Blood……………….there was blood everywhere; even through the smoke that filled the room she could see the blood on her hand……………

'Sam, SAM, are you OK?'

Danny was next to her, crouched down, his hands running over her face and arms trying to see where the blood was coming from

'It's not mine……….'

They turned their heads; the smoke was clearing and both could see the pool of blood spreading from the body of the gunman; Sam turned away and thought she saw Danny's face go slightly green at the sight of the mess that had once been a head.

Sam looked over to the bed, Martin was leaning over Maggie

'Is she OK, are you OK?' Danny was on his feet again and heading for the door; they could hear shouting outside

'I'm fine, Maggie's OK….' Martin's voice trailed off and he stared at the bullet hole in the wall, inches from Maggie's head; he turned and looked at Danny but Danny was staring at it too. Their eyes met for a moment, both realising how close the bullet had come…………. then Danny pulled himself together and headed for the door

'FBI, coming out' he flipped his gun so that he was holding it upside down by the trigger guard and cautiously opened the door, extending his arms out so that they could see he wasn't about to shoot anyone…………

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Jack and Viv arrived at the airfield to be met by an agent from the port authority

'Do we know when he is likely to get here?'

'Yes sir, we've just had word that they are less than 5 minutes away' the agent reached into his jacket, 'this arrived 20 minutes ago' he handed Jack the arrest warrant; Jack noticed that Judge Goodwin had signed it and smiled grimly, he knew Goodwin had a soft spot for Maggie and that he would have had no hesitation in signing this particular warrant.

He handed the warrant to Viv, 'You cracked this case, so you get to arrest the toe rag'

Viv took the warrant, checking it through to make sure all was in order and then slipped it into her jacket; the agent's hand shot to his ear piece and he appeared to be listening intently to something

'He's just turned in, ETA at the plane 1 minute'

Jack and Viv headed toward the plane; they could see the pilot and crew waiting for Saunders, the steps to the plane in place, just waiting for Saunders to arrive and climb on board. The limousine appeared and came to a stately halt and the chauffer jumped out and held the door open.

Jack and Viv were almost at the plane as Henry Saunders got out of the car and shook the pilot's hand. Jack saw the chauffer glance in their direction; he saw his hand reach inside his jacket...

'FBI, put your hands were we can see them'

Both Jack and Viv had their guns out and trained on the group in front of the plane as several more FBI agents appeared, all with guns. The chauffer put his hands up and the planes crew all looked shocked but Jack noticed that Saunders barely batted an eyelid

Viv approached Saunders and put her gun away; 'Agent Johnson, FBI. Henry Saunders I have a warrant for your arrest, place your hands behind your back' she held her handcuffs up so he could see them

Saunders raised an eyebrow, a look of smug superiority on his face; 'Do you know who I am?'

Viv smiled a steely smile that didn't reach her eyes, 'well clearly I do Mr Saunders otherwise it wouldn't be you I was arresting for being a murdering lowlife scum bag, now would it?'

Jack saw the look of fury that crossed Saunders face as Viv turned him none too gently and applied the handcuffs

'I want my lawyer NOW, I demand you get my lawyer; you've no right to arrest me….'

'Oh shut up, for the love of god just shut up' Viv sounded bored which seemed to inflame Saunders all the more

'I'll have your jobs for this, I'm not without influence…'

'SHUT UP' Jack shoved his face at Saunders, stopping only inches away and for a moment the two men glared at each other before Jack continued; 'now Agent Johnson will read you your rights and then you are coming with us'

Saunders continued to glare at Jack but remained silent while Viv read him his rights

'I want my lawyer'

'You'll get your lawyer…..when we get to our offices. Now get in the damn car and SHUT UP'

Jack watched as Saunders was put in a car and then looked at Viv; 'how did that feel?'

'Well, it would have felt better if he tried to resist, still you can't have everything can you'; they both laughed as Jack's cell phone rang

'Malone'

'Hey Victor, we've got him and he's on his way in now; who do you…………' Jack paused and Viv saw his face change

'Are they all OK?' he listened again, OK well keep me updated'; he put his phone down

'Something happened?' Viv was staring at him, concern showing on her face

'Yes, a gunman ambushed Sam, Martin and Danny in Maggie's room; Victor said they are all OK and the gunman is dead' he paused, 'look we had better make sure Saunders gets to our offices for questioning and then we can head to the hospital'

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Once she had finished her statement Sam went to look for Martin and Danny. She found Martin, predictably, in Maggie's room. Victor was there too but he got up and left as she walked in, dropping a hand onto her shoulder as he walked past but not stopping or saying anything

Sam stared after him in surprise and turned to Martin

'No higher praise than that' Martin grinned wryly.

Sam shook her head slightly, 'OK, well…….more importantly, how's Maggie?'

'She's fine'

Sam jumped, it wasn't Martin who had answered; Sam saw Maggie's eyes open slightly and a faint smile appear on her lips

She approached the bed, 'Hey sorry about all the noise before and the change of scenery' she looked around the room and smiled at Maggie

The smile on Maggie's face grew, 'That's ok', speaking was clearly difficult for her, she raised an arm slightly and gestured toward Sam's face

'You ok?'

Sam grinned and self consciously touched her stitches, 'Yeh, fine just clumsy….you know, ran into a wall' she rolled her eyes and pulled a face

Maggie's eyes had swivelled to Martin in a silent message that he obviously understood because he looked at Sam shaking his head; 'Nope, no point she knows what happened'

Sam raised an eyebrow and Martin shrugged and turned back to Maggie; her eyes were closing again and he squeezed her hand

'The nurse will be here in a minute and my dad's back' Sam became aware of Victor standing in the doorway, 'so is it OK if I go with Sam to look for Danny? I'll be back soon I promise'

Maggie opened her eyes again and stared at Martin for a moment then looked past him to Sam; 'take him please'; this was accompanied by a slight roll of the eyes but softened by the smile on her lips and the way she squeezed his hand; Martin laughed, kissed her briefly and stood up

He and Sam headed down the corridor, looking for anyone who could tell them where Danny was.

'I would have thought he would be back by now, he's been threatening to tell Maggie all sorts of made up stories about me so I'm surprised he hasn't grabbed his opportunity'; Martin was frowning as they continued their search

'Maybe he's speaking to Jack and Viv; your Dad said he had let them know what had happened'

'Maybe'; Martin pulled out his cell phone and called Danny's number; at Sam's raised eyebrows he grinned, 'on this part of the floor it's OK to use them, I checked'

He paused and frowned; 'straight to voicemail'

'Well, maybe he's not in a part of the hospital that lets you use phones'

They spotted one of the Doctor's who had been at the shooting earlier; he saw them and headed in their direction; 'Are you looking for Agent Taylor?'

Sam and Martin exchanged brief glances before Sam nodded her head

'Well, he's going to be fine, he was remarkably lucky, an inch or so to the right and he could well have lost the use of his arm'

'What' Sam stared at Martin then back at the Doctor, 'I don't understand, what do you mean he could have lost the use of his arm, what's happened to him?

The Doctor looked at them in surprise; 'Sorry I assumed you knew; one of the bullets fired earlier caught him in the arm.'

'But he was fine…………..'

'It's the adrenalin that kick's in when something like this happens; the bullet caught him on the upper arm………'

'I didn't see that he was hurt, surely I should have seen something, his jacket must have been torn, there must have been some blood….'

'Sam, none of us were in a state to see much of anything and it doesn't sound as if Danny noticed so why would you' the calmness of Martin's voice stopped Sam. She took a deep breath and then turned back to the Doctor

'Where is he?'

'In the ER'

'Thanks' Martin turned to head for the elevators, Sam following

'I wouldn't rush, he seemed quite happy' Martin turned back in surprise at the Doctor's words

The Doctor grinned, 'he's got Anna Vasquez stitching him up. I might be wrong but I think they know each other'

'Anna'; the satisfaction in Sam's voice was evident

'Huh?' Martin was looking totally confused now

'Thanks Doctor, we'll go and find him' Sam dragged Martin quickly in the direction of the elevators

'What's the significance of 'Anna'?' Martin's face showed Sam he had guessed that this might be interesting

'Well, you know how the most we ever hear about Danny's girlfriends is a name, if we're lucky?'

'Yeh'

'Well I happen to know that the current girlfriend is called Anna….'

A huge smile split Martin's face, and he pushed the button to call the elevator with enthusiasm; 'this should be good'

They found a white faced Danny in a cubicle, leaning back on the bed, his shirt and jacket were on the chair next to him and he was in very close conversation with a very pretty dark haired nurse

He looked up when Sam and Martin arrived and said something quickly in Spanish to the nurse who grinned and jumped off the bed and left the cubicle

Sam and Martin looked at each other then back at Danny; 'you'll call her later will you? What's that for, some private nursing and a bed bath?'

The look on Danny's face was priceless as he stared speechlessly at Martin; 'it's no good man, you've taught me enough Spanish to understand that, no matter how quickly you speak'

Sam sat down on the bed next to Danny, a look of mock concern on her face; 'did she kiss it better?'

Danny scowled, 'you could try for a little sympathy; I've been shot'

He held his arm out, a pathetic look on his face; 'Hmm, you look like you've done OK out of it though' Sam raised her eyebrows at him; I assume that was 'the' Anna, of the 'there's plenty of things I'd like to be doing with her, and not necessarily in bed' quote from the other morning'

Danny's scowl returned as he saw the grin's on Sam and Martin's faces; 'you can both go, I'll be fine without your 'support''

'Oh come on, what kind of colleagues would we be if we didn't stay with you in your hour of need' Sam smiled mockingly at him

'What I 'need' neither of you can give me, now go away and find someone else to bother' Danny glared at them

Martin and Sam exchanged looks of mock surprise, 'He sounds a little cranky doesn't he; do you think it's because he hasn't slept for two nights and has been shot in the arm or because we've met his girlfriend……' Martin had a look of glee on his face

Danny gave him a disgusted look; 'shouldn't you be looking after your girlfriend or something rather than bothering the sick and the injured'

'Sick, you're not sick, you've got an itty bitty scratch on your arm' Sam scoffed

Danny's face broke into a reluctant smile; 'get out of here'

'Room for two more?'

Danny groaned as Jack and Viv came in; they both looked surprised at their greeting

'Don't mind him, he's feeling cranky because we met his girlfriend…….'

Jack and Viv's faces immediately lit up with interest; 'Really? Is she around here anywhere?'

'She's here and she think's her patient needs some rest before she discharge's him' the pretty dark haired nurse appeared again, a stern look on her face; 'so you can come back in a hour or so and collect him, until then…' she stood back to indicate they should leave

Danny had a smug self satisfied look on his face; 'you heard the lady, off you all go, leave me to get some rest' and with this he closed his eyes and settled himself back on the bed

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Sam sat with her head back against the head rest, her eyes closed. After leaving Danny, Martin had headed back up to see Maggie and Viv had volunteered to wait for Danny to be released, leaving Jack to drive Sam back to the office.

'Are you OK?' she could hear the concern in his voice; she opened her eyes and turned her head slightly so she could look at him

'I'm fine' he looked doubtful and she started to laugh, 'really Jack, I'm fine'

They pulled up in the underground car park at the FBI offices and Jack jumped out and came around to open Sam's door for her

'Thanks', she stepped out of the car, aware of how very close he was and that he wasn't moving………she looked up into his eyes; the expression in them made her feel suddenly breathless, he was leaning toward her……….

The touch of his lips on hers sent a thrill through her; he pulled away still staring at her and raised a hand to gently caress her face

'Sam, I……….' he stopped, frustration replacing the tenderness in his eyes

'I know, we need to talk' she placed the fingers of one hand on his lips to stop him from interrupting, 'tonight, we'll talk tonight'

He took hold of the hand that she had used to stop him interrupting, turned it so its palm was towards him and placed a soft kiss in its centre; the intimacy of the gesture left Sam's knees feeling weak.

He dropped her hand and stepped back to allow her past; 'tonight then'

She nodded and they walked slowly to the elevator……………