Dangerous Attraction

Chapter 25 of my story, enjoy.

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Chapter 25

Mike shifted restlessly as he sat in Detective Giddings' office, waiting for her to return. They were still investigating, but it was becoming clearer and clearer that they were dealing with a kidnapping.

'But who would do this to Jess? I mean, God, what's happened to her? Where is she?' he thought worriedly. 'Why was she even taken? Money? But there's been no ransom, so what…?'

He broke out of his thoughts when his phone suddenly indicated a text message. Taking out his phone, he found that it was from an unknown number. Nervously, he checked it and read. It was directing him to click on the link listed in the message, telling him that it contained something important that he needed to see. Mike had heard about scams and such, but something about this felt different.

He bit his lip. 'Could this have anything to do with Jess' kidnapping?'

Nervously, he hit the link, only to find that his phone wasn't sufficient to show him what it was. He needed an actual computer or laptop. He almost felt like cursing out of frustration, but at that moment, Sam returned.

"Mike?"

He turned her and showed her his phone. "I just got this message. It might lead somewhere, but...we'll need your computer."

Reading the message over, Sam nodded and immediately went to her computer and input the link. The moment that she hit the enter key, they froze at what was revealed to them.

On the screen were two videos, shown side by side. It took only a moment to realize that both videos were live. On both videos, Mike saw two people that he recognized right away. One was Jess, the other showed Emily.

Both girls were captive, tied up. Jess was secured to a board of some sort, completely naked, her mouth stuffed with something and taped shut. She was a bloody mess and had tears in her eyes, struggling desperately. Emily was spared nakedness, although her skimpy lingerie left little to the imagination. She was tied securely to a chair and had a knotted cleave gag silencing her. She didn't seem to be injured like Jess, but she still struggled against her bonds just as much.

The truly chilling thing, however, was what the cameras showed in the rest of the rooms. In line with where Jess was bound to the board was a track, and on it was a trolley of some sort. On that trolley was a viciously sharp-looking circular saw. The intent was obvious, to murder Jess by bisecting her at the waist.

Emily was in a similar predicament, albeit using a different means. For situated on a stand in front of her, directly in line with her heart, was a gun. Ropes were secured to the gun and went off-camera, presumably to the door. If someone opened the door to try and enter the room, then the gun would fire.

For a while, he couldn't tell where Jess was, but he recognized the room that Emily was in. It was part of her own home.

Mike shook his head. "My God, this is..."

Sam finished for him. "Targeted. You know both of these women. This was intended for you all along."

He nodded, horrified by the prospect. Then a distorted voice started speaking.

"I'm glad that you could join us, Michael. As you can see, right now, these two ladies that are so important to you are in a tight spot." it said. "Oh, let's hear from them. Michael is watching, ladies. Say hello."

They reacted at once, Emily first.

"Plmhfm Mngm, plmhfm, fhvm mm!" she cried out, her words muffled by her gag.

Jess was much the same, only she seemed more hysterical. "PLMHFM, MNGM, Hm DHN'T WHNNH DNM, PLMHFM FHVM MM, PLMHFM!"

The voice laughed coldly before continuing. "As you've probably guessed, you have a choice to make. It is clear that only one of these women is truly precious to you, the one that you value the most with your heart. Come and save her...if you can. You'll have to get past the traps, of course...and the knowledge that the one you don't go to...will die because of you."

"Nhh bhfthrd, nhh'll nmvmr gmt hwhn wnth thnf, Mngm wnll fhvm mm, nhh'll fmm!"Emily shrieked.

"NH, PLMHFM, DHN'T...MNGM, HMLP MM!" Jess cried out in dismay.

The voice spoke one more time, giving the addresses of both areas. Sam quickly took a note of them, Mike realizing he had been right. Emily was being held captive in her own home. Then the video feed went dead. The moment it did, Mike panicked.

"Shit, shit, we need to..."

Sam, however, remained calm. "Calm down a moment, Michael. I know that this is a tense time, but we can save them both."

Mike shook his head. "I...I know that. He thinks that I'm doing this alone. But that's not... How can I…?"

"Obviously, you need to choose who you are going to save. It's up to you and your heart." Sam replied. "But before we make any decisions, we need help. I need to talk to Joshua Washington."

Mike turned to her, incredulous. "How is a movie director going to help?"

Sam explained patiently. "Whoever set this up is a fan of his movies. I've seen some of them and I recognize those little death traps that he's put those two women into. They're from two of Joshua Washington's most famous movies, so if anyone knows how you're supposed to 'beat' them."

"It's the guy who practically invented them." Mike realized.

She nodded and, with arrangements to meet Mike later once he'd made his choice, Sam left, heading for the Washington house. She knew that they needed to act fast. They were on a time limit, that much was clear.

Arriving at the Washington house, Sam knocked on the door. It wasn't long before Josh answered.

"Detective Giddings, what a surprise." he remarked, smiling. "Please, come in."

Sam nodded and headed inside. She paused as she noticed that Josh wasn't alone, his sisters and two others were present. A man of twenty-nine, tall, with short blonde hair, brown eyes, and fair skin, as well as stubble, and next to him, a twenty-eight-year-old woman of medium height with long red hair, brown eyes, and pale skin.

"This is my best friend, Christopher Hartley, and his fiance, Ashley Brown." Josh explained.

Sam nodded to them before turning to Josh. "I don't have much time, so could we talk in private?"

Confused by this, but sensing her urgency, Josh agreed, and together they headed to a separate room. Once alone, Josh turned to her.

"I guess this isn't a social call, then?"

She shook her head. "No, I need your help. Two women have been kidnapped and the kidnapper is threatening to kill them. He seems to have taken inspiration from your movies, using two death traps that were used for scenes in two of your films as his means of killing them, except these are very real."

Josh froze, eyes wide, clearly shocked at this, but he quickly realized Sam's purpose for being here.

"You want me to tell you how to bypass the traps." he realized. "Alright then, I can do that, just tell me what they are."

Sam quickly began to explain, giving as much detail as she could about both traps.

When she finished Josh sighed. "Alright, I can help for sure. The gun trap is easy enough, just go in through the window. It's rigged so that if you the open the door, the ropes are pulled and the trigger is squeezed, making the gun go off. But go in through the window and you can save the victim, even dismantle the trap if need be."

Sam nodded. "Alright, what about the other one, the saw?"

"That's a bit trickier. There's no way to actually stop the saw itself and trying to free the victim quickly just makes it move faster. You have to tamper with the tracks, jam something in them, basically stop the saw from moving any closer." Josh explained.

Sam quickly noted all this down and nodded. "Alright, thank you. I have to go, we need to save these women."

Josh nodded and Sam quickly left, ready to meet up with Mike and explain what she had found out. She knew that she had to be quick. Two lives hung in the balance.

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