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Misguided Fantasies: Chapter Twelve
"Archie stop whatever you're doing." Nick said walking into the AV lab, the transmitter that Sara had been wearing clutched in his hand. "Sara's wire, we need anything you can get off it that might tell us where she is."
Archie nodded taking the plastic and the wires out of his hands. He didn't want to be the one to tell Nick that with distance and sound interferences it was almost impossible to get anything useable off the wire. As Nick was turning to walk away Archie stopped him.
"She's going to be fine." he said as if trying to convince himself rather than Nick.
"I hope so." Nick nodded his expression hadn't changed once while he'd been in the room. What had they been thinking using Sara as live bait for a psychopath? He stalked out of the AV lab to find something else to do. He couldn't sit still knowing that a monster had Sara.
"Nick, I got something!" he heard Greg yell at him from the layout room.
Nick and Catherine stood watching Greg as he clicked away on his laptop trying to pull up the information that he needed. There was still the burning look of anger in his eyes and he was refusing to look at Catherine. Because she was the person he had decided to blame for the fact that the woman he loved was in the hands of a serial killer. He turned the screen to face them.
"Ben Worth, organiser of this particularly death ride, was previously known as Ben Carter, a known sex offender from and arrested in Salt Lake City. He disappeared about ten years ago, about the same time as Ben Worth was added to Spear pay roll...he hasn't shown up because he stole a dead guy's social security number and assumed a whole new identity."
"Now we know who's got her, we need to find out where he's keeping her." Catherine pointed out the obvious irritating Greg further.
"I think I might be able to help with that." Hodges said solemnly appearing at the door.
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Ben smiled at Sara in a way that made her feel sick. That loss of hope in her eyes and that desperation in her voice were the things he wanted. He wanted to know he could break her. He placed his knife aside and pushed Sara's hair out of her face.
"Shh...It's going to be alright." it wasn't, he knew that. So did she. Sara laid there thinking about all the other victims that had been in that same position hoping, wishing, praying that it would be over, that he would hurry up and kill them. It was these thoughts that made Sara take her chance. If she was going down, she was going to go down fighting.
She kneed the man on top of her in the groin with the little room she had to move her legs. He crippled in pain making it easy for Sara to roll him off her, she stumbled towards the door tripping on something on the floor. Fumbling with the locks she braced herself knowing that the fall out of what she had just done would painful.
"That's it." he shouted slowly walking towards her knowing full well that she wouldn't be able to open the door. "I've tried being nice..." he grabbed a handful of her hair pulling her back and pushing her onto the bed, holding her hands, thrusting his erection towards her and he began roughly kissing Sara's neck.
There was a loud knock at the door which stopped him in his tracks.
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"I was analysing the trace from the tires and I found something interesting in the soil, remnants of sodium and nitrates consistent with burning. Thought not surprising considering the temperatures forest fires wouldn't be rare, but as I looked for information about forest fires in the area, I didn't find a single one. What I did find was an area of deforestation to make room for a cluster of cabins." Hodges indicated to an area on the map he had laid out. "One of which was rented out to a Ms. Mildred Jones."
"Spear's manager?" Nick asked.
"One in the same, it's number 22, furthest away from the road and the other cabins."
"Call Brass, we're leaving now we can't waste any more time." Catherine instructed Nick.
"I'm coming with you." the familiarity of Grissom's voice stopped them in their tracks. They turned to find him standing at the door tired eyed and defeated.
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Pulling Sara's hands in front of her he tied them so tightly that she thought that the blood circulation would stop, he used a piece of material making it into a gag.
"Give me a minute." Ben shouted attempting to sound normal. He pulled Sara up and opened a small cupboard and pushed in her inside. "Make a sound and whoever is on the other side of the door dies." he hissed closing the door leaving her in almost complete darkness.
"Come in, what can I do for you?" She could hear Ben asking pleasantly.
"Oh I don't need to come in." A female voice replied. "I was wondering if you could help me out? I've having problems with my wiring and the electrician said he can't get out here for another few days."
"Of course, I'll help." Ben closed the front door and the sound of their voices and footsteps became distant.
Sara glanced down at her hands along with the rope, the bracelet that Greg had given her was wrapped around her wrists. She stared at the ruby heart knowing exactly what it stood for. Greg's feelings for her were obvious. Taking a ragged breath Sara thought: I Sara Sidle have feelings for Greg Sanders.
She had refused to admit it before but now she needed to.
Because after all she might not have the chance later.
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They drove as fast as they could knowing that time was running out as quickly as sand in an hour glass for them; for Sara.
They parked silently around the cabin not wanting to spook Ben. Greg began running towards the door but Brass indicated for him to stay put. Vartann went in first to be faced with an empty room.
Sara remained silent thinking that Ben had returned by when she heard the sound of a police radio she kicked the door with all of the strength she had left. Vartann opened the door helping her up as soon as he saw her. He had a look of sympathy and relief on his face as he untied her hands and undid the gag.
"Here." he took off his jacket and handed it to Sara not looking at her almost bare body. She stood in front of him in nothing but silk underwear her dress discarded somewhere out of sight.
"Thank you." she croaked. Vartann gave her a quick smile and wrapped around her shoulder he led her out where the team stood waiting.
As Sara stepped out she didn't see anyone but Greg. She ran towards him taking in the smell of cigarettes and cologne as he wrapped his around her as tightly as he could fearing that this moment wasn't real.
The only thing everyone else could do was stand and watch as they embraced.