(Gus)
We search the whole marked trail, only proof of my best friend and his dad is a set up camp, some belongings, including Shawn's phone. My worry and fear grows as night comes, no sight of the pair.
I'm trailing behind Lassie and Jules when I get a call. At first I think it might be Shawn, but then I remember that we found his phone.
I answer the unknown number. "Hello?"
There's a pause.
"Hello?" I say again, stopping my walk. The two detectives notice and stop too, coming towards me.
"You'll never find them." A hard voice says.
"What? Who is this?" I ask, holding my hand up to Lassiter, who's trying to ask me something.
"You'll never find the Spencers. And you might want to tell your two detectives to watch their backs, You too Burton." It then goes on to play a recording of Shawn hoarsely yelling to his Dad, begging whoever to stop. My eyes widen in shock as it the plays several yells and gasps of pain, from both the son and father. The line goes dead.
Lowering the phone from my ear, my face is frozen in surprise and shock. I realize someone is calling me name.
"Gus! Gus! Gus, what happened? What'd you hear?" Juliet says.
"Huh? Oh, it was a guy."
What'd he say?" she prompts.
"He said we'll never find them, to watch our backs, and… he played sounds of Shawn yelling, hoarsely, and yells and gasps of pain from Shawn and Mr. Spencer. Oh- my- god! Jules, they're being tortured!" my voice breaks at the end.
Lassiter looks furious. "We need to get back to the station! It's going to get too dark to search tonight. We've got to find out who might want to hurt them."
I follow close behind, still not wanting to believe what I had just heard.