A/N: Here is the next chapter to the story. Sorry if its a little short. The story has progressed faster than what I thought it would, there are only a few more chapters left til it will be complete. But I already have another planned out to write once this one is finished. Like always, enjoy:)
Chapter 5- Successful Progress
Locked within her dark camo colored room of a cell Gina could be found, still chained to her bed, enduring a painful contraction. Ever since her cruel captors had induced her labor nearly two hours ago her contractions had immediately started to bombard her with pain. This current contraction she was still battling was one of the most painful one she had had as of yet. Even though the contractions were already five minutes apart, and filled with excruciating pain, Gina silently prayed that her labor would still have many more hours to progress before she was made to deliver. Or at least provide enough time for her team members to learn of where she was and come rescue her.
It may have been a desperate prayer but Gina continued to recite it in her mind none the less. A sigh of relief escaped Gina's parched lips as she felt the contraction beginning to subside. Then, just as the contraction officially ended the door to Gina's room opened once again, allowing light from the hallway to pour into the dimly light space. Curious as to who it was that had opened her door Gina turned her head in the direction of the bright light. Disappointment filled Gina's body at who she saw; there standing within the doorway was the masked nurse. Hatred flared once again within Gina's eyes as she watched, while biting her tongue, as the nurse made her way into the dismal room.
Coming to stand beside Gina's bed as she had done before the masked nurse grabbed onto the edge of the thin cotton blanket and began to lift it up as she said,
"Alright now sweetie, I'm here to check your dilation. Please be a good girl and do as I ask of you…"
Unsure of what the woman would do if she refused to comply, and unwilling to find out Gina silently nodded her head. An unnoticeable smile spread across the nurse's mask covered face as she replied,
"That's good. Now spread your legs apart, and bend the, toward your chest."
Remaining quiet once again Gina tentatively did as the nurse asked. As the nurse completed the simple exam Gina could feel another contraction beginning to form. Knowing the amount of pain she would soon be forced to endure Gina looked pleadingly at the masked nurse as she asked,
"Is it possible for you to give me something for the pain, an epidural or something else?"
Staring incredulously at Gina and her vocalized question the masked nurse cocked her head as she replied,
"An epidural or something else to help you battle the pain, now why would I do that sweetie? You were the one who got yourself pregnant so as to start a family with your hectic schedule. I think you can afford to suffer through the pains of yours and your husband's decision."
The fury that spread like a wild fire through Gina's veins seemed to successfully extinguish the contraction's final pain-filled assault. Grasping the bed sheet tightly with her fists Gina glared at the nurse as she spread the sheet back over her legs. Once again in a matter of only a couple of hours Gina found herself in an unthinkable situation; because of her decision to get pregnant and start a family her two captors had already predetermined that she shouldn't be given anything against her pain. Right at that exact moment Gina wished that she still had her gun; Cooper had taken it away from her a week ago after she had threatened to shoot Prophet for a remark he had made to her, so that she could shoot the masked nurse still standing before her. A sudden urge to spit in the woman's face bubbled up within Gina, but before she could act upon it the masked nurse spoke up,
"Well, Miss Gina it seems that you are currently six and a half, nearly seven centimeters dilated. With the rapid rate at which your contractions are progressing you should be ready to deliver in another two to four hours. I'll leave you to be alone again, and I'll check on you again later. Maybe you can use your time of solitary confinement to think about the decision that you and your husband made to have a family with your hectic lifestyles…"
That having been said the nurse walked out of the room, closing the door back behind her like before. Consumed by the dim darkness for a second time Gina leaned back into her lumpy and shapeless pillow, feeling truly relieved to be left alone. She had started to become irritated with the nurse's opinionated views about her lifestyle and chosen career path. It was her own choice, as well as Mick's input, to decide how she lived her life. Why couldn't the harebrained doctor and nurse understand that single, simple fact? Rubbing her palm over her swollen abdomen absentmindedly Gina silently prayed once again that Mick and the rest of her teammates would find her soon, and rescue her and the baby from the hellhole of a prison.
-CM:SB-
Back in the city of Quantico within the conference room of the Red Cell's headquarters the remaining Red Cell team continued to try in vain to occupy their brains while they waited for Garcia's call with search results. True to her word, after taking Wyatt outside to wait for Julie and Sarah, Beth returned to the conference room a few minutes later, this time with empty arms. Just as Beth resumed her seat at the table, as if the caller knew that the remaining team members were all together, Sam's phone rang. Fast as lightning, and not even bothering to check the caller ID Sam immediately placed the device on speaker phone as he answered,
"Hey Garcia, what all were you able to find for us?"
Through the cell phone's speaker Garcia's determined yet slightly melancholy voice replied,
"Oh my team of profiler superheroes I have results that will rock all of your worlds…So by your request I looked into the records of all the doctors and nurses from both clinic locations; looking specifically for nurses and doctors who had been fired in the past few months for unusual behavior, or reason. I struck pure gold. Amelia Addison was a nurse from the Women's Clinic here in Prince William County, she was fired for her personal views of who should be allowed to be mothers and should be allowed to keep their babies. Another person I found was Grant Addison, Amelia Addison's brother who worked as a doctor at the Women's Clinic in Stafford County, and he was fired from there for the same reasons as his sister…Now after some additional digging through their personal files and such I also found that Amelia and Grant Addison were both put into the system when they were really young- Amelia was four and Grant was five at the time. They were then adopted by a nice couple, who unfortunately, had hectic work schedules which made it difficult for them to spend an adequate amount of time with them…"
Upon hearing this additional piece of information everyone could see where both Amelia and Grant Addison got their opinionated views of who should and shouldn't be allowed to have children. And what was even worse for them was that they each interacted with people just like that at the clinics. It could be possible that their motive for what they are doing was to keep the newborns from experiencing the same childhood they had had. Keeping that specific thought in mind Sam had an inkling idea of what it was that the siblings did with the newborns. Wanting to see if his idea was correct Sam asked,
"Garcia, is there any way for you to track down records of any recent black market adoptions involving newborns starting three weeks ago when the abductions and murders began?"
The faint sound of fingers gliding over computer keys could be heard on the other end of the line as Garcia replied,
"Yes Sam I should be able to track down those specific records, it may take me a few minutes but may I ask why you want me to track down these records?"
Sam nodded his head to no one in particular,
"Because I believe Grant and Amelia have been selling the newborns of our first four victims to couples, who in their eyes, are ideal, and truly deserve to have a child. That would explain why they wait a few days before they dispose of their victims, and why we or the local PDs haven't found any trace of the newborns. If you need to Garcia, we can end the call so you can work your magic and then call us back…"
A more rapid clicking sound resonated from the phone as Garcia replied,
"Oh thank you for the offer Sam, but there is no need. I was able to input the data while you explained your idea, which actually helped me to widen the search even more. Besides I already have your requested results. It seems that in the past three weeks there has been an increase in infant adoptions in both Stafford County and here in Prince William County. A few have been done through one the local churches, but the majority have actually taken place in an apparent make-shift adoption agency, which also holds no legalized permit, from within the depths of Quantico's China town. That single fact alone creeps me out, goose-bumps included."
Well, it seemed that they had made an unexpected break in the case. Sam filed himself a mental reminder to contact the local Quantico PD as well as the Stafford County PD and give them the new once part of the nightmare was over; specifically the part where Gina was still missing. It seemed that Sam wasn't the only person rerunning the facts of the case through their minds, for as he made himself the mental reminder Beth turned to him and asked,
"Sam, didn't the case file say that each of the first four victims were found on the side of highway I-495?"
Sam nodded his head,
"Yeah they were. What are you thinking Beth?"
Instead of answering Sam's question directly Beth raised her voice slightly as she asked,
"Garcia, are there any buildings alone highway I-495? Specifically, ones that are large in size and have been closed by the state or abandoned?"
Silence infused with clicking computer keys ensued on Garcia's end of the line for a few minutes before she replied,
"Yes there are buildings along highway I-495, but only one coincides with the specific parameters that you gave…St. Andrews Miracle Hospital, it was closed by the state in the early 90s, and has been abandoned ever since. However, there have been numerous reports made over the past three weeks by drivers on highway I-495 of lights shining through windows of the building's third and fourth floors. This has apparently never been seen before because according to the state's records the hospital's power was turned off when it was officially closed, which explains why the drivers thought that it was peculiar for the lights to be shining through the windows…"
Listening to Garcia's descriptive words the remaining Red Cell team members knew that they had found the Addison's secret base of operations. Clearing his throat slightly Sam asked,
"Great work Penelope; do you have the address for St. Andrews?"
In her normal cheery voice Garcia replied,
"Yes Sam I do and I have already sent it to all of your cell phones. Now go get those two wackos and bring our Gina back home."
Agreeing 100% with Garcia's final instructive words Sam, after thanking Garcia, and giving her reassurance, ended the call. Looking around at Mick, Beth, and Prophet and seeing the same determined expression on his own face upon their faces Sam said,
"You guys heard Garcia, let's go get these two Unsubs and bring Gina back home. We'll go in one SUV, and contact SWAT about our intended actions, and have them meet us there along the way…"
Needing no additional persuasion Mick, Beth, and Prophet jumped to their feet, and quickly gathered their needed essentials before following Sam our the door…
