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Tanglewood

Danny and Matt continued to run into a dark alley. Neither had noticed Don change direction. The snow now had a sheet of ice over it, making it hard to even walk on. They had been running for a few blocks and Matt's ribs were starting to bother him. It was also freezing cold.

"Danny…" he said, gasping for air. "I think we lost them. At least I hope so cause I can't run much longer. Think Tony cracked a couple ribs earlier."

Danny stopped and looked out into the busy street. He saw no sign of the Tanglewood Boys. Danny noticed something else. "Think we lost Don, too." He didn't want to admit, but he couldn't run much further, either. He thought about for a moment. If Flack hadn't been caught, he most likely would head back to the garage. "He's probably helping Mac find us right now." Danny shivered. The temperature dropped fast after sunset.

The two stood in the alley, catching their breath and contemplating the next move. Danny had finally slowed down enough to feel the injury to his arm. He knew it was still bleeding pretty badly and would require stitches soon. Matt was also hurt. They couldn't stay out here much longer. He reached into his pocket only find he had dropped his cell phone at some point. They were really in trouble. "Matt, do you still have your cell phone on you?" If he didn't Danny hoped Mac would find them soon.

Matt checked his pockets and came up empty. "Probably put it down when the paramedics came." he muttered. "Now what do we do?"

Danny shrugged and walked out onto the sidewalk. Matt followed. "We need to find Mac or he better find us soon. What's with you two, anyway?" Danny was curious.

"He married my aunt. My uncle also happens be a bit of an asshole on occasion. We haven't seen each other since Aunt Claire's funeral." He really wasn't in the mood to give detail. Matt thought it would do no good to open old wounds. He brought the subject back the current situation. "Where are we, anyway?"

"Good question." Danny had completely lost track of direction when they were running. He looked around to get his bearings. The neighborhood seemed familiar, but he hadn't been here since he was a teenager. "I've got good news and bad news."

Matt answered. "Bad news first."

"Really?" Most people wanted to hear the good news first.

"Better to get it over with."

"We ran further than I thought."

"Wonderful. What's the good news?" Mac wasn't going to find anytime soon if that was the case. Matt hoped the good news was that they were near a hospital. His head felt kind of funny. He had smacked it against the concrete harder than he first thought.

"I do know where we are." Danny also knew they had get out here before some old friends found him. There was a reason he avoided the area.

"Okay. How about getting to a hospital or to your colleges?"

Back in the parking garage, Don had just gotten back to Mac and Lindsay. They were both relieved to see him. Lindsay also noticed Danny was not with Flack. She was worried. Danny may be a pain in the ass, but he was also a good friend and she cared him. At least she wanted to believe they were just friends.

Don was still panting as he walked over to them. "Don, what happened?" Mac also noted Flack had returned alone. He prayed Danny hadn't done something stupid. Messer seemed incapable of staying out trouble, but it was usually not his fault. Mac then realized Flack didn't look so hot, either. "Are you okay?"

Don nodded. "Just tired. They caught us by surprise. Danny and I both fired at them, but we didn't hit anything. We ran." He paused. "Danny's probably hurt. One of them had a knife. I think they were Tanglewood Boys. They knew Danny and mentioned Louie."

"At least we know what we're dealing with. Do you know where Danny and Matt went?" Mac was more concerned with getting his CSI and nephew back then catching Tony.

"I really don't know. I lost them and headed back here. They couldn't have gotten that far, though. Matt had a concussion and a few cracked ribs. No way he was able run much further." Flack wished he could be more help. "I just hope we find them before the Tanglewood Boys."

Lindsay saw a cell phone near a few drops of blood. She saw it belonged to. He most likely lost it during the struggle. That meant the blood also had come from Danny. She grabbed it and showed Mac. "Danny is hurt. I found this near a small blood pool." Lindsay tried not to sound worried, but both Mac and Don could hear concern in her voice.

Don tried to comfort her. "We'll find them. I bet they're on the way back here now." He was trying to convince himself as a well as Lindsay. It was getting awfully cold out there. Flack hoped his friend used what little common sense he had and came back to the mall-parking garage.

Meanwhile, Mac found three sets of footprints spaced at a run. He saw one that looked like it from Danny's boots. The wear pattern on another told him it belonged to Matthew. He knew that Matt had very flat feet. Mac was glad he happened to be wearing an old pair of shoes. That would make it much easier to track them. The last set came from Don. He motioned for the rest of his team to follow him.

The prints led out of the garage and into the streets. The CSIs reached the point where Flack had turned around. Lindsay pointed out the blood drops leading through the streets. "He must be bleeding pretty seriously to leave that much blood." At least Danny left them something to follow. The ice made it almost impossible to find more footprints.

The team was now practically running along the trail. They saw a few snow prints where people hadn't got around to clearing the sidewalks. It was clear that Danny and Matt had gotten further than they had first thought. Mac recognized were the tracks were headed. "Why hell is he going into Tanglewood Boys territory?" Not for the first time, Mac was wondering exactly how deep Danny had been in with them. He knew Danny hadn't told him everything.

Meanwhile, Danny and Matt were trying to think of a way to get out there quickly. Danny remembered there was a subway entrance nearby. From the subway, they could get anywhere in the city. He led the way to it.

A/N: sorry to leave you in suspense for a few hours, but I've got to stop or I'll be late for work. Thanks for the reviews. Please keep them coming. I will update again sometime between midnight and three am Eastern Time. I predict they will reunite soon, as well as an argument. That's all I can say for now.