Vivan and Jacked entered the interrogation room and sat across from Richard Kendall.
"Welcome back. Where's the blonde from this morning? She was more my type. I could probably be more open with her," Richard said referring to the first time Jack and Samantha interviewed him.
Vivian and Jack exchanged glances, and then Jack responded, "Sorry. She's not available. We will have to do."
And then Vivian said, "We found blood in the trunk of your car, Mr. Kendall. Where did it come from?"
"I don't know. Maybe you guys planted it there."
Jack was getting tired of Kendall's mouth. He was tired of playing games. "Where is she? Where's Kathryn?"
"I told you...I dropped her off at the airport."
"What about the pictures, the video, all of her personal items in that apartment. What were you doing with all those things?" Vivian asked.
"I don't know what you are talking about. They aren't mine. I don't have an apartment."
"You know...we have enough evidence against you right now to bring you up on kidnapping charges. We don't need Kathryn to do it. You'll go away for a very long time, but if you cooperate with us...if we get Kathryn back...a deal could be made. Maybe you just got caught up in the moment. She represented something to you that you couldn't have anymore...and you couldn't handle it. So you snapped...and you took her. You could probably afford a very good doctor to testify on your behalf. If we get her back, you could avoid a long sentence. Think about it, Richard," Jack pleaded.
Richard paused and thought for a few moments. Right before their eyes, he turned from calm and cool to evil and dangerous. "Where's Danny right now?" Richard asked with a sinister grin..
"Why?" Jack replied.
"I didn't plan on you guys putting all this together so soon. I give you a lot of credit...tracking Jamison's van. That idiot. It just shows you can never trust anyone to do something right. If Jamison hadn't been so stupid, I would have had more time. It's really not fair...after I planned everything so well," Richard said matter-of-factly.
"What was your plan?" Viv asked as she started to feel sick from what she was hearing from Kendall.
"Telling either of you isn't part of the plan. Don't take it personally, but I need to speak with Danny. He's the only one I'll talk to."
"That's not possible. You'll have to tell us. Tell us where Kathryn is," Jack demanded.
Richard laughed sinisterly. "You guys have been so smart up until right now. Don't blow it. I'm holding all the cards here. I know exactly where my Kathryn is...and I will only tell Danny. That's been my plan all along."
Jack just stared at Richard for a few moments. He wasn't sure what to do. He knew that Kendall wanted to destroy Danny. He could see it in Kendall's eyes. Could he really put Danny through that? Did he have a choice? If they didn't play Kendall's game, then they would never know where Kathryn was.
"Would you excuse us for a second?" Jack said as he and Vivian rose from their chairs.
"No problem. I'm not going anywhere, but I could use a latte or even a coffee would do," Kendall said as Jack and Vivian left the room.
"We can't put Danny in there, Jack. We can't do it," Vivian said as soon as he shut the door.
"Do we have a choice? He's not going to tell us."
"Well then we will track the evidence. We'll look at the evidence in his car. We'll find receipts. We'll do whatever we have to so we can find her without Kendall."
"That could be days...weeks, Viv. We can't wait that long. What if she is still alive? What if she is bleeding to death as we speak?"
Vivian looked down and sighed as she followed Jack back to his office. Danny was still in there.Martin and Samantha had returned from Kendall's house and were sitting with him.
"Did the CSU team get anything more from the car or the house?" Jack asked hopefully.
"They are still analyzing it. But we didn't find anything that tells us where he has been. He's covered his tracks well," Martin replied.
"Sam, did you get a hold of Kendall's wife in Nantucket?" Jack continued as he avoided eye contact with Danny.
"No. I contacted the locals up there. They are going to the house to locate them. I haven't heard back yet," she replied as she looked at Jack with concern. He looked very distracted and at his wit's end.
"OK...well stay on that. I think she may be able to help us. Martin and Viv...stay on the Forensics. Danny...uh...Kendall wants to talk to you. He just admitted to taking her. He says he's been planning it for a long time, and he'll only tell you where she is. I don't think this is a good idea, but I don't think we have any choice," Jack stated as he saw the looks of uneasiness in Martin, Viv and Sam's eyes.
Danny stood up quickly. "Let's go."
"Wait a second. I'm going to insist that I be in there with you. You have to stay calm, Danny...no matter what he says. He wants to get a reaction out of you. He wants to hurt you. All of this may be a rouse...but we have to know one way or another. Are you sure you are up for this?"
"I want her back. I'll do whatever I have to do to make that happen," Danny said as he started for the door.
"Let's go," Jack said as he followed Danny out the door.
"This is a bad idea. Chances are...she is already gone. Kendall is going to torture Danny...for what? Only to lead him to her body," Martin said after they left the room.
"Martin...don't say that. We have to stay positive. We have to believe that we will find her alive," Samantha responded.
"Martin's right. She probably is already gone, but Danny needs to know one way or another. Not knowing...not finding her at all would be a lifetime of torture," Vivian said as she walked out of the office.