Ten minutes later he left Kim's mothers home and went to talk to his mother
before he headed into work early so everyone could go out and look for Kim.
She had just fixed a pot of coffee when she heard a knock on her door. Much
to her surprise she found her son on her doorstep.
"¡Mi hijo, usted parece atroz! Entre y permitanos discurso y usted puede decir mí lo que molesta usted." His mother said after she'd opened the door and took a look at his appearance. {My son, you look awful! Come in and let's talk and you can tell me what's troubling you.}
"Bueno, yo no puedo permanecer mucho tiempo aunque tengo que entrar el trabajo temprano." Bobby replied as he entered his mother's home. {Ok, I can't stay long though I have to go into work early."
He sat down on the couch in his mother's living room, thinking about where Kim could be at this very moment, what the person or persons who took her could be doing to her. She had gone in to get coffee and brought him out a mug and said, "What happened? You look awful."
He began to explain what had happened the night before and she sat there listening to what her son was telling her. She tried to reassure him that Kim would be ok, but knew he wouldn't listen until she was safe and back home. She could tell just by the way he spoke that this event would have profound effect on him, and prayed they found her soon.
"If you want I can watch the kids for a while, I know it's Kim's mother's week to watch them but with her daughter missing and all I'd be happy to watch them again and let her focus on getting her daughter back." She suggested.
"I'll talk to her about that when I see her." Bobby replied after taking a drink of the coffee.
"Have you told Joey yet?" she asked.
He nodded his head yes and said, "Kim's mother and I told him this morning. I stopped by to check on them to see how they were doing before I came over here."
"How is he handling it?" she questioned.
"He's trying to put up a brave front but I know he's scared. We all are. We don't know what this person wants or why they took her in the first place. A bunch of us from the station are going to start looking for her before work." Bobby replied.
"If there is anything you or her mother need, please don't hesitate to call." His mother replied, walking with her son to the door.
"I will." He replied.
"Tenga cuidado mi hijo, y mejor de suerte en encontrar Kim." She said as he left. {Be careful my son, and best of luck at finding Kim.}
"Soy mamá siempre cuidadosa. Véalo pronto." He replied, before heading outside. {I'm always careful mom. See you soon.}
As he drove to the station he missed having Kim with him. Without her it felt as if a part of him was missing. Alex, Jimmy, Lombardo and D.K were sitting around talking quietly when they saw him coming in and casting dismal glances in his direction. As he walked past and headed upstairs to put his stuff up, Alex got up and followed him.
"Are you sure you feel up to working today?" she asked softly.
"I don't know what to do, right now Alex. Other than trying to find her. I've got to do something, but everything I do just makes me think about her even more." He replied desolately.
"I know," Alex replied putting a comforting hand on his shoulder; "Last night Lombardo, Walsh, Jimmy and myself started looking for her, not having any luck."
"I wish I knew what the person who took her wants." He said standing up, looking at a picture from his locker of the two of them together.
She left him so he could get ready and got started on the bus. He quickly changed into his uniform and took one last look at a picture he kept in his locker of he and Kim together and went to help Alex.
Kim had long since quit trying to fight against the tape they'd used to restrain her to the column. The gag and blindfold were still in place so she had no clue where she was or who was with her. Instead she focused on the sounds around her to see if she could get an idea of where she was. She heard what sounded like a foghorn on a boat and came to the conclusion she was near a body of water. She then focused on the footsteps that were heading towards her. Fear built up inside her when she heard two different sets of footsteps but tried to keep herself calm because panicking wasn't going to solve anything at the moment. The voices of the individuals coming towards her grew louder as they headed in her direction. She immediately recognized one of the voices as belonging to Craig. The second voice she heard she knew she'd heard before but couldn't place where she'd heard it. The third voice she'd never heard before in her life. She hated to imagine the state of mind Bobby; her mother and Joey must be in.
All of a sudden she felt someone forcefully pull her head back by her hair and clamp their hand over her mouth. The sudden movement caused her to start panicking again but no matter what she thought, she was scared to death. She didn't know what these people wanted from her. A hand from behind her began to loosen the gag in her mouth but before it came off she heard Craig say, "I'll take the gag off you but the first attempt you make at screaming will be your last. Do you understand?"
She slowly nodded her head yes and waited for the gag to be removed. The hand that had once been clamped over her mouth was gone and at the same time had removed the gag. She could finally breathe normally again which was a relief. After several minutes she felt the hand that had been holding her head immobile disappear, allowing her to move her head again. She debated on whether it would be wise to talk or just keep her mouth shut, so for a while she said nothing.
"I have to say, you outdid yourself on this one. This by far has to be the best one you've found yet." Tony said to Craig.
"I know, what can I say. I've never disappointed myself that's for sure." Craig replied, looking over to their helpless captive.
She listened to their conversations and felt as if she was going to be sick. To them this was all one big joke, a game if you will. They didn't care whose lives they destroyed, just that they got their little kick out of what they did.
"I'm surprised you haven't said a word since we took the gag off you," Tony whispered into her ear when Craig and Marc had left to get dinner.
"Why are you all doing this?" she asked somewhat timidly, not sure if whoever she was talking to would beat her for asking a simple question.
"My friend here has a thing for you cutie, you wouldn't give him the time of day so he had us come down and help him out." Tony replied.
"Why would I give you all the time of day? I'm married for heaven's sake. I've got a husband and two kids that are probably scared to death right now." Kim said in return.
"That's their loss and our gain. Pleading with us like that isn't going to cause us to let you go. Not after the effort it took us to get you here." Tony replied coldly.
Kim didn't want to hear anymore so she began to think about her family and how worried they must be. Bobby probably thought she was in that building when several floors came down. She couldn't begin to imagine the frame of mind he must be in. Her mother was probably scared to death and then there were Joey and Keira. Joey would be frightened above all. Keira was too young to understand what had happened to her but would realize something wasn't right because of the actions of everyone around her.
Alex drove around the city with Bobby, scanning around hoping to figure out where Kim might be being kept at. Luckily things were slow and no major calls were coming through. She knew all his thoughts were of Kim and what could be happening to her at this moment. They didn't know if the people who had her wanted money, were out for revenge, or what. All they knew was that they had to find her and pray nothing happened to her. Because if something did happen not only would it crush Bobby and her mother but everyone at the station as well. Her and Bobby and been through so much before they got together, no one wanted to see this cut short. If that happened two children would be left without a mother and a truckload of people would be hurt. Her friends, family, colleagues all would take it hard, but not as hard as those closest to her.
Bobby sat in the passenger seat of the bus silently trying to come up with where Kim could be.
"Sé que usted es fuera allí novio. Aguante por favor, nosotros lo encontraremos. Deseo que sepa donde ellos lo tomaron tan yo le podría traer hogar." He whispered softly, noticing Alex glancing over at him, casting a sorrowful glance in his direction. {I know you're out there sweetheart. Please hold on, we'll find you. I wish I knew where they took you so I could bring you home.}
Pausing briefly, he continued with what he'd been saying. Alex figured it was something to do with Kim but couldn't be sure where she didn't speak Spanish.
"Duramente no lo deberá tener alrededor, no instruido lo que estas gente podría estar haciendo a usted, está impotente no ser capaz de protegerlo. Sigo viendo lo que aconteció esa noche cada vez yo cierro los ojos, inolvidable mí." {It's hard not to have you around, not knowing what these people could be doing to you, being helpless not to be able to protect you. I keep seeing what happened that night each time I close my eyes, haunting me.}
As they headed back to the station, he looked out at the bustling city around them as he spoke still. His voice began to waiver slightly with emotion as he spoke. It wasn't till now that Alex figured out that it was Kim he was speaking about.
"Deseo que esto sea todo un sueño malo y nosotros se despertarían tener ninguno de esto aconteció. Cada vez yo miro Keira que veo usted. Ellos manera la literatura de velas su cara la noche que usted me dijo sería un padre, era irreal. Yo no descansaré hasta yo lo encuentra Kimmy y lo trae buscador sano y salvo." {I wish this were all one bad dream and we'd wake up having none of this happened. Each time I look at Keira I see you. They way the candles lit your face the night you told me I was going to be a father, it was unreal. I won't rest till I find you Kimmy and bring you home safe and sound.}
Spanish Translations:
¡Mi hijo, usted parece atroz! Entre y permitanos discurso y usted puede decir mí lo que molesta usted.
My son, you look awful! Come in and let's talk and you can tell me what's troubling you.
Bueno, yo no puedo permanecer mucho tiempo aunque tengo que entrar el trabajo temprano.
Ok, I can't stay long though I have to go into work early.
Tenga cuidado mi hijo, y mejor de suerte en encontrar Kim.
Be careful my son, and best of luck at finding Kim.
Soy mamá siempre cuidadosa. Véalo pronto.
I'm always careful mom. See you soon.
Sé que usted es fuera allí novio. Aguante por favor, nosotros lo encontraremos. Deseo que sepa donde ellos lo tomaron tan yo le podría traer hogar.
I know you're out there sweetheart. Please hold on, we'll find you. I wish I knew where they took you so I could bring you home.
Duramente no lo deberá tener alrededor, no instruido lo que estas gente podría estar haciendo a usted, está impotente no ser capaz de protegerlo. Sigo viendo lo que aconteció esa noche cada vez yo cierro los ojos, inolvidable mí.
It's hard not to have you around, not knowing what these people could be doing to you, being helpless not to be able to protect you. I keep seeing what happened that night each time I close my eyes, haunting me.
Deseo que esto sea todo un sueño malo y nosotros se despertarían tener ninguno de esto aconteció. Cada vez yo miro Keira que veo usted. Ellos manera la literatura de velas su cara la noche que usted me dijo sería un padre, era irreal. Yo no descansaré hasta yo lo encuentra Kimmy y lo trae buscador sano y salvo.
I wish this were all one bad dream and we'd wake up having none of this happened. Each time I look at Keira I see you. They way the candles lit your face the night you told me I was going to be a father, it was unreal. I won't rest till I find you Kimmy and bring you home safe and sound.
"¡Mi hijo, usted parece atroz! Entre y permitanos discurso y usted puede decir mí lo que molesta usted." His mother said after she'd opened the door and took a look at his appearance. {My son, you look awful! Come in and let's talk and you can tell me what's troubling you.}
"Bueno, yo no puedo permanecer mucho tiempo aunque tengo que entrar el trabajo temprano." Bobby replied as he entered his mother's home. {Ok, I can't stay long though I have to go into work early."
He sat down on the couch in his mother's living room, thinking about where Kim could be at this very moment, what the person or persons who took her could be doing to her. She had gone in to get coffee and brought him out a mug and said, "What happened? You look awful."
He began to explain what had happened the night before and she sat there listening to what her son was telling her. She tried to reassure him that Kim would be ok, but knew he wouldn't listen until she was safe and back home. She could tell just by the way he spoke that this event would have profound effect on him, and prayed they found her soon.
"If you want I can watch the kids for a while, I know it's Kim's mother's week to watch them but with her daughter missing and all I'd be happy to watch them again and let her focus on getting her daughter back." She suggested.
"I'll talk to her about that when I see her." Bobby replied after taking a drink of the coffee.
"Have you told Joey yet?" she asked.
He nodded his head yes and said, "Kim's mother and I told him this morning. I stopped by to check on them to see how they were doing before I came over here."
"How is he handling it?" she questioned.
"He's trying to put up a brave front but I know he's scared. We all are. We don't know what this person wants or why they took her in the first place. A bunch of us from the station are going to start looking for her before work." Bobby replied.
"If there is anything you or her mother need, please don't hesitate to call." His mother replied, walking with her son to the door.
"I will." He replied.
"Tenga cuidado mi hijo, y mejor de suerte en encontrar Kim." She said as he left. {Be careful my son, and best of luck at finding Kim.}
"Soy mamá siempre cuidadosa. Véalo pronto." He replied, before heading outside. {I'm always careful mom. See you soon.}
As he drove to the station he missed having Kim with him. Without her it felt as if a part of him was missing. Alex, Jimmy, Lombardo and D.K were sitting around talking quietly when they saw him coming in and casting dismal glances in his direction. As he walked past and headed upstairs to put his stuff up, Alex got up and followed him.
"Are you sure you feel up to working today?" she asked softly.
"I don't know what to do, right now Alex. Other than trying to find her. I've got to do something, but everything I do just makes me think about her even more." He replied desolately.
"I know," Alex replied putting a comforting hand on his shoulder; "Last night Lombardo, Walsh, Jimmy and myself started looking for her, not having any luck."
"I wish I knew what the person who took her wants." He said standing up, looking at a picture from his locker of the two of them together.
She left him so he could get ready and got started on the bus. He quickly changed into his uniform and took one last look at a picture he kept in his locker of he and Kim together and went to help Alex.
Kim had long since quit trying to fight against the tape they'd used to restrain her to the column. The gag and blindfold were still in place so she had no clue where she was or who was with her. Instead she focused on the sounds around her to see if she could get an idea of where she was. She heard what sounded like a foghorn on a boat and came to the conclusion she was near a body of water. She then focused on the footsteps that were heading towards her. Fear built up inside her when she heard two different sets of footsteps but tried to keep herself calm because panicking wasn't going to solve anything at the moment. The voices of the individuals coming towards her grew louder as they headed in her direction. She immediately recognized one of the voices as belonging to Craig. The second voice she heard she knew she'd heard before but couldn't place where she'd heard it. The third voice she'd never heard before in her life. She hated to imagine the state of mind Bobby; her mother and Joey must be in.
All of a sudden she felt someone forcefully pull her head back by her hair and clamp their hand over her mouth. The sudden movement caused her to start panicking again but no matter what she thought, she was scared to death. She didn't know what these people wanted from her. A hand from behind her began to loosen the gag in her mouth but before it came off she heard Craig say, "I'll take the gag off you but the first attempt you make at screaming will be your last. Do you understand?"
She slowly nodded her head yes and waited for the gag to be removed. The hand that had once been clamped over her mouth was gone and at the same time had removed the gag. She could finally breathe normally again which was a relief. After several minutes she felt the hand that had been holding her head immobile disappear, allowing her to move her head again. She debated on whether it would be wise to talk or just keep her mouth shut, so for a while she said nothing.
"I have to say, you outdid yourself on this one. This by far has to be the best one you've found yet." Tony said to Craig.
"I know, what can I say. I've never disappointed myself that's for sure." Craig replied, looking over to their helpless captive.
She listened to their conversations and felt as if she was going to be sick. To them this was all one big joke, a game if you will. They didn't care whose lives they destroyed, just that they got their little kick out of what they did.
"I'm surprised you haven't said a word since we took the gag off you," Tony whispered into her ear when Craig and Marc had left to get dinner.
"Why are you all doing this?" she asked somewhat timidly, not sure if whoever she was talking to would beat her for asking a simple question.
"My friend here has a thing for you cutie, you wouldn't give him the time of day so he had us come down and help him out." Tony replied.
"Why would I give you all the time of day? I'm married for heaven's sake. I've got a husband and two kids that are probably scared to death right now." Kim said in return.
"That's their loss and our gain. Pleading with us like that isn't going to cause us to let you go. Not after the effort it took us to get you here." Tony replied coldly.
Kim didn't want to hear anymore so she began to think about her family and how worried they must be. Bobby probably thought she was in that building when several floors came down. She couldn't begin to imagine the frame of mind he must be in. Her mother was probably scared to death and then there were Joey and Keira. Joey would be frightened above all. Keira was too young to understand what had happened to her but would realize something wasn't right because of the actions of everyone around her.
Alex drove around the city with Bobby, scanning around hoping to figure out where Kim might be being kept at. Luckily things were slow and no major calls were coming through. She knew all his thoughts were of Kim and what could be happening to her at this moment. They didn't know if the people who had her wanted money, were out for revenge, or what. All they knew was that they had to find her and pray nothing happened to her. Because if something did happen not only would it crush Bobby and her mother but everyone at the station as well. Her and Bobby and been through so much before they got together, no one wanted to see this cut short. If that happened two children would be left without a mother and a truckload of people would be hurt. Her friends, family, colleagues all would take it hard, but not as hard as those closest to her.
Bobby sat in the passenger seat of the bus silently trying to come up with where Kim could be.
"Sé que usted es fuera allí novio. Aguante por favor, nosotros lo encontraremos. Deseo que sepa donde ellos lo tomaron tan yo le podría traer hogar." He whispered softly, noticing Alex glancing over at him, casting a sorrowful glance in his direction. {I know you're out there sweetheart. Please hold on, we'll find you. I wish I knew where they took you so I could bring you home.}
Pausing briefly, he continued with what he'd been saying. Alex figured it was something to do with Kim but couldn't be sure where she didn't speak Spanish.
"Duramente no lo deberá tener alrededor, no instruido lo que estas gente podría estar haciendo a usted, está impotente no ser capaz de protegerlo. Sigo viendo lo que aconteció esa noche cada vez yo cierro los ojos, inolvidable mí." {It's hard not to have you around, not knowing what these people could be doing to you, being helpless not to be able to protect you. I keep seeing what happened that night each time I close my eyes, haunting me.}
As they headed back to the station, he looked out at the bustling city around them as he spoke still. His voice began to waiver slightly with emotion as he spoke. It wasn't till now that Alex figured out that it was Kim he was speaking about.
"Deseo que esto sea todo un sueño malo y nosotros se despertarían tener ninguno de esto aconteció. Cada vez yo miro Keira que veo usted. Ellos manera la literatura de velas su cara la noche que usted me dijo sería un padre, era irreal. Yo no descansaré hasta yo lo encuentra Kimmy y lo trae buscador sano y salvo." {I wish this were all one bad dream and we'd wake up having none of this happened. Each time I look at Keira I see you. They way the candles lit your face the night you told me I was going to be a father, it was unreal. I won't rest till I find you Kimmy and bring you home safe and sound.}
Spanish Translations:
¡Mi hijo, usted parece atroz! Entre y permitanos discurso y usted puede decir mí lo que molesta usted.
My son, you look awful! Come in and let's talk and you can tell me what's troubling you.
Bueno, yo no puedo permanecer mucho tiempo aunque tengo que entrar el trabajo temprano.
Ok, I can't stay long though I have to go into work early.
Tenga cuidado mi hijo, y mejor de suerte en encontrar Kim.
Be careful my son, and best of luck at finding Kim.
Soy mamá siempre cuidadosa. Véalo pronto.
I'm always careful mom. See you soon.
Sé que usted es fuera allí novio. Aguante por favor, nosotros lo encontraremos. Deseo que sepa donde ellos lo tomaron tan yo le podría traer hogar.
I know you're out there sweetheart. Please hold on, we'll find you. I wish I knew where they took you so I could bring you home.
Duramente no lo deberá tener alrededor, no instruido lo que estas gente podría estar haciendo a usted, está impotente no ser capaz de protegerlo. Sigo viendo lo que aconteció esa noche cada vez yo cierro los ojos, inolvidable mí.
It's hard not to have you around, not knowing what these people could be doing to you, being helpless not to be able to protect you. I keep seeing what happened that night each time I close my eyes, haunting me.
Deseo que esto sea todo un sueño malo y nosotros se despertarían tener ninguno de esto aconteció. Cada vez yo miro Keira que veo usted. Ellos manera la literatura de velas su cara la noche que usted me dijo sería un padre, era irreal. Yo no descansaré hasta yo lo encuentra Kimmy y lo trae buscador sano y salvo.
I wish this were all one bad dream and we'd wake up having none of this happened. Each time I look at Keira I see you. They way the candles lit your face the night you told me I was going to be a father, it was unreal. I won't rest till I find you Kimmy and bring you home safe and sound.