"Dad, we'll find her." Jack stated as Tony sat alone in the corner of the police station "Was she going to meet anyone? A friend?"

"Jack, I've told you. She screamed at me and stormed out. I don't know where she went or why in hell there was a drug used by doctors to paralyse people before they intubate them lying beside her phone" Tony said in frustration.

"Dad!" Lucas came running into the station followed by Cassie, Alf, Sally and Brad "What's going on?"

"We don't know, mate. Have you spoken to Ric, Alf?" He asked

"Not yet, I can't get through" Alf sighed

Suddenly McGrath came out of the office.

"We've had some news. A girl around Matilda age was seen being carried into a car near where you found the drugs."

"What?! Why would someone want to do that?!" Alf said loudly

"Maybe you should sit down." McGrath said

"What's going on Derek?" Tony questioned

"Johnny escaped from prison last night; his cellmate said something about him making Ric pay."

"Oh God!" Cassie said

"Our best bet right now is that he has young Matilda and if we're right then we need to find her…fast" McGrath broke the news.

-x-

Matilda's eyes flickered open letting the bright light stream into her eyes, she looked down at her arm which had a bandaged wrapped round it, it was numb and she could barely move it but when she thought about it her whole body was numb she could barely move her toes and her neck was throbbing.

When the pains had finally subsided she pulled her self up, and looked around to reveal a small dark room with the window boarded over a stream of light coming through a crack in the wood. Her hands were tied at her front and as she looked down she realised that her feet were as well.

"Not giving you rope burn is it?" a voice said from the door of the room making her jump "Sorry princess didn't mean to scare you." Johnny said walking out of the shadows.

"What the hell…" Matilda stuttered as Johnny walked over to the bed and sat down beside her, causing her to edge away from him.

"Oh don't be like that. I just wanna talk. Rocco always said you were a nice girl." He said touching her cheek which was quickly slapped away.

"If you wanted to talk then why didn't you give me a bell?" she answered cheekily

"Because that would be a little bit unsociable wouldn't it? Anyways this way it's more fun because I get to see your beau squirm."

"Wha…what?"

"Summer Bay is going to pay for what they did to Rocco. And so is Ric, he made Rocco believe that he was his mate then he found out what Roc did, he turned against him."

"Ric did what any person would do!" Matilda fought back "Rocco wanted to leave the gang, he practically begged Sally to take him in. He left the gang because of you. But you wouldn't let him, you scared him into thinking that something bad was going to happen if he stood up to you. But when he did you couldn't handle the fact that he chose us over you, his own brother!" she shouted but Johnny quickly pinned her against the wall by her throat.

"He stopped being my brother the day he turned me in. He wouldn't have done that if you and your perfect town hadn't of pulled him in. Ric was the reason Rocco came to me, he's goingto pay, with your blood" he hissed releasing her leaving her breathless on the bed.