Jack tried to contact Ianto via the Bluetooth headset he was wearing, but to no avail. None of the others could establish a link either and after scouting the area and finding no clues as to Ianto's kidnappers, they decided to head back towards the Hub.

When they got there, there was no sign that anyone had used Ianto to get inside, or even a message from the captors. This worried Jack more than it did the others. What if no one had taken Ianto? What if Ianto had taken the SUV himself? But why?

"Tosh, I want CCTV feeds of the SUV in the time leading up to its disappearance and track the route it took when it was stolen," Jack said briskly. He decided not to mention the fact that Ianto may have been the one to take the Torchwood car.

"Already on it," Tosh replied, typing away at her computer.

"Owen, Gwen," Jack gestured for them to follow him. "With me."

He led them towards the armoury and grabbed a few hand guns, passing them to the other two.

"It's most likely humans," Jack said. "So I recommend shooting to injure but not kill."

Gwen and Owen nodded glancing at each other. Both were wondering what kind of smart individuals were after Torchwood. If Jack noticed the look he didn't say anything. They headed back up to the main section of the Hub.

"Tosh, report," Jack called.

"No luck," Tosh said in a slightly hollow voice. "The CCTV was taken out about a minute after we went inside and the tracker device was deactivated."

Jack stared flabbergasted. They were defiantly dealing with professionals. Tosh stared back at him. No one had ever been able to deactivate the trackers before. Jack could see that Tosh's faith in her computer geniusesness was slipping.

"Right…" Jack had no idea what to do next. Only Ianto himself would've known how to deactivate the tracker, but that didn't necessarily mean he had taken the SUV himself.

"Maybe they'll contact us?" Gwen said, trying to reassure Jack, who judging by the look on his face, had no plan.

"Yeah," Jack swallowed. This had never happened before. The attacker always left clues.

So they sat in the Hub and waited. There was nothing else they could do. Jack continued to try and establish a connection over the Bluetooth headsets and Tosh began setting up missing person posters should the need for them arise.

They waited for hours. Jack and Tosh worked tirelessly the whole time and left Gwen and Owen feeling slightly left out.

Finally she could stand it no longer and grabbing her coat, Gwen headed for the door, shooting Owen a 'coming?' look as she passed. Owen stood up and followed her, completely unnoticed by Jack and Tosh.

Once outside Gwen pulled her coat on and turned to Owen who was checking he still had his gun holstered securely.

"Come on," she said. "We're no use sat in there. We're Ianto's friends, we've got to try and find him."

"Gwen, Cardiff is a big city to try and search for one man and an SUV," Owen pointed out. "He might not even be in Cardiff."

Gwen knew that Owen was right, but how could they just sit there doing nothing, going out of their minds with worry?

"Do you really want to go back in there?" Gwen asked. Owen glanced over his shoulder.

"No," he admitted. He sighed and held out a hand to Gwen, who took it. "Come on then."

He decided they might as well take the opportunity to talk even if they knew their search was going to be in vain. Owen still hadn't managed to find the words to tell Gwen about Diane, and somehow, Owen didn't want to have to think about her. It hurt too much.

Back inside the Hub, Jack frowned when he discovered Gwen and Owen had disappeared.

"Where have they wandered off to?" He asked Tosh.

"Just out," Tosh shrugged still working away at her computer. "CCTV shows they're just walking across the square."

"For once, I'd like to be bale to guarantee that my team would all stay in one place," Jack sighed shaking his head.

"They just want to seem useful," Tosh replied. She frowned at her screen. "Jack. You might want to see this. Someone's managed to hack into our message system."

Jack frowned slightly and wandered round Tosh's desk to read the message appearing on the screen.

Gwen and Owen wandered through town, hand in hand, not really sure where to look. They just kept their eyes peeled for any sign of the SUV or Ianto.

"I'm sorry," Owen said suddenly.

Gwen paused as they strolled through a park in the middle of Cardiff. She frowned at him for a moment.

"What for?" She asked.

"For us," Owen sighed. "I've destroyed whatever we had."

"No you haven't," Gwen replied. "We both knew what the limits of the relationship were and we both knew it wouldn't last forever."

"Yeah, but I cheated on you," Owen couldn't bring himself to look at Gwen, even when she continued walking, dragging him by the hand behind her.

"I know," she squeezed his hand gently. "And she was much better for you."

"I'm sorry," Owen said again. "I didn't mean for things to get so out of hand. I just…"

"Fell in love," Gwen looked back at him. "Don't worry about it Owen."

They looked at each other for a moment, understanding passing between the pair. Gwen smiled slightly then.

"Come on, let's see if we can find Ianto," she said gently.

Jack's concern deepened the further down the message he read.

"Tosh can you get any kind of information from this?" He asked.

"Trying," she said.

Torchwood

We have your associate Ianto Jones. If you ever want to see him again shut your investigations down. Do not attempt to regroup. If you know what's good for you, you will never talk to each other again and forget everything you ever did. You have twenty four hours, or we kill the Welshman.

"I've got a track," Tosh said finally. "They're using a computer in Cardiff central library."

"Right," Jack nodded straightening up. "Get hold of Gwen and Owen. We're going to find Ianto."