Chapter 34:

Bobby was thrilled to be able to see Sue awake. He brought he some flowers to brighten up her room. He couldn't help but still feel a little guilty. Guilty that it was him who had set her up with Greg. Guilty that it hadn't been him who was kidnapped, when it was him whom Greg wanted in the first place. Guilty that he knew her secret, when she didn't even know about the life growing inside her.

Jack sat down, as he had so many times previous, in the chair next to her, holding her hand. Bobby sat down on the other side, tape recorder in hand. She had agreed to talk about what happened so that Greg and James never walked free. Jack was also hoping for her to talk about the rape, even just mention it so they could figure out who had raped her. It was also a good way for him to bring up the pregnancy.

"Are you ready to start Sue?" Bobby asked gently. She turned her head to look at Jack. He just smiled back.

"I'm only here for emotional support." She nodded and smiled, and gripped his hand harder. Bobby clicked the record button on the tape recorder.

"Where do you want me to begin?" she asked

"After you got home from the hospital, after the car accident. We already have your statement from before that." Bobby answered.

"Okay. I got home from the hospital after the car accident. I told Jack everything that had happened with Greg. Tara stayed at my place for a few days. We worked a bit on the drug case, looking up Pratner and Cain. We also worked on trying to locate Greg. We weren't having much luck. Then the evening before the drug deal was supposed to happen Tara had figured out that Greg's other name was Landon something. Levi jumped up; telling me that the doorbell had rang. I went to go get it thinking it was Jack, or Lucy or someone from work. Two men forced their way in. One was Greg, the other I didn't know at the time but his name was James. He put something on my mouth, and after that I don't remember. What happened?" Jack answered. He touched her shoulder gently so she turned to see him.

"You were knocked out; Tara had still been on the phone with us, so we heard everything. Then men forced their way through and knocked out Tara hard. That's how she got a concussion and was in the hospital. They knocked out Levi too, he was at the vet hospital but he's now staying with Tara and Bobby." Jack looked over to Bobby; Sue followed his eyes and turned to her other friend.

"There's something else you should know Sue. As you were answering the door, Tara had discovered that Greg was actually Brendan Pratner, the drug dealer."

"What? You mean?" She sat in silence for a few minutes, everything starting to make sense. The two men just let her think it out herself, get a bearing on what was going on. "So that man that came in, the one that Greg was making me talk to – that was Cain? I was helping them do a drug deal?" Bobby nodded.

"Sue it's not your fault. It's a good thing you did what he said – you bought us time. What happened once you woke up? After they had knocked you out?" Sue continued on with her story.

"I woke up in a moving vehicle. I remember feeling really tired. They opened the back doors once the van had stopped. I caught a glimpse of a sign on the wall saying Cakeman Warehouse. I didn't have much time to process what it meant because Greg knocked me out with that stuff on the white cloth again. Next thing I knew, I woke up again, really groggy in a small room. It must have been a few hours later. Greg came in, only with a weird mask on his face, with pieces of paper. He didn't show me what they said, but held them up to the opposite side of the wall. I felt really weak, but I couldn't help but think he had some sort of camera there. He bent over and…" her grip on Jacks hand had become tighter.

"It's okay Sue. We know what happened, we saw you kick him after he went after you." She looked confused, so Bobby continued, Jack unable to speak – remembering the terror of having to watch her suffer. "You were right, there was a video camera sending us a live feed. We saw everything that happened in that room."

"So you got my message then?" She said incredulously. She turned to Jack.

"I saw it, well Myles was watching you on the camera and called me over saying he was thinking you were signing. That's how we found out where you were – at the warehouse." More comprehension dawned on Sue's face. Bobby motioned for her to continue.

"Whenever he wanted me subdued, he'd force one of my pills down my throat. I tried to fight back but I was too tired and weak. He cut my stomach when I retaliated, telling me that if I did it again, it would be worse. I figured all I had for hope was the possibility of a video camera being there. So I signed as discretely as I could. A few hours later, this man came into the room. He was quiet, didn't talk. I didn't realize it was Joshua Cain. Greg just told me I needed to translate between the two. I started too, because I didn't see the big deal but then I realized that they were doing something illegal and I just couldn't let them, so I stopped. That's when he stabbed me in the arm. I thought maybe the video camera was just a joke, so I decided to leave a message on the wall." Bobby nodded.

"We found your message." He added quietly. She just smiled softly.

"I know it was a little gross, but it was all I had. I thought I was going to die." She paused for a second, then continued on, "A bit later, James came in, he gave me a pill and covered my mouth with the white cloth. The pill was different though this time. It wasn't my sleeping pill – I'm not too sure what it was." Bobby glanced quickly at Jack, wondering if he was thinking the same thing he was. Sue noticed the sudden looks. "What's going on?" She looked into Jacks eyes, begging for the truth.

"I'll explain everything once we're done, I promise." She just nodded.

"I woke up in the back of a vehicle again. It was starting to feel hopeless. James took me to some gas station. He made me get out so we didn't look suspicious. The man at the desk didn't even notice us anyways, and the gas station was completely deserted anyways. The moment he wasn't looking I ran for the payphone and called Jack at the bullpen." She looked at him expectantly, wondering if he had actually gotten her phone call.

"I got your phone call. It's how we found you. If you hadn't have called, we might not have gotten to you in time." He answered quietly. His eyes saddened at the thought. She stared into his eyes, telling him that it was okay and squeezed his hand.

"But you did find me. James found me at the payphone. He was so angry; I thought he was going to kill me then and there. But the problem was the gas station clerk would've noticed, so he put me in the back of the SUV again and we drove off. During the ride I started to lose it a bit, knowing what was coming. Once we stopped, I remember seeing a forest but other than that, I don't remember anything else anymore. Next thing I knew, I woke up here." She concluded. She turned to Jack. He smiled back at her.

"You did well. I'm glad you were able to talk about it." She just nodded. There was still something they needed to ask. Jack looked at Bobby, wondering how to bring it up. Again, Sue noticed the tension in the room.

"What is it? You told me you'd tell me." She turned to Bobby. He took her other hand.

"Sue, we need to know, umm… did Greg or James, did they violate you in any way? We need to know." Sue stiffened in her bed. She looked over to Jack. He held her hand tightly.

"All I can remember is them hitting me, or stabbing me. Nothing else. Why? I don't understand. Jack – what aren't you telling me?" her voice lowered to a whisper. "Jack – did they rape me?" Jack could barely look into her tear filled eyes. He nodded, and the grip she held on his hand got tighter.

"Sue," he started. "You're pregnant."