A/N Nans, since there isn't the option to private message you, I wanted to say thank you here with this author note. I appreciated your welcome very much. TonyRobbertsen

Chapter Two

Jeannie felt panicked and ran in her nightgown to their neighbors, the Hendersons. Deidre Henderson heard someone calling frantically, as she looked out her window she saw Jeannie running over in a very upset state. She rushed to open the door to let Jeannie into the house. She was surprised to see Jeannie in this state, normally she was usually very strong.

"Jeannie, what has happened to have you in such a state?"

Jeannie could hardly get the words out around the lump in her throat. Deidre knew something was desperately wrong and got her to a chair as Jeannie looked about to faint.

"Someone took Petey. There was a window shattered I thought Steve had…" Jeannie broke off crying.

"Have you called Steve or Mike?" Deidre inquired

Jeannie could only shake her head no as tears streamed down her face. Deidre dialled SFPD homicide squad room, trying Steve's extension. Steve was still out of the building. Mike rushed to answer his phone.

"Homicide, Inspector Keller's extension, Lieutenant Stone speaking."

"Lieutenant Stone, this is Deidre Henderson, Jeannie and Steve's next door neighbor. Jeannie came over here a couple minutes ago very distraught. Someone broke the window of the nursery and kidnapped Petey. Could you and Steve come? She needs him desperately."

"We will be there as soon as possible. Tell Jeannie we are on our way."

Mike hung up hurriedly and issued orders to Tanner, Lessing, Healey and Hasseejian. They all had wondered what the call was about as Mike was very pale.

"Mike, what's happened? You look like you are scared to death and you never look that way."

"Someone took Petey. Jeannie is at the neighbor's. I need to get there as soon as possible. I wish I had not sent Steve out now. Jeannie is very upset and needs him."

"I will drive you, Mike. I don't think you should be behind the wheel right now. Norm, get dispatch to get hold of Steve; tell him to get home in a hurry. Get hold of the lab; have Charlie to get someone over to Steve and Jeannie's house, explain to him what needs to be done," Bill Tanner said as he and Mike headed toward the door.

Norm was on the phone before the door even closed and got dispatch to alert Steve first. Once Steve knew what was going on and headed home, Norm got Charlie on the phone and explained to him what was going on and what was needed. He and a lab assistant went to Steve and Jeannie's immediately. Steve got home in no time and found Bill Tanner waiting for him before he could go in his own house.

"Jeannie is next door at your neighbors, Steve. Mike is with her."

Steve, followed very closely by Bill Tanner, hurried to the Hendersons' and rushed in without knocking. Jeannie, having seen him enter, rose to meet him. She was as pale as he had seen her in a long time with tears streaming down her cheeks. He held her extra close and spoke with a quiet but earnest voice.

"I promise you I will find Petey if I have to go to the ends of the earth. For you and Petey I would go through fire, you know that don't you, Jeannie?"

Jeannie could barely talk but managed to nod her head against his shoulder while she tried to compose herself. She finally managed to get some words past the lump in her throat.

"Yes, I know. I'm so sorry for losing our son."

"You have nothing to be sorry for, it wasn't your fault."

Mike saw one of the lab people knock on the door and rushed to it before anyone else could move. Mike stepped outside to find out if they had found anything at Steve and Jeannie's. The lab assistant had an evidence bag with a piece of paper enclosed in it, which he handed to Mike.

"It was found in your grandson's crib partially covered by edge of a crib sheet."

Mike read silently the color once again draining from his face. The note read "Let Nick and Marie Tannenger go free or this kid will die. We will call at four p.m. let the D.A. and the mayor know that we are not playing games."