Chapter 5 :
FBI, missing persons unit
13 hours missing
Danny and Samantha went back to the office, when they got out of the elevator they could see Martin walking fast, look very irritated.
-Hey Martin! What's the matter? Danny asked while running after Martin, followed by Samantha.
-This little bastard doesn't want to tell us where she is, Martin shouted and everybody near them looked at them.
-Hey calm down, Samantha said.
Vivian who was next to them went to her desk, not saying a word. Then she took her phone and dialled a number. Two minutes later she hung up and waited. Then 5 minutes later, Vivian's phone rang, she took the phone. She spoke 2 minutes and hung up, and three minutes later the elevator opened. Vivian walked towards the old woman who got out of the elevator.
-Hey, it's William's mother, Martin said with a puzzled look.
Vivian talked with the old woman during five minutes and after that the woman looked very angry. They went towards the rooms of interrogations.
-William!
-Mom? What the hell are you doing here?
-This agent told me that you don't want to cooperate. I'm very disappointed of your behavior, the mother said with a stern look.
-But mom--
-No! You mustn't contradict your mother!
-Okay I'm gonna talk, William said while looking at his hands.
-Thank you for your help Mrs.Andrews, Vivian said with a smile.
-Oh you're welcome, Mrs.Andrews said while shooting a stern glance at his son.
Then she let the old woman get out of the room and a young agent came and accompanied Mrs.Andrews to an other room of the service.
-I must just kidnap her, and met a man named the Eagle, because he saw everything, I must exchange the girl for the money and that's it!
-How does he look like?
-He is tall, slim, about 30, with blond hair and blue eyes.
-Okay, thanks, Vivian said while standing up.
Then he got out of the room, Jack, Sam, Martin and Danny were there, behind the one way window.
-Hey good job, Jack said with a smile to his fellow agent.
-I just do my job, Vivian said with a grin.
They went back towards their desks, and sat around the table. They were all looking very tired, it was a difficult case, with a slim hope to find Celia alive.
-Okay, it's late and you need some rest. Go home, we will continue tomorrow.
-See you tomorrow guys, Danny said while yawning.
Danny took his coat and went towards the elevator, followed by Samantha, Martin and Vivian. Jack wanted to make a call before going home.
The next morning,
26 hours missing
Jack walked in the office and saw that everybody was here. He went towards the table and started the briefing.
-Okay, Danny, try to find Charlie Smith, Martin, Samantha, you work on this Eagle, and you question him when you find him, and Vivian call Kelly Lewis ask her to come here and ask her if she know anything about what happened to Celia 5 years ago.
They all nodded and went back to work. Danny went to his desk, took his phone and dialled the number of the restaurant Fish Smith. During this time, Samantha took her phone and made some call, Martin sat on his chair and made some call too. Vivian made a call and waited. Then Danny got up, went to Jack's office, and entered.
-Find him?
-Yeah, the waiter said that he went to his apartment.
East 11 Street, East Village
Charlie Smith's apartment
They arrived in front of the apartment after asking the waiter how to go to Charlie Smith's apartment. They unholstered their gun, smashed the door and entered. They found a man with blond hair and deep blue eyes, lying in his blood, in the middle of the living room. Jack checked his pulse.
-He is dead, Jack said.
Danny checked all the room, he entered in the bedroom but there was somebody else in the room, who hit Danny at the head before he could see him. But Jack heard the blow and ran towards the room, but saw only one man with a cap, holding an unconscious teenage girl, leaving by the fire ladder. Jack decided to stay with Danny and called an ambulance. Then he tried to wake up Danny.
-Hey Danny, Jack said with a soft voice.
Danny slowly opened the eyes, he blinked his eyes, tried to stand up and Jack helped him.
-Are you okay?
-Except that someone hit me at the head, I'm alright, Danny said with a smile.
He got a little headache and had lost a little bit of blood which was sliding on his neck. Then the paramedic arrived and started to examine him.
-Hey I'm alright okay? You can leave now... Danny said while trying to resist.
-Let us do our job okay? We must bring you at the hospital to make some stitches.
Then they bring him in the ambulance. Jack got in the ambulance with Danny, and the ambulance made his way to the hospital.
During this time
FBI, missing persons unit
Kelly Lewis walked out the elevator and went towards the office.
-Oh Mrs.Lewis, Vivian said while walking towards Kelly.
Kelly turned to face the agent.
-Can you follow me please? Vivian asked.
Vivian led her to an empty office of the service, there were only a table and two chairs.
-Have a sit, Vivian said showing the chair at the other side of the table.
Then they sat and Vivian started to interrogate her.
-I'd like to ask you some more questions about Celia.
-I've already told everything to your co-workers, but if you insist.
-Did Celia tell you something about what happened 5 years ago?
-Of course, she did. In fact not really, she never speaks about her past. I forced her to speak about it.
-Okay...
-Huh... I soon will have to go, if it doesn't bother you.
-No, it's okay.
-I move so... But now that we're speaking about that, when I told her that I'm going to move she started to become more and more distant even if I say her that we will remain in contact, Kelly said while thinking about the reaction of Celia.
Flash Back
-Celia, I have to tell you something.
-Yeah?
The young teenage girl turned to face Kelly.
-I'm going to Chicago in a month, I get a job there.
-What? You're going to Chicago? Celia said with a shocked look. And me? Have you forgotten me? What I'm going to do without you?
-I though you will be happy for me.
There was a big silent.
-I'm sorry, I... I gotta go...
Then Celia stood up, took her coat and her backpack and got out of the apartment.
-Celia! Kelly shouted.
She sat down and sighed.
End of the Flash Back
-And do you know why did she react like that? Vivian asked
-No, I... I don't understand.
The Cornell Medical Center
Danny was sitting on a bed, a bag of ice on the head, waiting for the doctor. He wasn't very happy to be here but was fast distracted by the nurses who were walking near him. Jack decided to call the office for see what they found and tell them what they found and what happened.
-Spade.
-It's Jack, we're in Cornell Medical Center.
-What? Are you okay? What happened? Samantha asked in a rush.
-Danny was hit by someone at the head in Charlie Smith's apartment. We found our Eagle but we don't know if it's Charlie Smith, we'd have asked him but he is dead.
-Oh that's why we don't find the Eagle... Is Danny going to be alright?
-Yeah don't worry, you know Danny, he will be alright.
-Vivian spoke to Kelly Lewis, Celia had already told Kelly about what happened 5 years ago, she didn't tell her anything important. But when Kelly told Celia that she was moving, Celia started to become more and more distant.
-Okay... Try to see if you can find a photo of Charlie Smith and if he is our Eagle, we will be back soon.
-Okay, see you later.
Then she hung up.
FBI, missing persons unit
29 hours missing
Jack and Danny came back to the office, Martin was talking with Samantha at Samantha's desk, and Vivian was talking with Reggie's teacher on the phone. Then Samantha saw Danny and Jack coming towards them.
-Oh here is our big head! Samantha exclaimed.
-Hahaha very funny, Danny teased.
Then everybody went around the table, and Jack started the briefing.
-Sam, have you found a photo of Charlie Smith?
-Yeah, here it is, Samantha said while tending a photo to Jack.
Jack looked at the photo.
-It's our Eagle...
-Let me see? Martin asked.
Jack gave him the photo.
-After he hit Danny at the head, a man got out of the apartment by the fire ladder, with Celia.
-She was unconscious?
-Yeah, of course... So for the moment we have no lead. We must wait for the forensic report, to see if they found any fingerprint in the apartment.
Then Danny stood up touching his head with a grimace.
-Huh... I'm going to take an aspirin, Danny said with a smile.
Then he got out of the office, everybody looked at him.
-So, does anybody want some coffee? Samantha asked for broke the silence. I'm going to do some.
-Yeah please, Martin answered.
-Good idea, Vivian added.
Jack nodded to Samantha and went to his office. Then Samantha went to make some coffee.
10 minutes later
Samantha put all the mugs on the table.
-Here you are, Samantha said taking her coffee.
-Thanks, Martin said while taking his mug.
-How do you know if I wanted a coffee? Danny teased Sam while taking his mug.
-Hey I know you, Samantha answered with a smile.
Then Samantha took Jack's mug and went towards Jack's office, and entered in the office.
-Your coffee, Sam said while putting the mug on Jack's desks.
-Oh thanks, Jack said with a smile.
She went back to the office.
-We ordered a pizza, Danny said to Samantha with a smile. Mr.Fitzgerald is hungry.
-Oh, I see, Samantha said with a grin to Martin.
-Hey it's twelve thirty! Martin exclaimed to defend oneself.
Then Danny's phone rang, he took it, spoke 2 minutes and hung up.
-Our pizza is coming.
The elevator opened and a pizza deliver got out of it, but he soon stopped in front of the elevator, not knowing where he must bring the pizza.
-Hey it's your pizza so it's your problem! Martin said to Danny while showing the lost pizza deliver.
-No, no, I'm not moving, you wanted the pizza so you move! Danny said with a big grin to Martin.
-I don't have the choice... Martin said giving up.
Martin went towards the pizza deliver, paid the bill and took the pizza. He came back in the office and put it on the middle of the table.
-Aha I always win... Danny said with a smile while taking a piece of pizza.
-Thanks! Sam said, taking a piece of pizza too.
-Oh, what have you got here? Vivian asked.
-Do you want a piece of pizza? Martin asked the mouth full of food.
-No, thanks, I've already got my lunch, Vivian answered while showing a spaghetti plate.
Then Jack came back with some paper in the hand.
-Hey what's this? Jack asked while showing the pizza.
-Do you want some? Martin asked.
-Yeah, why not?
He took a piece of pizza.
-We've got the forensic report, Jack said while biting in his piece of pizza. They found many uninteresting fingerprints, but they found the fingerprints of this man.
Jack showed the picture of a man, about 35, bald, wearing the prisoner clothes, all in orange.
-Barry Preston, 31, he was arrest for detentions of drugs and aggression, he lives in the Queens. Okay, Viv you call the local police, Martin, Samantha, Danny, you come with me.
Queens, Barry Preston's house
30 hours missing
Jack and Danny parked they're car in front of the next house of Barry Preston's. The police was already here and waited for them.
-Okay, Danny, Martin you pass by the back with you too, Jack said showing two policemen, Sam, you come with me, with the rest of the policemen.
They all nodded and unholstered their guns. Danny and Martin went by the back with two policemen, while Jack and Samantha smashed the front door. They entered the house but there was nobody in the first room, then they heard a shot and a struggle which soon stopped...