Again, thanks for all the reviews! We're entering the final chapters, hope you all enjoy :)

A/N: I just want to clear up one thing about the last chapter: when Mac says "He's in Queens", there was an actually address on screen, I just couldn't think of one, so Mac said the general area. :P Oh, and still no beta, so there are probably mistakes. Sorry!

Disclaimer: CBS owns almost all of it…

Chapter 7

They approached the building with their guns drawn. Mac, Flack and Danny were all there. Stella and Hawkes had stayed behind with Lindsay, to keep her company. Lindsay had wanted to go, but she knew that it was out of the question.

With other uniformed officers, they slowly climbed the stairs. The building was an old, abandoned apartment building. It was scheduled for demolition in the upcoming months. It was the perfect hideaway. They checked each room, but found nothing. They got to the top, and had only one door left. The door was ajar. Mac slowly approached, and opened it.

Mac entered, searching the living room. Flack and Danny came in behind, each separating to go to a different room.

"Clear." Flack yelled.

"Empty here too." Danny said.

They all looked around the living area. There was a chair in the middle of the room, with a box on it. On top, there was a small envelope with writing on it.

Lindsay Monroe

Mac carefully examined the box, as he had with the first package. He then picked the envelope up, and opened it.

Lindsay,
You wanted to know if she was ok. Here's your proof.

Mac passed the note to Danny, who quickly read it, then passed it on to the others.

Mac took the top off the box. Inside was a digital camera. He turned it on, and clicked on "view".

There were several pictures. First, there was Natalie and her friends. Next came shots of her tied to the chair, blindfolded, like she had been in the video. There was one with her holding a newspaper. Mac zoomed in, and saw that it read today's date.

Danny had been looking over Mac's shoulder to see the photos.

"He had this planned." He said. "He called her, knowing we'd trace his call. Son of a bitch."

"He's toying with us." Flack said. "And he's doing a damn good job."

Lindsay looked at the pictures as they were all spread out over the screen. The first batch made her smile. And the next ones broke her heart.

The date on the pictures showed that the first ones were from the night she was taken. She had been so happy. The next were taken a few days ago, the same time the video was filmed. The last one was of her today.

"She's alive." Lindsay thought. The fact that he was making a game out of this made her even more determined to catch him.

Danny came in the room with two cups of coffee in his hands. He passed one to her, then stood next to her, looking up at the screen.

"She looks a lot like you."

Lindsay smiled.

"We both look a lot like my Mom. We got my Dad's nose, but everything else is from her."

Danny looked at Lindsay. Over the past day, he had learned so much about her. She had opened up to him and let him in on her past and all the things that had been haunting her for so long. He felt touched that it was him she was doing this too.

Danny looked back up at the screen, and they stayed next to each other in silence. Both were studying the photos, each hoping that they would find something useful.

The rest of the day passed by slowly. Lindsay hated sitting around, waiting for something to happen. It was the worst kind of feeling.

She occupied her time by doing any paperwork she could. The others were busy following leads and processing what little evidence they had found. Nothing was turning up, and everyone was getting frustrated.

Well into the night, Danny went on a search for Lindsay. She wasn't at her desk, or in the locker room. He found her asleep in the break room, with a cup of coffee and papers surrounding her.

He went up to her and started to tidy up the papers, and throw away her coffee. He gently put a hand on her back, and lightly shook her awake.

"I'm up, not sleeping." She said, startled. She looked around the room and realized where she was. She wiped her eyes with her hands.

"Morning sunshine." Danny laughed.

Lindsay glared, but couldn't hold it for very long. She smiled.

"How long have I been out?"

"No clue. I noticed you weren't at your desk and came to find you."

Lindsay yawned. She was still exhausted.

"Come on, I'll take you back to my place again for the night. If you can stay awake that long." He winked.

She smacked his stomach.

"Very funny. Just let me go check in with Mac before I go."

"I'll meet ya in the locker room."

A bit later and they were heading back to Danny's. Lindsay had fallen asleep in the car on the way over. Once they got there, she was in Danny's arms before she could protest.

"You know I have legs, right?"

"I've carried you once, why not do it again?"

"But this time there won't be drinks or dinner, since you're doing this all on your own."

"Oh, that hurt Montana." He laughed. "What if I buy?"

Lindsay pretended to think for a moment, as she rested her head on Danny's shoulder. Yawning, she answered, "Well, I guess I can't turn that down."

As they approached Danny's apartment, he put her down. But, he still kept an arm around her. As they entered the apartment, Lindsay slipped and started to fall backward. Danny caught her before she fell to the floor.

"Woah, easy there. How tired are you?"

"Very funny. I slipped on…" she bent down and picked up an orange envelope. "This."

Both their smiles faded as they realized who it was from. Lindsay slowly opened it, and pulled out a letter.

Lindsay,

Meet me at the warehouse marked on the enclosed map, at 5:30 am. Come alone.

Lindsay looked up at Danny. She took out her cell and called Mac, as her and Danny headed back out the door to the lab they had just left.

Lindsay was now wide awake.

They had all gathered in Mac's office. They had to make a plan, to decide how they were going to do it.

"If he sees anyone else, there's no telling what he will do."

"But Mac, he knows that I won't be there alone. He's going to be expecting that I'll have back-up."

"Then why bother writing that on the note?" Stella mused.

"He must want me in the building alone…"

"No way," Danny shook his head. "You are not going in alone."

Lindsay turned to look at him.

"Yes, Danny, I am."

Danny was about to continue, but Mac cut him off.

"She's right Danny. We don't know if he'll have Natalie or not. And if he sees another one of us in there, there could be consequences."

"Could be consequences? Mac, you're sending her into a building with a psycho!" Danny said.

"He's not sending me in. I'm choosing to go."

"She'll be wearing a wire of course, and we'll be outside listening. We'll have a safe word. The moment you feel threatened, we're in." Mac said to Lindsay.

Lindsay nodded.

"Ok, now I'm going to make the arrangements. We head out in hour."

They all left the office. Lindsay headed straight to the locker room, and Danny was right behind her.

"You're crazy." He said as they entered. Lindsay headed straight to her locker. She wasn't going here for anything in particular, but after she left Mac's office she needed a place to breathe.

"Excuse me?"

"You can't go in there alone! This guy kidnapped your sister. Who knows if he'll be armed, or if this is all another part to his game!"

"You think I don't know that?"

"You sure aren't acting like you do."

Lindsay stopped and turned to face him.

"He has my sister, and this might be the only way to find out where she is! Me going in there on my own is the only option we have right now!"

Danny knew she was right, but he was worried. He didn't want her to get hurt, and the odds were pointing towards it. He ran a hand through his hair.

"Yeah, but it's also the worst." He said quietly.

Lindsay closed her eyes.

"I'll be wearing a wire."

"A wire can't stop a bullet."

Lindsay moved closer to Danny. He looked down to the ground, suddenly unable to meet her eyes.

"He doesn't want me dead. He has a twisted fantasy that Natalie and I are his."

Danny looked up.

"Doesn't make me worry any less."

Lindsay smiled, and felt a small blush rise to her cheeks. His concern was touching, and she wasn't sure what to say. They had become so much closer over the past couple days. It was funny how something like this could come out of such a bad situation.

She moved closer, and put her arms around his neck, pulling him into a hug. He put his arms around her waist and held her close. She buried her head in his shoulder.

"I'm scared."

He rubbed her back and pulled away, so that her face was close to his.

"Me too," he quietly replied. "But I'll be outside the whole time."

She nodded. Her face was now inches from his and she could feel his breath on her face.

The door to the locker room swung open and they both pulled apart. A lab tech walked by them, not noticing the two embarrassed CSI's.

"I should go get ready, you know, the wire and stuff." Lindsay said, flustered. She suddenly had a great sense of dislike for the person who walked through the door.

"Yeah, I have to, uh, get Mac to catch me up on the plan."

Lindsay quickly passed by him. Danny smiled a bit. They had been so close, and he liked the effect he had on her. But then again, she wasn't the only who was having problems getting their words out at that moment.

Lindsay was sitting in the back of a van, nervous as hell. Danny and Mac were there with her. Stella, Flack and Hawkes were all in other cars. The building was in located amongst many others. It provided many places for the unmarked police vehicles to sit, hopefully going unnoticed.

"Alright," said Mac, looking down at his watch. "It's almost time. Now remember, the second you feel threatened, say the safe word. This isn't a time to act brave. He's dangerous, and he's going to try and manipulate you."

"I know. I'm ready Mac, don't worry."

Mac smiled. He nodded, and moved to the front of the van, leaving Danny and Lindsay alone. He knew Danny would want to say something to her, so he let them have as much privacy as possible.

Danny moved to sit across from Lindsay. There was so much that they both wanted to say. The situation she was going into could easily turn out to be fatal.

Danny grabbed her hands and held them in hers. He gave her a smile.

"Be careful in there Lindsay."

He called her Lindsay. She suddenly realized that he rarely ever used her first name. It was always 'Monroe' or 'Montana'. The latter was a name she was beginning to become quite fond of.

"Don't worry Danny, I will. I promise."

"Alright Lindsay." Said Mac from the front. "It's time."

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