Max walked into Jason's penthouse to give him an update on Audrey. "No one has called. They could be trying to keep you in suspense." Jason didn't like this. Someone had been calling him every hour for the past few days. "Yeah, or no one is left alive to make the phone call. And if that's the case then Audrey is trapped where they're holding her. All right this is the blueprint and list of the MetroCourt. We need to search the whole building. Put everyone on it." "Right away, boss." As soon as Jason heard the door close he pulled out his cell phone and dialed Sonny's number. "Sonny, yeah, no, I got a list of everyone who's ever come in contact with the MetroCourt and the blueprints of the entire property. I've got everyone searching the grounds. I have to call you back."
Jason saw Sam walk down the stairs to the penthouse. He hadn't talked to her in days. "I can't talk now. I'm waiting for a call." Sam's face fell. "Jason what's wrong?" She walked towards him but he backed away. "It's not your problem." Sam's heart was starting to break. "Yes, it is. Because I love you." "Sam I can't do this now. I don't want to say something we might regret later." "Jase…" "He said not now Sam." Sam looked towards the door and felt her blood boil. They really needed to lock the door. "Carly, mind your own damn business." "No, Sam, she's right. Just go upstairs." Sam looked at Carly and then back at Jason before nodding and walking up the stairs.
Carly made sure she heard the door slam before she started talking. "Are you any closer to finding Audrey?" Jason sighed and shook his head. "No." Carly walked over to him and started rubbing his arm. "You will Jase." She looked at her watch and squealed. "I have to go pick up the boys. Stay strong for her. I love you." Jason watched Carly leave before walking over to the couch and sitting down. He put his head in his hands as he prayed for the first time in his life for God to keep his daughter safe.
Audrey and Noah sat in the room staring blankly at the walls before Audrey broke the all-consuming silence. "Now that I have some distance on it, I think I'm ready to have a relationship with Jason." "That's great Audrey." Noah was genuinely happy for her. He knew that she was lonely and needed someone who would be there for her. And who better than her father? "Jason has been amazing to me since he found out he was my father and I know he's been looking for me non-stop. I need him in my life." She paused. "I could live without Sam though." Noah couldn't help but chuckle. He knew the feeling was mutual. "If you talked to him about her, he'd probably let her go." Audrey thought about his comment. That would be nice. But she wouldn't be the cause of her father's unhappiness. "You know, I'm sure he would but he loves her so much. I wouldn't want to stand in the way of that just like I wouldn't want him to stand in my way." "I don't want him to stand in your way either." Audrey knew what he meant when he said that and she felt the same way.
"Thank you." Noah looked over at her with a puzzled look on his face. "For what?" "For distracting me. Or, no, wait…for you helping me distract myself. Thinking about the future. But, I've noticed that you've completely steered the conversation away from you. You do that a lot. Who are you, really?"
Jason was just on his way out of his penthouse when he ran into Alexis. That was one of the negatives about dating Sam, he saw way too much of Alexis. He started to walk past her but she stopped him. "What do you want? I'm in a hurry." She smirked at him. "I bet. I've got some information that might shed a little light on why you're in such a hurry. We pulled Lane's cell phone records and found that he called a cell phone ten times…ten…whose cell phone do you think this was?" She waited for him to answer, although she knew he wouldn't. "What's going on?" "You know I don't talk without my lawyer." He turned to walk away again. "I heard about your daughter. Does it have anything to do with her?" He stopped dead in his tracks.
Noah watched Audrey stand in the corner of the room just staring at the wall. She sighed. "I wonder…I wonder how many days we've gone without food or…and water." He stood up and walked over to her, turning her around to face him. She was looking down so he put his finger under her chin and lifted her face up so she was looking in his eyes. "Hey, don't…think about something else, okay?" "How?" "I'll help you. Close your eyes." She tilted her head and looked at him. "Do it." She closed her eyes. "Okay, visualize the ocean. Perfect blue sky, clear, warm water, white sand beach. The sun warming your skin." "California. Where you grew up?" She opened her eyes and looked at him. "Yeah. I spent more time outside than in, swimming and surfing." She was envious of him. "I want to learn how to surf." His heart quickened at the thought of being able to teach her how to surf. "When we get out of here, I'll teach you." She smiled at him. "I'm looking forward to it."
Alexis knew she hit a sensitive spot with Jason so she kept going. "You know, your daughter is missing and the only thing you can do is stonewall? Let me tell you what I think happened. Lane and or somebody wanted something from you and Sonny, but I'm figuring they wanted you out of the way so they took Audrey instead of Michael, Morgan, or God forbid Kristina or Sam. So you've got guys combing the entire city looking for her and so far you've come up with squat. How am I doing so far?" Jason looked down at her. "Oh, you're a genius. Are we finished?" "You're free to go." "Great." He started to leave when she again said something to stop him dead in his tracks. "I can find her." Jason turned around. "I have the police department and all its resources at my disposal and you're running out of time." "Why would you want to help me?" "I wouldn't, but I have a soft spot for people who have no choice but to be in your life, especially kids who didn't ask for it. I would hate to find Audrey dead because of you." Jason didn't want to hear another word from her so he slammed the button for the elevator and stepped on without looking back. Alexis sighed and walked in his penthouse to find Sam.
Audrey wanted to know all about Noah and his childhood. "Did you live close to the ocean?" "Yeah, like I said I spent more time outside than in. The best part about the beach was that any problem you had would melt away with the sun or drown out with the waves. It was peaceful." "It sounds wonderful. I've never been to the beach. Hell, I barely saw any water that wasn't bath or dish water. We never got to go anywhere because of my step-dad. He didn't like the outdoors." Noah was floored. He thought everyone had been to the beach. "Wow, then I'll have to take you to the beach and teach you how to surf. You'll love it." "Especially if I'm there with you."
Jason was pissed when he finally got to Sonny's. He burst in on Sonny and Ric. Ric was the last person that Jason wanted to see so he grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and threw him out the door before slamming it. Sonny watched this in amusement as he got himself and Jason a drink. Jason took it and downed it in one drink. "I thought…I thought I had a clue. M.C. I just…I figured that maybe she was being held in the MetroCourt but we searched every inch of the hotel." Jason stopped pacing and thought for a moment. Sonny stared at him confused, waiting for him to say what he was thinking about. "Wait a minute…wait a minute. Maybe M.C. isn't a building. Maybe it's someone's initials. Sonny didn't know anyone in the business with those initials. "Whose could they be?" "I don't know. But I'll have Stan start looking right away for everything and everyone with the initials M.C."
"I can't remember how many days I've been in here." Audrey was starting to lose it. She was at her breaking point and it wouldn't take much to push her over the edge. "That's probably for the best." She blew out a deep breath and looked at Noah. They were sitting on the cot with their back against the wall. "I really am glad that you're here with me. And not because I just didn't want to be alone but because it's you." She looked over at him and found him starting at her. She blushed under his stare. "What?" "I don't want to die without kissing you."