12 hours missing

8:01 PM

The Park

Danny was surveying the numerous people in the park when someone grab his arm. He spun around to face a winded Martin and Sam. "Hey, guys," he whispered to them, as they backed him into a large crowd of people. "You guys okay?"

"Not really," Martin said, as he spotted Bubba's men. "Do you have a key for these cuffs?"

"Not on me. Why?"

"Because it would be easier if Sam and I split up for this next run. Apart, we do better than we do when we're handcuffed together." Danny look at them with a confused look. "Okay, that man's men are here looking for us. If we go in two different directions, we have a better chance of not getting shot or caught."

"But," Danny began, as Sam curled her arms around his, and turned her face away from the man walking by. "Jack isn't going to be happy about this." Sam's hand slipped into Danny's pocket.

"I'm sure he wants us to return to him alive," Sam put in, as she snagged a paper clip that held Danny's money together. "Mind if we borrow a few dollars. Our wallets were taken."

"Sure." Danny then looked around to see Bubba's men coming at him. "You guys better run."

"We're gone." Martin snagged Danny's stocking hat and put it on Sam's head, covering her blonde hair. "See you at work, Buddy." Then they were gone, leaving Danny speechless.

"What do you have in mind?" Sam asked Martin, as he flagged down a cab. "Where are we going to go? They know where we live."

"I need to return home to get some different clothes. Something that won't stick out in the crowd."

"And what about me?"

"I think I have something that you can wear." Martin shot Sam a smile as he ducked his head to her neck. "It'll be okay."

"I'm sure that it'll be." Sam curled closer to him, keeping an eye out for Bubba's men. The cab pulled up in front of Martin's apartment building, he paid the driver, and they went inside. "Nice place." Martin shot her a smile, as he began to work on the cuffs. In a few minutes, he had them free and she was rubbing her wrist. "Thank you, Martin."

"You're welcome, Agent Spade." Martin then headed off in the direction of his bedroom. "I'll be back in a sec."

"Roger, Agent Fitzgerald." Sam sank down on the couch and leaned back, taking a few seconds to relax. "This feels good."

"What feels good?" Martin asked as he came back into the room dressed in a better fitting pair of black blue jeans and a gray t-shirt. "Sam?"

"Being able to relax, and not have to worry about Bubba, his men, the dogs, or his games." Sam then looked up at the pair of jeans and the sweatshirt Martin was holding out for her. "Thanks, Martin." She took them and went to change.

The sound of someone knocking on the door, caused Sam to jump as she watched Martin pull out a hand gun from the back of his jeans. She quickly ducked into the kitchen and grabbed a kitchen knife. Martin opened the door and grabbed the person on the other side. Sam stopped herself in time from attacking Victor Fitzgerald. "Hello, Agent Spade," Victor said to her, as she looked at him.

"Dad, what are you doing here?" Martin asked, as Sam turned and went back into the bedroom to change.

"I just came to see if you were okay," Victor replied, as he shot a glance at the closed bedroom door. "Looks like more than okay."

"Dad, don't even start." Martin put his gun away and went into the kitchen. He was starving and exhausted. He really didn't need to have his dad pep talk him now. "We're both hungry and running on fumes. What did you really want to talk about?"

"It can wait." Victor then looked over to see that Sam had come out of the bedroom in her borrowed clothes. "You guys should eat something then get some sleep. I'll tell Jack that you guys are okay."

"Sounds like a plan." Martin then walked Victor to the door. "Night, Dad." The moment the door was shut, Martin locked it and then turned to face Sam. "You want to sleep first or eat."

"Eat, then sleep. I'm starving."

"That sounds like a plan." Martin then got ready to cook them up some food. Little did they know that very soon they would be having some unwanted guests.

13 hours missing

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