A/N: I know, I know, it's been a long time since I updated, but I had to work through some issues in my personal life and some writer's block related to this chapter. Don't worry, writer's block is all gone now! I know where I'm going with this story now! Reviews make me write faster, and any ideas are welcome!

A/N 2: This chapter contains descriptions of sexual violence against a child, but it is essential to the story... it helps develop the plot. Alas, if you're uncomfortable with such things you can pick the story up in Chapter 28... you have been warned.

Chapter 27

The Tanglewood Boys have my baby girl! No, no, no it can't be happening, it can't! I worked too hard to see everything fall apart!

"I'm gonna kill him!" I yell, jumping into the car. Danny is so enraged he jumps right in beside me. We drive to Louie's apartment and break down the door.

"Louie!" Danny shouts. It echoes. "Louie, where the bloody fucking hell is Maddie? What the hell did you do with her?"

I hear banging on the inside of a cupboard.

"Hear that?"

"Momma!" I hear more screaming. The banging is getting louder and louder.

"Maddie!" I yell back, "Maddie, keep screaming!"

"Momma!" she screams again, "Momma! I'm in here!" there's banging on the door again.

"Kick again, Maddie, I can hear you…"

I hear another kick. It's coming from the sink. Underneath the sink.

I throw open the door and see my little girl with her hands bound in front of her.

"Oh…" I gasp. I gently pull her out of the cupboard. I pull the tape off her wrists and hug her tightly. "Oh my baby…"

"Momma…." she's crying, the tears running down her cheeks, her eyes red. There are scratches and bite marks all over her arms and legs. Whatever the boys did to her... God help me...

"Baby, who did this to you?" Danny asked, stroking her hair as we leave his apartment. " Did they touch you??"

Maddie nods. "One of them... he... he hurt me bad!"

"Baby, what did he do?" I ask, pulling her closer.

She's quiet, and that can only mean one thing.

They raped her?

"What did he look like?" I ask.

"Was it Louie? If it was Louie so help me God…"

"No, Daddy! Uncle Louie tried to help me!" Maddie shouts over her Daddy's rambling. "The two other guys who were with him… they hurt him real bad." She's crying even harder now. "The man... Uncle Louie said his name was Salvador..."

"ZABO!" Danny yells. No... Salvador Zabo did a number on my baby? I'm gonna KILL him.

Danny and I are stunned by this bit of news. Obviously standing up to Zabo and Sonny Sassone meant Louie was in trouble, but Louie is no where to be seen. If he was beaten so badly where is he now?

I ask Maddie the same question.

"I dunno, but I heard them say they were gonna take him to Giants Stadium."

Dear God, no!