Meanwhile, back in the Speed Lab: Barry sat on a step rubbing his temples. He was crying, but just a little bit. He replayed what had just happened in his mind. There was no way of finding her, period. It hadn't even been a full 12 hours yet, but it seemed like she had been gone for years. He looked at his phone. Nothing really interesting was on it. He did still have his phone, however, and so he turned hers on. His wound was healing, but there were bloodstains still on his fingers and stomach. Iris' lockscreen was a photo of her and Wally. He smiled at the picture, remembering the death look she had given him when she stabbed him. The lockscreen asked for a passcode. He tried several. First: Wally's birthday, then Joe's, then her's. He tried his, but it didn't work either. He was a bit upset that it wasn't his birthday, but then he tried one more: 11/27/17. Their wedding anniversary. The screen unlocked to show her normal background. It was a picture of Barry shooing the camera away. He remembered that it was taken just a few weeks ago. He wiped his tears away in a rage. Why sit here and sulk? He needs to find her, get her back any way he can. He shut her phone off, and checked his stomach. It was completely healed now. He got up, ready to go to the Cortex. Yes, he needs to find Iris, but he has to explain this to Joe first.
He walked into the cortex where the rest of the team were sitting around. Jenna had finally gone to sleep and Cecille was holding and sleeping with her, too. Caitlin was watching Ralph carefully, alarmed that he hadn't woken up. Cisco was sleeping on the keyboard. Joe was leaning against the wall, awaiting Barry. As Barry walked in, Joe looked at him. He nodded, then signaled to the hallway where they wouldn't disturb their sleeping friends.
"Are you finally going to tell me, Barr?" Joe yawned. He looked sort of mad.
"Yeah. This won't be easy to say, but Iris was kidnapped." Barry said, extremely fast. Joe's ears fumed. His eyes turned to fire. Barry could see his hands clenching.
"What?" He boomed, teeth clenching. Barry had only seen him this mad once, when he found out that Iris had kissed a boy for the first time when she was 12. Iris had been grounded for a few months.
"His name is Puppetmaster and the person who stabbed me was Iris. She's been brainwashed. But, I think we can come up with a plan to get her back."
"Where is he?" Joe demanded. Barry shook his head.
"I don't know, Joe. But we can find her. I can find her, I promise."
"That doesn't matter, Barry. This is the second time my baby girl's been kidnapped and almost died. Last time, some one did die. How could you let this happen, Barry?!" Suddenly Joe wasn't Barry's 'father' anymore. He was Iris'. Barry's eyes teared up.
"I'm sorry, Joe. I don't know how." Barry's voice broke. Joe instantly felt guilt, but kept his death stare fixed on Barry. "But we will get her back. I will get her back no matter what it takes."
"You better, Barry. I can't lose any one of you kids." Joe replied. Barry nodded, appreciative that Joe doesn't want to lose him too. "So, what now?"
"Now we lure Puppetmaster into a trap, and get our girl back." Barry assured, confidently.