Episode 16 Ch. 6 Public Plea for Safe Return

Brooke is now in Sophie's nursery. She is looking at the empty crib and picturing her baby girl safe and sound. Peyton walks in. Brooke turns around to see her worried best friend. "She'd be asleep right now if she was at home."

"Brooke I am so sorry about all of this."

"My mother did this. She took my baby girl away from me just like I took her baby away from her."

Peyton was a little bit confused, "What are you talking about?"

"It all makes sense to me now. I don't know why I didn't realize it sooner. I should have realized it sooner," Brooke was babbling.

"Brooke," Peyton touched her shoulder.

"I let my mother into our lives, and I allowed her to steal my child."

"This is not your fault Brooke," Peyton tried to reassure her.

"She's my daughter, and I am supposed to protect her from evil. I knew that my mother was evil from the beginning. She has always been evil."

"Brooke."

"Peyton don't okay just don't….don't try to make me feel better by saying something supportive….it's not going to work….I really screwed up, and now my daughter is gone, and I may never see her again."

"I think you should make a plea on television for whoever took your daughter to return her in one piece."

"I know exactly who took my daughter. That ruthless bitch is going to pay for this."

"Make the plea and maybe you can get through to her."

"I should've known that she would never change. I was too trusting but never again."

Nathan and Lucas are downstairs. The camera men are setting up for the live plea.

"Are you sure Peyton can talk Brooke into doing this?"

"This might be the only way to get your daughter back. If I know Brooke she will do anything to get her child back."

Peyton and Brooke come downstairs. "Let's do this Nathan. We have to get Sophie back."

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Victoria is still at the hotel, but she looks like she is all packed. She has her blonde wig on and Sophie is dressed in boy clothing. She has the TV on because she wanted to see if Brooke and Nathan had done anything about the kidnapping. She was trying to lay low until late that night. She was going to flee at around two or three. She thought her plan was flawless and fool proof. She was finally going to make Brooke pay for ever being born.

On the TV, "Hi I'm Brooke Davis," Victoria turned around. "And this afternoon my daughter was taken from my clothing store. It was every mother's worse nightmare come true for me." Brooke was crying, but Nathan kept rubbing her back.

"I walked back into the front of the store to see my three month old daughter gone. She was missing from her crib. If anyone out there has seen my little girl please call the police and let them know. This is very important to me and my family. Sophie Beth Scott is a very important little person. She brings joy to the lives of many people, and she's what brought our family together. I need my little girl back in my arms."

Brooke was trying to control herself from breaking down. Nathan was letting Brooke handle everything because she was much better at public speaking. "And for the person or people who took her I want you to know that if you bring me my daughter back I will forgive you. I just want my little girl back. This isn't fair to take her away from her family and from the people that love her. I don't know if you think you can give her a better life than we can, but you can't. I don't know if you want money because hell you can I have every cent that I own. I don't know if it's my company because I will give to you if it will bring my daughter back to me. I don't know if it's revenge," Brooke pauses for a moment trying to collect her words very carefully. Victoria pauses as she hears the word revenge. She knew at that moment that Brooke knew the truth.

"Because if it is revenge I am sorry for doing whatever I did to make you want to plot revenge against me. If you are trying to hurt me, and take everything that is important to me then you succeeded. I am dying inside so you got everything you wanted. Just bring my daughter back safe and sound because I will NEVER stop searching for her and for you. You will NEVER be safe."

Brooke stopped and Nathan finished, "It is in your best interest to bring our daughter back to us because we will find her eventually. We will never stop looking for her. We love you Sophie."

He had tears in his eyes. He didn't want to think of a life without Sophie.

Victoria looked at the little girl dressed in boys clothing. What was she doing?

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"She did good," Lucas told his brother.

"I don't know if it worked. I hope the police can find her before it is too late." Nathan said.

"Nate I know that Victoria is a sadistic bitch, but I don't think she could ever kill her flesh and blood."

"If she has hurt her in anyway I will kill her myself," Nathan said as clinched his fist together.

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Spencer is driving Lily home. "You didn't have to do this. I could have walked."

"I'm beginning to think Tree Hill isn't the safest place."

"Yeah me too. I don't understand why anyone would kidnap an innocent little baby."

"It's horrible, but I guess it is what our world is coming too today."

"I wish the world was a safe place where people could live their lives without having to watch their every step. The truth is no one is ever safe anymore, and even when you begin to feel safe, to feel like everything in the world is at peace it doesn't matter because something happens and it causes you pain."

Spencer knew that she wasn't talking about the kidnapping, but about their breakup. He knew that he had hurt her badly. He pulled into her driveway. "This is your stop."

"Thanks."

She goes to get out of the car. "Lily," she turns around.

"You can find that peace again. I know that there is happiness out there for you somewhere."

She half way smiled, "I hope you're right."

He watched her walk into the house. He hoped that she would find happiness with or without him.

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Breanne is now back at home watching Brooke's plea. Jacey walks in and is very upset.

"Jace what's wrong?"

"I slept with Keith," she said as if that were a bad thing.

"Okay he is your boyfriend."

"I love him Breanne. I always have, but he is lying to me, and he cannot be trusted."

"Jacey."

"No," she sighs. "I think our relationship is over."

Breanne looks at her with disbelief. She never thought Jacey would ever want to break up with Keith. She was hoping that she could convince Keith to stop keeping secrets from his girlfriend.

Brooke and Nathan are sitting on the couch. Jamie walks over to them, "Can I get you guys anything?"

"No thanks," Brooke told him.

Jamie leans over and whispers into his dad's ear, "Stay strong dad, mom is watching over her. She's not going to let anything happen to her."

Nathan looked up at his son. He finally had a little hope after hearing Jamie's words. He was right Haley was watching over Sophie. She would never let anything happen to his little girl.

The door opened and in walked Victoria and Sophie. "Oh my God," Isabella screamed.

Brooke and Nathan turned around. Brooke's heart finally felt light again. "Sophie." She took her daughter from her bitch of a mother. "Oh baby girl."

"Brooke I can…." But before she could finish her sentence Brooke had slapped her.

"Don't you dare try to explain your bull shit to me because it means nothing. You are nothing but a lying bitch, and silly me I fell for it." She looked over to the police, "Take this maniac to jail and throw away the key."

Nathan held onto Brooke and Sophie. "Thank God," he said.

"Oh my baby," Brooke was very emotional as was everyone else in the house. Although she hadn't even been gone a whole day Brooke felt like she had been gone forever. She was never going to let her little girl out of her sight ever again.

Peyton held onto Lucas. He kissed her forehead. Jamie and Chase shared looks. They were relieved that their little sister was right where she belonged.

Isabella was very emotional. She watched as Victoria was hauled out of the house in handcuffs. She couldn't help but feel responsible for that day's events. She didn't know if she would ever forgive herself.

Okay so there is the end of episode 16. I am hoping to post the rest of this story before monday. Which means I will have to post four more episodes. I have it all written except for episode 20 and little of 19 left. That means that there will be alot of updates coming really fast, but I'm ready for this part to be over. There is alot that is going to happen in the next four episodes so just hang tight and I hope you enjoy.

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