"What do you know about Valentine Cassadine?" Gibbs asked, "My director said Kellie called him to let him know that Garrett had resurfaced. She indicated Valentine Cassadine was behind his disappearance at the airport months ago. What else can you tell me?"
"Valentine showed up yesterday to warn us some of his men had seen Garrett around Port Charles," Jason said, "His account didn't add up. He hadn't notified the cops and couldn't give an exact location as to where he'd been seen."
"Given that Mr. Cassadine's own daughter was kidnapped by Garrett," Gibbs said, "I can't come up with a good enough reason he wouldn't notify the police unless he had taken matters into his own hands."
"And lost control of the situation," Jason said.
"That begs the question," Gibbs said, "Who in Port Charles is Garrett's accomplice? Because I don't think just anyone would go wandering in the tunnels of Spoon Island. I certainly can't see any of Mr. Cassadine's men just letting Garrett go."
"Not unless they were sure of some kind of protection," Jason said.
"Valentine Cassadine isn't exactly someone you double cross," Gibbs said, "The question is who would be willing to look for Garrett, set him free, and cross a Cassadine."
"Honestly," Jason said, "I have no idea."
"Because while there are some major players willing to go up against Cassadine in Port Charles," Gibbs said, "I can't think of any big names willing to set Garrett free except maybe some of your associates. Rumor has it your marriage to Kellie and Maximus Giambetti Senior, claiming your step children as blood relatives put an end to that. Are there any new characters hanging about Port Charles?"
"I can't see the new district attorney being part of something like that," Jason said, "There is this Shiloh doing a lot of community outreach and self-help classes. Kellie's sister has been heavily involved his group."
"Are you buying this guy's schtick?" Gibbs asked.
"It seems off," Jason said, "Like it's too good to be true. We're concerned about Kristina being so involved. It's like nothing exists for her. And Shiloh was also known as David Henry Archer, former contractor for military. My ex-wife was married to his father. He knew my brother when he was in the Navy."
You've got to be kidding me," Gibbs said, "He's got connections to the navy and he's in Port Charles?"
"What are you getting at?" Jason asked.
"Garrett uses Navy Seaman and Petty Officers looking to make extra money to move people he's trafficking," Gibbs said, "I don't think it's a coincidence this Shiloh Archer character has a navy connection."
"Let me give my people a call," Jason said.
"Hold on, hot shot" Gibbs said, "We have more things to discuss. Before you protest we're wasting time, my team is already looking for Garrett and your wife. The Shiloh angle will have to wait pending finding Kellie. We don't have enough for the PCPD to go search Shiloh's properties."
"What else do we need to discuss?" Jason asked.
"You understand I'm running the show," Gibbs said, "You follow my orders. You step out of line. You're out of the loop. You will share everything you find with my team and we'll figure out how to find it legally if necessary."
"Understood," Jason said.
"You will not go running off on your own," Gibbs said, "You find something, you inform my team."
"I'll let you know," Jason said, "But it doesn't mean I"ll wait for you to catch up."
"No deal," Gibbs said, "As you've said my team has been tracking Esoterra for years. I will not have a vigilante hitman screwing up my investigation simply because he's to impatient to let my people do their jobs. I will throw the book at you if necessary."
"It's a risk I'll take," Jason said, "if it means Kellie's safe. Is there anything else?"
"Yeah, Where the hell were you when Kellie was kidnapped?" Gibbs asked.
The Cabin outside Miami
Garrett was waiting outside the cabin for his men to show up with Obrecht.
They roughly shoved her onto the porch.
"It's about time you showed up," Garrett said.
"What business could I possibly have with scum like you?" Obrecht said, "Selling children for profit? Using them to satisfy unnatural desires of their buyers?"
"You'll do what I tell you," Garrett said, "I have contacts who won't hesitate to harm your grandson if you won't. In fact, I think he'll fetch quite the price on the black market,"
"What is it that you want?" Obrecht asked.
"Get comfortable," Garrett said, "You'll be spending the foreseeable future making sure the woman in the cabin lives enough to give birth and satisfy my needs afterwards."
"What the hell kind of monster are you?" Obrecht replied as Garrett opened the door to the cabin.
"You'll need to get her morning sickness under control," Garrett said, "Apparently, its wicked. She may have an IUD that could cause complications. Oh, under no circumstances are you to tell your patient she's pregnant."
"If you plan to hold me captive," Obrecht growled, "I'll need to make sure my daughter and daughter-in-law don't start asking questions."
"It's handled," Garrett said, shoving Obrecht into the cabin. Then he slammed the door and locked it behind her.
"Some one needs to teach that two-bit pansy some manners," Obrecht huffed. She noticed a body sprawled across the bed.
Obrecht went to see who it was.
Standing next to the bed, Obrecht brushed strands of dark brown hair out of her patients face.
"Kellie Corinthos," Obrecht said, assessing her condition, "This is quite the predicament you've gotten us into."
Obrecht tried to wake her. Kellie mumbled in response, "Obrecht," and struggled to move.
Obrecht replied, "I have no desire to be here any more than you do. Do you have any medications."
"No, wore off," Kellie said, "Left in car…PC"
Obrecht quickly searched the cabin and then marched to door. Finding it locked, she banged on it.
"I suggest you make better use of your time," the goon standing guard said when he opened the door.
"I suggest you tell your boss that if he wants this young woman to give birth to a healthy child," Obrecht said, "He get me supplies. She needs an iv with a saline solution and anti-nausea meds to start with. Do you have paper I could make a list on?"
The goon hesitated.
"What are you waiting for?" Obrecht asked, "Are you stupid enough to allow this girl to die against your bosses wishes? I can only imagine what he would do to repay such brainlessness."
The goon made a call. Then provided Obrecht with a notepad and pen. After leaving the list with the goon, Obrecht grabbed water from the fridge to try to get Kellie to drink it.
"How far a long are you?" Obrecht asked.
Kellie shook her head.
"No, cancer." Kellie said.
"Just save your strength," Obrecht said as Kellie dozed back off into unconsciousness.
Turkey
Robert was talking to Sonny when he received an alert on his phone. Robert's face fell as he read it.
"Is it about Dante?" Sonny asked.
"Kellie," Robert answered.
"What about my daughter?" Sonny asked.
"Garrett has her," Robert said.
"What do you mean Garrett Esoterra has my daughter?" Sonny asked.
"He kidnapped her," Robert said, "Unfortunately, some of the details are blacked out over here. But from what I can tell, Kellie was taken trading herself for Alyssa. Garrett also shot a guard and Alcazar. Both are in critical condition."
"And Jason?" Sonny asked.
"Alive," Robert said, "I'm sorry I don't have more information for you."
Sonny kicked the alley wall.
"What are your people doing to get my daughter back?" Sonny asked.
"Everything they can," Robert said, "Now what do you want to do? Are you still going after Dante?"
"Of course," Sonny said, "At least I know your people will look for my daughter. The same can't be said for Dante."
"As soon we're out of Turkey, I can make some calls and find out more," Robert said, "By then you can call Jason or Alcazar or whoever you need to."
"I wasn't going to ask your permission," Sonny said.
"Come off it, Corinthos," Robert said, "And let's focus on something we can actually do something about at the moment, finding Dante."