Chapter 41
Alex was in the hospital conference room with Charles sifting through the box of fan mail they just picked up outside. He was breathing fast, his hand shaking. He found a black envelope and ripped it open. His eyes scanned the contents. Dear Tegan. I'm sorry you're sick and I wish you a speedy recovery... He threw the letter to the side and continued searching. Charles pulled out another black envelope and Alex grabbbed it out of his hands and tore it open. Swiss bank account... a number... pay the money and I'll tell you where to find them. This account can't be traced so don't bother trying... "Should I pay.. should I pay now?" he asked confused. "NO! Alex if we pay before we have them we won't see them again... We need to make arrangements for an exchange first" said Charles with his hand on Alex's shoulder. "Why aren't they calling?" said Alex dejected. "They will, give it time" said Charles. "I just feel like we're running out of time... the longer they have them..." Alex trailed off and wiped tears from his cheeks.
Sara woke up in a sitting position with her head thrown back, her swollen hand was tied back to the chair. She was breathing heavily. "Okay, we're secure let's make this payment" said Susan. Jake smiled and cut Erin loose. Erin's wrists screamed in pain. They were full of dried blood where she rubbed them raw against the wall. "Get up!" shouted Jake pointing a gun at her. She got up and felt her legs shaking. Her blood sugar was obviously very low by now due to stress and lack of food and drink. Her neck hurt and it hurt to breathe. He shoved her forward causing her to stumble. She regained her balance and walked over to the computer. She sat down and started typing the bank's URL. The website appeared. The cursor hovered over the login box. "What are you waiting for?" snapped Susan. "Um... just give me a minute to remember my account number... just... a minute" said Erin, she closed her eyes and started typing. She stopped. "Is that it?" asked Susan irritated. "It needs 3 more digits, hang on" she said. Susan slapped her head hard. "Maybe that will help you remember" she laughed sadistically. "Just give me a fucking minute" yelled Erin. She typed in the last three digits. She moved to the first of the dual passwords boxes and started typing. Then the second... She pressed enter. A screen with her name and account number appeared. "Account locked - please contact customer support" appeared in red. "no, this isn't possible, it's the right details I swear it is" she said shaking her head pressing enter again and again. "Somebody was trying to be clever here" said Jake as he kicked her in the ribs. Erin fell to the floor gasping. "Stop... stop... please" yelled Sara.
The cellphone in Charles' hand started ringing. He answered immediately. "Yes... could you trace it?... Dammit!... Keep trying" he said and pressed end. "Somebody just tried to log into Erin's bank account... can't trace it... these guys are good" he said staring out of the window.
"Fuck this, I'm going with the original plan. Let's get them in the van" said Jake annoyed. Sara was cut loose from the chair. Jake tied her hands behind her back unnecessarily hard and put a black pillow case over her head. Susan did the same with Erin. They led them to the white van and shoved them inside. They closed the door revealing a BioTech medical supplies logo. "I've gonna shave so I look legit. Keep an eye on them. I'll be five minutes" said Jake. Susan waited in the van with a gun pointed at Erin and Sara. Jake appeared wearing looking clean and shaven. He was actually quite good looking when he was cleaned up. He was wearing surgical scrubs with a white doctors coat. A stethoscope was hanging around his neck and he had a hospital ID tag. He pulled out of the warehouse into the LA sun. "When we get there you head to the helicopter landing pad on the ground... you know the spot. Stay in the van. "I'm going up to CCU and doing what we talked about..." said Jake. "I don't know Jake, do we have to do that?" she said sounding scared. "Yes, if they lose one... they'll be more desperate to save these two... we have to" he said. Sara tried to scream, so did Erin but the duct tape over their mouths were preventing them. No... No please no... not Tegan... stay the fuck away from Tegan... I'll fucking break you in half... Nooo, Tegan! screamed Sara in her mind.