Disclaimer: We all know it, but I will say it anyway, I do not own CSI:NY, sad as it is. I guess I will still claim Jessica and Jordan

A/N: Please review. My poor little muse is getting her feelings hurt. She is going to go on strike soon. I have to convince her to write a sequal when this story is over.

Chapter 4

As Jessica, Danny and Jordan reached the lobby of the hotel, Don and Lindsay were standing there. Everyone climbed into the SUV. Lindsay asked Jordan what her favorite animal was. Jordan went on and on about horses, which just made Lindsay's day.

"Have you ever ridden a horse?" Lindsay asked Jordan.

"My mom takes me once a week. I have a horse."

"You do? Does your horse have a name?"

Jessica was paying close attention to the things that Jordan was saying. Maybe they could find out more about her mother.

"Yeah. Her name is Lily."

"Did you come up with that name? It is really pretty."

"No. Mom said the name was special. She named her when I was little. I've been riding since before I could walk. That is what mom says."

"We should go riding sometime. I would really like to meet Lily."

Jessica took her spiral out of her bag.

Jordan is talking about her mother as if she was still alive. This worries me a little. She should have started realizing that her mom is dead... Maybe the breakthrough yesterday did more damage than help.

I think the name Lily might lead to where her mom was from. I will call and research the area stables.

Danny watched as Jessica started jotting notes in her book, like she was afraid she would miss or forget something. The way she wrinkles her nose when she is determined to get the facts straight is really cute. He grinned in Jessica's direction.

"What?"

"Nothing, I …" Danny couldn't think of what to say. Jessica just shook her head and kept writing.

(The Zoo Parking Lot)

"We're here." Don looked into the back seat. "You guys sit here for a minute. I want to take a look around real quick."

Don got out of the car, followed quickly by Danny. Lindsay just turned to look at Jordan.

"He wants to feel like he is brave." Jessica couldn't help but laugh at the statement. She was quickly scolded by the eight year in the seat next to her.

"You shouldn't laugh. He is brave."

Jessica and Lindsay shared a glance. Lindsay was about to say something when Danny gave the all clear, and everyone pilled out of the car. Danny and Don stood in line to get tickets.

"This is the second time I have been to this zoo. Both times the department got me in here. I think I will enjoy this time more." Lindsay said as she thought back to her first case in New York. Before Jessica could ask about the first time, the guys were back with the tickets. Jordan grabbed Jessica's hand and then grabbed Danny's as they walk through the gates.

Everyone was having a great time. They had seen most of the zoo and were getting very tired. Danny decided it was time to stop and get food.

"Can we go see the monkey's again before we eat?" Jordan asked with big bright eyes. Danny couldn't say no. As they were walking to the outdoor cage Jessica was looking at the people around. A habit that she had never broken, crowds fascinated her. She saw a young family with twins that were about two. She also noticed a teenage couple who looked like they were probably suppose to be in school, but had ditched to spend time together. Then she noticed a man eating an apple. He was using a rather big pocket knife to cut the apple into slices as he ate it. She was starting to think how strange that was when she heard screaming. It took a moment to realize it was coming from Jordan.

Jordan had started screaming and was shaking. Jessica noticed that she had peed in her pants. Something was scaring her. Danny looked lost as to what to do. Lindsay and Flack were just as lost, but Flack had grabbed his gun just in case. People were starting to stare at the young girl and the adults who were with her.

"Jordan," Jessica was trying to get the girl to look at her. So she moved right into her line of sight and started speaking softly and slowly. Danny could just barely make out what she was saying. "Jordan, look at me. I am right here. Let's leave the scary place. Let's go back to the beach. The sand in our toes, look over there a little girl is building a castle in the sand. The waves are splashing. Our toes are getting wet. The bottom of our legs got wet too when the waves crashed on them." Jessica had not even realized that Jordan had stopped screaming and was starting to breathe normally. Danny touched her shoulder to let her know everything was ok.

Jessica picked up the little girl and started walking quickly to the bathroom. Lindsay almost had to run to catch up with her. Danny and Don were just left standing there not quite sure what to do.

As they reached the restroom, a lady with a small girl looked at Jessica, "I have a spare pair of panties and shorts in my bag if you want them. We are potty training."

Jessica grinned slightly at the gesture. "Thank you, but I have stuff in my bag. That was really nice of you."

"Well, moms have to stick together." Then the woman walked out of the restroom leaving Jessica and Jordan alone. Jordan was holding so tight to Jessica's neck that Jessica was starting to feel like she was losing her breath. She peeled the girl off of her and helped her change clothes. Jordan was not about to leave Jessica to go change by herself. After they had cleaned up, they walked slowly out of the restroom.

"Let's go home." Jessica said, and Jordan just nodded. Jessica looked around for the detectives, but did not see them. She had run off so fast to protect Jordan she did not even think about them. She started back towards the monkey's area. Careful not to get to close, she looked over the crowd and did not see the detectives anywhere. She decided that it would be best to go to the security department at the zoo. So she started back towards the front of the zoo. As she was walking she glanced over her shoulder and saw a guard heading towards her.

"Are you Jessica?" he asked her.

"Yes" Jessica said a little weary of the man. Jordan had laid her head on Jessica's shoulder and closed her eyes. She did not want to see any more.

"Well you and the little girl need to come with me," he stated. "The police are looking for you."

Jessica was starting to turn to go with the man when she felt a wet spot on her shirt. She knew at that moment the man was not who he said he was. Jordan knew the voice and did not even have to open her eyes. Jessica turned the other direction and started to run. The man grabbed her arm. Jessica kicked him and started screaming, "THIS MAN IS TRYING TO HURT US!" She wanted to draw as much attention as she could to the man.

"Bitch. Give me the girl and I might let you live."

"THIS MAN IS TRYING TO HURT US!" Jessica just kept running and screaming.

The man pulled out a gun and shot. Jessica did not even know what had happened. She just knew her leg hurt and she was on the ground. People started screaming and running. The man grabbed Jordan as Jessica did everything she could to get her back.

Then man went around the corner and then came back and grabbed Jessica's arms and started dragging her in the direction he had just come from. Jessica could feel the ground running over her body as her skin gave way to the force. She felt the warm flow of blood all over her body. The man threw her on the golf cart he had zipped-tied Jordan to. Jessica was getting so tired. She could not help but close her eyes.

(Danny's POV)

He could barely hear what Jessica was saying to Jordan, but was amazed at how quickly she got her to calm down. He realized that Jessica was almost in a trance and touched her shoulder. Jessica quickly grabbed Jordan and took off running. Lindsay followed. Don just looked at Danny and they ran in the direction after the woman.

"Don, I bet she took her to the bathroom."

Don nodded and started to look for a woman's restroom close by, when he spotted Lindsay.

"Do you see them?" she shouted over at Don. He shrugged his shoulder and all three detectives started looking for the two. Danny was starting to get worried and had a bad feeling. They split up and headed in different direction. Danny heard the gun shot first. He started running in that direction as fast as he could. The people running the other way was making it hard to get there" NYPD MOVE!" he started yelling. He got to the spot where he saw Jessica's blood about the same time as Lindsay and Don.

"Lindsay, follow the blood trail. See where it leads. Don call for back up. We need to tape off the area and lock down the zoo. Someone saw something and we need to know what." Danny just started barking out orders.

Don was already on the cell phone and zoo security had started taping off the area. Lindsay had one of the security officers run her to the car to get their kits. Danny and Don started interviewing everyone who was in the general area. They were just about to start going over what they had gathered when Mac walked up. "What happened?"

Danny started telling Mac how Jordan had started having a fit then, how Jessica had run off with her, and then he started on what the eye witnesses said. "One of the witnesses said 'the woman was carrying the child and looked a little scared, when a security officer came up to her. The woman all the sudden went crazy started yelling how the man was trying to hurt her and the child. The man pulled a gun and shot her just once in the leg. He grabbed the child went off in that direction and then came back for the woman. He dragged her that way'"

Mac just looked at Danny, "Keep processing. This case is now top priority. Not only a murder, but a kidnapping as well. The clock is ticking."