"Hello Gideon, I believe I have something that means a lot to you. Maybe not as much as it should because we all know you prefer your business, power and money than your own flesh and blood. The question is are you willing to give it up to save Julia"?
Gideon looked at the screen with the video feed. He too had been watching earlier and the simple thought of Jake's hands on his daughter's body or that he could hurt her, was hard to handle.
Arthur left the wall and looked at the screen again. Julia was tied to a long wooden board. A few men were around her and Arthur recognized one of them… Rafael. He clenched his fists, realizing that Cross had infiltrated one of his own in Julia's life, and the so-called guy had not only hurt Julia but wanted her sexually.
"I'll give you any amount of money you want, just please, don't hurt her".
Jake walked around the board. "How much is her life worth Gideon? Tell me".
"10 million dollars! I can have the amount ready in a few hours".
Arthur shook his head in disbelief, knowing full well that the amount proposed by Gideon was in no way enough for Julia's worth or what Jake wanted.
Jake nodded at the guys and one of them placed a cloth over Julia's face and then pinched her nose. Another proceeded to pour water over her face. Arthur could see that Julia was trying hard to break free, but it was useless. She held her breath for as long as she could, longer than most people. Arthur heard the early gargle as she tried to push back the water from within her throat. Inevitably, the quantity of water became too much for her to handle and just when it felt as though she was downing, the deluge stopped. Jake lifted the board and removed the cloth, a massive quantity of water gushed out of Julia's mouth and she was heaving trying to recuperate her breath.
Jake shook his head. "Now Gideon, I'm very disappointed in your offer and I'm sure Julia is too. Heck, I'm sure Bishop would be able to pay me twice that amount for Julia's safety".
"Please stop! Just tell me how much you want and it's yours"!
Jake seemed to think. "Let me think about it for a couple of minutes". He pushed the board back down and the guys returned to their water torture.
This time it was longer than the first but luckily Julia held on.
"I want 5 billion dollars Gideon and I want it in 48h"!
"48 hours? Are you crazy? Do you know how long it takes to get those kinds of funds"?!
"Not my problem Gideon. You get the money in 48 hours or you can kiss Julia goodbye"!
The video feed turned off and Arthur started to pinpoint on a map, all the places Jake had been. All of them had one thing in common, they were all around Valladolid, which was approximately two hours away from Cancun.
There was an alert on one of his computers and he looked at it. He had finally been able to link the video feed to an IP address and its coordinates.
He typed in the coordinates on the satellite link and a beautiful hacienda in Valladolid appeared. The only thing he needed now was to plan how he was going to get in and get Julia out safely and in less than 48 hours!