Jack looked down at his blood soaked shirt and began to unbutton it, "Chase, give me your shirt. I'm going to need another truck, mine's still over at the Bureau. And activate the signal." He took Chase's shirt and waited for him to bring out keys. "Thanks, I'll call you from the road. Get me her location as soon as possible."
Chase handed the keys over, "I've already got Chloe on it, Jack. We'll find her."
Jack and Temple drove to Jill's house in silence. Jack was trying to reassure himself that Sam was fine, while Temple was trying to calm down from the firefight he had just survived. He was transforming from rookie to seasoned agent fairly quickly, and if he kept partnering up with Jack, he would be a veteran in no time. Jack pulled up to the Prince house and found Kim's car out front. They walked to front door and found several agents already inside.
Jack found Kim talking to a very distraught Jill Prince. Kim looked up when she saw her dad, whispered something to Jill, then stood up to meet him. "Dad!"
She gave him a quick hug, when he asked, "Has she told you where Sam is yet?"
Kim shook her head, "She's just stopped crying. From what I could get out of her, Salazar got to her and threatened to kill her baby if she didn't get Sam out of your apartment." Jack looked over at Sam's friend and felt a pang of sympathy for her. He knew what it was like to do anything to protect your child and those you love. And right now for him, that included Sam.
He walked over to Jill, "Jill, do you remember me? I'm Jack Bauer. I need you to help me find Sam."
Jill sniffed and wiped her eyes, "They were going to kill Austin. I had to." Fresh tears fell down her face.
Jack kneeled in front of her and said in a soft voice, "I know. I understand. But right now, Sam is in danger and she needs your help. Now, tell me what happened."
Jill nodded slightly and explained that four men were waiting in her house when she got home from shopping with her son. They told her if she did as she was told, she would live, if not, her son would die. She had no choice. They followed her as she drove over to Jack's apartment and told her a sniper was trained on her and if she alerted the agents or if Sam didn't come along quietly, Austin would be shot. At this point in her story, Jill broke down and began sobbing again. "I didn't know what else to do. They had guns. I told Sam and she didn't hesitate, she came with me."
Jack urged her on, while trying not to upset her even more. "Jill, what happened when you got back here?"
"They saw the agents follow us, they knew she was being watched. So once we got here, they took her out the back. Then they left. That's all I know."
"Did they hurt her?"
Jill shook her head, "Not that I saw."
"Jill, this is very important. Did you notice if Sam was wearing her watch?"
Jill gave Jack a strange look, but answered, "Um, I'm not sure, I don't remember seeing it, but I was so scared."
"It's ok, how many of them did you see?"
"Um, just the four. All Hispanic looking. One of them had a gold tooth, right here." She pointed at her lower canine tooth. Jack shot a look at Temple, confirming it was Salazar.
Jack took a moment to call Chase to check on the trace. "Anything yet?"
"We have a signal, but we're still trying to triangulate it though. I'll let you know when we have a location. Did you get anything from the friend?"
"Not really, I'm still questioning her. Get that location, Chase."
Jack questioned Jill for a couple more minutes, but nothing was very helpful. "Ok, Jill, did Sam have anything with her? Her purse, phone, anything?"
Jill paused and searched the ground, then looked up at Jack. "Before we left your apartment, I think she did go back into the bedroom for a minute. They searched her and scanned her for bugs when we got here, but didn't find anything. So no, I guess."
Jack's cell phone rang in his pocket, "Bauer."
"Hello Jack." Jack motioned to Temple, it was Salazar.
Jack's jaw tightened. "Where is she?"
"If you play along, you might just see her again."
"If you hurt her, I will kill you."
Jose laughed. "Jack, I always get what I want. And right now, I want you to go to the corner of University and Vine. There is a small bank there, University Savings. Park in the lot and get into the silver BMW that will be parked next to a tree. Roberto will bring you to me."
"Where's Sam?"
Jose ignored him. "Oh, and Jack. You better come alone, or you will never see her again, and believe me, we will know if you try anything. You have fifteen minutes." Jose hung up and Jack rubbed his forehead. How was he going to get her back and not get himself killed in the process?