Chapter 3

"Everybody sit down," Rick yelled to the people in the bank.

Laura and Bobbie sat on the floor side by side. Laura could see the fear in Bobbie's eyes. She reached out and took her hand.

A few minutes later the phone rang again. "Yeah?" Rick said picking it up.

"This is Detective Marcus Taggert."

"So, what do you want, Detective?" Rick asked sarcastically.

"I want more time. We need to coordinate something with the airport about the plane. The rest of it is set."

"No more time!"

"Look, I'm only asking for an extra half hour. That's all," Marcus said.

"OK, but no longer. Anything else?"

"Yes, I want a list of the hostages so I can notify their families."

"Why? If you meet my demands, they will be free soon. If not, you can get their identities yourself."

"Look, if your wife, sister or daughter was in there, wouldn't you want to know?"

"Yeah, all right. Look, give me a few minutes to get you a list then you can send an UNARMED officer in after it," Rick said hanging up. "Joe, the cops want their names," he said pointing to the hostages. "Get them."

Joe went around and wrote down all the names of the hostages. He met the officer at the door and gave him the list.

Taggert took the list. He scanned the names. "Oh no!" he said out loud just as Mac Scorpio walked up.

"What?" Mac asked.

"I got a list of the hostages so I can call their families," he said with a sigh.

"And that's bad?"

"Commissioner, they have Bobbie and Laura Spencer in there. That means I have to call Luke Spencer and tell him that his sister and wife are being held," he said.

Mac groaned and leaned back against the police car.