"What was that about?" Walter asked.

"The teacher Alex was staying with found the room the boy was sleeping in empty and evidence of tampering with the window." Cabe said. "She says there was a special lock on the outside as well as the standard inside lock so Alex couldn't have gotten out on his own."

"So the boy was kidnapped meaning David Fischer was most likely kidnapped."

"I'd say that's a 93% likely scenario." Sylvester said quickly.

Gallo frowned. "Alright every one we need to move now! Is there anything else from his house that could give us a clue to as to David Fischer's whereabouts?"

"I found some blue prints of the train system" said Happy. "He's got some markings on there. Looks like it could be from the start of his evaluation project."

"Take them with you. We can analyze them in the van." Walter said.

"Got it."

"So we're done here" Walter said quickly. The team started running out the door. "Paige?" He called out.

"Be there in just a second." Walter heard her voice from Alex's room so he quickly walked over to find out what was going on.

"Paige what are you doing? We need to leave."

"I know that Walter" she said quickly gathering art supplies and putting them in her bag. "But this little boy has been kidnapped and is scared, and if we find him he'll need something familiar to help calm him down. " She paused. "We'll especially need them if we can't find his Dad." Walter nodded.

"You're right. I saw a blank page notebook. Did you grab that? It's underneath the stack of artwork." Paige stood up, lifted the stack of artwork on the dresser, removed the blank notebook and put it in her bag.

"Okay ready to go." Walter motioned for her to move out in front of him.

Once they were in the van Happy unrolled one of the blueprints of the transit system and began examining it. "From the looks of this David started his analysis where he thought the train system would be most vulnerable. He's marked both The red line and the purple line."

"Those are subway lines" Sylvester said nervously causing the team to look at him. "Not that I take them. They go underground."

Walter paused for a moment then said, "Subway makes sense. If a terrorist wanted to do a lot of damage the subway lines would give plenty of access to the city."

"Do we have any idea who could be planning an attack?" Toby asked. "Where did the information about the threats come from?"

"Threats were determined by Homeland because of fluctuations in the stock market." Cabe called from the driver's seat.

"Fluctuations? Isn't the stock market always in flux?" Paige asked.

"Yes. Not sure you guys are aware but business hasn't been good in Los Angeles for the past few years." Cabe continued. "Nothing has changed, but stocks for major companies have been climbing in weird ways that are inconsistent with economic fluctuations. Homeland has been looking for a pattern but so far has been unable to determine where the inconsistencies are coming from."

"Let me see if I can find a pattern" Sylvester said as he reached for his laptop.

"Good idea."

"The red line goes right through old Hollywood." Happy pointed. "Think it has anything to do with the stock market Sylvester?"

"In fact…yes. I just read through all the changes in the stock market and have determined that the most buying and trading of stocks has to do with the movie and TV studios."

"Movie studios?" Cabe asked. "How can you be sure the focus is on that?"

"While stocks for non-movie studio companies account for 1% of total stock sales, movie company stocks account for 1.5 percent. I think the other investments are there to draw away attention."

"And that .5% translates to millions of dollars" Walter added.

"According to this article" continued Sylvester "many movie studios are filming in cities outside the US where there it's cheaper and there are more incentives. In fact, by 2018 it's being projected that 70 % of movie lots will close here in LA."

"Ah-ha!" Toby exclaimed. "That's it! These longtime investors have decided to go out with a big bang to get a guaranteed return on their money. Rather than wait for the economy to slowly decay they've decided to take matters in their own hands. By inflating the stocks and selling them just before an attack their profits will be a sure thing. And it's a double whammy too. The investors can take that money and invest back in the oversees studios just before their stocks go up because of the attack."

"Sylvester can you take a look at which companies initiated the inflation?" Cabe asked. "It won't be enough to make an arrest, but it's a start. I also think we can assume the task of actually bombing the subway system was hired out."

"On it."

"I have a question." Paige said suddenly. "If they had David's analysis about weaknesses in the subway, why would they need to kidnap him?"

"Either they couldn't access the report, couldn't make sense of it, or the report is incomplete." Toby suggested. "In any case, they must have needed his expertise on something and grabbed him. And when he wouldn't talk…"

"….They grabbed his son as an incentive" Walter finished. "We need to hurry. If they grabbed Alex this morning it means the attack will commence soon. "

"Walter I think you're right on that!" Sylvester said as he wiped his brow with his sleeve and continued to type frantically. "Stocks for all the Hollywood studios are up another 5% from this morning. By my calculations the increase in stock value will taper off in….approximately 50 minutes and 3 seconds. As soon as they stop climbing the companies will sell all their assets and then the bombs will go off."

"We're approaching downtown!" Cabe shouted. "I need to know where to go."

"It doesn't look like there are any places on the red line that can support a staging area for something of this size." Happy said. "Best bet is that they would go here, to the 7th street station. That's got 3 levels underground with lots of rooms, access points and places to hide."

"Lots of surveillance though." Toby pointed out. "They wouldn't risk being caught on camera."

"If they had David, they probably used him to get around the gaps in the security system." Walter countered.

"7th Street it is." Cabe said as he violently turned the van.

"Got the investment firms!" Sylvester yelled.

"Good work" breathed Walter. "Who are we dealing with?"

" 3 companies here in LA, who are major competitors in the local stock market. They are Beeker & Sons, eInvestments and Crown financial. According to this, all 3 of their CEO's are not at work today."

"That can't be coincidence." Cabe said grabbing his phone. "I'll call Homeland for backup. We'll have to be discrete so we don't cause a panic."

"Since they are such fierce competitors no one would think they were collaborating with each other." Toby said shaking his head.

"Happy can you determine the likely places at 7th street station that could be a staging area for a terrorist attack?" Walter's mind raced through the repercussions of a successful bombing.

"Looks like our best bet is here" She pointed to the blueprints. "This is an older part of the station which has been closed off and can't be accessed from any of the normal tunnels."

"How would they get into that section of the station if it's closed off?" Cabe asked.

"Unknown. It's possible David opened it with a special security code or something during his inspection."

"Meaning they were watching him" Toby sighed. "Peachy."

"Okay we're here." Cabe said parking the van. "What's the play Walter?"

"The four of us" Walter motioned to Happy, Toby, Cabe and himself "will go in, find David and his son, determine where the explosives have been put in the subway, disarm them if needed and find the terrorists. Sylvester and Paige, you'll stay behind. We'll need you to determine the most likely terrorist groups who could have taken a job like this and watch the video surveillance feed for anything suspicious. Once these terrorists find out we're onto them they'll panic, and that's when mistakes are made."

"Let me know when you've compiled a list of suspects" Toby said. "I'll help narrow them down. You're looking for groups that are big enough to have the resources for an attack like this but small enough to be unnoticed by local authorities" He opened the van so everyone could get out.

Walter was just about to exit the van when he felt a small hand grab his arm. "Excuse me, but I'm coming with you." Paige said. He blinked hard to shake off the tension he always felt when she made physical contact.

"No you're not."

"Yes, I am. If that little boy is down there…and you can't find his Dad, who is going to calm him get him to safety? It has to be me Walter and you know it." Walter sighed. He didn't want to risk Paige's life again. He wished that he could send her somewhere far away where her and Ralph could be safe. Instead, Walter tried to reconcile his tormented feelings with what he knew must be done. "You're right." He said finally.

"I promise I'll leave before anything happens."

He nodded. "Okay."

"Be safe everyone." Called Sylvester, worry creeping over his face.

"We will" Walter said as he slid the van door shut.