26 Hours

11:36 AM

FBI: Missing Person's Head Quarters

Jack and Vivian watched as Danny, Sam, Martin, and Jesse wolfed down sandwiches. "Bet that put a hole in your pocket," Victor said, as he came up to Jack's side. "It's good to see Martin alive and well." His face then dropped when he saw Jesse sitting beside Martin. "What is she doing here?"

"Eating," Vivian said, as she left them to go talk to the others. "Hey guys." She sat down next to Danny and watched Jesse freeze when she looked up and saw Victor. "You okay, Jesse?"

"What's he doing here?" she asked, as she motioned towards Victor and set down her sandwich not feeling hungry anymore.

"He's just here to make sure that Martin is okay," Vivian replied, as Martin excused himself from the table and went to talk to his father. "He's the one who told us all about you."

"Oh, that makes me feel better." Jesse then began to gather her things, only to be stopped by Sam who put a hand on her arm. "What?"

"And where do you think that you're going?" Sam asked her.

"It's not safe for me to stay here." She slipped on her coat while still keeping an eye on Victor. "Not while he's still here."

"How long has it been since you've slept?" Vivian asked her, causing her to look at Vivian with a concerned look on her face. "A few days, I take it."

"Why do you care about me? Nobody pays any attention to me."

"That's horrible."

"I'm used to it." She then looked over to see that Martin and Victor were in deep conversation and Jack was heading towards them. "I'll be right back." She then left their sides and went towards Martin and Victor.

"Dad, why are you here?" Martin asked, as he noticed Jesse coming towards her and shot her a smile as she came up to his side. "Dad, you remember Shep right? Patrick's daughter."

"Of course I do remember Shep," Victor said, as he looked over at Jesse. "But I remember a small child, not the girl I see before me." Jesse then shifted as she grew uncomfortable. "So how's your father these days?"

"Angry," Jesse replied. "Why do you care?"

"Because I was worried about you."

"Really?"

"Yes, really." Victor then shot Martin a look. "Why did you have to rescue her? She's just a trouble maker."

"Because dad, we don't leave people behind who help us to save our own skins," Martin replied, as Jesse then headed for the elevators. "Danny, stop her." Danny grabbed onto Jesse's arm only to have her take a swing at him, which he blocked and she soon was up against the wall. "Dad, it's good to see you, but I think your times up. You should probably leave."

"Fine." Victor then grabbed his coat and headed for the elevators passed Jesse and Danny. "I always knew that she would end up in jail. It's in her nature to be one who breaks the law."

"Bite me," Jesse said, as she broke free from Danny's hold of her and answered her cell phone, as the elevator's doors shut behind Victor. "Hello, Father." Everybody then froze when they realized whom she was talking to. "How are you?" She brushed Danny away as she started to walk towards the elevator. "Where am I? I'm somewhere safe." She froze in mid stride, turned, grabbed a pad of paper, and wrote down a note. "Gotcha." She then flipped her phone shut and bolted down the stairs.

"What the heck!" Jack said, as Martin and Danny took off after Jesse. "Get her back here."

Martin caught up to Jesse just as she was to the street and she swung at him, as he grabbed her arm. "Easy, Shep," he said, as he grabbed her arm and threw her up against the side of a car.

"Are you going to arrest me now, Agent Fitzgerald?" she asked, as Danny came up to them. "For attacking a Federal Agent."

"No, I'm not," Martin said, as he looked over at Danny. "What did you dad want you to do?"

"I'm to meet him in the park."

"And you thought that it was a good idea?" Danny asked, as he leaned up against the car next to her. "He did order those men to shoot you."

"I have to end this. This is the only way I know how to do."

"By going to see him alone and unarmed. That doesn't seem like the smartest idea." Danny got a punch for it.

"Danny, why don't you let me talk to Shep about this," Martin said, before Danny got more hurt.

"I have this entire thing planned," Jesse said, as she pulled out a stun gun and Danny moved away from him. "I can take care of my father."

"Shep, you can't be serious. He'll kill you without thinking," Sam said, as she came up to them. "Let us help you."

"Fine you can help me. But if he feels that it's a trap, he'll be gone, and no one will ever be able to find him."

"Let's do this."

"Yeah, let's go get my father behind bars."

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