Prentiss helped to settle down the girls in the cabin of the boat. "Here, I know it isn't much, but at least it's something," she handed them a few energy bars she had and two bottles of water for them to share. She left them and went back up deck to Reid who was behind the wheel.
Reid stared straight out towards the horizon. "They're sure they haven't seen Alex?"
"Yes, I showed her picture to all of them… nothing." Prentiss inched her way closer to him. "It is a good thing that she wasn't found in that hell hole."
"I guess," he replied while remaining fixated.
"How much longer?" She asked.
"Any minute now. We are approaching the designated coordinates." Reid slowed the boat to a stop in what seemed like the middle of the ocean. "Now we wait."
Not too much time had passed when they could hear the motor of another boat approaching from the west.
Prentiss was able to see their new Australian friends more clearly as their boat drew near. Lachlan tossed over a rope and Reid secured it to the cleat.
"Were you able to find anything?" Ethan asked as Prentiss helped the girls to come out of the cabin. "That would be a yes."
Prentiss reminded the girls what she told them earlier. "These are the men who work for their government. They will help escort you back safely and get you home." The victims hugged Prentiss as she helped them switch boats.
Once the girls were settled in the cabin, Lachlan stayed behind to give an update. "We heard back from Morgan and JJ… they found her."
"And her condition?" Reid asked, hesitantly.
"Alex appeared to be unharmed. She is at Sloane's estate and is with Duncan McLeod, he runs Sloane's quote-unquote legitimate business. We believe that she is in the safest environment for right now."
"She won't be safe until she is away from Sloane," Reid grumbled.
Lachlan unfolded the map of the islands and pointed out where to find her and they discussed the rest of the plan for her rescue and getting the girls back to safety.
Rossi exuded the essence of a millionaire on vacation as he spent his time with Sloane. Unfortunately, Sloane went on with business as usual. He wasn't conveying any troubles or least of all that he successfully kidnapped Alex amidst a hotel full of FBI agents who were on the look-out for foul play.
Rossi let out a puff of smoke after he inhaled his cigar as he enjoyed the view of the clear blue water resting next to Sloane. Rossi tried to get Sloane to talk, perhaps slip and let out some information about Alex or where she might be hidden, but Sloane was not letting anything slip.
A waiter approached Sloane and whispered something in his ear. Sloane's eye's widened. "Just go, I'll take care of it." Sloane waived the guy off, obviously distraught.
"Is something wrong?" Rossi asked wondering if the news he was told related to his teammates.
"I'm sorry, but something came up that I need to attend to." Sloane stood and gathered his belongings. "I will catch up with you later," and excused himself.
"Of course." Rossi waited a bit then got up and went back to meet up with the group in Reid's hotel room. "Sloane just got out of there like a bat out of hell after he was given some apparent bad news."
"Did you hear what it was?" Hotch asked.
"No, I wasn't close enough. Are you sure you guys weren't seen?" Rossi questioned.
"We weren't," JJ assured him.
"Maybe something happened with Reid and Emily," Garcia hated to announce.
"Whatever it was, it got Sloane's attention," Rossi remarked.
"You guys, Sloane is going to make some kind of a trip," Garcia relayed as she watched the camera's live feed.
The team gathered around to see Sloane walking down the hall from his room carrying an overnight bag.
"Morgan, JJ, I think you should follow him," Rossi suggested.
They nodded and headed out.
Shortly after Morgan and JJ left, Reid's room phone rang; Hotch answered it.
Morgan and JJ return before long and filled in the team on what they were able to find out.
"Sloane hopped aboard his helicopter and took off like he just robbed a bank," Morgan shared.
"I spoke with the flight plan coordinator and he confided in me where he was headed," JJ started, "right where we found Alex."
Hotch took a step forward, "I received a call from Lachlan, they met up with Reid and Prentiss at the designated meeting place. They were able to rescue four women and they are being taken to the authorities as we speak. Reid was told that Alex was located. He and Prentiss are on their way there now."
"If that's where Sloane is going too, I suggest we crash their party. Sounds like they could use some help," Morgan added.
Hotch nodded. "Let's get what we need and meet at the boat in fifteen minutes."
Alex allowed herself to laugh as she walked with Duncan through the gardens. "I really can't wait for Spencer to meet you. I know you both would get along extremely well," she grinned.
"Who's Spencer?" Duncan inquired.
"My boyfriend," Alex proudly responded.
Duncan stopped, "You said your boyfriend's name was Aaron."
"Um, well, you see, the thing is," she fumbled, but her explanation was soon interrupted by the whirling chopper blades flying overhead.
"That's Julian; we better get back inside," Duncan led her back towards the mansion.
Alex was unsure what to expect. She and Sloane had only played coy before. This time he blatantly drugged and kidnapped her and she wasn't going to take it lying down. The only thing she wasn't sure about was where Duncan stood in all of this.
"What is he going to do with me?" she asked.
"I don't know, I only know what I was told, that you were here for protection," he tried to reassure her.
"Duncan, I need to know that I can trust you," she stared up into his green eyes.
"Of course you can, you know that," he stared back down at her, confidently.
"There might come a time where I am going to need you to prove it to me."
"What are you talking about?" He was baffled at what she was saying.
"There she is, safe and sound." Sloane barged in.