Irene tried to allow the doctors to help her as two police officers tried to talk to her about Jack.

"Please, find him," Irene begged. "If he dies, I don't know what I will do. We have kids and a grandbaby."

"Calm down, Mrs. Marston," the first officer said.

The officers were well aware of what Jack looked like and who he was and all about his contempt for the system.

"So, we're about to help a man who has no trust in the law enforcement?," the second officer asked.

"Restore his faith in it," Irene told them. "And mine. Give us a reason to believe in you again. Right now, neither of us have ever had a good experience with you people. Wanna prove us wrong? Save Jack's life."

The search began. Irene felt like she was being crushed as every second ticked by. Was Jack even still alive? Were the police looking for a body? Was he hurt someplace? Was he in pain and in need of help?

Jack was indeed strong and intelligent. He had come through many impossible situations and always seemed to come out on top.

Angela, Kassidy, Shawn, and Kevin stayed at the hospital to try to keep Irene as calm as they could.

"It's been more than forty years and Jack had nothing to do with that man's death," Irene said. "He was on some government island."

"The bastards kidnapped him," Angela said. "How can we trust the same government that kidnapped him then to save him now?"

"I don't know," Irene replied.

"Well, I won't wait here," Angela said. "He's my father and I am going to find him." Angela stormed out of the room. Kevin caught up.

"Angela, are you insane?," Kevin asked.

"Kevin, Dad taught us all how to ride a horse and to shoot guns," Angela said. "I am gonna use what he taught me to try to save him. I am not losing my father. He's still not completely over what happened to his own father."

"Then, I will help you," Kevin said. "I haven't don't a lot of riding, but a little."

"I know," Angela smiled. "Dad, Mom, and I taught you." She kissed his cheek. "Let's go find my dad before he dies."

At Beecher's Hope, Angela and Kevin saddled up two horses. They rode into Tall Trees, believing that was the right place to go. They rode towards Nekoti Rock. The mountain had a small flat clearing at the top and a cave that sometimes had bears in it. When he was sixteen, Jack had tried to hunt a bear there alone. John had gotten there and killed the bear after Jack had been hurt. There were still scars on Jack's face and left arm.

"They probably took him there," Angela said.

"What about that old fort, called Cochinay?," Kevin asked. "After all, it's been abandoned for years. That would be the perfect spot."

"We'll look there if they're not on the mountain," Angela said. She kicked her horse and the two riders set their horses to a gallop. At the top of the mountain, they found nothing. "You were right," Angela said as she turned her horse around. "Cochinay."

The ride to Cochinay was along a narrow path that ran along the river. They had to be careful, yet fast.

"Please, Dad," Angela said, as if he could hear her. "Please be all right."

Cochinay was once a fortress that had been set up by a gang years ago. John had once ridden with that gang until they left him to die after a botched ferry robbery. After recovering, John had been sent by federal agents to capture or kill Dutch. The fortress had not been occupied since then. What scared Angela was knowing that there was a machine gun there. She hoped that it was no good anymore, years of rain and rust. Would that destroy such a machine?

Angela and Kevin rode at a trot into the gate that led to the village. The place was decrepit and in ruins. Angela looked towards the platforms and realized the machine gun was on the ground. The years of rust had caused it to fall and it was now useless.

"The pick-up," Kevin said as he pointed. At the bottom of the hill, they could see the pick-up truck that Irene had described perfectly. The Deek brothers were here. Was Jack here? If so, was he all right? Or were Angela and Kevin too late?

Angela and Kevin were armed and ready.

"Please, Kevin, do all you can," Angela said. "My dad is everything to me and to my mom."

"If he's alive, I'll do all I can to be sure he keeps breathing," Kevin promised.

Kevin and Angela prepared to have a recreation of the OK Corral.

As the two crept through the long caves, they came upon a large area that was like a living room. Bound, gagged, and blindfolded; Jack was alive. He looked, however, as if he had been beaten.

"Daddy," Angela said, on the verge of tears.

"Quiet, baby," Kevin said. "We'll get him outta here and get him help. He'll be fine."

"Look," Angela said, calming herself.

The Deek brothers walked into the room. "Well, John Marston Junior," Harley said. "Hope you're ready to see your father here soon. Hope you know that it won't be a quick and painless death."

"This is gonna hurt you, man," Roscoe agreed.

Angela and Kevin came from their hiding places, guns a-blazing.

"My father had nothing to do with it!," Angela screeched.

The Deek brothers were not prepared. They had thought that nobody would think to search an abandoned fortress. What was this?

Angela shot Harley, sending him down. Roscoe, unarmed, dropped to his knees. "Stop!," he called. "Don't kill my brother! Please!"

Wally followed Roscoe's lead and got down. Kevin kept the brothers covered as Angela freed her father. Jack hugged his daughter.

"You did well, Angela," Jack said.

"Mom will be OK, they said," Angela said. "She's just really worried about you."

"Let's get there," Jack said. "I wanna see her."

"We'll drive you, Daddy," Angela said. "You're in no shape to drive at all. Come on."

Jack, Angela, and Kevin walked down the mountain.

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