Pault moved the gun down a couple inches on her temple revealing a deep red mark from where it had been pressed into her. When it was clear Pault had the situation under control the other man that had escaped over the back as well, Nick, appeared from the side of the house. Pault handed Nick Michelle and the gun and then started to make his way to Tony. He picked up his gun and checked it for bullets. He started to circle him.

One of Tony's agents yelled over the fence asking if Tony was ok. Pault shoved the gun into his back and told him to respond that he was, he had Michelle and they just needed a few minutes. Tony reluctantly did what he was told.

"You've got Michelle? Is she ok? Should I send around medics?"

Tony felt the gun pinch his skin and Pault's breath on his neck as he spoke. "No, she is ok Trevor. I just want a few minutes in private with my wife. You can head back to the office and use room Blue."

Trevor ran back to the other agents. "Something's up, something is up with Tony."

"What do you mean? Where is he?"

Trevor was bouncing on the spot. "First he said he had Michelle and they just needed a couple minutes. When I pressed him a little he yelled at me that he just needed some private time with his wife and then he told me to go back to the office to room blue."

A couple of the agents started nodding their heads. "Obviously he is in a code blue situation. There must be somebody else with him. Either he wants the thug to think Michelle is his wife or he was letting us know something is also wrong with Michelle."

The agents worked on a game plan for a few minutes before splitting up to circle and secure the house. Once they had information of where Tony and Michelle were exactly and who was with them then they could move in. Things felt surprisingly unorganised without Tony directing them all what to do.

Tony prayed to the high heavens that his junior officer had understood what he had told him. Without help he didn't know how he was going to get Michelle out of this.

The two men pushed Michelle and Tony into the house and back up the stairs. Michelle hesitated at the doorway of the room she had already been held captive in for a couple of days. It was like her body froze, not allowing her to re-enter. Tony was already in the room with Pault and he turned and watched Michelle. He knew straight away how scared she was. Looking around he saw the two sets of handcuffs still clipped to the side of the bed. He looked back at Michelle with a huge lump in his throat, he knew why she didn't want to come in. He wished he could comfort her.

"Michelle, I'm here baby.....you are going to be ok." Tony could careless what he said in front of these men.

Nick pointed his finger at Tony over Michelle's shoulder. "You....shut the fuck up." He dug his arms into Michelle's back and then shoved her as hard as he could into the room. She went flying into the metal railing at the end of the bed. Tony instinctively went to grab her but Pault hit him over the back of the head with his gun. Both Tony and Michelle hit the ground, completely unconscious.

"Pault, what the hell are we going to do? There are cops swarming the place – they will find us in a matter of minutes."

"Shut up and let me think."

Pault was staring at Tony. "I've got it. Wake him up, wake him up." Nick slapped Tony a few times across the face until he came to. His eyes opened and shut a few times as he tried to adjust his sight.

Pault knelt down next to Tony and pushed a phone into his face. "Call who ever you have to, and get rid of the men you have outside. Tell them you and Michelle got away to a new location, I don't care just get them out of here."

"But..."

Pault pressed the gun into Michelle's temple. "You have 3 seconds."

Tony called Tray, the man in charge of CTU back-up and local police.

"Tray its Tony."

"Tony, where are you? We have men everywhere."

"Michelle and I just lost one of the men. We are about 12 blocks South of Chamberlain. Send everyone you've got to the area straight away. I'll have to let you know when I can get a better location."

"We are on our way."

Tony hung up. Pault looked pissed. "Why only 12 blocks, that's still close to here."

This guy was an even bigger idiot than Tony first thought. "One of my agents only just spoke to me a few minutes ago over the fence in the backyard. They would never believe we were any further away."

Pault seemed to accept this. He walked over to the door where he could hear car doors shutting and engines starting. Tray asked two of his agents to do a few circles of the blocks in the area and then go straight back to the house in case anyone tried to head back there. They left with everyone else to make their rounds.

They told Tony to pick up Michelle's body and carry her. Even under the circumstances, it still felt good to touch her. Nick walked in front and Pault behind them as they made their way to the front of the house. Nick went out first to find a car he could hot wire. He returned in what seemed like just seconds with an executive sedan style car. Nick led Tony to the back seat and told him to get in. Tony very carefully lowered Michelle down onto the seat. He laid her across the seat and then he got in so that he could rest her head in his lap. Nick sat in the passenger seat facing them as Pault drove. Tony tried to wake Michelle. He knew it was dangerous to just let her stay out cold like that. He leant over her body as much as possible so that he would be the only thing she saw as she woke up. It worked and a tiny smile appeared but it was extremely short lived as she caught Nick watching her. Tony stroked her hair the entire way. He tried not to look at her body as he knew his reaction would upset Michelle. She had cuts and scrapes, bruises and a couple burns. His t-shirt didn't cover much as she was lying down, Tony tried to pull it down some more when he noticed the Nick still hadn't taken his eyes off Michelle.

They pulled into another house and went through the same crap getting inside. They were taken into a back sitting room. Tony was shoved to the ground. As he turned his body around to sit up properly he felt that his other gun was still there ok. He had to wait until there was only 1 of them in the room to take them out properly.

Michelle went to sit next to Tony but Pault held onto her.

"Where do you think you are going?"

Michelle's voice was quiet. "I was just going to sit with Tony."

"I don't think so." He grabbed at the bottom of her shirt and the jacket. "Well I know you didn't have these on before." He looked over at Tony who just had a plain white t-shirt on, obviously an undershirt. "Give them back to Tony."

Tony begged on her behalf. "I don't need them, really. Please she will freeze without them."

Pault just acted like he hadn't even heard Tony. He made Michelle lift her arms as he pulled them over her head. Michelle was left standing in her underwear and bra again, the cool temperature immediately stinging her skin. Pault ordered Tony to put the shirt and jacket back on. Tony knew the exercise was to make him feel like a bastard to Michelle, as she stood there freezing he got to pull on the warmth of two tops.

Pault moved around and stood behind Michelle, he wrapped his arms around her waist. He kissed her bare shoulder and then smiled and raised his eyes to look at Tony. Tony felt winded and completely sick. Watching his smug face, Tony was ready to kill him. He looked at Michelle who was deathly pale and full of desperation. Tony knew if he pulled his gun out now he would give one of them time make a shot and he just couldn't risk that. They would have to wait a little longer.

Tony's fists clenched as Paults hands started to run across Michelle's stomach. She pulled his hands away but he just put them back. She started to wriggle and Pault became extremely fed up. He motioned to Nick.

Nick walked over to Tony and pushed his gun into his head so firmly that it made his head tilt to the side. Tears streamed down Michelle's face as she looked into Tony's eyes. He winked at her and offered a tiny smile. Michelle couldn't believe how strong he was being for her. He really was her rock. She tried to pull on his strength to keep on going. She was willing to die for Tony, there would be no hesitation. He truly was the most beautiful man she had ever known.

Pault tightened his grip around Michelle and started talking into her ear, loud enough for Tony to hear. "Do you want Tony to live?"

"Yes, Oh God yes. I'll do anything – please don't touch him."

Pault smiled. "That is good to hear.....Now as long as you do what I want without any struggle then I will keep Tony alive.....got it."

Tears streamed down Tony's head as he shook his head. Michelle nodded at Pault. "Take the gun away from his head then."

"Ok ok." Pault motioned for Nick to stand back which he did. He walked over to Tony and spoke quietly in his face. "I'm sure you have never watched another man fuck your wife before."

"Don't do this Pault. Whatever it is that you want, I'll get. You're a business man, you know that you never touch another man's woman."

He stood back up and walked back over to Michelle. He stood behind her and ran his hands all over her stomach. He started kissing her neck and then he began to firmly run his hands over her chest. He spun her around and then pushed her back up against a wall. He pushed his body into hers so hard she yelped in pain.

Tony choked on his tears. Hearing her yelp was pushing him to his last straw. He pulled his legs up closer in his body and felt the gun. He knew he could take out Nick, but he didn't know what would happen with Pault. He sat, ready to kill this man groping his girl and hurting her. He had promised Michelle she would be ok and he was going to stay true to it no matter what it meant.

Vomit rose in his mouth as Pault kissed her and began to run his hand up and down her thigh. Again he pushed himself into her, she let out another cry. He was enjoying watching the pain in her eyes. She begged him not to hurt her, instead he grabbed her wrists and pinned them above her head on the wall. He kicked at her foot trying to make her leg move further away from the other.

Tony had seen enough terror in Michelle's eyes and after hearing her whimper in pain again he knew it was time. He grabbed his gun.