Finding Cal

By the time Ruth and Jack arrived at the Hockley mansion, it was late at night. At first, the maid that answered the door didn't recognize Ruth at all. This had been the same maid that had been assigned to Ruth and Rose a year and a half ago when Rose and Cal were engaged.

" Can I help you miss" asked the maid

" We are looking for Mr. Caledon Hockley, is he in?" asked Ruth

" I'm sorry but he and Mrs. Hockley are out at a dinner party at the Vanderbilt house, they won't be in until much later." Said the maid

" Then is Mr. Nathan Hockley at home?" asked Ruth

" Yes, who may I say is asking for him?"

" Just tell him that Ruth is here"

The maid went away for a time, then came back, and motioned for Ruth and Jack to follow her. She led them to the parlor, then she went back down the hall and Nathan Hockley came in the room.

" Ruth, my god what's happened to you?" asked Nathan

" Life" said Ruth

" This is Mr. Jack Dawson, my son-in-law, he and I have come on a very serious matter"

" Son in law, well that cannot be possible, Rose is dead" said Nathan

" Oh no sir, she's very much alive" Said Jack

" and very much in trouble" added Ruth

" well, can I help in any way?" asked Nathan

Ruth and Jack proceeded to tell Cal's father everything that happened to Rose since the Titanic had sunk and then all about the kidnapping. Nathan agreed that Rose and Cal were wrong for each other and then he said that Cal could never let women out of his life easily. He said that he would help in any way possible. Suddenly, they heard the front door open and then heard Cal's voice in the hallway. Then Cal came into the parlor to face his father, Ruth and Jack.

" Well, Well it seems Dawson has finally caught up with me , oh and he dragged Ruth along as well" said Cal.

" Caledon Hockley, this time you have gone too far, release Rose and her daughter immediately!" shouted Nathan

" Never, she belongs to me, we signed a contract agreeing that Rose was to marry me, if she is alive and well, then that contract is still in place" said Cal

Nathan reminded Cal that the contract became null and void the day that Rose married Jack and then the day when Cal married Harriett. Cal still refuse to budge and insisted that Rose was his. Finally, Nathan said that if Cal didn't free Rose then he wouldn't get a penny of his inheritance money and that he would be removed from his jobs in the family business.

" I don't do business with criminals, even if the criminal is my own son" said Nathan

Finally Cal relented and told them where Rose was. He said that she was locked up in a small attic room and then handed over a small silver key. He then walked off with a smile on his face. Nathan looked at the key and said that it didn't look like it was to any rooms in his house. They all agreed that Cal couldn't have taken Rose to the house in Philadelphia because the Hockleys were renting it out for the winter. Then an idea came to his mind- the Long Island house. It was unoccupied during this time of year and the only person on the property now was the caretaker. But the caretaker never really went in the house except to prepare it for the family's arrival in the summer. The caretaker mostly tended to the grounds and lived in his own little cottage. It was the perfect place for Cal to have brought Rose. Nathan then called the caretaker and asked if he had seen any one at the property today. The caretaker said no, except for some expensive looking car that stopped in front of the house , it was pretty much quiet. Nathan asked what the car looked like and what make it was. The caretaker said that the car was a black Ford. Nathan had the information that he needed. He knew now that it was Cal's car and that his suspicions were right. He woke his driver and then the three of them were off to Long Island to find Rose.