Sue and Jack headed back to the office they would wait to talk to the boyfriend later. "Since it's getting late why don't you go home, Bobby and I will go talk to the boyfriend." Jack said to Sue.
"Alright see you tomorrow." She said grabbing Levi's leash and heading out to her car.
Pulling up outside her building she parked the car, clicking the lock before heading across the pavement to the front of the building. It had been a long day and all she wanted was a nice warm bath before relaxing on the couch with her trusty companion. "Good to be home huh Levi," she said to the dog who looked up at her with eyes claiming he was hungry. Slipping off her shoes she padded barefoot across the floor to the kitchen to grab Levi's bowl when someone grabbed her from behind causing the bowl to crash to floor, she tried to get out of the grip but the person was too strong. Levi raced forward seeing she was in trouble immediately grabbing the pant leg of the person who had her in their grip. They dragged her across the floor, she tried to plant her feet and fight with everything she had but it was no use. She could see Levi was barking trying to get someones attention but she knew no one would hear them. Before she knew it the person had placed a rag over her mouth and nose, she could smell the sharp sting of chloroform hit her nostrils before everything went black.
Jack and Bobby had arrived at the garage to talk to Andrew Taylor, he should have been getting off work right about now. Just then Jack felt his cell phone vibrate in his pocket, "Hudson."
"Jack a package just arrived at the office, it had no return address. It had a picture of the little girl she was tied up and gagged."
"Did you get fingerprinting on it?" he asked.
"Yes and it looks like its a match to an Oliver Barrett and he has recently escaped from prison." Tara told him.
"Thanks Tara," Jack said hanging up the phone.
"What was that about?" Bobby asked.
"Apparently we have the wrong guy. Remember Barrett?"
"Yeah how could I forget that sicko."
"Well he recently escaped prison and a photo was sent to the office tonight of the little girl with his prints all over it. That SOB." Jack said angrily.
"Why weren't we alerted earlier?"
"Oh man we have to get to Sue." Jack said racing to the car.
Bobby pulled up near Sue's apartment with Jack jumping out of the car before it was even fully stopped. They raced up the steps with Jack in the lead and knocked on the door, that's when he notcied that the door was slightly open. Pushing his way inside Jack noticed the apartment was in disarray, a chair near the door was knocked over. They could hear Levi barking in one of the back bedrooms and Bobby went to go let him out. Jack noticed glass all over the kitchen floor and a white rag near the doorway, picking it up he could smell the chloroform on it and he knew he was too late. "Shit," he mumbled under his breath.
"What's that mate?" Bobby asked coming to stand beside him.
"He has Sue."
Just then Lucy pushed the door open and stopped mid step when she noticed them standing in her living room, she knew by the looks on their faces that something had happened to Sue. "What is it? What happened to her?"
"She was kidnapped." Jack said his voice breaking with the thought of that creep touching her. 'How could I not have seen this. How come I didn't think of this until it was too late, now he has her and who knows what he'll do if I don't get to her in time,' he thought to himself.
"Don't touch anything we want to get as much evidence as possible," Bobby said punching in the numbers on his cell phone to fill in the rest of the team and get forensics down here.
They found nothing in the apartment but thought maybe they could pull some prints off the rag used to knock her out, but Jack already knew whose prints they would find. "Bobby, I'm just gonna step outside for a second." Jack told his friend as he headed out the door, it was getting stuffy in the apartment and he needed some air. Stepping out onto the doorstep he felt something under his shoe, glancing down he noticed something shining in the moonlight. Bending down to pick it up he realized what it was, it was her bracelet the one she always wore.
Sue opened her eyes, everything was a little blurry at first but her eyes quickly adjusted. Sitting up she looked around, she was laying on a bed but she didn't recognize the bed spread. The walls of the small room were an ugly olive green color and there was nothing but the bed, a dresser with a small tv on it and a table by the side of the bed. Then she remembered going home, someone grabbing her from behind and then everything went black. Where was she? What did they want with her? Swinging her feet over the side of the bed she tried to stand and that's when she noticed her, a little girl crumpled up in a ball on the floor beside the bed and she quickly got up to see if she was alive. Startled by her touch the girl's eyes flew open and she screamed, even though Sue couldn't hear it she could tell the girl was frightened. The girls arms began flailing as she tried to push her away and hit her, fighting with everything she had.
"It's alright, your ok. I won't hurt you."
"Who are you?" the girl asked with tears running down her face.
"My name's Sue, I work for the FBI. Is your name Amanda?" she asked trying to calm the girl down.
"Yeah."
"We were looking for you, your parents are so worried."
"FBI is that like policemen?" the little girl asked.
"Yeah sorta. Did you see who did this to you?" Sue asked the girl as she stood and headed over to the door trying to open it, but it was no use they were locked in from the outside.
"It was a big scary man, he told me he had puppies and asked if I wanted to see them."
"When he brought you here did you see anything, like the name of the motel?" Sue asked desperately trying to think of a way to get them out of there.
"No," the little girl said shaking her head. "But there was a station."
"A station?" Sue asked wondering if she got that right.
"Yeah you know a station like where mommy goes to."
"Oh you mean a gas station?"
"Yeah that's what I said."
Just then the girl jumped up from her spot on the floor, "What is it?" Sue asked. "I hear something."
"What is it tell me what you hear?"
"Can't you hear it?" Amanda asked grabbing Sue's arm.
"No, I'm deaf." Sue told her.
"It sounds like someones coming. Sue I'm scared."
"It's gonna be alright, sweetie."
Knowing he had to get back inside he placed her bracelet in his pocket before going in, he wanted something of hers to hold on to. He would make sure she got it back once they found her and they would, find her. They had to. "Jack, we just heard." Tara said from behind him causing him to turn toward the sound of her voice. He could tell she had been crying, he felt like crying himself but the tears just wouldn't come.
"Come on Bobby and Lucy are already inside."
"Did you find anything in the apartment?" D asked as he held the door open for Tara and Miles.
"Nothing but the rag that was used to knock her out. Maybe we can get some prints off it." Jack said climbing the stairs.
Once inside the boys gathered in the kitchen to talk strategy while Tara and Lucy sat on the couch together both deeply distraught over their missing friend. While Jack stood of by himself lost in thought, he worried about her being alone out there. She was probably scared, not knowing where she was and if anyone laid a hand on her...he was just to frustrated to think straight. When they realized there was nothing left they could do that night they each headed home to get some sleep, they wanted to get an early start the next morning and by then the results from the rag should be in. Tara decided to stay with Lucy and Jack took Levi home with him. Jack sighed as he opened the door to his apartment, "Come on Levi," he said moving aside to let the dog in. The dog didn't move just sat in the hall looking at him with sad eyes. "I know your worried about Sue, I am too. Don't worry we'll find her."
That night he lay in bed unable to fall asleep, he let Levi lay on the bed at his feet. He thought about the last time he had seen Sue when he admitted his true feelings, he wondered if things would be different if he hadn't left when Lucy walked in. Would she have told him she felt the same way, would she return the same feelings he had for her. He blamed himself for not being there to protect her, not knowing sooner that something like this would happen, climbing out of the bed he padded down the hall to the dining room where he kept his liqueur. He wasn't usually one to drink but he knew he definitely needed one now, pouring a glass he swigged it down like it was water. Wishing that glass could take away the pain but he knew this was just the beginning.
Sue stood up from the floor, Amanda was behind her clutching her shirt in terror. They noticed the doorknob twist before it opened and a woman walked in she was carrying a tray of food. "Who are you, what do you want?" Sue asked the woman who said nothing just placed the tray on the floor near the doorway before leaving the room. Sue immediately raced to the door to see if it was unlocked, with no such luck. Turning around to look down at the girl she noticed she was crying, "It's gonna be alright I'm gonna get us out of here. But we need to work together ok."
"Ok," she answered with a sob.
"Here why don't you eat something."
"Don't you want some?" Amanda asked glancing up at her.
"No thanks you go ahead." Sue answered her mind on trying to find a way out of there, it was their only hope god knew what the person who did this had in store for them.