A/N – Hey everyone thanks so much for the reviews. Sorry I didn't post sooner – I had planned to write another chapter when I got home yesterday but ended up having to rush to work. :) I hope all your questions are better explained in this chapter. Keep them coming – everything will make much more sense by the end!

Chapter 22:

The instant Jack walked out of the bullpen, Lucy regretted her words. She knew in her heart it wasn't Jack's fault but she was so desperate to blame someone; she did it to the one person whose heart was completely broken. Unable to hold in anything any longer, Lucy burst into tears and dropped to the floor and sobbed on Myles shoulder.

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Jack stared at the wall. His feet had taken him to this place, he didn't know why. He just sat there and stared. Tears rolled down his face. Sue wouldn't be coming to sit beside him this time. To put her hand on his arm to comfort him. He looked at his mentor's picture, Wes Kenner. He didn't know how he was going to get over the loss of one of the greatest men he had ever known at the time. And now, he knew that it might be Sue's picture on the wall next to Wes. It was more than he could bear. How much time he had lost with her and now he would never have the chance to tell her how much he cared for her. D sat down beside him.

"She's not gone yet Jack. You can't give up faith – it's all that's keeping us going, and it's what's going to lead us to her. Rick's almost done searching for all the Cakeman Warehouses in the area. I know what Lucy said, but she's angry and upset too. It's not your fault Jack. You couldn't have prevented this."

"I promised I wouldn't let him hurt her again. I broke my word." Jack couldn't bring himself to look at D.

"Jack – you can't do everything. Wishing the past was different won't change it. All you can do is deal with what's in front of you now. We're so close. Come on; let's see if Rick has had any luck yet. We're all going to survive this." Jack stood up next to D. He turned to Jack and pulled him into a hug.

"Thanks D." Jack responded quietly. Demetrius just nodded and softly smiled and they went back to the bullpen.

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"Jack – I'm sorry I shouldn't have blamed you." Lucy said, her eyes red with tears.

"It's okay Lucy." He gave her a hug, hoping that he could comfort her a little. D was right – he was going to deal with what was given to him. He couldn't change what happened but he sure as hell was going to make sure that he did everything he could to prevent anything else more from happening to Sue.

"What have you found Rick?" D asked. They all gave their attention to the man typing furiously at the computer.

"Well – here's what we know. Sue signed 3 words. Cake, Man and Warehouse. Now with my expertise on Pastries, I recognized the name immediately. Cakeman is the last name of a woman who owns bakeries all over the US, mainly in California, New York and DC. Ivy Cakeman was the owner of the Cakeman Warehouses that were used for storage as well as factories. She owned all of them until she divorced 5 years ago. Her ex-husband was given 3 of her warehouses. She kept the rest and the company. Apparently he was happy settling for only the 3 warehouses in LA, New York and here in Washington. She thought it was strange, but was happy to not have to fight for the company. Now get this – her ex-husband was James Cakeman, but I looked him up and his real last name is Crydle."

"The man who delivered the package!" exclaimed Jack.

"Exactly. I've located the warehouse, which could be in the proximity of where Miss. Thomas might be. Also, according to the live feed, which I've traced to a 10 mile radius, the warehouse is in fact in the vicinity."

"Okay – we need to call SOG. We need to send over a SWAT team fast. Pratner warned us if we go after them that they will kill Sue so we need to exercise extra caution here. Let me call up Ted and get him down here so we can start making a plan of action." explained D.

"Wait one second guys." said Myles. They all turned around to face him. He was sitting at Jacks computer, eyes not leaving the screen.

"What happened?" asked a panicked Jack. Myles looked up at him.

"Joshua Cain just arrived."