"Hey, Mac," Danny said when Mac picked up his cell. "I just got a call from Lindsay. She says she's been kidnapped and needs help. Mac, I thought you had her."

"We did, but Mala Noche managed to get her back."

"What happened?" "She was at the hotel with a guard outside her door. The guard was killed and Lindsay was kidnapped. What else did she say when she called?"

"She didn't have a chance to say anything else before the phone was taken away from her. We're running it now," Danny answered.

"Call me when you get something," ordered Mac.

"Okay," replied Danny.

THE NEXT DAY – JULY 4th

Mac walked into the lobby at about 10 am with a duffel bag. Horatio and Grissom had just finished talking to a lady at the front desk. "Where have you been," Grissom asked. Mac set the bag down and opened it revealing $1millon in large bills.

"I thought we weren't going to pay them," Horatio stated.

"It's not real. I had it wired from New York. There's enough for all of us," Mac told him.

"I thought we were together on this," Grissom threw out.

"This is a last resort. We don't have any other options," replied Mac.

Noon came much too quickly for the CSIs. They stared at the Roaring 20s for a moment, silent. Then Grissom broke the silence. "Didn't Calleigh say Stella tried to text you, Mac?"

"I didn't receive any texts," he replied. "

She might not of had a chance to send it," reminded Horatio. A Mala Noche member came to meet them.

"You have the money," he asked.

"We do," Horatio replied. They handed him the money.

"Where's are CSIs," demanded Mac. The young hispanic just glared at him as he opened one of the duffels. He looked at some of the money and noticed that there was enough, and realized a moment later that it was counterfeit. Or was it? Taking a closer look, he decided it wasn't. "I don't have your little friends with me right now, but if you come back at 11 pm tonight, I'll be glad to give them back to you."

"Why not now," Grissom wanted to know. The hispanic made everything irritating and difficult.

"I told you, they aren't here right now. I'd have to go get them myself," the hispanic responded.

"Why don't you tell us where they are and we'll go get them ourselves," an angry Horatio dared.

"Can't do that. Boss would have you killed. Then how would you save them," the man teased with a know-it-all grin on his face. Everyone fell into silence for a moment. "Well, if you all, hillbillies have nothing else, I'll go get your CSIs ready." He put the money in a nearby truck and drove away.

"Now what," asked Mac.

"Follow him," responded Horatio.

ON LOOP 410

"Where did he go," Grissom asked, a bit panicked.

"It looks like he went down that exit ramp," Mac confirmed right as they passed it. "Looks like we lost him."

10:15 PM – ROARING 20s

"Looks like we're here early," Horatio stated, as if it wasn't obvious enough. Just as they got out of the car, there were screams from two, maybe three ladies inside the building. At the same time, Grissom's cell rang. As Grissom's answered his cell, Horatio and Mac snuck up to the building, guns drawn. "Go ahead and get it going," someone was saying. It sounded like Pablo. They started going inside. It didn't take them long to find the kidnappers, Alexx, Stella, Lindsay… AND CATHERINE AND CALLEIGH!!!!!! How did they get kidnapped again?

All the hostages were either tied up or too hurt to run away. "Started it boss," one of them said.

"Let's go. Those pathetic bosses will never see these chicas again," replied the one called boss. He turned around and started to walk to the door. Pablo. The other two kidnappers started to follow. Mac and Horatio let 'em. They needed to get their colleuges/friends out. Once the kidnappers were gone, Mac and Horatio started untying those who were bound. Catherine and Calleigh were bleeding profusely from stab wounds. Grissom came in and said that he had called police. Everyone was starting to smell smoke. Grissom helped untie the last person. Mac and Horatio picked up Catherine and Calleigh and everyone ran out of the building.

By 11 pm, the whole building was up in flames. People from the neighborhood were watching it. Catherine and Calleigh were taken to the hospital and expected to be ok.

AT THE HOSPITAL

Horatio walked into Calleigh's room. "How are you feeling," he asked.

"Tired and sore," she told him. There was a moment of silence.

"I love you, Calleigh."

She smiled back. "I love you too."

"When you get a bit better, will you go on a date with me," he threw out. Calleigh could tell he was nervous about this.

"Yes," she answered. A song he heard on the radio on the way over was started playing in his head as he kissed her on the forehead. The song was "Say Yes" and it's sung by Dusty Drake.