Every Minute Counts
Chapter 5 Location: Oakdale Police Department 6 PM Monday
Jack: Barbara Ryan, you are under arrest for being an accessory to kidnapping. (Jack puts her in handcuffs and takes her into the squad room.) (to uniforms) I want a warrant for the arrest of James Stenbeck ASAP. Tom, I also want to put a tap on your home phone and your cell phone just in case Stenbeck calls or Margo calls. Tom: Ok, sure. I just wish we knew where to start looking. Jack: Me too, but we will find her.
Shanks and the other uniforms return from investigating Barbara's house.
Shanks: Jack, we looked at Barbara's property. There were no signs of a break-in like you thought but there were traces of blood in the driveway. Jack: Okay, how much blood? Shanks: Enough to see but it didn't look like very much. Jack: Okay, do me a favor and don't mention this to Tom. He has enough on his mind right now. Shanks: sure.
They go back in to the squad room and John comes in looking very angry.
John: What is this about my daughter being kidnapped! Jack: John, she went to Barbara's to check out this phony break-in and disappeared. We know that Barbara made the phony phone call to help James. She admitted to it. John: James kidnapped Margo! Jack: Yes, now I know that Margo is your daughter and this is a shock but I need you to concentrate. Tom says that Margo is on several medications for her illnesses. We need to know how long she can go without them without complications. John: Are you kidding? She was seriously ill. She nearly died. She can't go for more than a day or so without them. 48 hrs at the most. Jack: Okay, don't worry. We will find her.
They have just finished tapping Tom's home phone and cell phone when the cell phone rings. Jack puts the headphones on. Tom reaches for the phone with a shaky hand.
Jack: You have to keep him on the line for as long as possible. Tom: Okay. Here goes nothing. (answers the phone) Hello. James: Hi Tom. Miss me. Tom: (Yelling) Where the hell is my wife. I know you took her now where is she. Jack: (quietly) I need a trace on this call right now. James: Easy Tom or I could hang up the phone right now and then you would never find Margo and let me tell you she didn't look too good last time I saw her. Tom: Ok, I'm listening. What do you want? . Location: Somewhere Outside Oakdale 6:30 PM
Margo is still tied up and extremely exhausted. She has been trying to escape but has had no luck.
Margo: (to herself) There is no way that I am going to die in here. Not like this. I have got to get the cuffs off.
She looks at the hand cuffs and is almost in shock.
Margo: These are my handcuffs. Could he really be that stupid? The key should be in the case on my belt.
She unbuckles her belt and finds the key. Her wrists are raw from all the wear-and-tear. After a lot of failed attempts, she is finally able to get the handcuffs off but her ankles still have shackles on them. She is suddenly aware of how cold the room is. Every part of her body aches. Her thoughts turn to Tom and their children. She gradually gets very sleepy and leans over and falls asleep. .
Location: Oakdale Police Department
James: I want a meeting: No cops. No friends. Just you and me. Meet me at the docks. 10 PM tonight. You better be alone or your pretty little wife dies. Tom: I'll be there. James: good (hangs up) Tom: (to Jack) Long enough? Jack: Sorry Tom, but the call came from a pay phone, there is no way we can trace it or even find him if we did. Tom: Damn. He better tell me where Margo is or I'll kill that SOB with my bare hands. Jack: Tom, I think we should go with you to meet Stenbeck. Tom: No, Jack. He said no cops. Jack: This is what we are trained to do Tom. We know how to be discrete. This is a very risky operation so you will wear a bullet-proof vest and we will be behind you. I am not taking no for an answer. Tom: Ok. This better work because I don't know what I'll do if I loose Margo. To be continued.
Chapter 5 Location: Oakdale Police Department 6 PM Monday
Jack: Barbara Ryan, you are under arrest for being an accessory to kidnapping. (Jack puts her in handcuffs and takes her into the squad room.) (to uniforms) I want a warrant for the arrest of James Stenbeck ASAP. Tom, I also want to put a tap on your home phone and your cell phone just in case Stenbeck calls or Margo calls. Tom: Ok, sure. I just wish we knew where to start looking. Jack: Me too, but we will find her.
Shanks and the other uniforms return from investigating Barbara's house.
Shanks: Jack, we looked at Barbara's property. There were no signs of a break-in like you thought but there were traces of blood in the driveway. Jack: Okay, how much blood? Shanks: Enough to see but it didn't look like very much. Jack: Okay, do me a favor and don't mention this to Tom. He has enough on his mind right now. Shanks: sure.
They go back in to the squad room and John comes in looking very angry.
John: What is this about my daughter being kidnapped! Jack: John, she went to Barbara's to check out this phony break-in and disappeared. We know that Barbara made the phony phone call to help James. She admitted to it. John: James kidnapped Margo! Jack: Yes, now I know that Margo is your daughter and this is a shock but I need you to concentrate. Tom says that Margo is on several medications for her illnesses. We need to know how long she can go without them without complications. John: Are you kidding? She was seriously ill. She nearly died. She can't go for more than a day or so without them. 48 hrs at the most. Jack: Okay, don't worry. We will find her.
They have just finished tapping Tom's home phone and cell phone when the cell phone rings. Jack puts the headphones on. Tom reaches for the phone with a shaky hand.
Jack: You have to keep him on the line for as long as possible. Tom: Okay. Here goes nothing. (answers the phone) Hello. James: Hi Tom. Miss me. Tom: (Yelling) Where the hell is my wife. I know you took her now where is she. Jack: (quietly) I need a trace on this call right now. James: Easy Tom or I could hang up the phone right now and then you would never find Margo and let me tell you she didn't look too good last time I saw her. Tom: Ok, I'm listening. What do you want? . Location: Somewhere Outside Oakdale 6:30 PM
Margo is still tied up and extremely exhausted. She has been trying to escape but has had no luck.
Margo: (to herself) There is no way that I am going to die in here. Not like this. I have got to get the cuffs off.
She looks at the hand cuffs and is almost in shock.
Margo: These are my handcuffs. Could he really be that stupid? The key should be in the case on my belt.
She unbuckles her belt and finds the key. Her wrists are raw from all the wear-and-tear. After a lot of failed attempts, she is finally able to get the handcuffs off but her ankles still have shackles on them. She is suddenly aware of how cold the room is. Every part of her body aches. Her thoughts turn to Tom and their children. She gradually gets very sleepy and leans over and falls asleep. .
Location: Oakdale Police Department
James: I want a meeting: No cops. No friends. Just you and me. Meet me at the docks. 10 PM tonight. You better be alone or your pretty little wife dies. Tom: I'll be there. James: good (hangs up) Tom: (to Jack) Long enough? Jack: Sorry Tom, but the call came from a pay phone, there is no way we can trace it or even find him if we did. Tom: Damn. He better tell me where Margo is or I'll kill that SOB with my bare hands. Jack: Tom, I think we should go with you to meet Stenbeck. Tom: No, Jack. He said no cops. Jack: This is what we are trained to do Tom. We know how to be discrete. This is a very risky operation so you will wear a bullet-proof vest and we will be behind you. I am not taking no for an answer. Tom: Ok. This better work because I don't know what I'll do if I loose Margo. To be continued.