Somewhere in London:
Penny sighed sadly. She looked out at the landing strip behind her house. She could have called them and told them what she had discovered, but news like this should be given face to face no matter how hard it was. To lose a child is hard enough without this particular reason playing into the factor. Watching as the plane came in for a landing she straightened her shoulders, steeling herself for the inevitable.
A little bit later Parker knocked upon her door before opening it. "M'Lady, the Tracy's are here."
Looking up at him and smiling slightly. "Let them in Parker. And would you bring us some tea, please?"
"Yes, M'Lady" he bowed slightly before heading to the kitchen.
Penny moved swiftly to Jeff's side and hugged him. "Oh Jeff, I'm so sorry. Are you okay?"
Jeff hugged her back, holding on for a moment thankful for her comfort and concern. "I'm doing as well as can be expected, Penny."
They pulled apart and after she had hugged each of the boys murmuring words of encouragement to them, they all moved to sit down.
"Have you heard anything else? Brains has heard no communications as of yet." He asked with a sigh.
Penny stared down at her lap smoothing unseen wrinkles and swallowing hard. "Jeff, boys, I don't know how to tell you this." She heard them all catch their breath.
Scott leaned forward. "What. What is it?" he whispered afraid of what she going to say but needing to hear it anyway.
"The people who took them are involved… are involved in the…….black market." Gasps and soft cries of pain could be heard. She looked up at them with tears spilling down her face. "I have every contact I know out there right now trying to track them down. Isn't there anything else we can try, any invention of Brains that might find them?"
Jeff sat with his head in his hands for a few minutes. Everyone knew how few children were found alive after being taken by those involved in the black market. "I don't know. I just don't know."
Suddenly Virgil jumped up and ran from the room with his hand over his mouth. Scott jumped up and went after him saying he would check on him. Gordon just sat silently staring out the window. Penny and Jeff looked at each other wondering just how bad things were going to get.
"M'Lady! M'Lady!" Parker ran into the room and pointed back towards her study. "Brains has found something!"
Everyone jumped up and ran into Penny's study. Scott and Virgil had come running when they heard Parker yelling.
Jeff leaned down placing both hands on the desk to look at the screen. "What have you got Brains?"
"W…w…well, it s…s…seems as if s…s…someone h…h…has ac…ac…ac…turned on John's communicator, they s…s…seem to be st…st…st…trying to find out what it does. I h…h…have an e…e…exact location."
Jeff smiled a true smile for the first time that day. "Send it to us right away, and Brains, thanks."
Brains just nodded. "F.A.B. M…Mr. Tracy."
As soon as the coordinates came through, they all headed for Penny's car. "Should we call the authorities, Jeff?" Penny asked as she climbed in beside him.
He shook his head, "No. We would have to explain how we found them. I'm hoping we can get them out of there ourselves."
