Luka and Carter were standing, near the ESU truck. They had discussed a plan about the best way to contact the thieves. After long conversations over the phone, they agree to let the two doctors enter and treat the wounded. They also made sure that Abby and Susan were all right.

Now, another cop was putting a small camera on Luka's coat and two microphones in Carter's.

' Don't do anything that call their atentions... ' said the sergeant.

' But, aren't they going to search us ? ' asked Carter, eying the cop and his microphones.

' That's what we're hopping for... ' said the sergeant ' Thar's why we are hiding a smaller microphone on you... they are going to discover the big one... '

' But not the other... ' completed Luka.

The sergeant nodded. Carter looked at them and nodded too, visible nervous.

Now they were ready for the action. The police officer gave them their coats. The sergeant speak while they put theirs coats on.

' Remember, try to speak with them during the exams and Luka... try to show us their guns or faces... '

Luka and Carter nodded.

' Okay, let's go... ' said the sergeant.

Luka and Carter walked towards Doc Maggo's feeling everyones eyes on them.

The police had isolated the area, putting barriers on both ways of the street and in the entrance of the hospital. Nurses and doctors were there, looking forward to the plan to go right and to them to be safe..

Luka and Carter continued to walk toward the dinner.

' I'm so nervous...' said Carter.' I never did this... '

' I did... ' said Luka.' In the war...'

Carter looked at Luka but didn't say anything.

' We are here... silence now... ' said Luka , knocking on the door.
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A pair of green eyes appeared on the now open door, and satisfied, opened it more to let them to enter.

' The doctors are here...' the man said.

Luka and Carter entered the dinner and stopped. The thieves asked them to put their hands on theirs heads and started to search them. When the found a microphone with Carter, they got up and handed it to the leader.

' I'm so disappointed with you... ' said the leader

One of them, turned his gun around and hit Carter on the kidney, the one that he was stabbed a few years ago, with it's cable. Carter fell down, felling a horrible pain. Luka closed his eyes for a few seconds, trying to contain himself.

' Where are they ? ' asked him, looking to their leader. ' Are they hurt ? '

' In the bathroom... ' said the leader. ' But first... treat ours woundeds... '

With that , the leader turned around and started to walk away. A man behind Luka pushed him while Carter was obliged to stand up and walk towards the wounded men.

' Did you hurt them ? ' asked Luka again, but was ignored.

The man said nothing. He only talked about the wounds of his colleagues.

' This one was shot in the foot and that one was shot twice by a policeman... ' said the leader.

Luka looked at Carter and walked to the guy who had a bullet in his feet. The wound was near his ankle, so it wasn't very clear. There was a piece of bone out the wound

' This guy will need surgery...' said Luka.

' This one too... ' said Carter, looking at the other guy, that had two bullets in him: one in his abdomen, near the stomach and another in the shoulder. Carter looked at the leader and got up. ' We can't do anything for him here...'

' Do what you can... ' said the leader.

' He needs to be entubated and a surgery too... ' continued Carter. ' He will need transfusions... '

The leader thought for a few moments.

'You're both doctors... ' he said. ' And here, we have knifes, cloths and water... you can do an operation... and if you really want to see the women... you'll do what we say...'

Luka and Carter looked at each other again.

' I'm not a curgion... ' said Luka, turning and looking around.

' I have some experience in surgery... ' said Carter. ' But I need to have help... '

Luka had an idea when he listening Carter saying. .

' Maybe they can help us...' Luka's said, talking about Abby and Susan. ' One of them has experience in surgery... '

The leader looked at them.

' Which one ? ' he asked, but Luka and Carter didn't answered. The leader asked again, now more forcefully ' Which one ? '

' Abby... ' said Luka, closing his eyes. ' The smaller one... '

The leader smiled.

' Thank you... ' he said, than turned to two of his men. ' Bring them here... '

Carter walked towards Luka and whispered.

' What are you doing ? '

' I want them here with us if we have to go to the hospital... ' Luka said, looking at Carter in the eyes. ' They will be safe with us... '

Carter nodded, after a few seconds. Both of them looked to the side when they heard Susan say something to the thief.

Abby and Susan are dragged by the arm by the thieves.

' What do you want with us ? ' asked Abby.

' Be carefull... ' said Susan, when they release them.

She looked at what was happening and Abby did the same. When Abby saw Luka, she ran to his arms. Susan ran to Carter's

' Are you okay ? ' Luka asked Abby.

She looked up at him and nodded. He couldn't help but notice marks of fingers in her neck. She notice that he saw it and put her hand on her neck.

' What's this ? ' he asked gently.

' Nothing... ' she said.

' Who did this to you ? ' he asked, putting away her hand.

' We'll talk later... ' she said.

The leader cleared his throat, making the four of them to look at him.

' Very well... ' the leader said. ' They are here... '.

Carter nodded, knowing that they have things to do.

' Abby, I need you here... ' he said. ' Susan, can you help Luka ? '

Susan nodded. Abby looked at Luka.

' It's okay... ' he said.

She nodded and went with Carter as Susan went to assist Luka

' What do we have here ? ' Abby asked.

' Shot twice: in the belly and in the shoulder... ' said Carter. ' I need knifes and water...'

' Carter, he needs an operation... ' she said. ' We can't do it here... '

' I know, but we have to try... ' Carter said, looking at her.

Abby crossed her arms.

' Abby... ' Carter said again.

When she didn't move, one of the thieves walked near her. Luka looked at her and when theirs eyes met, he pleaded with her to do what Carter was asking, but she was stubborn.

' Do as he's says... ' said the man.

' We can't... he needs to be entubated and anesthesia...' she said.

The man did not have much patience. He hit her with some strength and she fell down to the ground. Luka started to walk toward the man, he was going to kill him. Nobody hits his girlfriend. But was hit with the a cable of a gun in the face, near his right eye. He fell down too. Carter tried to do something but was restrained by another man with his gun. Susan was so surprised that she staid where she was.

The thief that hit Abby, knelled besides her and took her chin in his hand forcefully, made her look at Luka and two of his colleagues. She closed her eyes, because the man was hurting her. She felt the taste of blood in her mouth.

' Look... ' he said. When she didn't open her eyes, he squeezed her chin. ' I said look... '

She opened her eyes and saw one of the men, kick Luka in the ribs. Luka put his hand on his side and turned on the other side, pressing his head to the ground. The other man kicked his kidney. The first man kicked his stomach.

' Aaaaahhhhh... ' groaned Luka, still in the ground.

' Look, it's you fault that your boyfriend is getting a beating... ' the man said to Abby.

Abby felt her eyes starting to water.

' Stop... ' she pleaded. ' Please, stop... '

' Will you do as you told ? ' said the man.

She nodded. The man released her and the other two stopped hitting Luka. Abby got up and ran to him, still on the ground. The man securing Carter released him as well. Susan helped Abby with Luka.

Carter looked at his friends and turned to the leader, knowing that this was enough.

' Let's negociate... ' Carter said to the leader.

' What's your proposal ? ' asked the leader.

' Well... ' said Carter. ' We can't do surgery here... so I was thinking about.. '