(Hey guys, I know this chapter is really fast paced and of course there is some suspension of disbelief required, but it was necessary to keep the story on the right track, I hope you all enjoy! This chapter also has some slightly graphic violence, nothing too bad, but you've been warned.)

Killian was distraught. He could see exactly how this looked. Emma was gone, a cop was dead and the call that had tipped off James about the location of the safe house had come from inside the house. The only people who could have made it were, Emma, the dead cop or him. He would think he was guilty too. The safe house cameras has been tampered with for 20 minutes. Ironically the cameras had footage of James shooting the cop and carrying out Emma. But not the phone call, only the few minutes it took for the call to take place we're missing. Some one didn't want to the cops to see who made that call.

"We are waiting for your blood work Mr. Jones." Carter said. "if you confess and tell us where James has taken Emma we might reduce your sentence. He killed a cop in a safe house, tell us where he took Emma and we will try and deal."

"I didn't bloody tip him off, I was too drugged for that. I swear. We need to find Emma, James will not care about the money enough he may have already killed her. Let me go so I can try and save her." He begged.

"that is not going to happen!" Carter screamed. "This is not the first time you have been a suspect in a murder investigation. Robert Gold has told us he didn't really believe that your brother killed his wife Milah. He believed that it was you. He could never prove it. Your brother died in prison still defending you."

"that is bullshit. Gold is the one that killed Milah." Killian said. "My brother lost his life over it. I didn't kill Milah. I was in love with her, not that you care, Gold killed her so she wouldn't leave him. I also didn't have anything to do with Emma's kidnapping. I love her too, let me help you find her before it's too late." Just then Graham barged in ending Carters interrogation. "I will not loose the woman that I love for a second time. I need to get to her."

"He had nearly enough Rohypnol in his blood stream to be fatal. He couldn't have made the call, he would have been unconscious, we need to have him checked out by Dr. Whale." Graham stated.

"Why didn't you tell me you were having the blood work rushed. " irritation filled Carter's face. "I didn't authorize that."

"I didn't know I needed to consult you. I had the blood work rushed. I has been nearly 12 hours since Emma was taken , we need to stop torturing this man and focus on finding her. Her life may depend upon it. Write me up if you want to but I'm bringing that girl back alive."

"I am focused on that too." Carter snapped. "Its why I was trying to get Mr. Jones to tell us where his partner took her."

"He doesn't know, because he didn't do it, I'm telling you the lab says it would have been impossible for him to be awake at the time that call was made." Graham screamed. "Take 10 minutes, I'm having Killian examined. Carter stormed out.

"Thank you." Killian said eyes locking with Graham's.

"David Nolan wants his legal department to represent you." Graham explained. "He says he doesn't believe you would ever hurt Emma."

"Wow, well at least there is that , tell him I have a lawyer." Killian said. "One that I trust, he is already fighting with the DA to get me out of here, has there been any news."

"no ransom demands yet, but if Emma was as drugged as you, she may not have woken up yet." Graham admitted. "You were counteracting it with pure adrenaline for the last few hours."

"She only finished about half her drink." He explained.

"Who brought the rum?" Graham asked.

"I requested it, that nice officer who just had the baby brought it in, Carter brought the coke. I normally never drink coke." Killian explained both men's eyes instantly widened as if they had figured out a piece of the puzzle.

"Carter." Graham said. Then got quickly to work.

-/-

"Gold we have a problem, my Intel stated that Jones never drank the coke, he apparently mixed it with rum last night though. Graham doesn't believe he could have made the call." Carter explained he heard a growl on the other end of the line. "Apparently the lab says he was too intoxicated."

"Fix it!" Gold screamed. "Or its going to be you who pays I trusted you with this, you said you could handle it. Jones needs to go down, now make it happen."

"I will." Carter promised, but it only took him 10 seconds to realize he was about to be more screwed. Neal Gold stood at the reception desk again. His skin was the color of a sheet.

"We have bigger problems, your son is here." Carter explained.

"Shit!" Gold said. "Get him out of there before he does something stupid."

"Your wife is with him." Carter explained. The noise that came from the other end of the phone sounded like a growl. Carter grimaced.

"Find out why Belle is there, make sure Neal doesn't tell anyone, anything." he explained. "It's best if I stay away."

"I will try my best." Carter agreed.

-/-

Emma had awoken with her head pounding. She and Killian had only had one small glass and it was more coke then Rum. She blinked around the room realizing for the first time she wasn't in the safe house. Her heart began to jump. What the hell had happened.

"Hello princess." She heard a voice say behind her. She nearly screamed. "It's so nice to finally see you again."

"James?" She said hoping to hell she was wrong. Her brain was still on delay. She tried to move and realized her arms were tied. The twisted face of her father appeared above her. She wanted to scream. Where was Killian, What had happened, and how the hell had James gotten to her in police custody.

"My father will give you whatever you want." She said confident the he would.

"I want Artie back can he give me that." James stated.

"I swear we had nothing to do with that. I didn't even know Artie." Emma paused. "I'm not sure who killed him, but I can help you figure it all out."

"Cassidy was the cause of it, he told his daddy too much." James said, Emma didn't understand. "Now I'm going to make him pay."

"Who's Cassidy?" Emma asked not really understanding.

"you know, come on Emma." He managed.

"I don't." She explained. "What are you going to do to me?" She asked trying to sound strong but fear crept in.

"First you and I are going to make a little video." He explained. "To send to your daddy, Cassidy, and that one handed idiot boyfriend of yours."

"Killian's alive." Emma let relief wash over her. She had feared the worst.

"Couldn't have him miss the fun, it's his fault everything went south." He explained. "If he hadn't interfered you would have been back with your parents and Artie would still be alive. I hate it when people stick their noses where they don't belong, or in his case his dick."

"I don't appreciate you speaking about the man I love like that. Why don't you untie me so we can have this out for real or are you too afraid." Emma goated. She grimaced as she slapped her hard across the face.

"I can hurt you far more then that, not be a good girl." He teased. "Lets give your friends and family a show."

What do you mean?" Emma said fear shooting through her now.

"It was supposed to be easy." He paused. "snatch, grab, release, and get paid."

"Okay?" Emma phrased it like a question.

"We were just supposed to take you, rough you up a bit. Then Cassidy was supposed to come to the rescue." He explained. "be a knight in shining armor."

"I don't understand." She explained, her brain was still foggy. She could barely stay awake.

"I jumped at the chance to get a shot at my dear brother." He said. "the ransom money would have been nice too. If not for that new Boyfriend of yours. Artie and would be living large in some non-extradition country on the beach."

"I'm sorry about Artie." she said trying for sympathy.

"You should be." He stated. Then he slapped her again, this time on the other side of her face.

"Tell me what you are going to do." She begged tired of the suspense. He smiled and pulled her up so that she could see the room. A camera was set up in one corner of the room pointing at a pair of shackles hanging from the ceiling. The most frightening sight however was in the middle of the room.

"You like my surprise." He said maniacally. "I read that article about how your parents met. How they went to a costume party. Your mother dressed as Snow white, and your father as prince charming. I thought it was so fitting. Now they dress like that every Halloween just for fun."

"How did you get that?" She asked starring at it.

"I used the money Cassidy gave me up front, it's amazing what money and grief will buy you at a mortuary." He teased. Emma continued to stare. In the center of the room was a solid glass coffin.

"Its airtight." He explained.

"Once I'm done with you, I'm going to put you in there and let them watch while you suffocate to death slowly." He smiled. "It's going to be great fun."

"no." She screamed. "You can still live large, my father would give you whatever you want, just don't kill me."

"Too late for that little girl." He smiled.

"Please?" She begged.

"let the games begin" He laughed.

-/-

"what would you like to tell me?" Carter said to Neal as he moved Neal and Belle into the interrogation room. He had to make sure no one ever found out what they were about to discuss. He waited until the aid was gone.

"My stepson has been waiting nearly 4 hours, this is unacceptable." Belle said.

"We are very swamped with the Kidnapping of Emma Nolan." He tried.

"I said I had information about that. While you were making me wait, Emma could be dead." Neal spouted.

"Sorry, go ahead." Carter said unable to hold off anymore.

"I'm responsible for the kidnapping of Emma Swan. I paid James and his partner." He paused. Belle nodded at him encouraging. Carter grimaced as he heard the sound of the cameras clicking on.

"I will take this from here." Graham said entering the room Carter went white.

"This is my interrogation I need you to quit interrupting me." He yelled. "This is unprofessional"

"You can't conduct any investigation right now." Graham added. "We found the remote trigger you used to time the call to James from the safe house Carter. We know you helped James gain entrance. Two officers are right outside the door, they will take your weapon and badge and take you into custody."

"Fuck you." Carter said. "I didn't think you would go this far for a collar Humbert, this is crazy. Jones did everything."

"No he didn't." Graham said. He pushed Carter to the door. He stepped out watching as they removed Carters badge and gun.

"I just called Regina in London." Killian said as he approached Graham. He had just been released. "I asked her about that name you wanted me to ask about, Cassidy, the one you got from tracing the calls on that burner phone James had. She says that when they were kids Neal always hated the last name Gold, he wanted everyone to call him Neal Cassidy instead."

"Thank you." Graham said. "I'm going back in there to get the answers we need from him now."

"I'm going to try and find Emma." Killian said. It had been four hours since he and Graham had realized Carter had drugged the coke, time was ticking. Carter had managed to stall Neal, but eventually Neal had demanded to speak with an officer.

"We are looking for them. You are a civilian , go home and wait for word." Graham said.

"Not until Emma is coming home with me." He assured. He saw David and Mary Margaret enter the station. His heart skipped. He ran and hugged them.

"It was Carter." He said. They both looked shell shocked. "He tipped off James. I was just coming to find you."

"James has made contact." David said his face was solemn. "Its bad."