Garcia parked her car, and took a deep, shaky breath. Morgan put his large,steady hand over her small, shaky one.

"Whatever happens out there, don't try to help me. Grab Carolynn, and get her to safety. The team will find me. Just protect her, and take care of yourself. Do you understand?"

"Yeah,"she answered,"I understand."

"Hey,"Morgan summoned a smile,"don't let the darkness put out your light. Carolynn is going to need you to be calm."

"I'll makesure she's safe,"Garcia assured him.

They got out of the car and started walking towards the ally. They turned the corner, and found a large man, holding Carolynn in one hand and a gun in the other.

"You're in luck my darling," he said," agent Morgan kept his promise."

"Let her go,"Morgan said.

"Come to me agent Morgan," he said," then I will let her go."

Morgan nodded at Garcia, and walked over to Carolynn and the man.

"Carolynn," the man said," check him for weapons. Check his belt, and ankles."

Her shaking hands reached for his belt, and of course felt nothing. Then she checked his ankles and found nothing.

Carolynn was shoved forward into Garcia's waiting arms. Garcia gently pushed Carolynn behind her in case the man tried to get to her.

"Penelope, take the child to your car and get her to safety. Then Agent Morgan and I will leave,"he said calmly.

Garcia left without any hesitation. She hated the thought of leaving Morgan with that man, but she knew what she had to do.

She got Carolynn in her car, and drove.


Morgan was left alone, unarmed with a child molester. He wanted to fight him. He knew he could win. But he also knew that there were other girls, and if he tried to fight, he would never get to them.

A black van drove up, and a bag was thrown over his head. He was forced inside, and the van drove off. He felt a needle plunging into his neck.

"Don't fight it,"the voice belonged to a child," just go to sleep. No one can hurt you in your dreams."


Normally, watching a mother be reunited with her daughter would have made the whole team feel content with their work, but these circumstances were anything but normal.

Despite his fears, Gideon still tried to help out the mother. He pulled out a few hundred dollars from his wallet.

"Go to the Embassy hotel tonight. There's a charity for women like you to find jobs, and homes, and you can get counseling for Carolynn."

"Where's Penelope?"Carolynn asked,"I need to say thank you."

"I'm right here,"Garcia said. Gideon could see that she'd been crying.

Carolynn ran to her and hugged her as tight as possible.

"Thank you for saving me," she said.

"You never have to thank me for that,"Garcia said," Just take care of yourself."

The mother and daughter left and Garcia let out a loud sob that she had been holding in.

"You did great,"Gideon said," you got the girl to safety and you managed to control your emotions when you were in front of her."

"Do you think Morgan will be okay?"

"Don't worry about Morgan,"he said," he knows how to handle himself."


Morgan woke up, and he was tied to a table. He quickly realized that this was the same table used in the video sent to him.

"Do what he says,"came the same voice from the van," he might go easy on you."

"You're allowed to talk?"

"He likes my singing voice," she explained," her heard me singing in the children's choir at church," she closed her eyes,"That's when he got me."

"Was there a girl here? One that escaped?"

"You mean the quiet girl? Her owner was the worst I've ever seen. He just wants his girls to sit still and take whatever happens to them. Most of them don't live very long. But she was different. I think the only reason she did escape was because she could be so quiet. It's my job to get the girls in the van. I always have to work to keep them calm, but I never had to work with her."

"Who was her original owner?"

"I don't know his name, but I do know he's a priest."

"What did I say about talking to this man?!"

"I'm sorry! I was telling him not to fight! I always tell them not to fight back!"

"Get out of here!"

She hesitated," what are you going to do to him?"

"I'll be fine,"Morgan said,"just go."

The back of the man's hand hit Morgan's face.

"You stay quiet!"