And then he really looked at her face…it wasn't Kathryn. She looked like Kathryn, but it wasn't her. Danny let the body go from his arms as he fell back stunned. "It's not…"
"Danny…it's Meryl Kendall…Richard's wife," Samantha said as she knelt next him and grasped his shoulder. "It's not Kathryn."
"He killed…he killed his wife," Martin said as he stood there shocked.
"The baby…where's the baby?" Samantha said quickly as she checked the container. "Not here."
Jack and Vivian approached them. Vivian let out a small gasp when she saw Danny sitting next to the dead body. He was just staring at it almost completely in shock.
Jack dialed his phone. "We need a coroner and crime scene team at the Kendall home in Long Island now."
"Vivian…we need to find this woman's parents. Hopefully, they have the baby. Samantha and Martin…let's continue the search of this place," Jack ordered trying to maintain composure. And then he walked toward Danny. He looked completely broken as he looked at his dirt-stained hands. "Danny…Danny…come on…let's get you out of here."
Danny shrugged Jack away and jumped to his feet. "No…I have to find her. She has to be here."
"She's not here. Kendall played us, Danny."
"Then, we have to talk to him again. We have to make him tell us…"
"I'll talk to him this time. I'm going to take you home."
"No…no, Jack."
And then Danny's cell phone rang. He opened it and said, "What?"
"Danny, it's Agent Riley. I've been watching Kendall. He just insisted that I call you. He wants to talk to you."
"Put him on."
As soon as Kendall got on the line, he asked, "Didn't quite find what were looking for, did you Danny boy?"
"You sick son of a bitch. How could you…."
Kendall interrupted. "How could I what? Kill Meryl? Well, she served her purpose, and I was through with her. Once I had the real thing, I didn't need Kathryn's replacement anymore. Maybe I should have kept her alive for you. We could have just traded," he replied in sick amusement.
"Where's your daughter? Is she safe?" Danny asked as he thought of the helpless baby.
Kendall sighed heavily. "Danny…Danny…Danny…you're always on the job aren't you? Don't worry…my family is now completely in tact. I have my beautiful wife, Kathryn and our daughter. Everything is perfect now."
"But you don't really have them. You are going to jail, Kendall. You have to tell us where they are. You are sick, man. You need help. I can help you. Just tell me where they are?"
"Yes, you can help me. And, in turn, I will help you."
"How?"
"I want you to pick me up, and then I will take you to Kathryn. We have to do this alone…just you and me. Malone can't be there. You will see that she is happy now, and we are fine…and then you will help us leave the country. If you don't help, I will kill Kathryn. You have to let her go, Danny. If you let her go…you let her live."
Danny looked at Jack as he received the instructions. He was afraid Jack wouldn't go for it, but he would have to convince him. "We are on our way," Danny said before he closed the phone. "We have to get back to the office. Kendall is going to take me to her."
"You're out of your mind. He won't take you to her, Danny. You can't trust him."
"I don't trust him, but I know he hasn't killed her yet. This is the only way. I have to play the game, Jack. I have to do exactly what he says, and that means going with him alone."
"I won't let you do it. I won't release Kendall from custody. We'll follow the evidence to find Kathryn."
"You won't release him? How could you…? What if this was someone you loved? What if it was one of your daughters? What if it was Samantha?" Danny asked Jack with a knowing look. "You would do whatever you could to save them even if it meant risking your life. You've done it before, Jack. You can't stop me from doing this. You can't…," Danny pleaded as he emotions ranged from anger to despair.
Jack's resolve to protect Danny diminished as Danny pleaded his case. Danny wouldn't have any life left if he didn't do whatever he could to save Kathryn. Deep down, Jack knew that better than anyone. "We'll track the car using GPS. We'll be less than ten minutes behind you, Danny. That's the only way I'll allow it."
"Agreed…let's go," Danny replied as he and Jack headed toward the car.
An hour later, Jack brought Kendall down to the parking garage where Danny was waiting by the car. "Ready for a little trip, Danny? I, for one, couldn't be more ready," Kendall said as he stared into Danny's weary eyes. "The cuffs need to come off, Agent Malone."
"That wasn't a part of the deal," Jack replied.
"There is no deal, Agent Malone. This is just how it has to be…unless you want Danny to search for Kathryn for the rest of his miserable life."
"No cuffs, Jack," Danny said quietly.
Jack removed the cuffs, and then Richard got in the passenger seat.
"Be careful, Danny."
"I will. Thank you, Jack," Danny said sincerely. And then he added, "If anything happens...."
"I'll make sure he is taken care of," Jack said knowing that Danny was thinking of Michael. Then he watched as Danny got in the car.
"Before we go, I need you to do two things. First, throw your cell phone out the window," Richard ordered. Danny took out his phone and tossed it out the window. "Second, I need your gun."
Danny looked over at Richard and shook his head. "You're crazy? There's no way…"
"Do you want to see Kathryn or not? We can end this right now, Danny. I'll miss Kathryn, but knowing that you aren't with her either will be enough of a comfort."
Danny sighed as he unholstered his gun and handed it to Richard knowing that he could be signing his death sentence.
"Good boy. Now we are ready to go."