Chapter 10 :
Lenox Hill Hospital
15 hours missing
-Danny, everything is going to be okay now, Jack said with a soft voice.
Danny looked very weak and was barely able to remain his eyes open. He opened the mouth, to try to speak, but he only managed to murmur something.
-It's okay, just get some rest okay ? Samantha said as she took Danny's hand in her hand.
He was very tired and felt so weak. But he didn't like the idea to be so helpless, of being in this cold hospital and of not continuing the investigation. He left like he was useless, so he tried to get out of the bed which surprised his co-workers.
-Danny ! You must have some rest ! Jack said while grabbing Danny's arm. You're too weak!
-No, I… I have to help you with the investigation, we have to find him… Danny murmured while taking off all the needles.
-But Danny ! You're not going to got out of the hospital in that state! Martin exclaimed.
Then Danny collapsed. They all ran towards him and tried to awake him, completely panicked. Danny slowly opened the eyes and looked at them, paler than before.
-See ! You're too weak ! You must get some sleep ! Sam said while pulling him towards the bed.
-But I must–-
-No, you must sleep and that's all ! Jack said with a menacing tone. I don't want to see you out of this hospital 'til you've completely recovered.
Danny looked at them and saw the concern in their eyes. He decided to give up and to listen to them. Then they helped him to lay on the bed. And Danny fell asleep as fast as he put his head on the pillow.
-He's too stubborn… Martin sighed.
-Hey, it's our Danny… Samantha replied.
Martin and Jack nodded.
-Okay, one of us must stay here to look after him, in case he tries again to get out of here, Jack said while looking at Martin and Samantha.
-I'm gonna stay ! Martin say while sitting down, next to Danny.
-Okay, Sam, we're going back to the office. See what we can find.
Samantha nodded and followed Jack as he got out of the room.
FBI, missing persons unit
15.5 hours missing
It had been about half an hour that they were looking into Yann Kingsley background but they hadn't find anything yet. This man was still a real mystery. As the hours passed slowly, the chances of finding Christopher alive were slowly diminishing. Then an agent entered into the office and walked towards them.
-Agent Malone, the agent said while handing some papers to Jack.
-Thanks, Jack replied while taking the papers.
He read it an looked at Samantha.
-They find a partial fingerprint, Jack said while reading the paper. That belong to Yann Kingsley.
-It doesn't help much… Samantha sighed.
-But they found in the letter some oats.
-A farm ?
-Or a stable.
-There's about a thousand farms or stables in New York City, and its suburbs!
-Let's search if Yann Kingsley own a farm or a stable... But we're gonna do it tomorrow, it's very late, you should go home.
Samantha nodded, even if she got an other idea. She prefered to go to hospital, to see how Danny was. Even if it was very late. She stood up, grabbed her coat and got out of the office.
-See you tomorrow ! She said while walking.
Jack looked at the lights of the city through the window. It had been a very long and tough day for them and he hoped that they would soon find the boy alive.
Lenox Hill Hospital
16 hours missing
Samantha entered in the room and saw Martin asleep in the armchair next to the bed. Then she turned to look at Danny who was still asleep, and looked more peaceful than before. She was pleased to see that Danny was going to be okay, but of course she was still worried about the little boy and wanted to take revenge for what this Yann Kingsley did to Danny. She felt a bit of anger in her as she sat down. She knew that being an FBI agent wasn't a safe profession, but in her, she couldn't bear that someone hurt one her friends, one of her familly.
FBI, missing persons unit
23 hours missing
As Jack entered into the office he saw Martin and Vivian around the conference table. It seems that they hadn't sleep very well too. Martin was yawning every 5 minutes, and Vivian was fighting to not let her eyes closed.
-Hey, morning ! Jack said with an amused smile.
-Morning… Martin said while yawning.
-It seems that you need that, Jack said while putting down to mugs on the table.
-Oh, our saver… Vivian exclaimed while taking one of the mug.
-So, what did you find yesterday? Martin asked.
-There was Yann Kingsley's fingerprints on the box and on the letter, but they found some oats in the letter, Jack answered.
-Oats ? Vivian said suprised.
-Yeah, it's either a farm or a stable. We must look if Yann own a farm or a stable.
Martin and Vivian nodded and stood up. They walked towards Martin's desk, he sat down and started to search.
-Okay, so… he bought a stable in 1986 but he sold it a year later…
He continued to read while taking a sip of his coffee.
-He bought a farm in 2004, Martin said as he turned to look at Jack and Vivian. It's in Bergen, New Jersey.