she said.

Mac's phone rings. "Taylor" he answered. "I'll be right there". He turned off his phone and looked at Lindsay. "The Feds are on their way. This is going to get messy. Keep him online" Mac said as he left the room.

Lindsay just stared at the screen.

DMesser: Hey, you still there?

Lindsay touched the keys on the keyboard but didn't know exactly which letters to punch in --- what she should say. "I'm so worried about you", "I feel so helpless that I can't do anything to get you out of there", "I want you back here as soon as possible".

She opted for the simplest reply.

LMonroe: I'm right here.

Lindsay watched as the cursor blinked. It took a while. She could imagine Danny thinking of what he should say next. Was he scared? Did he and Flack have a plan?

DMesser: I'm really scared here.

Lindsay felt a stabbing pain in her chest. She wished he hadn't said that.

She opted again for the simplest reply

LMonroe: I'm right here.