Chapter 32
"So Manny why don't we take your car to the station and then you can drive me over to the Rampart after I take care of things ok?"
"Whatever you say Sara. What are you up to today?"
"I'll clue you in after I've talked to Brass to see what kind of plan he has come up with. Right now I'm not sure what the plan is but since you've taken it upon yourself to be my personal guard I'm sure you'll be involved. Can I sit in the front with you?"
"Sure hop in." As Sara walked around the back of the car she failed to see the satisfied grin on Manny's face. "So were headed over to the station to meet with Brass right now?"
"Yeah, you mind if I close my eyes for awhile, I didn't sleep good last night?"
"Sure go right ahead I'll wake you when we get there."
"Thanks Manny you're a lifesaver." She turned and rested her head against the cool window and promptly fell asleep.
Manny couldn't believe how lucky he was. He hadn't been able to find a way to figure out what Sara and Brass were planning but it looked like without even trying he would be right in the middle of it. Timmy was going to be proud of him. Now all he had to do was find a way to separate Sara from the rest and bring her to Timmy. He could do it now but if Brass was expecting her it would be best to take her there so he didn't start a search too soon. He would find a way to get her out to Timmy's house later. Maybe after the meeting when she thinks I'm taking her to the Rampart.
"Sara we're at the station." He pulled into a parking spot as she woke up and looked around the parking lot.
"Wow I must have really been tired. I appreciate you letting me sleep. It may not have been long but a cat nap always revives me. Let's get this started." She opened the door and headed towards the building. She knocked on the door when she came to Brass' office.
"Come on in." Jim looked up to see Sara and Manny standing there. "Sara how are you feeling? Are you sure you are up to this?"
"Yeah Jim, I just want to get this over with. So what's the plan?" She sat down in the chair in front of his desk while Manny stood by the door.
"We've got a house set up as a crime scene, we know your stalker has been following you so he will follow you to the crime scene and when he shows up we grab him."
"How do you know he'll show up at the crime scene? He'll know it's a trap. Or he'll see the guys watching the scene. Or see you guys following me."
"You and Manny will go over there by yourselves. Manny will relieve the officer on the scene so it will only appear to be the two of you on scene. That should make him feel secure enough to take out Manny and try to take you. We've already got teams in place around the house so he will not see anyone following you." He handed a piece of paper to Manny. "Here's the address where all this is set up. I'll be there in about 10 minutes to follow up."
Sara stood up and headed towards the door. "Ok let's do this. Come Manny, you ready to get knocked out?"
Manny smiled at her. "I'll do whatever I need to do to. I'm going to use the bathroom then we can take off." He headed out of the room and down the hallway. He pulled out his phone as soon as he was around the corner. "Hey Timmy I'll be delivering Sara to you in about 15 minutes." He listened as Tim was talking to him. "Yeah they have a plan and I'm part of it but instead of taking her to the house they have set up I'll bring her to you." He laughed an evil laugh as he hung up the phone. He turned around and returned to where Sara was waiting at the front desk.
She was pacing back and forth and when she saw Manny she headed for the door. "Come on Manny I can't wait to get this guy. I want to look him in the eye when we catch him."
"I'll make sure you get the chance to look him in the eye Sara. Let's go. Do you want to sleep again?" He said as he opened the car door for her.
"No I'm too stoked right now. You got my back Manny?"
"You want to see this guy I will make sure you get to see him." He started the car and drove off.
Sara was looking out the window as he drove off. "Hey Manny what's the address of the house we're going to" As she started to turn towards Manny she felt the jolt of electricity go through her body as Manny hit her with the stun gun. She felt all of her muscles go slack within seconds and she knew she was in big trouble. It's amazing what thoughts go through your mind at a time like this. The first one of course it 'shit what the hell just hit me?' The next thought is 'shit Catherine's going to kill me'. Then the anger and frustration hit you because you can't do anything about it. Your body is essentially paralyzed and you can tell your brain to do something but because of the charge from the stun gun it doesn't listen. Sara could just look up at Manny as he continued to drive toward wherever he was taking her.
"You know Sara you're a good person and I can see why my brother likes you. He's been in love with you for a long time and you could never see that could you? You always thought he was a sick deranged stalker when in reality all he wanted to do was show you how much you meant to him. If you don't feel the same I would advise you to find a way to make it work or he will kill you. Oh look we're here and Timmy is waiting for us." He got out of the car and walked around to the passenger side. "Hey Timmy give me a hand carrying her in."
"My pleasure. Hello Sara, I've been waiting for this day for a very long time. You haven't made things very easy my dear. As a matter of fact you have made it very difficult but now that you are here let's take you inside and make you comfortable. You've really pissed me off over the last week or so, you've been a big disappointment to me." He grabbed her legs and pulled her out of the car before Manny could catch her head and he watched as it hit the ground with a thud and Sara winced at the pain. "Oops, did that hurt? Sorry, hey Manny why don't you grab her head so we can get her into the house."
The effects of the stun gun were starting to wear off so Sara started to fight to get loose but before she knew what happened Manny dropped her and started zapping her. So not only did her head hit the ground again, she got shocked but this time he held the gun on her for a longer time. All she could do was lay there and take the abuse. "Ok I think that's enough for now Manny. Let's get her inside." Manny picked her up and they took her to the back room and dropped her on the bed. "Tape her up and make sure she can't get loose. Make sure it's good and tight." Tim turned and left the room.
Manny took one hand and taped it to the headboard and then walked round to the other side. He did the same with the other then looked up at Sara with a grin that was so evil it made Sara cringe. "I haven't told Timmy about you and Catherine yet. What do you think he'll do when he finds out? Personally I think he's going to go ballistic, then he'll kill you and then go find Catherine and kill her too. But first I'm going to let him have his fun with you. He plans on taking you to California and setting up a nice little house on the beach so maybe I'll let him take you there first then we'll see if your friends can find you." He finished taping her ankles then stood up and tested them to make sure the tape was tight. "Comfy?" He turned to leave the room then turned back. "You can scream all you want because no one will hear you out here. We are so far from anyone or anything that it will take a miracle for your friends to find you. That's if they find you before we leave."