Thanks for the reviews! Sorry it took me so long to update. I started a new story, "You Are Never Alone," and I've written three chapters so now it's time to update this one again!

Here we go! Please review!

BE WARNED: THIS CHAPTER IS A LITTLE DARK.

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Frank shivered. The man had molested him, made him feel dirty and sick. He swore to god that he'd never tell anyone he didn't know that the cab driver had kidnapped him. That meant no attempts at escaping until he was sure he could be rescued.

He nearly puked when the cab driver put him in the trunk. The cab driver had whispered stupid stuff in his ear. He felt sick, too. Probably dehydrated (he hadn't had any water since he'd been taken and it had been nearly three days.)

Sure enough, when he swallowed, he realized that he was definitely dehydrated. Great! He thought. Not only am I sick, I'm dehydrated as well, and I'm probably going to get the flu! Can this day get any worse?

Never ask "can the day get any worse," he reminded himself. It always would. As he bounced around in the trunk of the car, he wondered why they'd allowed him to sit up front in the first place.

Had it been to test him? He shivered at the thought. If he couldn't tell a simple toll-booth manager, he had to wonder, how far in advance they'd planned it out, how many cops they'd paid off, and where they were going.

He could only wonder.

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"What do you have to tell us?" Alan asked, shifting his wait nervously.

"Well, not us, really, Joe found a lead," Fenton said. Don could see the smile in his face that he was truly proud of his son.

"See?" Joe asked. He tossed down five pictures in front and Don spread them out, his face palling as he recognized each one.

The first man was Kale Manson, wanted for murder and manslaughter in the second degree.

The second man was Kylies White, a man wanted for assault and rape.

The third man was Danny White, wanted for murder and sexual assault.

The fourth man was Witty White, wanted for two accounts of attempted murder and attempted murder.

The fifth man was John White, Frank's "brother."

"They're all White… so?"

"Well," Joe said, "I did some checking… and, well, they're all brothers."

"And?" Don prompted, knowing there was more.

"And they all want revenge against the Hardy family."

"Dear god," Charlie muttered, rubbing his eyes. "You think they're all in it together?"

Fenton showed Don the note that had been sent by the kidnapper. "No," he corrected Charlie gently, "we know they're all in it together."