Chapter 19
Additional police units rolled onto the scene undetected. Bosco had given the address and name of the old building to the dispatcher who ran it through the computer database. They'd been able to find out who the current owner of the building was and he was on his way down with blueprints for the building.
"Why are we just standing around out here?" asked Jimmy impatiently.
"Look, Jimmy. If we go charging in there without having a pretty good idea of where he has her, there's a better than average chance that he'll get to her before we do. Besides, we don't even know if they're in there or not. He could have just dumped the car here," explained Faith.
"Oh, he's in there," came a voice from behind them.
The three of them turned around and were again face to face with Stinky Steve.
"Look, Steve. We appreciate your help, but you need to stay back okay?" Faith said.
"Wait a minute. What do you mean he's in there? How do you know for sure?" asked Bosco.
"Cause I saw him go in there. He went in there with some girl," Steve said with a smirk on his face. "Lots of couples go in there - if you know what I mean," he leered.
"Yeah, yeah. So you're sure he's still in there with her?" Faith said.
"I think they're sleeping. I saw him come out and get a blanket out of the trunk of his car. Then I saw him looking out of that window right there," Steve said, pointing up to the second floor of the building. "They ain't been out since," he finished up. "I just wanted to give him back his wallet that I found along with that other thing," Steve said, holding out the wallet he'd taken out of Tony's car.
Bosco took the wallet and opened it up. He saw Tony's identification and showed Faith and Jimmy. "It's him all right."
The three looked up at the window and saw a light shining all of a sudden. They quickly moved out of sight.
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Tony was awakened by the sound of a metal object falling over. He jumped up and turned on his flashlight, shining it around the room. The beam landed on Kim who was still sitting on the floor, fastened to the pipe. The sound was of her trying to break the pipe and free herself.
He stood up and walked over to make sure that she was still securely fastened and, before walking away, he slapped her with the back of his hand on the side of her face. "Don't try anything stupid, bitch." Kim wouldn't give him the satisfaction of showing him how much he had hurt her. She just glared back at him.
He walked over to the window and looked out, satisfied that all was quiet. He returned back to his couch and pulled the blanket around him once more. He lay there in the dark, trying to figure out what to do.
Additional police units rolled onto the scene undetected. Bosco had given the address and name of the old building to the dispatcher who ran it through the computer database. They'd been able to find out who the current owner of the building was and he was on his way down with blueprints for the building.
"Why are we just standing around out here?" asked Jimmy impatiently.
"Look, Jimmy. If we go charging in there without having a pretty good idea of where he has her, there's a better than average chance that he'll get to her before we do. Besides, we don't even know if they're in there or not. He could have just dumped the car here," explained Faith.
"Oh, he's in there," came a voice from behind them.
The three of them turned around and were again face to face with Stinky Steve.
"Look, Steve. We appreciate your help, but you need to stay back okay?" Faith said.
"Wait a minute. What do you mean he's in there? How do you know for sure?" asked Bosco.
"Cause I saw him go in there. He went in there with some girl," Steve said with a smirk on his face. "Lots of couples go in there - if you know what I mean," he leered.
"Yeah, yeah. So you're sure he's still in there with her?" Faith said.
"I think they're sleeping. I saw him come out and get a blanket out of the trunk of his car. Then I saw him looking out of that window right there," Steve said, pointing up to the second floor of the building. "They ain't been out since," he finished up. "I just wanted to give him back his wallet that I found along with that other thing," Steve said, holding out the wallet he'd taken out of Tony's car.
Bosco took the wallet and opened it up. He saw Tony's identification and showed Faith and Jimmy. "It's him all right."
The three looked up at the window and saw a light shining all of a sudden. They quickly moved out of sight.
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Tony was awakened by the sound of a metal object falling over. He jumped up and turned on his flashlight, shining it around the room. The beam landed on Kim who was still sitting on the floor, fastened to the pipe. The sound was of her trying to break the pipe and free herself.
He stood up and walked over to make sure that she was still securely fastened and, before walking away, he slapped her with the back of his hand on the side of her face. "Don't try anything stupid, bitch." Kim wouldn't give him the satisfaction of showing him how much he had hurt her. She just glared back at him.
He walked over to the window and looked out, satisfied that all was quiet. He returned back to his couch and pulled the blanket around him once more. He lay there in the dark, trying to figure out what to do.