AN: Thanks for the review Gabby. And don't worry, there should be some more dance fluff stuff etc but maybe under different circs. –Cokkii

RangeMan Target File Number 768

Name: Isaac Douglas

Age: 39

Race: Caucasian

Gender: Male

Family: Widower (Wife found murdered (Unsolved)), No children, Parents deceased

Property: House, 3851 Brook Mesa Drive, Blue Ford F150, License plate 853JSA2

Current Occupation: Network manager

Record: Suspect in wife's murder (Charges dropped due to lack of evidence), Hit and Run (Apprehended by Stephanie Plum during distraction)

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Steph slumped against the wall in her makeshift cell. She could no longer hear either their capture or LB. So to pass the time she had counted ceiling tiles, floor tiles and anything that she could count. But soon she found herself bored again. She began to count the time. A clock had rung out the time, it was 3 in the morning and since then she was counting away the minutes.

Meanwhile very ironically, that is what LB was doing. She was still sitting on the carpet under the watchful eye of her capture but to keep herself calm she watched the hands of the clock that she could see. Both she and Steph had been here for over two hours and she was growing restless. Both women jumped at the unexpected sound of their capture clearing his throat.

"I am beginning to wonder if your old team will ever show up, young Canary. I was looking forward to meeting them in their old settings." LB watched him as he stood, stretched and walked into the little kitchen. She didn't follow but heard him opening and closing cabinets, some beeping and a microwave beginning to cook. "I wouldn't try to plan an escape using anything in here." He called out. "All I have are plastic utensils and a microwave."

When his food was done he brought it back into the living room. LB was secretly please at what he had. Soup and noodles, great for splashing. LB focused her attention on the clock again and listened to him slurp away his meal.

Now, many people have heard and believe Darwin's Law. Everything that can go wrong will. And all of that stuff. LB knew this to be true, at least for her. And from the stories she had heard about Steph she knew that she probably agreed with it. So LB planned on it to have a huge effect on Mr. Douglas.

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Headlights off, full combat like gear, and one common goal. Guys can be pretty scary when they have a goal and there are willing to kill for it. They had picked up the suspects home address from the RangeMan file and where now getting close. All of they guys were kicking themselves for letting that pond scum getting past them.

Of course none of them knew that Darwin was about to strike again. All of the guys were in the back of the SUV's letting the drivers get to wherever they needed to go but they were all suddenly slung forward as the drivers skidded to a halt. Das recovered first and looked out the windshield. He gasped and pushed his way out.

He gathered her up and shielded her as he hurried back to the SUV's. She climbed inside and was gasping for breath but she was fighting to get way. "You…have to…go back."

Ranger looked up and searched her face. He cursed and rushed out. He hurried into the house but immediately stopped. "Now it's just one surprise after another isn't it?" LB struggled to get out of his grasp but he pulled a knife on her and she stilled as he pushed the tip to her neck.

Ranger had leveled his gun during the rush to get in but knew what was coming next. "Now, now Ranger. You wouldn't want me to hurt your friend now would you? Please put the gun away." Slowly, he put it back in its holster and returned his arms to his sides. LB glared at him with an Are you stupid? look.

Ranger kept on his blank face and didn't reply. The whole room turned to face the door as they heard the patter of rushing feet. "Come to your aid, Ranger. Pity we will have to continue this later. He started to walk backwards, dragging LB with him.

She soon got fed up with the damsel in distress act and bit the hand that held her. He cried out and she managed to get free of his grasp, if only for a second, it gave Ranger sufficient time to pull his gun back out and get off a shot. Unfortunately, it missed.