It was Friday night and the school dance was happening. The Haunted Star wasn't far from the boxing gym and Cameron thought it was a good idea for him and Josslyn to sneak away for a little bit. He took out the soda bottle that he mixed with liquor earlier. They walked down the street and sipped on the bottle like a pacifier.
When they got to the gym, Cameron used the hidden spare key to get in. He knew where it was since he started doing morning workouts with Jackson. When they got inside, Cameron sat down with Joss by the bench. Both now starting to feel the effects of their drinking. They opened up to each other about what came to their mind. He wrapped his comforting arms around her. As they gazed into each other's eyes, they were interrupted by the door slamming.
"Cameron!?" The teens looked up to see Jackson by the entrance. "The hell are you two doing here?" He asked walking up to them, when he got close enough he could smell the booze and see their cloudy tired eyes. "Have y'all been drinking?"
"Not at all." Cameron said before falling over as he tried to get up.
Jackson shook his head as he watched the kid. He was doing so good with everything and he just blew it. "C'mon man," he offered him his hand to get up.
"You're not gonna call our parents are you?" Cameron asked with a hopeful slur.
"That's exactly what I have to do." Jackson told the teen, helping him back to the bench. He got them both a water bottle before he'd have to call their parents.
After talking to Elizabeth on the phone, he agreed to take Cameron to the hospital since she wasn't able to leave her shift right away. When Jackson got on the phone with Carly, she thanked him for calling and told him Sonny would be there soon to pick her up.
"Just kill me now." Josslyn told Sonny as he tossed his coat on her shoulders.
"Deprive your mother of the pleasure? No, thank you." Sonny responded. "C'mon, let's go." He told her before turning to Jackson.
"Thanks for calling." Sonny told the man with respect. "He gonna be okay?" Referring to Cameron's slouching against the bench, clearly not in good shape.
"Yeah, I called Elizabeth and I'm going to take him to the hospital. She couldn't leave the hospital so I offered to take him there." Jackson filled him in. Sonny nodded before escorting his stepdaughter to the car to go home. Jackson proceeded to do the same and take Cameron to his mother.
When they got to the hospital, Cameron leaned against the nurses table for support. "He's in rough shape." Jackson told the mother of the teen boy who was standing with a woman by the nurses station.
"Yeah, I see." Elizabeth responded shaking her head as her eyes scanned over her son.
"The morning is not going to be kind to you, my friend." Jackson told the teen with a smirk.
"I just want to lay down." Cameron uttered feeling his head spin.
"Oh, and I just wanted my son to wait until he was of legal age to start drinking." Elizabeth responded sarcastically as she glanced at her watch. "Guess we're all a little disappointed tonight."
"Thank you for bringing him here. I really appreciate it. You've done a lot for my son recently." Elizabeth turned to thank the man for looking out for her boy.
"He's a good kid." Jackson told her with a nod, "when he's not drunk, of course." He said as his eyes landed on the slumped teen. "You know you earned yourself more workouts this week, right?" He told the kid who responded in a groan.
When Elizabeth finished thanking Jackson for taking care of her son, he ran into Sam by the elevator. "Sam." He greeted her who looked like she was in a rush.
"Jackson." She responded back as she pressed the elevator button frantically. "Sorry, I'm kind of in a rush." She told him, her thoughts going a mile a minute. "Actually, did you drive here? I need a ride to the Haunted Star."
"Yeah, I actually just came from that way. I guess the teens are out partying tonight. Cameron and his friend came into the gym plastered drunk after their school dance." Jackson filled her in on what he spent his night doing.
"Dev just called me because I have Jason's phone. He sounded like he was in trouble and all I could hear him say was "The Haunted Star."" Sam informed her friend as they got into his car and made their way to the floating restaurant. She was able to put aside her feelings towards her friend for how things turned out with her sister. When they got to The Haunted Star, everyone from the school dance earlier had dispersed. The Haunted Star looked empty but Sam got out to go check it out. Jackson parked the car and followed after her. They split up and Sam went inside to check things out while Jackson checked the balconies around the boat.
Inside, Sam found Dev unconscious on the ground. "Dev?" She rushed over to him, checking on him. "Hey, buddy, wake up." She tried to shake him awake.
"Sam." She heard the familiar voice that made her cringe. "So nice of you to join us, can I make you a tea?" Shiloh asked her with devious smirk. He must've escaped from prison, seeing that he was posing as a police officer.
"He's breathing." Sam told Shiloh referring to Dev's well-being.
"Of course, he is. I meant the boy no harm." Shiloh told the woman with a snarky attitude as he walked past her with a pistol in his hand. "You know, his call did bring you to me. So, maybe it is fate after all." He smirked. "Here we are, Sam. Me and you, together again. This time there's no Jason Morgan to get between us." Sam glanced around the room for an exit, wondering where the hell Jackson was.
"We have to get him to a hospital." Sam told the man referring to the unconscious teen on the ground.
"The kid will be fine." Shiloh shrugged.
"You know nothing about kid's." Sam told him standing up from checking on Dev. "You're running out of options, Shiloh. You're never going to make it to Canada. Your best hope is to give yourself up now. And if you do that, if you get him some help, it might work in your favor." Sam tried to persuade him to let her get Dev to the hospital. "I'll speak up for you, I will." She tried harder.
"Oh, you'd do that?" Shiloh laughed in her face, waving the pistol past her before putting it in his pants. "Yeah, no. I'm not going to let you con me." He told her as he walked behind the bar. "You're right, I don't have experience with children but I am willing to learn." Shiloh says with a smile as he reveals he's kidnapped baby Wiley. "And luckily, I'll have you to teach me." He announced referring to the child he believed to be his. "You know all that stuff I tell people about fate? It was all BS, I never believed it. But it turns out I was right, fate brought me everything I could've possibly needed. It brought me my son. And it brought me two hostages."
"C'mon." Sam sighed, being careful about how she went about her next move. Her only goal was to get both kids out of here alive and well. "You are not that delusional. You are running out of time and we both know it." She told Shiloh who held Wiley in his arms. Their attention was taken away when Dev started waking up. "Hey, Dev," Sam approached him, checking to see what kind of head space he was in. "Hey, look at me, you were hit on the head. How many fingers?" She held up to fingers in front of him to see if he was coherent.
"Two." He answered groggy, rubbing his head. "Sam that guy was here- Shiloh." He tried to tell her.
"Still is." Shiloh told him as he walked over with Wiley in his arms.
"Shiloh, will you please just hand him over to me?" Sam followed him as he paced around. "I'm his god-mother and he's scared. Please, he knows me."
"You try anything." Shiloh warned her before handing Wiley over to Sam.
"Hey, baby." Sam comforted Wiley as he settled into the arms of someone he knows. "Everything's going to be okay." She reassured the baby as she sent a glare at Shiloh.
"As soon as I get what I'm waiting for, we'll be out of here." Shiloh told them, referring to the money he was waiting on to flee the country.
"You really think it's going to be that easy?" Sam asked him shaking her head. "Everything's gone wrong the second you took the kid and the baby. The only hope for you getting out of here is if you let Dev and Wiley go."
"I let you play me once, how dumb do you think I am?" Shiloh scoffed. "I got two hostages, I'm five hours away from Canada, and I have my son. I'm all set." He boasted as if he had nothing to worry about.
"You think you're set? You're going to have a swat team down here ready to take you out before we even hit international waters. Wiley's missing. Everyone's going to know you took him. Kidnapping, traveling with a minor, you're a sitting duck, Shiloh." Sam told him, debunking his plan of escape. "So go ahead, you think you're really smart with your plans."
"You know what, you have a better plan? I'll take it." Shiloh told the woman holding his son.
"I actually have good idea." Sam announced, "I piloted my own ship for years, I can get us to Canada. But this is the Haunted Star, everyone's going to know what's missing. It charters out sometimes which will buy us some time but none of this works unless you let Dev and Wiley go. This way you will not be charged with kidnapping a minor and a baby."
"You must be delusional if you think I'm going to give up my son." Shiloh told her, not budging on the plan.
"Do you really want a swat team here with Wiley? As crazy and twisted that you are, I don't think you want anything to happen to Wiley. Whoever you're waiting for isn't coming." Sam told him, making him realize he was running out of options. "If we leave now and you let the kids go, you'll be able to get away. If the police follow us, you still have me as a hostage."
"I swear, I'll tell them I don't know who are you or where you went or anything." Dev pleaded, trying to help their case.
"You know, you're right, Sam. I do have too many hostages." Shiloh told them as he stepped closer and ran his hand over Wiley's head. "Hey, you know what, buddy? I'm going to find you." Shiloh whispered to his son. "Whatever it takes, I'm going to find you." He repeated before looking at Dev, "Take him." He told the teenager, handing him the child.
"Thank you." Sam uttered gratefully as she handed off her godson to Dev. "Go ahead, Wiley. It's going to be okay." She told them as she watched Dev leave with him.
Now she was left alone with Shiloh on the Haunted Star. He approached her, throwing his arm around her making her uncomfortable. "Now you said you can get this thing to Canada." He grunted rubbing his face into her hair. "Take us there."