Thank you very much for all the reviews! I will continue with this story :) Here's chapter six. Sorry for the delay, I had an exam Thursday and, well, it wasn't the best exam I've ever made. Maybe even the worst LOL. It doesn't matter anymore now, next time I'll get an A+! Now back to the story.

I want to thank Fruitbat for correcting my English!

Danny rose up from his pillow and sat on his bed. He had an awful nightmare about Mac being kidnapped and the message on his voicemail. He had thought about it over and over again trying to figure out if it really sounded like Mac. There was something wrong with that message, whilst he had convinced everybody it was really Mac, he still felt there was something strange about it .

He looked over to his left side, where Lindsay was still asleep. He smiled at the sight of her, so peaceful. It was a miracle she had dealt with the whole situation in Montana so well. He was glad he was with her that day. He was glad she was in his life now. He sank down again and touched her cheek. She mumbled something, but didn't wake up. Danny looked at his clock… 6 am. His shift began at 8, but there was no way he could stay in bed any longer. He had to find out if Mac was already in the lab. If he was not, he wouldn't be able to bare the uncertainty any longer, he would have to go by Macs apartment later today. Maybe he wasn't allowed to call him, but Mac didn't mention dropping by for a second.

Danny quietly got out of bed without waking Lindsay up. He showered and dressed in his favorite jeans and brown polo. Before leaving, he whispered in Lindsay's ear: see you at the lab later. Bye, sweety. He planted a kiss on her forehead and left.

At the lab, he was surprised how busy it was at this hour. In the elevator, he literally bumped into Stella. 'Wow wow, easy Danny, and good morning. Why are you so early today?' his curly haired colleague asked.

Danny put his glasses on his nose again. 'Sorry, Stella. Good morning to you too. I was just awake and couldn't sleep anymore. No big deal.' He kept his concerns to himself; he wasn't planning on making Stella worry as well. 'Besides, I'm not the only one who's early, what about you?'

'Couldn't sleep either, too hot.' Also Stella hid her true reason why she was early. She hadn't sleep at all last night, just thinking what was wrong with her boss, her best friend. If he really had to figure out something, why was he not calling her? They always took care of each other, no matter what. What was wrong this time? Stella was hoping she would find the answers today. Instead of saying all this to Danny, she just smiled at him and talked about other things while heading for the 35th floor.

They began processing the evidence from the Jefferson's case. All the blood came back as the victims.

'Well, that's insignificant. No trace of the killer yet, then.' The CSI woman said. 'Sid time then. You coming?'

Danny shook his head. 'Nah, I'll leave you two alone, ha ha.' Danny winked at Stella.

'Very funny, Messer. I have to disappoint you though, nothing is going on between Sid and me, and nothing will ever happen. Understand?' Stella tried to look serious but couldn't stop a smirk.

'Okay, easy. I was just saying.' Danny got closer to Stella. 'But I warn you, I lead this case remember, so I can do what I want with it.' Danny made his most serious face.

'And I am the boss over everything else, and I can do what I want with that, Messer. And I WILL tell everything to Mac when he's back.' Stella joked.

Danny's mind was immediately backed to reality again when he heard Mac's name. Stella noticed that. She put an arm around her friends' shoulders.

'He will be fine, really. He's Mac remember, no more to be said. It isn't coincidental that he is the boss around here. He can deal with a lot of things, and he just needed some time off. Be glad, that he finally he took it. When he's back, he will be as relaxed as he has ever been, I promise you that.' Stella looked at Danny's face figuring out if her words were convincing enough for her co-worker.

Danny smiled at her, not knowing what to say. What they both didn't know was that Hawkes and Lindsay were standing at the door, listening in.

Stella noticed them first. 'Good morning, both of you, we just got the blood results back. No trace of the killer unfortunately. I was just heading to Sid for the autopsy.'

'Good morning to you too.' Hawkes and Lindsay said, almost in unison. 'Any word from Mac yet?' the former M.E. asked.

'No, not yet, but he told Danny he wouldn't call so that's not cause for concern. We just have to wait and see.' Stella said, once more trying to convince a colleague.

Hawkes nodded. 'Ok then. I'll go with you to see Sid. No other cases are in yet and I maybe have to protect you from our flirty M.E.' Hawkes laughed at his own comment and gave Danny a High-5. Stella rolled her eyes, but laughed too.

'You are both so annoying. Lindsay, help me out okay!' She talked out loud to her female friend. The older saw the younger one looking at Danny laughing out loud and smiled. She gave the younger CSI a pat on her back.

'How long are you planning on staring at your crush in public?' Stella whispered in Lindsay's ear. The latter looked confused back at her boss-for-a-few-days and was getting ready to defend this comment, when the receptionist knocked on the door.

'I've a postman with a package for Det. Messer. Security got the guy, but he claims he doesn't know anything about the package. It does seem suspicious though. Can you take a look at it, Detective?' She said.

'Yeah sure, I'll come right away.' Danny said. The girl showed Danny the way, with Stella, Hawkes and Lindsay following closely behind.

In the main hall, Danny spotted the security guard and the mailman. The mailman looked confused and afraid. He doesn't know anything about it, Danny could tell.

'So, who told you to deliver the package?' He asked the postman.

The postman stuttered. 'My boss, as always. I..I don't know man, what's the problem? I just deliver a package, nothing more to it. Please le… let me go, I've got a lot more things to do today.'

Danny nodded to security, who released the guy. 'Can you give me your card, just in case I have more questions?' Danny asked.

The postman handed his card over and almost ran away, stumbling over his own feet.

Stella handed Danny a pair of latex gloves. Danny put them on and took the package.

'No return address on it. Let's open it in the lab.' They walked back to the lab. Danny whispered in Stella's ear, so no one else would hear it: 'I have a bad, bad feeling about this Stella.' Stella said nothing… nothing encouraging to mind.

Danny slowly putted the package on the table. It was just an average box, made of cardboard with tape around it. Danny carefully sliced the tape on both sides and on top. He made sure he touched as little as possible, in case they needed to process it. He unfolded the lids and saw the content of the box…

A DVD cover with a copied DVD in it. Stella, Lindsay and Hawkes looked at the DVD in plain horror. 'I've got a bad feeling about this.' The latter said. Danny took the cover out of the box and the DVD out of the cover. At first glance, everything seemed normal about it. He slid the DVD in the DVD-player. Everyone was gathering around the TV-screen. Danny took a deep breath and pressed 'PLAY'.

First a black screen for almost 5 seconds. All were holding their breath. Then, out of nowhere... big white letters.

HELLO DANNY MESSER

The letters disappeared in three seconds to make place for the next frame.

HOW ARE YOU?

PROBABLY GOOD

NOT ANYMORE NOW I'M AFRAID

I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK YOU AND THE REST OF YOU

I NEED ALL CSI'S WATCHING THIS NOW

Danny pressed 'PAUSE' and looked to his friends in horror. When he looked back, he saw the crowd was getting bigger. Flack, Adam, and Sid were also standing in the room, looking pale. Flack ripped the remote out of Danny's hand and pressed 'PLAY' again.

TRISHA JEFFERSON, REMEMBER HER?

I WANT YOU TO FIND THE BASTARD WHO KILLED HER

BUT I DON'T HAVE LOTS OF TIME

I WANT YOU TO FIND HIM VERY QUICKLY

AND TO MAKE SURE YOU WORK HARDER THAN USUAL

I'VE GOT A LITTLE SURPRISE

A picture of Mac lying face down, unconscious, his feet and hands bound, appeared on the screen. All the viewers looked terrified. Both Lindsay and Stella brought their hands to their mouth in horror. Anger grew inside Flack, Adam was standing with his mouth open, eyes glued to the screen. Danny and Hawkes looked at each other, then back to the TV. Mac disappeared again, white letters replaced the image of their boss and friend.

EXACTLY

HERE IS THE PLAN

YOU GO DO ALL YOUR STUPID CRIME SCENE THINGS

AND FIND THE KILLER

FOR EVERY 30 MINUTES YOU STILL DIDN'T FIND HIM

YOUR BOSS WILL FEEL IT

AS FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING

TILL THE NEXT PACKAGE!

The DVD automatically stopped. A loud pluf was heard in the back of the room. All looked backwards. Jane Parsons had watched the video from the back of the lab and was so horrified, she had fainted. Stella ran towards her and gave her little pats on her cheek.

'Jane, Jane, wake up, come on, wake up.' Then she saw the piece of paper the DNA-expert was holding in her hand. She carefully took it out of her hand while she kept calling her name. 'Wake up, Jane. Jane!' She then read what was written on the paper. DNA results from the kid. A furious Danny snatched it out of Stella's hands and read it too. Wide eyes were formed. The next second all the others were watching Danny running to the elevator, apparently very shocked.

'What is it, Stel? What were the results?' Flack grabbed the woman's arms and shook her a little. Stella looked at him like she was in another world. When she felt him shaking her again, tears welled up in her eyes.

'He's the son of Sonny Sassone.'