Harvey rushed up to Nash with a piece of paper. "Boss, we've got a positive I.D. on your car."
"Where?" Nash said.
"Abandoned in an alley three blocks from here," Harvey said, "I'm afraid it's not in good shape. I just hope Lynette is."
"We'll find her," Nash said. The phone rang and Nash picked up, "Hello, Bridges."
"Captain Bridges?" a panicked voice on the other end of the line said, "Is that you?"
"Lynette?" Nash said, sitting forward. Harvey stood by the desk, anxious to hear.
"Captain Bridges!" she cried, "I need you to help me! I don't know what to do and I'm really scared!"
"Lynette, where are you?" Nash said.
"I don't know," she said, unable to keep the tears away, "I got away from the two guys who took me, they were chasing me and I don't know where they are…please help me."
"Alright," Nash said, "Are you hurt?"
"No," she sobbed.
"Sweetheart, where are you?" Nash said, again.
"I don't know!" she cried.
"Look around you," Nash said, "What do you see?"
"There's some train tracks and I can hear water so I think I'm close to the harbour," she said.
"Okay, it doesn't sound like you're too far from here," Nash said, "Listen, I want you to stay where you are and we're coming to get you. Do you understand?"
"Okay," she said, "Just please hurry."
"I'm on my way," Nash said, "Don't worry."
Lynette looked around her, afraid she would see her kidnappers. She sat on a bench and put her head in her hands as she cried. Suddenly a voice beside her startled her. "Excuse me, miss?"
She looked up sharply, to see a young man. "I'm sorry," he said, "I didn't mean to scare you. Pardon me for asking, but are you alright? Do you need some help?"
Lynette stood up and wiping her tears away, she said, "No, I'm fine, thank you."
"Are you sure?" he persisted.
"Like, I said I'm…" she trailed off. Nathan and Carl were just down the street. "Oh, no," she said, "Those men, they've been after me."
"Come on," he said, "I know where you can go where they won't see you." Lynette paused and looked at him. "It's okay, you can trust me," he said. Lynette felt that she could, as she took his hand and he ushered her away. He led her behind a wooden fence that faced an old factory.
Lynette became afraid that this man wanted to harm her too, realizing he had coaxed her into an alleyway. "I really should…" she said.
"Shhh!" he said, "Just wait until they're gone." Noticing her nervousness, he said, "I'm not going to hurt you. I'm just trying to help, I promise. I used to be a police officer, does that make you feel any better?" He peered around the corner. "Just wait here," he said, "Let me check to see if they're gone." Lynette stood and waited. It was getting dark and she was becoming more frightened.
"Coast is clear," he said as returned, making her jump. She hesitated, so he said, "Come on, it's okay." When she reached him he said, "You'll be safe here until your friends arrive."
"How do you know…?" she said, turning around to find no one there. She looked all around her, but she was alone. "Where?" she said.
"Lynette!" It was Nash's familiar voice approaching her. She turned and when she saw Nash and Joe she rushed towards them. She was so relieved when she reached them that she hugged Nash. "I'm so glad you're here," she said.
"It's alright, you're safe now," Nash said, putting a protective arm around her.
"Where's Harvey?" she said.
"He's looking for you at the other end of the street," Joe said. He got on the phone and said, "Harvey, we found her…she's okay…"
"They were here, both of them, just now," Lynette said.
"Did they see you?" Nash said.
"No, this guy was here and he helped me," Lynette said, "He showed me a place to hide."
"What guy?" Nash said.
"I don't know who he was," Lynette said, "He helped me out and when I turned around he was gone. If he hadn't been here, those two men might have found me before you did."