Amanda watched Paula drop the cell phone down on a box, then write something down on paper. Amanda scoped the room for ways to escape, but the only thing holding her back was her hands tied to the back of the chair.

Paula was not scary, and in some way seemed nice. Amanda sensed a weakness and then decided to try and push some of Paula's buttons.

"So do you have kids?" Amanda asked hoping to get some kind of control over her emotions.

Paula stopped writing and looked up at Amanda.

"Where are they?" Amanda asked.

Paula didn't answer; she went back to writing.

"They got hurt didn't they? Otherwise you wouldn't be so angry, and if my sister or I didn't remind you of them, you wouldn't have kidnapped me. Only thing I can't figure out is how you know Mary..."

Paula walked towards Amanda who scooted the chair in front of the cell phone.

"Wait, no your husband…"

"I told you, that stuff was private," Paula said, showing a little emotion in her voice.

Amanda gave a half-hearted smile. She had found Paula's weakness.

"You're in some kind of trouble, aren't you?"

Paula turned around and faced the wall, trying to ignore Amanda.

"Look, I'll leave you alone, obviously whatever you're deal is, it's hurting you. So, if you promise to get me some food, I'll shut up," Amanda said reaching for the phone behind her, trying not to cause much of a scene, at least until she had the phone in her hands. A few minutes later, Paula calmed down and turned back to Amanda.

"I will go get you food. If you bring up my life ever again, I will kill you."
Before Paula walked any closer Amanda finally got the phone and hid it up her sleeves of her shirt.

"I will be back. No tricks. Or I will find your sister and kill her."

"I got your point. Enough with the threats already," Amanda snapped back.

With that, Paula left the room and locked the door behind her, leaving Amanda tied to the chair with no way to use the cell phone.

Amanda kicked off her shoes and dropped the cell phone on the floor. Flipping the phone upright, she managed to dial 911.

"911 what is your emergency?"

"Look, I can't hear you. I've been kidnapped and I cannot reach the phone to put it on speaker. My name is Amanda, I need you to call US Marshall Mary Sheppard, tell her that the kidnapper is a lady named Paula, and I am in a building somewhere close to where she works. Get a trace on this number quickly, hang up, then call Mary. Hurry and find me, because she will see that I have made a call and she will kill me."

Amanda could hear muffled talking in the background. She watched the screen on the phone light up when the call ended. Knowing that she did not have long and hoping that her call would make it to Mary, Amanda had to hide the phone. Instead of kicking it under something or in the corner, she stood up as much as she could and sat the leg of the chair on the phone, cracking the screen.+

Laura got up from her chair and walked quietly to Mary's desk.

"Hey, is it okay if I go get a sandwich out of the break room and hang out there for a little while? I'm starving and I'm really bored. I need to get my mind off Amanda somehow."

Mary looked up at Laura. She didn't trust her, even though she understood that she needed some time alone to rest. "No offense, but you two are not the most trustworthy when it comes to leaving you alone."

Laura rolled her eyes. "Oh that is so stupid!" She yelled so loud that Stan came out of his office.

"Hey, you know what, it's time to drop the attitude. If you're hungry get yourself a sandwich, I am sorry that you are so bored and that this is an inconvenience for you. However if you want to see your sister again, it's necessary, so grab a pen and paper, I'm sure you have homework to do," Mary snapped back.

Before Laura could defend herself Mary picked up her desk phone on its first ring.

"This is Mary."

"Mary it's Bobby. Just got a call, seems like your girl found a way to call 911."

"Great! Where do we meet?" Mary asked while motioning Stan and Marshall over.

"We traced where she called from 123 Horrid Sreet. Amanda told the 911 operator that the kidnapper's name was Paula."

"That's not too far from here at all. Actually, I think I can see the building from the office. That's so weird." Mary stood up and went outside on the balcony and looked across the street. "Thanks, Bobby. Give me 15 minutes to get the details ready. I'll call you."

Mary hung up the phone, went back inside, and grabbed her jacket from the back of her chair.

"Stan, get the details ready, and Eleanor do you mind running the name Paula and…" Mary stopped talking when Laura tapped her on the shoulder. In all the commotion Mary forgot about Laura.

"What about me?" Laura asked sarcastically.

"Look, just stay here. Go in the break room and stay there until we come back, do you understand?" Mary asked while walking behind Laura. She turned on the TV, and handed Laura the remote. "Do not leave this room until someone comes to get you."

Laura rolled her eyes and flopped down in a chair.

Mary walked back to Eleanor. "Eleanor, please?" Mary asked pointing to the break room.

"It's no problem Mary." Mary nodded then pushed through the doors with Marshall following behind her.