Carrie met Tony as soon as he stepped into the bullpen. She opened her mouth to
speak but he waved her silent until they got up the stairs and into his office.
"Michelle's the only one not accounted for."Carrie reported as she watched the
emotions play across her boss's face.
Tony swallowed hard. "Is her car still in the garage?"
"I don't know."Carrie replied quietly.
"Find out!"Tony snapped as he sat down on the edge of his desk. "Also go through
the security tapes I want to know the last time she was seen."
"Yes,sir."Carrie replied as she turned and left.
Tony stood and walked around the desk. He sat down in the chair and closed his eyes and leaned back against the chair.
He prayed she was alright.
Losing Paula and George had been hard enough. Tony didn't know if he could handle adding Michelle to that list.
***********
Michelle cried out in pain as her shoulder slammed into the tire jack as Yusuf made a
hard left turn. As the car straightened she was thrown against the opposite wall of the
trunk.
A few minutes later Michelle felt the car roll to a stop. The engine cut off and a door
opened and closed. Michelle briefly wondered if she should try to escape. They all
had self-defense training as part of being hired at CTU.
But when the trunk opened and Michelle once again saw the gun she knew she had no
choice but to do as Yusef asked.
"Get out. We're switching vehicles."
Michelle climbed out of the car's trunk and stood on slightly unsteady feet. It was only
when she climbed into the passenger seat of the waiting mini-van that Michelle noticed
the large gash on her left shoulder.
"It doesn't look that deep."Yusuf commented as Michelle pushed up her shirt sleeve to
get a better look. The cut was bleeding freely. He handed her a small dark cloth that
had been on the floor behind the passenger seat. "Press this on it. I promise they'll be
a first aide kit when we arrive at our destination."
Michelle took the cloth and pressed it against the cut. "Why don't you just let me go?
Drop me at a hospital or clinic."
While keeping the gun trained on Michelle, Yusuf turned the key and started the car
putting it into gear. "I'm afraid I can't do that."
**********
Jack knocked on Tony's open office door. "The only person to leave within the last
half hour was Yusuf Auda."
"Call him back."Tony ordered as he leaned forward.
Jack shook his head. "Already tried. He's not answering his cell. I put a call into the
LAPD and FBI to keep an eye out."
Tony nodded as Carrie appeared in the doorway. "What about Michelle's car?"
Carrie stepped into the room. "Security found it in it's usual parking spot. Tony, the
driver's door was wide open."
Tony ran a hand over his face. "Okay. Let's assume she went out to get something out
of her car and somebody grabbed her. Somebody on the inside either let the
kidnapper in or the kidnapper has been here before and knew the layout. I want
every security tape looked over and anyalized."He paused and met Jack and Carrie's
gazes. "We have a clock on this. They took Michelle for a reason......they won't keep
her alive for long."
"I'll get the tapes from security."Carrie offered as she turned and left the office.
After Carrie left Tony motioned for Jack to close the door.
"Jack, find out what you can about Auda."Tony ordered as he rose to his feet. "Go
through any channel you have too official or otherwise."
"Is he a suspect?"Bauer asked.
Tony shrugged. "I don't know, Jack, call it a gut feeling. I've never trusted the guy.
And he was the only one to leave here in the time frame that Michelle disappeared."
Jack headed toward the door. "I'll see what I can find out. We'll get her back, Tony. I
promise."
"I hope so, Jack. We've lost too many already."Tony replied his voice weary and
rough. "I don't want them to take her too."
speak but he waved her silent until they got up the stairs and into his office.
"Michelle's the only one not accounted for."Carrie reported as she watched the
emotions play across her boss's face.
Tony swallowed hard. "Is her car still in the garage?"
"I don't know."Carrie replied quietly.
"Find out!"Tony snapped as he sat down on the edge of his desk. "Also go through
the security tapes I want to know the last time she was seen."
"Yes,sir."Carrie replied as she turned and left.
Tony stood and walked around the desk. He sat down in the chair and closed his eyes and leaned back against the chair.
He prayed she was alright.
Losing Paula and George had been hard enough. Tony didn't know if he could handle adding Michelle to that list.
***********
Michelle cried out in pain as her shoulder slammed into the tire jack as Yusuf made a
hard left turn. As the car straightened she was thrown against the opposite wall of the
trunk.
A few minutes later Michelle felt the car roll to a stop. The engine cut off and a door
opened and closed. Michelle briefly wondered if she should try to escape. They all
had self-defense training as part of being hired at CTU.
But when the trunk opened and Michelle once again saw the gun she knew she had no
choice but to do as Yusef asked.
"Get out. We're switching vehicles."
Michelle climbed out of the car's trunk and stood on slightly unsteady feet. It was only
when she climbed into the passenger seat of the waiting mini-van that Michelle noticed
the large gash on her left shoulder.
"It doesn't look that deep."Yusuf commented as Michelle pushed up her shirt sleeve to
get a better look. The cut was bleeding freely. He handed her a small dark cloth that
had been on the floor behind the passenger seat. "Press this on it. I promise they'll be
a first aide kit when we arrive at our destination."
Michelle took the cloth and pressed it against the cut. "Why don't you just let me go?
Drop me at a hospital or clinic."
While keeping the gun trained on Michelle, Yusuf turned the key and started the car
putting it into gear. "I'm afraid I can't do that."
**********
Jack knocked on Tony's open office door. "The only person to leave within the last
half hour was Yusuf Auda."
"Call him back."Tony ordered as he leaned forward.
Jack shook his head. "Already tried. He's not answering his cell. I put a call into the
LAPD and FBI to keep an eye out."
Tony nodded as Carrie appeared in the doorway. "What about Michelle's car?"
Carrie stepped into the room. "Security found it in it's usual parking spot. Tony, the
driver's door was wide open."
Tony ran a hand over his face. "Okay. Let's assume she went out to get something out
of her car and somebody grabbed her. Somebody on the inside either let the
kidnapper in or the kidnapper has been here before and knew the layout. I want
every security tape looked over and anyalized."He paused and met Jack and Carrie's
gazes. "We have a clock on this. They took Michelle for a reason......they won't keep
her alive for long."
"I'll get the tapes from security."Carrie offered as she turned and left the office.
After Carrie left Tony motioned for Jack to close the door.
"Jack, find out what you can about Auda."Tony ordered as he rose to his feet. "Go
through any channel you have too official or otherwise."
"Is he a suspect?"Bauer asked.
Tony shrugged. "I don't know, Jack, call it a gut feeling. I've never trusted the guy.
And he was the only one to leave here in the time frame that Michelle disappeared."
Jack headed toward the door. "I'll see what I can find out. We'll get her back, Tony. I
promise."
"I hope so, Jack. We've lost too many already."Tony replied his voice weary and
rough. "I don't want them to take her too."
