The Flying Trapeze

Chapter Six

Zebraboymom

Disclaimer: They do not belong to me. It just gets worse.

Author Notes: The killer is revealed and the pieces start to fall into place.

Kono woke up to the worst headache she had ever had in her life. Wherever she was, it was dark and it was hard to see. She was already having trouble focusing even without much light. She reached up to touch her head. It felt warm and wet. When she brought her hand back down it was covered in blood. She felt the room spin and she leaned over just in time to throw up everything she had eaten for lunch. She heard a garbled noise in the room and tried to focus her eyes. She finally managed to see Anna tied up and gagged across the room from her. She tried to stand, but she couldn't so she crawled over to her and removed the gag. She tried to untie her, but her hands weren't working very well and she was shaking all over. She couldn't remember what happened.

"Thank God you're all right. I thought he might have killed you."

"What happened to us?"

"When we stepped out of the restrooms he clocked you with his gun and you went down. I couldn't fight him. He had the gun."

"Who had a gun?"

"Can you believe it? Bill Prescott, the director of the camp."

"Bill Prescott? Isn't he the one who called in the FBI in the first place?"

"I know, right? I just couldn't figure out how he was connected until he put us in here."

"What do you mean?"

"Look over in the corner."

Kono tried to focus her eyes again. When she could finally see into the darker corner of the shed what she saw made her sick. Laying face up with his eyes staring wide open in death was Sam Weston.

"Oh, God. Where are we?"

"I think we're in the work shed where they keep all the repair equipment. Kono I'm really worried about you. I'm sure you have a concussion."

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure about that too."

"The vomiting is a sign that it's a pretty bad one. You need medical care and soon."

"Don't worry, when Steve can't find me, he will tear this place apart."

"I'm going to try to fill you in on what we know before Prescott comes back to finish the job. I'm sure he's going to kill us Kono, so we have to try to get out of here soon. Okay, what you guys didn't know was that the two that were killed, Alan and Sara, were on the black op that went badly under Sam. I think Sam has been searching for Prescott all this time trying to clear his name. He was following Alan and Sara because they were on the black op too and he suspected them as well. The truth must have been that it was Prescott. He must have been part of that team and he must have been a double agent. We never got intel about him. I think Prescott was hiding out here on the island and Alan and Sara came to the camp. I don't know if they were looking for him too or they just picked the camp. I think it's more likely that they were looking for him. They both left the CIA after it happened and Sam always thought one or both of them was behind it. He was wrong and it cost him his life. I think Prescott recognized Alan and Sara when they checked in. He was behind the whole thing. He killed Weston. Kono, he must think the four of us are all that remains to be taken care of to put the whole thing behind him forever. He's already killed everyone else involved. If he can get rid of us, he can just slink away and start a new identity again."

"That's not gonna happen. Let's see if we can find a way out of here."

Outside the restroom where Kono and Anna had last been seen Steve was kneeling down looking at the ground.

"There was a struggle here. See how the dirt is stirred up? There's blood too."

Steve looked up at David and they both thought about the women they loved. Steve called Kono's cell phone but it went straight to voicemail. Steve pulled his phone out and broke the communication silence he had maintained for the whole week. Chin answered immediately.

"Chin, meet me at the director's office. Kono and another woman are missing."

"I'll get Danny and be right there."

Steve burst into the director's office to find him putting files in a briefcase.".

"Going some place?"

"Yes, I have a meeting on Maui with a couple of investors. Just getting the budgetary stuff together. Gentlemen, what can I do for you?"

Steve and David both knew something was off with the man. He was sweating and he had put on a clean shirt. He hadn't even buttoned it yet.

"Our wives are missing."

"Are you sure that aren't off having some fun together? Maybe they caught the bus into town? Shopping can be a real draw when you're keyed up. With all that's been going on, who wouldn't want a break? Let me check the roster."

He went over to the bulletin board and took down a clipboard.

"Yes, here it is. They both signed out right after lunch."

"I'm telling you Grace would not have taken off like that without telling me!"

"Come on Steve let's check the jungalows. In the meantime, is there any way to call the driver and confirm they are there?"

"Sorry gentlemen, no. The bus will be back in about two hours. Let me know if I can help you in any other way. You have a good day now."

Steve and David walked out and waved Danny and Chin away as they approached them. Steve made the sign to meet at their jungalow and they started walking that way. Steve and David started jogging down the path after them.

"Was it my imagination or did he just try to fake us out?"

"You're not imagining anything. I didn't buy a thing he said and there is no way Kono would go anywhere in the middle of an investigation unless she was forced. You stay here and keep an eye on Prescott. I'm going to meet up with Chin and Danny and have them go into town and see if anyone saw them on the bus. Prescott could be working with someone else for all we know. I'll join back up with you as soon as I can."

"Sounds good."

David walked off the trail and into the bushes and doubled back to the administration building. Steve booked it to his jungalow. Danny and Chin were waiting for him.

"Where the hell is she Steve?"

"We don't know. They disappeared going to the restrooms. Turns out the Wicks are CIA. We joined forces with them and we were going to our jungalow to talk about it. The women headed out first to go to the restroom. James and Lani stopped us. By the time we extricated ourselves from the conversation and got back here, they were gone. Chin, I'm sorry. I know I promised you I wouldn't let her get hurt. You need to know. There was blood near the bathroom: quite a bit of it. The director said they got on the bus to go shopping in town. If they are on that bus, it's because someone forced them to. I need you to go in to town and see if anyone on the bus saw them. I'm going to stay here with David and look for them."

"I want to stay here and look for my cousin."

"Chin we don't know who all the players are here, so we need to work in pairs for safety sake, okay?"

"Come on Chin. The sooner we go, the sooner we can get back."

"Okay."

Steve took off fast, but Chin caught his arm. He made Steve look him in the eye.

"I don't blame you, Steve. There was no way you could have guessed this would happen."

"I shouldn't have let her out of my sight."

"We'll find her."

Steve nodded his head fiercely and left. Chin and Danny took off at a full run to their jeep. Little did they know they were going on a wild goose chase and leaving Steve on his own to rescue Kono.

Kono finally got Anna's hands free and they tried the door. It was locked and had a crossbar over the two doors. There were no windows in the shed and the only light came from cracks in the boards. Kono looked up at the roof. It looked like they were trapped. It was at that moment that the bar was pulled off the door and David was pushed through onto the ground. Anna dropped down beside him and rolled him over. He was okay, but it didn't seem like that would be true for long. Prescott leveled the gun at the three of them.

"Well, well, it looks like all I need to do is round up the final hero in this group and I'll be done once and for all. I'm getting tired of being pursued. I just want to live out the rest of my life in peace and you people will just not get a clue. I thought surely the two of you would track down the bus and give me time to get rid of the two ladies before I dealt with you, but we can't always get what we want, or so the song says. Here's how we're going to play it. You will call Steve."

Kono looked up when Prescott used Steve's real name.

"You will call Steve and tell him to meet you down at the beach. You and Anna here are supposedly waiting there. The jungalow didn't seem safe for a discussion. We will get there ahead of time and if any one of you gives me grief, I will kill you right then."

He tossed Kono back her phone. She tried to dial, but she was having a hard time focusing. Anna helped her hit his speed dial.

"Remember, if I don't think you sound convincing enough, I'll kill you right here, sound be damned."

Steve answered on the first ring.

"Kono, thank God. Where are you?"

"Anna and I went down to the shore. We thought it would be safer to talk down here. You and David need to meet us down here."

"Okay, I'll see you in a minute. Are you okay Babe?"

"Sure. I'm fine. I'm just ready for this whole thing to be over with, you know?"

"See you soon."

"Yeah."

Prescott clicked off before anything else could be said.

"Pretty good, now let's get moving and don't talk to anyone on the way."

Prescott put a hat on Kono to hide the wound on the side of her forehead. They headed out.

Steve looked at his phone. Something was really wrong. The beach was definitely a trap. Kono never used the word shore to describe the beach. She was trying to tell him it was a set up. He headed for the jungalow and his gun. He swung by the director's office, but David and the director were gone too. This did not feel right at all. Steve called Danny and Chin and told them to turn around and meet him at the beach. He was going ahead. He couldn't afford to wait. He couldn't take a chance on Prescott killing them before he got there. As he ran towards the beach he said a little prayer. Please be okay, Kono. I can't lose you.