Tony had local enforcements dis-batch every possible officer to the Pasadena area to look for Michelle. Everybody was encouraged that they had a good chance of finding her because of the construction Michelle had heard next door. Surely that had to narrow down the search dramatically. Tony also called in all CTU staff and agents to help with the search. His plan was to take care of as much as possible at the office and then head out there himself to look. He knew the next few hours would make or break his life, he didn't think it would ever be possible to move forward without Michelle. He tried burying his desperate emotions so he could keep all his focus and energy on finding her.

The two men stood over her frail body openly discussing what they wanted to do with her. They got distracted by their passed out friend beginning to vomit. After rolling him on his side didn't work because he just made choking sounds they decided to pick him up and take him into the bathroom. Michelle sighed in relief that she would be left alone for another couple minutes. Her thought turned to her phone call with Tony. She had heard the desperation and sadness in his voice – she wasn't use to hearing Tony like that. He was the strongest person she knew, the best at keeping his own emotions under his hat. She wished she had listened to him more about the case. She should have purely for how distressed and out of character he had acted over the whole thing – that should have been a big enough hint to walk away. His offer to leave CTU and start a life together was an offer she would never forgive herself for refusing.

One of Paults men Josh, was sitting keeping look out through the window. In the last 15 minutes 3 police cars had driven down the street. They hadn't slowed down when they passed the house they were in but it was obvious they were looking for something in the area. He decided to let everyone else know.

The 6 men at the house all had mixed reactions. Some thought it was impossible for CTU or the police to have figured out where they were and put it down to something else that was going on. Most of them though didn't care what it was, they couldn't take any chances on getting caught. They knew getting caught kidnapping a federal agent meant a hell of a lot of jail time – something none of them wanted to risk. The question was – what could they do about it? If they tried to leave they stood a high chance of being seen. If they stayed they felt like sitting ducks waiting to be caught. When search spot lights from helicopters began to cross the neighbourhood they called Pault and asked him what they should do. Pault was convinced it was definitely Michelle they were looking for – he had an idea.

Michelle saw the spot light through the window and felt encouraged. Any feeling of hope was quickly drained from her body when 3 of the men walked in the room, untied her foot and hand and threw her against the wall. They started asking her if that was the police looking for her and she asked how they could possibly expect her to know what was going on. The larger of the men pulled out his cell phone and shoved it in her face.

"Call work and tell them to call off the search immediately or we will kill you. If we see one more helicopter or officer we will kill you."

Michelle took the phone and began to dial, she had no choice. The man took a gun from the back of his pants and pointed it at her head, "I suggest you make the call."

Michelle dialled Tony's phone.

"Almeida."

"It's me."

"Chelle where are you? Are you ok?" He signalled to Hammond to get a trace set up on the phone call.

Michelle didn't want to say Tony's name or anything that would give anything away to these men. If they thought for a second that the man in charge of the investigation was her boyfriend it would give them far too much power. "You need to call off the search immediately."

"Are you kidding me? No, I won't do it."

"If one more officer or spot light is seen I will be killed straight away. Please ask your men to stand down."

Tony knew from her words and tone of voice that somebody was with Michelle as she made the call. He had to do what was asked, there was simply no other choice. He sent out a message on the other line for everybody to stand down and leave the area. He then came back to Michelle. "I have done what they have asked but you need to tell them that if they see another officer now, it is only because they are leaving the area."

Michelle looked at the man with the gun. "They have called off the search but asked you to understand that if you see an officer in the next few minutes it is because they are leaving so please don't take any action."

The man grabbed the phone. "Who am I speaking with?"

"This is agent Almeida with CTU. What can I call you?"

The man thought for a moment, "You can call me 'Sir'. We will not hesitate to dispose of the girl if we continue to see any police."

Tony only needed to keep him on the line another 35 seconds and they would have a location. This man was obviously not a professional. "We understand Sir. Is she ok?"

This mere thug Luke was enjoying the feeling of power he had. The idea that the call was being traced was not even close to entering his mind. He wanted to make Almeida squirm. "She is alive. It has been a pleasure utilising her services as a hooker."

Tony couldn't help himself, his voice raised and became laden with desperation. "You've raped her?"

"Its not rape when she smiles. She just needs to be slapped around if she begins to slow down, other than that I haven't had such a good fuck for a long time."

Tony's body slumped to the floor. Vomit rose in his throat but he managed to keep it down. He wanted to kill this man with his bare hands. "What is it you want? What can I do to keep her safe?"

The other two men started hounding him to get off the phone so he just hung up. They all started laughing when he spoke about how upset he could tell Almeida had been. The other two left the room leaving Luke alone with Michelle. Speaking to Almeida like that about Michelle had gotten him riled up.

Michelle's heart began to pound even harder, she could see by the way Luke was looking at her that he was about to do something. As he crossed the room back over to her she curled her body into a ball as she leaned against the wall. "Please Sir, don't touch me, don't hurt me."

"Shut up." He picked her body up from the floor and threw her onto the bed. She tried to scramble off it but he grabbed her and punched her until she finally kept still. Michelle cried as his hands began to explore her body. She had heard of a case where a woman was about to be raped and she told the man she had a STD and he ended up leaving her alone. Michelle decided anything was worth a shot. "I've got an STD."

He stopped, "What?"

"It's warts and it is completely infectious." He looked at her in disgust.

"You sick bitch." He slapped her across the face. Michelle could tell she had made him worried. A smile then spread across his face, "That's fine, there are other things you can do for me."

Michelle knew exactly what he was talking about and it made her feel so ill. She tossed around the idea of trying to fight with him but she knew he was just too strong for her. He had her hands pinned above her head and using all her strength she couldn't even budge them. He kissed her face, mouth and then her chest. All she could do was cry silently. She thought Tony would never want to touch her again.

Eventually he let go of her arms and sat up. He started to undo his pants and Michelle begged him not to make her do this. He just laughed at her and told her to shut up.

Suddenly a voice boomed from the doorway, "What the hell are you doing Luke?"

Luke spun around to see two of his friends watching in the door way. "I'll be done in a minute."

"Get the fuck off her Luke, if Pault finds out you touched her he will kill you."

Michelle started to breath again. She prayed he would listen to them. She watched him think about it for a minute before he reluctantly got off her and left the room swearing. She let her eyes close for a brief moment in relief.

Luke had been stupid enough to stay on the line long enough for CTU to pin point his location. They had an exact address. Although Tony was elated at the progress he could barely breathe still after hearing Luke say all of that about Michelle. He didn't think he had ever been angrier in his life, these men were going to pay severely when they caught them. He tried to imagine how Michelle would be feeling but he couldn't – the devastation and fear she must be feeling was too much for Tony to try and comprehend. He decided right there and then that if got Michelle back he wanted them both to leave CTU – never would he allow her to be put at risk again. No career would ever be worth what they were going through. He wanted to propose to her and then take her away travelling for a few months.

Tony told Hammond that he was going with the other field agents to get Michelle. Hammond knew there was no point arguing. With the address in hand everybody prepared to go and get Michelle.