Chapter Five: Going Nowhere
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"Danny!" Luis greeted as McCoy walked into the police station.
"I want to see him, Luis." Danny replied, trying to walk past the detective.
"I'm afraid that's not possible." Luis said, grabbing Danny's arm.
"I can't face my own attacker?" Danny questioned, freeing his arm.
"So, you can get revenge for what he did to you and Ed?" Luis replied. He shook his head at Danny. "No."
There was an uneasy moment of tension and silence between the two men. Both stared steadfastly at each other. Finally, Danny sighed in defeat and rubbed the back of his neck.
"I only want to question him, Luis." Danny said weakly. "To find out if he knows something about Ed." He looked up at Luis. "Can't I do that at least?"
"Only if you promise to behave yourself." Luis relented after a moment of thought.
After leading Danny down a series of hallways, Luis finally came to a stop outside of a windowed room. Inside, a man was sitting alone at a table. Danny recognized him immediately as the heavy-set one who had wielded the ball bat in the previous day's encounter.
"You sure you want to do this?" Luis asked, looking at Danny.
"Yeah." Danny replied as Luis opened the door.
"Mr. King," Luis greeted as he walked inside the room. "I'm sure you remember Mr. McCoy."
"You're looking better, pretty boy." King sneered as he caught sight of Danny, who sat down across from him.
"Where did you guys take Ed?" Danny demanded.
"Like I'd tell you that." King laughed, shaking his head. "You've got no authority to question me."
"I do." Luis reminded firmly, "You answer his question."
"I'm not telling either one of you anything." King said as Luis nodded to the window. Two guards immediately came into the room.
"Take this punk out of here." Luis ordered as the guards led King away.
"That was a waste of time." Danny remarked as the door slammed shut.
"We'll find him, Danny." Luis assured, putting a hand on his friend's shoulder. "We'll find Ed before it's too late."
"It may already be too late." Danny commented, standing up.
Remaining silent for a moment, Luis stared at his friend. Just from the way he was pacing and his general attitude that day, the detective could tell that Danny was growing increasingly frustrated at doing nothing to find Deline. However, whoever had abducted Ed was extremely dangerous and Danny probably wouldn't be able to stop them. Luis sighed slightly.
"Maybe you should try to do this on your own." Luis remarked, getting Danny's attention.
"Pardon?" Danny asked, turning and facing Luis.
"We both know all of the red tape that goes with an investigation." Luis said, "We might be too late to save Ed." He looked sincerely at Danny. "But if some vigilante were to take the law into his own hands…" He shrugged. "However, it's basically walking into your own grave."
"I won't be walking." Danny smiled, "I'll be running!"
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"Those restraints aren't coming off, Ed." Keller said as he watched Ed try to slip off whatever bound his hands behind him.
"You make that ransom demand yet?" Ed asked, not giving any indication that he had just heard the younger man. He was still furiously trying to get the restraints off.
"I think I'll give them another day to dwell upon what may have happened to you." Keller replied as he moved from sitting on the desk to sitting in the chair behind it. "However, I did talk to my people in Vegas." He put his feet up on the desk. "I'm surprised you haven't asked about McCoy."
Ed stopped messing with his handcuffs upon hearing his current protégé's last name. As the memory of how bad Danny had looked when Ed had last seen him entered his mind, Ed closed his eyes tightly. He hoped to God that the thugs had quit attacking him after they drugged Ed.
"You can relax." Keller said, "Kid's apparently only got a few bruised ribs and a slight concussion. Nothing more than a warning." He smiled at Ed. "I never wanted Danny to get hurt, but he should have been…"
"You even suggest that he deserved what he got, I'll…" Ed threatened, causing Keller to laugh hysterically.
"You'll what, Ed?" Keller said through his laughter. "Glare me to death? Talk my ear off? What?"
As Keller continued to laugh, Ed sighed in defeat. He knew that Keller was right, and any threats he made at the moment were empty ones. He could only sit, glare and wait for his revenge, when and if it came.
To be continued....
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"Danny!" Luis greeted as McCoy walked into the police station.
"I want to see him, Luis." Danny replied, trying to walk past the detective.
"I'm afraid that's not possible." Luis said, grabbing Danny's arm.
"I can't face my own attacker?" Danny questioned, freeing his arm.
"So, you can get revenge for what he did to you and Ed?" Luis replied. He shook his head at Danny. "No."
There was an uneasy moment of tension and silence between the two men. Both stared steadfastly at each other. Finally, Danny sighed in defeat and rubbed the back of his neck.
"I only want to question him, Luis." Danny said weakly. "To find out if he knows something about Ed." He looked up at Luis. "Can't I do that at least?"
"Only if you promise to behave yourself." Luis relented after a moment of thought.
After leading Danny down a series of hallways, Luis finally came to a stop outside of a windowed room. Inside, a man was sitting alone at a table. Danny recognized him immediately as the heavy-set one who had wielded the ball bat in the previous day's encounter.
"You sure you want to do this?" Luis asked, looking at Danny.
"Yeah." Danny replied as Luis opened the door.
"Mr. King," Luis greeted as he walked inside the room. "I'm sure you remember Mr. McCoy."
"You're looking better, pretty boy." King sneered as he caught sight of Danny, who sat down across from him.
"Where did you guys take Ed?" Danny demanded.
"Like I'd tell you that." King laughed, shaking his head. "You've got no authority to question me."
"I do." Luis reminded firmly, "You answer his question."
"I'm not telling either one of you anything." King said as Luis nodded to the window. Two guards immediately came into the room.
"Take this punk out of here." Luis ordered as the guards led King away.
"That was a waste of time." Danny remarked as the door slammed shut.
"We'll find him, Danny." Luis assured, putting a hand on his friend's shoulder. "We'll find Ed before it's too late."
"It may already be too late." Danny commented, standing up.
Remaining silent for a moment, Luis stared at his friend. Just from the way he was pacing and his general attitude that day, the detective could tell that Danny was growing increasingly frustrated at doing nothing to find Deline. However, whoever had abducted Ed was extremely dangerous and Danny probably wouldn't be able to stop them. Luis sighed slightly.
"Maybe you should try to do this on your own." Luis remarked, getting Danny's attention.
"Pardon?" Danny asked, turning and facing Luis.
"We both know all of the red tape that goes with an investigation." Luis said, "We might be too late to save Ed." He looked sincerely at Danny. "But if some vigilante were to take the law into his own hands…" He shrugged. "However, it's basically walking into your own grave."
"I won't be walking." Danny smiled, "I'll be running!"
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"Those restraints aren't coming off, Ed." Keller said as he watched Ed try to slip off whatever bound his hands behind him.
"You make that ransom demand yet?" Ed asked, not giving any indication that he had just heard the younger man. He was still furiously trying to get the restraints off.
"I think I'll give them another day to dwell upon what may have happened to you." Keller replied as he moved from sitting on the desk to sitting in the chair behind it. "However, I did talk to my people in Vegas." He put his feet up on the desk. "I'm surprised you haven't asked about McCoy."
Ed stopped messing with his handcuffs upon hearing his current protégé's last name. As the memory of how bad Danny had looked when Ed had last seen him entered his mind, Ed closed his eyes tightly. He hoped to God that the thugs had quit attacking him after they drugged Ed.
"You can relax." Keller said, "Kid's apparently only got a few bruised ribs and a slight concussion. Nothing more than a warning." He smiled at Ed. "I never wanted Danny to get hurt, but he should have been…"
"You even suggest that he deserved what he got, I'll…" Ed threatened, causing Keller to laugh hysterically.
"You'll what, Ed?" Keller said through his laughter. "Glare me to death? Talk my ear off? What?"
As Keller continued to laugh, Ed sighed in defeat. He knew that Keller was right, and any threats he made at the moment were empty ones. He could only sit, glare and wait for his revenge, when and if it came.
To be continued....