Martin shouted "Freeze! FBI!" right after Danny, and then he found a light hanging from the ceiling and turned it on. They both continued to yell, "Put your hands behind yourhead and get down!"

Before they could react, Travis Raynor darted back into the room and locked the door. Danny rushed to thedoor and kicked it open to find Travis Raynor hovering over Candace Reynolds holding a knife. "Get away from her, Raynor! Drop the knife and get the hell away from her now, or I will shoot you," Danny shouted emphatically.

Raynor hesitated as held the knife against Candace's throat and looked into Danny's eyes. And then he dropped the knife, raised his hands and went to his knees. Danny called out to Martin, "You got him?"

"Yeah...I got him," Martin replied not breaking eye contact with Raynor. Danny put his gun away, went over to Raynor and pushed him hardto the ground before cuffing him. Danny whispered into his ear, "It's over you sick bastard. You're going to prison."

Raynor started to laugh. "God is with me. He will protect me. This woman came with me willingly. I did nothing wrong. She was asking to be saved."

"What about the rest of them? Were they asking for it, too?"

"I wouldn't expect you to understand. But they all made a choice. I didn't force them to come with him. I just tried to cleanse them of their sins...that's all."

"Well you'll have lots of opportunities to cleanse people in Sing Sing. It's full of sinners," Danny said as he stood up and looked over at Martin.

After Raynor was secure, Martin walked over to Candace who was only slightly conscience since she had gone without food and water for nearly 72 hours. "Candace...we're with the FBI. We're going to help you."

Danny called the paramedics, and then he called Jack's office. "Spade," she answered Jack's phone.

"Sam? It's...uh...Danny. We got him, and Candace is safe."

"Oh my god...that's great. Is she OK?" Samantha asked in an uncomfortable tone.

"Yeah...she just appears to be dehydrated. The EMTs are on the way. Apparently, this was the first time he came back to her since he first took her."

"I'll...um...I'll fill Jack in. He's on his cell phone now," Samantha said as she yearned to say more to Danny, but knew it wasn't the right time.

"OK. We'll process everything here, and then head back."

"I'll call Viv. I'll have her bring Candace's parents to the hospital and take the statement."

"OK...Bye," he replied and then hung up the phone. He wanted to ask about informing Kelly, but he didn't want to bring it up to Samantha. He assumed that either she or Jack would let her know about Raynor.

Samantha ended up going to the hospital to take Candace's statement since Vivian had to get home to her family. Candace was doing remarkably well considering all she had been through. Samantha's heart went out to Candace as she explained that she was just looking for someone to love. She just wanted to find someone wonderful to bring home to her parents. Her desperation had almost led to her demise. Samantha spent two hours taking her statement before finally making it back to the office to pick up her things before heading home. She also hoped to talk to Danny, but when she walked into the bullpen she only saw Martin.

"Hey," she said quietly.

"Hey. How is Candace doing?"

"Better than expected. They are going to discharge her tomorrow. She gave a very detailed statement," Samantha replied wearily. "Did Danny already leave?"

"About ten minutes ago," Martin answered. "Sam...do you want to talk about what happened earlier...between you and Danny?"

Samantha nodded. "Yes, but not tonight...OK? I'm really tired."

"I understand. I...uh...I waited for you because I thought that..."

"Martin...I...um...I think I need to be by myself tonight. It's been a really long day, and..."

Martin smiled. "I understand. You don't have to explain. I just wanted to offer my shoulder if you needed it."

Samantha returned the smile. "Thanks...I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Where else would I be?" he answered as he grabbed his coat. "Do you want me to wait to walk down with you?"

"No, I want to write a few notes down about Candace's statement while they are fresh in my head. I'll leave in a few minutes."

"OK...Good night."

"Good night," Samantha responded as she sat down at her desk. She put her head in hands and gently rubbed her eyes. Then, while looking for her notepad, she noticed a note propped up on her keyboard in Danny's handwriting. She opened the note and read:

S,

I tried to wait until you returned but I had to be somewhere by 11...so I had to leave. I wanted to talk to you about what happened earlier today. I'm sorry that I lost my temper. I didn't mean any of the things I said. I hope that deep down you know that. I don't think you broke up his family. That marriage was broken way before you. And I would never make any judgments on what you do with your personal life. You know me...that's not my style, and I have no business judging anyone.You're a good person, Sam. And I want you to be happy...with whoever makes you happy.

I can understand why you assumed the worst in me. I've never given you any reason not to. I'm sure I've said and done things in the past that made you think I was insensitive. And to be honest, I do regret the way I handled things with Kelly...but I promise...I never did anything to intentionally hurt her. I can't really say more than that, but hopefully that is enough.

More than anything, I want to turn back the clock and unsay everything I said to you. I should have just walked away, but I lost it. I know I hurt you. So again...I'm sorry. Hopefully, we can get past this.

D

Samantha folded the note as she closed her eyes. Leave it to Danny to get in the final word even though she was the one who needed to apologize, she thought to herself.