Samantha and Vivian walked up to a run-down apartment building in Queens. They went to the third floor and knocked on the door. A boy answered the door after a few minutes. Samantha recognized the boy right away as Danny's nephew. He had the same sad, dark eyes as Danny. "Hi, Nicky. My name is Samantha and this is Vivian. We work with your uncle," she said as she smiled.
Nicky returned a broad grin to Samantha after she mentioned Danny. "You're FBI agents? Wow. Is Danny with you?"
"No. He's not with us. He's kind of busy right now. Nicky, is your mother home?" Vivian asked.
"Yes. Mom," Nicky yelled. "There's some people at the door."
As Sylvia Marquez came to the door, she said, "Don't yell, Nicky. It's rude, baby." Then she looked at Samantha and Vivian suspiciously.
"Mom, they work with Danny. They probably carry guns, too."
"Nicky...go to your room, and let us talk for a minute," Sylvia ordered as she looked at the two agents.
"But, mom...I want.."
"Nicky, go now," she almost yelled.
As Nicky stalked out of the room, Sylvia addressed Samantha and Vivian. "What's this about? Is Danny OK?"
Samantha and Vivian glanced at each other and then Vivian replied, "He's OK. May we come in for moment?"
"Of course. What is this about?" Sylvia asked.
"Danny's wife, Kathryn Taylor. She's missing," Samantha stated.
"His wife is missing? How ironic...I mean...when you think about his job and all," Sylvia said with a slight smile.
Vivian became a bit disturbed by Sylvia's casual response. "She's been missing for over 24 hours. Danny's quite concerned...as we all are."
Sylvia shrugged. "Well, she's not here. What does Danny think I did something to her or something?"
"Why would you ask that Sylvia? Should Danny have reason to suspect you?" Samantha asked as she and Vivian entered the apartment.
Sylvia laughed as she sat down and lit a cigarette. "No, he doesn't have any reason."
"Why did you go see him a few days ago?" Vivian asked.
"Nicky missed him. He used to come around every once in a while before he married her. But after they got together...he wasn't as available."
"But Nicky wasn't with you that day...," Vivian said suspiciously.
"Look...I just wanted to talk to him. I just wanted to see what was going on with him. He didn't seem too happy. I think there was trouble in paradise."
"Did you see Kathryn?" Samantha asked.
"I passed her on the way out. Now she really didn't seem happy to see me. I guess the prom queen has a jealous streak," Sylvia replied as she smiled again.
"Does she have a reason to be jealous?" Samantha asked.
Sylvia continued to smile as she took a long drag on her cigarette. "Not technically...no. But eventually, Danny will get tired of pampering the princess...and he'll want to stop living a lie. When he's ready, I'll be here for him. I figure I got a raw deal when I hooked up with Rafael. I fell for the wrong brother, and Nicky needs a father. And she is all wrong for him. She can't possibly satisfy someone like Danny."
"Why would you say Danny is living a lie?" asked Vivian.
Sylvia shrugged casually. "Do you know where Danny is from? He grew up the same way Raffi did...on the streets. Sure...he puts on a suit everyday and pretends to be white-bred with the pretty, white wife and legit job. But deep down...he will always be a latino kid from the streets...he can change his name, but he can't change that. He and Raffi grew up the hard way. His father was a drunk...he used to beat the hell out of Raffi and his mother, but Danny had it easier. I guess that's why he didn't turn out as screwed up as Raffi."
"You seem to really be depending on Danny eventually coming back to his roots. Maybe you decided to speed things up a bit? Where were you yesterday after 11 a.m.?" Samantha asked icily.
"I was working. I'm a nurse's aide down at Oaklawn Nursing Home. I worked the 7-7 shift. You can check it out." Sylvia replied in an annoyed tone.
"We will," Vivian responded. "Who lives here with you, Sylvia?"
"My brother and his wife and their two kids."
"We'll need to speak to your brother as well," Vivian said as she thought that Sylvia may have needed help if she wanted to get rid of Kathryn.
As Viv and Samantha continued to interview Sylvia, Martin called in to Jack to update him on the status of Tom Hanes.
"Malone," Jack answered quickly while walking to the Tech room to review video footage from Kathryn and Danny's neighborhood.
"Curry Meadows is a bust. There's no way Hanes could have gotten down there and gotten back. They found some surveillance tape of him on the grounds two hours after he was unaccounted for. I guess this is good news…"
"But we still don't have any good leads. We don't even have a definite time of disappearance. Are you on your way back?"
"Yeah, I'll be there in ten minutes. Any word from Sam and Viv?"
"Not yet, but the techs may have something now. I'll fill you in when you return. Before you come back to your desk, stop by the interview room. Wyatt's polygraph should be wrapping up. I'll try to meet you down there."
"OK. Bye."
Jack hung up the phone and started to watch the grainy video footage from the bank across from Danny's apartment. "What are we looking at?"
"We've reviewed the last week before the DOD. We notice a black van that is parked right next to her building. It's there everyday like clockwork. The only time it leaves is when Kathryn leaves. The van left the same day she left her apartment at 11 a.m., and it hasn't returned," Ty the Tech replied.
"Do we have plates?"
"Yeah, but they are stolen. We've been able to zoom in on a security sticker. We are trying to track down where that sticker is from."
Just as Jack and Ty were rewinding the footage, a voice in the doorway asked, "Can you zoom in on the driver? Do we have a picture?"
Jack sighed heavily and turned around. "Danny, what the hell are you doing here?"
"I can't stay home anymore. I have to help," he answered with desperation in his voice and then he looked at Ty. "Any photo of the driver?"
"No," Ty replied. "Sorry. Uh…we couldn't get a good picture. But I'm sure we'll track the van. We are cross-checking it with video footage in the area of Kelly Web Publishing."
Danny nodded and then surveyed the rest of the monitors in the room. He zeroed in on the footage that showed Evan and Kathryn in the elevator at her father's company. The footage was paused on her face. "What's this?" Danny asked as he walked to the monitor and pressed play.
"Danny. Don't. You shouldn't...," Jack started. But Danny was already watching the alarming footage of Evan grabbing Kathryn and pushing her against the wall.
"What the hell is this, Jack? And where is Wyatt?" Danny asked in an angry raised voice.
"Danny…this is just one part of the investigation. Wyatt's alibi checks, but he did see her that morning at her father's office. You need to go wait in my office now."
"Are we polygraphing him? Maybe he had someone take her…someone in that van. He could be responsible. Did you interview him?"
"Samantha and Martin interviewed him this morning," Jack replied in a calm tone.
"What happened? What did he say?"
"Danny…go to my office now. I'll give you an update in a minute…OK?"
Danny hadn't taken his eyes off the footage of Kathryn and Wyatt. He watched as Kathryn ran off the elevator. Then he looked up at Jack and Ty and nodded. "I'll wait in your office."
Danny walked down the hall towards Jack's office, but didn't go in. Instead, he headed toward the stairs. He walked down one flight to the interview rooms. It didn't take him long to find Evan Wyatt sitting in one of the rooms. It looked like the polygrapher had just finished. There was an agent standing outside the room. "Hey, Riley," Danny said casually. "Do you have the results on this guy?"
"Uh…I don't know, Danny. The polygrapher just headed upstairs to update Jack. I'm just waiting to hear if we can cut this guy loose. Should you really be here? I mean I heard that this case is about your wife."
"It is, and I need five minutes with this guy," Danny said in a dead serious tone.
"Danny…man, I understand how you feel, but I can't let you go in there."
"Riley…just go get a cup of coffee. I won't hurt him. I just need to talk to him. You have a wife, don't you? Wouldn't you want to do anything to find her?"
The young agent looked at Danny as he stared at him with desperate eyes. "I'll be back in two minutes. Two minutes, Danny…that's it."
"Thanks," Danny said as he started to open the door. Wyatt was pacing back and forth. He looked up as soon as Danny entered.
"Stay away from me, Taylor. I don't know where Kathryn is…"
"Relax, Evan. Why are you so nervous…if you have nothing to hide…you don't have anything to worry about," Danny said as he approached Evan.
"This is all a waste of time. She probably just left you. You know that."
"What happened in the elevator, Evan?" asked Danny as he backed Evan into the wall.
"Nothing…nothing happened," Evan replied nervously.
"You grabbed her. You pushed her…and nothing happened," Danny said as he looked down at Evan. "What did you do with her? Where is she?"
"Look…I was pissed at her in the elevator, but I didn't do anything to your precious wife. Don't you get it, Danny? She left you. She's a whore…she's probably moved on to someone else."
As soon as Evan said the words, Danny snapped. He grabbed Evan and threw him across the room. And then he took hold of him again and slammed him against the table. "What did you do to her…you son of bitch…where is she? I'll kill you if you hurt her," he said as he started to reach for his gun. Before he could take it out of the holster, Martin and Riley were on him pulling him off Evan.
"Danny…what the hell are you doing?" Martin asked as Riley kept hold of Danny's arms. "Riley…take Danny upstairs to Jack's office."
Danny started to talk again, but Martin interrupted. "Don't argue, Danny. This isn't helping Kathryn."
Danny shrugged out of Riley's grasp and left the room.
As soon as Evan regained his composure, he said, "I want to file a report. I want that bastard in jail. I'll press charges."
Martin sighed in frustration. "You'll do no such thing, Mr. Wyatt. We have you on tape assaulting Kathryn Taylor. Whether you have anything to do with her disappearance or not -- if you mention what just happened to anyone, you'll be brought up on assault charges. Is that clear?"
"So he can just get away with this?"
"His wife is missing, Mr. Wyatt," Martin said quietly. "By the way, you are free to go. You passed the polygraph. But don't leave town." Then Martin walked out of the office.
Danny paced around Jack's office impatiently. He couldn't seem to calm himself down. He literally wanted to kill Evan Wyatt, and probably would have if Martin hadn't stopped him. And more than anything else at that moment, he wanted a drink. He wanted to stop thinking and just go numb because every time he closed his eyes he saw Kathryn's face. And she was crying. He remembered watching her sleep before he left that morning. She had a slight smile on her face. He finally sat down on the couch and buried his head in his hands. Just as he was about to lose it, Jack and Martin walked in.
"You're an idiot…you know that? Evan Wyatt passed the polygraph. He doesn't know where Kathryn is. And you almost killed him. Do you know what he could do to you…to your career?" Jack asked in a completely frustrated tone.
"I don't care. And just because he passed…doesn't mean he didn't do anything. He's the best lead. You've got nothing else. It's been over 30 hours, and you've still got nothing."
"Look...I know you are upset and scared...and you just want her back, but you know we are doing everything we can. Evan Wyatt didn't take Kathryn. And Martin just found out that Hanes wasn't responsible either. Our best lead is that black van, and we are all over it. Now you need to go home and take care of your son," Jack said in sympathetic tone.
Danny looked up at Jack and Martin and shook his head. "I can't go back there without her. I can't look at Michael knowing that his mother is out there somewhere...I have to find her."
Just as Danny finished talking, Samantha and Vivian entered Jack's office. "Hey. What's going on?" Samantha asked hesitantly as she looked from Jack to Danny.
"Wyatt passed the polygraph," Martin finally answered. "And Jack is trying to convince Danny to go home."
Danny stood up and addressed Samantha and Vivian. "What did you find at Sylvia's?"
"Uh...," Vivian hesitated as she looked at Jack.
"It's OK. What did you find?" Jack asked.
"Sylvia's alibi checks out. She definitely has motive, but she couldn't have done it on her own. We are bringing her brother in for questioning. There were no signs of Kathryn at her apartment," Samantha answered as she kept her eyes on Danny.
"Another dead end..." Danny whispered.
They all stood there in Jack's office not sure what to say next. Just as Jack was about to urge Danny to go home again, Ty stepped into the office. "Danny, you have a call coming in to your cell phone."
They all followed Danny to the Tech area. Danny picked up the phone. "Taylor...Taylor...who is this?" he asked.
"Danny...," replied a small voice.
"Kathryn? Baby, is that you?" Danny asked as the rest of the team looked on.
Nicky returned a broad grin to Samantha after she mentioned Danny. "You're FBI agents? Wow. Is Danny with you?"
"No. He's not with us. He's kind of busy right now. Nicky, is your mother home?" Vivian asked.
"Yes. Mom," Nicky yelled. "There's some people at the door."
As Sylvia Marquez came to the door, she said, "Don't yell, Nicky. It's rude, baby." Then she looked at Samantha and Vivian suspiciously.
"Mom, they work with Danny. They probably carry guns, too."
"Nicky...go to your room, and let us talk for a minute," Sylvia ordered as she looked at the two agents.
"But, mom...I want.."
"Nicky, go now," she almost yelled.
As Nicky stalked out of the room, Sylvia addressed Samantha and Vivian. "What's this about? Is Danny OK?"
Samantha and Vivian glanced at each other and then Vivian replied, "He's OK. May we come in for moment?"
"Of course. What is this about?" Sylvia asked.
"Danny's wife, Kathryn Taylor. She's missing," Samantha stated.
"His wife is missing? How ironic...I mean...when you think about his job and all," Sylvia said with a slight smile.
Vivian became a bit disturbed by Sylvia's casual response. "She's been missing for over 24 hours. Danny's quite concerned...as we all are."
Sylvia shrugged. "Well, she's not here. What does Danny think I did something to her or something?"
"Why would you ask that Sylvia? Should Danny have reason to suspect you?" Samantha asked as she and Vivian entered the apartment.
Sylvia laughed as she sat down and lit a cigarette. "No, he doesn't have any reason."
"Why did you go see him a few days ago?" Vivian asked.
"Nicky missed him. He used to come around every once in a while before he married her. But after they got together...he wasn't as available."
"But Nicky wasn't with you that day...," Vivian said suspiciously.
"Look...I just wanted to talk to him. I just wanted to see what was going on with him. He didn't seem too happy. I think there was trouble in paradise."
"Did you see Kathryn?" Samantha asked.
"I passed her on the way out. Now she really didn't seem happy to see me. I guess the prom queen has a jealous streak," Sylvia replied as she smiled again.
"Does she have a reason to be jealous?" Samantha asked.
Sylvia continued to smile as she took a long drag on her cigarette. "Not technically...no. But eventually, Danny will get tired of pampering the princess...and he'll want to stop living a lie. When he's ready, I'll be here for him. I figure I got a raw deal when I hooked up with Rafael. I fell for the wrong brother, and Nicky needs a father. And she is all wrong for him. She can't possibly satisfy someone like Danny."
"Why would you say Danny is living a lie?" asked Vivian.
Sylvia shrugged casually. "Do you know where Danny is from? He grew up the same way Raffi did...on the streets. Sure...he puts on a suit everyday and pretends to be white-bred with the pretty, white wife and legit job. But deep down...he will always be a latino kid from the streets...he can change his name, but he can't change that. He and Raffi grew up the hard way. His father was a drunk...he used to beat the hell out of Raffi and his mother, but Danny had it easier. I guess that's why he didn't turn out as screwed up as Raffi."
"You seem to really be depending on Danny eventually coming back to his roots. Maybe you decided to speed things up a bit? Where were you yesterday after 11 a.m.?" Samantha asked icily.
"I was working. I'm a nurse's aide down at Oaklawn Nursing Home. I worked the 7-7 shift. You can check it out." Sylvia replied in an annoyed tone.
"We will," Vivian responded. "Who lives here with you, Sylvia?"
"My brother and his wife and their two kids."
"We'll need to speak to your brother as well," Vivian said as she thought that Sylvia may have needed help if she wanted to get rid of Kathryn.
As Viv and Samantha continued to interview Sylvia, Martin called in to Jack to update him on the status of Tom Hanes.
"Malone," Jack answered quickly while walking to the Tech room to review video footage from Kathryn and Danny's neighborhood.
"Curry Meadows is a bust. There's no way Hanes could have gotten down there and gotten back. They found some surveillance tape of him on the grounds two hours after he was unaccounted for. I guess this is good news…"
"But we still don't have any good leads. We don't even have a definite time of disappearance. Are you on your way back?"
"Yeah, I'll be there in ten minutes. Any word from Sam and Viv?"
"Not yet, but the techs may have something now. I'll fill you in when you return. Before you come back to your desk, stop by the interview room. Wyatt's polygraph should be wrapping up. I'll try to meet you down there."
"OK. Bye."
Jack hung up the phone and started to watch the grainy video footage from the bank across from Danny's apartment. "What are we looking at?"
"We've reviewed the last week before the DOD. We notice a black van that is parked right next to her building. It's there everyday like clockwork. The only time it leaves is when Kathryn leaves. The van left the same day she left her apartment at 11 a.m., and it hasn't returned," Ty the Tech replied.
"Do we have plates?"
"Yeah, but they are stolen. We've been able to zoom in on a security sticker. We are trying to track down where that sticker is from."
Just as Jack and Ty were rewinding the footage, a voice in the doorway asked, "Can you zoom in on the driver? Do we have a picture?"
Jack sighed heavily and turned around. "Danny, what the hell are you doing here?"
"I can't stay home anymore. I have to help," he answered with desperation in his voice and then he looked at Ty. "Any photo of the driver?"
"No," Ty replied. "Sorry. Uh…we couldn't get a good picture. But I'm sure we'll track the van. We are cross-checking it with video footage in the area of Kelly Web Publishing."
Danny nodded and then surveyed the rest of the monitors in the room. He zeroed in on the footage that showed Evan and Kathryn in the elevator at her father's company. The footage was paused on her face. "What's this?" Danny asked as he walked to the monitor and pressed play.
"Danny. Don't. You shouldn't...," Jack started. But Danny was already watching the alarming footage of Evan grabbing Kathryn and pushing her against the wall.
"What the hell is this, Jack? And where is Wyatt?" Danny asked in an angry raised voice.
"Danny…this is just one part of the investigation. Wyatt's alibi checks, but he did see her that morning at her father's office. You need to go wait in my office now."
"Are we polygraphing him? Maybe he had someone take her…someone in that van. He could be responsible. Did you interview him?"
"Samantha and Martin interviewed him this morning," Jack replied in a calm tone.
"What happened? What did he say?"
"Danny…go to my office now. I'll give you an update in a minute…OK?"
Danny hadn't taken his eyes off the footage of Kathryn and Wyatt. He watched as Kathryn ran off the elevator. Then he looked up at Jack and Ty and nodded. "I'll wait in your office."
Danny walked down the hall towards Jack's office, but didn't go in. Instead, he headed toward the stairs. He walked down one flight to the interview rooms. It didn't take him long to find Evan Wyatt sitting in one of the rooms. It looked like the polygrapher had just finished. There was an agent standing outside the room. "Hey, Riley," Danny said casually. "Do you have the results on this guy?"
"Uh…I don't know, Danny. The polygrapher just headed upstairs to update Jack. I'm just waiting to hear if we can cut this guy loose. Should you really be here? I mean I heard that this case is about your wife."
"It is, and I need five minutes with this guy," Danny said in a dead serious tone.
"Danny…man, I understand how you feel, but I can't let you go in there."
"Riley…just go get a cup of coffee. I won't hurt him. I just need to talk to him. You have a wife, don't you? Wouldn't you want to do anything to find her?"
The young agent looked at Danny as he stared at him with desperate eyes. "I'll be back in two minutes. Two minutes, Danny…that's it."
"Thanks," Danny said as he started to open the door. Wyatt was pacing back and forth. He looked up as soon as Danny entered.
"Stay away from me, Taylor. I don't know where Kathryn is…"
"Relax, Evan. Why are you so nervous…if you have nothing to hide…you don't have anything to worry about," Danny said as he approached Evan.
"This is all a waste of time. She probably just left you. You know that."
"What happened in the elevator, Evan?" asked Danny as he backed Evan into the wall.
"Nothing…nothing happened," Evan replied nervously.
"You grabbed her. You pushed her…and nothing happened," Danny said as he looked down at Evan. "What did you do with her? Where is she?"
"Look…I was pissed at her in the elevator, but I didn't do anything to your precious wife. Don't you get it, Danny? She left you. She's a whore…she's probably moved on to someone else."
As soon as Evan said the words, Danny snapped. He grabbed Evan and threw him across the room. And then he took hold of him again and slammed him against the table. "What did you do to her…you son of bitch…where is she? I'll kill you if you hurt her," he said as he started to reach for his gun. Before he could take it out of the holster, Martin and Riley were on him pulling him off Evan.
"Danny…what the hell are you doing?" Martin asked as Riley kept hold of Danny's arms. "Riley…take Danny upstairs to Jack's office."
Danny started to talk again, but Martin interrupted. "Don't argue, Danny. This isn't helping Kathryn."
Danny shrugged out of Riley's grasp and left the room.
As soon as Evan regained his composure, he said, "I want to file a report. I want that bastard in jail. I'll press charges."
Martin sighed in frustration. "You'll do no such thing, Mr. Wyatt. We have you on tape assaulting Kathryn Taylor. Whether you have anything to do with her disappearance or not -- if you mention what just happened to anyone, you'll be brought up on assault charges. Is that clear?"
"So he can just get away with this?"
"His wife is missing, Mr. Wyatt," Martin said quietly. "By the way, you are free to go. You passed the polygraph. But don't leave town." Then Martin walked out of the office.
Danny paced around Jack's office impatiently. He couldn't seem to calm himself down. He literally wanted to kill Evan Wyatt, and probably would have if Martin hadn't stopped him. And more than anything else at that moment, he wanted a drink. He wanted to stop thinking and just go numb because every time he closed his eyes he saw Kathryn's face. And she was crying. He remembered watching her sleep before he left that morning. She had a slight smile on her face. He finally sat down on the couch and buried his head in his hands. Just as he was about to lose it, Jack and Martin walked in.
"You're an idiot…you know that? Evan Wyatt passed the polygraph. He doesn't know where Kathryn is. And you almost killed him. Do you know what he could do to you…to your career?" Jack asked in a completely frustrated tone.
"I don't care. And just because he passed…doesn't mean he didn't do anything. He's the best lead. You've got nothing else. It's been over 30 hours, and you've still got nothing."
"Look...I know you are upset and scared...and you just want her back, but you know we are doing everything we can. Evan Wyatt didn't take Kathryn. And Martin just found out that Hanes wasn't responsible either. Our best lead is that black van, and we are all over it. Now you need to go home and take care of your son," Jack said in sympathetic tone.
Danny looked up at Jack and Martin and shook his head. "I can't go back there without her. I can't look at Michael knowing that his mother is out there somewhere...I have to find her."
Just as Danny finished talking, Samantha and Vivian entered Jack's office. "Hey. What's going on?" Samantha asked hesitantly as she looked from Jack to Danny.
"Wyatt passed the polygraph," Martin finally answered. "And Jack is trying to convince Danny to go home."
Danny stood up and addressed Samantha and Vivian. "What did you find at Sylvia's?"
"Uh...," Vivian hesitated as she looked at Jack.
"It's OK. What did you find?" Jack asked.
"Sylvia's alibi checks out. She definitely has motive, but she couldn't have done it on her own. We are bringing her brother in for questioning. There were no signs of Kathryn at her apartment," Samantha answered as she kept her eyes on Danny.
"Another dead end..." Danny whispered.
They all stood there in Jack's office not sure what to say next. Just as Jack was about to urge Danny to go home again, Ty stepped into the office. "Danny, you have a call coming in to your cell phone."
They all followed Danny to the Tech area. Danny picked up the phone. "Taylor...Taylor...who is this?" he asked.
"Danny...," replied a small voice.
"Kathryn? Baby, is that you?" Danny asked as the rest of the team looked on.