The van they were riding in had just struck one hell of a pothole. It felt like hours but in reality, it was most likely minutes. Then Kate became aware of what was going on. She still has a funny taste in her mouth and while lying on the steel floor of the van she partially opens her left eye. As she does she sees that Jordan is still unconscious. She doesn't know how long they have been driving but it can't be that far from where they were. They are close to where they are going because she can feel the van slowing down and turning into something. She knows that someone is watching her and she can see that in the time that she's aware of her surroundings, Jordan has not regained consciousness. The van stops in what seems to be an underground parking garage. Then she hears the doors open by the driver who got them there then he pulls her by her ankles dragging her backward. She plays the game by playing possum until the timing is just right. Then she closes her eyes.
Xx
Her techs are probably the greatest anti hackers in the NYPD. Not only were they able to record the signal she needs to match to the one she already has in her file, but they were able to narrow down an exact address for the signal. This only confirms what they already know but now they have enough to convict the hackers when the time comes.
She's heard enough of the recorded signal to determine that she knew who this was all along. It was her classmate Rodolfo from MIT. Now that she knows who's doing this and they have a location she probably thinks that agent Shaw and detective Beckett are at the location that the signal was traced back to. Very quickly she gets up heads to Captain Rhodes's office and presents the information she now has.
"Captain, the intel is solid. This I can guarantee. The address that is sending the signal is the one that we tried to serve the warrant on earlier. And if I were a betting woman I'm pretty sure that detective Beckett and agent Shaw are at this address.
"Hannah, we need to get Lieutenant Kennai in here to be a part of this. We are going to formulate a new plan to rescue agent Shaw and detective Beckett."
Xx
Rick has been at the address they found earlier for the past half of an hour. He knows that Kate and Jordan are in that building. He watched as the van that matches the description pulled in and entered the underground parking garage. He made a decision that he hopes will be the right one. As they drove into the parking garage and before the steel link gate came down completely, he was able to roll under it giving him access to the garage.
He watched as the driver came to the back of the van and dragged Kate out by her feet. She is then thrown over the man's shoulder as if she was a sack of potatoes. Less than five seconds later Jordan receives the same treatment.
When he sees them move towards a door he attempts to follow but his luck doesn't hold out. After the man who has Jordan makes his way through the door close before he can access it. Now he needs to find another way in and he explores the area around the door hoping to find something that will give him access to where they have been taken.
Captain Rhodes, lieutenant Kennai, and various members of the FBI's SWAT team are planning a second attempt at serving a warrant and rescuing detective Beckett and agent Shaw.
"If we use a two-pronged assault it should be successful." Lieutenant Kennai Points out.
"I see your reasoning but the safety of the team is my top priority. What we should think about is splitting the team up into three groups and then having one swift attack. This way there will be no stragglers left to escape. There are egress points here, here, and here that we can cover with the personnel we have. And if we need additional manpower we can request it from the HRT team. They will be on standby so why not use them?" Captain Rhodes suggests.
"Good. Then this is the plan we're going to go with. since the deadline has come and gone and we haven't heard a word from our kidnappers we're going to set this raid for 0400." Lieutenant Kennai states.
Before the team knows it it's go time. They are all in position and they are ready to move. Before they can even attempt to breach the building automatic gunfire pins them down in their location. All three teams are retreating to their fallback position.
Xx
The Germans were expecting the FBI and NYPD to try to take down their fortress. But what they don't realize is that they had eyes and ears on them the entire time they were planning their move. The same men who had kidnapped the two women from the 12th were the ones in an overwatch capacity. First, though, drastic measures needed to be administered starting with the man they thought they could trust in the position in New York. Their fixer had been in place in the building and was ready to act on a moment's notice. They would be using his specific skill set very soon.
Wilhelm picks up the phone and makes a call to the one person who will stop this hemorrhage of an operation they're trying to pull off. No sooner does he hang up the phone than the man one floor below Pieter, moves into action.
This will be straightforward and direct. He will pull in his second and third in command with him knowing that they will need to witness what he is about to do. It will scare them shitless but that's the price of doing business and crossing your bosses.
By the time he gets up to the floor he needs to be on, he can see that Rodolfo and Kim are going over the finer points of why they haven't gotten paid the ransom yet. Aside from the failed FBI attempt at taking the place over he simply grabs them by their shirt collars and drags them along with him.
Xx
Before Rodolfo can even react he sees Kim being dragged away from her desk. Then he feels a very strong hand pulling him out of his chair and guiding him over to Pieter's office. Nothing is said by the man who drags them in the direction of his boss's office. Once they get inside his office he makes them stand against the wall facing his desk. Bile rises in Pieter's throat as he sees the man in the dark suit walking in with his number two and three in command. The second the man reaches for the silenced .22 caliber handgun from the holster under his jacket he knows that he's here to take him out.
"No please, please don't! I'll do anything! Pieter yells out.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple Pieter. You had an objective and you failed to meet that objective. The reason your numbers two and three are in this room with you is going to show them that I and Wilhelm mean business. There's no getting out of something that you promised to deliver on."
The act itself is quick and there isn't any need to aim. The bullet goes right between his eyes and he slumped back down into his chair with his upper body falling to the desk. The large puddle of blood now collecting on the right side of his face.
"Rodolfo take heed of what just happened here. If you don't, there will be consequences you must pay. You are now in charge. Don't make me come back here. The man in the dark suit just exits Pieter's office and heads back to where he came from one floor below.
Rodolfo and Kim are in a state of shock. They never thought that something like this would happen and now they are regretting their decision to work for these people. There's got to be a way out of this.
Xx
The man in the dark suit is on a very tight schedule. He knows that the FBI and NYPD now know where their detective and agent are being held. That will all change very soon. He will take them from where they are and bring them to another safe house. It was kind of dangerous to bring them here to start with but that's what the big boss wanted. Before he does that he makes a phone call to Rodolfo's cell.
"Rodolfo, I need you to look up a location where we can bring the detective an agent to. It's too hot for them to be here right now and we don't want to lose our leverage."
The man in the dark suit listens as Rodolfo reads off two addresses that are close by. One is ten blocks away the other is seven. Both in different directions. He decides that he will take them to the northernmost location. But before he does that he needs to interrogate them harshly. When he gets to where they are they are both still sitting on the chairs bound and gagged. He pulls the hood off their heads and they squint due to the bright light. Once their eyes adjust he can tell that Detective will be a handful. The FBI agent seems or more reserved. Seeing that the FBI agent is the more docile he starts with her first.
"Tell me who knows about your plan? How many men are in your assault team? Why hasn't the ransom been paid? And what will the city do to get you back?"
Jordan just sits there and looks at him. if looks could kill the man would have 5 daggers in his body by now. If she had her gun she would have killed him already.
The man in the dark suit looks at Jordan and says,
"So the hostage fails to cooperate. Let's see what happens when I take turns at your partner here. The man in the dark suit pulls on a pair of leather gloves and puts them on. Without warning, he swings his gloved fist at Kate's jaw that sends her reeling to the left. Getting up or rather in a sitting position to where she was she feels her jaw burning as if it's on fire from the hit. Then she hears Jordan mumble something because her gag is still in her mouth. The man in the dark suit removes the gag and Jordan says,
"Beating her is going to get you nowhere. This was my operation, not hers."
Knowing that the man in the dark suit has hit a nerve he strikes another blow to Kate's jaw but from the other side. Her head reels now to the right. Kate tries to get back to sitting up but she doesn't have the strength. So her hair curtains her face.
Jordan tries to kick him as he comes over to face her. But she can't move her feet as her legs are strapped to the chair.
"You know you're wasting your time. We're not going to say anything to you that'll give away what we know. So it looks like you're going to have to kill us both.
Jordan can feel Kate stiffen up at her declaration. She wasn't expecting Jordan to say that but in their current predicament what do they have to lose?
Xx
He's not sure what he should do. He had no luck finding a separate way into the building after the two men drag Kate and Jordan into the interior of the building. From his vantage point, he has the best concealment. The security guard walked by twice and never saw him once.
He's all set to leave the underground garage when the door he's so badly wanted to get into opens up. Through it comes the same two men who had dropped off Jordan and Kate. He can tell they're drugged because they're not even trying to resist and they're being brought back out the way they are brought in. Like a sack of potatoes. He can tell that Kate has some swollen cheekbones and what looks like a split lip so they must have tortured her. They are thrown into the back of the van and the doors are closed. Both men get into the van and start the van up and drive away. Before they do he gets the license plate number off the back of the van and a good description of what kind of van it is. Once they are out of sight he wants over to the gate that is slowly coming down and gets out of the parking garage. The second he does he's on the phone calling Captain Rhodes.
"Rhodes." Ben answers.
"Captain, it's Rick. I have a line on where Kate and Jordan are. I don't know where they are right now but they left the building that you tried to storm earlier. I don't have a clue as to where they are going but I did get the plate number it's a New York Plate FBR 1449. It's attached to a late model blue Chevy van."
"Rick, where are you right now?"
"I'm in the parking garage or I should say I was in the parking garage where you guys tried to serve your warrant earlier. Right now I left the garage and now I am looking South on Varick Street in the direction the van went."
"Stay put. We are heading there right now."