"It's been confirmed?" Josh asked while running towards the Oval Office
with CJ and Sam.
"Yes, he identified himself and he also noted that he has Toby," Sam said quickly as he opened the door.
"How do I know you will hand Toby over to me after your brother's released?" Jed asked, angrily.
"You just have to trust me," Omar said.
"I want to speak with him," Jed ordered. "Then I'll think about your request."
"Mr. Ziegler is a little busy right now," Omar smiled. "Besides, you get what you want after I get what I want."
"Listen."
"If my brother is not released in less then two hours, Mr. Ziegler will be killed," Omar warned and hung up.
"Damnit!" Jed snapped and smacked his hand against the desk. "Get me the California Governor!"
"Mr. President. You can not release this man," Nancy warned.
"I'm not sacrificing Toby for this. Release him and then when we have Toby, we'll get him back," Jed nodded.
"It won't be that easy. They will wait until the brother is far gone before they even think about letting Toby go. And even then."
"You don't think they'll let him go?" CJ asked.
"No," Nancy shook her head. "I don't think they will let him go."
"They will if they know what's good for them," Jed snapped.
"They don't care about that sir. They will kill Toby after all this just for the enjoyment. That's what they do," Nancy said loudly. "Unless we find them first, and rescue Toby. He'll be dead by morning."
"So what's your plan?" Leo asked Nancy. "We just sit down and let everything unfold?"
"I'm saying not to make the call yet. Just." Nancy started, but was stopped by Charlie knocking on the door.
"Yeah?" Jed asked.
"Line two. It's Toby."
"Is it recording?" Jed asked quickly.
"Yes," Nancy nodded as Jed turned on the speaker.
"Toby?" Jed said. "Are you there?"
"Yes sir," Toby said softly.
"Toby, I promise everything will be okay. We'll get you out soon," Jed said calmly.
"Mr. President," Toby whispered. "Is everyone else there?"
"Yes," Jed looked around.
"Is CJ there?"
"Yes," Jed smiled. "She's standing in front of me."
"Can she hear me?"
"Yes," CJ spoke up.
"How are you?" Toby asked.
"Is this a joke?" CJ rolled her eyes. "Don't worry about me."
"I do," Toby said simply. "You're going to kill me when I get home."
"That's a big 10-4," CJ said sarcastically. "Hang in there."
"I will," Toby said. "Sam."
"Yeah," Sam walked over to the phone and stood next to CJ.
"Make sure she stays okay."
"I will," Sam nodded.
"And Mr. President," Toby was still whispering.
"Yes?"
"Don't let him out," Toby demanded. Just then, the phone went dead.
"Toby!" Jed picked up the phone and screamed. "It's dead."
"Why did he say that?" Josh asked.
"He's got a plan," Leo nodded. "Mr. President. I say we wait for one more hour."
"What if he doesn't have another hour?" Jed asked. "Batten could have just killed him."
"One more hour. I have a feeling," Leo said.
"So do I," CJ nodded. "He's coming home."
TBC
"Yes, he identified himself and he also noted that he has Toby," Sam said quickly as he opened the door.
"How do I know you will hand Toby over to me after your brother's released?" Jed asked, angrily.
"You just have to trust me," Omar said.
"I want to speak with him," Jed ordered. "Then I'll think about your request."
"Mr. Ziegler is a little busy right now," Omar smiled. "Besides, you get what you want after I get what I want."
"Listen."
"If my brother is not released in less then two hours, Mr. Ziegler will be killed," Omar warned and hung up.
"Damnit!" Jed snapped and smacked his hand against the desk. "Get me the California Governor!"
"Mr. President. You can not release this man," Nancy warned.
"I'm not sacrificing Toby for this. Release him and then when we have Toby, we'll get him back," Jed nodded.
"It won't be that easy. They will wait until the brother is far gone before they even think about letting Toby go. And even then."
"You don't think they'll let him go?" CJ asked.
"No," Nancy shook her head. "I don't think they will let him go."
"They will if they know what's good for them," Jed snapped.
"They don't care about that sir. They will kill Toby after all this just for the enjoyment. That's what they do," Nancy said loudly. "Unless we find them first, and rescue Toby. He'll be dead by morning."
"So what's your plan?" Leo asked Nancy. "We just sit down and let everything unfold?"
"I'm saying not to make the call yet. Just." Nancy started, but was stopped by Charlie knocking on the door.
"Yeah?" Jed asked.
"Line two. It's Toby."
"Is it recording?" Jed asked quickly.
"Yes," Nancy nodded as Jed turned on the speaker.
"Toby?" Jed said. "Are you there?"
"Yes sir," Toby said softly.
"Toby, I promise everything will be okay. We'll get you out soon," Jed said calmly.
"Mr. President," Toby whispered. "Is everyone else there?"
"Yes," Jed looked around.
"Is CJ there?"
"Yes," Jed smiled. "She's standing in front of me."
"Can she hear me?"
"Yes," CJ spoke up.
"How are you?" Toby asked.
"Is this a joke?" CJ rolled her eyes. "Don't worry about me."
"I do," Toby said simply. "You're going to kill me when I get home."
"That's a big 10-4," CJ said sarcastically. "Hang in there."
"I will," Toby said. "Sam."
"Yeah," Sam walked over to the phone and stood next to CJ.
"Make sure she stays okay."
"I will," Sam nodded.
"And Mr. President," Toby was still whispering.
"Yes?"
"Don't let him out," Toby demanded. Just then, the phone went dead.
"Toby!" Jed picked up the phone and screamed. "It's dead."
"Why did he say that?" Josh asked.
"He's got a plan," Leo nodded. "Mr. President. I say we wait for one more hour."
"What if he doesn't have another hour?" Jed asked. "Batten could have just killed him."
"One more hour. I have a feeling," Leo said.
"So do I," CJ nodded. "He's coming home."
TBC