Chapter 4

"Well we meet again Elliot" The man peered out the windows to make sure no one was around. Elliot frowned.

"Do I know you?" wondered Elliot. The man let out a small laugh.

"You don't even remember me?" He asked innocently.

"I'm hurt. How could you forget me?" he asked as he took a few steps closer to the row of adults on the couch. Elliot kept his frown, trying to remember the man. He didn't even look familiar.

"Well I'll let you figure it out… and I hope you're quick enough to remember what I promised you" he licked his lips as he whispered.

"Tie them up" He tossed Elliot a rope.

"Don't touch me" Kathy turned away from Elliot.

"I think the best thing is just do what he says Kathy" Elliot whispered.

"He's right you know. You don't want to mess with me lady" the man peered out the windows again. Kathy rolled her eyes as Elliot tied Kathy's hands and feet, along with Fred's.

"Good job Elliot. You could almost be one of us" the man smirked as he sat down in a comfortable chair.

"One of 'us'?" Elliot frowned.

"You really don't remember me. Tsk tsk Elliot. You could be costing someone her life" The criminal looked at his gun.

"You can't touch me!" Kathy yelled.

"Yeah" Fred echoed.

"I'm not talking about you!" the man frowned disgusted.

"I think Elliot knows who I'm talking about. You know, I saw you two. I saw you two together. I didn't think you would actually do it though- I mean you are married. Although from the looks of it, I don't know how much longer". Elliot ground his teeth together.

"Where is she Elliot?" the man asked resting his elbows on his knees.

"None of your damn business." Elliot looked away.

"Well we can do this the easy way, or the hard way. Isn't that what you told me?"

"What's the easy way?" Kathy interrupted.

"You tell me where Olivia is".

"This is all about her?" Kathy asked disgusted.

"Of course not. But she is the only one I know I can get Elliot to do what I want. If I have Olivia it's practically the same as having Elliot" the criminal explained. Kathy looked at Elliot with her mouth hanging open.

"Oh come on lady, I'm a rapist and I can even tell he's in… well that he cares for her." Kathy turned away annoyed.

"Tell me where she is"

"You have me here. What do you want me to do?" Elliot asked. The criminal stood up and looked out the window with a smile.

"Oh Elliot you don't get it… but you will" he told him. Elliot watched as the man's face turned from a smile to a frown. Elliot heard the car pulling up in the drive way. He looked down and let out a sigh.

"Well rest of the family is home"

"Leave them alone!"

"Got any daughters?" the criminal smirked. They heard the garage closing and the man quickly got serious.

"Any peep out of any of you and I'll blow your heads off" he told them as he hid in the hallway.

"Dad? Mom? We're back!" Maureen called out as she opened the door for Kathleen, Dickie, and Lizzie. She closed and locked the door behind her. As she was walking to where her brother and sister had gone, to the living room, she was grabbed. She struggled with the man but he held her tightly, his hand over her mouth.

"Leave her alone!" Elliot shouted as he ran over to them. The man let go of Maureen and Elliot pushed her over to the couch. The criminal had more hostages then he hoped for, but now he had some leniency. He still needed Olivia though. Now sitting on the couch was Elliot on the far right, closest to the front door, then Maureen, Lizzie, Kathy, Kathleen, Dickie, and Fred. Dickie and Fred had always got along and he cared for the young boy like a father. Amazingly the couch was still roomy.

"Now, now, now. Now we have the whole family" the criminal sat back in the comfortable chair facing the couch.

"Maur" Lizzie held on to Maureen's arm tightly. Maureen was more of a mom to Lizzie in particular.

"Now Elliot are you going to tell me where Olivia is?"

"Who are you?" Maureen asked.

"Why don't you shut up kid" he snapped at her. She frowned about to say something back when Elliot put his hand on her knee, she refrained from arguing.

"Elliot just tell him where Olivia is!" Kathy screamed.

"I can't!" Elliot yelled back over the children's heads.

"Why not?"

"Because you don't this guy. He'd rape her and hurt her and torture her just in spite because I put him away for twenty-five years."

"So you do remember. I broke out. I figure the cops will find me, and take me away soon. That's why time is important in this matter. I have unfinished business and I don't care if I die or if anyone else does. Because thanks to your husband I'll be in hell before I even die."

"You put yourself there. You're sick" Elliot snarled.

"Look…" the man was about to speak when he heard sirens, he ran to the window. He looked out carefully. Meanwhile Elliot whispered to Maureen.

"When I give you the signal, run out the back door and go to the Lightblue Hotel. You got to warn Olivia, get her out of there, and once your safe call Cragen about us. We'll be fine, you just got to help Olivia. And be careful, ok?" Elliot whispered. She nodded as the criminal turned back around.

"False alarm, had my heart beating though"

"So, Sawyer, can I call you Sawyer?" Elliot asked. He smiled.

"Go ahead."

"I mean that is your name right?"

"I'm glad you remembered" Sawyer smirked.

"When are you going to let us go?" Elliot wondered.

"Once I find out where Olivia is, I'll take you and one of your kids and we'll go there all together. No one will get hurt if you're truthful with me."

"Oh, so when I say Maureen is going to break out of here, is that truthful enough?" Elliot wondered as Maureen quickly jumped up and over the couch. Sawyer stood up quickly but Elliot knocked him over before he could aim a shot. Maureen got out the door and it took a second for the garage to open but she got out in time. Elliot was bashed over the head with the gun and lay on the floor knocked out. Sawyer got up straightening his clothes.

"Did I not mention that you all better do what I say or else?"

tbc