Warning for non con; not very explicit though.

The Burger residence became a flurry of activity in no time at all. Police officers and other necessary personnel scoured the entire house and surrounding areas for clues while Burger was questioned about what he found and recent events. There was no doubt in Burger's mind that Darren Galloway was behind all of this and he was certain that if the police found the man, it would take the entire precinct to stop the district attorney from wringing the creep's neck.

As he spoke with one of the officers, he noticed Mason and Della arrive with Tragg. All three wore expressions of grim solemnity. Paul would be over soon with Helen no doubt. On the couch huddled Burger's other three girls, Kathryn, Charlotte, and Ella, all quiet as church mice and dabbing away tears. Cradled protectively in Kathryn's arms was their baby brother Warren whom Kathryn had taken for the afternoon so her mother could go have her hair done in peace.

That all of his children were alright made Burger sigh in unimaginable relief, but that was only half the battle. Alexandra was still missing.

After finishing his notes, the officer nodded appreciatively to Burger and hurried off, leaving the prosecutor to explain everything all over again to Tragg, Mason, and Della.

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Alexandra glowered balefully at her captor. She was met with open amusement by her ex boyfriend from long ago. She was convinced there would be no end to the regret she felt at ever having dated the man; and worse, she was nearly convinced her family would never be free of this nightmare. The one thing that gave her hope and calm was knowing that her husband would know exactly what to do once he realized she was missing; and if Galloway was ever caught, Burger would prosecute him to the extent of the law and then some, if possible.

"Oh come now, Alexandra. You didn't really expect that I'd let that loser of a husband of yours win that easily, did you? With a mere restraining order?"

Galloway lowered himself to the firm mattress that he'd tied Alexandra too. They were well out of town in a long ago abandoned fire station. Galloway had had to kick the back door down to get in, but it had suited his purpose nicely once inside. The place was beyond dusty, but the structure was sturdy and the former occupants had left a number of things behind that would make for an adequate stay until the police searches died down enough that Galloway could steal Alexandra into obscurity in Mexico.

"You do realize that Hamilton will secure a brand new restraining order against your arrogant ass? And that's *after* you serve more time for this stunt."

"Oh, I'm not getting caught, not this time. I've waited too long to get you back," he whispered with a chuckle as he reached out and stroked her cheek. "And you just had a baby this year, which means you can have another. Even if Helen isn't mine, the next one will be."

Galloway kissed her roughly, one hand firmly gripped Alexandra's jaw to hold her head still as she struggled against him. Her big blue eyes widened in horror as she felt the hem of her skirt being tugged up around her hips and she thrashed wildly, trying to break free of the ropes that tied her limbs to the dusty bed.

"I'm still going to have the life I always wanted with you. The lift your precious Hamilton and George denied me. They can't come to your rescue now, Alex. Not this time."

She glared at him defiantly, fear and rage that she hadn't felt since last time Galloway forced himself on her welled up in her anew like an angry Tsunami threatening to overcome the last fraying tethers of her self control.

He laughed at her again as he tugged at the zipper of his pants. Alexandra squeezed her eyes shut and tried to shut out the horrible déjà vu of this moment. Tears leaked out from her tightly shut eyelids and tracked back into her long hair fanned out on the pillow. She consoled herself with the reminder that as long as Galloway had her she knew he wasn't out there terrorizing her husband and children. Somehow, someway she'd find a way to get back to them.

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Paul rushed in through the open front door of Burger's home when he realized that it was still open house for law enforcement. He stopped one of the officers and they began an intense discussion about something that Burger and Mason couldn't quite make out from their spot in the living room. Tragg glanced at Burger with concern for a moment before wandering over to find out what was going on. Perhaps Mason's favorite detective had found something out that might aid in the location of Burger's wife.

After a brief conversation, Tragg waved Burger and Mason over and Paul recounted the information once more.

"As soon as I was told about this Galloway character, I had one of my guys dig into his background and whatnot just to be on the safe side. It gave me the creeps how he approached Helen. What my guy uncovered gave me even more creeps so I sent the guy to tail him. He wasn't able to catch up with Galloway before Alexandra was kidnapped, but he had learned the license plate numbers and just happened to see the guy leaving the neighborhood. He only saw Galloway in the car, but continued to follow discreetly."

Paul showed an address he'd scrawled hastily on a piece of paper when he'd originally taken the call from the guy he'd assigned to watch Galloway. "We think this is where the guy has set up homebase, at least until he feels it's safe to move again."

The officer nodded to Tragg. "We'll head out there now, Lieutenant. With any luck, we won't be needing you to join us later."

Burger watched as the officer grabbed his partner and they disappeared to their prowl car, leaving the rest of the investigating personnel in their wake. The prosecutor exhaled with impatience and frustration. He hated feeling like a sitting duck and that was exactly what he was; a sitting duck forced to wait while others searched for his wife. He wasn't law enforcement. He'd only get in the way if he took to the streets himself. One thing he was certain of… he couldn't wait to prosecute the hell out of Galloway. That was one case Hamilton Burger wasn't going to lose.