At the end of 3rd street on the north state line where Illinois borders Wisconsin the weather was changing so rapidly no one knew how to dress. People were walking along the streets in coats, other wore shorts, however for the people in the blacked out SUV they were beginning to start the worst day of their lives. A lone figure waited. Just waited. For them to return.
A lone figure sat tied blindfolded to a chair by industrial rope. The room was dark and dreary with water dripping down the walls. The room was cold and the figure had been sat there for what felt like hours. The person had nothing to drink or to eat and was also desperate to use the bathroom. Every time the person moved the rope dug in further and was causing chafing burns to their wrists.
Little did they know that after they were kidnapped that their kidnappers had also been taken. The person wondered whether death was better than this. The starvation wouldn't be the thing that killed them it would be the dehydration. The figure wondered if they could move the chair to where the water was dripping. Okay it wasn't going to be sanitary clean water but it would be better than nothing and it would keep them alive.
IN A DIFFERENT PART OF TOWN IN A DIFFERENT DERELICT WAREHOUSE WHERE NO SCREAMS COULD BE HEARD…
Henry Mills had been taken to the warehouse on the outskirts of town where no screams could be heard. It was a running evac before the whole of Molly's erupted and took matters in to their own hands. Tom and Chris knew that they had to deal with this properly.
As they were about to start a group of men walked in. Voight followed by Atwater, Ruzek and Dawson dragged a man along the floor and when the BIA saw who it was they were secretly pleased. The BIA nodded in agreement.
Henry saw his son being dragged like a piece of meat along the broken glass covered floor. Every inch was perilous and dangerous but the Intelligence squad now known to the BIA as the SJ, the servants of Justice, were now part of their heightened team tasked with keeping the city and even the world safe. They were a true force to be reckoned with and the majority of them had previous military experience and certain skill sets that could be utilised at any given opportunity. As far as things go they were within the realms of the law because they WERE the law. Upstanding moral citizens born to serve and protect.
"Dad where am I?"
"It's ok son you are going to be fine."
A loud bellowing laugh came from Voight. He looked to where the SJ and BIA stood around him. they all burst in to fits of giggles like a pack of hyenas feeding together on a prey they had secured. The BIA watched as Peter was dragged through hell and high water to the next room. It wasn't going to be pleasant for him.
"Peter, listen to me, I trained with some of these sons of bitches and it will be a lot easier on you if you were to just go with it and give them what they want to know."
"Trained… With us? Bro I thought WE trained THEM?" Tom says to Chris feigning outrage at not being remembered.
"I distinctly remember us training them. Henry here walked in to our training camp twenty years ago under the name of Stephanou Rodgers. And here he was thinking we didn't know who he was" Tom continued.
"We must have changed since then because he obviously didn't recognise us. The young spritely twins. It must have been the leg bro that confused him" as the twins both burst out laughing along with Voight.
"My god I'm surrounded by amateurs" Henry speaks under his breath causing TT to strike him across the back of his head.
"Amateurs? Wow Henry you insult us not once but twice knowing we have the two most precious things in our hands. Insults are not the right way to get you what you want and that I do believe is a successful reunion with your beautiful bouncing boy. How long has it been since you saw him?"
"Too long because I was in fear of what was going to happen when people found out what I had done."
"You mean killed the whole team of firefighters that followed you in to a blaze? On your say so. Man there's a lot of people who are itching to get in on this action. To be fair we don't care what happens when you leave this room we just want your confession and you to call off the hit especially now you know that my niece and nephew and the quads aren't your grandchildren."
"Confession to what?"
"Confess to killing those innocent firefighters who followed you in to the blaze that you set up in order to fake your own death and to the hit you set on my family."
"I can't do that its more than my life is worth and I'm not the biggest pawn in this war."
"Well tell us what is happening and we will help you. Unless you are honest we can't get you out of the predicament."
"Why would you want to help me?"
"Because between us and the SJ we run this city. And we want the truth."
"It goes back to when Upton was a teenager and was living with Voight…."
"Hailey Upton?"
"The one and only."
The twins look at each other and raise their eyebrows at the same time. Mallory knows this is a bad sign. And Mallory knew he couldn't control the twins by himself. Hell, even he knew, Jay, Maverick and he couldn't handle them when they were all together let alone when he was on his own. Snake Shit and Jay were going to lose their shit when they knew she was behind all of this.
MEANWHILE BACK IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM
"Will you had better get that fucking torch out of my face because if you don't I'm going to shove it where the sun doesn't shine. Hahaha I crack myself up."
Naomi burst in to fits of giggles.
SNORT GIGGLE GIGGLE SNORT GIGGLE GIGGLE GIGGLE rings out from the examining room along with Will's highly frustrated tone that yet again his sister in law wasn't listening. In hindsight though he knew he wouldn't have changed her. Even Will had to admit that Naomi's giggle was infectious and he soon was giggling alongside her. Braying like a donkey in mid excitement.
"Naomi, Sis, you really need to calm down so I can examine you" Will says between the alternating giggle and braying.
"Surely that's my husbands job."
Jay stifles a laugh. Will hears and glares at him. Jay holds his hands up in fake surrender and retreats backwards towards the door. Ritter having been sent down to the emergency room to get an update on Naomi had snuck up behind Jay. Jay backed up and literally eased himself back on to Ritter.
"I always thought you were more of a giver Jay than a taker."
"Fuck off you prick. Why are you here?" Jay pulls Ritter in to a chest bump and shakes his hand.
"Been sent on an errand for updates."
"I am only laid over here. How about someone asks me how I feel instead of making rash assumptions that are way off the mark."
"Sorry princess how are you feeling?"
"Like a fucking fire truck ran over my head and the sirens are going off in my earholes. Henry Mills has got this coming to him when I get out of here and get my hands on that slimy weasel. Not only that his fucking son is going to get castrated if I ever get my hands on him for what he's done to my sister. Fuck the law I will just get Uncle Hank to supervise."
"Baby you realise you married a military man and a cop right?"
"Oh yeah silly me. Then you can be my lookout."
"What the hell is she going on about Jay and why are you encouraging her."
"Just ride in with the waves my dear Ritter she will realise what she is saying and wont actually do any of it, or at least I don't think she will."
"Good because your wife scares the shit out of me."
"We are taking her for a CAT scan now Jay."
"MMRRROOOOAAAWWWWHHHH the claws are out."
"Ok Mags that's fine I'm going to check on my little soldier then I will be back."
"Ok Jay I will see you in about an hour."
"What shall I do Jay?"
"Sit here and twiddle your thumbs."
SIX HOURS PREVIOUSLY
Heading out escorted by six guards from the Metropolitan Correctional centre in Chicago was one Hailey Upton on the way to her court date to stand charges. Voight had made sure that the guards were ones he knew and knew could be manipulated. After all this had to look genuine. And he had gone to great lengths to make sure it did. Upton had no clue of the shit shower that was about to face her when she entered the court room. Voight sat poised waiting for it to go down. Little did Upton know there was the BIA and the SJ ready to serve up a dish of best served cold and boy was it going to rain down.
Everyone who had been called to testify sat separated in the docks waiting to be called. The prisoner got brought up in to the court room and was handcuffed by a long chain to the desk in front of her enabling her to barely be able to stand when the judge enters the room. The prosecution in the form of Voight sat on the desk opposite knowing what was about to go down.
The buzzer went off warning everyone to stand and that the judge was about to enter the room. The courts usher asked everyone to stand. They obeyed. They didn't want to get in to trouble and be found in contempt of court which carries a heavy prison sentence. As the judge enters and is seated behind his podium everyone waits for the order to be seated. The judge having seated and retrieved his gavel from under his podium and his glass of water gave the order to sit. As the judge and the people in the court room are seated a small but undetectable smirk crosses Voight's face. All of a sudden the room went dark and women started screaming and the power was cut. It took all of three minutes for the power to be cut, the room to go dark, the cuffs to be severed from the desk and Upton to be infiltrated and out of the court. Not just the court room, out of the complete court building in to a waiting vehicle and gone. Disappeared.
PRESENT TIME IN THE NICU UNIT OF CHICAGO MED
Jay uses his key card as he walks in to the NICU unit and hears chaos kicking off in the direction of baby Isaac's room. Jay sprints down the corridor to see Kelly and Stella arguing in the corridor. Each holding a baby in their arms.
Mary P is trying to hush them and retrieve Isaac from Stella's arms.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE AND WHY IS MY SON BEING WIELDED AS A WEAPON?"
"Shit Jay I nearly dropped him."
"Hand my son to Mary P now. Mary you can tell Karlos to back off. He's hovering and its bloody irritating. Kelly hand my niece to Ed. You two can come here and tell me what the fuck has been going on and why you were arguing with my son and niece in your arms."
Stella looks at Kelly "I'm always mad at him Jay you should know that by now." Stella flicks her hair over her shoulder and goes in to Isaac's side room.
"Anyway regardless of that where's Patrick it was his shift with Isaac?"
"Jay I think I've really blown it this time."
"Stella found out I knew about Henry Mills and the hit and she is annoyed with me for not telling her I knew."
"Not annoyed fucking livid. Sleep at Jay's tonight because you're not coming home to me or your daughter." Stella had put Linea in her car seat and on to the frame and left the unit.
No one saw the test until it was on the floor spinning.
"Damn bro I think I know why she is annoyed."
Kelly head butting the wall snaps out of it as he turns and sees the test in Jay's hands.
