After a night of partying, dancing, flirting, and fun, Kate needed a break! She woke up with a massive headache. Jeez, she hadn't had a hangover in ages. She could tell by the look on Erica's face when she took her a cup of coffee that she felt the same, and with a grunt went back to sleep.

Uhhh... did she really have to go to work? What would one day hurt? So she made the call.

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"Yeah, ok. That's fine. Get some rest." Garrett hung up his cell phone. "Well Jordan, looks like it's just you and me today." Bug was also taking the day off on the grounds that he had made reservations for an all day sitter and fancy restaurant for two.

"Forget about me, did you, Dr. M?" Nigel walked into Autopsy 1, grinning. Garrett half laughed.

"Never, Nigel, never." He said sarcastically. Jordan just laughed to herself at Nigel's fake shock.

"Hey, Nige, can you run this fingerprint for me? Another John Doe." She was standing over a fully dressed man, holding out a print.

"Of course, luv." He took the sample and went off to do his thing.

The rest of the day would have been uneventful, if not for the phone call.

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Knock Knock

"Coming!" Kate yelled. She was fresh from the shower, so she pulled the towel from her hair and ran her brush through it as she walked to the door. She looked through the peephole in her door, which she had to get on her tiptoes to reach. Hm, she didn't recognize the big man outside. There was a flicker of warning in her mind, but she promptly dismissed it. Defying her feeling, she opened the door.

"Kate Switzer?" The man's deep voice portrayed that he already knew the answer. Kate tensed.

"Can I help you?" She asked suspiciously. Something was weird about this guy. She mentally braced her arm to slam the door.

"I believe you can." He made a lunge.

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A shrill scream jolted Erica out of bed.

"KATE?!" She ran full speed to the living room. A man had Kate by the neck against the wall, strangling her. Kate's weak gasps for air were sickening.

"Get away from her!" Erica flew at the attacker's back, wrapping her arms around his neck like a vice. He struggled, letting go of Kate, who dropped to the ground, nearly unconscious and completely vulnerable.

"Ahh! Get OFF!" The man drove backwards into a wall. Erica let out a pained yell before falling, knocked out. Kate watched in horror as her sister crumpled to the ground.

"Erica..." She tried to get to her, but he blocked her.

"Shut up!" He gave a rough kick to her ribs, which Kate was sure was now broken. He kneeled, pinned her down, and pulled a rag out of his pocket. He shoved it over her mouth and nose. Kate struggled against it, the stench of chloroform filling her lungs. With in a few moments, her body gave in, and she passed out. The man stood, pulling her up with him, and flung her over his shoulder. With a glance at the battered Erica on the floor, he ran out the door, disappearing into his car and driving away.

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A jazzy jingle came from Jordan's back pocket. Pulling out her cell, she checked the ID. Woody.

"Hey farmboy." She said as she spun her office chair around.

"Jordan, we have a problem. Get everyone to Kate's house NOW."

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Jordan ran through the morgue.

"Nigel! Garrett! Call Bug and Lily! We have to get to Kate's house! She was kidnapped!" Seconds later all three were flying out the door.

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Kate's house was packed. Police, detectives, and K-9 units were everywhere. When Jordan, Nigel, and Garrett arrived in the van, they flew out of the sliding doors. Nigel ran the fastest. Into the yard and up the steps, through the crowds of people and yellow tape, he found Erica, loaded unto an ambulance gurney. She was awake, but hurt, bad. He ran up to her with Jordan and Garrett in tow.

"Erica?" He tried to speak as calmly as he could. She turned to him slowly, but determined.

"I tried to stop him. I tried. I'm sorry, Nigel. I'm sorry." She sobbed.

"No, luv. Don't be sorry. Just tell me what happened." She opened her mouth to speak but faltered a second. She tried again.

"I... I heard her scream. I ran out, and he was choking her! I tried to get him to stop, but he slammed me against the wall. I don't remember anything after that. When I woke up, he was gone and so was Kate! So I called the police, I didn't know what else to do!" Her words got faster as she talked, eventually reaching the point of panic. The paramedics held her down, while the three friends tried to talk to her.

"Erica, it's ok! I'm sure she's fine! We'll find her, I promise!" Jordan said, all but the last part a lie in her heart. The paramedics took her out to the van, and started to load her in. Before any of them could climb in with her, she stopped them.

"No! You need to stay here and find her! You promised!" They softly agreed and reassured her once more. The doors closed and they watched the ambulance pull out, screaming in the distance. And they felt lost.