Every Minute Counts
Chapter 7
12 midnight.
Tom and Jack have just found out from James that Margo might be in a warehouse in Milltown. They have just arrived there and everyone is frantically looking for Margo.
Tom: (yelling) Margo! Margo!
Jack: I'm sorry Tom, but it doesn't look like anyone's been here. Stenbeck lied again.
Tom: (realizing he is right) You know, for the first time since this whole mess happened I felt like finaly we would find her and this whole thing would be over. I was wrong Jack, we are right back to where we started, and she is probably getting sicker every minute we waste standing here. (suddenly has an idea) Wait a second. Margo's sister and brother-in-law, Katie and Simon, they are private investigators and Simon knows areas like these really well. They could probably tell us some low-profile areas that Stenbeck could be hiding Margo.
Jack: Let's get them to meet us at the station...
Location: somewhere ouside Oakdale
Margo wakes up and slowly she remembers James hitting her again. Then she remembers something James told her. He said that Tom was dead.
Margo: No! No, Tom you can't be dead, you can't be. (sobing)
She is once again aware of the cold and dampness in the room. Her head is pounding from the injury. She is dizzy and her cough is still geting worse. There is also a pain in her lower back that is getting increasingly worse. Inspite of all these things, the only thing she could think about was Tom. She wants to believe he is alive but she is not sure. She lays down on the ground and sobs.
Location: Oakdale Police Station
2 am
Katie and Simon walk in to meet Tom and Jack.
Katie: Why didn't you tell me about Margo sooner? I would have gotten here as soon as I heard.
Tom: I'm sorry Katie but there wasn't time. But now, we are running out of ideas and we are running out of time. Simon we need your help.
Simon: yeah sure anything.
Tom: We need to know where you think James could have taken Margo.
Simon: Well from what you and Jack have told me, I would say it is somewhere close enough that he could keep an eye on her as well as be here in Oakdale to meet you.
Tom: Any idea where that could be?
Simon: I would say somewhere in southern Chicago. It is a large city so he could hide easily and still keep Margo locked up somewhere.
Tom: Let's check it out then.
Jack: Hold on Tom, even if she is in Chicago, there are any number of places she could be and it would take a lot of time to check out every single one.
Shanks: Jack, you have a call on line two.
Jack: Excuse me.
A few minutes later, Jack comes back.
Jack: Hey guys, you are not going to believe this. A man in Chicago has reported seeing James Stenbeck near a warehouse in Chicago.
Tom: What about Margo? Has anyone seen her?
Jack: No, not that we know of.
Tom: Lets's go.
Location: A warehouse in Chicago.
6am
Tom, Jack, Simon, Katie, and several police officers arrive at the warehouse where James was spotted.
Tom: Do you really think this is it, Jack? Do you think she's here?
Jack: I really can't say. Let's find out
Shanks: Jack, I think we found something. There is a room in the back with a door that is locked.
Jack: Well let's go.
They get back to the room.
Tom: (yelling) Margo?
Margo hears voices outside the door, but can't tell whose they are.
The cops pull out their guns.
Jack: kick the door down.
They kick the door down and Tom rushes in there and automatically see a red haired woman in the corner of the room. He can't stop the tears that form in his eyes. She looks extremely pale and tired.
Tom: Margo...
To be continued
Chapter 7
12 midnight.
Tom and Jack have just found out from James that Margo might be in a warehouse in Milltown. They have just arrived there and everyone is frantically looking for Margo.
Tom: (yelling) Margo! Margo!
Jack: I'm sorry Tom, but it doesn't look like anyone's been here. Stenbeck lied again.
Tom: (realizing he is right) You know, for the first time since this whole mess happened I felt like finaly we would find her and this whole thing would be over. I was wrong Jack, we are right back to where we started, and she is probably getting sicker every minute we waste standing here. (suddenly has an idea) Wait a second. Margo's sister and brother-in-law, Katie and Simon, they are private investigators and Simon knows areas like these really well. They could probably tell us some low-profile areas that Stenbeck could be hiding Margo.
Jack: Let's get them to meet us at the station...
Location: somewhere ouside Oakdale
Margo wakes up and slowly she remembers James hitting her again. Then she remembers something James told her. He said that Tom was dead.
Margo: No! No, Tom you can't be dead, you can't be. (sobing)
She is once again aware of the cold and dampness in the room. Her head is pounding from the injury. She is dizzy and her cough is still geting worse. There is also a pain in her lower back that is getting increasingly worse. Inspite of all these things, the only thing she could think about was Tom. She wants to believe he is alive but she is not sure. She lays down on the ground and sobs.
Location: Oakdale Police Station
2 am
Katie and Simon walk in to meet Tom and Jack.
Katie: Why didn't you tell me about Margo sooner? I would have gotten here as soon as I heard.
Tom: I'm sorry Katie but there wasn't time. But now, we are running out of ideas and we are running out of time. Simon we need your help.
Simon: yeah sure anything.
Tom: We need to know where you think James could have taken Margo.
Simon: Well from what you and Jack have told me, I would say it is somewhere close enough that he could keep an eye on her as well as be here in Oakdale to meet you.
Tom: Any idea where that could be?
Simon: I would say somewhere in southern Chicago. It is a large city so he could hide easily and still keep Margo locked up somewhere.
Tom: Let's check it out then.
Jack: Hold on Tom, even if she is in Chicago, there are any number of places she could be and it would take a lot of time to check out every single one.
Shanks: Jack, you have a call on line two.
Jack: Excuse me.
A few minutes later, Jack comes back.
Jack: Hey guys, you are not going to believe this. A man in Chicago has reported seeing James Stenbeck near a warehouse in Chicago.
Tom: What about Margo? Has anyone seen her?
Jack: No, not that we know of.
Tom: Lets's go.
Location: A warehouse in Chicago.
6am
Tom, Jack, Simon, Katie, and several police officers arrive at the warehouse where James was spotted.
Tom: Do you really think this is it, Jack? Do you think she's here?
Jack: I really can't say. Let's find out
Shanks: Jack, I think we found something. There is a room in the back with a door that is locked.
Jack: Well let's go.
They get back to the room.
Tom: (yelling) Margo?
Margo hears voices outside the door, but can't tell whose they are.
The cops pull out their guns.
Jack: kick the door down.
They kick the door down and Tom rushes in there and automatically see a red haired woman in the corner of the room. He can't stop the tears that form in his eyes. She looks extremely pale and tired.
Tom: Margo...
To be continued