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CHASING

"As I have tried to explain to you Dr. Lightman, Dr. Foster is no in this clinic. She was very close to birth and because she was considered…higher risk than others, she transferred to another of our establishments that specialises in high risk births…You can flash you legal bit of paper all you like – I can't 'produce' her if she isn't here"

The man literally 'stank' of self assured smugness that Cal wanted to punch off his face.

Reynolds could sense it and stepped in.

"Look – As I have explained, this is also an FBI matter as well now. Dr. Foster has a considerable knowledge of top secret and national security related matters. Because she has been declared…not fully in control the President – did you hear that bit- The President of the United States, has issued instructions that until we are sure of her mental state she is to have an FBI agent with her at all times. That agent is ME – along with the legal document that Dr. Lightman has here gives us the right to know exactly were she is, and I mean right now! This other clinic – the address – now. And if you happen to contact them before we get there – you can advise them that she had better be there when we do turn up – no more shipping her around to any more of your …'establishments' cos if they even think about it…I will be arresting every member of staff you have there, and trust me…extradition back to the states will not be a problem"

Cal kept quiet. He just loved watching the smugness disappearing of the pricks face with every word that Ben uttered.

The Address details were produced and Ben made the travel arrangements while Cal drove back to the airport.

xXx

"I cannot believe she is back in the States" Ben was still 'stewing' over it as the plane made its turn into final descent.

"Utah – Great place, bit of a law unto themselves some of that lot sometimes, could make it difficult"

"Yeah well at least I'm back well within my jurisdiction range, that can only be a good thing"

"Let's hope so Reynolds"

"I've told you gentlemen – she is not here"

Reynolds got up in the mans face. "And I warned your boss that if you tried to pull this stunt I would arrest every last one of you arseholes"

"We informed Dr. Foster you were coming. She chose to move, it was her request – her decision… she did not want to see you. At the New Hope clinic our patient's wishes come first, that is why I cannot give you her new location"

Ben removed his gun and let it hover in full eyesight.

"From this moment every staff member here is under arrest – nobody leaves- do you understand that? Hindering a Federal agent in the execution of his duties and suspected kidnapping of a united states citizen"

Reynolds immediately rang his local office and called 'the troops' in.

Medical staff from local hospitals were also contacted to deal with the handful of women who were patients.

Cal had spent several hours talking to the few patients that were in the clinic, his face was filled with worry as he got back to Reynolds who was supervising the last of the staff being taken away.

"Wots up Lightman?"

"This lot are like programmed dummies! – this place Ben – this whole..New Hope crap…It's a cult – and this lot are just completely brainwashed into it"

"What about Gill, Have they seen her ?"

"Well they're not saying much about anything other than how you and I must be in league with the devil to take away the 'angels' that are looking after them – BUT..as far as I can tell- looking past all that- I don't think anyone of them have seen her. I don't think she was ever here Reynolds"

"What do you want me to do with the staff?"

"Can you get them transferred any nearer to DC?"

"I can get them taken anywhere you like man"

"Right, get them on the move and I'll prep my lot on how to start he interrogations"

xXx

Gillian felt groggy and confused. It had been some time since she had felt anything else.

A Voice - soft and comfortable – she knew the voice, heard it before, what was it saying now?

"I am so sorry Gillian, so sorry. You were so close"

Close? Close to what? Why was the voice so sorry?

"Your baby was beautiful Gillian, a little boy. – but he just came into this world to early. He tried, he was a fighter, but his little lungs couldn't deal with it."

Of course! She had been pregnant! Finally she was going to have a baby.

But what was the voice telling her…No baby…dead baby…Too soon…A son- she had had a son but it had been too soon and he hadn't made it – NO –that couldn't be – the voice was wrong.

"It was all that moving around Gillian – all because of those people – the ones that claim they are your friends – they kept chasing you and you had to keep running..do you remember? They caused you so much stress, and the stress caused your baby – your son to die Gillian"

What people? – Cal! Cal had been trying to find her…Cal had been the cause of the stress - Cal had killed her baby.

The voice faded and the blackness crept back over her.

xXx

Cal hadn't slept in what seemed like days.

Everyone had had a crack at interrogating the arrested 'New Hope' staff, but it achieved very little other than being certain now that Gillian had never been taken to that particular address.

He was lying on the couch in his office, Reynolds was sitting opposite just watching him, wondering how much longer it would be before this man 'broke'.

"She could be dead by now for all we know – we could be chasing a corpse around the world"

Before Ben could answer a sad, soft voice came from the door.

"Gillian is not dead dad! She is not dead, how could you even think that?"

Cal sat up and held out his hand.

"Em luv – I'm sorry girl, you weren't meant to hear that..cum here luv"

Emily allowed herself to be surrounded by her father's arms as she sat. But instead of relaxing into him as she would normally do, her body remained stiff.

"No body wants to think about things like that sweetheart – but it's….something we have to consider"

"NO, no it's not! If Gill were dead we'd know – you and me dad, we'd just know, we'd feel it! Gill is alive dad and you have to find her – you have to!"

xXx

"They're frozen all her accounts you know"

"Of course they have – as soon as that man got power of attorney that would have happened – It's to be expected"

"Yeah but that means nothing more from her, this particular cow has just stopped producing milk! Still, we did quite well out of her I suppose, shall I get the boys to dispose of her now?"

"No, not yet…I have a few ideas – there might still be a way of…'extracting' a few more gallons of milk yet!"