A/N: I will apologize for the darkness of this chapter. I am working on lightening up in the next chapter. I am hoping I can come up with some funny Quartermaine bickering to entertain you with.

Chapter 25

Drew was pacing outside the emergency room entrance. He had already called Kim, Sam and Terry. He hoped Joss had thought to call her parents to let them know where she would be. He really didn't feel like talking to either one of them, especially Carly.

He knew that Carly was probably still upset and pissed about what had happened in the last few months. It was probably too much to hope that her attitude would change after getting that message from Jason.

When he saw the ambulance about to pull in, he rushed inside to get out of the way and met Terry and Kim rushing in from the other side.

"I will take care of him and give you guys an update as soon as I can." Terry said pushing them toward the waiting room. They watched as Griffin joined Terry to take care of Oscar.

Drew and Kim just stood there watching helplessly as they wheeled an unconscious Oscar to an exam room.

"Stay here with us." Drew said as he stopped Joss from following the gurney.

"I'm sorry," Joss cried. "I tried to talk him out of going to see Shiloh but he wouldn't listen so I went with him so he wouldn't be by himself."

Drew hugged her to him "It's not your fault. You have no control over Oscar's actions. At least you were with him. Next time call me or Kim first though."

"If there is a next time." Joss said with sadness. "He wanted to confront Shiloh about what he did to Willow. He wanted to know if it was true."

"I am sure Shiloh didn't admit anything." Drew said to her. "I will talk to Oscar about it when he comes out of this and has calmed down."

"I'm going to go outside and wait for my Mom." Joss told them. "I can't sit still right now. I am too worked up."

"We understand." Kim told her as she hugged Joss.

"How did your trip go?" Kim asked Drew after they watch Joss walk out. "I need to talk about something other than what is happening to Oscar."

"It was a good trip." Drew told her as he took her hand to comfort her. "I not only got to meet the real Jason, we also found my father and two sisters."

"How is that possible?" Kim asked him with surprise.

"It's a long story really." Drew said to her. "I can't go into all the details because we are still looking for all the people that are involved. It's a large kidnapping ring that has been operating for years."

"Wow," Kim said. "That sounds crazy! When do you think it will be over?"

"Hopefully soon." He said. "I am hoping the latest two we are looking for are the last of the bosses. Then we have to go after their minions. That's about the best way to describe them. Some of them just have some memory adjustments while some have had their memories completely altered and they think they are someone else. Kind of like what they did to me with Jason's memories."

"Hard to get the possibilities straight in my mind." Kim replied. "I'm happy for you. After not having a family most of your life you are getting this opportunity to have them in your life now."

"It feels unreal." Drew said with amazement. "I feel like I am in a fantasy world."

They sat and talked about the situation while they waited for Terry to get back with them. He told Kim stories about Jason, A.J., Alan, and Monica. He glossed over the already toned-down tales of the marriage of Alan and Monica. He was making her laugh with the story of Alan faking his death and framing Shawn Donnelly, Monica's lover at the time when Terry came out to give them an update.

They both stood up when they saw Terry coming toward them.

"Oscar is still unconscious." Terry told them sadly. "His vitals are good under the circumstances and hopefully he will wake up soon. I am about to go up to look at his scans."

"Can I go sit with him?" Kim asked her.

"You both can," Terry answered them with sympathy. Then she added when she watched Joss and Carly come in from outside, "Only two at a time though. They should be moving him to his room soon."

"Joss," Drew looked at them stopping beside them. "You go ahead and sit with him with Kim. I'll wait out here."

As soon as Joss and Kim walked away to see Oscar, Sam came through the emergency room doors. Seeing her husband, she ran up to him and hugged him close to her.

"Molly and Kristina are with the kids." Same pulled away and told him before he could ask. "I needed to come check on you."

"Thank you," Drew said as he hugged her close and kissed her forehead. "Can you set up for the meeting in the morning? I think I am going to be here all night and I still need to meet with Elizabeth."

"Do you want me to tell Elizabeth tomorrow afternoon?" Sam asked him as they sat next to each other holding hands.

"What do you need to tell Elizabeth?" Carly couldn't help herself from asking.

They both looked up at her in surprise since they had forgotten she was there. They looked at each other both thinking they had screwed up talking about things they shouldn't in front of her.

"Thanks for the offer, Sam." Drew said as he looked steely at Carly. "I feel like I need to be the one that talks to her. I am assuming that Laura already told her about Lucky and Nick, but I want to be sure."

He went through the story of how they had found Nick with Alan, Emily, and Dawn. Then he explained how they had found Georgie with Lucky. He tried to direct Carly to believe this was what he and Sam were talking about. The last thing he needed was for her to know about Jake before he had a chance to tell Elizabeth.

"Thanks for telling me about Lucky." Carly said to them. "I had wondered why he could be staying away. I mean, he hates Elizabeth, but I would think he wouldn't let that get in the way of him being a father to those boys especially Aiden."

"It makes sense that they would keep him isolated from his family." Drew said. "It makes it easier to use him for different projects when they need him. There's no telling what they have had him do over the years."

"Do you want me to go get you something to eat?" Sam asked as she brought his hand up to her lips. "I can go to Kelly's and get you something before I go back home to be with the kids."

"I don't think I can eat anything right now." Drew answered. "You go ahead and be at home with the kids. Tell them I will see them tomorrow evening. I just realized I need to call Monica and let her know what has happened. I hate to call her to tell her because she is not going to want to leave Jason, Emily and Alan right now."

"I'm sure that once Oscar wakes up and you tell him what has been going on, he will understand why she isn't here to see him." Sam said as she got up. "I will be back early and bring you some breakfast after I drop the kids off at school before I go set up the meeting at the PI office."

"Alright," He said. "I'll see you in the morning. I love you."

"Love you too," Sam told him as she stretched up to kiss him.

"You two are rather nauseating." Carly commented as they both watched Sam leave the emergency room.

"No one asked you Carly!" Drew said with sarcasm. "You have an overblown view of the importance of your opinion."

"I know." She said smartly. Then she sobered a little. "I need you to tell Jason something for me. Tell him he is right, and I will abide by his wishes."

"Do you mean that?" Drew questioned. "or are you hoping that he will believe you and come home?"

"I don't blame you for thinking that." Carly answered him. "It is something I would do really. But I have had a chance to think things over and I know that our relationships have been toxic. Several years ago, I was ready to leave Sonny. I wanted him to quit. I saw what happened to Kiki and then Morgan, but I convinced myself that it was going to be my normal again if I was going to be with Sonny."

"I pushed Sam toward A.J. thinking he was Jason so hard because I wanted to convince her it was her normal too and always would be. Who did she think she was wanting a non-violent life when she never had before?"

"It was about the kids." Drew told her. "It started for us when Morgan was murdered. I didn't want to see that happen to anyone in my family, not Sam and not the kids. I thought you would have understood that."

"I did to a point." Carly admitted. "But I didn't let myself acknowledge it. If I did then I would have to face the fact that I would have to leave Sonny if I wanted the same thing. We almost had that when he was going to leave and then you were shot protecting Sam. I admit I was bitter that Sonny changed his mind, but you didn't."

"What are you going to do now?" Drew asked her. "Will you try to work it out with Sonny?"

"Not sure I want to." She answered truthfully. "I think I have had it with men, and I should take a break from them all. But I won't rush a divorce unless he decides it's what he wants."

Before he could comment, he noticed Oscar was being moved from the exam room and being moved to a regular room. Without saying anything they got up and followed the stretcher. Luckily there was a couch outside the hospital room that they could rest on while they took turns sitting with him. He let Kim and Joss keep sitting with Oscar and he went looking for drinks and snacks.

LA Conference Room

Felicia walked in the conference room and was glad that Frisco was the only one in the room. She had come to get an update on Georgie and when it would be safe to bring her home. She knew he still had Georgie under surveillance at the Restaurant and her home. They were all getting impatient for this to be over.

She watched him as he watched over Georgie as she worked at the Restaurant. He was so intent on what was going on there and watching for anyone that might show up that wasn't supposed to be there.

"Why did you leave and turn your back on our family?" Felicia asked him without meaning too. "I mean, I see how much care you are taking to keep the girls safe and I see how much you love them. You could have been a part of their lives this whole time. Why didn't you?"

"Look around Felicia," Frisco tells her with bitterness. "We are having to use a small abandoned hospital as a safe house. All these people have connections to undercover work. They have all been targeted. I know some have mob connections as well, but everyone is in danger."

"When I went back to the WSB, I only planned on being gone for about a year." Frisco looks intently at her. "I had a partner. His name was Mark Apple and he had a beautiful wife and daughter. We had a lot in common. We talked about how wonderful our wives and daughters were."

"We were working a human trafficking case." He continued. "I will spare you the details, but the victims were girls and boys from early twenties to as young as two years old. Rather disgusting people. They didn't appreciate having their product taken from them. That is how they saw them – products to sell and trade. Somehow the big bosses found out who Mark was and tracked down where he lived. By the grace of God, they didn't find out who I was and that I had a family."

Frisco took a deep breath and held back the tears that threatened to fall. "It wasn't bad enough that they blew his wife's car up with them in it. They slit their throats and took pictures to send to him afterward. To this day, I still have the occasional nightmare that it was you and our girls."

"Why did you out of the blue contact me and invite me on a case and then disappear before I got there?" Felicia asked him. She was angry and sad at the same time.

"I missed you and I wanted to hear about the girls." He answered. "But as soon as I talked to you, I started having doubts and then I would have the nightmare and I just couldn't stay and take the risk. I was weak in those moments. I regret that I toyed with you like that but when I called, I had no intention of just leaving like that."

"What happened to Mark Apple?" Felicia asked with compassion.

"Getting those photos drove him insane." Frisco answered with sadness. "He took a leave of absence and he used that time to track down who had betrayed him. He murdered a few people that were responsible and then he killed himself. He wouldn't let me help him."

He reached out and cupped her face and looked into her eyes, "I still love you and I always will, but you made the right decision to stay with Mac. After all these years I am still tormented by what happened to Mark and I don't think it will ever change. I can't see myself being with anyone else either, not just because I still love you, but it would be the same torment. Wondering when this life will come after my family again."

"Haven't you been worried about our safety since you have become director of the WSB?" She asked in confusion.

He pulled away before answering. "I guess you and Maxie haven't noticed having guards around. I have had you girls followed for years just to be safe. The guards will continue when this is over. The guards were switching up when Maxie got away from them when Faison shot Nathan while protecting her. I'm just glad we were able to get him back for her."

"What about the night Lisa Niles was murdered?" Felicia thought to ask.

"The guard was late." Frisco said with a steely glare in his eyes. "I wasn't the director yet and had to make do with what was available. He is now stationed in the coldest part of Alaska where he will remain for many more years. At that time, I didn't have any pull in the bureau of prisons to get a protective detail. The warden wouldn't even talk to me for some reason. He probably didn't want anyone else on his turf."

"You should have told me this year's ago." Felicia said with frustration as she walked closer to him.

"Really," Frisco said as he put his hand up for her to stop. "What difference would it have made. I still wouldn't have been able to be there physically for you and the girls. I couldn't feel the fear and be there anyway. I knew I would die if anything happened to you and the girls because of any case I was working on. Even if I had retired and totally gave it up, a case I had worked on during that time could come back to haunt us. Just like this case is coming back to haunt Chuck and Sarah as well as the people of Port Charles."

"If you would have told me," Felicia said strongly. "We could have worked something out and dealt with the problem together. That is what marriage is about and you forgot that."

"You are happily married to Mac now." He reminded her. "What did you come here for by the way?"

"I wanted to get an update on Georgie." She answered. "We are all getting frustrated at the safe house and we want to go see her again."

"I could have given you an update on the phone." He told her. Then he continued, "We have identified the Restaurant as a base of operations for some in the Ring. We are trying to determine if they are memory affected like Lucky or they are willing participants. Shawn is working in the kitchen with her and Curtis is on Lucky's team. We are interrogating Hector Alcazar to see if he even knows who Georgie and Lucky are or if he placed them where they are."

"I imagine Hector knows who Georgie is," Felicia told him. "She was involved with what happened to Sage, his granddaughter."

"I curse that time I was unable to get a guard in Port Charles." Frisco said. "While I was worried about my enemies coming after my family, they were creating their own."

"If it will help," Frisco continued. "I can have Chuck set up a feed of the cameras at the safe house so you guys can check in on Georgie when you want."

"I will ask and get back to you." Felicia tells him as she turns to leave the room. Before leaving she says, "I will be sure to just call."

He let out a breath as he watched her leave the room. It hurt to be around her and not touch her or kiss her. He was in a hell of his own making.

"You can come out now!" Frisco yells then watches as Chuck comes out of a door on the other side of the room. Chuck had just gone into the small kitchenette to get a drink when Felicia had shown up.

"How much of that did you overhear?" Frisco asked with annoyance.

"I tried not to hear any of it." Chuck answered him. "I know that story about Mark Apple. I also got a flash when I heard the name. You didn't tell her the full story about what happened to his family."

"Well," Frisco explained. "I gave her the PG version. There was no reason to tell her about what really happened to his other kids and that he got himself killed while trying to rescue them from being sold to the highest bidder. That I am still trying to find the youngest. I told her the truth about why I abandoned them, but I just couldn't bring myself to tell her the other part about that little girl. In trying to save everyone, I ended up not saving anyone."

"That isn't true." Chuck told him. Frisco looked at him sharply. "You have saved hundreds of children while you have been looking for the few. You saved them. It's not fair that your daughters had to grow up without you for their own safety, but Maxie is a fighter because of it. Time will tell about Georgie, but she seems like a sweet girl that I think would be proud of what you did."

"Why don't you take an extended break," Frisco suggested. "Send Jake in to monitor the files and go spend some time with your family. We can't use him on the undercover team since they already have a computer expert in your ex-girlfriend, Hannah. You need to check in more with your Dad. Maybe if he sees you more, he will start to remember more."

Castle

They had brought Hector back to the interrogation room and after handcuffing him to the table they left him there by himself. He had already lost track of how many days he had been there, and he didn't know what time of day it was.

He worried about Hank. He still didn't know if this was a legitimate law enforcement agency that had him and most of his team or if it was a rival. They were in no hurry to reveal any answers to him either.

He figured they were the same group that had taken over their medical facilities. He began to suspect that he had made a mistake by continuing the research projects that Faison had started years ago. He had wanted the scientists to work out the technology that was used for brainwashing because it would have made a great product to sell especially in the middle east or even to North Korea.

He had made a mistake in sending Hank to Afghanistan to keep an eye on Drew. The dumb ass got greedy and stole money from the government. He was mistaken to think that Hank wouldn't get into any trouble over there. Hank had a serious lack of discipline that Hector knew was his fault.

It wasn't the first time he had used his family to advance the cause. He had convinced Diego to murder those he held responsible for Sage's death. Then he had turned around and given the victims to Faison to use for his experiments. He considered Helena and Faison mad scientists that were doing experiments that shouldn't be done. But what did he care, it made him money?

"How are you doing today?" A computer voice came over the speakers in the room.

"How do you think I am doing?" Hector asked sarcastically. "Are we done?"

"We are just getting started?" The voice said. "I need to know about these two people."

Two photos appeared on the television screen. He only knew one of them as Faison's pet really. The female was one of Diego's victims. He decided to cooperate because he knew that the Cassidine and Quartermaine woman would just hang him out to dry. He might as well give them up first.

"I don't know who the man is. I always just referred to him as Faison's Pet. The girl is Georgie Jones and I am forced to admit I goaded my grandson Diego into attacking her so I could contribute her to Faison's experiments. She was partly responsible for my granddaughter Sage's death, so she and her family needed to pay. I don't know what happened to her after I delivered her to Faison."

"We are tracking Alexandria Quartermaine and Tony Cassadine from your meeting in Paris," the computer voice stated. "But it would be useful if we already knew what names they were using now."

"Before you answer," The voice continued. "Here is video of your son."

A video started playing and Hank appeared in a jail cell. Hector watched and listened as Shaw threatened Hank. They had obviously told Shaw that Hank was Hector's son. Since Faison was dead Shaw wanted to take out his anger on Hank the next best thing.

"I'm already going to jail for the rest of my life," Shaw taunted Hank. "Why not one more murder. Of course, I could probably shave off some time by murdering you because I would be doing them and the taxpayers a service. They would probably consider it a sanctioned hit."

The screen went blank. He understood the warning, so he decided to tell them the truth. Hank was his only living child, even if he was a disaster. "They go by the names Tony and Alexandria Decker. As far as I know they don't use any other aliases."

Frisco disconnected the connection to Castle and turned to Jake, "Cross reference those names with Hector's movements starting at the Paris meeting, confirm he is telling the truth, and see if you can pick up their trail. Also, be looking for any signs that they do have other aliases. Not sure I believe they only have one."

A/N: There is a true story about human trafficking that I touched on in this chapter. I came across this interview and it is difficult to just put it aside after watching it. A man paid an organization to find his kidnapped son. The organization was started by an ex-homeland security agent. The ex-agent found the man's son but by the time they cut through the red tape and they had permission to go in to get him, the son had already been sold, however, dozens of other children were rescued. The ex-agent was devastated that he wasn't able to rescue the man's son but the man told the ex-agent that if the kidnapping of his son lead to the rescue of all the other children he would consider it a win. I am not sure I could be that graceful. The ex-agent still looks for that man's son. The ex-agent's story is rather chilling, and God bless him for taking on this tremendous task.

I always hated it that they wrote Frisco and Lucky into deadbeat father's when that is not who their characters were. I felt it was a lazy way of writing them off the show. I hope I came up with plausible explanations of both.

I don't remember all of Diego's victims, so I didn't include the rest of them.