Previously:
"What can we do to help?" Liv asks walking up to him.
The rest of the family circles around Diggie.
"When the time comes, and it will, we'll have to fight Johnson," Diggie says with a grimace.
Maddie hears a yell downstairs and looks up from the book she's reading. She goes back to her reading but she hears another yell and decides to go investigate. As she walks down the stairs, she sees Diggie thrashing around on the couch. She rushes to his side and wakes him up.
"Diggie, hey, you're okay," Maddie says shaking him slightly.
His eyes pop open and he sits up, "Hey." His eyes are wide and his breathing is still ragged.
"What happened?" Maddie questions sitting down next to him.
"Just a bad dream," Diggie shakes his head and wipes his forehead.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Maddie asks him.
"Are you sure you want to hear it?" he says seriously.
Maddie nods, "Yes."
"Okay, don't say I didn't try to warn you."
Diggie looks up squinting against the light.
"Who's there?" he asks still hanging by his wrists from the ceiling.
A group of four men walk in and the light surrounds them. The room is lit up and Diggie can finally see it clearly. It's probably thirty feet by thirty feet. There's a window boarded up and Diggie starts to formulate an escape plan.
"Get the whip," a man says his voice low.
"What are you going to do?" Diggie asks a little fear showing through.
"You won't like it," the man answers.
Diggie starts to struggle in the chains and the man laughs, "You'll never be able to get out of those."
Diggie feels a sting in his side, "You won't feel this round. We want you to feel the pain afterward."
The room goes dark as Diggie feels something hit his back.
"They drugged you and then beat you?" Maddie says looking at him in shock.
Diggie nods, "The drugs they used made the pain worse after they were finished."
Maddie just shakes her head, "What decent human being does that?"
Diggie looks straight at her, "They aren't decent human beings. They sell drugs to get people addicted. They use that addiction to make money. They beat the people who work for them. If you stumble on their camp you might as well be dead. They have no mercy."
"Did you see it happen?"
Diggie looks away, "More than I ever care to share."
"You know we're going to have to talk about us right?" Maddie says trying to change the subject.
"I know, and when you are ready, we'll talk," Diggie answers flashing a smile.
"Goodnight." Maddie stands up and goes back upstairs.
Diggie spends the rest of the night tossing and turning.
Early the next morning Maddie wakes up and gets ready for a workout. She hadn't worked in out in three days and she knew if she didn't stay shape she would get lazy. As she heads downstairs she hears someone. She cautiously walks and sees Cannon working at a table.
"Hey," he says not looking up.
"What are you doing here? I thought you had to go to Washington," Maddie answers.
"Good morning to you too. I'm already back. Finished up last night," Cannon shoots back.
"How long will you be here?" Maddie questions him.
"Until this matter is resolved, or I get pulled off."
Maddie walks past, "Have a great day Mr. Cannon."
He smirks and she laughs heading outside. She sees two agents chatting in a van, two more on top of the house, and one more near the woods. She begins her run and the van follows her. She stops and turns to them.
"Do you have to follow me?" she says agitated.
"Agent Cannon's orders ma'am," one agent answers back.
"Of course, can you follow further back? You are pushing my pace," Maddie says.
"Ma'am, you were running fifteen miles per hour. We can't hang back."
"Alright," Maddie turns back around and keeps running.
Diggie wakes up and hears the crackle of bacon on a stove. He walks into the kitchen and sees Cannon.
"Hey, did they accept?" Diggie asks him.
"They did. They've wanted this guy for years. You are our best hope," Cannon says not looking up.
"Did they seem hesitant at all?" Diggie presses him.
"Nope, they do want us to move safe house locations in a few weeks."
"Why?" Diggie looks concerned.
"Just trying to keep the bad guys on their toes."
Diggie nods, "Okay."
As Diggie walks off he notices a reflection off the window. It looks like a man with a gun.
"Hands up."
Diggie turns around and Cannon has a gun pointed at him.
"Hands!"
Diggie puts his hands up and Cannon starts to laugh.
"For being a smart kid you couldn't figure this one out could you?"
"Why?" Diggie feels the gun put in his back.
"You know why. Henry would never let you go. You know too much."
"You know what he's doing is wrong. You know that he's evil," Diggie shoots back trying to buy time.
"It's all about the money kid. You have a price on your head."
"So you are willing to sell me out to make some quick cash? What about the other agents?"
"They are all willing to help me. They think they're getting a share."
"Let me guess, you'll kill them too?"
"They'll probably go after each other."
"What about the Rooney family?" Diggie says seeing a van pull up.
"They will be taken as hostages more than likely," Cannon answers seeing the same van.
Just then a helicopter flies overhead and something hits the ceiling.
"We've been compromised!" Cannon screams into his mic.
As soon as he's finished over twenty "agents" flood the house standing by Cannon's side.
"Just surrender," Diggie tries to reason with Cannon.
"No."
"Then the war is started," Diggie says kicking Cannon in the knee and taking his gun.
"Put the gun down!"
Diggie wheels around to see an agent holding Maddie hostage.