Slipping Into Darkness
Disclaimer: As much as I love the show and it's characters, I do not own any part of it. Without A Trace belongs to Jerry Bruckheimer and CBS. Only the characters that I created are mine. So, please don't sue.
Previously on Slipping Into Darkness:Several minutes passed and Danny managed to calm down. Sean went in to check on Sam and found her deeply asleep and began to lead Danny outside of the room, in the wheelchair, when tears escaped his eyes and he looked back at Sam.
"No one will ever hurt you again because of me, baby. I'll always love you like a kid sister. Goodbye, Sam. Forever." Danny silently cried heartbroken and then Sean led him out of the room and led him away.
Chapter 17
After his visit with Sam, Danny had expected to be taken back to his room upstairs, but instead, Sean wheeled him to the 4th floor to see Viv, who was also being visited by Martin and Jack.
"Sean, why the hell did you bring me here? I told you that I didn't want to be here." Danny said angrily through gritted teeth as he tried getting up from his wheelchair, causing Sean to sit him back down and give him a stern look.
"Try that again and I'll restrain you to that chair. Do you understand me? Now, I brought you here because Viv's been worried about you and she wanted to see you." Sean said sternly but caringly, causing Danny to huff angrily and cross his arms like a petulant child.
"I don't give a damn if she wants to see me or not. I'm not going in there and you can't make me. So, piss off and let me go. I'm going back to my room." Danny said quietly but angrily as his eyes and nose reddened and his voice broke.
"You're not going anywhere, except to Viv's room to see her, Danny." Jack said a bit sternly but caringly as he appeared behind Danny and gently squeezed his shoulders, causing the tears to fall from Danny's eyes although he'd tried very hard to keep them from falling.
"Go to hell, Jack, and stay the hell out of this. I'm not going anywhere except home. I'm getting the hell out of here now. So, get your fucking hands of me." Danny quietly said viciously as tears stained his face.
"You can get pissed off all you want, Danny, but you're not going to push us away. We're not going anywhere. And Sean already told me that you're quitting the FBI. But you've got another thing coming, because you're not going to quit. So, take that damn resignation and shove it where the sun don't shine because I'm not going to accept it. And I know that you're still thinking that you almost killed us and that you're also thinking of that sick son of a bitch Ritchie's last words to you and that stops now. Get that shit out of your head once and for all. You're not responsible for what happened. Ritchie's the one who went after all of us, not you. So stop letting that animal take over your life like that. You're not responsible, Danny. Its not your fault." Jack said a bit sternly but with conviction, causing Danny to quietly shriek furiously and make two weak fists.
"Go to hell, you asshole! Ritchie never would have come after any of you, if I had just let him kill me! But like the fucking coward and murderer that I am, I ran away and he came after all of you! I'm quitting and there's not a damn thing you or anyone else is going to do! So, all of you go to hell and stay the hell out of my life! I hate you! I…hate…you!" Danny quietly cried furiously as he got up from the chair too fast, causing Sean and Jack to grab him just in time when he lost consciousness and began falling to the floor.
"Danny!" Jack yelled horrified.
"Calm down. He's going to be alright. Danny's just completely exhausted from all the medication and everything that's happened. He knows that he's supposed to stay calm but he can't because he keeps hearing Ritchie's damn voice in his head over and over again." Sean said with a frustrated sigh as they put Danny on a gurney.
"Are you taking him back upstairs?" Jack said concerned.
"No. I'm going to transfer Danny to Viv's room. And I know that that's going to piss him off but I don't care. He's got to see Viv anyway whether he likes it or not. It's time he understood that he is not responsible for that sick son of a bitch's attack on you guys. But you heard what Danny believes. He's letting that bastard screw with his mind from beyond the grave and I'm not going to let it happen." Sean said with conviction as they wheeled Danny into Viv's room, causing Martin to gasp horrified when he saw Danny on the gurney.
"Danny!" Martin gasp horrified.
"Calm down, Martin. Danny got mad that I brought him here to see Viv. He feels guilty because of what Ritchie did to everyone. That's why he wants quit the FBI and why he's pushing everyone away." Sean said a bit sternly but caringly as he hooked Danny up to several monitors.
"Like hell I'm going to let him quit. I'll kick his ass before he tries to quit the FBI and our team. When the hell is going to understand that he's not responsible for what that sick son of a bitch Ritchie did?!" Martin said angrily but with conviction as tears escaped his eyes and ran freely down his face.
"Martin, what are you yapping at?" Viv suddenly said crossly but caringly as she groaned and awaken, causing her to gasp shocked when she saw Danny next to her connected to several monitors. "Danny?" She questioned a bit fearfully as she tried to sit up but held her head in pain, causing Sean to gently lay her back down in bed.
"Shhh. Calm down, Viv. Danny's going to be okay. I just brought him down here to be with you. With Ritchie gone now, my little brother isn't in danger anymore. But he got upset when I brought him here. You didn't do anything wrong, Viv. It's just that Danny feels guilty about what Ritchie did to all of you and doesn't want to continue being an agent." Sean said very gently but caringly as he gently wiped away Viv's tears with a Kleenex, causing Viv to shake he head.
"We've all gone through the same thing one time or another, in this job, where we feel guilty about a case. But we've always been there to help each other through it and we're not gong to leave Danny. He's always been there for all of us but now that sick bastard got in his head. What the hell did he say to Danny?" Viv said angrily but Martin and Sean suddenly looked away, causing Jack and Viv to suddenly look at them harshly.
"Answer the question now. We were up there but we couldn't hear a damn thing. We could only see you guys. That's why we fired the shots at Ritchie when he pulled out the gun. But before that, Ritchie said something to Danny that was bad enough to make Danny scream like a lunatic and cover his ears. Now, I want to know what that asshole said to him and I want to know now. And neither of you are going to leave this room until you tell me." Jack said gruffly out of concern but they just continued looking away.
"He didn't do a damn thing except tell me the fucking truth and whether you like it or not, I'm not setting foot in that damn building again. Like I told you before, all of you stay the hell out of my life. I hate you." Danny cried angrily and breathless.
"Danny, calm down. Calm down and breathe, kiddo or I'm going to have to give you a sedative and I don't want to do that." Sean said concerned as he checked Danny's vitals, causing Danny to quietly growl furiously.
"Go to hell! And let me go already or I'll leave myself, you asshole! I don't need a damn thing from you either, I never have. I hate you, I always have. That's why I left you when we were kids. I couldn't stand looking at you then and I despise you now." Danny cried angrily as he struggled to get up, causing Sean to hold Danny protectively and repeatedly soothe and kiss his head as he sniffled emotionally and tears escaped his eyes. "Get your filthy hands off of me! I hate you!" Danny cried viciously but it only caused Sean to hold him carefully but tighter.
"Shhh. I know that you don't mean any of that. You're just scared and you're thinking that by saying cruel things to hurt me, that I'm going to leave but you're wrong. I lost you when we were kids, because of Ritchie but I'm not going to lose you again. I'm going to do whatever it takes to get you back to your old self." Sean cried caringly as he continued holding Danny protectively like a child and repeatedly soothed and kissed Danny's head although it only made Danny angrier.
"And the same goes for all of us, Danny. We're not going to let you go that easily. I know that we hated each other in the beginning, but we're best friends now. So, you can get mad at me all you want and tell me that you hate me, until you turn blue in the face. But the fact's still the same. I'm not going anywhere, partner, and neither are you." Martin said caringly as he took a tight hold of Danny's hand and tightened his hold tighter when Danny tried to take his hands away.
"You can also forget about quitting the team and the job. And I want to know what Ritchie told you before he died." Jack said a bit sternly but compassionately.
"Go to hell, Jack. That's none of your damn business. All Ritchie did was tell me the truth." Danny cried viciously but inside he hated himself so much for everything that he was saying to them.
"What, are you going to tell me that you hate me too, Danny?" Viv suddenly said caringly as she gently sat up in bed and tears stained her face, causing Danny to quietly shriek furiously and struggle to hit Sean but Martin grabbed both of his hands.
"Maldito estupido! Te odio! Porque carajo me traiste aqui?! Me sacas de aqui ahora mismo, maldito desgraciado!" Danny quietly cried furiously, causing Sean and Martin to carefully hold him tighter. "You goddamn asshole! I hate you! Why the hell did you bring me here?! Get me the hell out of here right now, you goddamn, son of a bitch!"
"Shhh. Calmate, Chiquito. No llores asi. Te traje aqui por tu propio bien. Tu no puedes seguir culpandote por lo que hizo eso maldito animal. Y tampoco puedes dejar que te suiga destruyendo la vida asi, Chiquito. Tu vaz a salir de esto y por mas que quieras alejarnos, no nos vamos a ninguna parte. Te queremos y nunca te vamos a dejar solo." Sean cried soothingly as he repeatedly soothed and kissed Danny's head like a child and continued holding him protectively as Danny continued quietly crying angrily. Shhh. Calm down, kiddo. don't cry like that. I brought you here for your own good. You can't keep blaming yourself for what that damn animal did, little brother. And you can't let him keep destroying your life like this, kiddo. You're going get through this. And as much as you want to push us away, we're not going anywhere. We love you and we're never going to leave you alone.
"Your brother's right, partner. You can push us away all you want buy we love you too much and we're not going anywhere." Martin said caringly as tears stained his weary face and he carefully tightened his hold on Danny's hands.
"Go to hell and all of you leave me alone." Danny quietly cried angrily and terribly upset but he wouldn't look at anyone.
"Sean, Jack, Martin, I need you guys to leave. I want to talk to Danny alone." Viv said seriously but kindly as tears stained her face, causing Danny to shake his head and fist his hands but he couldn't say anything cruel to hurt Viv, although he wanted to.
"Sure, Viv. We'll be back in an hour. But if you need anything, let Vicky know and she'll call me." Sean said caringly as he smiled sympathetically at Danny and released him, causing him, Jack and Martin to leave the room and close the door behind them.
As soon as they left, Danny tried to turn away from Viv. But Viv wouldn't allow it as she sat on a chair next to Danny's bed and took a strong hold of his hand with one hand and with the other hand, gently forced Danny to look at her as he cried.
"Let me go, Viv." Danny cried quietly but seeing the tears that stained her face, he couldn't hurt Viv further by being cruel to her.
"Tell me that you hate me and that you never want to see me again. And maybe then I'll let you go." Viv said caringly with a small, sad smile.
"Viv, please, let me go." Danny quietly pled crying, causing Danny to quietly cry more when she slowly shook her head and waited for the words that she knew Danny would never say. "Damn it. Let me go." Danny quietly cried terribly upset because he knew that he couldn't say those cruel words to Viv.
"Just tell me those words and maybe then I'll let you go." Viv said with that same sad smile again, causing her to carefully embrace Danny when he took his hand away from her and covered his face as he quietly cried terribly upset and very emotionally but like a child as he shook violently. "Shhh. You can't say it to me, can you—even though you say it to the others? You know why? Because you don't want to hurt me. And I know that you didn't mean what you said to the others. You're just scared and angry about what happened with Ritchie and you feel guilty. But you're not responsible, Danny. None of this is your fault, sweetie." Viv said lovingly as tears fell freely down her face and she continued embracing Danny protectively.
"Damn it. Stop saying that because everything is my own damn fault. Ritchie went after all of you because I killed Sebastian and because I ran away when he tried to kill me. And for running away like a fucking coward, he came after all of you and your families. Ritchie was right. A fucking coward and murderer like me never should've been given a badge." Danny quietly cried angrily and extremely emotionally as he shook violently, causing Viv to hold him tighter as she sniffled crying.
"So, that's what that sick bastard told you before he died. Oh, sweetie. That's all bullshit and you know it. Ritchie was responsible for his own action, not you. You didn't kill anyone. Sebastian made his own choices also and you did what you had to, to save your father's life that night. If you hadn't of shot him, he would've died that day. And if that had happened, you never would've become a wonderful FBI agent, I never would've met you and neither would the others. But most important, you wouldn't have touched the lives of the many people that you've saved and helped during your career as an FBI agent. Danny, you're a wonderful, sweet, caring human being who's always putting everyone else's needs ahead of your own. You always have. So, don't let Ritchie hurt you anymore with what he said. You're not a murderer and you damn well deserve to wear that badge. If you don't think so, let's ask Clare and all the other countless lives you've saved during the years. Ask them if you deserve to wear the badge or if you're a coward and a killer like Ritchie said you were." Viv cried a bit sternly but caringly, causing Danny to quietly cry more.
"I don't care, Viv. You and the others almost died because of me. How the hell am I supposed to live with that? How, damn it?" Danny quietly cried terribly upset but like a child as Viv continued holding him.
"Shhh. It wasn't your fault, sweetheart. And I know that you blame yourself but none of blame you, Danny. We would've done whatever we had to, to keep you safe from Ritchie and anyone else he sent to hurt you. We love you, sweetie and we're going to help you through this. We're a family and nothing is ever going to change that, Danny. Nothing. We're also going to keep working together because you're not quitting the job—not unless you want me to quit too and let Marcus do all the work. Sorry, sweetie, but you're not walking out of our lives just like that." Viv cried caringly but with conviction as she held him tighter and gently laid his head on her shoulder, causing Danny to quietly cry and shake violently as but like a child as he covered his face.
"That's it, sweetie. Let all that poison out of you and cry until you can't cry anymore. I'm not going anywhere and neither are you." Viv cried soothingly but with conviction, causing Danny to finally embrace her and hold on to her for dear life as he quietly cried terribly shaken but like a child.
Danny continued crying and holding Viv for dear life, until he was completely exhausted and yawning, an hour later, as Viv continued holding him in her protective embrace. But what neither of them knew, was that Jack, Sean and Martin had been watching them from the nurses' station just out outside of the room.
Danny continued sobbing and yawning weakly but like a child as sleep threatened to take over, causing her to gently lay him on the bed and wipe his face gently with a cold, wet washcloth that Nurse Vicky had given to her moments earlier, without Danny ever seeing her as she exited the room.
"Shhh. Don't fight it anymore and get some sleep, Danny. I'm going to be right here and so are the others. I promise. We love you and nothing's ever going to change that." Viv said in a soothing tone as she soothed Danny's head and face, causing Danny to cry weakly until he gave in to some much needed sleep.
As soon as Danny gave in to sleep, Sean, Jack and Martin once again entered the room.
"He couldn't yell at you, could he?" Sean said smiling softly and Viv smiled sadly as she shook her head.
"Did he tell you what Ritchie told him?" Jack said concerned but then looked at Sean and Martin harshly when they looked away, causing Viv to nod.
"Yeah. Ritchie told him that a coward and murderer like him never deserved to have been given a badge." Viv said bitterly but that bitterness was directed towards Ritchie, causing the guys to sigh heavily and run their hands through their weary faces.
"We're going to have to keep a close eye on Danny now. He's in a very dangerous emotional state right now and he can't be left alone. In his state, there's no telling what he could do to himself." Sean said concerned as he checked Danny's vitals and put an oxygen mask on his face at the highest pressure, causing Danny to suddenly begin crying weakly but fearfully and pained like a child.
"Shhh. You're okay, munchkin. You're safe. No one is ever going to hurt you again. I promise." Sean said soothingly but Danny weakly cried more and held his head. "Shhh. I know, munchkin. I know. But I'm going to give you something for the pain right now, I promise." Sean said soothingly as he prepared a syringe and gave Danny Vicodin, causing Danny to slowly stop crying and give in to sleep again.
"What happened to him?" Viv said concerned.
"I don't know if you know or not, but Danny has two skull fractures in his head and a severe concussion. Thankfully, the fractures aren't causing any bleeding. But I can't release him yet. Instead, I'm going to leave him under observation for the next week. If everything goes well, I'll release him and give him medication for the pain. But even then, I'm not leaving him alone." Sean explained gently but concern was clearly evident in his voice.
"What about Samantha? How is she doing? Jack told me that she had surgery." Viv said concerned.
"Thankfully, the surgery went well. But we do have her sedated because she's in too much pain. And she will need to wear a special brace and need a lot of physical therapy. But we're confident that she'll make a full recovery." Sean said caringly when his pager suddenly began beeping loudly, causing him to answer it. "I'm sorry but I have an emergency. I'll be back later to check on you guys. If you need anything at all, let Vicky know. Excuse me." He said urgently but kindly and then left.
"What are we going to do about Danny?" Martin said concerned.
"We're going to take care of him and nothing is ever going to change that. He didn't do a damn thing wrong." Viv said with conviction as she took a hold of Danny's hand again.
Over the next week, Viv was released, causing her, Sean, Jack, Jeff and Martin to take care of both Danny and Sam. They were both recovering well, physically, but it was obvious to everyone that Danny wasn't well mentally or emotionally although he was being released.
"How are you feeling, munchkin? You're going home today." Sean said caringly as he sat next to him, causing him to gently wipe the tears that fell from Danny's eyes.
"I can't do this, Sean. I can't go back to that office and face anyone after everything that happened. Ritchie…" Danny said softly as he sniffled and more tears escaped his eyes but couldn't continue when Sean shook his head.
"Shhh. Remember what we've been talking about, munchkin. You have to start believing that you're not responsible for anything that happened. It's the truth and until you start believing it yourself, you're not going to get better." Sean said caringly as he gently wiped the tears that continued falling from Danny's eyes.
"I can't do this." Danny softly cried sniffling.
"Wrong. You can't do this alone and you won't have to because we're not going to leave you, munchkin. But you do need some help. That's why I set up an appointment for you with a good friend of mine, a psychologist. She's the one who saved my life after your dad moved us to New York. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't be sitting here talking right now. Her name is Dr. Jamie Gonzalez. Today's Monday and she was completely booked, but I was able to talk to her about you and she agreed to come talk to you at the apartment on Friday afternoon at six. Don't worry. You're going to like her and she's going to help you through all of this, I promise. Now, is there anything you want to tell me before I discharge you?" Sean said caringly but Danny sniffled and shook his head as Sean continued gently wiping away his still falling tears—but little did Sean know that that Friday might never come at all.
"Shhh. Everything's going to be okay, little brother. I promise." Sean soothingly and embraced Danny carefully but protectively, causing Sean to smile when there was a knock at the door—it was Jeff with a smile on his face.
"Hey, buddy, how's our favorite patient feeling? So, tell me, heartbreaker, are you going to share those hot nurses' numbers with me? Hmm? Come on. Don't keep them all for yourself. Share the love, kiddo—especially that hot little number, Nurse Vicky." Jeff teased amused as he smiled and wiggled his eyebrows, causing him to laugh amused when Sean and Danny began laughing very amused.
"What about me? Can I help you with something?" Nurse Vicky said chuckling amused as she appeared in the doorway, causing Sean and Danny to laugh hysterically when Jeff reddened furiously and he looked like a deer caught in the headlights. "Danny, I'm here to remove your IV's and monitors because you're being released this morning." She softly chuckled amused as Jeff chuckled embarrassed and reddened.
Nurse Vicky removed Danny's IV's and monitors and then bandaged his arms as they continued teasing Jeff. She finished and had Danny sign his release papers. Once signed out, Sean and Jeff packed his things and Danny was let out of the hospital in a wheelchair as he muttered like a petulant child and insisted that he could walk on his own. Sean and Jeff led them to Jeff's car which was parked in front of the entrance and Sean left Danny with the promise that he'd be by Danny's apartment later that day during his lunch, causing Jeff to drive away.
Jeff continued driving as he talked to Danny, until they arrived at Danny's apartment building thirty minutes later.
"Well, here we are. Watch your step." Jeff said caringly as he carefully helped Danny out of the car and slowly led Danny upstairs to his apartment on the 4th floor. "Here we go, buddy. Have a seat." He said caringly as he carefully sat Danny on the couch.
"Jeff, I can walk and I can take care of myself. I don't need a baby sitter." Danny said a bit more gruffly than he meant it, causing him to sigh heavily and look at Jeff contrite. "I'm sorry, Jeff. I didn't mean that. I'm just…I'm just tired, I guess." He said regretfully as he held his pained head.
"Don't worry about it, kiddo. It's understandable. But you're in pain again. So, I'll tell you what. Since you don't have any decent food here and it's almost time for your meds, I'm going to go grab some Chinese food and bring it back here, okay? I'll be right back. But in the meantime, just stay out here and don't get in the shower. I'll be right back, kiddo." Jeff said caringly and then left.
Just as Danny was getting settled to watch some television, there was a loud knock on his door. But because he was still shaken by what Ritchie had done to him, he grabbed his gun, causing him to hold it by his side.
"Who is it?" Danny said seriously and loudly.
"Sir, I'm from a courier service. I have a delivery for Taylor. Danny Taylor." The courier said kindly, causing Danny to open the door after he holstered his gun once again. "Can you sign here, please? Thank you and have a great day." The courier said kindly and then left after Danny signed for the package, causing Danny to close the door behind him and open the box.
He opened the box and inside there was a videotape. Danny shrugged as he put the video in the VCR and then pressed Play. But that was a horrible decision that could possibly cost Danny his life. When he pressed play, Ritchie came onto the screen.
"Hello, Danny. If you're watching this, then I must've made a mistake and now I'm dead. But before I died, there was a secret that I'd been holding onto until now. You see, I lied about only finding you recently, Danny. The truth is that I found you years ago and you never even knew it. I told you that I've been watching you and your friends for only a few months, but that wasn't the truth. The truth is that I've been watching all of you for years, studying your movements, every single day. I was even in your apartment whenever you'd leave to work or on a date with countless women. You had to pay for what you did to Sebastian but I couldn't kill you—that would've been too easy and not as fun. So, I did the next best thing and went after your friends, your family. And I'm not talking about now, murderer. Do you remember your dad, the great Special Agent Andrew Taylor? Remember how he was killed in the line of duty one night when he was partnered with you, but his killer was never found. Well, that was me, Danny. I killed your father and then I hid in the crowd as you, your family and all of the countless others, grieved for him." Ritchie sneered evilly, causing Danny to shake violently and gasp horrified as he shook his head.
"What are you so surprised about, Danny? I told you that you were going to pay for killing Sebastian. So, don't blame me for Agent Taylor's death. His death was your fault, Danny. It's that simple. You killed Sebastian and to teach you a lesson, I killed your father and got away with murder, just like you did. There's only one thing left to do, Danny. You have to pay for your sins now—for killing Sebastian and your father. Your life as you know it, is over, Danny. You're a coward, a murderer and you don't deserve to wear the badge that you carry with your blood-stained hands. You'll never find peace again until you pay for your crimes. And we both know that there's only one thing you can do now. So, go do it, you cowering murderer." Ritchie sneered and laughed evilly until the tape ended.
After watching that tape, something in Danny died as he began screaming, crying and shaking violently like a madman as he held his head. Danny began destroying everything in his apartment—he flipped the couches, tables and chairs, broke the dishes and glasses. He was so completely gone that he punched the mirror with his bare hands, causing them to become very bloodied as the blood dripped profusely all over the floor. Danny grabbed his loaded gun from the gun lock box and ran of his apartment and covered in blood as he screamed, cried and held his gun in hand, causing the neighbors to become fearful and call 911.
Danny got in his car and dove away like a madman, causing Jeff to immediately return to Danny's apartment, five minutes later, after jack informed him what happened. He unholstered his gun and went inside Danny's apartment where NYPD officers were already working the scene, causing him to show his badge and they let him into Danny's apartment.
"Special Agent Carmichael, FBI. What the hell happened here? Where's the victim who lives here, Agent Danny Taylor?" Jeff said gruffly.
"According to the neighbors, they heard glass shattering and they saw Agent Taylor run of here bloodied, screaming and crying like a madman. He also had his gun with him." Officer Walsh explained seriously when another officer interrupted.
"Excuse me, sir. But there's a video in the VCR that may explain what happened in here. It's a murder confession." Officer Wilkinson advised seriously.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Jeff said angrily and hit PLAY on Danny's VCR, causing him to gasp horrified as tears escaped his eyes, when he saw the video Ritchie sent Danny. "Fuck! All right, I want an APB on Agent Taylor right now! He's driving a black subcompact with the government issued plates number G1103357! Go!" Jeff said harshly out of fear, causing the officers to move aside and issue an APD out to other officers, for Danny.
"Jack, where the hell are you, damn it?!" Jeff said angrily as more tears escaped his eyes.
"I'm a block away. I'm with Viv and Martin. What the hell happened?" Jack said gruffly out of fear.
"Danny's apartment is completely destroyed. He ran out of here bloodied and with a gun in hand after he saw a fucking tape that was delivered to him. Ritchie had a tape delivered and in it, he confessed that he'd killed Danny's father when Danny was partnered with his dad and that he got away with murder. Jack, you have to get here now, damn it." Jeff said angrily as tears stained his face.
"Shut up and calm down. I'm already downstairs." Jack said harshly and then ended the call, causing him, Viv and Martin to gasp horrified when they saw Danny's apartment and the trail of blood that led away from it. "What the hell happened? Where the hell is Danny? Where is he?" Jack said angrily out fear as he grabbed Jeff's arms and shook him roughly.
"Just look at the damn tape for yourselves, Jack. I don't know where the hell he is." Jeff cried furiously, causing tears to escaped Jack, Martin and Viv's eyes when they too saw the tape. "I already put out an APB on him but there's still no word yet." Jeff said angrily.
Meanwhile, Sean had arrived downstairs to see Danny but they wouldn't let him through, causing him to cause a commotion that caused Jack and Jeff to intervene.
"Back the hell off and leave him alone! Let him through right now! He's with us!" Jack said viciously to the cops who were trying to cuff Sean.
"Now!" Jeff roared furiously as he and Jack took a rough hold of Sean and led him upstairs to Danny's apartment, causing Sean to immediately panic and nearly vomit when he saw the blood trail and Danny's apartment in complete disarray.
"What the hell is going on here? Where's Danny? Where is he?" Sean said as he struggled not to vomit out of the terror that he felt.
"Sean, calm down. We put an APB out on Danny because we don't know where he is. But there's something that you have to see. Ritchie had this video delivered to Danny. You have to watch it and maybe see if it gives you any clues to where Danny might have gone." Jack said gruffly but compassionately, causing Sean to cry horrified and cover his mouth when he saw Ritchie's video and it caused him to gag violently.
"Hang on. I've got you." Jeff said urgently as he rushed Sean to Danny's bathroom and Sean began vomiting violently three times, causing Jeff to lead him back to the living room crying after Sean cleaned up.
"Son of bitch! How the hell did that get here?" Sean cried distraught.
"According to the neighbors, it was brought by a courier service. But that's not important. What's important is that we find Danny. Now, do you have any idea where Danny could be?" Jeff said a bit gruffly out of fear and Sean nodded.
"He's going to kill himself, I know he is. And he's going to do it where his father can see it. He probably went to 'Shady Meadows Cemetery'. That's where Andrew's buried." Sean cried distraught.
"All right, then let's get over there. Let's go." Jack said urgently and they rushed out of Danny's apartment and to the cars as they drove away like maniacs.
Shadow Meadows Cemetery…
Danny arrived crying distraught and bloodied to his father grave as he held his gun in his hand. He fell to his knees as he cried uncontrollably.
"I'm so sorry, dad! I killed you! You're dead because of me and I didn't do a damn thing to stop it! Ritchie killed you because I killed Sebastian and I let him get away with it! Ritchie was right! I'm just a murderer and I never deserved to have been given a badge! But I'm going to pay for what I did to you and the others! No one's ever going to die again because of me!" Danny cried completely distraught and violently but like a child as he put the gun to his head.
"Danny! Noooooo!" Sean screamed crying as he ran toward Danny, causing Danny to shake his head at Sean as he cocked his gun and put his finger on the trigger.
Will Sean and the team stop Danny in time or will this be end for the Danny Taylor who we've all grown to love? Nothing is certain.