15 hours missing

11:59 PM

Jack Malone's Apartment

The sound of Jack's cell phone brought him awake out of a somewhat deep sleep. He grabbed it and flipped it open, after recognizing Vivian's number. "Malone," he said, as he slowly made his way into the kitchen. "What happened?"

"Danny, Sam, and Martin were kidnaped again," Vivian said, causing Jack to groan. "I'm heading in right now. I'll see you there." She then hung up, and Jack got ready to go back to work.

12:07

The cage

Danny, Sam, and Martin had found comfortable positions on the floor. The building that they were in was cold and drafty. "No place like home," Danny said, as he looked around. "Wonder what these guys have planned for us."

"Who knows," Sam said, as she rested her head on Martin's shoulder. "Hopefully, we'll be okay."

"I have some good news," Bubba said, as he came up next to the cage. "I'm going to let the three of you sleep for a couple of hours before we do a video conference. You'll need your energy for what I have planned next for the three of you."

"Thanks." The door was opened and blankets and pillows were thrown down at their feet. The door was then shut and locked, with Bubba smiling.

"Sleep well." Then he was gone, and the lights went out.

"Ah, this is great," Danny said, as they grabbed onto the blankets and pillows and tried to get comfortable on the floor. "Just like camping out when we were little."

"Whatever you see, Danny," Sam said, as she curled up into Martin's side, pulling Danny closer to her. "This really isn't going to work all that well."

"We'll make it work." Danny moved so that he was curled up close to Sam's back, and pulled the blankets up over them. "Just try to get some sleep. I really don't want to see what this mad man has in store for us later." Danny moved into a more comfortable position. "Good night." He then fell asleep, giving Martin and Sam some time to talk.

"Martin, are you okay?" Sam asked, as he moved into a more comfortable position and pulled her closer to him. "You seem awfully quiet, even for yourself."

"Why did they ask who was Victor's son?" he asked, as he looked down at her. "If they were really after my dad, you would think that they would know which one was Victor's kid."

"Maybe hurting Victor is an added bonus." She then looked back at Danny. "Just like Danny is."

"This wasn't supposed to happen to us. We were supposed to go to work, then go home and go out on our date. Nothing fancy about it." Martin then ran a finger along the side of Sam's face. "I guess I owe you a date."

"Yeah, you do." Sam laid her head down on his shoulder. "But for now, we really do need to get some sleep. Who all knows that Bubba has planned for us."

"That sounds like a great plan." Martin gently kissed Sam on the forehead before laying back down. "Sleep well." They both then fell asleep.

A man dressed in all black came up to them. "Sleep well," he began as he looked down at them. "For tomorrow you're going to need all your strength to survive." He then turned and left.

15 hours missing

TBC

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Who is this mysterious new guy? What does Bubba have in store for our three agents? Tune in next time for the answers.