Matthew was still reeling. He couldn't believe Dani ratted him out. He knew the day would come eventually when he had to pay, he just hoped it would be years from now.
He was still pondering his fate when they descended the stairs after his interrogation.
"Matthew!"
He looked up when he heard his Dad call out to him. The wind was knocked right out of his stomach when he saw him, the Commissioner, in a cell. "Dad! What? You were arrested?"
"Don't worry son these obstruction charges will never stick." Bo reassured.
"Dad, where's Mom? We have to tell her what's happened; she'd know what to do." She's the DA so she would be pulled off the case due to personal conflict. His Mom couldn't very well arraign her own husband and son, right?
"Sorry, I won't be much help from in here Matthew." Matthew craned his neck to see his Mom was in the cell across from his Dad.
"No..." Matthew whispered. They were arrested because they tried to protect me, he thought somberly. Now they could lose their jobs and freedom because of him. "I'm so sorry." Matthew whispered as he was thrown in the same cell as his Dad. "It's not your fault son. We did what we felt was right to protect you" Bo said hugging Matthew.
Nora observed with tears in her eyes, "You know it was that little witch Dani that sold you up river, right? Starr and Sam are the only descent Manning kids walking this Earth..." she mumbled.
Matthew nodded "She was at the hospital earlier lying to Destiny's FACE about us hooking up behind her back. Then she just had to remind Des that I chose Dani over her last year. Thank God Destiny got her memory back while we were arguing. She's such a manipulative b-"
"Matthew Buchanan!..." Nora shook her head. "Why would Dani go all the way to the hospital to cause trouble for you and Destiny? I knew she wasn't your favorite person, especially after the accident, but I thought she was still Destiny's friend."
Matthew sighed, "I threatened Nate and ran him out of town. Dani's out for revenge."
"Give him a gold star; Matty's finally figured it out." Dani rounded the corner with her telltale smirk.
Nora couldn't see Dani from her cell but she had some choice words for her deceptive ways "Do you have ANY idea what you've done?"
"Aww Mrs.B you know how it is-" Dani began.
"DON'T you dare, only Destiny gets to call me that and you can't hold a candle to her." rebuked Nora wagging her finger for emphasis.
Dani walked between the cells. "Oh so NOW you're all pro-Destiny too? Well, let me share something with you. It just tickles me pink everytime I see it." She spun around and held up her phone to Matthew revealing the picture of Destiny in the limousine. "I have your baby mama now; if you ever want to see her again, do as I say or she'll suffer! It'd be a shame if she ended up in the hospital AGAIN because of you..."
Matthew swiped his arm through the bars at Dani, "If you hurt her, I swear it'll be the LAST thing you do!"
Dani easily dodged out of the way, "I WILL if you don't do as you're told."
Bo had enough, "If anything happens to her we're witnesses that you've admitted to kidnapping her."
Nora kept the ball rolling, "Yes, and that you threatened her well being."
Dani rolled her eyes, "Who's gonna believe 3 criminals over sweet little me? Besides, what proof do you have?" She erased the picture from her phone. "Whoops, clumsy me I just deleted it. I only had to show it to you, I never intended to keep it!"
Destiny came to hearing two distinct male voices arguing. One was Clint Buchanan, the other she didn't recognize.
There was a blindfold over her eyes and her hands were cuffed. She was sitting on a soft bed and she felt a pillow behind her back. The place reeked of smoke and alcohol.
She wanted to listen in to see if she'd hear something useful but damn she had to use the bathroom. Unfortunately, she couldn't hold it any longer. "Hey, I have to use the bathroom. Hey!"
"You shut your hole!" Rough hands shook her shoulders.
"Ahh! My arm just healed you jerk!" Destiny bellowed. The blindfold was pulled down her face and she gasped, "It can't be...you're, you're...dead!"
Eddie Ford smiled, "My death was greatly exaggerated."
"All of this time Matthew thought he killed you" Destiny sputtered.
"I didn"t know I had such a pretty fan..." Eddie knelt down putting his face inches from hers. Destiny pulled back in disgust. "You're in my house now Princess and you'll do as I say." Eddie Ford threatened roughly gripping Destiny's chin.
"Well Buchanan clan what will it be?" Dani stood between the cells, tapping her foot.
"You can't expect us to go through with this. How do I know Destiny won't be harmed?" Matthew attempted to reason with her.
"What's in this for you Dani?" Bo couldn't fathom her vendetta against Matthew ran this deep over Nate.
Nora wanted to keep her talking too "Destiny considered you her best friend. How could you betray her like this?"
"Any friendship I had with her and Matthew ended when you all tried to cover up what HE did to Nate's Dad", she accused, pointing at Matthew. "Quit stalling, no last minute miracle is gonna save either of you."
"I have no choice...I'll confess to killing Eddie Ford. Once I do you release Destiny, give me your word!" Matthew hissed between clenched teeth.
"Deal." Dani smirked leaving the holding area.
Once she left Nora and Bo began to strategize. "We can ask McBain to leak a false statement to the press. When Dani is followed she'll lead the police straight to Destiny. Then.."
Matthew shook his head, "No, I'm not putting Destiny in danger you guys. I'm going to confess, it's the truth anyway; no more hiding."
"Hold on Matthew let's talk about this..." suggested Nora.
Matthew shook the bars, "GUARD! I WANT TO CONFESS!"